# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=954 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 955 --- ## [So, I like this girl....11 years later we start dating.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-like-this-girl-11-years-later-we-start-dating/124478)
**Author:** [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-like-this-girl-11-years-later-we-start-dating/124478 "2013-07-23T13:02:55Z")
Ok, so I’m happy now…very happy. Way back in 1991, I met this girl. She had the most amazing hair I’d ever seen, was very pretty, and was smart, funny, talented, and just all around fun to be with. Naturally, I had a … --- ## [Smartphone Hacks you need to know about.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-hacks-you-need-to-know-about/664205)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-hacks-you-need-to-know-about/664205 "2013-07-23T10:55:51Z")
Passing this on for smartphone owners. I still use a flip phone that I bought in 2006. The keyboard hack seems like a legit concern. But it’s easily defeated by keeping your phone far away from the computer. I’m surp… --- ## [Another dog/soldier coming home vid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dog-soldier-coming-home-vid/664026)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dog-soldier-coming-home-vid/664026 "2013-07-23T07:41:07Z")
I’ve seen a lot of these videos, but this is the first one that made me tear up a little. You can see a range of emotions the dog is going through, that’s they way I interpret it anyways. vid Man’s best friend indeed. … --- ## [I had a Straight Dope message borad nightmare.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-straight-dope-message-borad-nightmare/663842)
**Author:** [@I\_Made\_French\_Toast\_For\_You](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Made_French_Toast_For_You)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-a-straight-dope-message-borad-nightmare/663842 "2013-07-23T02:24:04Z")
It began in Great Debates (as most SDMB nightmares do). I had just started a new thread – a very serious discussion about Edward Snowden – when I noticed that one of the words in my OP was misspelled. The mistake? I had … --- ## [Al Qaeda militants flee Iraq jail in violent mass break-out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-militants-flee-iraq-jail-in-violent-mass-break-out/664259)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-qaeda-militants-flee-iraq-jail-in-violent-mass-break-out/664259 "2013-07-23T00:31:42Z")
“Hundreds of convicts, including senior members of al Qaeda, broke out of Iraq’s Abu Ghraib jail as comrades launched a military-style assault to free them, authorities said on Monday.” http://www.reuters.com/article/20… --- ## [Kate Middleton is pregnant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-middleton-is-pregnant/642859)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 404\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-middleton-is-pregnant/642859 "2013-07-22T23:25:34Z")
I don’t normally take much interest in this stuff, but I’m bored… Too early for a sweepstake on names? I’m hoping for a girl called Elizabeth. --- ## [Doctor: 4 Killings Because He Was Fired as Medical Resident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-4-killings-because-he-was-fired-as-medical-resident/663703)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-4-killings-because-he-was-fired-as-medical-resident/663703 "2013-07-22T22:04:03Z")
“An Indiana doctor who was fired from a Nebraska medical school more than a decade ago has been arrested on suspicion of killing four people with ties to the school in two separate attacks five years apart.” Weird! --- ## [Ask the Woman who just had Lip Augmentation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-who-just-had-lip-augmentation/553693)
**Author:** [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-who-just-had-lip-augmentation/553693 "2013-07-22T20:17:01Z")
I just got back from the doctor’s office. I had Juvederm injected into mostly my upper lip, but some in my lower lip. As I understand it, Juvederm is a form of sugar acid similar to Restylane, but it is supposed to last … --- ## [Donated blood... HTLV-positive test results?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donated-blood-htlv-positive-test-results/151897)
**Author:** [@Ara-Alon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ara-Alon)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donated-blood-htlv-positive-test-results/151897 "2013-07-22T17:57:09Z")
I donated blood last January, no problems. I donated again in September, and a few weeks later I got a letter from the Red Cross saying they had rejected my donation because of abnormal blood test results. Their test f… --- ## [Irrational fears](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irrational-fears/663218)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irrational-fears/663218 "2013-07-22T15:41:38Z")
