# Admit It! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 12, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398 "2003-06-12T18:08:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/161 "2003-06-15T05:12:45Z")
Don’t b’lieve I’ve ever actually heard that one before, but I’m guessing it means, “If you’re gonna risk getting into trouble for some piddling little bad deed, you may as well do something _really_ bad.” (IOW, they hang you for stealing _any_ sheep in these parts, so don’t mess around with stealing a little one, snatch a big one instead.) Or, more succinctly, “Go big or go home.” ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/162 "2003-06-15T05:30:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elfkin477 \* > \*\*Here’s something worse…A couple of months ago, I decided that the Inn in a story I was writing needed a cloyingly sweet name. So I came up with " Winkin’ Blinkin’ and Nodd Inn." That works, right? For nearly two weeks I couldn’t figure out why people reading the story kept commenting on how funny and/or clever that was. It _finally_ dawned on me that read aloud most people would read it as “winking, blinking and **nodding**.” 😃 It never occured to me that Nodd+Inn= Nodding. And this with me understanding what the kids in the poem represent! oh well… \*\* Okay, nntil just now, reading this post, I hadn’t gotten the connection between the characters and what they represented. Considering my earlier post on _The Wizard of Oz_, I’m thinking i may need to re-think a lot of my childhood. ---
**Author:** ![Kallessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7993a0/32.png) [@Kallessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kallessa)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/163 "2003-06-15T05:31:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elfkin477 \* > \*\*Here’s something worse…A couple of months ago, I decided that the Inn in a story I was writing needed a cloyingly sweet name. So I came up with " Winkin’ Blinkin’ and Nodd Inn." That works, right? For nearly two weeks I couldn’t figure out why people reading the story kept commenting on how funny and/or clever that was. It _finally_ dawned on me that read aloud most people would read it as “winking, blinking and **nodding**.” 😃 It never occured to me that Nodd+Inn= Nodding. And this with me understanding what the kids in the poem represent! oh well… \*\* Okay, until just now, reading this post, I hadn’t gotten the connection between the characters and what they represented. Considering my earlier post on _The Wizard of Oz_, I’m thinking I may need to re-think a lot of my childhood. ---
**Author:** ![Zap\_Rowsdower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3da27b/32.png) [@Zap\_Rowsdower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zap_Rowsdower)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/164 "2003-06-15T05:55:51Z")
I have to do the “righty tighty, lefty loosy” thing as well. I am horrible at directions. If I am getting them they have to be left and right, not north, south etc. I also never no whether I am facing north, south, east or west. I am often surprised when someone mentions we are going north and have no clue as to how they figured it out. I also frequently get lost. Just about everytime I think I know where I am going and head off without checking, I generally go the wrong direction. Finally, I usually have to go some place many times before I learn how to get there without a map. Then I never deviate from that route if possible, unless I have been there a while or often and have been able to explore the area a bit. Oddly enough I never seem to have this problem on my bicycle. ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/165 "2003-06-15T10:58:10Z")
I still have not memorized all of the multiplication tables. I don’t care, honestly, but it’s a little embarassing if I have to do math in front of anyone. I don’t always remember left from right immediately. Poor **d\_redguy** is always having to say “NO! Your OTHER left!” when I am driving. I am still mildly troubled by thunder. When writing out (or typing) the word tomorrow, I always have to tell myself "There ARE two “r"s in tomorrow” or I end up with one “r” and two "m"s. I am otherwise a great speller, so it’s pretty silly. ---
**Author:** ![isthatsowrong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/35a633/32.png) [@isthatsowrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/isthatsowrong)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/166 "2003-06-15T12:26:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AHunter3 \* > \*\*Narrad: Continuing on the toilet theme, I’ll dob in a few female friends who thought men unbuckled their belts and the top button of their pants to urinate. > > AHunter3: Many (possibly most?) of us do! What do you do, pull it through the silly opening in the undies and then out between the zipper teeth? > \*\* If you wear boxers, that’s exactly what you do. You can do it with briefs too, but it’s not as easy. ---
**Author:** ![vertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3ec8ea/32.png) [@vertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertigo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/167 "2003-06-15T13:15:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by isthatsowrong? \* > \*\*If you wear boxers, that’s exactly what you do. You can do it with briefs too, but it’s not as easy. \*\* I wear boxers and I unbuckle, unzip and pull out over the waist band. Frankly it’s just easier. What I find weird is men who do this but let their pants drop to their knees while at the urinal. That’s OK when you are 6, but c’mon! ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/168 "2003-06-15T13:22:13Z")
Until I actually saw a man naked, I thought penises hung low in the jeans/pants, just dangling away. How that would work with clothing pressed against the body is beyond me. Never, ever occurred to me–and then I thought it was a litte odd–that it was pressed up against the body. I also thought men used TP after they peed, and didn’t understand all the societal references to women using more TP than men. Finally, I have a ridiculously bad sense of direction. Strangely, when I’m describing a place, I will often have a mental picture of said place and will point in the direction it would be _from the perspective of my mental image_. I’m often–usually–wildly off. It’s only in the last few years that I’ve realized I do this ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/169 "2003-06-15T17:23:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hyperjes \* > \*\* > > When writing out (or typing) the word tomorrow, I always have to tell myself "There ARE two “r"s in tomorrow” or I end up with one “r” and two "m"s. I am otherwise a great speller, so it’s pretty silly. \*\* Don’t feel bad–I still have to spell “together” in my head as “To Get Her”, or else I’ll spell it wrong. And I’m 30 years old! ---
