# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=992 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 993 --- ## [Any Dopers live in or near Frederick, MD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-live-in-or-near-frederick-md/655794)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-live-in-or-near-frederick-md/655794 "2013-04-16T14:59:22Z")
Looking for a bit of help with something. I want to go backpacking, and I’ve decided on doing the C&O Canal Trail from MPs 60 to 0. Yeah, I know, a creampuff hike… :wink: What I’m looking for is someone to give me a li… --- ## [How I oculd have broken the Internet the other day...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-oculd-have-broken-the-internet-the-other-day/655809)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-oculd-have-broken-the-internet-the-other-day/655809 "2013-04-16T14:24:02Z")
A friend commented on Facebook that he was bored and needed a hobby. I know he’s into outdoor stuff, but if he’s bored, maybe he wanted a change? So I suggested he learn to play the ukulele. It’s not hard and doesn’t hav… --- ## [Of Dogs And Their Culinary Likes/Dislikes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-dogs-and-their-culinary-likes-dislikes/655675)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-dogs-and-their-culinary-likes-dislikes/655675 "2013-04-16T06:37:41Z")
I have cooked for a variety of dogs over the years…I have noticed that most dogs like human foods, with some exceptions: -citrus fruits-most dogs hate them -anything with chili/red pepper: dogs dislike this intensely … --- ## [Big breakthrough in the effort to create lab-grown organs for transplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-breakthrough-in-the-effort-to-create-lab-grown-organs-for-transplant/655741)
**Author:** [@Billy-o](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billy-o)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-breakthrough-in-the-effort-to-create-lab-grown-organs-for-transplant/655741 "2013-04-16T02:18:39Z")
Very cool! Researchers have grown rat kidneys in the lab and transplanted them into live rats, where they seem to be working very well. This will hopefully lead to growing kidneys for human patients who can’t find donors… --- ## [Introducing (and possibly eulogizing) Dan the Daring Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-and-possibly-eulogizing-dan-the-daring-toad/655406)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/introducing-and-possibly-eulogizing-dan-the-daring-toad/655406 "2013-04-15T20:20:39Z")
I just met Dan this morning, in a most unusual manner. I can count on one finger the Southern Toads I have known who showed such galantry and determination in the face of incredible odds. He was the total toad, a real … --- ## [Why Do Little Girls SCREECH So Much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-little-girls-screech-so-much/470728)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-little-girls-screech-so-much/470728 "2013-04-15T20:09:06Z")
For the last three days I’ve been going to the park to read. I figure winter will be here soon enough, I better enjoy the last few days I can. Anyway I go for about an hour or so and I notice all the kids playing. I ne… --- ## [Washington State miracle - state employee FIRED](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-miracle-state-employee-fired/655614)
**Author:** [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-miracle-state-employee-fired/655614 "2013-04-15T19:42:15Z")
Never thought I’d live to see this, but the State of Washington has just fired a high-ranked official for mistakes. The story. The Washington Dept. of Transportation is building a new floating bridge to cross Lake Wash… --- ## ["Hopefully she would have been a belieber” ... if she hadn't been... y'know... killed by the Nazis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-she-would-have-been-a-belieber-if-she-hadnt-been-yknow-killed-by-the-nazis/655735)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hopefully-she-would-have-been-a-belieber-if-she-hadnt-been-yknow-killed-by-the-nazis/655735 "2013-04-15T19:39:42Z")
\[Coulda happened!\](Bieber Leaves Message for Anne Frank) --- ## [Cassette to MP3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cassette-to-mp3/655681)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cassette-to-mp3/655681 "2013-04-15T19:33:05Z")
I’ve got some old master stuff on cassette from my old bands and such that I’d like to digitize. Anyone have any non-expensive advice for how to do so? --- ## [I've completely relearned all my High School Math (yay!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-completely-relearned-all-my-high-school-math-yay/655661)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-completely-relearned-all-my-high-school-math-yay/655661 "2013-04-15T19:15:21Z")
