# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=945 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 946 --- ## [The Histomap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-histomap/666090)
**Author:** [@sundog66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sundog66)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-histomap/666090 "2013-08-13T13:04:25Z")
Couldn’t find a thread on this and thought it deserved one. Check out this Slate article on the so-called “Histomap”. I’m surprised that this isn’t more popular; someone should really update it for the 21st century\*. Ima… --- ## [Just after some views on something I’ve done… with coffee.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-after-some-views-on-something-i-ve-done-with-coffee/665791)
**Author:** [@Moglet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moglet)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-after-some-views-on-something-i-ve-done-with-coffee/665791 "2013-08-13T12:51:52Z")
OK, so I am a coffee drinker. I probably do drink too much of it, but not outrageously so. I would say one or two cappuccinos and two or sometimes three instant per day. Anyways, today in particular I had one cappuccino… --- ## [The Smells of Summer: Green Mosquito Coils!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smells-of-summer-green-mosquito-coils/666095)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-smells-of-summer-green-mosquito-coils/666095 "2013-08-13T04:09:47Z")
Fresh water at the beach? Newly mown lawn? Steaks on the grill? Naw - nothing smells like summer more than the smoke from green mosquito coils, delicately wafting on the evening air. --- ## [Well, \*that\* was an interesting week...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-an-interesting-week/665978)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-an-interesting-week/665978 "2013-08-13T02:45:40Z")
So, I’m passing the summer here in Oshawa and getting ready for the fall term at Durham College. I’m all set up for school in September. I found out about two of my textbooks. Both of them are around $175, which will mak… --- ## [IMDb's new search is driving me nuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdbs-new-search-is-driving-me-nuts/666069)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imdbs-new-search-is-driving-me-nuts/666069 "2013-08-13T02:34:22Z")
It is absolutely inexcusable, IMHO, to have any search algorithm whatsoever that will not put an exact match for the search term at the top of the results. Is it just me? --- ## [Burning Man 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-man-2013/650462)
**Author:** [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burning-man-2013/650462 "2013-08-12T22:40:43Z")
I’ve read a lot about this event and find it quite fascinating - as an idea and - might sound cliche - an adventure in free spirit and community. This year I registered for individual ticket and had a chance to get it … --- ## [Slacklining vs Tightrope Walking.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slacklining-vs-tightrope-walking/666079)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slacklining-vs-tightrope-walking/666079 "2013-08-12T22:05:55Z")
Nik Wallenda crossed the Grand Canyon like this. It was a slow step by step crossing. Here several attractive ladies slacklining at Yosemite. One is even doing the splits. Which looks more dangerous and exciting? … --- ## [Whitey Bulger Guilty!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitey-bulger-guilty/666068)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitey-bulger-guilty/666068 "2013-08-12T20:32:20Z")
FUCK. Last we spoke, I told Whitey, no way they’d find him guilty. Shit. --- ## [new SPAM alert - comical subject considering the from line -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-spam-alert-comical-subject-considering-the-from-line/666066)
**Author:** [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-spam-alert-comical-subject-considering-the-from-line/666066 "2013-08-12T20:17:22Z")
From: “Neighborhood Alert Kids Live Safe” \ “you are recieving this mail because we have detected Sex Offender Activity in your area” uhhh - if you’ve detected it, maybe you should call the fuck… --- ## [White Russians have ideal genetics for racewalking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-russians-have-ideal-genetics-for-racewalking/665820)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-russians-have-ideal-genetics-for-racewalking/665820 "2013-08-12T19:13:00Z")
Re this story Walking Funny and Fast Puts Russia City on Map. Like Jamaicans in the sprinting races the it’s pretty obvious that these Russians have the ideal genetics for race walking otherwise there would not be this… --- ## [Whitey Bulger verdicts are in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitey-bulger-verdicts-are-in/666058)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitey-bulger-verdicts-are-in/666058 "2013-08-12T18:08:09Z")
A mix of guilty and not proved, I’m a bit surprised. Still watching the verdicts roll in live. http://live.boston.com/Event/Live\_blog\_Whitey\_Bulger\_trial --- ## [Abnosome is The New Thing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abnosome-is-the-new-thing/666044)
**Author:** [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abnosome-is-the-new-thing/666044 "2013-08-12T16:32:50Z")
Just wanted to keep you all aware. :wink: --- ## [Tawana Brawley: 15 Yr. Old Rape-Hoaxer to Pay Heavily for Slander](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tawana-brawley-15-yr-old-rape-hoaxer-to-pay-heavily-for-slander/665617)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tawana-brawley-15-yr-old-rape-hoaxer-to-pay-heavily-for-slander/665617 "2013-08-12T15:29:06Z")
“Tawana Glenda Brawley (born 1972) is an African-American woman from Wappingers Falls, New York who gained notoriety in 1987-88 for falsely accusing six white men of having raped her. The charges received widespread nati… --- ## [Help me find some good fonts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-good-fonts/665929)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-some-good-fonts/665929 "2013-08-12T08:18:43Z")
sadly (well sorta not - squee new laptop) my old computer passed away last week. Fortunately I had managed to back up most of my important stuff. Unfortunately I did not think to back up my font collection :smack: Anyhoo… --- ## [Japanese Train Kills 91 Year Old Man; Man's Family Must Pay $75,000 for Train Delay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-train-kills-91-year-old-man-mans-family-must-pay-75-000-for-train-delay/666009)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-train-kills-91-year-old-man-mans-family-must-pay-75-000-for-train-delay/666009 "2013-08-12T07:26:37Z")
