# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=953 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 954 --- ## [My friend the junkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-the-junkie/658794)
**Author:** [@Crime\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crime_Scene)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-the-junkie/658794 "2013-07-25T06:28:44Z")
It’s past the midnight hour. My friend arrived around at 7:25 this evening with yellow eyes and false enthusiasm. He performed quite the show to prove his state of sobriety by walking around the lake with me and chatti… --- ## [Drunk man swims across Detroit River](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-man-swims-across-detroit-river/664396)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-man-swims-across-detroit-river/664396 "2013-07-25T03:09:46Z")
http://blogs.windsorstar.com/2013/07/23/drunk-man-attempts-swim-across-detroit-river/ Shouldn’t he also be busted for entering the United States illegally? --- ## [Woman Gets Head in the Stairwell!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-gets-head-in-the-stairwell/664411)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-gets-head-in-the-stairwell/664411 "2013-07-25T02:03:03Z")
Oops, that should be, “Woman Gets Head Caught in Stairwell.” Woman’s head stuck in railings during stairwell sex romp --- ## [Near-Terminal Cuteness: Bilbies for the Royal Baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/near-terminal-cuteness-bilbies-for-the-royal-baby/664432)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/near-terminal-cuteness-bilbies-for-the-royal-baby/664432 "2013-07-25T00:58:44Z")
--- ## [Jane Austen coming to the £10 note ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-austen-coming-to-the-10-note/662026)
**Author:** [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jane-austen-coming-to-the-10-note/662026 "2013-07-24T23:49:24Z")
The outgoing governor of the Bank of England is considering dropping Charles Darwin from the £10 banknote and replacing him with Jane Austen. While I am not a UK citizen, I am nevertheless, mildly perturbed at the notio… --- ## [Explosions at Boston Marathon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 1477\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explosions-at-boston-marathon/655781 "2013-07-24T23:13:15Z")
http://bostonherald.com/news\_opinion/local\_coverage/2013/04/two\_huge\_blasts\_rock\_boston\_marathon\_finish\_line Two huge blasts at the finish line. People are dead. --- ## [Buncha howler monkeys!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buncha-howler-monkeys/664397)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buncha-howler-monkeys/664397 "2013-07-24T22:36:35Z")
Well, Boner-Boy is at it again. No debt ceiling increase without spending cuts Yeah, because that worked so well the first time they did it! :mad: It reminds me of Blackadder So Boehner & Co are basically saying, ‘… --- ## [My new fitness goal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-fitness-goal/664232)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-fitness-goal/664232 "2013-07-24T22:12:57Z")
I’m nearly 64. My new fitness goal is to look as good as this in a towel by the time I’m 70. Roddy --- ## [I'm Not Fully Mature Because ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-fully-mature-because/663905)
**Author:** [@Skinnybones\_Lampshade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skinnybones_Lampshade)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-fully-mature-because/663905 "2013-07-24T20:11:57Z")
… even though I’m 58 years old, I seem to expect to clean the kitchen more quickly and easily if I put the water in the sink on full force when washing dishes, even though the likelihood of time-consuming cleanup from al… --- ## ["Don't blame me, I did'nt vote for him"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-blame-me-i-didnt-vote-for-him/664183)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-blame-me-i-didnt-vote-for-him/664183 "2013-07-24T18:30:11Z")
Painted in huge neat letters on the back of a pickup truck I saw yesterday. I think it’s perfect. My guess is that the owner and his friends are all unaware of how “didn’t” is supposed to be spelled. --- ## [beginner c++ question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginner-c-question/664398)
**Author:** [@DaveBfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveBfd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginner-c-question/664398 "2013-07-24T18:16:45Z")
How do you properly define a struct in a header file? say I have globals.cpp: struct User { int age; int weight; }; User dave = {11, 100}; User notdave = {45, 193}; How would I make globals.h so that the struct a… --- ## [Norwegian Women Raped in UAE; She is Sentenced to 16 Months](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-women-raped-in-uae-she-is-sentenced-to-16-months/663989)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/norwegian-women-raped-in-uae-she-is-sentenced-to-16-months/663989 "2013-07-24T15:49:39Z")
“The Norwegian interior designer convicted in Dubai of having illegal sex after she reported being raped is appealing her jail sentence and alerting Western women to the Islam-based legal system of the United Arab Emirat… --- ## [It's happening! It's happening! Royal baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-happening-its-happening-royal-baby/664173 "2013-07-24T14:38:18Z")
on the way! Hurrah! --- ## ["Six Flags investigating fatal roller coaster death"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-flags-investigating-fatal-roller-coaster-death/664235)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-flags-investigating-fatal-roller-coaster-death/664235 "2013-07-24T14:29:42Z")
AP headline — just one sample. Am I weird for having the redundancy just jump out at me? Is it more subtle than I give it credit for? --- ## [Dildos Hunted to Extinction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dildos-hunted-to-extinction/664288)
**Author:** [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dildos-hunted-to-extinction/664288 "2013-07-24T13:11:46Z")
I am vibrating with rage over this. They were so trusting and snatched away too soon. Why didn’t any master debaters speak up for them before it was too late? --- ## [Major Life Change & 2 a.m. Ruminitions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-life-change-2-a-m-ruminitions/664369)
