# Fix Your Life. The Rue DeDay Way! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 17, 2001, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127 "2001-09-17T11:07:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/21 "2001-09-18T01:45:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FairyChatMom \* > Just out of curiosity, what did you say about 40-somethings standing forlornly in driveways as their teenager daughter drives off in the family car? Did sex ever occur to you then? I mean with the mom, not the teenage daughters… > > No, wait, don’t answer that. I have enough stress with the girl driving… > \*\* I’ll answer it anyhow, just to spite you 😉 The odd one, but you have to remember we’re talking hormone saturated teen-agers here. She’d have to do something special to take the image away of her 18 y.o. daughter that _you just know_ puts out :). For many “kids”, its a horrible thing to even _imagine_ 45+ or so year old people having sex. (Its kinda funny. I’m that number will start going up as I get older!) As a matter of fact, I am still steadfast in the belief my parents never, uh, did it. I’m certain I was bought on the black market along with my other 2 siblings. ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/22 "2001-09-18T08:58:46Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Rue DeDay \* > …Males 14-28" demographic._\* :eek And I was more thinking Dr Green, but it’s all good… pan ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/23 "2001-09-18T11:29:28Z")
More action figure ideas… **magdalene** in soft faded jeans worn with sexy boots. You push the button on her back and she tells every private detail of her romantic relationships. Fun and educational. **FairyChatMom** in the whole June Cleaver get up. A _removable_ June Cleaver get up. Underneath she’s got this little satin number. The things you could do with the pearls. **Me** with my ever-ready box of Power Donuts™ and a button on my tummy. When you push the button a little lightbulb pops out of my head and it randomly lights up or not. **Francesca** with her hair in a bun and her glasses around her neck on a leash carrying a stack of books. Wearing her genie pants. **ShibbOleth** can be a Bruce Willis clone if it makes him happy. But no super powers or cool accessories for you! **Spider Woman** is a stumper. I’ll leave creative control with her. But she’ll have Mysterious Eyes™. **bernse** comes with a park bench. He’d sit and leer at the other (female) action figures. His accessory would be a little bottle of Ripple in a paper bag. The **kabbes** action figure still needs work. We can’t get the voice quite right when it says “Eat your greens!”, “Stay regular!” and “Eek”. -Rue. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/24 "2001-09-18T11:48:29Z")
I’m on a _leash?_ I mean, y’know, I’m open minded and all… but could we just start out with handcuffs? ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/25 "2001-09-18T11:55:25Z")
I do, however, say the word “sausages” quite beautifully. ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/26 "2001-09-18T12:22:08Z")
**Puddin’** , your _glasses_ are on a leash. The little chain around your neck that keeps them from getting lost? _You’re_ wearing a spiked dog collar. But if you like handcuffs, who am I to argue? -Rue. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/27 "2001-09-18T12:27:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rue DeDay \* > \*\ ***FairyChatMom** in the whole June Cleaver get up. A _removable_ June Cleaver get up. Underneath she’s got this little satin number. The things you could do with the pearls. \*\* A little satin number? Like what?? Satin cutouts saying: “.001” glued to my belly? Tsk, tsk, **Rue** … I’m not one to judge, but you are one sick puppy… so, anyway, tell me more about the pearls… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Another\_Primate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Another\_Primate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Another_Primate)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/28 "2001-09-18T12:40:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rue DeDay \* > \*\*More action figure ideas… > > **Me** with my ever-ready box of Power Donuts™ and a button on my tummy. When you push the button a little lightbulb pops out of my head and it randomly lights up or not. > > **Francesca** with her hair in a bun and her glasses around her neck on a leash carrying a stack of books. Wearing her genie pants. > > -Rue. \*\* Dear Mr. DeDay, Please let me know where to send my $2. Laughing this hard makes my $2.50 morning espresso unnecessary. Save 20%. Ooh, but the stamp… hmm, what’s 16/250… 8/125… hmm, 8/120 is close enough, I can do that one? 1/15, well, halfway between a tenth and a twentieth, but lean towards the twentieth side because of cheating on the 125 part (yes, this is much easier than pressing the little calculator button) – let’s say, Save 7%. (Doggone. 6.4%. Bad guess.) Love the randomness of your lightbulb. The leash is a mystery: Francesca on a leash? Glasses on a leash? Francesca standing on a leash, which is somehow carrying her stack of books? Sincerely, Ms. Primate ---
**Author:** ![Another\_Primate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Another\_Primate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Another_Primate)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/29 "2001-09-18T12:44:09Z")
Mr. DeDay, Oops, no need to answer my leash question. You beat me with your post. Ouch, by the way, \ Ms. Primate ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/30 "2001-09-18T12:49:40Z")
