# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=943 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 944 --- ## [Oh. My. Goodness. -- iPhone Amber Alert Scared da Crap Outta me Wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-goodness-iphone-amber-alert-scared-da-crap-outta-me-wife/665476)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-goodness-iphone-amber-alert-scared-da-crap-outta-me-wife/665476 "2013-08-17T05:18:55Z")
My iPhone 4S just went off in the San Francisco Bay Area. First time ever, for an Amber Alert. Loud. Obnoxious. It sounded like an air raid. AT&T iPhone users, beware. They pushed this “feature” out recently, defaulted… --- ## [Spontaneous human combustion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-human-combustion/666465)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-human-combustion/666465 "2013-08-17T03:48:48Z")
I have long been a skeptical-type person, and accounts of spontaneous human combustion have always seemed completely ludicrous. But these cases have given me pause. First, there is the shocking story of an Indian infant… --- ## [Inadvertencies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inadvertencies/665065)
**Author:** [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inadvertencies/665065 "2013-08-17T03:04:14Z")
I just got an email from someone regarding some major changes in my life that mean I will be leaving a community service group we are both in Oh, you mean to say that the 4 or so years I have been in the organisation h… --- ## [Interesting name origins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-name-origins/666409)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-name-origins/666409 "2013-08-17T02:43:28Z")
I noticed the unusual spelling of Malcom Floyd’s first name. A quick online search reveals the amusing reason why it’s spelled that way. Apparently his father allowed his older brother to name him. His older brother’s… --- ## [Marine Week 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marine-week-2012/625901)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marine-week-2012/625901 "2013-08-17T01:54:05Z")
http://www.marines.mil/community/MarineWeekCleveland/Pages/Welcome.aspx http://www.marines.mil/community/MarineWeekCleveland/Pages/Events.aspx http://www.cleveland.com/marine-week/ I had a good time in Cleveland, Ohio… --- ## [Pre-discharge bankruptcy financial education course](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-discharge-bankruptcy-financial-education-course/666464)
**Author:** [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-discharge-bankruptcy-financial-education-course/666464 "2013-08-17T00:49:44Z")
First of all, before you file bankruptcy, you have to take a course. Takes about 45 minutes. You have to just read a bunch of information that is so common and pretty much known by anyone who did enough damage to their c… --- ## [WTF is this gibberish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-gibberish/666408)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-this-gibberish/666408 "2013-08-16T22:38:05Z")
This is the complete description of a video show that was presented to me for broadcasting on our TV station. It’s complete gibberish to me. Quantum physics is more understandable. I’d like to hear interpretations, an… --- ## [PCOS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pcos/666354)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pcos/666354 "2013-08-16T21:20:36Z")
So today I was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (is that what kids call it these days? I always used to hear “ovarian” not “ovary” but “ovary” is all over the web). The diagnosis isn’t really a surprise. I’ve alw… --- ## [Chubby Checker Sues HP Over Penis-Measuring webOS App](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chubby-checker-sues-hp-over-penis-measuring-webos-app/666442)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chubby-checker-sues-hp-over-penis-measuring-webos-app/666442 "2013-08-16T20:47:46Z")
Remember that time Chubby Checker wanted to sue HP over a penis-measuring WebOS app that was also called “Chubby Checker”? There’s more fun to come: ol’ Chubs just got the go-ahead to sue the pants off HP. Story here. A… --- ## [Update: Mr. Shoe is getting better!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-mr-shoe-is-getting-better/652110 "2013-08-16T20:44:59Z")
As he’s not in the hospital I didn’t want to resurrectthis thread, but I figured it might be time for an update. Bottom line: My husband is doing sooooo much better. He can aaaaaallllllllllmost stand up on his own now, s… --- ## [Renting out studio flats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-out-studio-flats/666429)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renting-out-studio-flats/666429 "2013-08-16T20:26:47Z")
For any of the UK dopers here I was wondering what you thought of the current way that councils are trying to clamp down on people who rent out the studio flats at the back of their gardens to people. I see some councils… --- ## [Yahoo changed their logo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-changed-their-logo/666262)
**Author:** [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yahoo-changed-their-logo/666262 "2013-08-16T19:14:06Z")
Oh, they are going to change it in September and are featuring a new one daily up until then. --- ## [Budweiser is the most popular beer...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-is-the-most-popular-beer/666340)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/budweiser-is-the-most-popular-beer/666340 "2013-08-16T17:34:50Z")
among injured ER patients Story --- ## [Ponderable Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponderable-questions/666137)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponderable-questions/666137 "2013-08-16T16:36:55Z")
Why can’t I fry eggs in my freezer? What is 1+1? Why do things fall down? --- ## [How Many Stairs Are You Willing to Climb to Your Apartment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-stairs-are-you-willing-to-climb-to-your-apartment/665883)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-stairs-are-you-willing-to-climb-to-your-apartment/665883 "2013-08-16T14:49:53Z")
"With 47 floors of living space it was intended to be the tallest residential building in Europe…The towers were originally designed to be only 20 floors high, but ambitious developers decided to double the scale of the … --- ## [The cost to update GPS maps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-to-update-gps-maps/665053)
