# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=963 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 964 --- ## ["That means TWO things"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-means-two-things/662366)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-means-two-things/662366 "2013-07-01T17:32:32Z")
Origin: Family Guy Quagmire: “What can I say, I like watching her box.” Peter, with a sly smile to the folks watching in TV land: "That means two things. Took one of the kids to The Very Large Buy It In Bulk Store yes… --- ## [Android app that fires an alarm when it sees a Twitter message?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-app-that-fires-an-alarm-when-it-sees-a-twitter-message/662363)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/android-app-that-fires-an-alarm-when-it-sees-a-twitter-message/662363 "2013-07-01T16:20:04Z")
Does anybody know if such an app exists? What I’m looking for is an app that follows a Twitter handle and fires off an alarm if it find certain words in a tweet. I’ve tried googling for this but a search for “tweet” an… --- ## [Profile XT test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profile-xt-test/626799)
**Author:** [@Grandknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grandknight)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profile-xt-test/626799 "2013-07-01T15:22:11Z")
My employers have asked me to complete a Profile XT test. I have been working for them for five years so it’s doubtful they are unhappy with my work, actually they have asked all of the employees to complete the test. I… --- ## [5 Insane Ways Science is Humiliating Birds (With WTF Images)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-insane-ways-science-is-humiliating-birds-with-wtf-images/662341)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-insane-ways-science-is-humiliating-birds-with-wtf-images/662341 "2013-07-01T13:16:50Z")
:dubious: This is real. Right? Featherless chickens? Wouldn’t the skin get all leathered and nasty? It would be horrible baked or fried. I always liked the crested birds. Wish now that I didn’t know what causes crest… --- ## [We're Number 3!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-number-3/662089)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-number-3/662089 "2013-07-01T12:41:17Z")
I’m sure a lot of people have heard of Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. It’s 1,319 acres, and is visited by well over a million people annually. Pictures– http://blog.pikes-peak.com/Portals/256887/images/gar… --- ## [Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-because-im-beautiful/662177)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-hate-me-because-im-beautiful/662177 "2013-07-01T02:34:57Z")
I’m not talking about me. I’m not beautiful and you can hate me all you want. I’m talking about the pass so many people seem to give beautiful people. On 30 Rock Liz tried to convince John Hamm he lived in a beautiful… --- ## [We Got Fireflies!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-fireflies/662228)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-got-fireflies/662228 "2013-07-01T01:20:34Z")
Get out a clean peanut butter jar and go in my back yard, dozens of fireflies! I’ve never seen so many! (Central NY, a very hot and very rainy month). --- ## [Ideas on what REALLY happened to the Andrea Gail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-on-what-really-happened-to-the-andrea-gail/23714)
**Author:** [@Palimpsest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palimpsest)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-on-what-really-happened-to-the-andrea-gail/23714 "2013-07-01T01:06:31Z")
Hola, I live in MA, just a piece down the road from Gloucester. The entire region is overrun with Perfect Storm fever, which made me wonder if the teeming millions had any opinions as to what REALLY happened to the Andr… --- ## [Don't you hate it when . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-hate-it-when/662044)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-hate-it-when/662044 "2013-06-30T21:16:39Z")
you sneeze, and the sneeze horks up a bunch of mucus and lodges it in your pharynx, and you wind up coughing for the next 45 minutes? I thought sneezes were supposed to clear out your respiratory tract. Stupid biology. A… --- ## [America is a mobile country, but I think I'm an outlier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-is-a-mobile-country-but-i-think-im-an-outlier/662284)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-is-a-mobile-country-but-i-think-im-an-outlier/662284 "2013-06-30T20:51:03Z")