This is a “yay me!” thread but I don’t care. I’ve spent three years relearning all my High School Math. On Monday I will write my Calculus final of which I’m going into with a 90%. I also just aced the last assignment.… --- ## [LDS Church Stops Opposing Gay Marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lds-church-stops-opposing-gay-marriage/655560)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lds-church-stops-opposing-gay-marriage/655560 "2013-04-15T18:05:11Z")
Nothing official, there hasn’t been a proclamation saying “yo, gays are cool now”, but the actions of the church seem to have changed drastically. Some (straight) Mormons marched in the Salt Lake City pride parade, one… --- ## [22ft Wasp Nest Found In Abandoned Home In Spain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22ft-wasp-nest-found-in-abandoned-home-in-spain/655505)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22ft-wasp-nest-found-in-abandoned-home-in-spain/655505 "2013-04-15T13:33:52Z")
Yikes! I hate hate hate wasps. Spiders, snakes I’m fine with but I hate those stinging bastards. Picture at link below. Officers were called out by worried neighbours of the empty home in the island’s capital and say t… --- ## [I'm Too Old For This 5h1t - a Venting MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-for-this-5h1t-a-venting-mmp/655115)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 462\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-too-old-for-this-5h1t-a-venting-mmp/655115 "2013-04-15T03:16:51Z")
So, a little over a year ago, I was bitch-slapped by reality and came to the conclusion I needed to sell my house. The first trick was finding a realtor who wasn’t pulling numbers out of thin air just to get my hopes up… --- ## [Fun meme thing - (Have you ever?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-meme-thing-have-you-ever/655586)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-meme-thing-have-you-ever/655586 "2013-04-15T00:27:18Z")
Someone posted this on another website and I thought it was fun. You can ONLY answer Yes or No. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone specifically asks. And believe me, the temptation to explain so… --- ## [What I was pondering while reading Sade quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-was-pondering-while-reading-sade-quotes/655009)
**Author:** [@MrPestus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrPestus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-i-was-pondering-while-reading-sade-quotes/655009 "2013-04-14T03:00:53Z")
I was reading quotes from the Marquis De Sade while I was working and it ocured to me that I find the man’s nature repugnant , but his intellect was a well maintained and sharpened tool. I admire his intellect so much, t… --- ## [Citizen Hearing on Disclosure - April 29 - May 3, 2013(ETs & UFOs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizen-hearing-on-disclosure-april-29-may-3-2013-ets-ufos/655629)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizen-hearing-on-disclosure-april-29-may-3-2013-ets-ufos/655629 "2013-04-14T00:38:59Z")
They just interviewed Stephen Bassett on the radio(KCBS in San Francisco). He said that ETs are here now on earth and have been for decades. He wants an end to the “Truth Embargo”.:rolleyes: Paradigm Research Group His… --- ## [Mom or Dad instead of My Mom or My Dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-or-dad-instead-of-my-mom-or-my-dad/580963)
**Author:** [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-or-dad-instead-of-my-mom-or-my-dad/580963 "2013-04-13T21:57:19Z")
It really annoys me when people say “Mom is coming over for dinner tomorrow night” instead of “My mom is coming over for dinner tomorrow night.” This is as mundane and pointless as it gets, but this is one of my pet peev… --- ## [It's official, bras are bad for you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-bras-are-bad-for-you/655482)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-bras-are-bad-for-you/655482 "2013-04-13T18:47:55Z")
Trash those bras ladies and let them swing freely if you want to avoid sagging! Interesting study by the French on bras. Study says that they actually are a cause of sagging boobs, not a preventer. Going braless lets … --- ## [Hairy Eyeball (literally)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairy-eyeball-literally/655613)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hairy-eyeball-literally/655613 "2013-04-13T18:02:36Z")
Via the NEJM. It was published back in January but io9 brought it to my attention today… :eek:A 19-year-old man presented to our ophthalmology clinic with a mass in his right eye that had been present since birth but … --- ## [Money for Blood! (Fundraising for hemophilia)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-for-blood-fundraising-for-hemophilia/655612)
