# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=958 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 959 --- ## [Facebook/Twitter statuses we'd rather not see.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-twitter-statuses-wed-rather-not-see/663304)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-twitter-statuses-wed-rather-not-see/663304 "2013-07-12T20:14:51Z")
“Yay, the Metamucil worked!” --- ## [Awkward erections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-erections/663131)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awkward-erections/663131 "2013-07-12T18:56:30Z")
Give your stories --- ## [New magnets will increase luminosity of LHC beams 10-fold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-magnets-will-increase-luminosity-of-lhc-beams-10-fold/663280)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-magnets-will-increase-luminosity-of-lhc-beams-10-fold/663280 "2013-07-12T17:07:38Z")
An explanation of luminosity is given here and starts out innocently enough - but gets very hairy very quickly. However I think for the purposes of a general understanding, you can probably stop there (I certainly did… --- ## [Dopers! I need your internetting skills to find a hotel! (And fast!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-i-need-your-internetting-skills-to-find-a-hotel-and-fast/663244)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-i-need-your-internetting-skills-to-find-a-hotel-and-fast/663244 "2013-07-12T16:46:59Z")
Quick background: I am going on vacation with my family to Rehoboth Beach next week starting Sunday. Separately, one friend of my suggested that a bunch of us go to a trampoline park in Delmar, MD that’s conveniently abo… --- ## [Looking at old B&W negatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-old-b-w-negatives/663323)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-old-b-w-negatives/663323 "2013-07-12T16:35:47Z")
Found a box with old family negatives, and found that I could view them by using the Ipod’s camera, and running a camera effects app, in this case, 100 FX. Among the effects is one called “x-ray” which reverses everythin… --- ## [How did the phrase "VHS player" become popular](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-phrase-vhs-player-become-popular/662361)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-phrase-vhs-player-become-popular/662361 "2013-07-12T15:32:03Z")
It is dumb and I am tired of hearing it The device is called a VCR --- ## [Google! Please fix the double spaced bookmarks in Chrome!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-please-fix-the-double-spaced-bookmarks-in-chrome/663317)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-please-fix-the-double-spaced-bookmarks-in-chrome/663317 "2013-07-12T14:21:29Z")
Several months ago Chrome unilaterally made a decision to double space their menus and bookmark lists so they would be easier to read on tablets. Unfortunately this had the effect of looking horrible on my desktop. Fortu… --- ## [The greatest refernce note in the history of english.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-refernce-note-in-the-history-of-english/663289)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-refernce-note-in-the-history-of-english/663289 "2013-07-12T12:53:14Z")
So I was bored, and ended up trying to explain to an idiot for reason I am not sure of why Peni as plural for Penis wasn’t really an actual word. I typed “etymology of Penis”{small clue to what follows, text only, if you… --- ## [For Russian Speakers: Unique Russian spoken in an enclave in Ninilchik, Alaska](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-russian-speakers-unique-russian-spoken-in-an-enclave-in-ninilchik-alaska/663054)
**Author:** [@wei\_ji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wei_ji)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-russian-speakers-unique-russian-spoken-in-an-enclave-in-ninilchik-alaska/663054 "2013-07-12T07:49:17Z")
I posted a thread on the questions blog recently about the meaning of “Poochki,” a term applied a plant in Alaska by my grandmother, getting a much-needed refresher in simple plurals (“bunches”), courtesy of “Terr,” a na… --- ## [So, kitty's gone...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kittys-gone/663200)
**Author:** [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-kittys-gone/663200 "2013-07-12T04:37:08Z")
In this thread I wrote about needing to euthanize one of my cats, and asked advice on how to address the subject with my 3 YO granddaughter. Many thanks to all who responded, and for the suggestions. Well, we did the d… --- ## [I haz a sad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-sad/663254)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-haz-a-sad/663254 "2013-07-12T01:44:44Z")
I went through some old papers to shred them, and found pay stubs from the job I had to quit under very bad circumstances in early 2012, as well as bills and other paperwork from that time in my life. It’s something I j… --- ## [Awesome House Features](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-house-features/663055)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-house-features/663055 "2013-07-12T01:33:58Z")
I was perusing the Buzzfeed article “36 Things You Obviously Need In Your New Home” which has 36 pics of somewhat absurd architectural features in homes (glass-encased basement pool, metal spiral slide inside, fold-up ba… --- ## [Australia not quite deadly enough for ya mate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-not-quite-deadly-enough-for-ya-mate/662909)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australia-not-quite-deadly-enough-for-ya-mate/662909 "2013-07-12T01:32:59Z")
So, if our land dwelling creatures don’t get you, (snakes, spiders, drop bears et al). And you manage to cross the tidal zone without dying (Stonefish, Blue-ringed octopus), and you manage to survive in the ocean long en… --- ## [Harmless behavior?! (Not for weak stomachs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harmless-behavior-not-for-weak-stomachs/663192)
**Author:** [@Tracijo67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracijo67)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harmless-behavior-not-for-weak-stomachs/663192 "2013-07-11T23:40:27Z")
My six year old son has a neighborhood friend who is ten. Z is an adorable little boy who is a bit slow for his age, and given my son’s bossy nature, his laid-back personality is the perfect complement for a mostly harmo… --- ## [4 y.o. mayor of Dorset, Minn. up for re-election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-y-o-mayor-of-dorset-minn-up-for-re-election/663191)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-y-o-mayor-of-dorset-minn-up-for-re-election/663191 "2013-07-11T21:38:57Z")
