# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=997 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 998 --- ## [Oh yeah, I guess it's after midnight on the East Coast. :)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yeah-i-guess-its-after-midnight-on-the-east-coast/654495)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-yeah-i-guess-its-after-midnight-on-the-east-coast/654495 "2013-04-02T01:14:01Z")
Happy April Fool’s, peeps! :smiley: --- ## [Provocative 'Jew In The Box' Display](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/provocative-jew-in-the-box-display/654403)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/provocative-jew-in-the-box-display/654403 "2013-04-01T21:22:21Z")
Talk amongst yourselves --- ## [Oops I almost did this or did it confessions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-almost-did-this-or-did-it-confessions/654570)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-almost-did-this-or-did-it-confessions/654570 "2013-04-01T20:26:07Z")
I stopped inches short from spreading bacon cheese spread on my from scratch baked and then toasted cinnamon bread. Both are delicious, but never together. Never set the butter next to the bacon cheese spread. --- ## [First amusement ride to use a 360 degree dome screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-amusement-ride-to-use-a-360-degree-dome-screen/654511)
**Author:** [@ac05](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ac05)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-amusement-ride-to-use-a-360-degree-dome-screen/654511 "2013-04-01T20:25:05Z")
What was the first amusement ride to use a 360 degree dome screen? I believe it was Back to the Future: the Ride. I’m not sure if the ride used a 360 degree screen though. Am I wrong? Wondering if anyone has info on what… --- ## [Read my short story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-my-short-story/654568)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-my-short-story/654568 "2013-04-01T20:22:28Z")
I’d forgotten all about this. I wrote it four years ago, and failed to think about it again. Now I’ve stumbled onto it again, and I kind of like it. Parts of it anyway. Anyway, I’m happy to read anything anyone else migh… --- ## [I just did one of the dumbest things ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-did-one-of-the-dumbest-things-ever/654499)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-did-one-of-the-dumbest-things-ever/654499 "2013-04-01T19:47:43Z")
So it’s about 12:45 and I’m getting ready for bed. I had just got done completing a to-do list because I got a recent surge of motivation after reading one of the threads here on the board. I was preparing to set a Rit… --- ## [Does this personality trait have a name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-personality-trait-have-a-name/654339)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-personality-trait-have-a-name/654339 "2013-04-01T15:21:51Z")
Besides really stupid? Lets say there is a person, and they mention to you they recently met a Nigerian prince through email who has offered them a business partnership that could net them millions and would like your o… --- ## [Running Away - where?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-away-where/654199)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-away-where/654199 "2013-04-01T14:58:47Z")
So, I’m having one of those weeks, the ones where you just fantasize about packing a rucksack and cleaning out your bank account and running away somewhere to start a brand new life. I’m staving off the urge by plotting… --- ## [Mentally ill Canadians denied entry into US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mentally-ill-canadians-denied-entry-into-us/654049)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mentally-ill-canadians-denied-entry-into-us/654049 "2013-04-01T14:58:23Z")
According to this article, if you’re Canadian and mentally ill, you can be denied entry into the US. Article. This scares me. --- ## [Aha! \[Happy Peep Day!\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aha-happy-peep-day/654497)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aha-happy-peep-day/654497 "2013-04-01T13:18:33Z")
I just noticed it. Good one, mods. :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## ["With the boys in college, we needed something else to nurture--"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-the-boys-in-college-we-needed-something-else-to-nurture/654390)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-the-boys-in-college-we-needed-something-else-to-nurture/654390 "2013-04-01T13:05:39Z")
So they bought some tomato and herb pods. Did they move them into the boys’ rooms? --- ## [Professional Service From Kia of Silver Springs, MD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-service-from-kia-of-silver-springs-md/619710)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-service-from-kia-of-silver-springs-md/619710 "2013-04-01T11:51:34Z")
Okay, so I submit a request for an online quote for a specific model, complete with VIN, that is listed in their inventory, and get this email back: Okay, fair enough. Monday at 10:45 am and closed seems strange, but … --- ## [Feeling a bit sad tonight.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-a-bit-sad-tonight/654406)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-a-bit-sad-tonight/654406 "2013-04-01T05:20:58Z")
My friend had his thirtieth birthday today. We went out with some friends, had a few drinks, and had a good time. It was a nice visit. But of course it made me reflect how my life hasn’t exactly turned out like I hoped. … --- ## [There's already a Thread about the Mods' April Fool's joke.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-already-a-thread-about-the-mods-april-fools-joke/654500)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-already-a-thread-about-the-mods-april-fools-joke/654500 "2013-04-01T05:07:04Z")
Sorry, Becky2844 but there is already a Thread acknowledging this year’s Boards April Fool’s joke. It would be cruel of us to prank the mods back by each starting our own Thread to point out their prank. --- ## [What originally brought you to the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-originally-brought-you-to-the-sdmb/653669)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-originally-brought-you-to-the-sdmb/653669 "2013-04-01T04:38:02Z")
Apologies if this has been done before – I’m sure it has – hopefully not too recently. I was thinking of starting a thread (which also has probably been done before) wondering why exactly this board seems to lean libera… --- ## [Took my nephew driving today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/took-my-nephew-driving-today/654478)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/took-my-nephew-driving-today/654478 "2013-04-01T03:07:00Z")
