# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=985 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 986 --- ## [Two Humorous Headlines From Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-humorous-headlines-from-today/657358)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-humorous-headlines-from-today/657358 "2013-05-02T21:52:06Z")
Two headlines that amused me today (but then, I’m easily amused): Judge sends ricin-letters case to grand jury Man accused of shoplifting from Finders Keepers says store name misleading --- ## [I can never find my car...in dreams.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-find-my-car-in-dreams/657337)
**Author:** [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-never-find-my-car-in-dreams/657337 "2013-05-02T20:52:39Z")
I have recurring dream that I can’t find my car in a parking lot. Different parking lot every time. Within the dream, my dream-self thinks this is reality and hopes this isn’t going to be like my dream where I can’t find… --- ## [Punchline Regularly Tossed Out Without the Jokes They Come From](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punchline-regularly-tossed-out-without-the-jokes-they-come-from/654864)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punchline-regularly-tossed-out-without-the-jokes-they-come-from/654864 "2013-05-02T20:37:58Z")
There are all kinds of jokes that “everybody” already knows and has heard countless times, and assumes everybody else knows. And in certain circumstances, people regularly toss out punchlines that seem appropriate to the… --- ## [Back To The 1950's..for real!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-1950s-for-real/657154)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-1950s-for-real/657154 "2013-05-02T20:01:44Z")
For all of you folks who dig historical re-enactments, I have a question. If I decided that I wanted my family to live the way people did (in the hallowed 1950’s)-could I do it? Yeah, I can redecorate my house to look li… --- ## [Can you see it? (look intently at the bunny)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-it-look-intently-at-the-bunny/657100)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-it-look-intently-at-the-bunny/657100 "2013-05-02T19:01:55Z")
Just look at Impulse the bunny 2013-04-30 17.34.50 | SAMSUNG | Vicki Whateley | Flickr Squinting helps. It is much easier to see in real life. --- ## [Men expelled from Saudi Arabia for being just too good looking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-expelled-from-saudi-arabia-for-being-just-too-good-looking/655922)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-expelled-from-saudi-arabia-for-being-just-too-good-looking/655922 "2013-05-02T18:32:35Z")
Really. That’s got to make for great pick-up lines. “Hey baby, I’m so sexy I’ve been officially declared a national threat!” --- ## ["Ask the\_\_" in reverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the__-in-reverse/656805)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the__-in-reverse/656805 "2013-05-02T17:45:25Z")
Sometimes I have questions that are too small for General Questions. I am sure I am not alone. So if you have a question that can be addressed by an expert or someone else in-the-know, leave it here. And if you are in… --- ## [Kenneth Appel, prover of the four color theorem, dead at 80](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-appel-prover-of-the-four-color-theorem-dead-at-80/657174)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kenneth-appel-prover-of-the-four-color-theorem-dead-at-80/657174 "2013-05-02T17:25:14Z")
From the NY Times: The controversy surrounding automated theorem proving and verifying is more or less dead at this point. The hardware in the computer that you’re using to read this was almost certainly proved to mee… --- ## [Henry Gribbohm, you're our Idiot of the Week](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-gribbohm-youre-our-idiot-of-the-week/657245)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-gribbohm-youre-our-idiot-of-the-week/657245 "2013-05-02T17:17:40Z")
Henry Gribbohm is a New Hampshire man who was visiting a local carnival. He saw the “Tubs of Fun” was offering an Xbox Kinect as one of its prizes and Henry decided he wanted to win that for his kids. Henry spent $300 p… --- ## [6 inch 'alien' skeleton is human, died at age 6 to 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-inch-alien-skeleton-is-human-died-at-age-6-to-8/657227)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-inch-alien-skeleton-is-human-died-at-age-6-to-8/657227 "2013-05-02T17:11:10Z")