We know he’s pro-ice cream and pro-fishing and that his platform is a booster seat. Other than that, he’s kind of mysterious. --- ## [Advice to your 15-year-old self, upon finding an old diary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-to-your-15-year-old-self-upon-finding-an-old-diary/660403)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-to-your-15-year-old-self-upon-finding-an-old-diary/660403 "2013-07-11T21:17:48Z")
I’m 42 and would have this to say: Get more fit now. You won’t have the time or the knees to do it as well, or with as much fun, when you realize you should have. Pick a few things you like to do, and develop a d… --- ## [Fed Chair Bernanke marks the Federal Reserve's centennial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fed-chair-bernanke-marks-the-federal-reserves-centennial/663178)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fed-chair-bernanke-marks-the-federal-reserves-centennial/663178 "2013-07-11T20:50:13Z")
Speaking before theNational Bureau of Economic Research Conference in Cambridge, MA., Chairman Bernanke reviews the Fed’s storied 100 year history including it’s successes and failures. Well worth reading. This was fol… --- ## [Transgendered 6 Year Old Wins Rights Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgendered-6-year-old-wins-rights-case/661831)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transgendered-6-year-old-wins-rights-case/661831 "2013-07-11T18:28:02Z")
"Colorado officials say a suburban Colorado Springs school district discriminated against a 6-year-old transgender girl by preventing her from using the girls’ bathroom, in what advocates described as the first such ruli… --- ## [A role model for us all.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-role-model-for-us-all/663217)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-role-model-for-us-all/663217 "2013-07-11T16:50:55Z")
This man clothed himself in THE GLORY OF BACON, and won a mighty victory!!! We could all learn from his example. --- ## [Fox Horror in London](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-horror-in-london/663070)
**Author:** [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-horror-in-london/663070 "2013-07-11T16:21:06Z")
Chortle :smiley: Dude says the fox ‘was like a wild animal’ I have a few toilet terror tales of my own and I’d love to hear yours. --- ## [The Back to Work Post-Baby Blues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-back-to-work-post-baby-blues/662733)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-back-to-work-post-baby-blues/662733 "2013-07-11T14:19:34Z")
Man this weekend is going to suck. I go back to work on Monday after being off for eight weeks after baby #3 was born. I was home with #1 for six months before going back to work part-time, and I was able to take him w… --- ## [That Indian PM That Advocated Drinking Urine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-indian-pm-that-advocated-drinking-urine/663162)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-indian-pm-that-advocated-drinking-urine/663162 "2013-07-11T11:16:05Z")
Did it help him? I recall that the guy drank a glass every day-are there any health benefits to this? --- ## [New article says old science was wrong, female fertility does NOT fall off a cliff in mid-late 30's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-article-says-old-science-was-wrong-female-fertility-does-not-fall-off-a-cliff-in-mid-late-30s/663014)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-article-says-old-science-was-wrong-female-fertility-does-not-fall-off-a-cliff-in-mid-late-30s/663014 "2013-07-11T05:53:22Z")
Is what we assumed to be scientific fact now shown to be wrong? Interesting article How Long Can You Wait to Have a Baby? --- ## [Asiana 214 flight crew talking on ATC tape. Anyone know what he's saying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asiana-214-flight-crew-talking-on-atc-tape-anyone-know-what-hes-saying/662840)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asiana-214-flight-crew-talking-on-atc-tape-anyone-know-what-hes-saying/662840 "2013-07-11T04:41:48Z")
I’ve been listening to the radio traffic\* between the SFO tower and various flight crews just before, during, and after the Asiana Flight 214 crash-landing at SFO today. (SFO approach controllers and fire/rescue personn… --- ## [Brompton folding bike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brompton-folding-bike/663094)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brompton-folding-bike/663094 "2013-07-11T04:02:45Z")
Are they really worth their price and how practical is it too carry it around in a bag or rucksack on your back for exteneded periods. --- ## [Camptown Races](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camptown-races/655568)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/camptown-races/655568 "2013-07-11T03:19:01Z")
According to Stephen Foster, the ladies at the Camptown Races sing this song: “Doo-dah, Doo-dah” okay where exactly is the Camptown race track and did attendees there at some point suddenly get the urge to get up and si… --- ## [Rise of the Machines, part 4532007122076: 3D-printing liquid metal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rise-of-the-machines-part-4532007122076-3d-printing-liquid-metal/663181)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rise-of-the-machines-part-4532007122076-3d-printing-liquid-metal/663181 "2013-07-10T22:59:54Z")
Turns out that you can make stretchy metal objects by 3D-printing an indium-gallium alloy. Link from the BBC --- ## [How should I treat this knee injury?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-treat-this-knee-injury/662150)
**Author:** [@MizQuirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizQuirk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-i-treat-this-knee-injury/662150 "2013-07-10T22:01:30Z")
Fell on it in my kitchen a few hours ago. I can get around, gingerly; surely nothing’s broken. Not having had many injuries in the past, thank goodness, I don’t know if it would be better to rest it or exercise it. Wha… --- ## [I'm bored of being boring.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-of-being-boring/663144)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-bored-of-being-boring/663144 "2013-07-10T21:55:39Z")
Monty Python has done numerous sketches about me, most notably this one. The Police have written song about me, maybe two (upon hearing it my oldest, who remembers the manic rage days, turned to me and did the point and … --- ## [Mother throws flaming diapers and that's not the best part of the story!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-throws-flaming-diapers-and-thats-not-the-best-part-of-the-story/663135)
**Author:** [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-throws-flaming-diapers-and-thats-not-the-best-part-of-the-story/663135 "2013-07-10T21:01:25Z")
Angry mother throws flaming diapers at men setting off late night fireworks But here is the BEST part of the story: I was incredibly sad to find out that it was an Onion like publication. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=957) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=959)