# You don't see that every day. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 27, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502 "2011-07-27T16:40:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/21 "2011-07-30T12:20:38Z")
> [@madrabbitwoman](#): > > Well last night there was a lamb, a piglet and my rabbit asleep infron of the heater in my lounge room. I’ve never seen stew try to makes itself. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/22 "2011-07-30T13:20:33Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > I’ve never seen stew try to makes itself. _snerk_ ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/23 "2011-07-30T15:33:18Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Speaking of midgets, I had the TV on during the day for reasons I’d rather not go into, and caught a minute of “The Doctors” – the guest doc that day was a neonatologist who was a midget. There was no mention at all of her diminutive stature (though I missed the intro), she was just doing a normal “I’m the guest expert” rap. > > Not sure if that counts, given that it was on TV. The woman was probably one of the stars of the TLC reality show [“The Little Couple”](http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/little-couple/about-the-little-couple.htm). StG ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/24 "2011-07-30T15:45:55Z")
I’m not sure if this fits in quite exactly with the thread but a few nights ago I was riding my motorcycle and got hit in the face shield with a firefly…That was something I’d never seen before and certainly a WTF moment until I figured out why the hell there was a glowing green thing stuck to my helmet (and yet another reason why I wear a helmet…bugs hurt). ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/25 "2011-07-31T08:19:45Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > I’ve never seen stew try to makes itself. The lamb was marinated in milk, the pig stuffed with porridge and the rabbit redolant fo parsley, sage, thyme and mint. And no, none of them will EVER be eaten ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/26 "2011-07-31T11:14:25Z")
> [@bartleby](#): > > Got to work today, and in the lower parking lot there was a bicycle just sitting there upside down. > > just sitting in the middle of the parking lot. > > ok, whatever FWIW, people if they don’t have a bike lock will often turn their bike upside-down like that if they have to go inside somewhere for a minute. Someone would have to turn it back over to steal it, and that takes a little longer and causes a bit more commotion, thereby increasing one’s chances of stopping them. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2011, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/27 "2011-07-31T11:49:35Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Speaking of midgets, I had the TV on during the day for reasons I’d rather not go into, and caught a minute of “The Doctors” – the guest doc that day was a neonatologist who was a midget. There was no mention at all of her diminutive stature (though I missed the intro), she was just doing a normal “I’m the guest expert” rap. > > Not sure if that counts, given that it was on TV. Was it her? [Jen Arnold](http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-New-Ground/dp/B003PE3XNY) She’s a neonatologist and in a reality show on TLC called the Little Couple. ---
**Author:** ![pabstist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e99b99/32.png) [@pabstist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pabstist)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/28 "2011-08-01T02:06:08Z")
Biking on a trail a few miles from any road today, saw a couple walking waist deep in the river- woman fly fishing, man holding a chihuahua. ---
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/29 "2011-08-01T02:31:31Z")
I saw a man buy two nice glasses at a gift shop. The owner.regonizing.them as gifts offered to wrap them. He wanted then wraped speratly. Apparenty one was for his gf and one for his ex wife whos birthdays are very close together. How do I know… ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/30 "2011-08-01T03:06:15Z")
There was a cat asleep in the front seat of my mini van on Thursday. Weird shit. I figured it was the college kids home for the summer next door. Went over and asked them to maybe get their friends to “keep it under control” (there have been beer cans, a presumeably used condom and someone’s thong out on our front lawn where it’s still public land). There were flabergasted and sound like good kids that really wouldn’t do that kind of thing although I’m not sure about their friends. As for the cat, looks like I might have accused them of a good deed. “Dude, I saw your van door open and closed it so the battery wouldn’t run down.” So, I’m guessing the cat went in the open door, my good samaritan neighbor kindly shut the cat in my mini-van, and we got surprised in the morning. Note: I did thank the kid for closing the door. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/31 "2011-08-01T12:03:25Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > There was a cat asleep in the front seat of my mini van on Thursday. Please tell me you’re adopting teh kitteh! And please post pics! This is the SDMB, after all. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/32 "2011-08-01T12:29:56Z")
> [@madrabbitwoman](#): > > Well last night there was a lamb, a piglet and my rabbit asleep infron of the heater in my lounge room. I want to see the picture of _this_. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/33 "2011-08-01T13:34:11Z")
There was a fire at a local strip mall, and this morning one of the stores had a dumpster filled with smoke damaged items they had to throw out. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/34 "2011-08-01T13:43:23Z")
Gives a whole new meaning to the term “fire sale”. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/35 "2011-08-01T13:45:08Z")
My contribution is usually going to be people I see while jogging, most recently the shirtless gay midget skating around on rollerblades. He had a mohawk. I tried not to stare but I just wanted to go give him a hug and pose for a picture. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/36 "2011-08-01T13:57:35Z")
> [@ladyfoxfyre](#): > > Gives a whole new meaning to the term “fire sale”. And maybe Tobias will finally be able to find a [job.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=280yPTyei0U) ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/37 "2011-08-01T14:36:25Z")
A tiny car driving down a public highway. It was bright red with “Laugh-in” style flowers all over it. Smaller than a SmartCar. If SmartCar made an MG it might look liek this. The tires were a bit bigger than my dinner plates I think, but I saw it from across the margin. Totally threw us and we laughed for miles. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/38 "2011-08-01T14:45:11Z")
Yesterday at the beach I saw a hugely pregnant woman in a bikini, chain-smoking and drinking something out of a paper bag. I also met a gentleman named Bob and his son and daughter, Bobby and Bobbie. And today on the train I sat next to an octogenarian who was playing the HELL out of Angry Birds. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Plumbkrazy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Plumbkrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plumbkrazy)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/39 "2011-08-01T14:49:39Z")
Over the weekend, I shared a table at a bar with a couple of women, an English gentlman in his 60s, and a married couple from Boston who had those really thick Southie accents. I swear on my kids’ souls that a midget walked by at one point during the night. Bizarre. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2011, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502/40 "2011-08-01T15:01:29Z")
Not so odd, as much as… odd. I just got back from a week-long vacation. There was an older guy with a really bizarre comb-over. As in, the left side of his hair was cut short, but the right side was over a foot long, and carefully arranged on the top of his head. But that wasn’t the odd thing. I saw him around a few years ago. This time he spent his entire vacation in the hotel lobby on his laptop. He only went outside to smoke. I suppose that the wind and waves would upset his carefully arranged hair, but it strikes me as odd to spend a lot on vacation only to sit in the hotel lobby. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-dont-see-that-every-day/590502.md?page=3)