# Damn, shoulda figured this out years ago **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 29, 2000, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-shoulda-figured-this-out-years-ago/15316 "2000-03-29T20:18:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Balduran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@Balduran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balduran)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-shoulda-figured-this-out-years-ago/15316/1 "2000-03-29T20:18:00Z")
I just recently realized that instant skim milk powder is just as good as coffee-mate. Anybody else have a forehead slapper? * * * pweetman ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-shoulda-figured-this-out-years-ago/15316/2 "2000-03-29T20:23:00Z")
Instant skim milk? What’s in that? I envision a packet of white. Coloring for your water. ---
**Author:** ![funneefarmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@funneefarmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funneefarmer)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-shoulda-figured-this-out-years-ago/15316/3 "2000-03-29T23:07:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Biggirl: > \*\*Instant skim milk? > What’s in that? > \*\* Powdered Water ? ---
**Author:** ![NickyLarson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b2d939/32.png) [@NickyLarson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NickyLarson)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-shoulda-figured-this-out-years-ago/15316/4 "2000-03-29T23:53:00Z")
Baby oil is simply mineral oil with fragrance. Store brand Iced Tea mix in the same pouches as premium brand. * * * You’d think that Superman would be a good person to invite to a barbecue but trust me, he’s not. I mean, sure he can cook the hot dogs fast with his heat vision, but they all taste of charred eye boogers. ---
**Author:** ![Kakkerlak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bb73d2/32.png) [@Kakkerlak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kakkerlak)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2000, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-shoulda-figured-this-out-years-ago/15316/5 "2000-03-29T23:57:00Z")
Turns out you can crush Saltine crackers INSIDE the cellophane envelope before pouring them into soup. All this time I was relishing the taste of axle grease in my chili. ---
**Author:** ![Balduran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@Balduran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balduran)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-shoulda-figured-this-out-years-ago/15316/6 "2000-03-30T15:38:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Instant skim milk? > What’s in that? I envision a packet of white. Coloring for your water. As far as I know the same thing as in skim milk except for the water. It has the same amount of nutrition. I’m sure somebody’s going to get all biology on my ass now. The stuff’s great and about half the price as hydrated skim milk. No more buying and carrying water around like a sucker. This assumes of course that you like skim milk. Hell, if you can acquire a taste for beer you should easily be able to for skim milk. * * * pweetman ---
**Author:** ![ReservoirDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@ReservoirDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReservoirDog)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-shoulda-figured-this-out-years-ago/15316/7 "2000-03-30T15:40:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by pweetman: > **Hell, if you can acquire a taste for beer you should easily be able to for skim milk.** Because they are so similar. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2000, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-shoulda-figured-this-out-years-ago/15316/8 "2000-03-30T17:04:00Z")
Fire burns. Who’d a thunk it?