# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=993 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 994 --- ## [Margaret Thatcher has passed-away.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margaret-thatcher-has-passed-away/655143)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margaret-thatcher-has-passed-away/655143 "2013-04-12T14:53:42Z")
Breaking news on my ABC (Australia) news tonight is that Margaret Thatcher has died. I’ll save my grave-dancing for later. --- ## [Margaret Thatcher: May She Rust in Peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margaret-thatcher-may-she-rust-in-peace/655444)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margaret-thatcher-may-she-rust-in-peace/655444 "2013-04-12T13:41:29Z")
The best I have hear upon Margaret Thatcher’s death: may she rust in peace. Sorry, no link. I picked up from a conversation. --- ## [New antibiotic that kills drug resistant bugs and is 'drug-resistant resistant'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-antibiotic-that-kills-drug-resistant-bugs-and-is-drug-resistant-resistant/655385)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-antibiotic-that-kills-drug-resistant-bugs-and-is-drug-resistant-resistant/655385 "2013-04-12T12:43:07Z")
Bullshit right? You have to read the article. The drug is called Epimerox. The approach is Machiavellian in its brilliance - especially since it gets someone (thing) else to do few million years of the hard work. Bact… --- ## ["The great idiot of social science" has been fired from BigThink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-idiot-of-social-science-has-been-fired-from-bigthink/655489)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-idiot-of-social-science-has-been-fired-from-bigthink/655489 "2013-04-12T12:12:35Z")
Satoshi Kanazawa is a evolutionary psychologist who was fired from the blogging site Psychology Today two years ago for causing an internet firestorm by claiming to have “proven Black women to be objectively ugly”. His c… --- ## [My kitty is going to die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kitty-is-going-to-die/654999)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kitty-is-going-to-die/654999 "2013-04-12T05:56:37Z")
We cannot let her starve. Kidney disease has brought her low. My gf has scheduled the appointment, and I cannot persuade us out of it. We have to take her in tomorrow for euthanasia, otherwise she will suffer more and mo… --- ## [Why does God hate my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-god-hate-my-car/655377)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-god-hate-my-car/655377 "2013-04-12T04:49:11Z")
About 4 years ago I finally did something I’ve wanted to do all my life. I bought a '06 Mustang GT Convertible. I didn’t even ask my wife first. Sure, some may call it a mid-life crisis kind of thing, but it really was a… --- ## [Is this the expected level of follow through for OKCupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-expected-level-of-follow-through-for-okcupid/654557)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-expected-level-of-follow-through-for-okcupid/654557 "2013-04-12T03:43:51Z")
I’ve been on OKCupid for a few months now. I wasn’t expecting much out of it, and honestly the fun of virtual people watching has been more than I expected. But for actually finding dates it hasnt been going well. It … --- ## [Rick Warren's son commits suicide.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-warrens-son-commits-suicide/655043)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-warrens-son-commits-suicide/655043 "2013-04-12T03:14:23Z")
Dude, I feel for the entire family. No one, and I mean no one anywhere, should have to go through this. :frowning: --- ## [Uruguay legalizes gay marriage. I am not surprised.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uruguay-legalizes-gay-marriage-i-am-not-surprised/655464)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uruguay-legalizes-gay-marriage-i-am-not-surprised/655464 "2013-04-12T02:30:15Z")
Congress has legalized gay marriage and the president is expected to sign the law. This is the least a country called U R Gay can do. :slight\_smile: When I was a kid I had a Uruguayan pen pal, which made me want to lear… --- ## [Odd Little Japanese Inventions-Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-little-japanese-inventions-why/655404)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-little-japanese-inventions-why/655404 "2013-04-12T02:06:42Z")
