# Ask the Bored Guy!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [October 5, 2001, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616 "2001-10-05T16:46:06Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/1 "2001-10-05T16:46:06Z")
Fire away!
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### Author:  [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/2 "2001-10-05T16:48:00Z")
so, how ya doin’?
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### Author:  [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/3 "2001-10-05T16:49:33Z")
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> so, how ya doin’?
I’m kinda bored.
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### Author:  [@Watermelon\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watermelon_Man)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/4 "2001-10-05T16:49:35Z")
_Bang!!_
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### Author:  [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/5 "2001-10-05T16:58:48Z")
So, watcha doin’?
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### Author:  [@Kaotic\_Newtral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaotic_Newtral)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/6 "2001-10-05T17:05:46Z")
Bored? I’ll give you bored…didn’t I tell you 3 times to clean up your room? Huh? Why do your mother and I buy you all these toys if you’re not gonna play with 'em? Go outside once in awhile would’ja? I’m gonna donate all your toys to some kids who will actually play with them. Jesus!
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### Author:  [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/7 "2001-10-05T17:28:48Z")
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> So, watcha doin’?
Nuthin’…
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### Author:  [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/8 "2001-10-05T17:42:16Z")
If you’re bored it’s your own fault.
Why don’t you take out the trash like I asked three times?
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### Author:  [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/9 "2001-10-05T17:42:38Z")
wanna do somethin’?
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### Author:  [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/10 "2001-10-05T17:47:45Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Otto \*
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> > So, watcha doin’?
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> Nuthin’… \*\*
Wow, this guy is a master. I bet he’s spent entire summers watching Gilligan’s Island, Hazel and the Andy Griffith Show in reruns on WGN or WTBS while the weather was just perfect outside.
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### Author:  [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/11 "2001-10-05T18:05:00Z")
\*\*
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Wow, this guy is a master. I bet he’s spent entire summers watching Gilligan’s Island, Hazel and the Andy Griffith Show in reruns on WGN or WTBS while the weather was just perfect outside. \*\*
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Um, isn’t that what you’re supposed to do?
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### Author:  [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/12 "2001-10-05T18:23:47Z")
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> wanna do somethin’?
Naaah…
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### Author:  [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/13 "2001-10-05T18:54:11Z")
Can you please explain to me how to make a proper paper football? I can never get mine to stay all neatly folded. Thanks, bored guy 🙂
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### Author:  [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/14 "2001-10-05T20:49:45Z")
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> Bored? I’ll give you bored…didn’t I tell you 3 times to clean up your room?
Yesssss.
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> Huh?
\*\*YESSSS.
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> Why do your mother and I buy you all these toys if you’re not gonna play with 'em?
I dunno.
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> Go outside once in awhile would’ja?
But there’s nothing to do outside!
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> I’m gonna donate all your toys to some kids who will actually play with them. Jesus!
Okay…
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> Why don’t you take out the trash like I asked three times?
I’ll do it later! Gah!
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> Can you please explain to me how to make a proper paper football?
I dunno…
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### Author:  [@Briminator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briminator)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/15 "2001-10-05T21:13:43Z")
Wanna play a game?
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### Author:  [@quinoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quinoa)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/16 "2001-10-05T22:00:12Z")
ok
what number am i thinking of?
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### Author:  [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2001, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/17 "2001-10-05T23:32:52Z")
What does it take to get you out of your bored state of mind?
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### Author:  [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2001, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bored-guy/85616/18 "2001-10-06T14:06:45Z")
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> Wanna play a game?
Like what?
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> ok what number am i thinking of?
That one over there. -----\>
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> What does it take to get you out of your bored state of mind?
(shrug)