# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=966 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 967 --- ## [Robot society and money.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-society-and-money/661454)
**Author:** [@Doggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doggo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-society-and-money/661454 "2013-06-23T14:23:42Z")
Once robots are able to do everything that humans currently do, thereby rendering humans redundant for work and earning an income, will everything become free, or will a few people make all the money in the world because… --- ## [Monkey bites officer on traffic stop.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-bites-officer-on-traffic-stop/661584)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2013, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-bites-officer-on-traffic-stop/661584 "2013-06-23T10:19:31Z")
And I think we all know how painful that can be. \[/DL\] Seriously, I know the kid has only been a cop for a while, but I’ll be damned if you let some wild animal in your car attack mewith no consequences. Chilled monke… --- ## [Woman finds bag of cash - turns it into the Bank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-finds-bag-of-cash-turns-it-into-the-bank/661453)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-finds-bag-of-cash-turns-it-into-the-bank/661453 "2013-06-22T23:18:54Z")
A woman (unemployed school teacher) found a bag in the road with two “huge bundles of hundred dollar bills, wrapped in rubber bands” inside. The bag was in the middle of the road, getting run over by traffic. The bag h… --- ## [Unlimited mileage!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlimited-mileage/661175)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unlimited-mileage/661175 "2013-06-22T20:30:18Z")
I live about 400 miles away from my company’s headquarters, so I travel a lot. Usually this means spending odd hours in my uncomfortable car and billing them for mileage. This weekend there was a company function, so i… --- ## [Massive flooding in Alberta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-flooding-in-alberta/661615)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massive-flooding-in-alberta/661615 "2013-06-22T19:28:47Z")
There has been massive flooding in southern Alberta the last few days. Over a hundred thousand have been forced to evacuate, two people have died, and major buildings like the Saddledome have been flooded. Anyone in th… --- ## [I was attacked at the movies today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-attacked-at-the-movies-today/661098)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-attacked-at-the-movies-today/661098 "2013-06-22T15:36:24Z")
So, weeks after it came out, I was finally able to go see Iron Man 3 today. My parents wanted to see it too, so we all went together. Everything’s pretty uneventful at first. Buy our tickets, parents buy some popcorn, he… --- ## [I am not a Brand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-brand/661456)
**Author:** [@blueslipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueslipper)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-not-a-brand/661456 "2013-06-22T15:35:39Z")
My manager said to me that I am a brand. I told her I am not. I do not believe in that way of thinking. I am not a commodity. I am a person with contradictions. This whole ‘be your own brand’ crap to me is insulting to … --- ## [OKCupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid/657238)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okcupid/657238 "2013-06-22T14:52:38Z")
So, after about two years of being totally idle on nerd-focused dating sites that have basically zero traffic for my geographic area, I decided I had to step it up a notch. And I signed up on OKCupid. It’s been about a … --- ## [Algebra students who forget their thinking caps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/algebra-students-who-forget-their-thinking-caps/661395)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/algebra-students-who-forget-their-thinking-caps/661395 "2013-06-22T13:37:57Z")
I’m in the process of grading final exams for the Introductory Algebra I & II courses I teach. All quarter long, when it comes to word problems, I stress that students should think about the answers they come up with in… --- ## [Cedar Point, yay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cedar-point-yay/661436)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cedar-point-yay/661436 "2013-06-22T12:31:40Z")
Once upon a time, I was a very–well, a fairly young boy, and I went to Kings Island, and I decided I wanted to ride the Racers. The friend I was with at the time was like “Awww, HELL nah,” and so I, setting off a long t… --- ## [How do you pronounce this name (Anzelmas)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-this-name-anzelmas/661529)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-this-name-anzelmas/661529 "2013-06-22T01:44:29Z")
Forgive my ignorance, I’m meeting with a potential customer tomorrow, I spoke with him briefly on the phone today but he didn’t happen to use his own name (I called him.) \*\*Anzelmas \*\* Is that Polish? I’m mostly won… --- ## [Other than the SDMB, how popular are smaller-scale message boards these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-the-sdmb-how-popular-are-smaller-scale-message-boards-these-days/661294)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-the-sdmb-how-popular-are-smaller-scale-message-boards-these-days/661294 "2013-06-21T21:01:35Z")
Are there very many message boards out there anymore, or is it mostly all comments on blogs and articles? I’m not talking about your Reddit or your 4chan but something an organization might host for its members, or a com… --- ## [What If Everybody In Africa Suddenly Became Superhuman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-everybody-in-africa-suddenly-became-superhuman/661506)
**Author:** [@AHeinrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHeinrich)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-everybody-in-africa-suddenly-became-superhuman/661506 "2013-06-21T17:48:26Z")
OK, firstly don’t be offended or shocked. If Europe or the Americas had been as poverty-stricken, I would have said “What If Everybody in Europe or America became superhuman”. I merely picked that continent which suffers… --- ## [Exodus Exits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exodus-exits/661465)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exodus-exits/661465 "2013-06-21T14:38:39Z")
Exodus International announces that it’s getting out of the whole “curing gays for Jesus” thing: --- ## [New XL Class for Large Passengers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-xl-class-for-large-passengers/661429)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-xl-class-for-large-passengers/661429 "2013-06-21T03:33:40Z")
