# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=949 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 950 --- ## [Crazy Rhubarb Lady Is Really Into Rhubarb, Doesn't Care for Nosy Bitches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-rhubarb-lady-is-really-into-rhubarb-doesnt-care-for-nosy-bitches/664997)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-rhubarb-lady-is-really-into-rhubarb-doesnt-care-for-nosy-bitches/664997 "2013-08-03T13:47:16Z")
Crazy cat ladies got nothing on Insane Rhubarb Woman! \[So NSFW!\](Crazy Rhubarb Lady Is Really Into Rhubarb, Doesn’t Care for Nosy Bitches) --- ## [Highway Robbery: Russian Man Steals Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highway-robbery-russian-man-steals-road/665212)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highway-robbery-russian-man-steals-road/665212 "2013-08-03T10:25:47Z")
Really. I admit, of all the things that could happen to a road, “stolen” isn’t one I’d have thought of. And I loved the “highway robbery” line enough to repeat it in the title. --- ## [13 hours. 26 passengers with norovirus. 8 toilets.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-hours-26-passengers-with-norovirus-8-toilets/665142)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/13-hours-26-passengers-with-norovirus-8-toilets/665142 "2013-08-03T08:45:34Z")
Any way you add it up, those numbers don’t look good. Qantas passengers struck down with gastro on flight from Chile In terms of unpleasant flights, that has to be up there with the best/worst of them. :eek: --- ## [What do they know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-they-know/665216)
**Author:** [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-they-know/665216 "2013-08-03T02:58:30Z")
I could see this making a great scene in a ghost or alien invasion flick: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-08-03/traumatised-baboon-mystery-at-dutch-zoo/4862984 --- ## [Beiber spits on fans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beiber-spits-on-fans/665141)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beiber-spits-on-fans/665141 "2013-08-03T02:53:47Z")
So my computer died today otherwise I would be researching myself. And typing on the phone sucks. Anyway one of the rellies posted photos that appear to show him spitting on his fans from a balcony . Is this crap or fact… --- ## [Bucket List, Do You Have One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bucket-list-do-you-have-one/664618)
**Author:** [@NotDeadYet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotDeadYet)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bucket-list-do-you-have-one/664618 "2013-08-03T02:52:22Z")
Serious question. Do you have a bucket list, why, what’s on it and have you been able to cross any items off he list? As my screen name might imply, living a lot longer may not be in the cards. I’m O.K. with it, made my… --- ## [We have just made a difference in the life of a child.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-just-made-a-difference-in-the-life-of-a-child/416450)
**Author:** [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-just-made-a-difference-in-the-life-of-a-child/416450 "2013-08-03T02:23:39Z")
No, I did not send money to the Christian Children’s Fund. My wife’s sister has 2 children. M who is 15 and E who is 9. She is also a habitual drug user and has been for over 20 years. Over the past 4 years, managed … --- ## [Helicopter Pilots can you do this?????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helicopter-pilots-can-you-do-this/665122)
**Author:** [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helicopter-pilots-can-you-do-this/665122 "2013-08-03T01:49:41Z")
It is an RC model but check it out, I am reasonably sure something really bad would happen if you tried this in a real one. Enjoy http://www.rccoh.com/IMG/videos/insane.helicopter.html Capt --- ## [Ohio Nurses's home mistakenly cleared out by bank.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-nursess-home-mistakenly-cleared-out-by-bank/664682)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-nursess-home-mistakenly-cleared-out-by-bank/664682 "2013-08-03T01:35:19Z")
I’m amazed at the stupidity of banks. They go to the wrong house, break in, and throw out a family’s stuff? Then expect receipts before they pay the woman restitution? They should have paid the $18,000. I suspect that a … --- ## [Dogs and walks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-and-walks/665022)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-and-walks/665022 "2013-08-03T01:19:13Z")
One thing you’ll never hear from my dogs is, “Walk?? A-GAIN?? Are you \*kidding \*me? :rolleyes: Get real. Been there - done that.” Even twice a day, the reaction is closer to this. What are your dog-walking stories? --- ## [geeks.com is closing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geeks-com-is-closing/665203)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geeks-com-is-closing/665203 "2013-08-03T00:35:50Z")