**Snickers** , the pearls are the best part! The accessorize the June Cleaver motif, and when that comes off… you don’t need the pearls anymore! They have a clip so you can use the pearls as a key ring, or a tie to keep a bread bag closed (if you loose the tie the bread bag came with), or a ponytail holder, and since they are a Space Age unbreakable plastic, you can even use them in the washer to keep a pair of socks together (no more wasted time matching socks!). 1,001 uses! I should be in Marketing. (That’s “selling stuff”, not running out and buying a loaf of bread and some milk. That would be “Purchasing”.) Maybe I could intrest **Another Primate** in an **Official Puddin’ Leash** … The Marketing tie-ins are endless! Thanks for the tip, **Shibb**. -Rue. ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/31 "2001-09-18T12:53:03Z")
**Another Primate** , you can call me “Rue”. I’m a pretty casual guy. I’ll call you Ms. Primate if you want. Wait, no, probably not… And I’d never beat you with a post. It might mar your delicate flesh… -Rue. ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/32 "2001-09-18T12:57:48Z")
Another Primate, welcome to the Boards, by the way. Been around two whole days? Nice. Good job on putting _something_ for your bio. You might want to flesh it out a bit sometime. Not that I’m criticising, mind you. I’m just pointing it out. “I’m a girl” might help, what with your androgenous alias and all. -Rue. P.S. This is a great way to pad you post count, thinking of more things to say, _right after_ you hit “Submit”. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/33 "2001-09-18T13:47:52Z")
**Another Primate** , can I call you **AP**? No, well, then it’s settled. Okay, **AP** , **Rue** is correct. I have seen him called many, many things: happy things, naughty things, fatherly things, but I cannot recall ever seeing _anyone_ calling him **Mr. DeDay** before. But it is a polite way to address your elders. If he is elder. You can never really tell around here. Sorry about the ramblings, but this is my own peculiar way to say welcome. And please buy lots of my action figurines. I don’t get a cut, but it’s good for my Q-ratings. Or at least that’s what my publicist tells me. ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/34 "2001-09-18T14:07:47Z")
Feel free, however, to call me by my last name. Or first - the choice is yours. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/35 "2001-09-18T14:13:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kabbes \* > \*\*Feel free, however, to call me by my last name. Or first - the choice is yours. \*\* So, how do we pronounce **kabbes**? This is important for the commercial voice overs. Is it: _kabs_ _kab-ez_ _kab-bes_ _kab-bez_ or none of the above? ---
**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/36 "2001-09-18T14:37:31Z")
George. No! kab-es. Or if you want really authentic Luxembourgois (from which language it derives) you might want kah-bus, with all short vowel sounds. **Fran** , however, calles me “Cabs”. I find this rather endearing. Aw. pan ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/37 "2001-09-18T16:02:07Z")
> [@](#): > > magdalene in soft faded jeans worn with sexy boots. You push the button on her back and she tells every private detail of her romantic relationships. Fun and educational. “One weekend my boyfriend and I did it so much that we broke his air mattress…do you think that’s normal? I mean, when we are together we are some kind of sex FIENDS…I need to read this month’s Cosmo to find out if that’s normal…” ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/38 "2001-09-18T17:13:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \* > **I have seen him called many, many things…but I cannot recall ever seeing _anyone_ calling him Mr. DeDay before.** I was [_Dr._ DeDay](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=77417) once. But that was when I was dead. I’m much better now. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by magdalene_ > **One weekend my boyfriend and I did it so much that we broke his air mattress…** Now if you broke a regular mattress and reduced a box spring to kindling, _that_ might be a sign of problems. -Rue. (who’s pretty impressed with that double quote in one post) ---
**Author:** ![GraceTX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c4cdca/32.png) [@GraceTX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GraceTX)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2001, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/39 "2001-09-18T18:38:02Z")
So those nachos we’re all in search of…do they have toppings? If so, what kind? That’s the real test, you know. Finding a common bond. You like bingo. I like bingo\*. Let’s get nekkid. [sub]\*Bingo was only an example. You may replace it with Twister or Strip Happy Days. [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2001, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127/40 "2001-09-19T11:41:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Grace \* > **That’s the real test, you know. Finding a common bond.** Would a common bond be, like, duct tape? Just checkin’. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-life-the-rue-deday-way/82127.md?page=3)