**Author:** [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cost-to-update-gps-maps/665053 "2013-08-16T07:04:00Z")
In factory installed GPS in cars. I was seriously considering a particular model of Hyundai when I was warned about the extreme cost of upgrading maps. So, I asked the sales person, who, after consultation with the ser… --- ## [Job Opening – POWERPOINT SPECIALIST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-opening-powerpoint-specialist/665922)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-opening-powerpoint-specialist/665922 "2013-08-16T03:34:51Z")
I have asked for and have been granted permission by SDMB administration to post job openings for positions at my company. This ad is listed in the Marketplace as well. We are a growing start-up, nearing our 1-year anni… --- ## [Text poetry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-poetry/666385)
**Author:** [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/text-poetry/666385 "2013-08-16T03:23:11Z")
My friend just texted me the following: "The sound of mirth, is be all over. Yes, feels like I’ve been waiting forever. Saved only by cell aevice on the blue line. " I doubt it’s exactly what he meant to send, but I th… --- ## [My dream machine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dream-machine/666377)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dream-machine/666377 "2013-08-16T02:50:51Z")
I want Asus to make this laptop Display: 15.6" 3200×2400 Matte IGZO APU: Intel 4750HQ i7 RAM: 2x8GB DDR3L-1600 Storage: 240GB Intel 525 mSATAIII SSD io: Wifiabgnac, bluetooth Ports: HDMI, usb 3.0, 3.5mm Yes: … --- ## [Alcohol. Is there anything it CAN'T do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-is-there-anything-it-cant-do/665733)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-is-there-anything-it-cant-do/665733 "2013-08-16T02:42:56Z")
For about a year now, I’ve had this problem with one of the burner coils on my stove. The damn things sits on a tilt. So when you sit your fry pan on there, it tilts too. I’ve tried on a handful of occasions to fix the t… --- ## [Are the SDMB members smarter than an 8th Grader?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-sdmb-members-smarter-than-an-8th-grader/666203)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-sdmb-members-smarter-than-an-8th-grader/666203 "2013-08-15T23:33:06Z")
Here’s a challenge for the board. Are we smarter than an 8th grader from 1911? Each doper needs to pick three questions to participate. There’s no answer key so feel free to check other peoples answers. No cheating wit… --- ## [Imponderable questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imponderable-questions/666094)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imponderable-questions/666094 "2013-08-15T22:51:36Z")
Why do we drive on a parkway, but fuck chickens? Why are there no midgets on Death Row? Why do people who don’t wear a watch look at their wrists when you ask them the time? (Actually, that one has an answer: So they … --- ## [My mom died over the weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-died-over-the-weekend/666277)
**Author:** [@DataX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataX)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-died-over-the-weekend/666277 "2013-08-15T22:34:29Z")
I’m not sure why I’m posting this. My mom died this weekend. I am sad, but not as sad as people seem to think I’d be. I have chronic depression - dysthymia - and broke up with my girlfriend (whom I thought I wanted to… --- ## [Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp gets 3-stars in Google reviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guantanamo-bay-detention-camp-gets-3-stars-in-google-reviews/666341)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guantanamo-bay-detention-camp-gets-3-stars-in-google-reviews/666341 "2013-08-15T20:09:53Z")
The (mildly) amusing part is looking at it on Google Maps and seeing that it has reviews and a star rating. The reviews themselves are mostly lame, and I wouldn’t waste much time reading them, but if any Dopers (wittier… --- ## [Redlining!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redlining/666093)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redlining/666093 "2013-08-15T16:44:21Z")
I took a short trip out to top off the gas tank, and I drove for several minutes with the tach well above 6,000 rpm in the red line. Do you think I caused any damage? I did the same on the way back. I probably reached t… --- ## [I sit at home, with a busted toe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sit-at-home-with-a-busted-toe/665829)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-sit-at-home-with-a-busted-toe/665829 "2013-08-15T16:03:23Z")
Thursday, in the Wee Hours (3 AM-ish), I got up, to Wee. Instead of Doing God’s Work, as planned, a solid oak dresser leaped out of the night at me. Brandishing a snickersnee, howling imprecations in Gutter Orcish, whil… --- ## [Hip flask](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-flask/666248)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hip-flask/666248 "2013-08-15T15:30:05Z")
For any of you that own a hip flask and use it on a regular basis I was wondering if any rules of etiquette exist in regards to when you use it or how and that sort of thing. --- ## [Mehteor shower and the Slick Black Devil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mehteor-shower-and-the-slick-black-devil/666193)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mehteor-shower-and-the-slick-black-devil/666193 "2013-08-15T09:25:27Z")
So, I’m out there in the darkest place I can find while still being able to hear the music from the CD player on the back deck, carefully placed between the chicken house and garage to block the “on all the time” lights … --- ## [Architects design building; forget the elevators.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architects-design-building-forget-the-elevators/665911)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/architects-design-building-forget-the-elevators/665911 "2013-08-15T04:52:11Z")
According to this story in the Huffington Post Quebec, builders of a condo complex in Spain originally designed it with twenty stories. The height was doubled to forty storeys, and the somehow forgot to include the eleva… --- ## [earwax, earwax, c'mon ere and get yer jar of earwax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earwax-earwax-cmon-ere-and-get-yer-jar-of-earwax/665928)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earwax-earwax-cmon-ere-and-get-yer-jar-of-earwax/665928 "2013-08-15T02:49:45Z")
So I was wandering around on the the internet and found a link to this medical training supplier. After having a peruse I have decided that if I am ever rich (and an american) there are some things - which until today I … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=942) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=944)