# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=932 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 933 --- ## ["Invisible" skyscraper in the works near Seoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-skyscraper-in-the-works-near-seoul/668672)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invisible-skyscraper-in-the-works-near-seoul/668672 "2013-09-13T16:03:10Z")
What could possibly go wrong? From the mechanism description it sounds pretty cool, but I wonder what it looks like when viewed from the ‘wrong’ angle (hopefully it’s pretty obvious from the air, for instance). Plus it… --- ## [Danger, narrowly averted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-narrowly-averted/668753)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danger-narrowly-averted/668753 "2013-09-13T16:02:19Z")
I regularly take over-the-counter sleeping pills. I have a lot of trouble falling asleep, even when I’m tired, and if I wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, it takes me forever to fall back asleep. So,… --- ## [I walked out of my job today \*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-walked-out-of-my-job-today/667366)
**Author:** [@pinkcottoncandy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkcottoncandy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-walked-out-of-my-job-today/667366 "2013-09-13T15:22:58Z")
Hey everyone, So just like the title says, I walked out today from my job of five years. I just wanted to get some input from others so I thought I’d post here. Sorry it’s so lengthy… So I’ve been s client service rep… --- ## [Wish me luck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck/668579)
**Author:** [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck/668579 "2013-09-13T15:05:02Z")
So, the ex is still leaving an imprint in my couch. I did give him a letter a few months ago, explaining that he needed to leave (by August 31) and at that time I had been hoping to move out and just say hey we’re moving… --- ## [Another Question for non-Christians, unbelivers, and Athiests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-non-christians-unbelivers-and-athiests/668637)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-for-non-christians-unbelivers-and-athiests/668637 "2013-09-13T13:07:02Z")
The Temptations or The Four Tops? Bailey Quarters or Jennifer Marlowe? --- ## [Bar Exam Starts Tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-exam-starts-tomorrow/664876)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-exam-starts-tomorrow/664876 "2013-09-13T09:20:48Z")
And I’m as ready as I’m gonna be. As much as some of you guys don’t like my views, I appreciate all of the debates throughout the years as it has opened my eyes to the otherwise and made me understand where you come fro… --- ## [I'm slowly turning into a zombie. What should I expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-slowly-turning-into-a-zombie-what-should-i-expect/668723)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-slowly-turning-into-a-zombie-what-should-i-expect/668723 "2013-09-13T01:52:21Z")
This past Labor Day I put my finger in an operating blender and got the expected results-- three stitches. As time went by, I marveled at the crunchiness of my finger and how the iodine stain refused to wash off. Today t… --- ## [Getting to know you Q&A](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-know-you-q-a/668361)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-to-know-you-q-a/668361 "2013-09-13T00:22:14Z")
Inspired by this thread: Another one of them "getting to know you" Q & A forms... - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board. Substitute your own, personalized answers to the following… --- ## [What color is my shirt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-shirt/668612)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-is-my-shirt/668612 "2013-09-12T22:55:12Z")
Betcha can’t guess! --- ## [Preoccupation of the mind or ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preoccupation-of-the-mind-or/668213)
**Author:** [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preoccupation-of-the-mind-or/668213 "2013-09-12T22:50:02Z")
I can’t decide if this is more about conditioned habits, or not being able to think about two things at once, or me just being a complete idiot. But on one more than occasion, including today, I found myself saying to my… --- ## [It's only 104 days until](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-only-104-days-until/668644)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-only-104-days-until/668644 "2013-09-12T20:22:50Z")
Christmas :eek: And K-Mart wants us to know it’s sneaking up on us. :rolleyes: In the form of a gingerbread man. We still have Columbus Day, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. I guess those holidays don’t matter when the… --- ## [The Cat is a Masochist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cat-is-a-masochist/668662)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cat-is-a-masochist/668662 "2013-09-12T20:17:47Z")
I love animals. I would never be mean to an animal, and nothing makes me madder than people who abuse animals. but… The cat likes being spanked :eek: It started off as patting & the firmer I would pat him the better h… --- ## [Dunkin' Donuts Does Blackface in Thailand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dunkin-donuts-does-blackface-in-thailand/667655)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dunkin-donuts-does-blackface-in-thailand/667655 "2013-09-12T20:13:56Z")
Dunkin’ Donuts has a new ad campaign here that is stirring up controversy, at least internationally, as I’ve not heard anything about it locally. Nor had I seen the ad myself until I went and looked it up after hearing a… --- ## [I love being an adult.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-being-an-adult/668465)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-being-an-adult/668465 "2013-09-12T17:33:44Z")
Today for I walked to work with nothing but cake in my lunch bag. I remember people telling me to enjoy childhood because being an adult is not fun. I disagree. --- ## [Pregnancy tests at the 99 Cents Store . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-tests-at-the-99-cents-store/668403)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-tests-at-the-99-cents-store/668403 "2013-09-12T16:11:12Z")
. . . are 99% accurate. Good to know. Junior Mints, however, are not included. --- ## [Using crickets as thermometers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-crickets-as-thermometers/668601)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-crickets-as-thermometers/668601 "2013-09-12T15:31:12Z")
