# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=977 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 978 --- ## [80-year-old Japanese man becomes oldest to climb Mount Everest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-year-old-japanese-man-becomes-oldest-to-climb-mount-everest/659104)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-year-old-japanese-man-becomes-oldest-to-climb-mount-everest/659104 "2013-05-24T03:44:42Z")
"An 80-year-old Japanese man on Thursday became the oldest man to reach the top of Mt. Everest, officials said. Yuichiro Miura reached the top of Everest Thursday morning with his physician son Gota, mountaineering offi… --- ## [been meaning to post about procrastination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-meaning-to-post-about-procrastination/659130)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-meaning-to-post-about-procrastination/659130 "2013-05-23T23:35:34Z")
for a long time. no, really. anyone found a way to cut back on this stupid behavior? I say this as someone who JUST did some stuff that could have and should have been done DAYS ago. it would have made the last few days… --- ## [Fifi woke me up today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifi-woke-me-up-today/659083)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifi-woke-me-up-today/659083 "2013-05-23T20:50:48Z")
Even if you’re not an old pilot like me, nothing else sounds like a 4-engine bomber flying overhead. I was able to make it to the front door in time to see a B-29 heading north this morning. Since Fifi is the only one … --- ## [What little things set you off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-little-things-set-you-off/436423)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-little-things-set-you-off/436423 "2013-05-23T16:07:40Z")
Hopefully this thread isn’t a repeat of something already started, but I wanted to know what things set other people off? I got to thinking about it this morning when my husband got livid when our toddler dribbled some … --- ## [Tech Genius, Have A Few Hundred Million - Could I Start Up An Apple/Samsung Analogue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-genius-have-a-few-hundred-million-could-i-start-up-an-apple-samsung-analogue/658967)
**Author:** [@AHeinrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHeinrich)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tech-genius-have-a-few-hundred-million-could-i-start-up-an-apple-samsung-analogue/658967 "2013-05-23T15:58:47Z")
How could I do it? Additionally, what do you guys look for in a phone? What do you want from it? Would you be attracted by a Samsung Galaxy S4 analogue which costs much less than the original, but performed exactly the… --- ## [Why have victim impact statements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-victim-impact-statements/658540)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-victim-impact-statements/658540 "2013-05-23T14:44:50Z")
I’m watching the Jodi Arias penalty phase and the victim’s brother is crying and pleading (as is understandable) about how devastated he is about his brother’s death. But, why does that matter? Say the victim was an on… --- ## [Which American accent do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-american-accent-do-you-have/658850)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-american-accent-do-you-have/658850 "2013-05-23T14:23:08Z")
Take this quiz http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go\_detail&sub\_action=take&obj\_id=9827’ and post the results. Mine is the most horribly boring of all: neutral. Bleh I grew up in Texas where all my neighbors we… --- ## [Soldier Hacked to Death in London Street](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-hacked-to-death-in-london-street/659095)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldier-hacked-to-death-in-london-street/659095 "2013-05-23T13:26:08Z")
Breaking News on BBC. Story here. Bizarre. Onlookers thought two men were trying to help the guy, then noticed they were hacking him. And BBC TV is saying instead of the fleeing, they hung around and seemed to be waitin… --- ## [Really, Autocorrect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-autocorrect/659081)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-autocorrect/659081 "2013-05-23T12:29:48Z")
So, this guy is coming by to pick up a ton of mulch. He asks me to text the address to his phone. I grab the first cellphone I see - my wife’s Iphone - and start typing “mulch”. It suggests “Milf”. Really? Is this t… --- ## [Why I Hate Linkedin...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-linkedin/659029)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-hate-linkedin/659029 "2013-05-23T11:54:27Z")
I have never had an account with Linkedin…don’t want one. However, it seems like every damned day I get some “Bob wants to connect with you on Linkedin” or “Alan wants you to join Linkedin” or whatever other damned emai… --- ## [My cat was eaten by a coyote!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-was-eaten-by-a-coyote/154207)
**Author:** [@Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siddhartha_Vicious)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-was-eaten-by-a-coyote/154207 "2013-05-23T11:40:43Z")
I’m not really an animal guy. We got the cat for my little girl and my wife (mainly my wife) about 8 months ago. My daughter, aged 2, doted on the creature, merrily chasing it around the house. However, I was by far i… --- ## [Goodbye, little rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-little-rabbit/659053)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-little-rabbit/659053 "2013-05-23T07:55:32Z")
I work in the education department of a small zoo. We have around thirty species of program animals that live off exhibit, and which I and my colleagues take to schools, libraries, and other events. Today, we said good… --- ## [MIA Posters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mia-posters/657421)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mia-posters/657421 "2013-05-23T06:41:14Z")
Every so often I wonder what’s happened to some regular posters who’ve just stopped posting. For instance, Villa used to post a lot, but hasn’t logged in for over a year. Hope he’s alright. I miss his posts. --- ## [Mysterious Building in Weston MA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-building-in-weston-ma/438457)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mysterious-building-in-weston-ma/438457 "2013-05-23T03:52:39Z")
I travel Rt 117 in Weston, MA every day. There is a large building on the side of the road (no street number posted). It appears to be of cast concrete, with a wooden roof, and three large garage style doors. There is no… --- ## [Are my tomato plants on death row?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-tomato-plants-on-death-row/658508)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-tomato-plants-on-death-row/658508 "2013-05-23T03:01:02Z")
