# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=986 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 987 --- ## [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… --- ## [They arrested Elvis for that ricin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-arrested-elvis-for-that-ricin/656001)
**Author:** [@retsin2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/retsin2000)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-arrested-elvis-for-that-ricin/656001 "2013-04-30T19:32:11Z")
Or an Elvis impersonator anyway. At least according to this. --- ## [A Thousand Years of History in Ten Minutes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thousand-years-of-history-in-ten-minutes/657011)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thousand-years-of-history-in-ten-minutes/657011 "2013-04-30T18:16:53Z")
Here’s a pretty nifty video showing Europe and the Middle East’s border changes over the last thousand years. They have the dates in the upper left corner, but if you ignore those it’s kind of fun to try and guess the y… --- ## [I think my next phone is going to be a nokia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-next-phone-is-going-to-be-a-nokia/638179)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-next-phone-is-going-to-be-a-nokia/638179 "2013-04-30T17:56:15Z")
Kinda funny thinking about it, after having an iphone for 4 or 5 years. In a couple of weeks the nokia lumia 920 is going to be released and my carrier is going to be the first in Canada to carry it. Over the summer , I… --- ## [Time for more pathetic Facebook angst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-more-pathetic-facebook-angst/656821)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-more-pathetic-facebook-angst/656821 "2013-04-30T17:33:41Z")
On Facebook just now, noticed someone I have an outstanding “friend” request “liked” a status. Curiousity piqued (and a little masochistic), I checked her profile. Current profile pic is with her fiance (she’s someone I … --- ## [Argentina scores a Pope and a Queen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argentina-scores-a-pope-and-a-queen/657056)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argentina-scores-a-pope-and-a-queen/657056 "2013-04-30T13:47:21Z")
Of course you’ve all heard about Pope Francis . . . and now the Queen of the Netherlands is abdicating, leaving the throne to her son Prince Willem-Alexander, whose wife, Princess Maxima, is Argentine. I dunno, though .… --- ## [Looking for a decent chat room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-decent-chat-room/656969)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-decent-chat-room/656969 "2013-04-30T06:19:27Z")
I hurt my back the other day and I want to rest for a couple of days. I have to go out of town in a few weeks and my back has to be good for traveling. So I thought about finding a chat room to keep me busy. Years ago I… --- ## [Mindless Perspectives Some Intuitively Mutilate Simultaneously](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindless-perspectives-some-intuitively-mutilate-simultaneously/656623)
**Author:** [@shadowofneo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shadowofneo)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mindless-perspectives-some-intuitively-mutilate-simultaneously/656623 "2013-04-30T00:51:28Z")
I recently opened a thread on great debates that was seen as being a little low brow. Even though my punctuation may not be perfect, I’m hoping the active members in this forum are more forgiving than previous. I excel… --- ## [Cicada Brood II, 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cicada-brood-ii-2013/656932)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cicada-brood-ii-2013/656932 "2013-04-29T21:04:46Z")
I guess Brood II of cicadas, the only one found this far into the northeast, is scheduled to appear in June. (Brood XI, found only here in CT, went extinct in 1954.) My thought is that after two massive freak snowstorms… --- ## [Do you store rubber bands on doorknobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-store-rubber-bands-on-doorknobs/656820)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-store-rubber-bands-on-doorknobs/656820 "2013-04-29T19:22:15Z")
Silly, I know. Mom used to do this, and as kids, we made the face about how weird Mom is. Now I do it. It’s just a handy place to put them, so I can grab them quickly. Anyone else? --- ## [Bomber suspect in boat was unarmed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bomber-suspect-in-boat-was-unarmed/656651)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bomber-suspect-in-boat-was-unarmed/656651 "2013-04-29T18:18:56Z")
I wish the Boston Globe hadn’t put their paywall back up. Quite a few sources are running this story. The cops spent an hour shooting up a boat with an unarmed man in it. I guess it’s not surprising. The gun battle the … --- ## [You can keep a sloth as a pet!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-keep-a-sloth-as-a-pet/657023)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-keep-a-sloth-as-a-pet/657023 "2013-04-29T17:39:54Z")
here’s the proof: It’s a clip of a sloth ----with a house cat, all curled up together. The sloth has 6-inch long claws and very muscular arms designed for gripping trees…but it very gently hugs the cat and grooms its … --- ## [Smoking in your car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-in-your-car/656795)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-in-your-car/656795 "2013-04-29T17:12:10Z")
First, I am not a smoker. But I see people smoking in their cars all the time. Nothing wrong with that, if you want to smoke. I guess your own car is one of the last places you can smoke without violating a law, ruining … --- ## [i think i hate my boyfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-hate-my-boyfriend/495113)
**Author:** [@phoenixundone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phoenixundone)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-hate-my-boyfriend/495113 "2013-04-29T12:21:36Z")
i’ve been in a relationship with this guy for about 3 years now. i’m not going to bore you all with the details of what 3 years really entails, but i’m going to try to outline the general dynamics of our relationship: h… --- ## [Buyer's remorse (I got a new fridge)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buyers-remorse-i-got-a-new-fridge/656563)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buyers-remorse-i-got-a-new-fridge/656563 "2013-04-29T06:51:07Z")
So me and the SO were thinking that our fridge had failed (it came with the apartment, and it looks pretty old. At least 5 years, at most 10). I’d left the fridge door open, and we only found out at 3am. By 8am, the frid… --- ## [MMP: Ask CP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-ask-cp/656371)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 444\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-ask-cp/656371 "2013-04-29T06:49:32Z")
