# What Dope story do you want to know more of? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 14, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267 "2014-10-14T03:27:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/21 "2014-10-15T23:19:56Z")
> [@Enola\_Straight](#): > > Didf anybody ever track down the guy who left his wallet buried in a wall? Yep. His granddaughter tracked him down with the help of a private detective. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17526689&postcount=3](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17526689&postcount=3) ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/22 "2014-10-15T23:37:44Z")
> [@Hermitian](#): > > We are all still waiting to find out what was in **LurkerInNJ** ’s [secret video](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=718661). The thread just got refreshed yesterday (by someone named Hermitian) and I was so excited to finally see the million dollar video. Disappointment ensued. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/23 "2014-10-16T02:17:33Z")
When will Super Kapowzler return? Will my typing his name make him appear? ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/24 "2014-10-16T04:23:11Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Sadly, the answer to that one is probably the obvious one. For the last year or two of his activity, he was in very poor health, and I think he even mentioned a prognosis of less than a year. Yeah, but doesn’t his wife have an account here? I would think she’d notify the place, considering how obsessive he was here. I think he said something about writing a book, too. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/25 "2014-10-16T06:55:58Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > The thread just got refreshed yesterday (by someone named Hermitian) and I was so excited to finally see the million dollar video. Disappointment ensued. Am I missing something here? ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/26 "2014-10-16T07:54:24Z")
Yes. A video link. None was forthcoming. **Hampshire** was the thread refresher. **LurkerinNJ** has not posted in it since 4/17/14. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/27 "2014-10-16T13:31:35Z")
Oh, got it, thanks. I misunderstood. I didn’t see a Hermitian and misread wguy’s post as he saw the link and was disappointed. Thought maybe it had gotten deleted. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/28 "2014-10-16T13:39:54Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > When will Super Kapowzler return? Will my typing his name make him appear? … and shit. Re Liberal, iirc he was taking some time away from the boards to finish his book. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/29 "2014-10-16T14:01:34Z")
What’s the grapist doing these days? ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/30 "2014-10-16T14:03:06Z")
> [@White SIFL](#): > > Oh, got it, thanks. I misunderstood. I didn’t see a Hermitian and misread wguy’s post as he saw the link and was disappointed. Thought maybe it had gotten deleted. Darn…sorry for my poor name reading skills leading to confusion. I was just saying I agreed with Hermitian’s post in a poorly worded, not funny way. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/31 "2014-10-16T15:18:29Z")
I’d love to hear more from the guy who operated an exotic animal shop - that guy could spin a tale. > **[Ask The Guy Who Owned an Exotic Pet Store.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=500446)** > > Anything you are curious about? Want to know all the sordid details and smoky back room dealings of the exotic animal trade? Ask away. I used to manage all exotics including venomous reptiles and primates. ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/32 "2014-10-16T15:54:29Z")
Did we ever figure out what that 14k puzzle was all about? I can’t remember the exact sequence of letters, but it drove everyone batty around here for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/33 "2014-10-16T16:20:34Z")
> [@yanceylebeef](#): > > Did we ever figure out what that 14k puzzle was all about? > > I can’t remember the exact sequence of letters, but it drove everyone batty around here for a while. [14 k of g in a f p d.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=398132) And, no, that thread was closed with no answer. Google indicates several other threads started about this, but for some reason I can’t get to them from work. They think it’s not work-related, for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Clothilde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Clothilde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothilde)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/34 "2014-10-16T17:50:54Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > Maybe there’s nothing more he wishes to tell but **Sampiro** ’s tales about his mom and other disfunctional realatives were worthy of a novel. > > Any thread he may start in the future about his family will have Bubbadog as an avid reader. > [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > Seconded 🙂 Thirded! As a fellow Southerner, former fellow Montgomerian, and fellow “Elmoron” (he’ll know what that means,) even though I don’t personally know Sampiro or any of his family, whenever I read his stories, I “recognize” the people in them. I’ve even sent links to friends in other parts of the country, and they thoroughly enjoyed his stories. **Sampiro,** please, please, PLEASE write more! “Ish.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/35 "2014-10-16T19:11:04Z")
Oh, I also wonder what happened with **MissMossie** - she was moving into a convent as a novice, I believe, to discern if she had a vocation? I don’t think I’ve seen her for awhile, wonder if she ended up taking the veil? ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/36 "2014-10-16T21:22:42Z")
> [@Sarabellum1976](#): > > I’d love to hear more from the guy who operated an exotic animal shop - that guy could spin a tale. > > [Ask The Guy Who Owned an Exotic Pet Store. - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=500446) Oh, definitely seconded. Those were great! Funny, I thought of that "Ask the … " thread when I got my ball python a little while ago. I was all “I haz an exotic animal! How exotic of me!” and then I remembered … oh. I’m not that cool after all. ---
**Author:** ![excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e8c25b/32.png) [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/37 "2014-10-16T22:05:48Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > [14 k of g in a f p d.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=398132) And, no, that thread was closed with no answer. Google indicates several other threads started about this, but for some reason I can’t get to them from work. They think it’s not work-related, for some reason. I was going to post that. I think it was supposed to be “14 Kinds of Gas on a Fina Pump Dial”, which is incorrect, the old pumps that would mix in the pump only had something like 8 kinds on the dial, but it is the only thing that would make sense. The puzzle was for a gear-head audience, but nobody could come up with anything. Not only no doper could come up with anything, but for years, nobody has found an answer. That suggests to me there is no “correct” answer, perhaps because the author made a mistake? A couple of years ago, I ran across an image of a pump dial that went from 0-14 when I was running down something or another. I don’t remember what I was researching, but when I saw the old gas pump with a dial that went to 14, I thought of that thread (that thread got me hooked on the Dope, btw). ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/38 "2014-10-16T22:59:55Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > [14 k of g in a f p d.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=398132) And, no, that thread was closed with no answer. I’m hoping for the 14kofginafpd guy to come back and finally admit he was trolling us all along. ---
**Author:** ![Grestarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grestarian/32/3227_2.png) [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/39 "2014-10-17T00:31:16Z")
I’d like to know what IceQube did to deal with the jerks who were using his front yard to[short-cut around a stop sign](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=659424&page=3) back in August of 2012 He had a stopgap solution, but I’d like to know what long-term solution he employed. –G! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267/40 "2014-10-17T00:39:06Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Sadly, the answer to that one is probably the obvious one. For the last year or two of his activity, he was in very poor health, and I think he even mentioned a prognosis of less than a year. Do we know for sure? I know we never solved 14 k of g, but for those who missed it, I did eventually speak to someone and resolve the Rebus mystery that took us years. Introduce in 2011, resolved as a futile in 2014. [Still a very interesting thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=599610) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-dope-story-do-you-want-to-know-more-of/701267.md?page=3)