# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=984 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 985 --- ## [Ideas for new, invented ''Holidays''](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-new-invented-holidays/657320)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-new-invented-holidays/657320 "2013-05-05T21:04:14Z")
Cinco de Mayo is almost upon us again. First, the adult beverage manufacturers and bars co-opted Halloween. St Patrick’s Day gets bigger and drunker every year. This year Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby share the… --- ## [West, Texas to receive foreign aid from Czech Republic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-texas-to-receive-foreign-aid-from-czech-republic/656624)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/west-texas-to-receive-foreign-aid-from-czech-republic/656624 "2013-05-05T19:48:14Z")
So it’s really come to this. They’re sending US foreign aid now. Czechs to send funds to blast-hit Texas town --- ## [Damned Evil Russians and their dashcams...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damned-evil-russians-and-their-dashcams/657455)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damned-evil-russians-and-their-dashcams/657455 "2013-05-05T18:13:39Z")
For some reason it’s very dusty in here all of a sudden. Russian dashcam video --- ## [Battle of Chancellorsville: 150th Anniversary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-chancellorsville-150th-anniversary/657171)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-of-chancellorsville-150th-anniversary/657171 "2013-05-05T16:26:31Z")
I won’t make too much of an OP in case nobody else is interested, but… super important battle for several reasons. 150 Years Ago this evening, Mrs. Fanny Chancellor, a widowed innkeeper with 6 adult unmarried daughters … --- ## [Post #1000! A Minor Milestone Mebbe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-1000-a-minor-milestone-mebbe/657519)
**Author:** [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-1000-a-minor-milestone-mebbe/657519 "2013-05-05T05:58:24Z")
OK, more mundane & pointless than milestone-ish. It’s taken 2 years and 7 months to get to 1000, average of 1.03 posts/day. Haven’t been overly verbose at any rate. Looking back over the lot, there are a few that make… --- ## [How did you get through The Darkness of The Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-get-through-the-darkness-of-the-dope/657493 "2013-05-05T04:57:19Z")
It was hell, I tells ya. No Dope fix for like six hours this morning, so I was forced to have conversation with my spouse and drink my coffee at the table. Once I even went outside for something, but it was brief. --- ## [The Top 7 Strangest arguments against same-sex marriage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-7-strangest-arguments-against-same-sex-marriage/657355)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-7-strangest-arguments-against-same-sex-marriage/657355 "2013-05-05T01:53:04Z")
Here you go. Everyone will go gay. Gays Have an Equal Right to Marry the Opposite Sex Marriage Is for Making Babies Adoption Is a “Second Best” Option Gay Marriages Aren’t Real Marriages, Because They Can’t Be Consumma… --- ## [Motorcyclist wipes out two bicyclists.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcyclist-wipes-out-two-bicyclists/657240)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcyclist-wipes-out-two-bicyclists/657240 "2013-05-04T12:51:39Z")
I’ve ridden bicycles all my life for fun and exercise. Had a few close calls but nothing like this has happened to me. Amazing that no one broke any bones. The pics are amazing, but the video is pretty jaw dropping :eek… --- ## [How germaphobic are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-germaphobic-are-you/657042)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-germaphobic-are-you/657042 "2013-05-04T10:46:21Z")
I took this quiz and got 77%. Curious to see how other Dopers score on this… --- ## [Why does Jesus love guns and hate sex? (or gays)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-jesus-love-guns-and-hate-sex-or-gays/657440)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-jesus-love-guns-and-hate-sex-or-gays/657440 "2013-05-04T10:40:29Z")
As an Atheist, it’s very rare I’m moved by a Christian sermon. I happen to run across THIS guy’s blog and was very impressed. Just thought I’d share. Bonus: The blog features a pic that made me LOL. --- ## [Navy charges 2 in Feb diving accident/death.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-charges-2-in-feb-diving-accident-death/657473)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-charges-2-in-feb-diving-accident-death/657473 "2013-05-04T07:20:13Z")
The Navy is charging two high ranking enlisted men ( chief warrant officer, and senior chief petty officer) for the diving accident in Feb. This is an elite diving team that worked on the Minn bridge collapse in 2007. H… --- ## [Brag: Brand new kitchen construction underway!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-brand-new-kitchen-construction-underway/656670)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brag-brand-new-kitchen-construction-underway/656670 "2013-05-04T05:45:54Z")
Well, it’s come to this. I bought this place about 15 months ago. It’s a fixer-upper. It’s a unit in a building built in 1923. The apartment was owned by the same crazy family since the 1960s until I got it. It’s a beaut… --- ## [May the fourth be with you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-the-fourth-be-with-you/657450)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-the-fourth-be-with-you/657450 "2013-05-04T02:26:50Z")
I’m staying with my aunty atm. Normally I spend my birthday alone. Feels weird. Good though. I cannot believe I made it to 40:eek: May the fourth be with be with everyone also born on this day :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Optical surprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optical-surprise/657410)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2013, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optical-surprise/657410 "2013-05-04T01:58:43Z")
This was obviously not a surprise to people who know about these things, but it was to me and I want to share. I was having a problem with my “good eye” (the one that currently does not have an oil drop–which will come … --- ## [You want HOW MUCH to put my kids on my car insurance!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-want-how-much-to-put-my-kids-on-my-car-insurance/656590)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-want-how-much-to-put-my-kids-on-my-car-insurance/656590 "2013-05-03T19:04:00Z")
My kids (twin boys aged 17, seniors in HS) got their driver’s licenses last summer. Since then we haven’t been able to let them drive, since to put them on our insurance would cost $5400 :eek: EACH, per year, and (here’s… --- ## [Balloon goes up in korea, what are the immediate economic consequences for the](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balloon-goes-up-in-korea-what-are-the-immediate-economic-consequences-for-the/657339)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balloon-goes-up-in-korea-what-are-the-immediate-economic-consequences-for-the/657339 "2013-05-03T18:35:14Z")