**Author:** [@Tracijo67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracijo67)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-life-change-2-a-m-ruminitions/664369 "2013-07-24T11:50:11Z")
So this morning I got a call that I’ve been waiting for. I got the job. My first reaction upon checking my voicemail and hearing “Traci, this is \*\*\* from DHS and I’d like to talk to you about a position with us” … I fro… --- ## [I've hurt my wrist by ironing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-hurt-my-wrist-by-ironing/664063)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-hurt-my-wrist-by-ironing/664063 "2013-07-24T06:10:48Z")
And boy is it painful when I move it! I only did 10 shirts, too. So I consoled myself with some ice cream. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Link to a blog/online medium you don't agree with at all.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-to-a-blog-online-medium-you-dont-agree-with-at-all/664357)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/link-to-a-blog-online-medium-you-dont-agree-with-at-all/664357 "2013-07-24T04:17:21Z")
It’s easy to fall into the trap of only reading stuff you agree with. Every now and then, it is fun to study what the other side has to say. So todays assignment is: find an issue you have an strong opinion about, then … --- ## [Lamest/Corniest remarks you had made....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-corniest-remarks-you-had-made/373381)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-corniest-remarks-you-had-made/373381 "2013-07-24T02:30:55Z")
What are the most groans-worthy remarks you have heard or have said? Recently, while eating out with a hardcore Matrix fan at a resturant, we discoverd that our table lacked the usual eating utensils. So he asked me, “… --- ## [Do you know anyone who has "lost their house"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-has-lost-their-house/664247)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-has-lost-their-house/664247 "2013-07-24T02:09:34Z")
Not misplaced, but in terms of evicted pursuant to foreclosure. Over the weekend I encountered the second such person. The first impressed me as odd, but the second really has me trying t adjust my thinking. Both of t… --- ## [There's only two things to worry about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-only-two-things-to-worry-about/664333)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-only-two-things-to-worry-about/664333 "2013-07-24T01:47:59Z")
From Destination Tokyo (1943) How would you apply this sort of reasoning to different things in life? For example, if you’re a cop? A fireman? A soldier? A worker? A politician? --- ## [New (most probably) SYG case in Houston:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-most-probably-syg-case-in-houston/664307)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-most-probably-syg-case-in-houston/664307 "2013-07-24T00:42:48Z")
http://www.khou.com/news/local/Argument-leads-to-fatal-shooting-in-southeast-Houston-216412611.html Surveillance video shows the shooter, described as a 23-year-old woman, retrieving a rifle from the trunk of her car an… --- ## [Long term study of doomed 80's "crack babies"- Result? Being a crack baby wasn't that big a deal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-study-of-doomed-80s-crack-babies-result-being-a-crack-baby-wasnt-that-big-a-deal/664258)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-study-of-doomed-80s-crack-babies-result-being-a-crack-baby-wasnt-that-big-a-deal/664258 "2013-07-23T23:04:49Z")
But being poor was - ‘Crack baby’ study ends with unexpected but clear result --- ## [Interesting and Amazing Facts About the Animal Kingdom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-and-amazing-facts-about-the-animal-kingdom/664323)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-and-amazing-facts-about-the-animal-kingdom/664323 "2013-07-23T21:44:48Z")
I love the weirdness and the incredible evolution has created amongst the wide expanse of the animal kingdom. For example, Lobsters don’t age, in the sense that they don’t experience any change in metabolism or other f… --- ## [What a Week I'm Having...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-week-im-having/663871)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-a-week-im-having/663871 "2013-07-23T20:18:44Z")
Yesterday, I did some yardwork. Trimmed this and that, cut the grass, etc. Nothing unusual. I parked the mower in the driveway, and got the hose to clean it off. I bent over to hook up the hose, and saw sparkles. Th… --- ## [so how long before we see a picture of the royal baby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-long-before-we-see-a-picture-of-the-royal-baby/664244)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-long-before-we-see-a-picture-of-the-royal-baby/664244 "2013-07-23T18:34:48Z")
And how much will they pay for it? --- ## [Someone/something is attempting to reset my Apple password](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-something-is-attempting-to-reset-my-apple-password/664284)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-something-is-attempting-to-reset-my-apple-password/664284 "2013-07-23T16:48:12Z")
Does anyone else have this issue? Apple keeps sending me email saying there is an attempt to reset my password. Has been happening regularly every 3 or 4 hours since yesterdays. There were some news that the developer’s… --- ## [Spinoff from child support thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-from-child-support-thread/657333)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinoff-from-child-support-thread/657333 "2013-07-23T16:21:20Z")
Question: Has anyone here ever found out that their SO abandoned a child or a family? I’m not talking about someone who put a baby up for adoption (unless they didn’t tell you) or even someone who’s prohibited from see… --- ## [Dolphins Have Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolphins-have-names/664289)
**Author:** [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dolphins-have-names/664289 "2013-07-23T15:41:08Z")
Wow, dolphins just seem determined to keep proving how clever they are. :smiley: Oh no - I’ve just realised that having names and knowing your friends’ names can lead to complications. I mean, do they have the sa… --- ## [Lawrenceville, Pa. Seriously, up & coming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrenceville-pa-seriously-up-coming/663712)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrenceville-pa-seriously-up-coming/663712 "2013-07-23T15:30:28Z")
Native Pittsburgher here. Transplanted out West. Saw this on a real estate show tonite. Really??? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=952) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=954)