# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=971 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 972 --- ## [I'm getting married in a couple of months](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-married-in-a-couple-of-months/655643)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-married-in-a-couple-of-months/655643 "2013-06-08T22:29:53Z")
And I’m kinda freaking out. Not because I have any doubts about being married to my Beloved Butthead, but because of the wedding. I’m going to be wearing a big white dress and contacts and carrying fresh flowers that h… --- ## [I Found My Epitaph](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-my-epitaph/659773)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-my-epitaph/659773 "2013-06-08T18:15:15Z")
Tonight I was indexing death certificates for the FamilySearch website. I came across a woman who died in 1934 at the age of 85. Her cause of death? “No discernible defect: Just worn out” I now want “Just Worn Out” as … --- ## [You volunteered services that I don't offer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-volunteered-services-that-i-dont-offer/660162)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-volunteered-services-that-i-dont-offer/660162 "2013-06-08T11:28:19Z")
So odd. A friend of mine gave my digits to someone, saying I might cat-sit for her diabetic cat since we’re in the same neighborhood. She didn’t ask me first, and I, uh, don’t do that. She told me a couple days after the… --- ## [Happy Birthday, purplehorseshoe!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-purplehorseshoe/660389)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-birthday-purplehorseshoe/660389 "2013-06-08T06:09:19Z")
Dear purplehorseshoe- We all know that you have been through a lot in the past year. I want your next year to be fabulous, healthy, and uneventful in a good way. We enjoy having you here. Please to be having a wonderf… --- ## [Is Facebook busted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-facebook-busted/660442)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-facebook-busted/660442 "2013-06-08T04:18:34Z")
9:45 EST… it’s been flaky for hours. No Chat, no news updates. Anyone else?? … Bueller… Bueller… ? --- ## [Kudos to Expedia! Dad's trip to see his daughter married-commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kudos-to-expedia-dads-trip-to-see-his-daughter-married-commercial/660449)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kudos-to-expedia-dads-trip-to-see-his-daughter-married-commercial/660449 "2013-06-08T03:47:42Z")
Like almost everyone I know, I use the consolidators to check a rate, then go to the providers website and book directly. But I will give Expedia a shot the next time I travel. Dad does the voice over about being invit… --- ## [Do you know why there are no christians on the Supreme Court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-why-there-are-no-christians-on-the-supreme-court/660300)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-why-there-are-no-christians-on-the-supreme-court/660300 "2013-06-08T01:24:29Z")
because He doesn’t want anyone making fun of Him :smiley: I hope this is where you put jokes even though it is true They still have a hard job to do … I do not envy them. The next few deciscions will change America one… --- ## [I Think I Messed Up a Phone Survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-messed-up-a-phone-survey/660414)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-messed-up-a-phone-survey/660414 "2013-06-08T00:43:10Z")
I had to call my mortgage company about an issue, and the CSR who responded was very good. She asked if I wanted to participate in a phone survey, and I said sure. The survey had me rank my experience from completely s… --- ## [It's a busy day in Santa Monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-busy-day-in-santa-monica/660426)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-busy-day-in-santa-monica/660426 "2013-06-07T23:52:45Z")
Not only is the President here, but some nutter decided to shoot up Santa Monica College. Apparently he set a house on fire as well. It’s kind of spooky. My office is only a few blocks away. Today was probably not th… --- ## [Do psychotics ever have happy delusions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-psychotics-ever-have-happy-delusions/660266)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-psychotics-ever-have-happy-delusions/660266 "2013-06-07T20:45:14Z")
I know when I was psychotic my delusions were abusive (they were delusions of grandeur and of reference). I didn’t have paranoid delusions, but I know a lot of people who are psychotic do. Does anyone have positive, hap… --- ## [Study reveals how birds lost their penises.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-reveals-how-birds-lost-their-penises/660336)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-reveals-how-birds-lost-their-penises/660336 "2013-06-07T20:40:16Z")
Evolution isn’t always fair. Especially when it takes away your dick. :stuck\_out\_tongue: I lived with my uncle for a couple years and helped in his chicken pens. Quite a eyeopener for a nine year old to see a Rooster m… --- ## [I thought my Gmail had been hacked, but it was just Apple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-my-gmail-had-been-hacked-but-it-was-just-apple/660320)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-my-gmail-had-been-hacked-but-it-was-just-apple/660320 "2013-06-07T20:04:33Z")
I was just looking at my Gmail, and when I looked in my “Sent Mail” folder I saw a bunch of emails sent “To: me,” which is not unusual, I send myself a lot of emails, but within the message it says it was sent from me to… --- ## [The creator of Phineas and Ferb wrote to Cecil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-creator-of-phineas-and-ferb-wrote-to-cecil/660388)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-creator-of-phineas-and-ferb-wrote-to-cecil/660388 "2013-06-07T17:41:38Z")
Completely mundane and pointless, but I thought I’d share. I’m flipping through “The Straight Dope Tells All” last night and this is what I see on page 60: “I have burped, farted and sneezed at the same time and I am s… --- ## [Ever feel like you aren't doing enough in life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-feel-like-you-arent-doing-enough-in-life/638299)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-feel-like-you-arent-doing-enough-in-life/638299 "2013-06-07T14:41:31Z")
Ever feel like you aren’t doing enough in life? I’m 28 years old, have a good job, great permanent girlfriend, masters degree, a nice rental home, and a loving dog. But I sit online, night after night, thinking there s… --- ## [Funny -- Independent Game Developer allows his new game to be pirated... With a "twist" :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-independent-game-developer-allows-his-new-game-to-be-pirated-with-a-twist/660375)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-independent-game-developer-allows-his-new-game-to-be-pirated-with-a-twist/660375 "2013-06-07T14:33:46Z")
