# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=934 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 935 --- ## [107-Year Old Dies in Shootout With Police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/107-year-old-dies-in-shootout-with-police/668384)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/107-year-old-dies-in-shootout-with-police/668384 "2013-09-09T03:01:05Z")
And he wasn’t going down without a fight, either. Damn! --- ## [They're going to cut off my arm! Well, only part of it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-going-to-cut-off-my-arm-well-only-part-of-it/668200)
**Author:** [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-going-to-cut-off-my-arm-well-only-part-of-it/668200 "2013-09-09T02:50:19Z")
A very small part. I found out yesterday that I need to have an ulnar-shortening osteotomy to deal with some wrist pain that is apparently caused by my ulna being too long. (Gee, thanks, Mom and Dad.) They’re going to c… --- ## [The US Economy over the next decade (Map)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-economy-over-the-next-decade-map/668327)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-economy-over-the-next-decade-map/668327 "2013-09-09T01:29:27Z")
Forbes has put together this map of the US over the next decade. Is the US “one nation,” or seven nations and three city-states? The Northeast loses government as a key industry? That seems unlikely. --- ## [Spy Stork Murdered in Egypt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spy-stork-murdered-in-egypt/668284)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spy-stork-murdered-in-egypt/668284 "2013-09-09T01:05:18Z")
In a followup to this thread - NSA now using Storks? - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board - NSA now using Storks? Stork detained as spy in Egypt found dead | CTV News Stork deta… --- ## [I must be an outlier on the sdmb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-be-an-outlier-on-the-sdmb/668168)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-be-an-outlier-on-the-sdmb/668168 "2013-09-08T23:53:50Z")
I’ll hear a lot of anecdotes about dopers getting harassed in real life. This has a lot to do with personal beliefs, particularly religion. I live in the Bay Area, and cant think of a time when someone acted judgemental… --- ## [Gone in 90 Seconds: America's Quickest-Selling Cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-in-90-seconds-americas-quickest-selling-cars/668282)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-in-90-seconds-americas-quickest-selling-cars/668282 "2013-09-08T20:19:31Z")
That’s the title of a recent Business Week article that lists 7 car models that, based on the sales figures for August, sold at least one car every 90 seconds or less. The idea of doing this came during an analyst call … --- ## [Simulating the big bang with a 2D superfluid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simulating-the-big-bang-with-a-2d-superfluid/668349)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simulating-the-big-bang-with-a-2d-superfluid/668349 "2013-09-08T19:52:24Z")
I’ll someone else try to give a fuller explanation but the article seems to do a pretty good job. --- ## [Black guys with a phone growing out of their head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-guys-with-a-phone-growing-out-of-their-head/668169)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-guys-with-a-phone-growing-out-of-their-head/668169 "2013-09-08T15:35:43Z")
I saw something I hadn’t seen for a while, but then, I do live within blast radius of the city Dave Chappelle thinks should be nuked for being full of “white alcoholics.” My daughter and I followed a youngish (mid-20s) … --- ## [World Beard Day 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-beard-day-2013/668207)
**Author:** [@tarnation\_eudemonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarnation_eudemonia)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-beard-day-2013/668207 "2013-09-08T13:33:13Z")
Tomorrow is World Beard Day 2013. I know GD is supposed to be the place for witnessing, but I call upon the Bearded Doper community to come forth in this thread and testify as to the glory that is growing, maintaining a… --- ## [I can't pay my rent. I'm doomed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-pay-my-rent-im-doomed/667777)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-pay-my-rent-im-doomed/667777 "2013-09-08T09:11:55Z")
So I was hoping my crowdfunding campaign would provide me with enough money to at least pay my rent this month, and maybe the rest of the year if it had reached or surpassed its goal. It didn’t. It’s only at a quarter o… --- ## [If your dog(s) wore clothes, what would they wear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-dog-s-wore-clothes-what-would-they-wear/668186)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-dog-s-wore-clothes-what-would-they-wear/668186 "2013-09-08T04:59:32Z")
I thought of this during my discussion of harnesses in the IMHO forum. If your dog(s) wore people clothes, what would their style be like? What style would express their personalities? Dapper- conservative- ultra femini… --- ## [Manchester Rapist may have contracted HIV from his victim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manchester-rapist-may-have-contracted-hiv-from-his-victim/668161)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manchester-rapist-may-have-contracted-hiv-from-his-victim/668161 "2013-09-08T02:09:57Z")
That’s the news as reported by the BBC: On the one hand, poor woman – not only she’s got HIV, but on top of it she has been raped. On the other hand, if he ends up getting infected, that would be one of the best real… --- ## [Is the SDMB really an e-cig?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-really-an-e-cig/668216)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-really-an-e-cig/668216 "2013-09-07T19:56:01Z")
All all topics on the board e-cigs? Are all members of the board actually e-cig kits? Are all posts really just puffs of vape? Are we really thinking, or are we just droplets of e-cig load? Nicotine, Nic Cage or knicknac… --- ## [For the men...you're in a "tap out" fight against Serena Williams. Who wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-men-youre-in-a-tap-out-fight-against-serena-williams-who-wins/667558)
**Author:** [@gerund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gerund)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-men-youre-in-a-tap-out-fight-against-serena-williams-who-wins/667558 "2013-09-07T18:35:32Z")
\*\* --- ## [When I use earbuds... (TMI/gross)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-use-earbuds-tmi-gross/668259)
