# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=969 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 970 --- ## [Do you know what the most feared words in Las Vegas are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-the-most-feared-words-in-las-vegas-are/660310)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-the-most-feared-words-in-las-vegas-are/660310 "2013-06-13T20:33:16Z")
“Let it ride” --- ## [Facebook Graph Search](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-graph-search/660922)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-graph-search/660922 "2013-06-13T20:03:04Z")
I first heard about Graph Search when it was in beta awhile back, for the obvious comedy potential of having a massive, public database of all the stupid shit that people like on Facebook. If you want a serious explanati… --- ## [Prince Harry protects infantry man from gay-bashing by fellow soldiers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-harry-protects-infantry-man-from-gay-bashing-by-fellow-soldiers/660619)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-harry-protects-infantry-man-from-gay-bashing-by-fellow-soldiers/660619 "2013-06-13T18:56:31Z")
Interesting news article about Prince Harry: Prince Harry Reportedly Defended Gay Soldier From Homophobic Attack: So, Harry may be the wild younger royal, but he seems to have good instincts. --- ## [Is the phrase "I love you" as big a bomb as shown in movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-phrase-i-love-you-as-big-a-bomb-as-shown-in-movies/660902)
**Author:** [@The\_Sheikh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Sheikh)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-phrase-i-love-you-as-big-a-bomb-as-shown-in-movies/660902 "2013-06-13T18:54:24Z")
Every time someone says “I love you” for the first time in movies it’s like a bomb was dropped. Moments of silence follow. Sometime the phrase causes happiness and sometimes it causes weirdness. Now does the levels of r… --- ## [My Dreams Bore Me to Death, Alas! A lay in dog turd doggerel.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreams-bore-me-to-death-alas-a-lay-in-dog-turd-doggerel/660694)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dreams-bore-me-to-death-alas-a-lay-in-dog-turd-doggerel/660694 "2013-06-13T18:05:33Z")
My dreams are dumb, and I’m sick of it. My wife dreams of things like travel to alien worlds where she swaps ketchup and beer (aliens loves them their ketchup and beer) for a talking horse and some “mining equipment” (w… --- ## [Pope Canonizes Saint Anonymous...799 times in one day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-canonizes-saint-anonymous-799-times-in-one-day/660809)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-canonizes-saint-anonymous-799-times-in-one-day/660809 "2013-06-13T18:01:07Z")
It looks like Guinness is going to have to create a new category for their record book. --- ## [NOT a terrorist bomb in Iowa City!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-terrorist-bomb-in-iowa-city/660865)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-a-terrorist-bomb-in-iowa-city/660865 "2013-06-13T17:21:17Z")
“Iowa City Police say the suspicious package that interrupted downtown Iowa City Sunday evening was nothing more than a piece of art… The Johnson County Metro Bomb Team cordoned off the area, used a remote control robot… --- ## [So Where Are the Cicadas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-the-cicadas/660683)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-where-are-the-cicadas/660683 "2013-06-13T15:41:04Z")
They were supposed to overrun the Eastern Seaboard, but I haven’t seen a one. Where are the little buggers? --- ## [Spell check, aisle nine....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check-aisle-nine/660854)
**Author:** [@birdbrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/birdbrain)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-check-aisle-nine/660854 "2013-06-13T14:54:43Z")
I saw this T- shirt at Wal Mart today. I wonder how many they’ve sold.:confused: Can’t add attachment, here is what it said: Dads know alot Grandpas know everything --- ## [Greetings from Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-from-homer/660882)
**Author:** [@Dano83860](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dano83860)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greetings-from-homer/660882 "2013-06-13T14:15:14Z")
Left my normal stomping grounds of north Idaho for.a week on the Kenai peninsula in Alaska. Taking a half day Haiibut charter tomorrow. :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: --- ## [Clapper in Wonderland (claims he answered Congress question in "least untruthful" manner)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clapper-in-wonderland-claims-he-answered-congress-question-in-least-untruthful-manner/660818)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clapper-in-wonderland-claims-he-answered-congress-question-in-least-untruthful-manner/660818 "2013-06-13T13:41:00Z")
Remember, here was the question Wyden: "And this is for you, Director Clapper, again on the surveillance front. And I hope we can do this in just a yes or no answer, because I know Sen. Feinstein wants to move on. "L… --- ## [People who say they "hate" running](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-say-they-hate-running/660600)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-say-they-hate-running/660600 "2013-06-13T12:17:26Z")
It’s like saying I hate being able to walk. Yes, at first it is a challenge and a bit difficult. Then, you get better at it and you’re a better person for it. --- ## [You're sorry you missed my call? I've stopped believing you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sorry-you-missed-my-call-ive-stopped-believing-you/660862)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sorry-you-missed-my-call-ive-stopped-believing-you/660862 "2013-06-13T02:01:21Z")
The first time you said, “I’m sorry I missed your call,” it was easy to believe you. You are a top executive, and I cannot expect to be able to barge into your life unannounced. The second time I still held hope for ou… --- ## [Carbon Monoxide Death Repeated Two Months Later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-monoxide-death-repeated-two-months-later/660857)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carbon-monoxide-death-repeated-two-months-later/660857 "2013-06-12T23:52:49Z")
“A faulty pool water heater was the source of carbon monoxide that killed an 11-year-old boy at a North Carolina motel last weekend and a couple who slept in the same room about two months earlier, police said Wednesday.… --- ## [Apple's iOS 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-ios-7/660701)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-ios-7/660701 "2013-06-12T23:39:03Z")
