# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=978 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 979 --- ## [Let's Hear It for the Successful Late 20's to mid-30's People!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-it-for-the-successful-late-20s-to-mid-30s-people/658768)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hear-it-for-the-successful-late-20s-to-mid-30s-people/658768 "2013-05-21T13:21:11Z")
I think you deserve an accolade if you pulled off any reasonable version of the American Dream during the last 5 - 10 years. We always hear about the plight of different demographics but I truly believe people in their l… --- ## [In memory of my Pop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-my-pop/658893)
**Author:** [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-memory-of-my-pop/658893 "2013-05-21T13:15:29Z")
Pop in this instance means Grandfather. We don’t call our fathers Pop in the American manner. Growing up, I called my maternal grandparents Nan and Pop, or Nanny and Poppy. Pop was an alcoholic. He was sick for most of … --- ## [Saying Goodbye to Man's (and Woman's) Best Friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-goodbye-to-mans-and-womans-best-friend/658879)
**Author:** [@atlantic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atlantic)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-goodbye-to-mans-and-womans-best-friend/658879 "2013-05-21T12:54:49Z")
Gigi was our first family pet. My kids have no memories of life without her. I picked her out of a litter of flashy fawn Boxers and we never once regretted our decision. Her Boxer head tilts were legendary. The Christmas… --- ## [Bitten by a leech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitten-by-a-leech/498827)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitten-by-a-leech/498827 "2013-05-21T11:52:51Z")
I got a leech on my leg about three weeks ago. Unfortunately as I was washing the blood off (not realising what was causing the bleeding), I knocked the little bastard off, presumably leaving its jaws embedded in my skin… --- ## [The hate, the anger, and the ignorance, oh my!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hate-the-anger-and-the-ignorance-oh-my/653338)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hate-the-anger-and-the-ignorance-oh-my/653338 "2013-05-21T06:26:42Z")
I just found this website called Public Shaming. It’s a collection of tweets & Facebook postings. The recent ones are about the rape trial in Ohio. :mad::eek::frowning: I’m not surprise anymore, just sadden. It’s possi… --- ## [I hate when that happens...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-when-that-happens/658897)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-when-that-happens/658897 "2013-05-21T05:08:52Z")
Don’t you hate when you bite your nail a little too far and you wind up with a flap of skin on the side and you can’t leave that hanging and you know you shouldn’t but you bite that too and really take a nice chunk out? … --- ## [I hate dealing with life changes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-dealing-with-life-changes/658844)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-dealing-with-life-changes/658844 "2013-05-21T02:20:57Z")
I love my routine. I have an anxiety disorder and change triggers it. I also have OCD, so when there’s a change in my life, I fixate on it. People say to do something else to get your mind off of it, but it feels like… --- ## [A Spooky & Furry Critter MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-furry-critter-mmp/655734)
**Author:** [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-furry-critter-mmp/655734 "2013-05-21T00:28:28Z")
Since we all spend a lot of time talking about our pets–sahdog, Taz Who Pees On Everything, OYKW (;))–I figured it was time we all showed them off. I’ll start. I don’t have a pet right now, except for the cave crickets … --- ## [Wiesbaden Dwellers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiesbaden-dwellers/658864)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiesbaden-dwellers/658864 "2013-05-21T00:24:39Z")
Anybody here stationed there? I have a Romanian buddy who would love to get a bunch of Popeyes and he can’t get on base without a sponsor … he will be in Belgium next week =) --- ## [Is this a terrible idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-terrible-idea/658824)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-terrible-idea/658824 "2013-05-21T00:10:20Z")
One of my retirement goals is to open a coffee shop with some unique features. One of the features in question involves having a few tables set aside for dedicated conversation groups. If this turns out to be a good ide… --- ## [Poison in water supply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poison-in-water-supply/658399)
**Author:** [@sbright33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbright33)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poison-in-water-supply/658399 "2013-05-20T22:03:22Z")
I’m writing this because of a recent news article. Suspected terrorists caught near the Quabbin at midnight. I’m not interested in learning any details or secret formulas since I"m not a Terrorist. Google: Trespassin… --- ## [Unintentionally Funny Headlines from Organisations that should know better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentionally-funny-headlines-from-organisations-that-should-know-better/658802)
**Author:** [@davidklk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidklk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentionally-funny-headlines-from-organisations-that-should-know-better/658802 "2013-05-20T21:52:44Z")
Pretty much as it says in the title, on the BBC website today’s headline news article: “Splits expected over gay marriage” Splits? They haven’t even got married yet! (for those blissfully unaware, the article is actua… --- ## [Ignorance You Couldn't Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorance-you-couldnt-fight/658618)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorance-you-couldnt-fight/658618 "2013-05-20T21:39:21Z")
Have you ever overheard something that was factually incorrect, but didn’t/couldn’t give the correct information? This morning I was taking a walk around a lake when I heard one boy saying to another as they biked past … --- ## [Random compliments from strangers that brighten your day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-compliments-from-strangers-that-brighten-your-day/657504)
**Author:** [@Faelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faelyn)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-compliments-from-strangers-that-brighten-your-day/657504 "2013-05-20T20:51:07Z")
So today I attended an event celebrating Ugadi and after a couple hours became tired and decided to leave. It had started to rain pretty heavily and I had parked far away, but since I hadn’t thought to bring an umbrella … --- ## [Weird things you notice about getting older that young you never thought about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-things-you-notice-about-getting-older-that-young-you-never-thought-about/658573)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-things-you-notice-about-getting-older-that-young-you-never-thought-about/658573 "2013-05-20T19:48:34Z")
