# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=940 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 941 --- ## [Shot Twice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shot-twice/667022)
**Author:** [@NotDeadYet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotDeadYet)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shot-twice/667022 "2013-08-24T14:47:34Z")
Had my annual physical today. (Funny how even though I see my primary every 2 to 3 months, I still am supposed to have an annual physical.) Actually wasn’t bad, numbers were pretty good, lost the weight he’s been buggin… --- ## [It's Friday and I'm bored](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-friday-and-im-bored/666992)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-friday-and-im-bored/666992 "2013-08-24T14:04:06Z")
I am off work next week which means I can’t really start anything but I am stuck here babysitting a database restore. Can anybody think of ways for me to entertain myself? --- ## [Bye, Opal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666)
**Author:** [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Replies:** 639\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bye-opal/652666 "2013-08-24T10:54:39Z")
News today on social network Facebook posted by her mother says that OpalCat has passed away today. For those who knew her, knew of her, or just did lists of two and didn’t have a third point, she will be missed. --- ## [Argentina ordered to bend over for "vulture" hedge fund](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argentina-ordered-to-bend-over-for-vulture-hedge-fund/667044)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argentina-ordered-to-bend-over-for-vulture-hedge-fund/667044 "2013-08-24T10:04:31Z")
This is something that has been in and out of the financial news for years and has been a source of periodic amusement. A NY court has finally come down firmly on the side of the hedgies and given the recalcitrance … --- ## [Don't you hate it when...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-hate-it-when/666934)
**Author:** [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-hate-it-when/666934 "2013-08-24T06:28:54Z")
you have just had a round of the most incredibly awesome sex you have ever had in your life with your hot, hot Peruvian girlfriend, the hottest most incredible let’s try everything lover ever, and the two of you, spent a… --- ## [Geniuses on drugs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geniuses-on-drugs/666961)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geniuses-on-drugs/666961 "2013-08-24T02:31:48Z")
There’s nothing here that will shock you or blow you away but I thought some of it was pretty interesting like Francis Crick (DNA) and Kary Mullis (PCR) doing LSD. --- ## [Kidnapped teen Hannah Anderson - does this story sound off to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidnapped-teen-hannah-anderson-does-this-story-sound-off-to-you/666380 "2013-08-24T01:42:27Z")
Kidnapped teen Hannah Anderson was rescued way out in the Idaho wilderness and the guy with her shot. This is just the weirdest story imaginable. A family friend before she’s even born gets infatuated with Hannah. Takes… --- ## [My friend just got summarily fired from her job for a pot brownie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-just-got-summarily-fired-from-her-job-for-a-pot-brownie/665553)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-just-got-summarily-fired-from-her-job-for-a-pot-brownie/665553 "2013-08-24T01:10:44Z")
:frowning: Man, this situation is just stupid and sad. Said friend - she wasn’t working a low-skill job, she’s got a Master’s in a hard-science field and she had worked professionally in it at my former employer for ab… --- ## [\*Well I am here\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-am-here/666908)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-am-here/666908 "2013-08-24T00:45:07Z")
I figured this is mundane and pointless so I would post here. I suffer from depression and sometimes have problems interacting with people. My job requires me to be in contact with many people daily. This combination ca… --- ## [What HOLY BLOOD WARS exist in your profession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-holy-blood-wars-exist-in-your-profession/658300)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-holy-blood-wars-exist-in-your-profession/658300 "2013-08-23T23:14:27Z")
It seems like most of the fields I’m even remotely aware of in any detail have some small blood war, just bubbling below the surface waiting to make best friends and trusted colleagues into bitter enemies at the drop of … --- ## [Reddit's "dirty little secrets" thread - some thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddits-dirty-little-secrets-thread-some-thoughts/666743)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddits-dirty-little-secrets-thread-some-thoughts/666743 "2013-08-23T22:25:54Z")
If you haven’t seen it yet, this thread over on Reddit has been getting a lot of internet attention over the last couple of days. In a nutshell, people have been posting secrets that their employers try to keep hidden. … --- ## [Celebrating five years with my beloved I met on Craigs List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrating-five-years-with-my-beloved-i-met-on-craigs-list/666820)
**Author:** [@CT\_Damsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CT_Damsel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrating-five-years-with-my-beloved-i-met-on-craigs-list/666820 "2013-08-23T21:32:30Z")
Yes, five years ago I was on looking on Craig’s List for I forget what reason (who can explain why one does something in the middle of the night.) I was not looking for love. But there he was, the man of my dreams. The a… --- ## ['Sovereign Citizens' arrested in domestic terrorism plot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sovereign-citizens-arrested-in-domestic-terrorism-plot/666998)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sovereign-citizens-arrested-in-domestic-terrorism-plot/666998 "2013-08-23T19:58:24Z")
Vegas arrests cast light on anti-government ‘sovereign citizens’ movement So… Couldn’t the kidnapped cops just tell them that they are sovereign citizens themselves, and therefore cannot be tried under the kidnappers ‘… --- ## [A birthday song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birthday-song/666744)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-birthday-song/666744 "2013-08-23T18:36:52Z")
Happy birthday to me My yard is floody Roto Rooter came to fix it It’s a replumb we need That’s five thousand bucks That’s five thousand bucks Eff you, you copper piping Your durability sucks I can’t take a showe… --- ## [Tell me you don't want this desk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-you-dont-want-this-desk/666284)