I have bought many gadgets and economical computer supplies from geeks.com over the years, but in today’s email I received this: Anyone know what has happened to this company? They seemed to be honest, aggressive in m… --- ## [Diplomatic Immunity: Getting Away with Manslaughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomatic-immunity-getting-away-with-manslaughter/665172)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomatic-immunity-getting-away-with-manslaughter/665172 "2013-08-03T00:28:57Z")
" An American diplomat who police say was speeding crossed the center line in his SUV and rammed into a full mini-bus, killing a father of three whose widow is six months pregnant, officials said Friday. U.S. Embassy of… --- ## [What is the Most Dishonest Place in the U.S?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-dishonest-place-in-the-u-s/664678)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-dishonest-place-in-the-u-s/664678 "2013-08-02T23:45:59Z")
“When Coca-Cola’s (KO) Honest Tea tested whether Americans would voluntarily pay up for the drink at unmanned kiosks, one place fell far below the national average for honesty. That turns out to be the nation’s capital,… --- ## [Man Shoots/Kills 18 Yr Old Daughter by Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-shoots-kills-18-yr-old-daughter-by-accident/661100)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-shoots-kills-18-yr-old-daughter-by-accident/661100 "2013-08-02T23:35:08Z")
“The case remains under investigation. However, early reports suggest Scott Hazelbaker pointed the handgun at his daughter and pulled the trigger without knowing a bullet was loaded in the gun,” according to an Ankeny po… --- ## [Job leads in the Atlanta area? (Marietta/Smyrna area preferred)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-leads-in-the-atlanta-area-marietta-smyrna-area-preferred/634861)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-leads-in-the-atlanta-area-marietta-smyrna-area-preferred/634861 "2013-08-02T21:50:29Z")
Hey everyone! I’m moving yet again and need to find a job. I got my last (AWESOME!) job from a lead here on the Dope, so I figured I’d give it another shot. Ideal job: some sort of web/graphic design position. Problem i… --- ## [Anti-Terrorist Tasks Force Visits Home after Google Search: Backpack, Pressure Cookers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-terrorist-tasks-force-visits-home-after-google-search-backpack-pressure-cookers/665123)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-terrorist-tasks-force-visits-home-after-google-search-backpack-pressure-cookers/665123 "2013-08-02T21:34:42Z")
“Of course, there is no way to verify why Catalano’s home was selected for a raid… But based on questions posed by the government agents to her husband… Catalano pieced together that a “confluence” of Internet searches —… --- ## [Royal Baby name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-baby-name/664256)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-baby-name/664256 "2013-08-02T20:33:29Z")
George. Edward. Albert. Unlikely Richard. Henry. Stephan, James, John My preference: Stephan John --- ## [Fox News hits a new low with Reza Aslan interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-hits-a-new-low-with-reza-aslan-interview/664794)
**Author:** [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-hits-a-new-low-with-reza-aslan-interview/664794 "2013-08-02T19:08:15Z")
Last Friday, Fox News had religious scholar Reza Aslan on their show “Spirited Debate” to talk about his new book “Zealot”, and all the interviewer manages to ask him in about 10 minutes is why a Muslim would write a boo… --- ## [New Job.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job/665174)
**Author:** [@amelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amelie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-job/665174 "2013-08-02T18:48:45Z")
Hello all, As the title says, I’ve got a new job, and I’m feeling alone. Alone doesn’t really cut it - I feel stupid. I haven’t been there long, and the job itself isn’t hard - it’s an admin assistant in a department st… --- ## [Random thoughts from your Grocery Store Product Demonstrator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts-from-your-grocery-store-product-demonstrator/665003)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts-from-your-grocery-store-product-demonstrator/665003 "2013-08-02T16:02:36Z")
My part-time weekend job is Product Demonstrator in grocery stores (sometimes warehouse clubs too). Some Demonstrators work for a demo company and demo different items each visit; some work for one food company only and … --- ## [Totally Looks Like...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-looks-like/665128)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-looks-like/665128 "2013-08-02T08:36:58Z")
