# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=998 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 999 --- ## ["At The End Of The Day" And Other Phrases To Kill Off Now, Part XVII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-the-end-of-the-day-and-other-phrases-to-kill-off-now-part-xvii/654150)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-the-end-of-the-day-and-other-phrases-to-kill-off-now-part-xvii/654150 "2013-03-30T14:31:13Z")
I know we have regular threads about new phrases that suddenly become overly popular and over-used. Time for the new version. My current nomination for most overused phrase that is getting on my nerves is, “at the end o… --- ## [Requesting ideas for a future story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-ideas-for-a-future-story/654305)
**Author:** [@ShadyBlackMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadyBlackMoon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/requesting-ideas-for-a-future-story/654305 "2013-03-30T13:58:05Z")
Hey there everyone! I want to ask you to tell me ideas, theories or even facts, and any kind of information you dont mind sharing in the following topic: 1, Hypothetical ways about how to destroy the world. (Also theor… --- ## [I spent a week living with a racist birther](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-a-week-living-with-a-racist-birther/654147)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spent-a-week-living-with-a-racist-birther/654147 "2013-03-30T13:10:20Z")
I had to spend a week out of town, and I had this old friend living nearby, who had visited me in NYC a few years ago, so I took him up on his offer to repay my hospitality. Apart from that one visit, when he and his wi… --- ## [I got trapped in quicksand!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-trapped-in-quicksand/653508)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-trapped-in-quicksand/653508 "2013-03-30T08:16:55Z")
Well, I’m not sure if “quicksand” actually exists. Whatever, it worked like the popular conception of quicksand. I sunk in several feet, and struggling just made me sink deeper. What ever happened to quicksand anyway? Ba… --- ## [Got any funny Easter/Passover stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-funny-easter-passover-stories/654293)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-funny-easter-passover-stories/654293 "2013-03-30T04:35:05Z")
I’d like to hear ‘em. I wasn’t sure if people would have many, but gigi’s post in the inappropriate laughter thread gave me hope. :slight\_smile: Mine: There were some golden years in our family when we were all of th… --- ## [Signs or graffiti that give you pause...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-or-graffiti-that-give-you-pause/651621)
**Author:** [@Rack-a-Bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rack-a-Bones)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-or-graffiti-that-give-you-pause/651621 "2013-03-30T03:35:04Z")
On my way to downtown Portland on the MAX everyday I see graffiti on the side of a bridge that says “May Day = May 1” Always wondered why someone felt compelled to point that out. On a sign outside of a, umm, Gentleman… --- ## [The Leviathan vs Westboro Baptist Church - (with video)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leviathan-vs-westboro-baptist-church-with-video/654232)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-leviathan-vs-westboro-baptist-church-with-video/654232 "2013-03-30T02:26:58Z")
And then all of a sudden God showed up… Son of Westboro Baptist Church leader attacked on live TV by naked 500lb man who burst out of bathroom, sat on him and shouted: 'Who’s your daddy now? --- ## [Optical illusion dance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optical-illusion-dance/654277)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/optical-illusion-dance/654277 "2013-03-30T02:19:41Z")
A simple effect but it works surprisingly well. --- ## [It's it sad to plan your own Birtday events?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-it-sad-to-plan-your-own-birtday-events/654016)
**Author:** [@SleuFeets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SleuFeets)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-it-sad-to-plan-your-own-birtday-events/654016 "2013-03-29T20:58:17Z")
My Birthday is coming up. Usually my birthdays go really bad, much like valentines day…I think it has something to do with like…all the unrealistic expectation or something. Or I could just be bad with sentimental holida… --- ## [Flow of consciousness stories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flow-of-consciousness-stories/654275)
**Author:** [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flow-of-consciousness-stories/654275 "2013-03-29T17:35:13Z")
Ok, I wrote up the most beautiful and heartfelt piece of literature human kind has ever seen as a reply to cosmoreds’ WW2 thread in the pit, link here, but the thread was closed, by one of the most awesome human bein… --- ## [Chef Troy sings! Film at never!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chef-troy-sings-film-at-never/653880)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chef-troy-sings-film-at-never/653880 "2013-03-29T13:09:46Z")
