# Are you freaking KIDDING me, or are you that stupid? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 12, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159 "2011-02-12T20:57:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Cyningablod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc29f/32.png) [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/101 "2011-02-15T05:48:08Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > NOW the thread has everything! No. Joe should have raped her, because she was so clearly _asking for it_! NOW it has everything! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/102 "2011-02-15T08:29:07Z")
> [@Cyningablod](#): > > No. > > Joe should have raped her, because she was so clearly _asking for it_! > > NOW it has everything! 😃 Worse - I tried to _shake her hand_! Joe ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/103 "2011-02-15T09:44:32Z")
_But she was too fat!_ ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/104 "2011-02-15T13:58:50Z")
That’s right - how can we know how outraged to get if we don’t know how fat the stupid person was? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/105 "2011-02-15T13:59:35Z")
[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright] Every car sold in the US since 2003 has an arrow on the fuel gauge indicating which side of the car the filler cap is on. [/QUOTE] > [@amarinth](#): > > Do I just drive, borrow, and rent the wrong cars? I’ve never seen one of these indicators. Cool idea, but I’m not sure how ubiquitous they really are They show up when you rub the dash with lemon juice and remain visible until it dries. That’s clearly pointed out on page 56 of the owner’s manual. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/106 "2011-02-15T14:30:36Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > Equating me with a monkey because I’m African-American is a **fantastic** idea… > > Joe But are you _curious?_ ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/107 "2011-02-15T15:29:53Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > But are you _curious?_ [I Am Curious (Yellow Shirt)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Curious_%28Yellow%29). Joe ---
**Author:** ![Claude\_Remains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/108 "2011-02-16T23:01:59Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Have none of you ever _rented or borrowed_ a car? One that had the filler cap on the other side from what you’re used to? Here’s a helpfull hint. Works for any vehicle. Look at the gas gauge on the dashboard, see the little gas pump on it? The side the hose is shown on the gauge indicates the side the filler cap is on. **lieu** beat me to it. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/109 "2011-02-17T00:04:03Z")
> [@Claude\_Remains](#): > > Here’s a helpfull hint. Works for any vehicle. Look at the gas gauge on the dashboard, see the little gas pump on it? The side the hose is shown on the gauge indicates the side the filler cap is on. [Not so much.](http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/icon.asp) ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/110 "2011-02-18T15:03:13Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Have none of you ever _rented or borrowed_ a car? One that had the filler cap on the other side from what you’re used to? Well, yes… and I do check which side the gas goes in, and how the gears work, and that the lights are all right before I start driving, and I verify the sticker on the gas cover before grabbing the hose. The rental I was driving this past weekend wasn’t very clear on the indicator thing (it’s not a sign with letters here, just the drawing of a gas pump), but the gas went on the left and the horses drank regular unleaded. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/111 "2011-02-18T15:55:20Z")
I remember when I bought a used car to get through grad school in. A [1973 Toyota Corolla](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/3025868862_6afb77b926_z.jpg). I drove into the gas station. Hmm, no filler cap door thingie on the left _or_ right. Must be behind the license plate in back. Nope. 😕 Great, I’ve bought a car with no gas tank filler neck, no wonder I got a good price on it :smack: See that little decorative chrome strip way up there behind the rear side window in the picture? Yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/112 "2011-02-18T23:00:31Z")
Ah, hell, gas is too expensive anyway. No loss if one can’t find the fill tube. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2011, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/113 "2011-02-18T23:56:43Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > I have _long_ advocated that gas tank receptacles always be on the same side of the goddam car. I had a Ford a couple of decades ago which was riddled with problems. One thing I absolutely loved about it, though, was the fact that the petrol tank cap was in the middle of the back, just under the number plate. It was get at-able from either side. Perfect. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2011, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159/114 "2011-02-20T07:33:25Z")
> [@Ruby](#): > > I think the disconnect was that the lady customer couldn’t figure out that she simply had to move the damn car. Do that around here and someone will take the pump before you get back. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159.md?page=5)