Count cricket chirps for X seconds and and Y to get the temperature. How did somebody first come up with this stuff? Who had the time to sit around and figure out the formula? Didn’t our forefathers have more pressing th… --- ## [Dialect Quiz & Survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dialect-quiz-survey/668532)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dialect-quiz-survey/668532 "2013-09-12T13:32:49Z")
The recent threads involving ethnicity maps and pronunciations by region made me look up http://spark.rstudio.com/jkatz/DialectMap/ where I found a link to http://spark.rstudio.com/jkatz/DialectQuiz/ I took the 25-ques… --- ## [We got cited by xkcd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-cited-by-xkcd/668498)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-cited-by-xkcd/668498 "2013-09-12T10:43:22Z")
In his latest What If, Randall cites an old discussion about survivable falling height. Cool! did make me wonder what happened to gabriela, though. --- ## [61y.o. woman to attempt swim of 100+ miles open ocean from Cuba to Key West](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/61y-o-woman-to-attempt-swim-of-100-miles-open-ocean-from-cuba-to-key-west/589702)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/61y-o-woman-to-attempt-swim-of-100-miles-open-ocean-from-cuba-to-key-west/589702 "2013-09-12T04:35:10Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/19/health/nutrition/19swim.html?pagewanted=1 :eek: That’s pretty damn inspiring, right there. I’ll be rooting for her to make it! --- ## [Federal worker fakes spy career; gets paid for not working](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-worker-fakes-spy-career-gets-paid-for-not-working/668233)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-worker-fakes-spy-career-gets-paid-for-not-working/668233 "2013-09-12T02:35:31Z")
My new personal hero. This guy just stopped coming to work for long periods of time, told his supervisors he was doing spy stuff, and they bought it! He’s now up on charges of having “stolen” nearly $1 million in unea… --- ## [Who has the nicest breasts? A pictorial comparison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-nicest-breasts-a-pictorial-comparison/668482)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-nicest-breasts-a-pictorial-comparison/668482 "2013-09-12T02:03:38Z")
I’m tempted to give it to the bigger, younger ones, but the mature set isn’t bad either. What are you thoughts on the matter? --- ## [The ultimate in misinterpretations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-in-misinterpretations/667724)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-in-misinterpretations/667724 "2013-09-12T00:44:56Z")
Ho boy! So, to start this little story, click here. (XKCD link) Caution, based on the story to follow, that link may or may not be safe for work. Just make sure nobody’s around, especially namby pamby butthurt must-h… --- ## [CNN's intro music this morning (weak rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnns-intro-music-this-morning-weak-rant/668616)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnns-intro-music-this-morning-weak-rant/668616 "2013-09-12T00:17:04Z")
In CNN’s morning programming, each segment is introduced by a short music selection, just enough of a song that can identify the subject that’s coming up. One of this morning’s segments began with the song “Leavin’ on a … --- ## [I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-solemnly-swear-that-i-am-up-to-no-good/668566)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-solemnly-swear-that-i-am-up-to-no-good/668566 "2013-09-11T22:22:16Z")
Mischief Managed. I’m an old nerd. I really am more into the clothing concept than the models. --- ## [Arctic sea ice up 60% this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arctic-sea-ice-up-60-this-year/668514)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arctic-sea-ice-up-60-this-year/668514 "2013-09-11T22:07:08Z")
I just saw an interesting article: Arctic sea ice coverage is up 60% from last August, defying predictions that the arctic was going to be ice-free as soon as this year. :cool: --- ## [RIP Pussy Cow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-pussy-cow/668431)
**Author:** [@luvtinayothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luvtinayothers)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-pussy-cow/668431 "2013-09-11T21:53:21Z")
--- ## [Let's see who we don't need](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-who-we-dont-need/668578)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-see-who-we-dont-need/668578 "2013-09-11T19:47:08Z")
I got this email yesterday. It was to my boss. A year and some months ago, our president retired after 45 years with the company. The new president has been involved with non-profits before, but he definitely comes f… --- ## [Psych patients from Nevada dumped in San Franscisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-patients-from-nevada-dumped-in-san-franscisco/668536)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psych-patients-from-nevada-dumped-in-san-franscisco/668536 "2013-09-11T19:29:09Z")
There has been an ongoing battle of patients with no ties to San Franscisco being given bus tickets and told to go, and sin no more. However, this behavior has been going on along the west coast since the 1800s. San Fra… --- ## [Another "OOPS!" website!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-oops-website/667064)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-oops-website/667064 "2013-09-11T19:19:20Z")
This movie is screening in my area in the near future, and today’s newspaper said that the filmmakers have another website described as “VHS, followed by Hitfest.com.” It took me a few seconds to figure that out. … --- ## [Australia attacked Japanese invasion fleet at Malaya before Pearl Harbor attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-attacked-japanese-invasion-fleet-at-malaya-before-pearl-harbor-attack/658705)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-attacked-japanese-invasion-fleet-at-malaya-before-pearl-harbor-attack/658705 "2013-09-11T18:31:36Z")
was watching a WWII documentary about the Bristol Beaufighter on Youtube and stumbled on a claim that RAAF #1 Squadron were ordered to engage the Japanese in combat before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. This was n… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=931) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=933)