I’m in a “dad band” with some of the other dads at Lil’ Miss Sous-Chef’s elementary school. We’re not bad. Really. We played at a basketball tournament in our neighborhood over the weekend, and the keyboard player’s wi… --- ## [Where Was This Picture Taken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-was-this-picture-taken/652344 "2013-03-29T06:32:46Z")
Let’s play a little game. Post some pictures you’ve taken around town or on your travels, and let’s see if we can figure out where or what they are. No, not your yard or basement, or a tepui in Venezuela. Give us a fi… --- ## [Famous homophobes always say they have gay friends, is there ever any proof?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-homophobes-always-say-they-have-gay-friends-is-there-ever-any-proof/654138)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-homophobes-always-say-they-have-gay-friends-is-there-ever-any-proof/654138 "2013-03-29T04:51:13Z")
I saw this blog post linked to today on Facebook. It’s “How Might Christians Respond To The Question of Homosexual Marriage?” and basically says that they should respond by saying it’s wrong, but they should say it polit… --- ## [Liquid Crystal Thermal Sheets and my family](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquid-crystal-thermal-sheets-and-my-family/654235)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquid-crystal-thermal-sheets-and-my-family/654235 "2013-03-29T04:19:07Z")
While cleaning up, I came across a set of liquid crstal sheets that respond to different temperature ranges. The lowest-responding one was already colored at room temperature, but the others were black. The next two high… --- ## [Last (?) WWII Flying Tiger Dead at 95](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-wwii-flying-tiger-dead-at-95/653919)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-wwii-flying-tiger-dead-at-95/653919 "2013-03-29T00:28:59Z")
Ken Jernstedt, who shot down or destroyed 10.5 Japanese planes from 1941-42. Yes, 10.5, because he and another pilot got half credits for blowing up a few on the ground. I’m not completely sure, but I think he was the l… --- ## [That one dream you never got to do - and likely never will](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-one-dream-you-never-got-to-do-and-likely-never-will/652514)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-one-dream-you-never-got-to-do-and-likely-never-will/652514 "2013-03-28T23:22:35Z")
Since I’ve gone into the depressive phase of my disorder\* it seems like a good time to hear about Dopers’ shattered, broken dreams which can never be put right again. The things you will never get back - those golden, lo… --- ## [Paying my rent online...WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-my-rent-online-wtf/654110)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-my-rent-online-wtf/654110 "2013-03-28T20:23:01Z")
My apartment building recently changed owners. We can now pay our rent online. Going to their website I find the following: a $15 “convenience fee” is added to the payment! WTF! Wouldn’t it be easier for them to have ren… --- ## ["Creationist stakes $10,000 on contest between Bible and evolution"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationist-stakes-10-000-on-contest-between-bible-and-evolution/654071)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationist-stakes-10-000-on-contest-between-bible-and-evolution/654071 "2013-03-28T19:59:43Z")
Will this be a payday for you? Creationist stakes $10,000 on contest between Bible and evolution Creator of Literal Genesis Trial believes people who argue in favor of evolution are at a scientific disadvantage --- ## [Lululemon - the "bend over" test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lululemon-the-bend-over-test/653577)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lululemon-the-bend-over-test/653577 "2013-03-28T17:35:34Z")
Lululemon is recalling some of its yoga pants because the company says they are too transparent. It says that they passed all of the relevant tests and that the only way to really know if they really aren’t opaque enoug… --- ## [Stanford U. claims new passive cooling technology that "requires no energy".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanford-u-claims-new-passive-cooling-technology-that-requires-no-energy/654132)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanford-u-claims-new-passive-cooling-technology-that-requires-no-energy/654132 "2013-03-28T16:29:40Z")
The article is confusing, at least to me. At first glance it appears to be a highly efficient mirror that is very good at reflecting those wavelengths that can most easily penetrate the atmosphere. Fair enough, that c… --- ## ["Ancient Aliens" theories and timelines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-aliens-theories-and-timelines/654011)