Got any irrational fears. Mine would be getting stabbed in the eye by a blunt pencil. --- ## [I AM a paddler, Dammit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-paddler-dammit/664084)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-paddler-dammit/664084 "2013-07-22T13:25:50Z")
A big part of my life over the last two decades has been whitewater paddling. This year a series of shitstorms in other areas of my life has kept me from the river. Today I said “Fuck It”, drug my gear out and headed fo… --- ## [NY Subway 1905 - Video footage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-subway-1905-video-footage/664134)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-subway-1905-video-footage/664134 "2013-07-22T13:15:20Z")
I’m amazed that they were able to produce such good footage in 1905. To give some historical context, early films like The Great Train Robbery (1903) and Birth of a Nation (1915) were just coming out. The Era of the Nick… --- ## [Libertarianism: All the Freedom, and none of the Responsibility!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarianism-all-the-freedom-and-none-of-the-responsibility/663673)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarianism-all-the-freedom-and-none-of-the-responsibility/663673 "2013-07-22T12:57:03Z")
Prompted, in part, by this quote: My impression of Libertarians is that they want the freedom to do what they want, when they want, and nobody has the right to make them do otherwise. They seem to favour a ‘pay-as-you… --- ## [Why old farts shouldn't use technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-old-farts-shouldnt-use-technology/664105)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-old-farts-shouldnt-use-technology/664105 "2013-07-22T10:05:29Z")
From my friend, via email. I’ll let the email speak for itself: --- ## [WTF can't I watch Closet Land without buying it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-cant-i-watch-closet-land-without-buying-it/664141)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-cant-i-watch-closet-land-without-buying-it/664141 "2013-07-22T08:42:14Z")
It’s a 4.5 - 5 star (out of 5) flick, not exactly unknown, and damned near impossible to find unless you want to buy it. I don’t want to buy it, I want to watch it and then forget I ever saw it (again). Netflix doesn’t… --- ## [The Happy, Happy MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-happy-mmp/663545)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 430\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-happy-happy-mmp/663545 "2013-07-22T05:28:12Z")
We’ve been having some sad news in the MMP lately and much huggage has ensued. I think we all really like having a place to get sympathy and sincere concern from our imaginary internet friends. And surely Mumpers are t… --- ## [Every Man's Worst Nightmare: Wife and Mother fighting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-mans-worst-nightmare-wife-and-mother-fighting/663944)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/every-mans-worst-nightmare-wife-and-mother-fighting/663944 "2013-07-22T02:53:35Z")
\*\*The backstory: \*\*My mother and I have never gotten along all that well. She has her own idea of how the world should work, which doesn’t jive with reality all that well. If someone doesn’t match her idea of what’s ‘rig… --- ## [Juvenile Home: Confining Teenage Girls to Isolation Cells for Months at a Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juvenile-home-confining-teenage-girls-to-isolation-cells-for-months-at-a-time/664153)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juvenile-home-confining-teenage-girls-to-isolation-cells-for-months-at-a-time/664153 "2013-07-22T01:45:39Z")
“The state-run Iowa Juvenile Home has confined teenage girls to small isolation cells for months at a time — in one case, reportedly, for almost a full year.” http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20130721/NEWS/30721… --- ## [Felony Conviction for Casually Recording Friend's Sex Act](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/felony-conviction-for-casually-recording-friends-sex-act/664005)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/felony-conviction-for-casually-recording-friends-sex-act/664005 "2013-07-21T22:37:50Z")
20 year old Jake Smith receives oral sex from 15 year old girl. 20 year old Jordan Cowman turns on camera of laptop and records it. Cowman shares video with one person. That person shares video with others who share v… --- ## [Do diet and exercise prevent diabetes or just delay it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-diet-and-exercise-prevent-diabetes-or-just-delay-it/634934)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-diet-and-exercise-prevent-diabetes-or-just-delay-it/634934 "2013-07-21T19:18:53Z")