DISCLAIMER: I work as a patent examiner and I have opinions about IP rights and all that stuff. That said, I found the following story rather funny: Link to the blog entry in question. TL;DR: – Independent game develop… --- ## [Prancercise: a "new" ridiculous thing I had to share with you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761)
**Author:** [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prancercise-a-new-ridiculous-thing-i-had-to-share-with-you/659761 "2013-06-07T14:05:39Z")
So this morning, I discovered the oddness that is the Prancercise fitness regimen. First, it was just the YouTube video, then I discovered that folks have bloggedabout her. ApparentlyCNN is now covering this story. I ca… --- ## [Dollar Shave Club's #2 Product](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollar-shave-clubs-2-product/660354)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollar-shave-clubs-2-product/660354 "2013-06-07T12:28:05Z")
I could tell you about it, but Mike is so much more eloquent than I… --- ## [The curse of knowledge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curse-of-knowledge/647090)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curse-of-knowledge/647090 "2013-06-07T10:30:11Z")
I recently learned about something called “the curse of knowledge.” It basically means that once you know something (a piece of information), it’s difficult to imagine what it’s like to not know it. It’s difficult to ima… --- ## [Paris Jackson taken to hospital.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-jackson-taken-to-hospital/660220)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-jackson-taken-to-hospital/660220 "2013-06-07T10:24:44Z")
Wonder what is going on. Suicide attempt may be too early to call. --- ## [I Can't Believe it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-it/660102)
**Author:** [@fudrucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fudrucker)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-it/660102 "2013-06-07T08:50:08Z")
Last night I awoke suddenly with uncontrollable intestinal spasms. I made an insane dash for the bathroom, but it was far too late. Before I took three steps my colon was emitting a jet of vile foulness all over the fl… --- ## [Straight Dope in French !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-in-french/660290)
**Author:** [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-in-french/660290 "2013-06-07T07:32:40Z")
Imagine my surprise when I opened SD just a minute ago. All posts are in French. Google has translated them for me. I may have clicked accidentally on the “translate” button. The translation is more or less “understanda… --- ## [The woman who married the Eiffel Tower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-woman-who-married-the-eiffel-tower/660248)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-woman-who-married-the-eiffel-tower/660248 "2013-06-07T02:48:20Z")
This is Eirika Eiffel, who attached her romantic inclinations to the Eiffel Tower. As her Wiki bio shows, she’s hardly the sort of misfit who marries convicted murderers or hoards cats. An accomplished archer who compete… --- ## [Trading intelligence for larger breasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-intelligence-for-larger-breasts/659752)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-intelligence-for-larger-breasts/659752 "2013-06-07T02:45:34Z")
There’s a special sex section in the local paper today. Among other things, it claims that 33% of women would trade their intelligence for bigger breasts. The rest of the section was pretty good, but that statistic made… --- ## [I have my first psych appointment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-my-first-psych-appointment/660157)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-my-first-psych-appointment/660157 "2013-06-07T00:08:07Z")
I’ve known for years I need help with depression and finally broke down and made the appointment for Thursday at 1130. --- ## [I wonder what happens to old undercover officer's ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-what-happens-to-old-undercover-officers/660265)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-what-happens-to-old-undercover-officers/660265 "2013-06-06T23:51:29Z")
I have known a few back in the 1980’s that is and I often wondered what happened to them. Do they retire, retire with full pay, go on to other security jobs, start security companies or just enjoy their remaining years… --- ## [I shrunk the kid - photoshop artistry at its best.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shrunk-the-kid-photoshop-artistry-at-its-best/660284)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-shrunk-the-kid-photoshop-artistry-at-its-best/660284 "2013-06-06T21:48:50Z")
I’m so jealous of this 14 year old kid. I’ve been using Photoshop 17 years and couldn’t recreate this work. This kid has talent. My favorite is the pencil sketch of the lower body and the photo of the kids upper torso. … --- ## [She's gone. And she took the car.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718 "2013-06-06T20:22:41Z")
The SO just left for three days in Portland (roughly 280 miles away). Her Toyota Tacoma gets about 25 mpg, and my Jeep would get 20 mpg on that trip; so she took the Prius. I hope I have everything I need out of it! N… --- ## [Social Security Administration Office Hours - They make bankers proud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-administration-office-hours-they-make-bankers-proud/660064)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-administration-office-hours-they-make-bankers-proud/660064 "2013-06-06T17:51:55Z")
My local SSA office hours: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM on weekdays, with the exception of Wednesdays, when they are only open 9:00AM -12:00PM\*. Well, I suppose if they stayed open later they would probably run out of funds by 20… --- ## [Fired! For Turning Head On A Live Game At A Casino?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fired-for-turning-head-on-a-live-game-at-a-casino/659586)
**Author:** [@smee\_goan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smee_goan)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2013, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fired-for-turning-head-on-a-live-game-at-a-casino/659586 "2013-06-06T15:23:36Z")
I have a job interview, yadda 2 copies of resume, no tats above neck, ;p But does this company axe you for this? Agreed gambling is serious bucks but really? The guy that was fired was an ex-cop, motorcycle on duty e… --- ## [Guys like me are a dime a dozen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-like-me-are-a-dime-a-dozen/660227)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-like-me-are-a-dime-a-dozen/660227 "2013-06-06T14:37:34Z")
My last three jobs have lasted 5, 7 and 5 years. Good work history, but nothing to distinuish myself. I’m unemployed since Sept and feel like I’m competing with the entire unemployed world for the few jobs out there. I’m… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=970) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=972)