# Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=999 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1000 --- ## [Holy OMG, I preggers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-omg-i-preggers/651198)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-omg-i-preggers/651198 "2013-03-27T17:05:46Z")
Well, I’ve known this for about 11 weeks, but it’s starting to sink in that this is really going to happen. It’s a good time. I’ve got a great newly-minted husband who is a family man through and through, a newly stable… --- ## [Another year, another ????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-year-another/654051)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-year-another/654051 "2013-03-27T15:28:34Z")
I am now 73 damn years old and I wonder where the time went. I want it back so I can make all the mistakes I’ve made again----I would start earlier, I think. --- ## [Wanted to buy ME-262](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-to-buy-me-262/653769)
**Author:** [@Capt\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-to-buy-me-262/653769 "2013-03-27T13:46:31Z")
I put this in MPSIMS because it is total fantasy but with factual answers, feel free to hijack with your own crazy lottery winning purchase The Messerschmitt ME-262 Schwalbe/swallow Come on, to be able to own the first… --- ## [Group interview for job today...stressing out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-interview-for-job-today-stressing-out/652931)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/group-interview-for-job-today-stressing-out/652931 "2013-03-27T03:07:52Z")
So, I’ve been applying like crazy to government jobs locally. I’ve probably sent out close to 50 applications now. I finally got an email saying I had been selected for an interview. I got excited but then as I continued… --- ## [It's been years since I posted here...but how's this for mundane...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-years-since-i-posted-here-but-hows-this-for-mundane/654059)
**Author:** [@mancunian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mancunian)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-years-since-i-posted-here-but-hows-this-for-mundane/654059 "2013-03-27T00:25:47Z")
Looking back it’s 2004 since I last posted here (latterly in a drunken haze, so you may have to give my shear rudeness and incoherence in some of my posts…) The one thing that really strikes me is how new I was to the w… --- ## [Tourists climb the Great Pyramid and take some amazing photos.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourists-climb-the-great-pyramid-and-take-some-amazing-photos/653930)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tourists-climb-the-great-pyramid-and-take-some-amazing-photos/653930 "2013-03-26T23:33:00Z")
Sorry, Cleopatra wasn’t bathing in the Nile that evening. :stuck\_out\_tongue: Gutsy tourists snuck by or bribed security to scale the Great Pyramid. Taken in the evening after the tours closed. They got some good shots w… --- ## [Suicide by train](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-by-train/653421)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-by-train/653421 "2013-03-26T21:54:18Z")
This happened here. Well, he had style. I feel for the conductor (or engineer?) who will have to live with this. --- ## [How can I train my brain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-train-my-brain/653724)
**Author:** [@daniel\_kortekaas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daniel_kortekaas)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-train-my-brain/653724 "2013-03-26T21:36:07Z")
I am a 15 year old boy/man with Asperger’s Syndrome, Dyslexia(which I have almost overcome.), ADD and paranoia with an IQ of +147 and consider myself adult for my age. I like to make math, physics and chemistry excercise… --- ## [A tale of property shopping gone weird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-property-shopping-gone-weird/652971)
**Author:** [@DvorJaques](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DvorJaques)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tale-of-property-shopping-gone-weird/652971 "2013-03-26T20:57:37Z")
So we’re casually looking for a condo to buy, the Toronto condo market is softening up quite a bit so we decided to start looking a few weeks ago. We saw a place in our first outing that was nice but didn’t have the lay… --- ## [Six months ago I did not die....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-months-ago-i-did-not-die/653848)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/six-months-ago-i-did-not-die/653848 "2013-03-26T19:24:54Z")
Six months ago, I had a heart attack. So I did not die After going home, I enrolled in a six week cardiac rehab program at the hospital. It focused on life style changes including diet and exercise. I was grateful to… --- ## [I Went Outside Today!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-outside-today/653951)
**Author:** [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-outside-today/653951 "2013-03-26T18:42:03Z")
My own driveway, about 2 feet. Doesn’t sound like much, but I able to do so by myself! First time in about 6 - 8 months. I am in a wheelchair and I have a new front porch and wheelchair lift. I am tearing up. 'cours… --- ## [Guys, trust me when I tell you, this isn't the right way to impress a date.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-trust-me-when-i-tell-you-this-isnt-the-right-way-to-impress-a-date/653902)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-trust-me-when-i-tell-you-this-isnt-the-right-way-to-impress-a-date/653902 "2013-03-26T18:40:49Z")
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/national\_world&id=9038702 Man sets up fake knife attack to impress his date. Flowers really do work better. --- ## [Does anyone have any experience with Toastmasters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-toastmasters/654009)
**Author:** [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-any-experience-with-toastmasters/654009 "2013-03-26T18:28:09Z")
I’m thinking about checking out my local Toastmasters tomorrow evening. I was just wondering if anybody was a member or had any good or bad experiences to share. --- ## [Find the cat in the photo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-the-cat-in-the-photo/653800)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-the-cat-in-the-photo/653800 "2013-03-26T12:55:32Z")
Once you see it, it stands out, but finding it was tougher than I thought. The photo If you see it, please don’t give away where it is and spoil the surprise for others. . --- ## [HOW do I cut my nails straight across?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cut-my-nails-straight-across/653892)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cut-my-nails-straight-across/653892 "2013-03-26T12:47:07Z")
:confused:All nail care guides advise this but how the hell do you accomplish it? Using clippers, which are slightly convex, you can’t cut your nail straight. Try it! It literally is impossible, MAYBE you could use some… --- ## [I smashed my son's bong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-smashed-my-sons-bong/346294)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-smashed-my-sons-bong/346294 "2013-03-26T12:40:34Z")