My impression was diabetes was degenerative (at least it is from the people I’ve known who have it). At first you may be able to control it with one med, then it takes several, then you may need insulin. I don’t know if… --- ## [Nadia Popova - the Night Witch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nadia-popova-the-night-witch/664044)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2013, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nadia-popova-the-night-witch/664044 "2013-07-21T12:00:00Z")
Imagine flying bombing runs over Germany in World War 2. You are in an incredibly obsolete plane made of plywood and canvas. You have no radio, no navigation instruments, no parachute, and it’s night time. To increase yo… --- ## [Well, that was pretty insulting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-pretty-insulting/663726)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2013, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-that-was-pretty-insulting/663726 "2013-07-21T07:52:32Z")
So I have been job hunting. The job I had was ok in certain respects (I.T. in a casino), however I was way underpaid. My boss had been promising for a long time (think at least two years) that he was going to get me a p… --- ## [A Murder in My Front Yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-in-my-front-yard/664053)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2013, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-in-my-front-yard/664053 "2013-07-21T06:10:36Z")
In broad daylight. But, I opened the front door and they all flew away. :smiley: --- ## [Greatest Pranks of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-pranks-of-all-time/663668)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-pranks-of-all-time/663668 "2013-07-21T03:59:31Z")
As racist and insensitive as the prank was, the Asiana Pilot Names / KTVU prank has to be considered one of the most successful in recent memory. In its wake, I thought it would be a good time to name/link the best ever… --- ## [Goodbye to you my trusted friend. We had joy, we had fun We had seasons in the sun.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-you-my-trusted-friend-we-had-joy-we-had-fun-we-had-seasons-in-the-sun/663962)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-to-you-my-trusted-friend-we-had-joy-we-had-fun-we-had-seasons-in-the-sun/663962 "2013-07-21T03:25:08Z")
My eyes are wet and I know why. This song seems appropriate. The video of the man comforting his arthritic Shepard in the water went viral last summer. He had another year with his friend. --- ## [Things I am learning watching Russian dash-cam videos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-am-learning-watching-russian-dash-cam-videos/663456)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-am-learning-watching-russian-dash-cam-videos/663456 "2013-07-21T02:04:52Z")
All right, these things are pretty addictive…my daughter and I just watched about 45 minutes of them (all in the spirit of driver’s ed, I assure you ;)). Anyway, things I’ve learned so far: If someone cuts you off in t… --- ## [Just Be Yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-be-yourself/663729)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-be-yourself/663729 "2013-07-20T23:00:00Z")
I feel like I’m having an epiphany. “Just be yourself.” It’s one of the most cliche phrases that’s ever been used, but the more I think about it, the more it starts to make sense. I feel like I’ve spent a lot of time … --- ## [Parents: What lengths would you go to protect your child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-what-lengths-would-you-go-to-protect-your-child/664045)
**Author:** [@Tracijo67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracijo67)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-what-lengths-would-you-go-to-protect-your-child/664045 "2013-07-20T18:27:44Z")
I saw an earlier thread that prompted this question for me. It made me wonder, just what would I do to keep my son safe from harm? As I thought about it, I realized that there isn’t much I wouldn’t do, and also realized … --- ## [Raccoon steals cat's food. Makes the cats his bitches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-steals-cats-food-makes-the-cats-his-bitches/664009)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raccoon-steals-cats-food-makes-the-cats-his-bitches/664009 "2013-07-20T17:29:28Z")
They just stand aside and take it while he goes to town. Raccoon Steals Cats’ Food And Makes A Great Escape (VIDEO) Pussy… cats. --- ## [A Day at the Beach with the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-at-the-beach-with-the-sdmb/662925)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2013, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-at-the-beach-with-the-sdmb/662925 "2013-07-20T13:00:06Z")
Pick your own beach for all this to happen at. The parking lot is up close near the beach. Dopers are coming from all over, ready for a day of swimming, surfing, or just lying there in the sun. There are swings and slid… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=953) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=955)