I have lived in: Lexington Park, Maryland Schenectady, New York Jacksonville, Florida Schenectady, New York Norfolk, Virginia Alameda, California Santa Clara, California Mountain View, California Belpasso, Sicil… --- ## [If you have a name like Jake Evill, you really have to use your power for good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-a-name-like-jake-evill-you-really-have-to-use-your-power-for-good/662256)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-a-name-like-jake-evill-you-really-have-to-use-your-power-for-good/662256 "2013-06-30T14:53:24Z")
http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/29/4477428/3d-printed-cortex-cast-puts-modern-spin-on-bone-fracture Cool new advances in technology. I must admit, it was the researcher’s name that really motivated me to post… --- ## [Dental assistant fired for being luscious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-assistant-fired-for-being-luscious/644943)
**Author:** [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-assistant-fired-for-being-luscious/644943 "2013-06-30T12:31:23Z")
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A dentist acted legally when he fired an assistant that he found attractive simply because he and his wife viewed the woman as a threat to their marriage, the all-male Iowa Supreme Court ruled Frid… --- ## [9th Circuit Court lifts stay in CA, SS marriages begin NOW!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9th-circuit-court-lifts-stay-in-ca-ss-marriages-begin-now/662164)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9th-circuit-court-lifts-stay-in-ca-ss-marriages-begin-now/662164 "2013-06-30T09:19:30Z")
Well about in an hour here in San Francisco. Link :slight\_smile: --- ## [Stupid things my brain should really be retaining by now #372-don't put batteries in your pocket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-my-brain-should-really-be-retaining-by-now-372-dont-put-batteries-in-your-pocket/662086)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-my-brain-should-really-be-retaining-by-now-372-dont-put-batteries-in-your-pocket/662086 "2013-06-30T00:47:50Z")
In particularly, don’t put a fresh 9-volt battery in a pocket with loose change.:smack: --- ## [Meet the first 4 quark hadron - Z(c)-3900](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-first-4-quark-hadron-z-c-3900/662134)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-first-4-quark-hadron-z-c-3900/662134 "2013-06-29T21:25:35Z")
Whether it’s 2 mesons or a tetraquark I think is still to be determined, but what makes it especially interesting is that it is electrically charged. Apparently, ‘first order’ mesons are just a quark and its anti-quark.… --- ## [Restarted my Betta aquarium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restarted-my-betta-aquarium/655901)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restarted-my-betta-aquarium/655901 "2013-06-29T19:35:49Z")
I’ve been out of the aquarium hobby for a few years now, and am in the middle of a big de-clutter the house , but I kept one of my old fish tanks, heaters fluorescent hood and canister filter, just in case I realized I … --- ## [Feburary Russian meteor was 460 Kilotons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feburary-russian-meteor-was-460-kilotons/662103)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feburary-russian-meteor-was-460-kilotons/662103 "2013-06-29T17:58:13Z")
Just an interesting update. Good thing that it exploded so high up (14.5 miles according to Wikipedia). --- ## [Oh Noes I can only talk for 300 hours hours before 7/7!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes-i-can-only-talk-for-300-hours-hours-before-7-7/662186)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes-i-can-only-talk-for-300-hours-hours-before-7-7/662186 "2013-06-29T13:45:51Z")
Yeah utterly pointless, yet still amusing to me. I have a cell phone plan that is Precambrian, back when I used to work for the a phone company, that is grandfathered in as uncancellable. 450 phone minutes a month, and … --- ## [Contact](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact/662191)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contact/662191 "2013-06-29T13:10:43Z")
The tires are things on your car that make contact with the road. (YouTube link) That is all.:slight\_smile: --- ## [Another sleepless night, anyone else suffering from insomnia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-sleepless-night-anyone-else-suffering-from-insomnia/662109)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-sleepless-night-anyone-else-suffering-from-insomnia/662109 "2013-06-29T10:06:29Z")
Hello Everyone Again, Another sleepless night, is now 8am and I’m wondering who else here suffers from insomnia and what do you do about it? Mine is the result if chronic pain and the use of lots and lots if narcotic pa… --- ## [Powerful like a gorilla, yet soft and yielding like a Nerf ball.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerful-like-a-gorilla-yet-soft-and-yielding-like-a-nerf-ball/662165)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerful-like-a-gorilla-yet-soft-and-yielding-like-a-nerf-ball/662165 "2013-06-29T01:05:30Z")
