# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=952 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 953 --- ## [Two Ladies get rescued once and then die shortly later in another mishap.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-ladies-get-rescued-once-and-then-die-shortly-later-in-another-mishap/664437)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-ladies-get-rescued-once-and-then-die-shortly-later-in-another-mishap/664437 "2013-07-27T23:40:07Z")
Two ladies Rescued once from a mountain. They leave in their car and drive right down a boat ramp into the water. Somehow it just wasn’t their day to visit a state park. I know the original rescuer must feel terrible. … --- ## [Man Gets Fake Porn Ransomware Demand, Confesses to Police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-gets-fake-porn-ransomware-demand-confesses-to-police/664640)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-gets-fake-porn-ransomware-demand-confesses-to-police/664640 "2013-07-27T21:49:08Z")
“A man from just outside of Washington, DC turned himself in to local police—with his computer in tow—after receiving a pop-up message from what he believed was an “FBI Warning” telling him to click to pay a fine online,… --- ## [Fun with church signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-church-signs/664373)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-with-church-signs/664373 "2013-07-27T21:43:59Z")
I pass a church every day on my drive home, and there’s a new message on their sign every week to announce the theme of that week’s sermon. It’s often pretty generic: stuff like loving thy neighbor and honoring the Sabba… --- ## [Woman upset with Apple store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-upset-with-apple-store/664427)
**Author:** [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-upset-with-apple-store/664427 "2013-07-27T20:36:45Z")
It looks like a woman was unhappy she couldn’t get immediate help in an Apple store. As much as I dislike people posting videos of others online, don’t most people now realize that almost everyone has a camera and acc… --- ## [Strange speed limit sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-speed-limit-sign/664393)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-speed-limit-sign/664393 "2013-07-27T16:29:45Z")
I’ve posted this before in years past, but I was in the area recently and decided to post it again. In Washington County, Wisconsin, between the City of West Bend and the Village of Jackson, there is a hospital in a rur… --- ## [What Do You Do if a Bag of Cash Falls Out of an Armored Truck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-if-a-bag-of-cash-falls-out-of-an-armored-truck/664487)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-if-a-bag-of-cash-falls-out-of-an-armored-truck/664487 "2013-07-27T14:45:29Z")
"A man and woman are facing felony charges after allegedly grabbing a bag of cash that fell out of an armored truck Wednesday morning. The pair were arrested leaving Merle Hay Mall after a shopping spree, police said." … --- ## [Racoon attacks dog, owner makes racoon his bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racoon-attacks-dog-owner-makes-racoon-his-bitch/664052 "2013-07-27T13:11:12Z")
In keeping with the racoon theme. Owner defends his dog violently from racoon attack vid TRIGGER WARNING: You yourself may turn into a whiny weenie, if you feel awful, just awful watching racoons getting violently manh… --- ## [What's the worst that can happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-that-can-happen/664332)
**Author:** [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-that-can-happen/664332 "2013-07-27T02:32:34Z")
I am the mother of an 18 year old and 12 year old and my parenting is inept at best. :frowning: I suck at discipline and am now reaping what I’ve sown with the 18 year old. I know that it has come to the necessity of ta… --- ## [Anthony Weiner - more pictures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-more-pictures/664331)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anthony-weiner-more-pictures/664331 "2013-07-26T20:56:13Z")
Yikes, this guy really likes sending pictures of himself on the internet. --- ## [Police Go to Wrong Address; Kill 72 Year Old Homeowner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-go-to-wrong-address-kill-72-year-old-homeowner/664613)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-go-to-wrong-address-kill-72-year-old-homeowner/664613 "2013-07-26T20:37:33Z")
“FORT WORTH — Police officers responding to a burglary alarm call went to the wrong house because of poor lighting and fatally shot an armed homeowner, according to a search warrant affidavit released Wednesday… “My fat… --- ## [Ayn Rand's column in Parade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ayn-rands-column-in-parade/664475)
**Author:** [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ayn-rands-column-in-parade/664475 "2013-07-26T16:36:51Z")
From Ayn Rand’s totally real and believable column in Parade If only her life hadn’t been struck short by Godless Collectivists, what other subjects would she have educated the (above) average reader? --- ## [Wow, was I ever clueless about women!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-was-i-ever-clueless-about-women/658994)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-was-i-ever-clueless-about-women/658994 "2013-07-26T15:56:02Z")
At 52, I’m happily married, and have been for nearly 30 years. My “wild years” were compressed into a very small period of time, having lost my virginity fairly late at 19. Which was mostly due to my inability to compre… --- ## [National Weather Service radar shows mayfly swarm in Chicago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-weather-service-radar-shows-mayfly-swarm-in-chicago/664425)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-weather-service-radar-shows-mayfly-swarm-in-chicago/664425 "2013-07-26T15:00:42Z")
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display\_cmsstory.php?wfo=lot&storyid=96161&source=0 --- ## [Is it possible to take legal action against phone scammers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-take-legal-action-against-phone-scammers/663526)
**Author:** [@themouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themouthbreather)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-take-legal-action-against-phone-scammers/663526 "2013-07-26T14:30:44Z")
So recently these guys tell me they’re from Dell and they’re calling me because of some issue with my computer. My gut instinct is what the hell, dell never calls me, they wouldn’t give a damn if my computer spontaneousl… --- ## [Don't worry, Australia - Canada's taken Kevin Rudd off your hands.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-worry-australia-canadas-taken-kevin-rudd-off-your-hands/664412)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-worry-australia-canadas-taken-kevin-rudd-off-your-hands/664412 "2013-07-26T14:22:13Z")