Does not matter who starts it, just that korea is now at war. Their economy goes to a war footing, some one issues a notam and no ships are entering korean waters or leaving, unless they are self insured or been nationa… --- ## [Silly Syllogisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-syllogisms/657433)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-syllogisms/657433 "2013-05-03T18:34:48Z")
For no good reason I can remember offhand, the other night I had occasion to use this old thing http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4955169&postcount=36 It felt like an opportunity to try for other such… --- ## [Playoff Beard!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playoff-beard/657407)
**Author:** [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playoff-beard/657407 "2013-05-03T16:46:09Z")
In my life, I’ve never done the playoff beard. Once when I was younger and playing Legion Baseball, I went through a 3-day tournament without bathing because I went 4 for 4 in the first game with a grand slam. The next g… --- ## [Your IRL MacGyver Moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-irl-macgyver-moments/657048)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-irl-macgyver-moments/657048 "2013-05-03T16:24:56Z")
My newly licensed daughter locked the key (yes, the key - for some reason copies don’t work, even just for the door) in one of our vehicles this weekend. Fortunately, it happened in our carport and the car was not runni… --- ## [Landing Gear from 9/11 wreckage found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landing-gear-from-9-11-wreckage-found/656911)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landing-gear-from-9-11-wreckage-found/656911 "2013-05-03T16:21:25Z")
Weird. 12 years after the disaster, they’ve found another piece of 9/11 wreckage - apparently some landing gear from one of the planes, wedged in a narrow space between two buildings near the WTO site. Plane wreckage f… --- ## [Hurrah for successful job hunting!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurrah-for-successful-job-hunting/657357)
**Author:** [@Petrichord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrichord)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurrah-for-successful-job-hunting/657357 "2013-05-03T15:11:25Z")
Mundane, pointless, and of absolutely no import to the world at large, but shatteringly awesome for my little corner of it: Mr. Chord has found full-time employment! After a year and a half of relocation, resume scrubbi… --- ## [Cat In A Shark Costume Chases a Duck While Riding a Roomba! (???)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-in-a-shark-costume-chases-a-duck-while-riding-a-roomba/656957)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-in-a-shark-costume-chases-a-duck-while-riding-a-roomba/656957 "2013-05-03T14:56:39Z")
Seriously. You cat lovers will love this shit. Credit goes to I Like Pie for the find. IN WHAT WORLD DO CATS IN SHARK SUITS CHASE DUCKS ON A ROOMBA!!?!?!?!?!? --- ## [Brian Burke, ex-Leafs GM, sues 18 unknown netizens for slander](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-burke-ex-leafs-gm-sues-18-unknown-netizens-for-slander/656848)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brian-burke-ex-leafs-gm-sues-18-unknown-netizens-for-slander/656848 "2013-05-03T14:55:45Z")
Interesting development in the issue of bringing ordinary civil law to the wild, wild web: Brian Burke, ex-Canucks, Maple Leafs GM, files defamation suit in B.C. Supreme Court I assume that the next step will be subpo… --- ## [Stanton Survey: You're a master thief, you just didn't know it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanton-survey-youre-a-master-thief-you-just-didnt-know-it/418007)
**Author:** [@Fox\_Frenzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fox_Frenzy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanton-survey-youre-a-master-thief-you-just-didnt-know-it/418007 "2013-05-03T11:18:32Z")
Anyone ever apply for a job and you’re asked things like: Most People are Dishonest Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Everyone has stolen something in their life, no matter how small: Strongly Disagr… --- ## [I don't think that means what you think it means](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-means-what-you-think-it-means/657205)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-means-what-you-think-it-means/657205 "2013-05-03T10:19:51Z")
This broke my irony meter today: I Love Living Off The Grid Facebook page. Because what could possibly be more “off the grid” than having a Facebook page with thousands of followers? Way to drop out, yo! --- ## [So the police wake me up this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-police-wake-me-up-this-morning/656648 "2013-05-03T09:39:48Z")
Looking for my neighbor who has been using my address for the last 15 years. The cop asked for the neighbor and I said he doesn’t live here, he lives next door, but uses my address. The cop asked why. I said why don’t yo… --- ## [Vulcan courtesy and The Shocker](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vulcan-courtesy-and-the-shocker/657215)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vulcan-courtesy-and-the-shocker/657215 "2013-05-03T04:15:34Z")
If you’re not familiar with The Shocker, just hit Urban Dictionary & maybe Google Images. It’s naughty. So we were watching some episode or other of Star Trek a while back and Spock was getting all sentimental and gave… --- ## [Harmony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harmony/657316)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harmony/657316 "2013-05-03T04:11:03Z")
Cuteness Overload.:slight\_smile: --- ## [Cat poo for sale! Getcha cat poo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-poo-for-sale-getcha-cat-poo/657373)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-poo-for-sale-getcha-cat-poo/657373 "2013-05-03T00:31:49Z")
I work for the provincial government and we have an online classifieds section that can be accessed by anyone in the government. I’ve bought a few things there like a piano and a Coach bag. It’s a pretty typical classif… --- ## [The Western Black Rhino....a-a-and, it's gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-western-black-rhino-a-a-and-its-gone/657340)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-western-black-rhino-a-a-and-its-gone/657340 "2013-05-03T00:03:28Z")
Well this is pretty sad, the Western Black Rhino is now officially extinct" The article mentions many other species threatened. Edit: Just realized this was from 2011, so nevermind, I guess. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=983) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=985)