# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=938 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 939 --- ## [A rock hit my windshield](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rock-hit-my-windshield/667457)
**Author:** [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-rock-hit-my-windshield/667457 "2013-08-29T20:45:31Z")
The sound of the force of the rock startled me, and it left about a nickel-sized crack. I did go to Google first for my questions, but then more questions arose: Firstly, how big was this rock that it was able to do s… --- ## [Most people have no clue what rising interest rates are doing to their investments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-people-have-no-clue-what-rising-interest-rates-are-doing-to-their-investments/666846)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-people-have-no-clue-what-rising-interest-rates-are-doing-to-their-investments/666846 "2013-08-29T18:52:36Z")
Earlier this summer the rates on the 10 year jumped by a tremendous amount in a very short period of time. You can see that here from the fairly precipitous decline in price between May and July. As you may or may not k… --- ## [Pedometer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedometer/667274)
**Author:** [@NotDeadYet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotDeadYet)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedometer/667274 "2013-08-29T16:42:38Z")
I rec’d one for my birthday. The kind that automatically updates the distance I walk to an app on my iPhone. I found I don’t walk as far as I’d like so I’m now parking farther away from the store, etc. The next step is w… --- ## [Guy literally makes telemarketers pay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-literally-makes-telemarketers-pay/667487)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-literally-makes-telemarketers-pay/667487 "2013-08-29T16:14:22Z")
According to this BBC article, a guy set up the equivalent of a 1-900 number and uses it anywhere where he has to put his phone number. Authorities caution that there are regulations on said numbers, but they don’t seem … --- ## [Remote control human (brain to brain interface)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-control-human-brain-to-brain-interface/667423)
**Author:** [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-control-human-brain-to-brain-interface/667423 "2013-08-29T14:24:26Z")
Okay, so it was just remote control of a single finger, not the guy’s whole body, but I still think this experiment merits a few choice expletives, or perhaps a meme of some sort, if it proves possible to replicate. Sho… --- ## [Somewhat proud of my bad timing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-proud-of-my-bad-timing/667496)
**Author:** [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somewhat-proud-of-my-bad-timing/667496 "2013-08-29T13:27:32Z")
This forum requires that you wait 120 seconds between searches. Please try again in 1 seconds. Missed it by that much. Those hamsters don’t bend the rules --- ## [I want to quit my job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-quit-my-job/667421)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-quit-my-job/667421 "2013-08-29T13:11:32Z")
First off, I want to say that I truly do enjoy what I do for the most part.My boss is very supportive, the pay is decent, my benefits are good, & I have a lot of flexibility with my schedule. However I’ve been feeling t… --- ## [Cellphone Displays Caller No. "000"000-0000"-What's That?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellphone-displays-caller-no-000-000-0000-whats-that/667404)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cellphone-displays-caller-no-000-000-0000-whats-that/667404 "2013-08-29T11:42:53Z")
I just got a scam call from some guy (indian accent) claiming to be from “The US Government Grants Office”. I was sure it was some kind of scam, so I asked who his boss was (click). Anyway, what is the significance of s… --- ## [Dis poster shoulda toined left..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dis-poster-shoulda-toined-left/667367)
**Author:** [@cuniculus\_albuquercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuniculus_albuquercus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dis-poster-shoulda-toined-left/667367 "2013-08-29T04:09:39Z")
Hi, everyone, long-time lurker, first-time poster. I was gonna write something utterly profound and thought-provoking on this, my inaugural SDMB missive. But the brain ain’t up to “Moby-Dick” tonight, so I’ll just start… --- ## [There's a dead Opossum on my walkway.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-dead-opossum-on-my-walkway/667263)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-dead-opossum-on-my-walkway/667263 "2013-08-29T02:50:06Z")
If it’s playing dead, it has a lot of maggot friends in on the joke. I don’t know how long it’s been there - I normally use the garage to go in and out of the house, and haven’t used the front door since Friday. Tomorr… --- ## [Plastic ziplock baggies: best thing since sliced bread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-ziplock-baggies-best-thing-since-sliced-bread/667438)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-ziplock-baggies-best-thing-since-sliced-bread/667438 "2013-08-29T02:37:51Z")
…or sliced cheese. I have fallen in love with these modern inventions, and stock all sizes. Here’s why they are so good: They group small parts together so you don’t lose something that’s part of something else. I ca… --- ## [Automobile extended warranties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automobile-extended-warranties/667407)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automobile-extended-warranties/667407 "2013-08-28T20:29:04Z")
For about the past 2 years or so, I have gotten literally thousands of spam e-mails, several phone calls a day, postcards at least once a week, etc. How do I get this to stop? You’d think they would have figured out by… --- ## [The Kid Knows Too Much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kid-knows-too-much/667358)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kid-knows-too-much/667358 "2013-08-28T19:56:16Z")
My daughter is 15. My wife lets her watch anything she wants on television. Has for years. I blame much on my wife. A while back my wife mentioned she had a doctor’s appointment in the morning. I said (as I always d… --- ## [Medical Weirdness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-weirdness/666958)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-weirdness/666958 "2013-08-28T18:11:11Z")
Inspired by this thread, as well as by a thread in an outside forum, I thought that it could be interesting to share, here, some medical weirdness we might have been witnesses to (or told to us by reliable individuals). … --- ## [My rabbit gave me a gift tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-rabbit-gave-me-a-gift-tonight/667192)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-rabbit-gave-me-a-gift-tonight/667192 "2013-08-28T17:13:46Z")
