# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=994 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 995 --- ## [Please wear your hearing aids. Please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-wear-your-hearing-aids-please/655152)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-wear-your-hearing-aids-please/655152 "2013-04-10T15:22:47Z")
My dad refuses to wear his hearing aids. Every conversation ends up in a shouting match between two frustrated people. If they are uncomfortable, can’t he get them adjusted? He won’t even say why he doesn’t wear them … --- ## [North Korea: The Mouse That Roared](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-the-mouse-that-roared/655081)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-the-mouse-that-roared/655081 "2013-04-10T14:13:10Z")
I think I’ve got it sussed. Li’l Kim’s plan is to get into a war with the U.S. He plans on losing. Afterward, he’ll collect foreign aid from the U.S. to rebuild his country. --- ## [Seen any neat birds lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-neat-birds-lately/653626)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-any-neat-birds-lately/653626 "2013-04-10T02:22:17Z")
I’m guess I would be called a pretty low-level birder. Over the past couple of years I’ve been trying to get better at identifying the birds that occur around me, and paying attention to how the birds and their behavior… --- ## [Over 2000 Portrait Studios at Sears and Walmart closed at one time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-2000-portrait-studios-at-sears-and-walmart-closed-at-one-time/655085)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-2000-portrait-studios-at-sears-and-walmart-closed-at-one-time/655085 "2013-04-09T22:53:15Z")
This is just screwed up. Where the heck are parents going to get professional portraits done at a reasonable price? A photographer will charge a lot more and you get stiffed for every darn print that you need. A pictur… --- ## [Eject! Eject! Eject!... Oops.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eject-eject-eject-oops/654358)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eject-eject-eject-oops/654358 "2013-04-09T22:01:41Z")
Pilot ejected when small airplane dives near Chattanooga I always use a checklist, and I normally vocalise as I go through it. One of the things I say out loud is ‘Seats and seat belts adjusted and locked.’ Note that… --- ## [Filmmaker Freezes to Death Making Homeless Documentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filmmaker-freezes-to-death-making-homeless-documentary/655047)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filmmaker-freezes-to-death-making-homeless-documentary/655047 "2013-04-09T19:59:44Z")
A young filmmaker is believed to have frozen to death while making a documentary about sleeping rough on the streets as he tried to impress television bosses. Lee Halpin planned to spend this week on the streets of Newc… --- ## [Is Bequeathing An Heirloom So Last Century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bequeathing-an-heirloom-so-last-century/654905)
**Author:** [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bequeathing-an-heirloom-so-last-century/654905 "2013-04-09T18:11:39Z")
I grew up with the tradition that you leave heirlooms to your children, sometimes quite valuable, sometimes just pieces of family history. So as time has passed I’ve accumulated a few pieces of furniture which I’d like m… --- ## [I'm wearing hand-knit socks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-wearing-hand-knit-socks/655100)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-wearing-hand-knit-socks/655100 "2013-04-09T17:13:34Z")
My wife made 'em. They’re really superior. That is all. --- ## [Dramatic increase in spelling mistakes on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dramatic-increase-in-spelling-mistakes-on-the-sdmb/654813)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dramatic-increase-in-spelling-mistakes-on-the-sdmb/654813 "2013-04-09T16:51:59Z")
I’ve been here for years: for most of those, I’ve been overjoyed to be part of a board that is really anal about grammar and spelling. Decent grammar (and good spelling) makes for a very happy kambuckta. :smiley: Yet… --- ## [Article on Dating Warning Signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-on-dating-warning-signs/654840)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-on-dating-warning-signs/654840 "2013-04-09T16:45:27Z")
http://www.mydailymoment.com/love/intimacy/5\_web\_sites\_that\_should\_never\_pop\_up\_in\_your\_man\_s\_browser.php?page=1 The article starts by saying: It then lists 5 types of websites that could be a warning sign and discuss… --- ## [Apollo 10: "Here's another goddam turd"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-10-heres-another-goddam-turd/654989)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-10-heres-another-goddam-turd/654989 "2013-04-09T14:52:14Z")
Or, A Crappy Day On The Apollo 10 Mission So here’s something nobody tells you about the brave Apollo 10 astronauts: They apparently spent some time chasing loose shit around their space craft. This PDF of the radio tra… --- ## [Words you still can't pronounce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-still-cant-pronounce/654978)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-still-cant-pronounce/654978 "2013-04-09T12:52:15Z")
For the life of me I can not say ‘peculiar’ --- ## [Who remembers DUSO the Dolphin ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-duso-the-dolphin/655148)
**Author:** [@Salamanda\_Palaganda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salamanda_Palaganda)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-remembers-duso-the-dolphin/655148 "2013-04-09T12:14:00Z")
Anyone else remember this “teaching tool” ? I recall the hand puppet being used by the guidance counselor to tell stories…but thats it. I think there may have been a song too. --- ## [How do people manage moving between (rented) apartments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-manage-moving-between-rented-apartments/655034)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-manage-moving-between-rented-apartments/655034 "2013-04-09T06:34:23Z")
Most leases start on the first day of a month and end on the last day of a month. So assuming you’re leaving an old apartment on the last day of the month, to move to another apartment where no special arrangements can b… --- ## [New Member](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/654906)