At least, so saith the BBC, which does its best to keep up with political developments in the colonies: BBC labels Kevin Rudd as Canadian PM --- ## [Anyone else in Almaty, Kazakhstan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-in-almaty-kazakhstan/664174)
**Author:** [@nani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nani)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-in-almaty-kazakhstan/664174 "2013-07-26T13:36:54Z")
I’ve been in beautiful Almaty for a month now, and it’s a really wonderful city, surrounded by amazing natural beauty and full of friendly and kind people. I’m sad that I can only be here for another few weeks, but I’m a… --- ## [Plane wrecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-wrecks/664491)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-wrecks/664491 "2013-07-26T13:07:36Z")
A German photographer has made photos of old plane wrecks. He’s self-published a book called Happy End. An odd name for a book about plane wrecks? In each of the crashes, all aboard survived. --- ## [More scrutiny: Law enforcement tracks your license plate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-scrutiny-law-enforcement-tracks-your-license-plate/663974)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-scrutiny-law-enforcement-tracks-your-license-plate/663974 "2013-07-26T12:40:42Z")
One more way you’re being scrutinized by the Government: Many police departments and other law enforcement scan license plates going by on the street and record them into a database, to build a record of any particular … --- ## [Hitler Fried Chicken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-fried-chicken/662921)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitler-fried-chicken/662921 "2013-07-26T08:37:33Z")
I almost didn’t start this thread since this is an old story. But it’s in the news now, and I wouldn’t want to be accused of falling down on the job. Last Friday, England’s Daily Mail ran this story about Hitler Fried C… --- ## [My aunt is dying.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-aunt-is-dying/664496)
**Author:** [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-aunt-is-dying/664496 "2013-07-26T05:17:26Z")
After four years of fighting fiercely against throat/tongue cancer my aunt decided enough is enough and is letting nature take it’s course. She’s been at home doing hospice care for a while and so she pretty much went t… --- ## [It's like the Red Wedding but....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-like-the-red-wedding-but/663706)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-like-the-red-wedding-but/663706 "2013-07-26T03:44:44Z")
In my pants. Spoilering the rest for female TMI. --- ## [President George HW Bush is bald now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-george-hw-bush-is-bald-now/664426)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-george-hw-bush-is-bald-now/664426 "2013-07-25T20:39:23Z")
Intentionally. It’s to support a boy who lost his hair during his battle with leukemia, a disease the killed one of Bush’s kids. Love, hate, or just tolerate him, you have to admit, he can be a pretty cool former Presid… --- ## [Girl-watching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-watching/664051)
**Author:** [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-watching/664051 "2013-07-25T18:24:12Z")
. . . or, if you prefer, the act of admiring whichever attractive women happen to be in your vicinity. This pastime has the rather miraculous quality that, no matter how much I do it, it never gets boring or any less pl… --- ## [Amazing MS Paint Pictures by 97 Year-Old Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-ms-paint-pictures-by-97-year-old-man/664309)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-ms-paint-pictures-by-97-year-old-man/664309 "2013-07-25T17:07:16Z")
THis guy is 97 years old annd uses MS Paint from Windows 95 to create amazing, beutiful pieces of art. The Pixel Painter which will make you smile and maybe even cry. Hal Lasko Website. --- ## [Lost My Job Today: Budget Cuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-job-today-budget-cuts/664253)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-job-today-budget-cuts/664253 "2013-07-25T16:19:05Z")
Well, out of the blue, got called into the office and told my job is over. I will work until the end of the month, get a small severance package (six weeks pay, plus unused vacation and personal days) and they will pay … --- ## [Bear cam - Streaming video of bears fishing in Katmai National Park, Alaska](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-cam-streaming-video-of-bears-fishing-in-katmai-national-park-alaska/664299)
**Author:** [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-cam-streaming-video-of-bears-fishing-in-katmai-national-park-alaska/664299 "2013-07-25T15:08:38Z")
Click here for awesome streaming video of bears fishing for salmon at Brooks Falls, Katmai, Alaska. (Mild warning for wasting time!) --- ## [Happy anniversary to me, happy anniversary to me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-to-me-happy-anniversary-to-me/664234)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-to-me-happy-anniversary-to-me/664234 "2013-07-25T14:27:58Z")
Once upon a time I was nineteen and madly in love. That was great. Today I celebrate my nineteenth wedding anniversary. I’m still in love. That’s even better. Come wish me and my sweet husband a happy anniversary! … --- ## [Should I go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go/664450)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go/664450 "2013-07-25T13:11:01Z")
I just received an email that my sister (12 years older, I am 64) had a cardiac arrest on Monday and is now comatose. Due to our age difference and a dysfunctional family, we were never close. In recent years we would … --- ## [Moneybags...or, Just how dumb can people get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moneybags-or-just-how-dumb-can-people-get/664330)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moneybags-or-just-how-dumb-can-people-get/664330 "2013-07-25T13:10:44Z")
It’s back. Another post from another Facebook friend, saying: This month has 5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays and 5 Mondays. This is called “Moneybags” and happens only once every 823 years. This is amazing good fortune gee wh… --- ## [$20 cash back and forgetting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-cash-back-and-forgetting/664410)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-cash-back-and-forgetting/664410 "2013-07-25T12:20:49Z")
Nothing in here is significant but brings up a few questions: First, the factual background. Last night while having trouble sleeping, I noted that I had only $60 to pay a friend for a prior obligation and needed $20 i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=951) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=953)