I think I planted too early. We had a couple of cool nights, temps down to 36-40-ish. I covered the plants over each night, but they aren’t looking too good now. The distal half of most of the leaves are brown. The cool… --- ## [Hey, OKC Dopers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-okc-dopers/658868)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-okc-dopers/658868 "2013-05-22T18:44:24Z")
Y’all okay out there? --- ## [Help me come up with a list of questions for interviewing. Need help fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-list-of-questions-for-interviewing-need-help-fast/658955)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-a-list-of-questions-for-interviewing-need-help-fast/658955 "2013-05-22T18:40:19Z")
I manage a program and facility for the DOD. I have two full time with benefits job openings. We advertised it in house only so there are only three prospects. The jobs are customer service positions with retail sales. … --- ## [If You Weren't You, Who Would You Be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-werent-you-who-would-you-be/658836)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-werent-you-who-would-you-be/658836 "2013-05-22T16:06:51Z")
Not a bit metaphysical here. For whatever reason you picked your Doper name, which undoubtedly has an effect on how other Dopers perceive you. So, IF you hadn’t picked your present Doper Handle, what was your second c… --- ## [A Free TB of Online Storage for Any Data(via Flikr)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-free-tb-of-online-storage-for-any-data-via-flikr/658970)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-free-tb-of-online-storage-for-any-data-via-flikr/658970 "2013-05-22T15:19:40Z")
“In a bid to revive interest in Flickr, Yahoo has redesigned its photo community website and increased the amount of free storage available to Flickr users to 1 terabyte… The problem with using Flickr for general storag… --- ## [Apple may be a tax cheat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-may-be-a-tax-cheat/658938)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-may-be-a-tax-cheat/658938 "2013-05-22T13:37:07Z")
Here’s an interesting story. Apple is getting bipartisan heat because it has been exploiting tax loopholes to avoid paying taxes on the majority of its income. It seems that most of Apple’s money is being held by an Ir… --- ## [Gone in 40 minutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-in-40-minutes/658793)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-in-40-minutes/658793 "2013-05-22T12:58:48Z")
The corpse of a dead hiker, that is. She fell off a cliff, and within 40 minutes, griffon vultures had picked the bones clean. Hiker falls 1,000 feet to her death, gets eaten by vultures in 40 minutes --- ## [Cops Kill Innocent Hofstra Student](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-kill-innocent-hofstra-student/658722)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-kill-innocent-hofstra-student/658722 "2013-05-22T10:26:01Z")
" The bullet that killed a beautiful Hofstra University student — while the terrified woman was being held hostage by an armed gunman — was fired by a Nassau County cop, authorities said Saturday night. Officials reveal… --- ## [What did you think was ingenius and your wife thought was insane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-was-ingenius-and-your-wife-thought-was-insane/658640)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-was-ingenius-and-your-wife-thought-was-insane/658640 "2013-05-21T22:19:59Z")
I made up a cross reference for the fridge that you could pull up the kind of sandwhich I was eating and how I wanted it fixed. Bread, cheeses, spreads and veges all included. It lasted 1 minute before she trashed it. --- ## [Can we intentionally be a community?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-intentionally-be-a-community/658940)
**Author:** [@Respectfully\_Yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Respectfully_Yours)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-intentionally-be-a-community/658940 "2013-05-21T21:14:47Z")
I have always wanted to join an intentional community. But I love the random chaotic beauty of strangers and I feel I would miss them. I wish that we could bring these values of all working towards shared goals out of in… --- ## [New frontiers in spam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-frontiers-in-spam/658817)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-frontiers-in-spam/658817 "2013-05-21T21:12:24Z")
I have received a number of emails in the past week that read something like this one: What will they come up with next. Incidentally, could this be called extortion? Needless to say, I will not go to their site to f… --- ## [A time you've cried and no one would understand why.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-time-youve-cried-and-no-one-would-understand-why/658525)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-time-youve-cried-and-no-one-would-understand-why/658525 "2013-05-21T18:53:28Z")
There are reasons to cry that anyone would understand. A funeral, high school graduation, etc. I remember leaving Saving Private Ryan and there in the back were 3 elderly ladies crying and that made sense. What was a … --- ## [Damn the torpedoes! No, wait. Let's go get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-torpedoes-no-wait-lets-go-get-it/658931)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-the-torpedoes-no-wait-lets-go-get-it/658931 "2013-05-21T18:30:38Z")
Dolphins find 130-year-old torpedo off San Diego This was after Farragut’s time, so we’re talking about a torpedo as we think of them today. Only 50 of the Howell torpedoes were built, and the only other one we know o… --- ## [Crowd Blindness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowd-blindness/658871)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowd-blindness/658871 "2013-05-21T18:11:38Z")
Does anyone else have this? I call it “crowd blindness” because I honestly don’t know what else to call it. I’ve had it (or have noticed that I had it) since high school, although it became very pronounced in college. … --- ## [does seal team six really do all these special missions the media references them in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-seal-team-six-really-do-all-these-special-missions-the-media-references-them-in/658841)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-seal-team-six-really-do-all-these-special-missions-the-media-references-them-in/658841 "2013-05-21T16:29:50Z")
my understanding is there are at least 3 tier one military units in the us made of special forces who do the most dangerous or complex missions. seal team six, delta force and the air forces 24th sts. there is also a gro… --- ## [Anyone else raise worms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-raise-worms/657349)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-raise-worms/657349 "2013-05-21T13:38:11Z")
Either for bait or compost? My wife and i have between 25,000 and 30,000 red wigglers that we’ve been raising since last summer. Started out with 2,000, bought another 10,000 in December. We’re thinking of upping our nu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=976) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=978)