**Author:** [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2013, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-for-blood-fundraising-for-hemophilia/655612 "2013-04-13T16:23:58Z")
Hi, everyone! Here in the SF Bay Area, on Apr 20, I and many others will walk three miles in the National Hemophilia Foundation’s Hemophilia Walk, to raise funds for hemophilia research. I work for Bayer; they are, amo… --- ## [Legal Dopers: A Very Entertaining Decision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-dopers-a-very-entertaining-decision/655296)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-dopers-a-very-entertaining-decision/655296 "2013-04-13T15:16:50Z")
We’ve discussed “freemen on the land” and “sovereign citizens” here before; most notably, the case of Robert Peterson, who claimed to be a “freeman,” and who was tasered in Idaho for trying to film inside a courtroom. I… --- ## [HAYFEVER..on one side of my head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hayfever-on-one-side-of-my-head/655060)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hayfever-on-one-side-of-my-head/655060 "2013-04-09T10:48:41Z")
I woke up this morning sneezling and kerfluffling with an obvious bout of Revolting Horrid Insidious Noxious AaaaCHOOO (RHINA for short) Hayfever (allergen unknown) which settled within the hour to one tickling and cons… --- ## [If you could be the most arrogant asshole in the world...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-the-most-arrogant-asshole-in-the-world/655168)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-the-most-arrogant-asshole-in-the-world/655168 "2013-04-13T02:00:57Z")
Let’s say you have Superman-level invulnerability against being punished, and the entire world economy is dependent on the Unobtainium only you can provide. You could in fact be god-emperor of the planet if it wasn’t too… --- ## [Things you learned from people talking out loud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-people-talking-out-loud/655524)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-learned-from-people-talking-out-loud/655524 "2013-04-12T22:23:51Z")
… To themselves, I mean, whether they sounded neurotypical or not. For instance, I learned this one guy likes the Navy/Marines, laughs a lot, knows the chorus to “I Am Your Lady” (as far as I can tell), and that his one… --- ## [As God is my witness...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-god-is-my-witness/655515)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-god-is-my-witness/655515 "2013-04-12T22:18:26Z")
…I thought turkey vultures could fly. But not during South Dakota ice storms. \*"A large turkey vulture dropped out of the sky on the deck of the home of Adam Weber, taking shelter under the table. “My wife was making … --- ## [The problem with umbrellas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-umbrellas/655497)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-umbrellas/655497 "2013-04-12T21:04:47Z")
The post is in the center. Obviously this is the simplest and most efficient design, but of course the center is the place with the most possible coverage against rain. If I did not have a head, this would not be an is… --- ## [Silly pittings, just because](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-pittings-just-because/655501)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-pittings-just-because/655501 "2013-04-12T20:02:22Z")
I pit Brad Pitt I pit cherry pits I pit gravel pits I pit-y 'da fool I pit pit bulls I pit racing pits I pit The Pit And The Pendulum I pit Quatermass And The Pit I pit pit-hy sayings I pit pith helmets (they pi… --- ## [Longshot Thread--What brand was my pen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longshot-thread-what-brand-was-my-pen/655534)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longshot-thread-what-brand-was-my-pen/655534 "2013-04-12T19:33:25Z")
I had a pen recently which I really liked. I didn’t buy it myself, it was just one of those pens that wandered in and then out of my purview as pens tend to do. I did look it up once, and it was not super expensive, I se… --- ## [looking for a video news story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-video-news-story/655523)
**Author:** [@cedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cedman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-video-news-story/655523 "2013-04-12T17:35:19Z")
about a guy in PA who was going to lose his job at a PA piston ring factory. He wrote a business plan, got investors and bought the plant and it is doing well as an employee owned business. My Google-fu must have died as… --- ## [Death of the PC: Shipments Down 14 % Over a Year Ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-the-pc-shipments-down-14-over-a-year-ago/655359)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-the-pc-shipments-down-14-over-a-year-ago/655359 "2013-04-12T16:01:41Z")
"Global PC shipments\* plunged 14 percent in the first three months of 2013, according to newly released figures from market research firm IDC. It’s the steepest decline since 1994, when IDC began keeping records for the… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=991) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=993)