# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=956 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 957 --- ## [Tell me about your knee replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-knee-replacement/662510)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-knee-replacement/662510 "2013-07-18T02:25:25Z")
One week from today I am getting my knee(s) replaced. I am bone-on-bone in both knees. The plan was to do one now, one later, depending on how my primary care doctor felt about my heart, but he wants me to do both at onc… --- ## [Life size Tonka Tow Truck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-size-tonka-tow-truck/663796)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-size-tonka-tow-truck/663796 "2013-07-18T00:07:03Z")
It’s real! Wisconsin man Brad Doane builds life-size Tonka truck video here http://www.igtmightyone.com/ --- ## [Taking the Piss: Harnessing the Power of Urine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-piss-harnessing-the-power-of-urine/663757)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-the-piss-harnessing-the-power-of-urine/663757 "2013-07-17T21:58:09Z")
Story here. Talk about your alternative energy! British scientists have found a way to charge cellphones using human urine, generating enough electricity to send a text message and surf the Web, not to mention make a cal… --- ## [Sikorsky Prize (Human Powered Helecopter) Won](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sikorsky-prize-human-powered-helecopter-won/663608)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sikorsky-prize-human-powered-helecopter-won/663608 "2013-07-17T21:47:22Z")
The Sikorsky Prize was awarded for a human powered helicopter that: Satyed aloft for \> 1 min, went to an altitude of 3 meters, and stayed within a 10 m x 10 m area. AeroVelo did the attempt back in June at it was verifi… --- ## [Let's Join Up To Win At McDonald's Monopoly Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-join-up-to-win-at-mcdonalds-monopoly-game/270306)
**Author:** [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-join-up-to-win-at-mcdonalds-monopoly-game/270306 "2013-07-17T15:32:47Z")
What do you all say to starting a thread up here where we can discuss and trade what McDonald Monopoly pieces we have so at least somebody I know will win something more than a medium fry or value meal. Just a thought. --- ## [Hurricane Sandy Was 1-in-700-Year Event](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-was-1-in-700-year-event/663686)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricane-sandy-was-1-in-700-year-event/663686 "2013-07-17T14:27:53Z")
“Hurricane Sandy’s devastating storm track is a rare one among hurricanes; a new statistical analysis estimates that the track of the storm — which took an unusual left-hand turn in the Atlantic before slamming into the … --- ## [I'm a published author!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-published-author/663560)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-published-author/663560 "2013-07-17T13:33:24Z")
After more than a year of chasing literary agents and being told “thanks, but really, you’d have a better chance of weaving your bellybutton lint into an area rug than getting me to represent your work,” I finally bit th… --- ## [Costa Rica "accidentally legalises same-sex unions" :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costa-rica-accidentally-legalises-same-sex-unions/663649)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costa-rica-accidentally-legalises-same-sex-unions/663649 "2013-07-17T13:11:08Z")
OK, I found this really funny. The news is a couple of weeks old, but I hadn’t heard of it before. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/costa-rica-accidentally-legalises-gay-marriage-8691185.html Quoted fro… --- ## [Penises Rise to New Heights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penises-rise-to-new-heights/663674)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penises-rise-to-new-heights/663674 "2013-07-17T12:12:33Z")
Thai penises that is. In the feel-good story of the day, it seems the younger generation of Thai males are growing larger penises than their forebears. Bless their little, um, hearts. And so the Public Health Ministry is… --- ## [Gasoline prices and oil production](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gasoline-prices-and-oil-production/663672)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gasoline-prices-and-oil-production/663672 "2013-07-17T10:02:51Z")
It is the mantra of certain groups, that increased oil production will result in lower gasoline prices. ‘Drill, baby, drill!’ Oil production in the U.S. has hit its highest level in over a decade – and gasoline prices … --- ## [Weird "Help Wanted" ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-help-wanted-ad/663690)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-help-wanted-ad/663690 "2013-07-17T02:55:04Z")
A company has been running a “We’re hiring” ad for some months, and today, I called the number just to see what it was. The man answering the phone said simply “Midwest” and I replied, “Midwest what?” He said, “Just Mi… --- ## [Need answers fast: Picture of someone wearing a comically large amount of clothes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answers-fast-picture-of-someone-wearing-a-comically-large-amount-of-clothes/663621)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answers-fast-picture-of-someone-wearing-a-comically-large-amount-of-clothes/663621 "2013-07-16T23:20:28Z")
Hi I need a picture of someone wearing a comically huge amount of layers. It’s just on facebook, so any online photo would do. --- ## [Financial Scams via Craigslist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-scams-via-craigslist/663700)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-scams-via-craigslist/663700 "2013-07-16T21:32:42Z")
“A Craigslist user allegedly swindled a West Des Moines man out of $2,600 last week, according to a West Des Moines police report. A West Des Moines woman told police on Friday that she received an email in late June fr… --- ## [My dog is a cat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-a-cat/663366)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-is-a-cat/663366 "2013-07-16T18:34:10Z")
I have a 65-pound (all muscle) Rottweiler-Border Collie, Preston. He’s playing with his baby sis in this video. This is my mundane pointless stuff: I have one of those deep-pocket beds, which means it is unusually high … --- ## [In the midst of all of the rage, all of the pain, all of the fear... a simple kind act.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-midst-of-all-of-the-rage-all-of-the-pain-all-of-the-fear-a-simple-kind-act/663563)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-midst-of-all-of-the-rage-all-of-the-pain-all-of-the-fear-a-simple-kind-act/663563 "2013-07-16T18:01:28Z")
