# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=946 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 947 --- ## [Xerox copiers can't copy correctly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xerox-copiers-cant-copy-correctly/665573)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xerox-copiers-cant-copy-correctly/665573 "2013-08-09T20:09:09Z")
Xerox copiers have been found to mix up numbers when copying, due to the image compression, Jbig2, used. Huh? Our character recognition is so good that a copier can recognise characters? And it’s reliable enough that … --- ## [Here comes Rodan...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-comes-rodan/665783)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-comes-rodan/665783 "2013-08-09T19:39:49Z")
Fukushima has been leaking radioactive waste water into the Pacific Ocean, 300 tons/71,000 gallons per day, for quite some time—maybe even all two years since the nuclear plant earhquake disaster. OK, the Pacific Ocean i… --- ## [Load of laundry turned day-glo yellow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/load-of-laundry-turned-day-glo-yellow/665715)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/load-of-laundry-turned-day-glo-yellow/665715 "2013-08-09T19:13:02Z")
What the what? I’ve lived in a house that had rust in the water before, and that turned laundry orangish. This load of white towels, which went into the washer with Tide and Oxiclean, came out day-glo greenish yellow. Cl… --- ## [Spanish Train Wreck: 77 Die (Going Too Fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-train-wreck-77-die-going-too-fast/664460)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-train-wreck-77-die-going-too-fast/664460 "2013-08-09T17:20:18Z")
"A train derailment near the northwestern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela killed at least 77 people, the highest death toll in a rail incident since the 2004 Madrid bombing… The train was traveling at 220 kilomet… --- ## [Those brave pro-Morsi protesters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-brave-pro-morsi-protesters/665748)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-brave-pro-morsi-protesters/665748 "2013-08-09T17:19:14Z")
For those who don’t want to click: this documents a staged protest where people freeze in dramatic poses for the cameras, with fake blood galore, and people taking care of fake wounded. As I said in my previous thread… --- ## [Cats having sex for fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-having-sex-for-fun/665726)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-having-sex-for-fun/665726 "2013-08-09T17:07:53Z")
I have two cats - Will, a male who is 9 years old and Remy, a female who is 12 years old. Both have been spayed since kittenhood. For the last few years, Will has been having sex with Remy every night. Well, sex of a … --- ## [I guess I still have it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-i-still-have-it/665291)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-i-still-have-it/665291 "2013-08-09T16:09:18Z")
Yeah, I’m a little older, a lot heavier, and bit slower than I once was, but I can still take care of bidness. A man wonders that now and then as time goes by. Took the wife and kids to see a movie last night. Decided… --- ## [My wife just accepted a job in California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-just-accepted-a-job-in-california/643610)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-just-accepted-a-job-in-california/643610 "2013-08-06T20:02:07Z")
And I’m kind of freaking out. It’s not a surprise. We’ve been talking about it for a long time, and it’s something she wants with all her heart. She makes better money than I do anyway, the job is a nice promotion, she … --- ## [Save Some Money? Doesn't Hurt To Ask...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-some-money-doesnt-hurt-to-ask/665526)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-some-money-doesnt-hurt-to-ask/665526 "2013-08-09T15:46:52Z")
So I got a “twofer” today… I called T-Mobile regarding my account and, as long as I had them on the line, mentioned I saw the same plan I had now being advertised for cheaper. Sure enough, prices have gone down (would … --- ## [Someone gave me a Paso Fino today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-gave-me-a-paso-fino-today/665646)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-gave-me-a-paso-fino-today/665646 "2013-08-09T15:26:10Z")
Meet the new pony. Yesterday I found out through my farrier that a woman nearby had decided to put this horse down because he was a “live wire” and it’s apparently hard to sell gaited horses (according to her). He neede… --- ## [I quit smoking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-smoking/665635)
**Author:** [@Cell\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cell_Guy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit-smoking/665635 "2013-08-09T15:24:34Z")
A few weeks ago I found my stash of e-cigs laying around and decided to give them another try. I gradually decreased the amount of analogs cigarettes I was smoking and on Saturday stopped them altogether. Since then I’ve… --- ## [Adieu, my dear kitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adieu-my-dear-kitty/665639)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adieu-my-dear-kitty/665639 "2013-08-09T13:36:03Z")
After 13 years with me, my cat Clawdia died today. It was quick and rather shocking. A couple of weeks ago she began losing weight alarmingly, didn’t want to eat or drink, threw up, lost all her zest and playfulness… She… --- ## ["Caucasian"... I don't think that word means what you think it means.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caucasian-i-dont-think-that-word-means-what-you-think-it-means/665772)
**Author:** [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caucasian-i-dont-think-that-word-means-what-you-think-it-means/665772 "2013-08-09T10:55:29Z")
I noticed this amusing passage in a news article describing how the Tsarnaev brothers befriended a white supremacist conspiracy theorist. Whatever the general merits of using “Caucasian” as a euphemism for “White”, it … --- ## [Please click for the Animal Rescue Site Shelter Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-click-for-the-animal-rescue-site-shelter-challenge/588267 "2013-08-08T23:15:38Z")
The Animal Rescue Site is once again having a fundraiser called the “Shelter Challenge”. You can vote online for your favorite animal rescue organization. The winning organization will get a grant from Petfinder.com of $… --- ## [Tired and emotional - One man's Everest (drunk video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-and-emotional-one-mans-everest-drunk-video/665753)