**Author:** [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-you-dont-want-this-desk/666284 "2013-08-23T17:57:37Z")
Really. Come on, you can NOT convince me you do not want this desk. Can you? --- ## [Make a computer from scratch kits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-computer-from-scratch-kits/666834)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-computer-from-scratch-kits/666834 "2013-08-23T17:09:35Z")
Is there anything like this out there? I don’t mean putting together your own Windows 8 system with off the shelf parts, but more like something where you build a basic computer around a 6502 or Z80 processor and various… --- ## [Mispronunciation/ Poor grammar that bothers you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispronunciation-poor-grammar-that-bothers-you/311475)
**Author:** [@Mint\_Julep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mint_Julep)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mispronunciation-poor-grammar-that-bothers-you/311475 "2013-08-23T16:24:40Z")
Here in the South they are quite common, but there is a man in my office that is slowly trying to drive me insane with his creative sentences. Ex: He dun’ come up here once, now I’m gunna have to call him agin’ I aint… --- ## [Have you noticed that Google often auto-completes a search of an actress name with "feet"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-noticed-that-google-often-auto-completes-a-search-of-an-actress-name-with-feet/666232)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-noticed-that-google-often-auto-completes-a-search-of-an-actress-name-with-feet/666232 "2013-08-23T05:23:15Z")
I guess there must a be a lot of foot fetishists out there. --- ## [The story of the boatman's singing penis - It sang loudly and often!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-story-of-the-boatmans-singing-penis-it-sang-loudly-and-often/666859)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-story-of-the-boatmans-singing-penis-it-sang-loudly-and-often/666859 "2013-08-23T04:34:17Z")
Singing penis wins insect the loudest animal title Audio here --- ## [How often do you write a cheque?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-write-a-cheque/666484)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-write-a-cheque/666484 "2013-08-23T02:31:04Z")
I wrote a cheque today. I used a chequebook that I got when I opened the account, which was when I turned 18. Its not even a third empty. Whenever I need cash, I use an ATM. Otherwise its credit or debit cards. Or money… --- ## [Squirrel Porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-porn/657952)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squirrel-porn/657952 "2013-08-23T02:24:28Z")
(Links under spoiler tags, just in case anyone is really sensitive to nature) I looked in the back yard the other day, and saw two squirrels dancing around each other. I snapped a few shots, on the off chance that I co… --- ## [The End Times Are Upon Me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-times-are-upon-me/666933)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-times-are-upon-me/666933 "2013-08-23T01:40:28Z")
So, I’m sittin’ here doing The Dope, and all of a sudden the sky gets a little orange. Then tannish. Now brown! Visibility is down to under a mile. All in the space of about 3 hours! There is a fire burning at least a h… --- ## [Newbie with a broken foot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-with-a-broken-foot/666794)
**Author:** [@Crippledcracker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crippledcracker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newbie-with-a-broken-foot/666794 "2013-08-23T01:33:42Z")
I just recently broke my foot and was looking up how long it takes to heal. Everything I’m reading is saying 6-8 weeks. I have crutches and they’re gonna take some getting used to, that’s for sure. And getting ‘the boot’… --- ## [Technical glitch halts NASDAQ trading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-glitch-halts-nasdaq-trading/666896)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technical-glitch-halts-nasdaq-trading/666896 "2013-08-23T00:54:54Z")
Don’t see any information on this other than the fact that it seems to be a technical trading problem but it does come on the heels of some serious trading “mistakes” by Goldman Sachs yesterday. Trading is to resume by 2… --- ## [Facebook just scared me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-just-scared-me/666774)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-just-scared-me/666774 "2013-08-22T23:45:48Z")
I made a photo album of old high school friends, most of whom are on Facebook. When I went to tag them, before I could select or “box” their face, FB had a box on all faces, and when I would mouse over some of them, a … --- ## [A favorite memory in the Park.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favorite-memory-in-the-park/666792)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-favorite-memory-in-the-park/666792 "2013-08-22T22:43:52Z")
Ahhh, The Park. In NYC it means Central Park unless you’re in Brooklyn. Then it might mean Prospect. But maybe not. I’ve lived in NYC on and off since 1981 and haven’t had a love affair with Central Park. I know very lit… --- ## [The skyscraper index - do skyscrapers predict economic downturns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-skyscraper-index-do-skyscrapers-predict-economic-downturns/666833)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-skyscraper-index-do-skyscrapers-predict-economic-downturns/666833 "2013-08-22T21:08:11Z")
Correlation is not causation but still, it’s an interesting study in coincidence. Pics of all buildings at link --- ## [The People vs Zopittybop-bop-bop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-people-vs-zopittybop-bop-bop/666688)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-people-vs-zopittybop-bop-bop/666688 "2013-08-22T20:50:30Z")
Beezow Doo-doo Zopittybop-bop-bop (né Jeffrey Drew Wilschke) is facing felony drug charges in Iowa. I’m assuming that the since he legally changed his name the courts & authorities have to use it to refer to him. --- ## [Supreme Court Justices don't use email.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-justices-dont-use-email/666815)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-justices-dont-use-email/666815 "2013-08-22T20:39:45Z")
My parents got their first computer in 1994. My mom is 81 and uses email every day. :slight\_smile: I’d hope that outside the court most of the Justices have private email. But you never know. It’s surprising how many o… --- ## [I'm Going To Start Calling Women Assholes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-start-calling-women-assholes/666648)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-start-calling-women-assholes/666648 "2013-08-22T19:18:37Z")
Although my Feminist streak is deep rooted, I am just now- on the far side of my mid-thirties- coming down against the use of the word Bitch. I’ve long been able to academically appreciate the idea that using a gender s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=939) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=941)