Sitting here watching the news and then ESPN I realized two things that I do now that I’m older that I never gave a thought about when I was younger. Lots of things I knew I’d care about later, like homeowner stuff, or … --- ## [Turns out older stuff was better made. Like 20 times better.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turns-out-older-stuff-was-better-made-like-20-times-better/658178)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turns-out-older-stuff-was-better-made-like-20-times-better/658178 "2013-05-20T19:47:30Z")
I was at my moms yesterday planting some annuals. I didn’t have my own tools with me and found my dad’s shovels and hand shovel. The first thing I noticed was the weight of the hand shovel. Twice the weight of the home… --- ## [Earthquake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake/658600)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earthquake/658600 "2013-05-20T19:39:48Z")
What just hit me in Eastern Ontario? --- ## [My long distance g/f, no bees or honey involved.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-long-distance-g-f-no-bees-or-honey-involved/657647)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-long-distance-g-f-no-bees-or-honey-involved/657647 "2013-05-20T18:00:33Z")
So after urgings by a friend…I go post on one of those “Meet overseas women” sites. He travels alot for work (jewelry shopper) and apparently uses such sites to meet ladies to hang out with while he is abroad. So I sign… --- ## [The death of a friendship.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-a-friendship/658526)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-death-of-a-friendship/658526 "2013-05-20T17:57:53Z")
Not quite twenty-five years ago, on the first day of freshman orientation in college, I made two friends: “John” and “Courtney.” John was one of my suitemates, a tall, lanky fellow from Minnesota or Wisconsin or some oth… --- ## [Be QUIET, Co-worker!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-quiet-co-worker/658407)
**Author:** [@AnthonyElite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnthonyElite)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-quiet-co-worker/658407 "2013-05-20T17:41:07Z")
I have the misfortune of having an office that is near the stairs, the kitchen, the bathroom, and the loudest idiot I think I’ve ever met. The honest truth is she is a nice woman - I like her as a person. But for chris… --- ## [Obama and Michelle talk to black graduates.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-and-michelle-talk-to-black-graduates/658834)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-and-michelle-talk-to-black-graduates/658834 "2013-05-20T16:28:07Z")
A very refreshing non-political moment for the President and his wife this weekend. Michelle was at Bowie State University. She really challenged the students to study and excel in life. Obama was at Morehouse college a… --- ## [Looking for thread: White light, blackout, car accident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-thread-white-light-blackout-car-accident/658375)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-thread-white-light-blackout-car-accident/658375 "2013-05-20T15:51:47Z")
My aunt got in to a car accident tonight after reportedly seeing a white light and then passing out. When I heard the news my first thought was “I just read about something like that on the Dope!” Did I? I can’t find an… --- ## [Conspiracy theories need trust in government in order to thrive.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theories-need-trust-in-government-in-order-to-thrive/658688)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-theories-need-trust-in-government-in-order-to-thrive/658688 "2013-05-20T15:13:55Z")
Here in Mexico there is zero trust in elected officials, hence there are no conspiracy theories. They are called events. Whereas in the US, there is a percentage that has trust in government, and a percentage that has … --- ## [Time Travel Thought Experiment - Advancing Our Civilization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-thought-experiment-advancing-our-civilization/644552)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-thought-experiment-advancing-our-civilization/644552 "2013-05-20T14:49:27Z")
This might be a fun discussion: You have a single one time opportunity to safely go back in time to any date you choose within exactly a one hundred year period (so yesterday to 1912). You are also allowed to take ONE … --- ## [Badger Badger Badger Badger...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger-badger-badger-badger/658813)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger-badger-badger-badger/658813 "2013-05-20T14:23:11Z")
What do you get if you cross Weebl’s Badger Badger Mushroom, with Brian May from Queen, and Brian Blessed from Flash Gordon, all in support of preventing badger culling in the UK? This masterpiece. --- ## [I think I just had my first panic attack.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-just-had-my-first-panic-attack/658545)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-just-had-my-first-panic-attack/658545 "2013-05-20T13:26:32Z")
That’s about as mundane and pointless as it gets. I asked family to come in town about 6 months ago. I bought Braves tickets to the tune of about $600. I’m always the one who has to schedule the logistics of this stuff… --- ## [I now know what noise a hoise makes when it explodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-know-what-noise-a-hoise-makes-when-it-explodes/658737)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-know-what-noise-a-hoise-makes-when-it-explodes/658737 "2013-05-20T11:57:54Z")
BANG! Seriously. Quite loud, certainly, but not as loud as I would have expected. From my flat I could only see the roof of those houses, and the roofline now has a gap in it. Also, a thick shroud of smoke. Took severa… --- ## [An actual Monday morning MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-actual-monday-morning-mmp/658220)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 496\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-actual-monday-morning-mmp/658220 "2013-05-20T03:10:31Z")
It may be 5 o’clock somewhere (actually it is 5am here; but if you start drinking now, it’s not happy hour & you just might have a problem) but it’s after midnight local time, which means this week, for the first time in… --- ## [Last "Death Railway" Brit Dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-death-railway-brit-dies/658781)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-death-railway-brit-dies/658781 "2013-05-20T01:52:59Z")
Story here. Reg Twigg, age 99. Prisoner of the infamous camp of Bridge over the River Kwai fame here in Thailand. He has a book coming out detailing his experiences but died before publication. RIP, Private Twigg. --- ## [Bikini Waxing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikini-waxing/658759)
**Author:** [@Navigator66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Navigator66)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikini-waxing/658759 "2013-05-19T23:01:50Z")
The recent thread in IMHO on Bikini Waxing started me to wonder if this could be a career path for a guy? Anyone know of a male working in this field? Is there a gender barrier here that’s needs to be broken? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=977) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=979)