# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=987 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 988 --- ## [Suddenly, the cat is afraid of the TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-the-cat-is-afraid-of-the-tv/656856)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suddenly-the-cat-is-afraid-of-the-tv/656856 "2013-04-27T21:26:15Z")
For about a week, I’ve noticed that Tonka seems to watch the TV. Today he was intensely watching Tarantula (1955), and seemed to be afraid. After the movie, Ben Mankciewics was interviewing people, and he seemed afraid… --- ## [Lawyer: Trauma drove woman who cut off man's penis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyer-trauma-drove-woman-who-cut-off-mans-penis/656739)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawyer-trauma-drove-woman-who-cut-off-mans-penis/656739 "2013-04-27T17:25:37Z")
"The defense attorney for a woman charged with severing the penis of her estranged husband said she “had a break from reality” the night of the attack. “She’s a shattered woman who tried to do the best she could,” Frank… --- ## [Meet the new spoon, somewhat different than the old spoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-new-spoon-somewhat-different-than-the-old-spoon/656850)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-new-spoon-somewhat-different-than-the-old-spoon/656850 "2013-04-27T17:25:21Z")
Yes, the spoon has undergone a redesign, specifically one for infants. The Spooni. It’s narrower and has a built up back so the food doesn’t spill out the back as you shove it into your baby’s not-gaping-enough maw. N… --- ## [Thoroughly embarrassed myself in front of class the other day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoroughly-embarrassed-myself-in-front-of-class-the-other-day/656835)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoroughly-embarrassed-myself-in-front-of-class-the-other-day/656835 "2013-04-27T17:08:53Z")
I am teaching a MAT 115 class at a local college, and am using Excel (with projector) to show the students how to perform simple statistics on sampled data sets. Stuff like average, standard deviation, etc. The class con… --- ## [the best things in life are old school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-things-in-life-are-old-school/652168 "2013-04-27T16:15:26Z")
please list things that are old school. Heres some i can think of real barbershops landlines companies or medical offices where a real live secretary answers the phone asking how she can help you saying good morning … --- ## [Little Mysteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-mysteries/639477)
**Author:** [@Quarter\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quarter_Girl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-mysteries/639477 "2013-04-27T10:44:33Z")
Sometimes life is too weird to figure out. Here are a couple of things that happened to me. Mystery #1 A few years ago I was in the habit of walking about a mile every morning with my next door neighbor. Early in the m… --- ## [Cats is weird, part 37](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-is-weird-part-37/656583)
**Author:** [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-is-weird-part-37/656583 "2013-04-27T07:44:38Z")
Please to enjoy this video of a cat obsessed with a vacuum. It’s a bit different to the usual ‘cat enjoys being vacuumed’ videos. So…what exactly is going through this cat’s head? Is it the sensation of the vacuum on … --- ## [I don't think it is possible to not get honey everywhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-it-is-possible-to-not-get-honey-everywhere/656581)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-it-is-possible-to-not-get-honey-everywhere/656581 "2013-04-27T05:31:08Z")
I’ve started drinking green tea every morning with a little honey and splash of milk. I started using honey in a glass jar with metal screw lid that I got from a honey co-op in Maine (very tasty). No matter how careful… --- ## [When we tell someone to wipe off their face](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-we-tell-someone-to-wipe-off-their-face/656786)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-we-tell-someone-to-wipe-off-their-face/656786 "2013-04-27T04:19:46Z")
We’ve all done it. Someone that we are talking too has a snot-encrusted wad of mayonnaise on their left cheek. We politely point to it and wipe off our own left cheek as a gesture that they should wipe it off themselve… --- ## [Woman arrested 396 times tells parole board she can change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-arrested-396-times-tells-parole-board-she-can-change/656777)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-arrested-396-times-tells-parole-board-she-can-change/656777 "2013-04-27T04:13:18Z")
Here’s the link: She says she’s found God and doesn’t want to be a monster. She also doesn’t want to take her medications and gets irritable quickly. Just how many chances should someone get? If enough people answe… --- ## [windows 8 networking problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-networking-problem/656722)
**Author:** [@Declan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-networking-problem/656722 "2013-04-27T02:26:52Z")
After doing something like six hours of searching, and getting minimal results, I thought I would ask some of our more experienced dopers for some help. I am running windows 8 on desktop, and xp pro on laptop. Both are … --- ## [Pickpockets in US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickpockets-in-us/656689)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pickpockets-in-us/656689 "2013-04-27T00:25:49Z")
I’ve been to several countries in Europe, and almost all of them have advisories against pickpockets and other sorts of petty thievery. Enough to where this thread isn’t the only Euro-pickpocket thread I’ve seen on here… --- ## [Alexander Graham Bell's Voice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexander-graham-bells-voice/656763)
**Author:** [@lawbuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawbuff)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alexander-graham-bells-voice/656763 "2013-04-26T23:44:35Z")
Link to youtube video; --- ## [New Zealand has Spaceballs! (But no Mel Brooks!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zealand-has-spaceballs-but-no-mel-brooks/656803)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zealand-has-spaceballs-but-no-mel-brooks/656803 "2013-04-26T23:36:56Z")
The Spaceballs are crushing the Kiwis! SPACEBALLS IMAGE Instead, it was a prank. A prank that fooled NASA & the CIA. Well done, you Spaceballs! --- ## [All-purpose baby, pregnancy, and parenting thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-purpose-baby-pregnancy-and-parenting-thread/649725)