My 15 year old nephew just got his learner’s permit. Hasn’t had behind the wheel training yet. Apparently, his dad took him over to the school parking lot one evening last week and they practiced driving around the par… --- ## [happy Easter from Australia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-easter-from-australia/654392)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-easter-from-australia/654392 "2013-04-01T00:40:23Z")
The Bunny and I are off to the park - Photos will follow =:x --- ## [Where the heck’s the new MMP??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-heck-s-the-new-mmp/653891)
**Author:** [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Replies:** 378\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-heck-s-the-new-mmp/653891 "2013-03-31T23:30:00Z")
I woke up in the middle of the night(EST), still feeling all cough-y and sneeze-y (qualifies as blurfy?) from the cold I’m finally starting to get over, just to join in with the early birds of the friendly MMP folks, and… --- ## [You psycho bitch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-psycho-bitch/641834)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-psycho-bitch/641834 "2013-03-31T23:12:05Z")
What the fuck is the matter with you? Do you not get that she does not want to hear your fucking voice, let alone talk to you? Leaving nasty messages is just making her already fragile mental state worse! Call again and … --- ## [Now that's an ad! US local ISPs lampooned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-thats-an-ad-us-local-isps-lampooned/654260)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-thats-an-ad-us-local-isps-lampooned/654260 "2013-03-31T18:52:20Z")
Some decidedly NSFW language, so spoilered. --- ## [I Hate Amazon.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-amazon-com/342627)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-amazon-com/342627 "2013-03-31T17:01:33Z")
I am so incredibly frustrated right now, I could scream. I cannot believe what is occurring right under my nose, with no recourse, no service, no explanation. My brother gave us a $100 gift certificate to Amazon–a nice,… --- ## [Oops, I can't believe somebody would do that thing that nobody did.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137 "2013-03-31T13:37:40Z")
Man, I am getting scared for the condition of my brain. I am doing many loads of laundry that have backed up as I had to rest my back recently.Just kind of going through loads, and at the proper time I went to move a se… --- ## [Impeccable sources say - war with North Korea "probably only hours away"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeccable-sources-say-war-with-north-korea-probably-only-hours-away/654332)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impeccable-sources-say-war-with-north-korea-probably-only-hours-away/654332 "2013-03-31T12:37:32Z")
According to this breaking news Kim Jong-un has ordered the country’s military forces to prepare to strike the US and hostilities and will soon begin. We know because So far only one thing stops me taking this story a… --- ## [My Facebook page is full of pink squares](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-facebook-page-is-full-of-pink-squares/654018)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-facebook-page-is-full-of-pink-squares/654018 "2013-03-31T05:32:06Z")
I am really, really surprised to see how many of my friends changed their profile picture to the Human Rights Campaign’s red and pink equals sign thingy. I mean, most of my friends are Generation Y and later, but still. --- ## [My six year old son will one day die when hit by a bus...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-six-year-old-son-will-one-day-die-when-hit-by-a-bus/653862)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-six-year-old-son-will-one-day-die-when-hit-by-a-bus/653862 "2013-03-31T02:25:29Z")
There will be plenty of time for him to move clear of the bus. Unfortunately though, an onlooker will spot the danger and call out in a friendly tone “get out of the way of the bus!”. My son will die standing defiantly… --- ## [can i bang my head now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bang-my-head-now/654273)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-bang-my-head-now/654273 "2013-03-31T01:02:58Z")
So this friend calls me today. She asks me how I think she’s doing in a certain aspect of her life, do I think she’s doing better. I say yes, she is better and compared to where she was before she has made a lot of imp… --- ## [Britain search and rescue service is ending. Sorry Will you're out of a job.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-search-and-rescue-service-is-ending-sorry-will-youre-out-of-a-job/654194)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-search-and-rescue-service-is-ending-sorry-will-youre-out-of-a-job/654194 "2013-03-30T23:59:41Z")
Well Prince William isn’t the first bloke that got screwed by outsourcing. Nor will he be the last. Outsourcing is destroying jobs everywhere. I personally think this is a mistake. The skill sets needed for precision he… --- ## [I got to meet Teller!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-to-meet-teller/654220)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-to-meet-teller/654220 "2013-03-30T20:35:31Z")
My wife and I saw Penn & Teller’s show in Las Vegas. After a wonderful show, we are leaving the theater and my wife (not familar with Penn & Teller at all) tells me, “Hey Incubus, the short guy that doesn’t talk is right… --- ## [So... I'm really homeless now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-really-homeless-now/640336)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-really-homeless-now/640336 "2013-03-30T19:41:49Z")
This is my fifth night on the street. I lost my home in September. Lived out of my car for a while and picked up house-sitting jobs or available couches where I could. But then I got into a car accident and lost my car.… --- ## [How do our pets not suffocate under blankets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-our-pets-not-suffocate-under-blankets/653600)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-our-pets-not-suffocate-under-blankets/653600 "2013-03-30T18:13:59Z")
If I just lift the sheet over my head for more than 60 seconds I’m gasping for air, but my cat and both Chihuahuas can sleep peacefully under a sheet and heavy quilt for hours without surfacing! Does ther heart rate go … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=996) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=998)