Samoa Air, the airline that introduced ticket prices based on passengers’ weight, now has an XL class for large flyers. Story here. The rows are specially designed for travelers weighing in excess of 130 kilograms (286 … --- ## [Online shopping (slight rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-shopping-slight-rant/661142)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-shopping-slight-rant/661142 "2013-06-21T01:21:49Z")
This rant is a bit too mild for the pit so I’m sticking it here. I buy the odd book I can’t find from my local suppliers and occasionally I’ll purchase CDs/DVDs or music downloads occasionally too but I’ve never really g… --- ## [Talk me out of getting a motorcycle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-getting-a-motorcycle/660678)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-getting-a-motorcycle/660678 "2013-06-20T22:36:50Z")
Or not! I’ve drive a car right now, although everything I use it for could be done quicker and cheaper by a bike. Haven’t gone beyond the planning stage yet, don’t even have the licence. But before I go any further…is i… --- ## [Dog Obedience classes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-obedience-classes/661458)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-obedience-classes/661458 "2013-06-20T22:34:27Z")
I decided to try obedience work with my newest dog, Drago. He’s smart and well-behaved, and I thought we might want to do some lower-level agility. I was referred to a woman who does agility and trains dogs. I’ve been lo… --- ## [If I Want To Become A Billionaire, What Should I Study?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-want-to-become-a-billionaire-what-should-i-study/661407)
**Author:** [@AHeinrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHeinrich)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-want-to-become-a-billionaire-what-should-i-study/661407 "2013-06-20T21:23:01Z")
So, say you wanted to become a billionaire within the next 5-10+ years, what should you go on to study at university? And then what? Computer Science? Engineering? What would you do? --- ## [Windy City - you guyssure aren't kidding, are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windy-city-you-guyssure-arent-kidding-are-you/661299)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windy-city-you-guyssure-arent-kidding-are-you/661299 "2013-06-20T21:19:08Z")
I was in Chicago for four days last week with my SO and I had a wonderful time! We saw the Navy Pier, Shedd Aquarium, the Planetarium, the Lincoln Park Zoo, took a sail on the Tall Ship Windy (a real four-mast schooner!)… --- ## [All you need to know about Ireland in 4 1/2 minutes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-need-to-know-about-ireland-in-4-1-2-minutes/659745)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-need-to-know-about-ireland-in-4-1-2-minutes/659745 "2013-06-20T19:57:56Z")
This is actually worryingly accurate, its pretty much exactly like this in the land of Saints and Scholars, although they did forget to add that for Irish mums 7-Up is apparently the greatest medical advance and cure-all… --- ## [A reminder about the dangers of phishing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reminder-about-the-dangers-of-phishing/661417)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reminder-about-the-dangers-of-phishing/661417 "2013-06-20T18:26:53Z")
I received this phishing email today and it nearly suckered me because I use a fairly small regional bank, so I never expected something like this. However just as I was about to comply, I checked the url. It matched. … --- ## [In your face, Westboro BC!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-face-westboro-bc/653377)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-face-westboro-bc/653377 "2013-06-20T17:44:18Z")
Now I hate giving those people what they want (publicity) as much as anyone, but I wanted to share this: \[QUOTE=npr.org\] House Across From Westboro Baptist Is Painted With Gay Pride Rainbow Colors Aaron Jackson …is fo… --- ## [I'm going to miss being a Dad...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-miss-being-a-dad/661068)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-miss-being-a-dad/661068 "2013-06-20T15:56:06Z")
Last night, my youngest son asked me: “Hey dad, are you ever gonna get rid of that stool by the door?” It was a stool he used to use \[del\]months\[/del\] years ago so he could see though the peep hole. I told him to throw i… --- ## [Monkey with a Gun (The Movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-with-a-gun-the-movie/661268)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkey-with-a-gun-the-movie/661268 "2013-06-20T15:34:27Z")
Sorry if this has been done. I did a search and did not find a similar link. Here it is. --- ## [Samantha Bee on Christian oppression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-on-christian-oppression/661379)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-on-christian-oppression/661379 "2013-06-20T15:31:10Z")
Here. In other news, the Homosexual Industrial Complex would be a great name for a gay bar. --- ## [Fresh tip triggers new Jimmy Hoffa body search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-tip-triggers-new-jimmy-hoffa-body-search/661282)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-tip-triggers-new-jimmy-hoffa-body-search/661282 "2013-06-20T12:47:27Z")
I wonder if they’ll finally find him? --- ## [We made it through pre-K!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-made-it-through-pre-k/661452)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-made-it-through-pre-k/661452 "2013-06-20T11:25:07Z")
And I never once missed picking up the Cub! Some of you may recall that two years ago, I started a thread for advice about whether the Cub, at that time 3 years old, needed to go to pre-K. Mrs Piper and I decided to se… --- ## [Parents of 15-Year-Old Targeted By Online Predator Plan Elaborate Ruse To Catch Him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-15-year-old-targeted-by-online-predator-plan-elaborate-ruse-to-catch-him/661370)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-of-15-year-old-targeted-by-online-predator-plan-elaborate-ruse-to-catch-him/661370 "2013-06-20T08:08:22Z")
Story in my local paper. I don’t generally approve of people taking the law into their own hands like this, but I have to hand it to the parents for their cunning. --- ## [Would I Make The News If I Grew An Inch A Month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-make-the-news-if-i-grew-an-inch-a-month/661435)
**Author:** [@AHeinrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHeinrich)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-i-make-the-news-if-i-grew-an-inch-a-month/661435 "2013-06-20T04:20:13Z")
Say my growth plates were still well and truly open and I suddenly started consuming lots of calories and exercising vigorously for no reason and in apposition to this, I found that I was growing an inch taller a month w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=965) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=967)