Who are you to resist it? The Homer - The Car Built For Homer - for realz --- ## [Celebrating George Orwell's birthday in style ^.^](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrating-george-orwells-birthday-in-style/662153)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrating-george-orwells-birthday-in-style/662153 "2013-06-28T23:46:16Z")
Sometimes the Dutch demonstrate a FANTASTIC sense of humour :smiley: To mark George Orwell’s birthday on June 25 (happy 110th birthday, George!), a citizen group in the city of Utrecht decked a bunch of CCTV cameras all… --- ## [Just one more reason why firefighters are awesome.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-one-more-reason-why-firefighters-are-awesome/662110)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-one-more-reason-why-firefighters-are-awesome/662110 "2013-06-28T21:23:47Z")
The gym where we work out is very close to a local fire station. The firefighters are in the gym quite often to work out and they are a nice, friendly bunch of guys and girls. The other day, my son (14) was in the gym … --- ## [Atlas Obscura: A Compendium of the World's Wonders, Curiosities and Esoterica](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlas-obscura-a-compendium-of-the-worlds-wonders-curiosities-and-esoterica/500271)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atlas-obscura-a-compendium-of-the-worlds-wonders-curiosities-and-esoterica/500271 "2013-06-28T17:25:30Z")
See it here. Includes the definitive answer to the question: “What’s there to see in Iceland?” (http://atlasobscura.com/places/icelandic-phallological-museum) (Warning: mammal penises, but probably safe for work.) … --- ## [How to be careful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-careful/662115)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-careful/662115 "2013-06-28T14:57:13Z")
So I ordered a couple of dozen inexpensive picture frames for a project, and they showed up so unexpectedly quickly that I couldn’t figure out what this jumble of boxes on my porch was. The seller deals in bulk, so the p… --- ## [Is there any way to pay someone through PayPal without signing up myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-pay-someone-through-paypal-without-signing-up-myself/661729)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-pay-someone-through-paypal-without-signing-up-myself/661729 "2013-06-28T14:45:20Z")
I want to make ONE simple financial transaction with someone whose best option is PayPal. This other person has only a Personal account, as far as I can tell, so there is no option for being able to accept money without… --- ## [Will I get this job without a resume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-get-this-job-without-a-resume/662000)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-get-this-job-without-a-resume/662000 "2013-06-27T22:34:18Z")
Ok, peep this… I have an interview tomorrow. It is for a sales job in sort of a call center setting, I guess. I actually have a different kind of job sort of lined up in a few weeks, so if I don’t get this job, it’s n… --- ## [gmail wtf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-wtf/662031)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-wtf/662031 "2013-06-27T22:06:48Z")
This is a really small thing but I find it inordinately aggravating. In gmail, if an email goes past five lines or so, you have to push a little “ellipses” button to read the rest. That’s fine. But the button stays there … --- ## [Naked Man, Pacific Beach (San Diego), CA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-man-pacific-beach-san-diego-ca/662056)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-man-pacific-beach-san-diego-ca/662056 "2013-06-27T21:44:41Z")
In the Pacific Beach area of San Diego, there was a guy who roller-skated around wearing very skimpy costumes. The one time I saw him, his costume was a lion. IIRC correctly, it comprised a Speedo-type (or thong-type) … --- ## [Baton Bob arrested in MIdtown Atlanta as he celebrated THE SCOTUS decision on DOMA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baton-bob-arrested-in-midtown-atlanta-as-he-celebrated-the-scotus-decision-on-doma/662024)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baton-bob-arrested-in-midtown-atlanta-as-he-celebrated-the-scotus-decision-on-doma/662024 "2013-06-27T20:48:08Z")
First, some background on who Baton Bob is. The northern end of the Atlanta downtown business district is called (for reasons not germane here) Midtown. It’s a nice, safe part of the city with typical office buildings,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=962) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=964)