# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=979 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 980 --- ## [Apples and Orangs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-orangs/658702)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apples-and-orangs/658702 "2013-05-19T20:10:11Z")
I just heard an astonishing report on Quirks and Quarks (go to Home | Quirks & Quarks with Bob McDonald | CBC Radio and click on Listen to the latest show if you want to hear it) that says that orang utans in a number of… --- ## [Exploding Pig Shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-pig-shit/658718)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-pig-shit/658718 "2013-05-19T19:36:08Z")
" Pig farming is tough, foul-smelling, and dirty work. Turns out, that’s the good part of it. See, since 2009 the American hog farming industry has been struck with an explosive pork poop problem—in that the decomposing … --- ## [The real Stargate cover up. What really happend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-stargate-cover-up-what-really-happend/658659)
**Author:** [@Caveofdave88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caveofdave88)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-real-stargate-cover-up-what-really-happend/658659 "2013-05-19T18:17:43Z")
I want to know where to find information pertaining to the findings of the real cover stone of what we think is a stargate. I found things before on this mater. But the internet has been masked by fan shit and bull shit… --- ## [Retail Heaven & Hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retail-heaven-hell/658512)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retail-heaven-hell/658512 "2013-05-19T17:03:47Z")
Sometimes dealing with people on both sides of the cash register is a bit challenging. I haven’t worked retail in a number of years; but I’ve certainly been on the paying side the register. To that end I thought it wou… --- ## [I just stepped on some dog shit with my bare feet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-stepped-on-some-dog-shit-with-my-bare-feet/658708)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-stepped-on-some-dog-shit-with-my-bare-feet/658708 "2013-05-19T08:04:31Z")
This is really mundane and pointless, but I must share. I went over to my friend’s house a couple of hours ago (they have like their own little farm) to get some eggs and him and I decide to go inside, right? Well, app… --- ## [Cutting lines at Disney World](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-lines-at-disney-world/658696)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-lines-at-disney-world/658696 "2013-05-18T21:27:18Z")
Disney World Scheme: Entitled Families Hire Disabled Guide to Bypass Lines, Says Report Now, I don’t care for spending eight hours at Disneyland and only being able to get on four rides; but I find this offensive. --- ## [I'm about to bust my ass thanks to a new floor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-bust-my-ass-thanks-to-a-new-floor/658616)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-bust-my-ass-thanks-to-a-new-floor/658616 "2013-05-18T21:15:56Z")
The floor in my room is no longer carpet and is now wood. I give my office chair a little adjustment of raise ass up and plant in a better place for a better seat. The office chair instead of being where it needs to be i… --- ## [Weird experience at the grocery store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-experience-at-the-grocery-store/658553)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-experience-at-the-grocery-store/658553 "2013-05-18T16:19:58Z")
The bagger, a man in his 20s who didn’t appear disabled, asked me if he’d done it correctly. :confused: He then explained that he’d put my potato chips on the bottom because they were biggest. :confused: :confused: I … --- ## [This hurts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-hurts/658539)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-hurts/658539 "2013-05-18T14:10:09Z")
Well, I should’ve seen some of this coming, I’ll admit. Doesn’t make it any better. My SO and I just broke up after nearly 4 years together. There’s a chance we’ll get back together. He still loves me and vice versa. I… --- ## [Metro-North crash and derailment in Bridgeport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metro-north-crash-and-derailment-in-bridgeport/658673)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metro-north-crash-and-derailment-in-bridgeport/658673 "2013-05-18T12:45:45Z")
Looks like a southbound train derailed, and a northbound train on the opposite track struck it. Lots of injuries but no deaths reported, fortunately. CTPost has lots of pictures of the carnage. Metro-North trains aren… --- ## [OED Appeal: “Meanderings of Memory”, do you know of this book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oed-appeal-meanderings-of-memory-do-you-know-of-this-book/658669)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oed-appeal-meanderings-of-memory-do-you-know-of-this-book/658669 "2013-05-18T11:11:44Z")
The people on this board have a track record of answering obscure questions. Maybe someone here knows about this book. --- ## [I have trouble distinguishing between deep meditation and a nap.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-trouble-distinguishing-between-deep-meditation-and-a-nap/657870)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-trouble-distinguishing-between-deep-meditation-and-a-nap/657870 "2013-05-18T10:44:36Z")
I’m taking a mindfulness meditation class. I find that i’m so mindful, I doze off by the end of the 20 minutes of class practice. So far, I’ve not gone “Wah what?” when the instructor rings the gong that says meditati… --- ## [Do I enrage people here beyond reason and restraint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-enrage-people-here-beyond-reason-and-restraint/656988)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-enrage-people-here-beyond-reason-and-restraint/656988 "2013-05-18T04:41:22Z")
Without pointing fingers, I see that two Dopers have been suspended recently because of comments they addressed specifically to me personally, and presumably “my kind”. Not only because of their statements to me, of cou… --- ## [Phone in toilet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-in-toilet/658039)
**Author:** [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phone-in-toilet/658039 "2013-05-18T03:39:54Z")
My one year old threw my phone in the toilet. I put it in a bag of rice and because it is a stupid machine it decided to just turn itself on, thus probably frying its innards. It was my shiny new android that I really l… --- ## [Man fired gun to scare away fiancee’s attackers; then promptly arrested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-fired-gun-to-scare-away-fiancee-s-attackers-then-promptly-arrested/657909)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-fired-gun-to-scare-away-fiancee-s-attackers-then-promptly-arrested/657909 "2013-05-18T00:27:39Z")