My brother works for a Japanese firm-he is always getting weird little gifts from the company headquarters. This is stuff like: -a battery powered envelope opener -a battery powered nose hair trimmer :confused: -foldi… --- ## [I'm going to have to fire my friend.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-have-to-fire-my-friend/655245)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-have-to-fire-my-friend/655245 "2013-04-11T22:46:25Z")
Well, we’re actually ex-friends at this point. It seems unwise to give much in the way of details, so I won’t. Let’s just say that, having gotten a recent promotion, I am shortly going to be obliged to can one of my for… --- ## [Stuff I wish I hadn't overheard in the men's room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-i-wish-i-hadnt-overheard-in-the-mens-room/655429)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-i-wish-i-hadnt-overheard-in-the-mens-room/655429 "2013-04-11T22:36:15Z")
So there was a guy two stalls down suffering from a truly epic case of constipation, based on the grunting and effortful noises. After one especially heartrending groan, I heard him mutter to himself “I gotta get back to… --- ## [MFSoB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mfsob/655376)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mfsob/655376 "2013-04-11T21:37:00Z")
My son just ran into my room. He’s in a panic! MOM MOM WAKE UP IT’S IMPORTANT!!! He just got the ICE CYBER CRIME virus. He thought he was in trouble, I knew it was a GD scam. Especially when they so thought… --- ## [Psychopaths: Unchecked as other's pet project?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychopaths-unchecked-as-others-pet-project/654923)
**Author:** [@SleuFeets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SleuFeets)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychopaths-unchecked-as-others-pet-project/654923 "2013-04-11T20:54:09Z")
It’s become obvious to me that Psychopaths are everywhere. Some are allowed to thrive because they are surrounded by people who aren’t as bat shit crazy , but ultimately want the same goal as the Psycho. So they allow t… --- ## [I want a pet fox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-a-pet-fox/654799 "2013-04-11T18:23:30Z")
Just look: EEEEEEEEEEEEEE…I would give her such an epic snuggle! Don’t get me wrong…I KNOW wild foxes aren’t tame, they love to tear up the joint, and they SMELL BAD. --- ## [Wow... I had a robotic-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy on Monday, and I feel fantastic! (girly TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-had-a-robotic-assisted-laparoscopic-myomectomy-on-monday-and-i-feel-fantastic-girly-tmi/581853)
**Author:** [@partlycloudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partlycloudy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-had-a-robotic-assisted-laparoscopic-myomectomy-on-monday-and-i-feel-fantastic-girly-tmi/581853 "2011-05-21T18:10:27Z")
There you have it. After a month of waiting around for this procedure, which I was a little anxious about, I had a 10cm uterine fibroid (submural, so they say) removed from the top of my uterus, and am feeling damn near … --- ## [Anybody ever Live in a Bauhaus Designed House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-live-in-a-bauhaus-designed-house/655415)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-ever-live-in-a-bauhaus-designed-house/655415 "2013-04-11T16:14:27Z")
I like the architecture of the Bauhaus, though to some it seems a bit barren. At any rate, I’d like to hear from Dopers who have lived in such houses or apartments. I’ve also been fascinated with the Schroter House (Ut… --- ## [Is every country afraid of immigrants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-every-country-afraid-of-immigrants/655402)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-every-country-afraid-of-immigrants/655402 "2013-04-11T14:14:18Z")
Old article but the mania about this horrible invasion by foreigners breeding like rabbits is still ongoing. It just brings a smile to my face to see old \ people terrified of an invasion of lighter skinned peopl… --- ## [Iggy Pop for Chrysler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iggy-pop-for-chrysler/655386)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iggy-pop-for-chrysler/655386 "2013-04-11T13:08:37Z")
Yeah ok, I don’t really give shit but we’ll get to that. What freaked me out is that I picked out Iggy Pop from had to have been like a single frame while fast forwarding. Now understand that while I’m an old fart, tha… --- ## [Fuck you non-caching flash vids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-non-caching-flash-vids/655387)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-non-caching-flash-vids/655387 "2013-04-11T11:50:20Z")