A teenager who earned the respect of an entire town.. Good eye there, kid. Nicely done. Hope they find the bastard who took the girl. --- ## [I think my cat likes big game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-cat-likes-big-game/663610)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-cat-likes-big-game/663610 "2013-07-16T07:15:56Z")
I decided to get a variety case of EVO’s canned cat food that has duck, turkey/chicken, venison and beef. Maybe it’s my imagination, but kitty seems to like the beef and venison better than the others - which are what I… --- ## [Bible study arrest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-study-arrest/663618)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bible-study-arrest/663618 "2013-07-16T05:37:32Z")
Ok I need to help getting actual factual non fox type info on this Fox News Flash | Fox News Speaking as a Christian - my bullshit meter is pinging --- ## [Posting from the end of my rope: I don't think I'm ever going to get a PhD.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-from-the-end-of-my-rope-i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-get-a-phd/544054)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-from-the-end-of-my-rope-i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-get-a-phd/544054 "2013-07-16T04:29:13Z")
I apologize for the length here, I’m at a very low point, and I’m just about to lose it. I’ve been working on this degree for four years, and I’ve never been more convinced that it’s never going to happen. I was fine u… --- ## [World's Largest Building Opens in China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-largest-building-opens-in-china/663462)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-largest-building-opens-in-china/663462 "2013-07-16T03:44:00Z")
And not even in Shanghai or Beijing but in Chengdu, in southwestern China. Stories here and here. A shopping mall called the New Century Global Centre. Not the tallest building mind you, but the largest. A hundred meter… --- ## [One Size Fits All? My arse!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-size-fits-all-my-arse/663591)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-size-fits-all-my-arse/663591 "2013-07-16T03:20:13Z")
Leggings and boots have been my fashion choice for winter downunder this year, and you can never have too many pairs of either, right? :stuck\_out\_tongue: So browsing the other day, I found another pair of leggings to a… --- ## [Best.Billboard.Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billboard-ever/662711)
**Author:** [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-billboard-ever/662711 "2013-07-16T01:02:16Z")
I now get to see this every day on my way to work. I’m very surprised this got approval to be put up, especially in South Carolina! --- ## [10,000 Year Old Calendar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-000-year-old-calendar/663598)
**Author:** [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-000-year-old-calendar/663598 "2013-07-16T00:00:25Z")
Wow. It’s always sort of fun to realise just how damn clever all those “primitive” people were. I mean, even with little paper diaries and a computer, I still fail to remember birthdays in time. :frowning: --- ## [Tales of The Sexually Unsuccessful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-the-sexually-unsuccessful/663337)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tales-of-the-sexually-unsuccessful/663337 "2013-07-15T20:43:34Z")
Anybody who can relate to the first 11 seconds of this clip from Trainspotting \<– possibly NSFW will understand the thrust of this thread. Bring on your tales of nights when you were invisible. Expound upon the joys of … --- ## [New poster..wasn't sure where to start this thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-poster-wasnt-sure-where-to-start-this-thread/663444)
**Author:** [@cotton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cotton)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-poster-wasnt-sure-where-to-start-this-thread/663444 "2013-07-15T20:20:05Z")
Hey everyone! As you know, I’m new here. Wasn’t sure where to post this thread so if there is a place deemed more appropriate mods feel free to move it. I hope to meet somenew and interesting people here. I looked at a l… --- ## [What are the odds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds/663579)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds/663579 "2013-07-15T19:18:45Z")
Something just happened that I am curious about. I have 2997 songs on Winamp. It turns out that I have some repeats of songs. Most songs are represented only once. A small number are listed twice, and I think only one… --- ## [Man views porn using Safari, files lawsuit against Apple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-views-porn-using-safari-files-lawsuit-against-apple/663501)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-views-porn-using-safari-files-lawsuit-against-apple/663501 "2013-07-15T18:11:46Z")
Plaintiff: "The Plaintiff loves Apple. The Plaintiff believes in Apple, as a company and knows that it has good intent. Since its inception, Apple has always been a pro-family company, Apple has always been an entity th… --- ## [Tell me about WalMart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-walmart/658863)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-walmart/658863 "2013-07-15T17:01:25Z")
Over my many years here on The Dope, I’ve heard plenty of horror stories about the infamous WalMart. Since the advent of FB, I also get sent occasional ‘photo albums’ of WalMartians and still continue to gasp and groan … --- ## [Was King Ramses II of Egypt a "Man Out Of Time"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-king-ramses-ii-of-egypt-a-man-out-of-time/663496)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-king-ramses-ii-of-egypt-a-man-out-of-time/663496 "2013-07-15T16:39:37Z")
If Ramses indeed lived to 90, he must have been regarded as a “man out of time”…living at a time when most of his subjects were dead by age 30, he must have been regarded as a god. He lived so long that almost all of h… --- ## [Mother walks children out in front of car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-walks-children-out-in-front-of-car/663524)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-walks-children-out-in-front-of-car/663524 "2013-07-15T16:29:27Z")
This is another reason I have cameras front and rear. People do stupid shit, if you don’t have evidence or the Pope as a passenger, things can get troublesome… Warning: Pedestrians do get hit, but slowly, and they ge… --- ## [My sinuses are a barometer and a humidity gauge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sinuses-are-a-barometer-and-a-humidity-gauge/380449)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sinuses-are-a-barometer-and-a-humidity-gauge/380449 "2013-07-15T15:45:15Z")
Every time a storm front moves in or the humidity changes from damp to dry or vice versa, my sinuses announce the event by giving me a MF’ing giant headache. Advil Cold & Sinus helps a bit, but keeps me up half the nigh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=955) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=957)