# Eve, a word please **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 1, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284 "2003-05-01T02:37:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/21 "2003-05-01T18:36:57Z")
Preview. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/22 "2003-05-01T18:39:55Z")
When come back, bring pie. Oh, and wear sunscreen. ---
**Author:** ![big\_alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e56c9b/32.png) [@big\_alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/big_alex)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/23 "2003-05-01T18:47:12Z")
don’t eat yellow snow. Actually don’t eat ANY snow ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/24 "2003-05-01T18:49:04Z")
Read threads. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/25 "2003-05-01T18:50:18Z")
Advice? Ummmmmm Never Fry Bacon In The Nude. ---
**Author:** ![IDemandBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a88e57/32.png) [@IDemandBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IDemandBeer)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/26 "2003-05-01T19:04:02Z")
Never piss into the wind. –IDB ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/27 "2003-05-01T19:05:32Z")
Don’t mix Ex-Lax with sleeping pills. ---
**Author:** ![Payne\_N.Diaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b77776/32.png) [@Payne\_N.Diaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payne_N.Diaz)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/28 "2003-05-01T19:18:25Z")
Don’t spit into the wind. For that matter, don’t tug on Superman’s cape, either, or pull the mask off the Lone Ranger. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/29 "2003-05-01T19:27:43Z")
Never bet on a horse named Tripod. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/30 "2003-05-01T19:29:55Z")
Never eat more than you can lift. ---
**Author:** ![Witch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/258eb7/32.png) [@Witch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Witch)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/31 "2003-05-01T19:38:30Z")
Don’t mess around with Jim. ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/32 "2003-05-01T19:39:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gazelle \* > \*\*My advice: Get people to repeat things so you get it right. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![MissSwish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/db5fbb/32.png) [@MissSwish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissSwish)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/33 "2003-05-01T19:51:22Z")
Never put your elbow in your ear! ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/34 "2003-05-01T19:52:05Z")
Respect your elders. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/35 "2003-05-01T20:01:49Z")
100,000 lemmings can’t be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/36 "2003-05-01T20:03:54Z")
Oh for crying out loud, read the instructions! ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_John\_of\_Babylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr\_John\_of\_Babylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_John_of_Babylon)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/37 "2003-05-01T20:04:28Z")
Correction. Yesterday’s advice was supposed to read “Never play cards with a man named Doc, never eat at a place called Mom’s, and never sleep with anyone whose problems are worse than your own,” not “Never sleep with your doctor’s mom.” We apologize for the inconvenience. ---
**Author:** ![NameAlreadyTaken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/97f17d/32.png) [@NameAlreadyTaken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NameAlreadyTaken)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/38 "2003-05-01T20:08:53Z")
How about never pass up a free meal or an opportunity to go to the bathroom? Although you wouldn’t want to do both at the same time. In fact, those two bits of advice should really be in separate sentences… or maybe separate posts? ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/39 "2003-05-01T20:13:09Z")
If they ask you to take your top off, get the money first. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/40 "2003-05-01T20:31:09Z")
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