# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=951 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 952 --- ## [Is there a US crafting doper who could help AU crafter out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-us-crafting-doper-who-could-help-au-crafter-out/664660)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-us-crafting-doper-who-could-help-au-crafter-out/664660 "2013-07-30T04:29:00Z")
So basically there are some craft supplies that I MUST HAVE!!! ahem. So I have found a vendor online only they do not ship to Australia :frowning: I was just wondering if there was someone who could let me borrow their … --- ## [Punitive Damages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punitive-damages/664843)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punitive-damages/664843 "2013-07-30T01:03:39Z")
I have been reading about a number of cases where sizable amounts have been awarded to the defendants in punitive damages. At the same time, federal and state budgets are, for the most part, in decline. If the intent o… --- ## [GWB The Elder Revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwb-the-elder-revisited/664778)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gwb-the-elder-revisited/664778 "2013-07-29T20:38:35Z")
I know this won’t sway many on here, but I wanted to open a discussion on GWB The Older based on this video. Right at the 3:53 mark, a reporter asks “Mr President, is this a lesson in democracy?” And he shrewdly replie… --- ## [So much for more dollar coins.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-much-for-more-dollar-coins/606066)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-much-for-more-dollar-coins/606066 "2013-07-29T20:37:50Z")
Ha-Ha! We don’t like them, we don’t want them, you can’t make us use them! Paper bills forever! --- ## [Im having boy trouble someone help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-boy-trouble-someone-help/664758)
**Author:** [@forevercountry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/forevercountry)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-boy-trouble-someone-help/664758 "2013-07-29T20:34:03Z")
Im having some serious country boy trouble:eek: and i need help --- ## [Have you encountered this (new?) scam/pitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-encountered-this-new-scam-pitch/662649)
**Author:** [@computergeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/computergeek)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-encountered-this-new-scam-pitch/662649 "2013-07-29T20:00:52Z")
Today, I got a phone call and the person indicated I had ordered something. I told them I hadn’t ordered that particular thing, but he ignored what I said and went on to pitch said thing. I protested a couple more times … --- ## [Phrases I Need to Never Hear My Mother Say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-need-to-never-hear-my-mother-say/664092 "2013-07-29T18:35:27Z")
So, I’m having dinner with my parents tonight. My mom makes me a drink, but overfills the glass so the only thing keeping it from overflowing is the surface tension of the liquid, making it impossible to lift the glass … --- ## [Is there a way to quell this card-playing helper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-quell-this-card-playing-helper/664716)
**Author:** [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-quell-this-card-playing-helper/664716 "2013-07-29T17:04:27Z")
There’s a card game rather similar to bridge that I played a lot in Ohio years ago, and now in Texas, several friends have taken to it and we’re having fun with it. I’m all for being helpful while people are learning, a… --- ## [Fun with Dry Ice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-dry-ice/664641)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-dry-ice/664641 "2013-07-29T14:56:10Z")
Once a month, I get a couple chunks of dry ice in my Nutrisystem frozen food container, I think I look forward more to the DI than I do the food (it’s okay, not home cooking caliber, but no worse than fast food or other … --- ## [Adult woman throws temper tantrum because hubby won't take her to the lake.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-woman-throws-temper-tantrum-because-hubby-wont-take-her-to-the-lake/664300)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-woman-throws-temper-tantrum-because-hubby-wont-take-her-to-the-lake/664300 "2013-07-29T14:36:43Z")
I’ve heard of adults that were never disciplined as a child. This is the first time I’ve seen the results. A grown woman throwing a temper tantrum like a 4 year old. :eek: Why didn’t she simply didn’t go to the lake by h… --- ## [Huh! After all these years....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-after-all-these-years/664796)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-after-all-these-years/664796 "2013-07-29T14:03:42Z")
I always thought the famous Merlin engine that powered the Spitfire, Hurricane, Mosquito, Lancaster, and Mustang during WWII was named after the Arthurian wizard. Imagine my surprise upon hearing on Discovery World that… --- ## [Chasing a dream into the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chasing-a-dream-into-the-mmp/664162)
**Author:** [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Replies:** 313\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chasing-a-dream-into-the-mmp/664162 "2013-07-29T11:14:11Z")
This coming Tuesday marks the end of a private (and sometimes not so private) month of hell that I’ve been living in. It started with my birthday, continued with Dave’s birthday, then our anniversary, and it will conclu… --- ## [The SO's new raccoon friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sos-new-raccoon-friend/661871)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sos-new-raccoon-friend/661871 "2013-07-29T09:31:44Z")
My friend, from whom I bought this house, used to sit on the patio and feed the raccoons. They didn’t quite get close enough for him to touch them (and I think he knew he shouldn’t touch them anyway), but were not aggre… --- ## [No more mailman at the door under U.S. Postal Service plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-mailman-at-the-door-under-u-s-postal-service-plan/664366)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-more-mailman-at-the-door-under-u-s-postal-service-plan/664366 "2013-07-29T09:21:05Z")
"Under a cost-saving plan by the U.S. Postal Service, Americans moving into newly built homes will not have mail delivered to their doors and will instead have to trek to the curb or neighborhood cluster boxes. The Post… --- ## [Having A Hard Time With Death Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-hard-time-with-death-today/664751)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-a-hard-time-with-death-today/664751 "2013-07-29T05:30:35Z")