**Author:** [@Jefferey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jefferey)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-member/654906 "2013-04-09T02:58:50Z")
Hi There, Myself Jefferey new member of the forum just say hello to all. --- ## [Free iPads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-ipads/655192)
**Author:** [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-ipads/655192 "2013-04-09T02:45:22Z")
(thought about putting this in the pit) Call Rush Pretend you are 13 and have done some ‘research’ (better yet if you are 13) Free iPad !!! He is just a disgrace to radio. --- ## [User name change notice...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-change-notice/655027)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-name-change-notice/655027 "2013-04-09T00:33:38Z")
Just wanted to advise the crowd that I’ve changed my username. (Thanks, TubaDiva.) My original was my real name, which was a 1999 mistake; my name of the last several months was a generic placeholder. After deep conside… --- ## [The universe decided I needed a puppy???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-universe-decided-i-needed-a-puppy/654846)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-universe-decided-i-needed-a-puppy/654846 "2013-04-09T00:31:55Z")
Yesterday I was filling up my car with gas when I heard honks and squealing tires. This ragamuffen dog was trotting down a major street, trying its best to get run over. I ran over to it, fulling expecting it to run th… --- ## [Does anyone know Maggie Thatcher's email address?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-maggie-thatchers-email-address/655150)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-know-maggie-thatchers-email-address/655150 "2013-04-08T23:08:42Z")
I’d like to send her a greeting. --- ## [Customer service horror stories (cable and Home Depot)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-service-horror-stories-cable-and-home-depot/655161)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-service-horror-stories-cable-and-home-depot/655161 "2013-04-08T21:59:05Z")
Forgive me if this falls into tl;dr status…but this is therapeutic. I just bought a house. Yay, me. I called my cable provider (Comcast) to tell them I was moving and set up an appointment for the installation. I sa… --- ## [RIP Annette Funicello](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655170)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-annette-funicello/655170 "2013-04-08T18:11:45Z")
In the shadow of Ms. Thatcher’s passing is a Disney (and peanut butter) icon. Say what you will of what Disney kids’ programming is today, she was part of the golden era. Annette Funicello, cute Mickey Mouse Club perfor… --- ## [The Venn Diagram of Irrational Nonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-venn-diagram-of-irrational-nonsense/654969)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-venn-diagram-of-irrational-nonsense/654969 "2013-04-08T17:19:54Z")
Link All the flavors of woo neatly organized. Religion. Medicine. Pseudoscience. Paranormal. Anyone care to venture what’s at the intersection of Religious Bollocks ∩ Quackery Bollocks ∩ Pseudoscientific Bollocks ∩… --- ## [Not the wisest move by this red tailed hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-wisest-move-by-this-red-tailed-hawk/654242 "2013-04-08T14:37:36Z")
Nooo… not yours . --- ## [Giant tarantula discovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-tarantula-discovered/654861)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-tarantula-discovered/654861 "2013-04-08T11:00:05Z")
Scientists have found an enormous, previously unknown, species of venomous spider in a remote Sri Lankan village. Guess which island has just been scrubbed off my list of holiday destinations! --- ## [Day number three of a bad headcold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/day-number-three-of-a-bad-headcold/655070)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/day-number-three-of-a-bad-headcold/655070 "2013-04-08T06:14:04Z")
I have not showered or shaved in three days. My pits smell like an italian sub shop (this is new). I don’t recall eating garlic of getting oil/vinegar on me, but there you have it. Friday, I slept all day. Yesterday,… --- ## [The Monday Morning Peeple - an April 1st MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-monday-morning-peeple-an-april-1st-mmp/654504)
**Author:** [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Replies:** 373\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-monday-morning-peeple-an-april-1st-mmp/654504 "2013-04-08T02:33:47Z")
We don’t celebrate April’s Fools here, but hey, have at it. What we do celebrate in many different ways is Resurrection Sunday. This year it turned out to fall on the same day that clocks are moved to “summer hours”; th… --- ## [Theoretical Minimum (L. Susskind): Calling all wannabee slacker physicists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-minimum-l-susskind-calling-all-wannabee-slacker-physicists/652443)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theoretical-minimum-l-susskind-calling-all-wannabee-slacker-physicists/652443 "2013-04-08T01:55:36Z")
The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics I can’t imagine what possessed Lenny to write this book, but if he had a demographic in mind, it had to be SDMB. It essentially gives you the math a… --- ## [April Fool's jokes you wish were true/permanent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-jokes-you-wish-were-true-permanent/654551)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-fools-jokes-you-wish-were-true-permanent/654551 "2013-04-08T00:34:36Z")
I want glass bottomed planes, dammit! Who cares about the acrophobes? It’d be COOL! --- ## [The German Shepherd and the peanut butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-german-shepherd-and-the-peanut-butter/654882)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-german-shepherd-and-the-peanut-butter/654882 "2013-04-08T00:07:27Z")
I had tears in my eyes: http://www.wimp.com/germanshepherd/ --- ## [Doper Near Miss!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-near-miss/655045)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-near-miss/655045 "2013-04-07T21:20:03Z")
So I was down in Summerville, SC this morning. Taking the girls to the annual Flowertown Festival down there. You know, seeing the sights, buying some soap, that sort of thing. Even eating BBQ chicken skewers way to e… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=993) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=995)