# Boring Thread (Don't Read) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 9, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945 "2012-01-09T18:20:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![florez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9e5f3/32.png) [@florez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/florez)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/161 "2012-02-01T19:32:31Z")
Just checking in, I must be bored. ---
**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 1, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/162 "2012-02-01T19:53:45Z")
Well, if you _must_ be bored, this is the place to get it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/163 "2012-02-01T20:39:37Z")
Should I microwave some popcorn? I think I might microwave some popcorn. Here in the office microwave it takes exactly 2 minutes to pop nearly all of it but not burn any. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/164 "2012-02-01T20:57:13Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > … Complete waste of time. Definitely worth skipping. Okay, thanks for the heads up! ---
**Author:** ![slightly\_askew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@slightly\_askew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slightly_askew)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/165 "2012-02-02T15:52:21Z")
Six more weeks of winter… does that mean winter is going to start soon? ---
**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 2, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/166 "2012-02-02T16:41:35Z")
Cats are up and roaming this morning. Now one is sitting and staring at me because I’m having meatloaf for breakfast. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/167 "2012-02-02T16:42:57Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Cats are up and roaming this morning. Now one is sitting and staring at me because I’m having meatloaf for breakfast. They’ve probably got SPCAES on speed dial. You’d better get your excuses ready. ---
**Author:** ![florez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9e5f3/32.png) [@florez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/florez)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/168 "2012-02-02T19:24:33Z")
Well, I better do my taxes today, I can barely contain my excitement at the thought of doing my taxes. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/169 "2012-02-02T19:56:42Z")
Thanks for all the inquiries into my health after my near-death bike accident, everybody. Didn’t mean to bore you! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/170 "2012-02-02T20:01:09Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Thanks for all the inquiries into my health after my near-death bike accident, everybody. Didn’t mean to bore you! > > 😛 Yeah, I was meaning to ask how much you want for the helmet. ---
**Author:** ![florez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9e5f3/32.png) [@florez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/florez)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/171 "2012-02-02T20:27:42Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Thanks for all the inquiries into my health after my near-death bike accident, everybody. Didn’t mean to bore you! > > 😛 Maybe you could go on the donation thread for that $80. 😃 ---
**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 2, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/172 "2012-02-02T21:11:23Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Thanks for all the inquiries into my health after my near-death bike accident, everybody. Didn’t mean to bore you! > > 😛 Maybe we’re boors, not bores in this thread. Ever think of that, huh? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![emmaliminal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/173 "2012-02-02T21:29:23Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > They’ve probably got SPCAES on speed dial… Thanks to the magic of [Google](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-570172.html), I have broken your code. Isn’t it just amazing what we can do on the Internets these days? Also, I like snakes. You big meanie. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/174 "2012-02-02T22:21:09Z")
> [@emmaliminal](#): > > Thanks to the magic of [Google](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/archive/index.php/t-570172.html), I have broken your code. ?? I thought that was it’s real name. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/175 "2012-02-02T22:52:18Z")
I’m off work today, normal day off. Had sort of spring cleaning plans for today, since it’s so warm out. But I have a headache, and now I’m eating a pear. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/176 "2012-02-03T01:30:06Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > But I have a headache, and now I’m eating a pear. Are they good for headaches? ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/177 "2012-02-03T01:38:15Z")
Ho hum. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/178 "2012-02-03T01:42:01Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > With less of an edge. There isn’t much of an edge to my salad. Two of my three new TVs arrived today. I think I’ll wait for the third one to get here before I return them all. -D/a ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/179 "2012-02-03T01:47:43Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > There isn’t much of an edge to my salad. > > Two of my three new TVs arrived today. I think I’ll wait for the third one to get here before I return them all. > > -D/a May we guess which store(s) they came from or did they all come from Costco? Just for the curiosity factor, do you do this sort of gang return thing often? Sounds like fun. ---
**Author:** ![florez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9e5f3/32.png) [@florez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/florez)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945/180 "2012-02-03T02:13:34Z")
I wish I could have recorded my tax person explaining my taxes to me, because all I could hear was the sound that the Simpson’s dog heard when people were talking to him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-thread-dont-read/608945.md?page=10)