"…Walker told police his fiancée had walked outside their house and yelled across Dean Avenue for their neighbors to quiet down. A group of juveniles ran across the street and attacked the woman, Walker told officers. T… --- ## [Why doesn't Fox News have any Black Anchors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-fox-news-have-any-black-anchors/642216)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-fox-news-have-any-black-anchors/642216 "2013-05-18T00:03:01Z")
This is a serious questions. Why? If they are Fair and Balanced wouldn’t they want a news force representative of that? Also, do they have any other minority anchors other than Rivera? source: --- ## ["What specifically are the job duties?" "Oh, you must not be interested."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-specifically-are-the-job-duties-oh-you-must-not-be-interested/658445)
**Author:** [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-specifically-are-the-job-duties-oh-you-must-not-be-interested/658445 "2013-05-17T21:43:16Z")
Probably not enough vitriol for the Pit, but man, I don’t know if they don’t understand the basics of English, or they’re just making lame excuses, or what. It’s not common, but I’ve heard this before. I ask specific q… --- ## [Another Doper Baby Has Arrived!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-has-arrived/658477)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-doper-baby-has-arrived/658477 "2013-05-17T20:20:53Z")
Our baby boy #3 arrived on Monday morning after a fast and furious 5 1/2 hour labor. I felt the first contractions just after midnight and his official time of delivery was 5:38 AM; 8lb 1oz, 20 1/2 inches long. We didn… --- ## [Kai- the hatchet guy hero from a few months ago in big trouble.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kai-the-hatchet-guy-hero-from-a-few-months-ago-in-big-trouble/658579)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kai-the-hatchet-guy-hero-from-a-few-months-ago-in-big-trouble/658579 "2013-05-17T16:26:20Z")
I can’t seem to find the old thread. You’d think searching on hatchet would be easy. :stuck\_out\_tongue: For some reason I’m getting all kinds of ridiculous hits for hatchet. Threads that should never have that word in th… --- ## [when driving through unfamiliar mountains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-driving-through-unfamiliar-mountains/658522)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-driving-through-unfamiliar-mountains/658522 "2013-05-17T13:35:08Z")
if you were just thinking you are ready to find a bathroom and you see a sign that says 8% downgrade and then the next sign says FINAL WARNING 8% downgrade: pull over, get out, and empty your bladder. you’ll be glad you… --- ## [Important safety tip regarding sex and hornet nests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-safety-tip-regarding-sex-and-hornet-nests/658483)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-safety-tip-regarding-sex-and-hornet-nests/658483 "2013-05-17T13:19:27Z")
Don’t. --- ## [do you use more than one panel on your android home screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-more-than-one-panel-on-your-android-home-screen/658052)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-more-than-one-panel-on-your-android-home-screen/658052 "2013-05-17T02:17:47Z")
You know how you have space for 9 or 12 apps or a widget. Then if you swipe left or right there is more home screen space. Do you use that extra space? I don’t. I tried but it was annoying. My center panel on home scree… --- ## [Deer takes ride on Pennsylvania bus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-takes-ride-on-pennsylvania-bus/658549)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-takes-ride-on-pennsylvania-bus/658549 "2013-05-17T01:14:18Z")
Story & video here. I guess the deer didn’t have to pay any fare. --- ## [I don't get cat psychology.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-cat-psychology/658297)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-cat-psychology/658297 "2013-05-16T21:49:33Z")
They just seem alien to me, compared to dogs. Case in point: Piper Dog is lying on my lap on her back; I’m rubbing her neck and belly; she’s making little sighs of contentment. I know what she’s thinking: “Oh, this… --- ## [Funny Story from WWII-Anybody Ever Hear of This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-story-from-wwii-anybody-ever-hear-of-this/658325)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-story-from-wwii-anybody-ever-hear-of-this/658325 "2013-05-16T21:38:53Z")
My late father spend 1942-1945 in the US Navy. He was an aviation mechanic-his job was fixing and rebuilding fighter engines. For most of the time, he was on the island of Espiritu Santo (one of the New Hebrides archipel… --- ## [24/7 falcon cam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-7-falcon-cam/658558)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-7-falcon-cam/658558 "2013-05-16T21:29:03Z")
Downtown, here in Topeka, the Westar Energy building has a falcon box on it’s roof. There are two camera views, inside and outside the box. This is a link to inside the box, and you can also click on the icon to get it… --- ## [Updates on SD User Satyagrahi \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updates-on-sd-user-satyagrahi-edited-title/657718)
**Author:** [@Satyagrahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satyagrahi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/updates-on-sd-user-satyagrahi-edited-title/657718 "2013-05-16T19:16:17Z")
Hello, This is Mrs Satyagrahi. I would like to let you know that my husband passed away a few months ago. He was suddenly, and unexpectedly, diagnosed with brain cancer, which turned out to be inoperable as well as end-… --- ## [Do Priority Mail and 1st Class mail get treated differently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-priority-mail-and-1st-class-mail-get-treated-differently/658531)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-priority-mail-and-1st-class-mail-get-treated-differently/658531 "2013-05-16T18:51:22Z")
With the latter being better? Because a few weeks ago, I sent a package via Priority flat rate. It took a little over a week to get there, through Los Angeles for what I thought at the time was a good reason (see below… --- ## [Organ harvesting? My B.S. meter is pinging.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organ-harvesting-my-b-s-meter-is-pinging/658436)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organ-harvesting-my-b-s-meter-is-pinging/658436 "2013-05-16T17:25:59Z")
Birmingham schoolgirl “murdered in bid to harvest her organs” This can’t be true. Can it? :frowning: --- ## [Galapagos Islands. Been there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galapagos-islands-been-there/654939)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/galapagos-islands-been-there/654939 "2013-05-16T17:02:37Z")
This area has been on my bucket list for along time. Probably because I was a biologist in a previous life. I am looking at a National Geographic ten day cruise of selected islands. Cost is 5K. Is anyone familiar wit… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=978) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=980)