The ironic thing is that in I’m guessing trying to stop people from saving the vids, they make me resort to finding flv downloaders so I can even watch the thing. Used to be you could just let a flv video play in anothe… --- ## [Murder Epidemic by Four Year Olds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-epidemic-by-four-year-olds/655281)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murder-epidemic-by-four-year-olds/655281 "2013-04-11T05:29:02Z")
“A 4-year old boy shot and killed Wilson County Deputy Daniel Fanning’s wife Josephine, inside his home on Saturday, the Huffington Post reported. The deputy was inside showing his weapons collection to a relative when t… --- ## [14 Stabbed at a Texas college.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-stabbed-at-a-texas-college/655248)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/14-stabbed-at-a-texas-college/655248 "2013-04-11T04:33:14Z")
Time for VP Biden to study the feasibility of banning knives. Obama wants that report on his desk in a month. Seriously, how does one lunatic manage to stab 14 people? Couldn’t someone grab a chair and bash him? --- ## [Snow in Atlanta!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-in-atlanta/655226)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snow-in-atlanta/655226 "2013-04-11T00:56:28Z")
Yellow snow. Not the kind you yankees are thinking about, but just the same I wouldn’t recommend that you eat it. Yep, it’s time for the annual pine tree orgy. Every pine’s male parts, as male parts are wont to do, ar… --- ## [Tenth Anniversary of the Fall of the Old Man of the Mountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tenth-anniversary-of-the-fall-of-the-old-man-of-the-mountain/655217)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tenth-anniversary-of-the-fall-of-the-old-man-of-the-mountain/655217 "2013-04-10T23:12:35Z")
On May 3 it will be a decade suince The Great Stone Face was noticed missing from Profile Mountain in New Hampshire. They’re planning special events. in the time since the fall, they’ve put up a special “viewing plaza” … --- ## [Is sex with her and are her blowjobs really worth the risk you are taking? - I said "yes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sex-with-her-and-are-her-blowjobs-really-worth-the-risk-you-are-taking-i-said-yes/655285)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sex-with-her-and-are-her-blowjobs-really-worth-the-risk-you-are-taking-i-said-yes/655285 "2013-04-10T22:38:31Z")
Well at least he was honest --- ## [Google Chrome bookmark spacing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-chrome-bookmark-spacing/655174)
**Author:** [@1iLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1iLeft)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-chrome-bookmark-spacing/655174 "2013-04-10T21:15:10Z")
If chrome is your browser - you may have noticed that your bookmarks are taking up a lot more screen real-estate. Here’s a work-around to make it better. More detailed instructions here. Navigate to the shortcut in yo… --- ## [More Englsih Language Wierdness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-englsih-language-wierdness/655176)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-englsih-language-wierdness/655176 "2013-04-10T20:53:30Z")
I was composing an email at work asking for clarification on an issue. I listed several pieces of information I wanted to see in the reply. One item was an overview of the issue. In parenthesis I specified “why aren’t… --- ## [Tattoo locations -- Cracked.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-locations-cracked-com/655264)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattoo-locations-cracked-com/655264 "2013-04-10T18:08:50Z")
I guess tats aren’t the cutting edge fad anymore? Cracked’s article on them and their locations is hilarious. I almost spilled my coffee laughing at the area marked in gold. http://www.cracked.com/funny-298-tattoos/ --- ## [A Real Black Helicopter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-real-black-helicopter/655201)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-real-black-helicopter/655201 "2013-04-10T17:21:57Z")
Why is there a helicopter circling low over our development, making pass after pass for the last ten minutes or more, at night, with absolutely NO lights on? I’ve seen this thing several times flying barely over the tre… --- ## [Amazing water (and almost anything) repellent coating material!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-water-and-almost-anything-repellent-coating-material/655305)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-water-and-almost-anything-repellent-coating-material/655305 "2013-04-10T15:58:01Z")
Here! This video is amazing! Pretty astounding [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=992) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=994)