Of course I’m not surprised that it’s not alien, but I’m amazed that it lived to be 6 to 8 years old. I would have expected this to be a miscarriage or something similar. According at the list of shortest people on W… --- ## [You're not a pet parent, you're a pet owner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-not-a-pet-parent-youre-a-pet-owner/656888)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-not-a-pet-parent-youre-a-pet-owner/656888 "2013-05-02T16:41:50Z")
You’re not a pet parent, you did not birth or father your dog. If you did by any chance well that is fucking freaky and I’d advise a priest or something. You don’t have three kids, you have two children and a dog. Your… --- ## [Cool toys you had when you were a kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-toys-you-had-when-you-were-a-kid/656662)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-toys-you-had-when-you-were-a-kid/656662 "2013-05-02T14:36:15Z")
In this thread I describe a toy I had when I was little. It was a battleship that exploded when you hit a panel with a torpedo fired from a submarine. It garnered this comment: So what cool toys did you have? One to… --- ## ["Pentagon May Court Martial Soldiers Who Share Christian Faith"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pentagon-may-court-martial-soldiers-who-share-christian-faith/657296)
**Author:** [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pentagon-may-court-martial-soldiers-who-share-christian-faith/657296 "2013-05-02T08:04:02Z")
Well, at least, that’s what it says on several fundie websites. However, snopes has nothing on it, and I can’t find anything on the more sane websites. Apologies if I missed somewhere obvious, but could anyone explain w… --- ## [What kind of pigs do I work with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-pigs-do-i-work-with/657047)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-pigs-do-i-work-with/657047 "2013-05-02T05:36:24Z")
The facilities management of my office has deemed it necessary to post little signs in all the mens rooms, reminding us to: Not flush paper towels Not throw toilet seat liners (aka “ass gaskets”) in the trash Remember… --- ## [\*Yawn\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yawn/657200)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yawn/657200 "2013-05-02T00:30:07Z")
I sometimes listen to the Stuff You Should Know podcast during my long commute to work. Today’s was about yawning. They talked about contagious yawning: basically you see someone yawn, so you yawn. I can attest that j… --- ## [Little Miley Cryus -All growed up!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-miley-cryus-all-growed-up/657265)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-miley-cryus-all-growed-up/657265 "2013-05-01T23:41:01Z")
She’s a striking young woman. --- ## [In Jail a Year In Lieu of a $100 Bond](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-jail-a-year-in-lieu-of-a-100-bond/657124)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-jail-a-year-in-lieu-of-a-100-bond/657124 "2013-05-01T20:50:19Z")
" She remains at the Johnson County Jail, where she has been held since her arrest – nearly a year ago – in lieu of a $100 bond." http://thegazette.com/2013/04/30/iowa-city-vehicular-homicide-trial-reset-a-fourth-time/ --- ## [Um. Maybe I'm Ignorant.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-maybe-im-ignorant/657183)
**Author:** [@Degreedbottlebrunette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Degreedbottlebrunette)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/um-maybe-im-ignorant/657183 "2013-05-01T20:42:41Z")
I have looked at the threads and I think I might have an answer for all of them. However, I might open myself up to scrutiny by responding, and I’m really just here to get smarter. LOL. Four degrees got me nowhere. M… --- ## [Man injured trying to hunt squirrel with bullet taped to BB gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-injured-trying-to-hunt-squirrel-with-bullet-taped-to-bb-gun/656941 "2013-05-01T20:19:55Z")
Yep. Seems like a great idea. http://now.msn.com/william-daniel-lloyd-injured-hunting-squirrel-with-bb-gun#scpshrjwfbs Just tape a .40 cal cartridge to the muzzle of your BB gun. What could possibly go wrong? I hope… --- ## [The Queen has retired; Long Live the King](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-has-retired-long-live-the-king/657082)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-queen-has-retired-long-live-the-king/657082 "2013-05-01T20:15:51Z")
It’s official. Queen Beatrix’s abdication went into effect and the Netherlands now has it’s first king since 1890. Oddly he chose to reign as King Willem-Alexander instead of King Willem IV. It’s almost like he’s a… --- ## [I've gone to my last trivia night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-gone-to-my-last-trivia-night/657206)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-gone-to-my-last-trivia-night/657206 "2013-05-01T19:31:51Z")