I just couldn’t take it any more. My adult son quit college and is living at home. He is depressed, apparently severely, and spends most of the time in his room. We’ve talked about him quitting pot but he always BSs his … --- ## [Yay I Got The East Coast Meteor on My Dash Cam!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-i-got-the-east-coast-meteor-on-my-dash-cam/653706)
**Author:** [@2gigch1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2gigch1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-i-got-the-east-coast-meteor-on-my-dash-cam/653706 "2013-03-26T11:08:24Z")
I was shooting HS Lacross tonight for my station. On my way home later on my desk called asking if I had seen anything. I hadn’t, but when I got home I checked my dashcam, and sure enough there it was… Last I heard the … --- ## [Great Northwest Dopefest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-northwest-dopefest/653925)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-northwest-dopefest/653925 "2013-03-26T04:51:50Z")
Anyone interested in a Dopefest NW in Protland or Seattle, maybe late May or early June? Great things to see and do in both towns. --- ## [Artifacts (Or, what oddities have you seen, recently?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artifacts-or-what-oddities-have-you-seen-recently/653943)
**Author:** [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artifacts-or-what-oddities-have-you-seen-recently/653943 "2013-03-26T04:06:07Z")
This morning, I went for a nice, long drive, and took some back roads I don’t normally travel. On one such road, there was a(really worn, but still legible) sign at the end of a driveway, advertising… …typewriter repai… --- ## [My basement traffic light setup.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-basement-traffic-light-setup/653843)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-basement-traffic-light-setup/653843 "2013-03-26T03:32:22Z")
In case anyone is interested in my unusual hobby, here’s a few of my traffic lights. I set a couple up in a temporary configuration to start programming my controller. It’s not the best quality, I used vide… --- ## [Customer having chemo/you have cooties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-having-chemo-you-have-cooties/653832)
**Author:** [@stolatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolatt)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-having-chemo-you-have-cooties/653832 "2013-03-26T02:19:35Z")
I waited on a customer yesterday whose first sentence to me was “I’m having chemo. Can you use the hand sanitizer before ringing me up?” She also needed a kleenex to use the pen I gave her. On one hand I understand he… --- ## [Leave an Empty Chair at the Table for Yoda -- A Star Wars Seder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-an-empty-chair-at-the-table-for-yoda-a-star-wars-seder/653904)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leave-an-empty-chair-at-the-table-for-yoda-a-star-wars-seder/653904 "2013-03-25T23:46:55Z")
The Star Wars Seder from Haggadot dot com: http://haggadot.com/search/node/Star%20Wars#overlay=view-video/186861 I found out about this from the morning fluff column in the Wall Street Journal. They have a HJarry Potte… --- ## [Spontaneous orgasms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-orgasms/646220)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-orgasms/646220 "2013-03-25T23:35:12Z")
A month or so ago I had the fortunate experience of having 3 spontaneous orgasms in the span of 30 minutes. They were quite different than sexual orgasms. Have you ever had a non sexual spantaneous orgasm? --- ## [The new Outlook web mail looks just like the new Yahoo! mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-outlook-web-mail-looks-just-like-the-new-yahoo-mail/653906)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-outlook-web-mail-looks-just-like-the-new-yahoo-mail/653906 "2013-03-25T23:01:05Z")
I just upgraded my hotmail account to Outlook and now the home screen looks just like the new Yahoo! mail screen. Oh, and look, they even have conversation grouping like gmail. How cute! Anyone else upgrade, or am I t… --- ## [Your stupid questions about other countries and cultures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-stupid-questions-about-other-countries-and-cultures/651161)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-stupid-questions-about-other-countries-and-cultures/651161 "2013-03-25T22:12:16Z")
OK, here’s how it works. We all have weird questions about strange lands, people and cultures. We have no-one handy to ask, it’s not something easily googleable (or the internet yields conflicting information), and it is… --- ## [I made a new goal, you can too.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-new-goal-you-can-too/653944)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-new-goal-you-can-too/653944 "2013-03-25T20:01:58Z")
I am a wimp with needles and always have been. In February however I gave blood for the first time and only came reaaaaaly close to passing out. Today I made my second appointment and after doing some calculations have… --- ## [Well, Somebody's Gotta Do The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-somebodys-gotta-do-the-mmp/653241)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 417\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-somebodys-gotta-do-the-mmp/653241 "2013-03-25T16:39:39Z")
So it might as well be me. :smiley: Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. YAWN ‘Tis a very cloudy, drizzly 60 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 78 and probably rain throughout the day. Then we shall have a cool do… --- ## [So I rolled my car today...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-rolled-my-car-today/653701)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-rolled-my-car-today/653701 "2013-03-25T13:39:39Z")
I hit a snow drift on the way to work this morning. Probably at around 80kph. Spun about 90 degrees, hit the ditch, and then rolled completely over and back onto my wheels. Fortunately I escaped without as much as a sing… --- ## [Two new area codes coming to the Greater Toronto Area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-new-area-codes-coming-to-the-greater-toronto-area/650947)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-new-area-codes-coming-to-the-greater-toronto-area/650947 "2013-03-25T09:32:34Z")
On March 25, 2013, the City of Toronto will acquire a new area code, 437, to go with the two it already has (416 and 647). Likewise, the immediately-surrounding regions will acquire the area code 365 to go with their exi… --- ## [Ars Technica references Straight Dope Podcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ars-technica-references-straight-dope-podcast/653867)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ars-technica-references-straight-dope-podcast/653867 "2013-03-25T05:02:21Z")
Not sure if someone beat me to this, but Ars Technica, when reviewing the recent updates to Apple’s update to it’s Podcasts app included a screen shot of the iPhone playing the Dope Podcast. Thought it was worth sharing. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=998) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/miscellaneous-and-personal-stuff-i-must-share/10.md?page=1000)