20 mins or so ago i gave the bunny her dinner. After she had been eating for a while I hopped (snerk) into the free rabbit zone and started to pick up and odd poop or 7 - normal housekeeping routine. As she is wont to d … --- ## [I share the good with the bad...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-share-the-good-with-the-bad/667406)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-share-the-good-with-the-bad/667406 "2013-08-28T16:58:47Z")
I love to see stories like this. I truly do. Four members of the William Paterson University football team in New Jersey each scored $50 gift cards after surveillance cameras captured them at a Wayne store paying for b… --- ## [What is with all the nonsense articles on news sites?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-all-the-nonsense-articles-on-news-sites/667379)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-with-all-the-nonsense-articles-on-news-sites/667379 "2013-08-28T14:38:11Z")
Crap like this has been annoying me for awhile now. I mean just…WTF?! This is one step above “My cousin’s friend Shanice said…”. Huffingtonpost is excellent source for similar meaty articles. --- ## [OkCupid Success Story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-success-story/667332)
**Author:** [@Crumbled\_Bumble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crumbled_Bumble)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid-success-story/667332 "2013-08-28T11:16:17Z")
So, I met my current girlfriend on OkCupid. We’ve had our ups and downs, which ironically lead us towards falling in love with each other. As of now, she has moved into my apartment and we are getting her on the lease t… --- ## [Unusual cars in your neighborhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cars-in-your-neighborhood/667114)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-cars-in-your-neighborhood/667114 "2013-08-28T03:38:39Z")
My city block must be the Studebaker capital of the world, since the existing two Studebaker Larks have now been joined by a Studebaker Wagoneer. Pretty good for a car that hasn’t been made since 1966. My neighborhood … --- ## [Tiaras! Tiaras! Tiaras!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiaras-tiaras-tiaras/667225)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiaras-tiaras-tiaras/667225 "2013-08-28T02:10:43Z")
Over a hundred pages of tiaras. If I were Empress of the World, every day would be a tiara wearing day. I’d wear them with sweatpants. I’d wear them with sneakers. I’d have one to wear to the beach, another to wear in th… --- ## [First Day Of School Year - Remember That?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-day-of-school-year-remember-that/667212)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-day-of-school-year-remember-that/667212 "2013-08-27T23:47:58Z")
Public school start today in Las Vegas. I can remember as a kid, I was just about ready for school to start when it finally started. Looked forward to seeing friends I hadn’t seen much of during the summer. Some rando… --- ## [Any old-school camera aficionados out there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-old-school-camera-aficionados-out-there/667146)
**Author:** [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-old-school-camera-aficionados-out-there/667146 "2013-08-27T22:51:12Z")
Hi all, I have a question about a couple of lenses. My dad was into photography in a BIG way, many moons ago. I’ve since become a fan - here is some of the stuff I’ve done with a couple of Fuji point-and-shoots; JustinC… --- ## [Spider boo-tay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-boo-tay/667265)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-boo-tay/667265 "2013-08-27T21:00:19Z")
Every once in a while, a spider decides to shake it booty in front of one of my surveillance cameras. It’s always late at night and they usually look pretty drunk. What I can’t decide is if they’re coming on to the cam… --- ## [It costs $15 to cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York? Do any higher US tolls exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-costs-15-to-cross-the-verrazano-narrows-bridge-in-new-york-do-any-higher-us-tolls-exist/667030)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-costs-15-to-cross-the-verrazano-narrows-bridge-in-new-york-do-any-higher-us-tolls-exist/667030 "2013-08-27T20:07:12Z")
When I read this new itemre battling politiciansI assumed this was some crazy scheme that never got implemented then I wiki’d the bridge and the toll is indeed $ 15.00 per car. I’m stunned that a high volume bridge tol… --- ## [Aspergers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspergers/667276)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspergers/667276 "2013-08-27T19:45:58Z")
Hey all. My SO is working on a paper dealing with Aspergers Syndrome that is very personal to her. I’m not looking for homework help here. Just an outsiders perspective on how the paper is shaping up. --- ## ["Must be accountability" - can media intentionally misquote using bad grammar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-be-accountability-can-media-intentionally-misquote-using-bad-grammar/667295)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Geoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Geoff)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-be-accountability-can-media-intentionally-misquote-using-bad-grammar/667295 "2013-08-27T18:52:48Z")
Good morning all. If this should be in general questions, I apologize. Regular lurker, first created thread. I was eating pizza yesterday and one of the news networks (CNN I believe) was on. The TV was muted and the … --- ## [For once, a story that will restore your hope for the future!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-once-a-story-that-will-restore-your-hope-for-the-future/667318)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-once-a-story-that-will-restore-your-hope-for-the-future/667318 "2013-08-27T18:40:18Z")
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/honest-shoppers-praised-after-buddy-s-small-lots-in-wayne-security-malfunction-1.5961402 :slight\_smile: --- ## [I Just Bought Something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-something/666502)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-something/666502 "2013-08-27T16:22:34Z")
No idea what it was, though. More info in a week or so. --- ## [Sovereign Scientologists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sovereign-scientologists/667023)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sovereign-scientologists/667023 "2013-08-27T12:49:15Z")
This is one of those articles that you think must be from the Onion, but it’s not. http://gawker.com/scientology-flack-arrested-in-plot-to-kill-cop-1188941437 --- ## [Pain in the lung](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pain-in-the-lung/667024)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pain-in-the-lung/667024 "2013-08-27T12:31:50Z")
I went to the Dr. yesterday with a severe pain in my middle back left side when I took a breath, I was slightly lightheaded and felt I had some kind of congestion. He said ex-rays showed my lungs were clear but I was rea… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=937) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=939)