The famous “Ask Carnivorousplant” newspaper column is now available to the SDMB. Our first contestant: Dear Plant, My cat is reluctant to be bathed. Whatever shall I do? Signed, Dirt Cat Owner Dear Dirty Cat, My d… --- ## [Jack Chick's Dark Dungeon, the movie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-chicks-dark-dungeon-the-movie/656934)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-chicks-dark-dungeon-the-movie/656934 "2013-04-29T05:46:57Z")
I hate to link to kickstarter, but that’s the only source for the video. That, and I really don’t think there’s much danger of anyone here actually contributing. RPGs are Evil - Dark Dungeons: The Movie! He never come… --- ## [Sapphire screens coming for smart phones!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sapphire-screens-coming-for-smart-phones/656968)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sapphire-screens-coming-for-smart-phones/656968 "2013-04-29T03:48:21Z")
Neat! Sapphire is unscratchable, unbreakable, and the next big thing in touchscreens --- ## [Private Davis: One soldier's Civil War experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-davis-one-soldiers-civil-war-experience/639527)
**Author:** [@malden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malden)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-davis-one-soldiers-civil-war-experience/639527 "2013-04-29T02:02:26Z")
I haven’t posted here in a while, even though I read the SDMB almost every day. I thought this would be a good way to de-lurk. In this thread, I will be posting a chronology of Private John Davis, a relative of mine, wh… --- ## [Amazing! Cat taught human language - Sings!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-cat-taught-human-language-sings/656928)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-cat-taught-human-language-sings/656928 "2013-04-29T01:25:13Z")
It’s insane(ly) amazing! --- ## [16-foot-Snake Caught Eating Rabbits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-foot-snake-caught-eating-rabbits/656875)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-foot-snake-caught-eating-rabbits/656875 "2013-04-29T00:39:29Z")
Story here. Complete with photo. More like 16.4 feet, which is about what five meters equals. This is close to Bangkok. Welcome to Thailand! :smiley: EDIT: Don’t worry, the photo is just of the snake extended, not of… --- ## [...Gay Marriage now legal in France](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage-now-legal-in-france/656500)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage-now-legal-in-france/656500 "2013-04-28T23:21:50Z")
Adopting the same thread format used for New Zealand that beat us to the punch last week : SSM was voted one hour ago by the French parliament, along with adoption rights for SS couples, following some rather agitated we… --- ## [Follow the red dotted line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/follow-the-red-dotted-line/656574)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/follow-the-red-dotted-line/656574 "2013-04-28T22:27:55Z")
Since my sanity has recently been called into question in another thread (and no, I’m not going to help you find it) and since I’m not prepared to necessarily exclude that possibility a priori, let this serve as small te… --- ## [♪ Spring in the Prairies, Comes like a Surprise! ♫](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-in-the-prairies-comes-like-a-surprise/656866)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spring-in-the-prairies-comes-like-a-surprise/656866 "2013-04-28T08:17:02Z")
Enough whining and moaning! At last, a day with + 10 Celsius! The snow mounds in everyone’s yards steadily subsiding, as the water oozes out from under them, flows across the sidewalks, and into the gutters! Steady st… --- ## [Uterine Update with TMI Warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uterine-update-with-tmi-warning/656466)
**Author:** [@applebetty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/applebetty)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uterine-update-with-tmi-warning/656466 "2013-04-28T07:31:24Z")
Reference To Hell With My Uterus - The BBQ Pit - Straight Dope Message Board For those of you waiting on tenterhooks with baited breath, I have news to set you (and me) all atwitter. In ten short (long, fatiguing, nev… --- ## [Crazy assed shit on dating websites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-assed-shit-on-dating-websites/656559)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-assed-shit-on-dating-websites/656559 "2013-04-28T06:44:09Z")
For sad reasons I have been cruising the various large and small websites devoted to pathetic individuals trying to find some small bit of joy before the long eternal dirt nap. Anyhow, while I consider myself almost tot… --- ## [I'm getting married!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-married/656776)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-getting-married/656776 "2013-04-28T05:00:49Z")
Some of you may remember that I lost my beloved husband, doper RickQ, four years ago. Although I have never been a prolific poster, being able to post here about my grief during my first year of being a widow was so help… --- ## [An interesting photo of a bad woman (MPSIMS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-interesting-photo-of-a-bad-woman-mpsims/656806)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-interesting-photo-of-a-bad-woman-mpsims/656806 "2013-04-28T04:54:39Z")
Rotha Lintorn-Orman, took girl-scouts to its extreme and founded the British Facists; more anti-Communist than antisemitic; nonetheless willing to engage in violence, and by the time she drank herself to death at age 40,… --- ## [NASA launches 3 smartphones into space](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-launches-3-smartphones-into-space/656714)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-launches-3-smartphones-into-space/656714 "2013-04-27T23:54:37Z")
Their announcement is here. They’re calling each one a PhoneSat. The idea grew out of an attempt to see how cheaply a satellite could be built with prebuilt parts. The phones are acting as the satellite’s computer and… --- ## [Renter's cats = my cats too. For cat lovers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renters-cats-my-cats-too-for-cat-lovers/656852)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renters-cats-my-cats-too-for-cat-lovers/656852 "2013-04-27T23:04:29Z")
One of my 2nd cousins moved in with me last fall and brought her two cats along. I’ve never had cats before, but they are pretty cool. Females, fixed, microchipped, the older one is a part tabby, the other is a tortoi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=985) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=987)