**Author:** [@HotDogWater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotDogWater)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-aliens-theories-and-timelines/654011 "2013-03-28T15:58:14Z")
So as not to highjack the “Who do I work for?” thread over in GQ, lets discuss here some \*Ancient Aliens \* theories. kaylasdad99 was wondering, if monkeys and aliens really crossbreeded to make humnas, where is there DN… --- ## [Windows Blue - cynical naming reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-blue-cynical-naming-reason/653890)
**Author:** [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-blue-cynical-naming-reason/653890 "2013-03-28T14:38:14Z")
Call me a cynic, but I just realized that once Microsoft’s next OS “Blue” comes out, anyone searching for “Windows Blue Screen (etc)” is likely to end up with stuff related to the new OS, rather than error message inform… --- ## [It's official: drug-sniffing dogs are a "search"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-drug-sniffing-dogs-are-a-search/654025)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-drug-sniffing-dogs-are-a-search/654025 "2013-03-28T11:39:26Z")
The Supreme Court just upheld a decision to supress evidence in a marijuana case because police did not have probable cause to bring in a drug-sniffing dog. I like Scalia’s comment: Interesting mix of justices on this… --- ## [Anyone interested in Antarctica?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-antarctica/645818)
**Author:** [@Doggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doggo)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-interested-in-antarctica/645818 "2013-03-28T04:57:22Z")
I saw an old thread posted in 2009 by a guy that had been in Antarctica, and he had quite a few questions that he answered. I was at Scott Base in the 1970s, and would be happy to answer any questions that anyone would … --- ## [Nebraska Boy Scouts Say They Need Donations of Ammunition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-boy-scouts-say-they-need-donations-of-ammunition/653573)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nebraska-boy-scouts-say-they-need-donations-of-ammunition/653573 "2013-03-28T04:27:33Z")
Interesting side effect of the gun control panic, don’t you think? http://www.ketv.com/news/local-news/Nebraska-Boy-Scouts-say-they-need-more-ammunition/-/9674510/19412460/-/2qa8rjz/-/index.html --- ## [2-headed shark fetus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-headed-shark-fetus/654084)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-headed-shark-fetus/654084 "2013-03-28T03:08:41Z")
Wow!!! A fisherman found it off the Florida Keys. He caught a bull shark, and discovered two fetuses inside, one with two heads. This is the first 2-headed bull shark ever found. (I hope they’re not named Abby and Britt… --- ## [Crematoriums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crematoriums/654050)
**Author:** [@Fallsguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fallsguy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crematoriums/654050 "2013-03-27T21:59:01Z")
Do crematoriums charge by the pound, like butchers do, $1.99 a lb or whatever?. I’m thinking since my tissues, organs, etc, will be donated when I die, I should get a better rate since I will weigh less. It would take … --- ## [Obnoxious people at the gym](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obnoxious-people-at-the-gym/653548)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obnoxious-people-at-the-gym/653548 "2013-03-27T19:08:37Z")
There have been topics like this in the past, but last night… man oh man, I wanted to knock this chick’s block off. She was using the chest press machine, with a starbucks beverage on the floor close by. She moved to a… --- ## [Twenty five years in Japan, sayonara](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-five-years-in-japan-sayonara/647163)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-five-years-in-japan-sayonara/647163 "2013-03-27T19:05:53Z")
The TokyoFamily will not longer be TokyoAnything. We’re going, going and soon to be gone. Our kids are down with the grandparents while we sell the house, pack up the household and move to Taiwan. We’ve talked about thi… --- ## [T' best o'em laengwhijes i' t' world!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-best-oem-laengwhijes-i-t-world/654101)
**Author:** [@yelimS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yelimS)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-best-oem-laengwhijes-i-t-world/654101 "2013-03-27T17:36:08Z")
I stumbled upon the Pitcairnese Wikipedia, and it’s wonderful fun. It doesn’t have very many or very long articles, but I shuffled through some raandum paijes, and this is one of the longest, and most likely the most inf… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=997) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=999)