**Author:** [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-purpose-baby-pregnancy-and-parenting-thread/649725 "2013-04-26T22:33:33Z")
Prompted by an IM from a mom of a babe the same age as mine, and congratulations to a pregnant Doper. The good: my 8 month old flips through her picture books and pretends to read “Bah ba ba ba” with changing tones, cad… --- ## [Kudos to Comcast (I think my fingers fell off when I typed that)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kudos-to-comcast-i-think-my-fingers-fell-off-when-i-typed-that/656616)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kudos-to-comcast-i-think-my-fingers-fell-off-when-i-typed-that/656616 "2013-04-26T22:10:23Z")
I just have to give credit where it’s due. My cable modem failed again, which seems to happen every 18 months or so. So I trucked on down to the Comcast office place to get another one. The new one has a wireless router… --- ## [What?! He isn't gay, he didn't flirt with me and I'm a woman!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-he-isnt-gay-he-didnt-flirt-with-me-and-im-a-woman/656636)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-he-isnt-gay-he-didnt-flirt-with-me-and-im-a-woman/656636 "2013-04-26T19:05:58Z")
“You know that guy that works there the tall skinny guy?” “Yea the clean shaven guy?” “Yea I think he was, are you sure we’re talking about the same guy?” “Yes the tall skinny guy that’s gay” “WHAT?! he isn’t gay!” “… --- ## [Czechoslovakia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czechoslovakia/656346 "2013-04-26T13:29:26Z")
I’ve had enough of their bullshit. --- ## ["Cheap at \_\_\_\_\_ the price"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-at-_____-the-price/656706)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-at-_____-the-price/656706 "2013-04-26T02:23:04Z")
Which is it, “half” or “twice”? I say “half” makes no sense at all. Virtually everything is cheap at half the price. Something that’s cheap at twice the price is damn cheap and rare. --- ## [Google your SDMB Screen Name, and click on "Images"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-your-sdmb-screen-name-and-click-on-images/656184)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-your-sdmb-screen-name-and-click-on-images/656184 "2013-04-25T23:29:51Z")
Wow! I just did this, and it’s like a visual history of my years on these boards. Ok, there are some images that I can’t figure out, but there are a whole lot that are reminiscent of many threads and posts, like: That s… --- ## [Financial woes and student loans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-woes-and-student-loans/656452)
**Author:** [@Meggroll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meggroll)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/financial-woes-and-student-loans/656452 "2013-04-25T22:25:35Z")
So I’ve gotten myself into a bit of a mess. Hold on, because it’s time for some serious tl;dr. I’m 28. I was raised to know that I was very smart, and my brain would take me far one day. My parents always stressed that … --- ## ["Cheap at \_\_\_\_\_ the price"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-at-_____-the-price/656707)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-at-_____-the-price/656707 "2013-04-25T21:27:16Z")
Which is it, “half” or “twice”? I say “half” makes no sense at all. Virtually everything is cheap at half the price. Something that’s cheap at twice the price is damn cheap and rare. (Well, this was supposed to be a po… --- ## [My kid found out about the Tooth Fairy today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-found-out-about-the-tooth-fairy-today/656503)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-found-out-about-the-tooth-fairy-today/656503 "2013-04-25T20:49:57Z")
Last night my 9-year-old was at his dad’s house, and lost a tooth. Apparently his dad was not careful when placing the money under the pillow, and son woke up and caught him. Dad confessed the truth, son was very upset. … --- ## [Google Fiber just announced their pricing and plans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-fiber-just-announced-their-pricing-and-plans/629480)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-fiber-just-announced-their-pricing-and-plans/629480 "2013-04-25T18:53:23Z")
I’ve been anxiously awaiting this, and can hardly wait to get it, but there are some weird bits about it. If you give them $10 in advance, the areas that get the most requests will be installed first. The plans are a… --- ## [Friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev use social media to express shock.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-of-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-use-social-media-to-express-shock/656536)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friends-of-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-use-social-media-to-express-shock/656536 "2013-04-25T16:58:05Z")
The classmates and friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are very much victims of this tragedy too. Imagine a friend that you knew since you were ten being accused of mass murder. All those school memories are still there. Talkin… --- ## [For Geezers Only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-geezers-only/600855 "2013-04-25T12:34:46Z")
First off, you decide if you’re a “geezer” by recognizing or appreciating the relevance of these things. If so, add to the list. Second, if you have the notion, explain how long ago and from what source you first became… --- ## [Haven't been posting much lately](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-been-posting-much-lately/656506)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havent-been-posting-much-lately/656506 "2013-04-25T07:07:16Z")
But with a good reason. SWMBO and I tied the knot last Wednesday on our 20th anniversary together. --- ## [NASA hangs a dick on Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-hangs-a-dick-on-mars/656608)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-hangs-a-dick-on-mars/656608 "2013-04-25T04:59:01Z")
Apparently Opportunity’s operators decided a little interplanetary graffiti was in order. --- ## [Wow, the British can't even understand themselves1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-the-british-cant-even-understand-themselves1/650934)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-the-british-cant-even-understand-themselves1/650934 "2013-04-25T03:23:45Z")
Stephen is defeated by a Newcastle Accent What the hell is Rich Hall doing here? --- ## [Morons at Costco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morons-at-costco/656344)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morons-at-costco/656344 "2013-04-24T22:19:29Z")
I don’t know what was going on but clearly this was intentional so I’ll share this experience and you can make of it what you will. I was at Costco on this sunny Sunday afternoon. I was in one of my normal, ‘I don’t re… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=986) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=988)