**Author:** [@Scathach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scathach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-and-emotional-one-mans-everest-drunk-video/665753 "2013-08-08T22:55:23Z")
This is pretty old at this stage, but it probably didn’t get much play in the US. For whatever reason, I watched it again recently and laughed my ass off, so here it is: --- ## [Those brave pro-Morsi protesters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-brave-pro-morsi-protesters/665739)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-brave-pro-morsi-protesters/665739 "2013-08-08T22:27:30Z")
they have been taking lessons from “Pallywood”. --- ## [Divorce in California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-in-california/665528)
**Author:** [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divorce-in-california/665528 "2013-08-08T18:56:09Z")
I was thinking about hiring an attorney, but then a couple people told me I could easily do it myself and save money. I’ve spoken to a couple people who have used a paralegal. I’m wondering if that’s the route I should t… --- ## [Guantanamo prisoners prefer to read "Fifty Shades of Grey"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guantanamo-prisoners-prefer-to-read-fifty-shades-of-grey/665698)
**Author:** [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guantanamo-prisoners-prefer-to-read-fifty-shades-of-grey/665698 "2013-08-08T18:25:40Z")
It is amazing what salacious bits of information a visiting congressman can unearthwhile on a junket. Interestingly enough, the same story reported on Fox News has the incorrect political party for Rep. Moran. Fox news… --- ## [Effective ways to become "The Idiot Son-in-Law"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-ways-to-become-the-idiot-son-in-law/665615)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effective-ways-to-become-the-idiot-son-in-law/665615 "2013-08-08T17:45:07Z")
Effective way to become “The Idiot Son-in-Law” #1: Work side-by-side with your wife’s father on a household project, that also happens to be his trade. Interior painting, ferinstance. On the bright side, my son has a spi… --- ## [Westercon 67 in Salt Lake City-Anyone going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westercon-67-in-salt-lake-city-anyone-going/665676)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westercon-67-in-salt-lake-city-anyone-going/665676 "2013-08-08T16:29:42Z")
I am seriously thinking about going to Westercon next year. I haven’t been to a Westercon in a decade and a half, so I’m overdue. I’ve always wanted to visit Salt lake City, and now’s the chance. Anyone else thinking … --- ## [Amusing conversational lines with no context](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-conversational-lines-with-no-context/664090)
**Author:** [@icenine0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icenine0)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-conversational-lines-with-no-context/664090 "2013-08-08T16:29:05Z")
“Of course not, that would just be too obvious. Obviously.” … --- ## [Buying a jungle gym](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-jungle-gym/665714)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-jungle-gym/665714 "2013-08-08T16:19:22Z")
We want to buy a jungle gym for the Dudeling’s fourth birthday. Since it’s going in our front gardens (just shy of an acre of perennials and paths), aesthetics are about as important as its funness—so more wood, less pla… --- ## [What happens when a mosquito bites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-mosquito-bites/665701)
**Author:** [@BigDadWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDadWolf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-mosquito-bites/665701 "2013-08-08T15:39:55Z")
The video in this linked article is fascinating albeit with a huge eeeeww factor. link Nature is amazing. --- ## [Guy mocks robber, whom he caught on video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-mocks-robber-whom-he-caught-on-video/665716)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-mocks-robber-whom-he-caught-on-video/665716 "2013-08-08T15:31:04Z")
Amazon package theft caught on camera A guy’s surveillance system captures video of a woman stealing a package from his front porch… and he’s having fun with it. He posted amusing flyers around the neighbourhood, and … --- ## [Britains Biggest "Fatberg" Found in London Sewer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britains-biggest-fatberg-found-in-london-sewer/665502)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britains-biggest-fatberg-found-in-london-sewer/665502 "2013-08-08T15:24:24Z")
Stories here and here. A gelatinous mass the size of a bus and weighing 15 tons. (Rumors that it was Winston Churchill proved unfounded.) “Fatberg” is what the water engineers have dubbed these things, and they seem to … --- ## [What is the correct term for this item?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-correct-term-for-this-item/665694)
**Author:** [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-correct-term-for-this-item/665694 "2013-08-08T13:23:56Z")
No picture, because if I knew the name I’d have one ! What would you call a system in a factory that has a power tool suspended above a work station on some type of arm or spring, so that when not in use the tool is up … --- ## ["United Airlanes" twitter account is hilarious!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-airlanes-twitter-account-is-hilarious/665689)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-airlanes-twitter-account-is-hilarious/665689 "2013-08-08T07:23:10Z")
This might be the thing that gets me back to looking at Twitter again. Sample tweets: and --- ## [Lions & cows & sharks, oh my!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-cows-sharks-oh-my/665621)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-cows-sharks-oh-my/665621 "2013-08-08T03:56:10Z")
So today’s transportation news brings us a Lion Air plane hitting a cow on the runway & a shark on a NYC subway What will the evening commute bring us? :eek: pointless but not exactly mundane --- ## [Japan's new flat-top 'destroyer' - Izumo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japans-new-flat-top-destroyer-izumo/665549)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japans-new-flat-top-destroyer-izumo/665549 "2013-08-08T03:26:03Z")
I guess Japan isn’t happy to rely on the US for ‘protection’ from China. What could possibly go wrong here? Source --- ## [conversation overheard at Space City Con](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversation-overheard-at-space-city-con/665431)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversation-overheard-at-space-city-con/665431 "2013-08-08T02:52:46Z")
Space City Conwas held over the weekend in Houston. General interest SF/comic convention, with several media guests (Robert Picardo of Voyager, Tim Russ from Voyager, Tracy Scroggins, Walter Koenig, Sylvester McCoy, etc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=945) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=947)