**Author:** [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-use-earbuds-tmi-gross/668259 "2013-09-07T17:08:31Z")
… why do I always pull out huge chunks of earwax? A brief background note - I recently purchased a new HTC One, and it came with complementary earbuds - you can see them here. I never picked up the habit of listening to… --- ## [What are you listening to? A real earworm!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to-a-real-earworm/664772)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to-a-real-earworm/664772 "2013-09-07T07:01:29Z")
Not for the squeamish \[spoiler\] Story here\[/spoiler\] --- ## [30 days for Rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-days-for-rape/667392)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-days-for-rape/667392 "2013-09-07T06:20:56Z")
Seriously? :confused: Former Mont. teacher gets 30 days for student rape Fine, he really got 15 years, but all but 31 days were suspended and he got credit for 1 day served. You’re telling me a young teenager was in … --- ## [Twerking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twerking/667739)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twerking/667739 "2013-09-07T03:56:44Z")
OK, what is it? I just ran across this term in this morning’s paper in a column about youth culture. --- ## [Biggest ship in the world - Maersk Triple-E container ship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-ship-in-the-world-maersk-triple-e-container-ship/667351)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-ship-in-the-world-maersk-triple-e-container-ship/667351 "2013-09-07T02:39:42Z")
This is pretty cool I thought. Infograms and pics at link. --- ## [After being mayor, the obvious next step up is to join Herbal Life...??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-being-mayor-the-obvious-next-step-up-is-to-join-herbal-life/668153)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-being-mayor-the-obvious-next-step-up-is-to-join-herbal-life/668153 "2013-09-07T01:51:23Z")
How could this not be an Onion article. Wasn’t Villaraigosa supposed to have higher political ambitions? How on earth is this going to help with that? --- ## [In which I rank the German Field Marshal Super-Hotties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-rank-the-german-field-marshal-super-hotties/668155)
**Author:** [@tarnation\_eudemonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarnation_eudemonia)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-rank-the-german-field-marshal-super-hotties/668155 "2013-09-07T00:47:44Z")
IMHO, The five most physically attractive German Field Marshals: Wilhelm Ritter Von Leeb - not much of a fighter, must have been a lover. Albert Kesselring - they called him “Smiling Albert”. The ladies knew why. Wilhe… --- ## [Obama give Putin 'death stare' at G20 summit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-give-putin-death-stare-at-g20-summit/668121)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-give-putin-death-stare-at-g20-summit/668121 "2013-09-06T23:12:04Z")
Oh my. Picture at link. --- ## [You shouldn't lose your head over a toy helicopter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-lose-your-head-over-a-toy-helicopter/668143)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-shouldnt-lose-your-head-over-a-toy-helicopter/668143 "2013-09-06T20:55:52Z")
Teen Helicopter Enthusiast Slices Own Head With Toy Chopper, Dies The headline on the main news page is Teen slices off own head with toy helicopter. ‘Yo, dudes! Watch this!’ Pretty tragic. It makes me wonder about… --- ## [Tuesday fun. Rewrite this headline please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuesday-fun-rewrite-this-headline-please/667913)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuesday-fun-rewrite-this-headline-please/667913 "2013-09-06T20:36:47Z")
I found the headline in the linked story to be in dire need of some Doper’s wit and humor. Please rewrite the headline. I’ll post one later. --- ## [Kim Jong-un's ex-girlfriend executed....for porn.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-uns-ex-girlfriend-executed-for-porn/667514)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-uns-ex-girlfriend-executed-for-porn/667514 "2013-09-06T20:24:58Z")
Let me add that this is not confirmed, though it would not surprise me for his ex to get killed. Whether or not she made porn or even owned porn is irrelevant. It’s entirely possible she “knows too much” about him. I gue… --- ## [Oklahoma City cricket invasion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-city-cricket-invasion/668111)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-city-cricket-invasion/668111 "2013-09-06T15:53:52Z")
The photos of that McDonalds are just amazing. :stuck\_out\_tongue: I’ve fished with crickets most of my life and they don’t bother me. But theres an ick factor to these photos. Crawling up the walls? Covering the sidew… --- ## [Worst. Jew. Ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-jew-ever/667997)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-jew-ever/667997 "2013-09-06T14:28:18Z")
That’s me. My parents just emailed me wishing me a happy New Year (Rosh Hashana). Who new?? Evidently, not me. \ So Shana Tova to all my fellow semites. p.s. you’d think one of you would have bothered to give … --- ## [Men caught stealing ivy from Wrigley field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902)
**Author:** [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-caught-stealing-ivy-from-wrigley-field/667902 "2013-09-06T12:56:06Z")
This bit of newswas passed on to me by my SIL, a devout Cubs fan from the suburbs of Chicago. She was quite annoyed at some out of town miscreants “desecrating” Wrigley field in this way. She had a few other very unlady… --- ## ["I have CHEMICAL depression," a phrase I don't hear as often](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-chemical-depression-a-phrase-i-dont-hear-as-often/668129)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-chemical-depression-a-phrase-i-dont-hear-as-often/668129 "2013-09-06T05:25:28Z")
I used to hear this quite often, with the clear implication “I’m not depressed because my philosophy of life is unsound” or “I’m not feeling sorry for myself.” But to explain that the brain juice is undergoing quality co… --- ## [Use of "zilch" as a verb--librarians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-zilch-as-a-verb-librarians/668024)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-zilch-as-a-verb-librarians/668024 "2013-09-06T02:16:40Z")
“…Kroch’s gave me a good bargain and sent down between three hundred and four hundred books…on the most varied subjects. Carefully…I classified them and zilched them.” Life plus 99 Years (1958), Nathan F. Leopold, Jr. I… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=933) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=935)