Tuesday nights at the local Friday’s is trivia night. The family goes and always had fun. But lately the smartphone cheaters have made it unenjoyable. One guy was caught with a cell phone and the crowd made him put it… --- ## [Why is N Korea Off The Radar Screen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-n-korea-off-the-radar-screen/657147)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-n-korea-off-the-radar-screen/657147 "2013-05-01T16:33:46Z")
I mean, the nitwit “ruler” of this dump was threatening nuclear strikes…and telling his people to get ready for war. Now. nothing. Are wwe to assume that he’s been given a big pile of money?:confused: --- ## [Have you ever heard of getting a shock from Noxzema?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-getting-a-shock-from-noxzema/537130)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-getting-a-shock-from-noxzema/537130 "2013-05-01T13:33:38Z")
The face cream? My daughter said she was in the shower, opened the jar, and received a zap, like static electricity. She searched around and a few other people said that they did get a shock from it, too. Any reason w… --- ## [Baby seized from parents by Police and CPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-seized-from-parents-by-police-and-cps/657054)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-seized-from-parents-by-police-and-cps/657054 "2013-05-01T00:18:53Z")
A sad and chilling story that should have never happened. Child Protective Services is just too powerful and it sounds like they abused that power in this case. What upsets me is the lack of communication. The parents t… --- ## [UK law enforcement, please help.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-law-enforcement-please-help/657148)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-law-enforcement-please-help/657148 "2013-04-30T23:00:31Z")
Hi folks, Thanks to the wonders of the internet, I am in a position where I may be aware of a woman trapped in a relationship five time zones away with someone who abused her while she was still a minor. Or, I may be i… --- ## [Girls, ladies, is the fine movement of your butt, when walking, learned behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-ladies-is-the-fine-movement-of-your-butt-when-walking-learned-behavior/655087)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-ladies-is-the-fine-movement-of-your-butt-when-walking-learned-behavior/655087 "2013-04-30T21:49:01Z")
Or does it happen naturally? It is definitely an art I can appreciate. I assume not many of you have seen a video of your butt when walking. So, how does it happen? Did you take classes, or your mom or friends gave y… --- ## [I don't have Facebook account, and I'm not the only one](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-facebook-account-and-im-not-the-only-one/656991)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-facebook-account-and-im-not-the-only-one/656991 "2013-04-30T21:20:57Z")
I had a MySpace account when I had a band that needed to be promoted. That account quickly went dormant. I was coerced into a FB account by a friend. I connected with many people from H.S. both close and distant. Friends… --- ## [Letters to your loved ones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letters-to-your-loved-ones/656605)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letters-to-your-loved-ones/656605 "2013-04-30T21:15:57Z")
My teacher had us do a real cool activity today in class. She had us write a letter to someone we know. It could be your friend, family, significant other. Alive or deceased, it does not matter. Just write a letter t… --- ## [Our pressure tank is leaking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-pressure-tank-is-leaking/656912)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-pressure-tank-is-leaking/656912 "2013-04-30T20:35:31Z")
Our home is on a well. About a month ago our pressure tank started leaking. Some pics: Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 Pic 4 Pic 5 The tank is located in the basement. I am guessing it was installed in 1989, when the house was b… --- ## [People still pay bills in person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-still-pay-bills-in-person/656845)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-still-pay-bills-in-person/656845 "2013-04-30T20:29:48Z")
so I’m patiently waiting in line at the department store 10 minutes or so, when the lady in front of me tells me she was in line 15 minutes before I even got there. I notice she has nothing to buy in her hands. she drove… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=984) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=986)