This is because: "The man had been diagnosed with the severe dementia that required care at all times. The man slipped outside when the wife, then 85 years old, was not looking. Judge Ueda decided that the wife was neg… --- ## [Child actors who portray victims of child sex abuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-actors-who-portray-victims-of-child-sex-abuse/665682)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-actors-who-portray-victims-of-child-sex-abuse/665682 "2013-08-12T05:24:57Z")
As a viewer of Law & Order:SVU, I’ve seen many of those interviews where the little kid (and some look really young) has to tell Olivia that “the bad man hurt me down there,” or “made me touch his thing.” Yikes. One crin… --- ## [How to get information on govt recalls of products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-information-on-govt-recalls-of-products/665594)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-information-on-govt-recalls-of-products/665594 "2013-08-12T05:10:12Z")
I got this from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) a couple of days ago and thought it was worth sharing. --- ## [I had that dream again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-that-dream-again/629119)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-that-dream-again/629119 "2013-08-12T04:42:24Z")
The one where I had to go back to college. And it’s around the last week of the semester and I notice that everyone around me is working really hard, studying up on the stuff they’ve learned all semester long. I realize … --- ## [OMG, I'm the first? An MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-im-the-first-an-mmp/665381)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 329\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-im-the-first-an-mmp/665381 "2013-08-12T02:21:14Z")
I can’t believe I’m the first. It’s Monday morning, I’m just about to head out the door on my way to work, and I check the Dope. Yay me! My dog is looking at me reproachfully because I won’t let him eat the cat’s food… --- ## [It's the old fart's MMP!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-old-farts-mmp/664800)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-old-farts-mmp/664800 "2013-08-11T23:23:48Z")
Tune up the orchestra, hang the streamers, load the confetti cannon, light the candles: It’s swampbear’s birthday!!! Yes, the MMP’s senior (in more ways than one) bear is another year older, tho not necessarily wiser. … --- ## [An architect's worst nightmare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-architects-worst-nightmare/665965)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-architects-worst-nightmare/665965 "2013-08-11T22:38:19Z")
The 47-story Intempo towers residential project in Benidorm, Spain, is 94% complete, and the builders have just realized that the top 27 floors have no elevators. Oops. The project seems to have changed hands a couple … --- ## [Job Opening – SALES EXECUTIVE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-opening-sales-executive/665923)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2013, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-opening-sales-executive/665923 "2013-08-11T05:22:14Z")
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… --- ## [Tour da U.P. 2013 pix and info](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-da-u-p-2013-pix-and-info/665845)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-da-u-p-2013-pix-and-info/665845 "2013-08-11T00:24:35Z")
Another great trip, this time in the beautiful Keewenaw Peninsula Day 1 (Baraga To McLean State Park): Perfect day for biking - mostly sunny, very light breeze, mid to upper 60’s. Other than missing a turn, the day went… --- ## [Dogs May Elicit More Empathy Than Adult Crime Victims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-may-elicit-more-empathy-than-adult-crime-victims/665874)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-may-elicit-more-empathy-than-adult-crime-victims/665874 "2013-08-10T23:47:48Z")
" People may feel more empathy for dogs than for some of their fellow humans, a new study finds. When it comes to victims of violence, people may be less disturbed by the suffering of human adults, who are considered ca… --- ## [MacTech has joined the ranks of the AR-15 owners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mactech-has-joined-the-ranks-of-the-ar-15-owners/665332)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mactech-has-joined-the-ranks-of-the-ar-15-owners/665332 "2013-08-10T23:08:16Z")
I have been contemplating picking up an AR for the longest time, but due to the recent panic foolishness, I could never find one in my price range (inexpensive, basic unit) Until now… I traded in a couple guns I wouldn… --- ## [I lost a check but I can't say it was a bad thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-a-check-but-i-cant-say-it-was-a-bad-thing/665767)
**Author:** [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-a-check-but-i-cant-say-it-was-a-bad-thing/665767 "2013-08-10T19:47:30Z")
Tonight I stuck a check (in an envelope) in my purse before I went to my yoga class. The check was to pay for an upcoming event. As I’m approaching the studio in the rain, I reach in my purse for the check. It’s not the… --- ## [Just got a scam call that hit close to home.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-scam-call-that-hit-close-to-home/665667)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-scam-call-that-hit-close-to-home/665667 "2013-08-10T19:33:04Z")
I got out of the hospital a week ago. I have a fairly serious illness, that, while self-limiting, can be fatal. Because of this, I’ve had to contact a couple medical equipment companies this week. I’m doing very well a… --- ## ["Dear obese PhD applicants:..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-obese-phd-applicants/660563)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-obese-phd-applicants/660563 "2013-08-10T17:49:03Z")
\[QUOTE=UNM psychology professor: Geoffrey Miller\] …if you didn’t have the willpower to stop eating carbs, you won’t have the willpower to do a dissertation #truth \[/QUOTE\] Another gem of wisdom from my second most h… --- ## [Posing with statues and having fun.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posing-with-statues-and-having-fun/665743)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2013, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posing-with-statues-and-having-fun/665743 "2013-08-10T03:37:09Z")
Some of these are pretty clever. I like the Benjamin Franklin iPhone ‘selfie’ and Spiderman getting strangled. Who would ever think cupid could be so violent? :stuck\_out\_tongue: I’m not sure how the lady with the jeans … --- ## [This month, Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775 "2013-08-10T03:13:00Z")
I know this is true, because my mum sent me a PowerPoint presentation depicting it all. Wow. I’m really excited. I wonder how the oceans will behave? Oh, and it won’t happen again until 2287, so on August 27, make su… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=944) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=946)