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away… or say 25 years ago, near Charlotte, NC, I was married for a few years and I acquired a sister-in-law. Her name was Deborah, and she was kind of a black sheep like me, we spe… --- ## [Oh God- Anchor straight reads racist joke names of Asiana pilots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-anchor-straight-reads-racist-joke-names-of-asiana-pilots/663380)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-anchor-straight-reads-racist-joke-names-of-asiana-pilots/663380 "2013-07-29T05:12:20Z")
Not even a pause as she sounds the names out. KTVU Reports Racist Joke As Names Of Asiana 214 Pilots (VIDEO) (UPDATE) --- ## [Equifax gets it in the shorts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equifax-gets-it-in-the-shorts/664707)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equifax-gets-it-in-the-shorts/664707 "2013-07-29T03:15:33Z")
Link. Basic story: Equifax failed to fix a woman’s credit report over several years despite other companies fixing their bad information. One lawsuit later and Equifax gets hit with 18.6 million in compensetory and puni… --- ## [The American-Canadian International Relations Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-canadian-international-relations-thread/664684)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-canadian-international-relations-thread/664684 "2013-07-29T02:09:05Z")
Prompted by this thread from last year. This thread is intended for good-natured ribbing in both directions. My Fellow Americans: What amuses you about Canadians? Canadians: What amuses you about us? I suppose the co… --- ## [KISS MAH ZONKEY! (Link)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-mah-zonkey-link/664768)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiss-mah-zonkey-link/664768 "2013-07-29T00:57:09Z")
And you’ll want to kiss it, because it’s adorable!! SQUEEE! --- ## [When bees attack!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bees-attack/664767)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-bees-attack/664767 "2013-07-28T23:43:07Z")
This couple was lucky; their horses not so much. --- ## [Hey, Canuck Law-Talkin' Dopers - Saskatoon CBA this summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-canuck-law-talkin-dopers-saskatoon-cba-this-summer/653713)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-canuck-law-talkin-dopers-saskatoon-cba-this-summer/653713 "2013-07-28T19:42:34Z")
The CBA is having its annual conference in Saskatoon this year in August. Any other law-talkin’ dopers planning on being there? (I have to make a short report at Council, so will have to drag myself up there - haven’t … --- ## [College Student Suspended for Writing Essay “Hot for Teacher”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-student-suspended-for-writing-essay-hot-for-teacher/664346)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-student-suspended-for-writing-essay-hot-for-teacher/664346 "2013-07-28T19:28:34Z")
" A college student suspended for writing an essay called “Hot for Teacher” has no First Amendment right to express his sexual attraction to his instructor, a judge said Tuesday… Corlett, 57, was suspended in 2012 after… --- ## [This is my 500th post.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-my-500th-post/664744)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-my-500th-post/664744 "2013-07-28T18:50:22Z")
The pressure! Ummm… all your post are belong to us. This post intentionally left blank. Firefly! Tesla! Buffy!!! --- ## [New to SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-to-sdmb/664549)
**Author:** [@NotDeadYet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotDeadYet)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-to-sdmb/664549 "2013-07-28T18:03:52Z")
Well folks, here I am. For reasons I’m not ready to share right off the back I have a lot of time on my hands. So I try to relax and keep my mind agile with reasonable and civil discourse. I explored a number of forums a… --- ## [My patient with rabies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-patient-with-rabies/664196)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-patient-with-rabies/664196 "2013-07-28T15:00:52Z")
Happened last Friday PM, I was paged by one of the minimum security prison centers in our system to talk to the RN. RN: Dr, we just got a patient back from the ER. There he was diagnosed with rabies. They want him st… --- ## [". . . walks into a bar."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walks-into-a-bar/664170)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walks-into-a-bar/664170 "2013-07-28T12:45:56Z")
What and when was the first “. . . walks into a bar” joke? --- ## [Oh why must you make it so hard to take your tragedy seriously.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-why-must-you-make-it-so-hard-to-take-your-tragedy-seriously/663551)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-why-must-you-make-it-so-hard-to-take-your-tragedy-seriously/663551 "2013-07-28T06:27:44Z")
So I was going through reading the morning news online. And the title of this story caught my eye. Cow crashes through roof, kills sleeping Brazilian I do my best to maintain an objective curiosity without snickering … --- ## [Do we really need a 'clap-off' bra? Do we care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-a-clap-off-bra-do-we-care/664438 "2013-07-28T02:53:34Z")
I have to admit to liking the concept but, IDK. The bra works like the familiar clap-on/off light switch. Clap your hands and a clasp in the front automatically disengages to undo the bra. Pic and video at link. --- ## [ATTN: DOG LOVERS! We Are Fostering Two Awesome Dogs That Need A Good Home (Or Homes). Please Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-we-are-fostering-two-awesome-dogs-that-need-a-good-home-or-homes-please-help/664126)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-we-are-fostering-two-awesome-dogs-that-need-a-good-home-or-homes-please-help/664126 "2013-07-28T01:22:59Z")
Posted with moderator approval … Hi Dog Lovers! Spiny Norman and I are fostering two dogs that belong to a neighbor who can’t (read: won’t) keep them anymore. When she and her husband had a baby a year ago, they locked… --- ## [What is this I don't even... ... ... (warning: Potentially ICKY)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-i-dont-even-warning-potentially-icky/664617)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-i-dont-even-warning-potentially-icky/664617 "2013-07-27T23:51:44Z")
TL;DR: Individual who took part in dolphin research 40 years ago has basically said that … he … had a sexual relationship with one of the dolphins he was supposed to be doing research on. What. The. Fuck. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=950) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=952)