Law and Order vs G.I.Joe? Throw a fellow doper a bone and vote for my LOL? --- ## [Most Definitely Worth the Read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-definitely-worth-the-read/665110)
**Author:** [@NotDeadYet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotDeadYet)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-definitely-worth-the-read/665110 "2013-08-02T08:23:08Z")
http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/george-saunderss-advice-to-graduates/ --- ## [Who are some famous people in history who had retrospective diagnosis for their illnesses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-famous-people-in-history-who-had-retrospective-diagnosis-for-their-illnesses/664531)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-some-famous-people-in-history-who-had-retrospective-diagnosis-for-their-illnesses/664531 "2013-08-02T05:37:22Z")
Tiny Tim from A christmas carol was supposedly based on contemporary illnesses of the time (so I’ve heard). At the time they didn’t know what they were, but the medical consensus seems to be he either had rickets or rena… --- ## [Did your university student want to go to summer school ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-university-student-want-to-go-to-summer-school/664899)
**Author:** [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-university-student-want-to-go-to-summer-school/664899 "2013-08-02T04:23:43Z")
A few weeks ago while we were on home leave, Miss DrumBum told us that she wanted to take a couple of classes over the summer. It wasn’t a matter of repeating a class she got poor marks in, but rather, a desire to get a… --- ## [Amusing/Creepy zombie threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-creepy-zombie-threads/665002)
**Author:** [@malaka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malaka)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-creepy-zombie-threads/665002 "2013-08-02T03:23:49Z")
While bored at work, I managed to find these 2 SDMB threads from long, long ago that are now amusing and/or creepy in retrospect. Check 'em out… Google? What's so good about it? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Mess… --- ## [Adlens variable focus eyewear. What a fascinating technology! I had no idea these existed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adlens-variable-focus-eyewear-what-a-fascinating-technology-i-had-no-idea-these-existed/665051)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adlens-variable-focus-eyewear-what-a-fascinating-technology-i-had-no-idea-these-existed/665051 "2013-08-02T02:42:35Z")
See Surprisingly they are not that expensive. --- ## [How to identify exotic chemistry glassware?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-identify-exotic-chemistry-glassware/665114)
**Author:** [@Billy-o](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy-o)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-identify-exotic-chemistry-glassware/665114 "2013-08-02T01:59:48Z")
I recently took a job teaching chemistry at a small university, and I’m going through some boxes of stuff in my lab to decide what’s worth keeping. There are several pieces of custom-made, fancypants glassware that are … --- ## [Facebook - Just accepted a friend request, already regret it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-just-accepted-a-friend-request-already-regret-it/665069)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-just-accepted-a-friend-request-already-regret-it/665069 "2013-08-02T00:39:41Z")
I’m still new to The Facebook. An ex-co-work-er who moved several states away sent me a friend invite; I clicked ‘accept’ without a second thought. Bad move. She is a SIMP (Serial Inspirational Message Poster). I count… --- ## [Bugtussle Bug Tussle how were you named?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugtussle-bug-tussle-how-were-you-named/417440)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugtussle-bug-tussle-how-were-you-named/417440 "2013-08-01T23:49:51Z")
I remembered this from the Beverly Hillbillies, and decided to see if a town went by that name. I see that it is the name of cities in a few states. Both spellings are used. Where did this name originate, and why. --- ## [Jack Nicklaus' Grandson Is An Idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-nicklaus-grandson-is-an-idiot/664476)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-nicklaus-grandson-is-an-idiot/664476 "2013-08-01T21:50:15Z")
Yeah, I know you don’t have to wear a motorcycle helmet in some states. Or protective gear. You do, however, need to ride at a reasonable speed for conditions. You know,in case some asshat pulls out in front of you. A… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=948) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=950)