# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![mojave66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mojave66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mojave66)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/121 "2003-05-02T21:41:32Z")
When all else fails, reboot. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/122 "2003-05-02T22:16:35Z")
The insurance company is not your friend. ---
**Author:** ![Sapphire\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Sapphire\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphire_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/123 "2003-05-02T22:20:45Z")
Always be careful when shaving your testicles with a straight razor. Always but your movie tickets with [Fandango.com](http://Fandango.com) (I’m seeing X-2 tonight with Mr Wolf - yippee!!) ---
**Author:** ![Zap\_Rowsdower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3da27b/32.png) [@Zap\_Rowsdower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zap_Rowsdower)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/124 "2003-05-02T23:02:04Z")
And hey, lets be careful out there. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/125 "2003-05-02T23:33:14Z")
When you come to a fork in the road, take it. ---
**Author:** ![Facetious\_Marmalade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@Facetious\_Marmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Facetious_Marmalade)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/126 "2003-05-02T23:42:40Z")
don’t make your mothers advice USE PROTECTION ---
**Author:** ![Facetious\_Marmalade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@Facetious\_Marmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Facetious_Marmalade)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/127 "2003-05-02T23:43:42Z")
er mistake ---
**Author:** ![smegmum\_V](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@smegmum\_V](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smegmum_V)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/128 "2003-05-02T23:46:13Z")
If you the phone company hasn’t checked the demarc and it’s after noon, go ahead and dispatch a tech with a new router. If you don’t they will definetly blame the problem on your equipment, and then you will lose another day of connectivity waiting for the tech and router to arrive. Also, Let the Wookie Win And Sometimes you’ve just got to say What the F\*\*\* ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/129 "2003-05-02T23:47:28Z")
It’s not paranoia if everyone _is_ out to get you. ---
**Author:** ![waddamaroon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@waddamaroon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waddamaroon)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/130 "2003-05-03T00:00:43Z")
Empty what’s full, fill what’s empty, and itch where it scratches. ---
**Author:** ![FranticMad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c68b51/32.png) [@FranticMad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FranticMad)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/131 "2003-05-03T00:12:30Z")
promise me I’m never gonna find you fake it no no no ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/132 "2003-05-03T00:16:06Z")
When using an edge-finder, remember to correct for half the diameter of the finder, or all your holes will be 0.100" off center. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/133 "2003-05-03T00:19:39Z")
Never invest in anything that eats or rusts. --Bill Veeck ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/134 "2003-05-03T01:00:20Z")
Never pay full price. It’s always on sale somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Alma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Alma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alma)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/135 "2003-05-03T01:40:03Z")
Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/136 "2003-05-03T01:46:17Z")
Never urinate in a 40oz bottle, and then take a swig at 3 in the morning several days later. ---
**Author:** ![FranticMad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c68b51/32.png) [@FranticMad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FranticMad)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/137 "2003-05-03T02:28:28Z")
Especially if you’re in Lapland and have been eating [mushrooms](http://www.christmaspast.info/stories/realstory/hallucinogenic.html) ---
**Author:** ![Lionors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c37758/32.png) [@Lionors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionors)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/138 "2003-05-03T02:35:38Z")
> [@](#): > > * * * > > ## Never wait in the dark in the Great Underground Empire. > > z > z > z > shh, I think I hear a grue. . . Hello, sailor! ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/139 "2003-05-03T03:14:29Z")
Stay alive. Whatever occurs, I will find you. ---
**Author:** ![D18](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@D18](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D18)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-a-word-please/172284/140 "2003-05-03T03:16:52Z")
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