At today’s WWDC 2013, Apple unveiled the latest version of iOS, iOS 7. The changes seem mostly cosmetic, the biggest change being the replacement of skeuomorphic elements with flat colours. This is probably due to the de… --- ## [Navy stops shouting in electronic communication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-stops-shouting-in-electronic-communication/660829)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-stops-shouting-in-electronic-communication/660829 "2013-06-12T22:51:47Z")
They can now handle lowercase Wonder how long before Tom Clancy novels change Brian --- ## [Our new bomb disposal procedure involves Ivory Soap & a plastic chair. Newslink.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-new-bomb-disposal-procedure-involves-ivory-soap-a-plastic-chair-newslink/660760)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-new-bomb-disposal-procedure-involves-ivory-soap-a-plastic-chair-newslink/660760 "2013-06-12T20:33:31Z")
How did this woman survive London traffic, with no: \[ul\] \[li\]Brain\[/li\]\[li\]Common Sense\[/li\]\[li\]Survival Instinct\[/li\]\[/ul\] ? Brains of a sparrow, that one. --- ## [I just cut my hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-cut-my-hair/660797)
**Author:** [@PeacePlease](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeacePlease)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-cut-my-hair/660797 "2013-06-12T15:31:54Z")
Does anyone else do this? Got a wild hair (maybe plus some alcoholic courage) and just decided it was too long (which it was) so I took the scissors to it myself. Looks pretty good. It’s short, but that’s what I wante… --- ## [Bicycle riding- how much leg room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-riding-how-much-leg-room/660615)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-riding-how-much-leg-room/660615 "2013-06-12T14:25:43Z")
Watching a feel-good story on Bo Jackson. Former double professional athlete. Decided to ride his bike across Alabama to help raise funds for the Tuskaloosa tornado victims. A very cool gesture. Here’s the question. Bo-… --- ## [Fuck You, Universe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-universe/660144)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-universe/660144 "2013-06-12T14:24:31Z")
So last week, my best friends son’s girlfriend died in a dune buggy accident. Last Friday, my friend Fred, a mentor for Scott, the son, who had been turned down for his third heart transplant, opted to unplug his pump an… --- ## [The World without Us.. America pulls out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-without-us-america-pulls-out/660565)
**Author:** [@Schism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schism)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-without-us-america-pulls-out/660565 "2013-06-12T13:59:33Z")
Just watched this documentary “The World Without Us” that explored the ramifications of the USA withdrawing ALL of its foreign military presence. It dealt specifically with the ME and Asia and follows a hypothetical pres… --- ## [This board goes down more than. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-goes-down-more-than/660801)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-board-goes-down-more-than/660801 "2013-06-12T12:54:32Z")
many other boards. --- ## [I call Shot Gun MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-call-shot-gun-mmp/659998)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 446\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-call-shot-gun-mmp/659998 "2013-06-12T11:55:17Z")
Yay. I got the MMP this week! I win :smiley: What are some things you like to win? --- ## [Bomb Threat Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bomb-threat-day/660785)
**Author:** [@Schism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schism)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bomb-threat-day/660785 "2013-06-12T05:08:50Z")
There’s been like ten bomb threats nationwide today. What’s up with that? Someone needs to PRISM that kid. --- ## [It's too late for the boots and belts...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-too-late-for-the-boots-and-belts/660598)
**Author:** [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-too-late-for-the-boots-and-belts/660598 "2013-06-12T03:42:39Z")
…but maybe we can save the watches! A British guy my ex knew in Alaska in the Army used to use this phrase along with raising his hands in the air. I instantly understood this to mean that the bullshit had gotten so dee… --- ## [Drowning in ignorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drowning-in-ignorance/660729)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drowning-in-ignorance/660729 "2013-06-12T02:42:34Z")
Ever take your family to the beach, lake or pool? Did you keep a sharp eye out to make sure everyone was safe? After reading this article on what drowning is really like, I shudder to think how useless I would have bee… --- ## [Indecipherable Signage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-signage/660380)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indecipherable-signage/660380 "2013-06-12T02:13:30Z")
My local Metro (subway) station has a parking lot with all metered spaces. I usually take the bus there from my house but occasionally I’ll drive there and park in the lot. This is usually always on weekends so it’s no… --- ## [Ladies, I'm a distributor of the latest superfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-im-a-distributor-of-the-latest-superfood/660770)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-im-a-distributor-of-the-latest-superfood/660770 "2013-06-12T00:34:26Z")
I am so printing this article & heading out to the pickup bar. “No really, it’s all about you & your health. I’m not doing this for me. At all.” --- ## [I need a public-domain picture that says "Trouble-shooting"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-public-domain-picture-that-says-trouble-shooting/660698)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-public-domain-picture-that-says-trouble-shooting/660698 "2013-06-11T23:42:29Z")
I’m putting together some documentation that has a Troubleshooting section. Can someone suggest a picture that you think would look good as the intro to the section? I’m not paying for it so it needs to be public domai… --- ## [Today's WPOI: Dunkin' Donuts Customer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-wpoi-dunkin-donuts-customer/660635)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-wpoi-dunkin-donuts-customer/660635 "2013-06-11T21:03:40Z")
Today’s Worst Person On the Internet (WPOI) is this Dunkin’ Donuts Customer who is harassing, rather psychotically, a very patient server at DD over a RECIEPT. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=968) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=970)