**Author:** ![100watts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/b487fb/32.png) [@100watts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/100watts)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/170 "2003-06-15T17:54:34Z")
I still have trouble adding and subtracting 9s. I have to either add 10, then subtract 1, or subtract 10, then add 1. I’m woefully uninterested in most current affairs, so when a friend said, “I mean, can you believe she didn’t know who Tom Ridge is?” I had to smile and nod, while thinking “Who’s Tom Ridge?” I looked it up later, and went, “Oh yeah, that guy.” but I still felt dumB. I had a friend in high school who came to spend the night at my house and couldn’t figure out how to work the toaster. She’d only ever used a toaster oven. But come on, a toaster? Insert Bread A into slots B and C. Not that hard, right? On the cooking front, I have this weird thing where I can follow a really complicated recipe, but I don’t know how to do really simple things, like boil an egg or make a baked potato. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/171 "2003-06-15T18:08:10Z")
I did not know until B told me otherwise that a woman does not typically have 3 holes below her waist. She has had to remind me of this on at least one occasion. And up until last year (I think), I thought “Mrs. Robinson” was to Jackie Robinson’s widow. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/172 "2003-06-15T19:51:19Z")
\*Originally posted by iampunha, emphasis mine: > [@](#): > > I did not know until B told me otherwise that a woman **does not typically have 3 holes** below her waist. Um…am I missing something? We _do_: 1) urethra; 2) vagina; 3) anus. ??? ---
**Author:** ![jools](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b3f665/32.png) [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/173 "2003-06-15T21:11:41Z")
Well I remember asking a friend (guy) what he did with his penis when he took a dump? He just stared at me with a strange look on his, truly not understanding my question. I was wondering if he “rested” on the toilet seat or just let it hang in the toilet? After he stopped laughing he explained to me that an erect penis and a “relaxed” penis were not the same size, oh well!! Also when i was about 10 years old, my friend’s older brother, whom i was always trying to impress, told me that David Bowie was bisexual. He asked if i know what it was, of course I replied that knew. For years to come, I told people that David Bowie had a penis and a vagina… until i bumped into someone more knowledgeable than me!!! ---
**Author:** ![blanx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f04885/32.png) [@blanx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blanx)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/174 "2003-06-15T21:21:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Exgineer \* > \*\*I don’t think I like you. Who knows, you might grow on me, but right now I’m not sure. I’m a little sensitive about this particular issue. Long story. > \*\* I grow on people. Like mold. The sad part of my admission wasn’t that it was mean spirited. No, no, I sincerely thought they were going to drive trains, and moreover, I thought it was pretty cool! I was a little confused as to why there needed to be so many people driving trains, but hey, what do I know about the railroad? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![johncole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@johncole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johncole)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/175 "2003-06-16T04:27:41Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Skeezix_ > **Up until a few weeks ago, my friend’s MIL, at the age of 55+, was under the impression that men, after urinating only, wipe themselves.** > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Narrad_ > **Another woman thought men used toilet paper after pissing.** > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ruffian \* > **I also thought men used TP after they peed, and didn’t understand all the societal references to women using more TP than men** Well, the MIL is at least half-right. Some guys do, some don’t - I guess it’s a matter of personal comfort [see this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=161318) > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tree Boy \* > \*\*Actually, I do wipe the tip most of the time. The reason being that I hate that post-piss drip that happens when you walk away. Oh sure, you think you have shaken every lost drop out, but no, there is always some lingering to just ruin your day by dribbling down your leg… \*\* > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Priceguy \* > \*\*You don’t? Yuck. I always do, and I thought not doing so was confined to men called Joe Bob and driving pickup trucks with Confederate flags in the back window. \*\* …and so do I, if I am in a stall. ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/176 "2003-06-16T05:09:09Z")
To all those girl-dopers who didn’t know you had a urethra… _Jeebus_ you people, didn’t you ever get curious enough as a kid to take a peek in an anatomy book? Never get **the talk**? Miss that day in sex ed? I just can’t fathom being so completely ignorant about ones own bits and pieces. [Gray’s Anatomy](http://www.bartleby.com/107/270.html). See section 7. Peace, ~mixie ---
**Author:** ![Blalron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/177 "2003-06-16T05:31:11Z")
I never used my locker in high school. Not even once. I carried so many books that it caused my backpacks to break. I must have went through half a dozen during my high school career. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/178 "2003-06-16T05:49:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ruby \* > \*\*😕 Well, that’s as clear as mud. What _is_ the relevance, or have I just been whooshed? \*\* **Ruby** , that was the problem. I just thought that the saying must have been so clever and obscure that it was just ME who failed to understand it (with the picture of hanging-carcasses in my head). Removing the dead lamb from my mental vision, and replacing with a person hanged for _stealing_ the sheep/lamb and suddenly the world became a clearer place for me. Well, at bit clearer anyway. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Outrider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9d8465/32.png) [@Outrider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Outrider)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/179 "2003-06-16T06:01:48Z")
well, these are all very good, but I think I’ve got one that will instantly vault me into the upper echelons of stupidity I was about 12 years old, and riding in the back seat of a car in a rainstorm. My father and grandfather were in the front. My dad suddenly said, “hey, the rain is about to stop”. And sure enough, it **did**. Instantly. A few seconds later, he said “you know, I think the rain is going to start again now”, and sure enough, it began to rain again. I couldn’t figure out how my dad was controlling the weather. I begged him to tell me how. My dad and grandfather strung me along for 15 minutes, turning the rain on and off at will, until I realized \* the car was just passing under bridges\*, and “the rain stopping” was just the car passing under a bridge. I got 1580 on my SATs and I’m going to an Ivy. I’m still a complete idiot though. ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2003, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398/180 "2003-06-16T06:09:48Z")
**Outrider** , don’t worry. It took me ages to figure out how my grandfather was able to “blow out” the red lights and make them turn green when I was in the car with him. Finally I realised (or maybe my parents told me) that he was watching to see when the lights for the cross street turned amber. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it/181398.md?page=10)