# For the Amateurs and the Lazy **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 10, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301 "2003-03-10T14:36:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [March 12, 2003, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/41 "2003-03-12T13:55:46Z")
Still not king. And that Sam will mess you up if you try anything. Hmm… **dwyr** in a cheap motel, at least a “fairly cheap” motel… nope, ain’t gonna start nuthin’. ---
**Author:** ![Nausicaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@Nausicaa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nausicaa)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/42 "2003-03-12T17:11:25Z")
(I’m hijacking this back to give sympathy and advice to Rue.) Next time you have a head full of junk - try sleeping with your head elevated (like on a recliner). Whenever my head is stuffed with stuff I find that helps a lot. That and Nyquil - best stuff for knocking you out. N ---
**Author:** ![Copper\_moon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@Copper\_moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Copper_moon)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/43 "2003-03-12T17:40:19Z")
BUT . . . if you take Nyquil too much it doesn’t work for you anymore. I’ve been a Nyquil junkie for some time. I’ve been clean for 3 months now but you know that urge stays with you. I’m into Tylenol PM now. _sigh_ I’m such an insomniac. ---
**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:** [March 12, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/44 "2003-03-12T17:46:33Z")
**S** hibb\*\* there is a Vienna, GA. (pronounced **VI** enna. There’s also Vi **E** nna sausages. So my guess is that you either live in **VI** enna or you live somewhere where they make Vi **E** nna sausages. **FCM** , don’t worry bout the sushi (drool). I can only eat sushi with certain people because of the sushi cheat sheet thing. See there’s a group of us who are cheat sheeting our way through the sushi menu at our local sushi place. I gotta finish that up before I go sushi venturing to other places. BTW I should know next week the details of my tip to the Jaxtown. ---
**Author:** ![Copper\_moon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@Copper\_moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Copper_moon)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/45 "2003-03-12T19:21:59Z")
Grilled cheese sammich today _ho-hum_ Better than fish sticks yesterday. Out to dinner with a friend t’nite, tho! Maybe Italian or Mexican. Chinese sounds good too. Or Tex-Mex or . . . _drool_ 😛 ---
**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:** [March 12, 2003, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/46 "2003-03-12T19:35:02Z")
**Copper\_moon** bet you get better dinner than me. I gotta go do a church supper thing. I see casserole in my future. Maybe y’all should just go for sushi. I want some sushi. Course I’m still thinking about trying **Shibb’s** catfish filet on a moonpie recipe. Should I roll the fillet and moonpie in cornmeal then deep fry it in peanut oil? Should I dip the whole thing in cornmeal batter and deep fry it kinda like a corn dog? **Shibb** needs to reveal more of his recipe. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/47 "2003-03-12T22:10:00Z")
Dinner. I should make dinner. It’s after five and I have a hazy feeling that I’ve got a friend coming over who wants to be fed. He may be downstairs trying to call up so I can buzz him in, too. Should get off the internet. Right. Very soon. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/48 "2003-03-13T01:41:18Z")
awwwwwww **swampbear** I just _know_ you have a secret lust for Church Lady Congealed Salad. With shaved carrots and raisins. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/49 "2003-03-13T02:02:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rue DeDay \* > \*\*Still not king. And that Sam will mess you up if you try anything. > > Hmm… **dwyr** in a cheap motel, at least a “fairly cheap” motel… nope, ain’t gonna start nuthin’. \*\* Aww, why not? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Copper\_moon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@Copper\_moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Copper_moon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/50 "2003-03-13T06:07:25Z")
Swampbear, come on over to our church dinner at the “Any Christian Dopers?” thread. I’m bringing Chicken & Dumplin’s and apple pie. No any kind of funky salad with Jello in it for me. Had Mexican food t’nite. Mmmmmm Still miserable with my pants button undone. I’m such a glutton. But a happy one. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/51 "2003-03-13T14:51:08Z")
I’m still sick, **Rue**. This is your fault. Maybe if I exercise I’ll feel better. Maybe if I feel better I’ll start doing the housework. That would probably be good. Or maybe I should just have another nap… zzz. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/52 "2003-03-13T15:06:29Z")
**Copper\_moon** I’ve been trying to decide what to bring to the Any Christian Dopers potluck. Maybe I’ll bring the deviled eggs. mmmmmmmm… deviled eggs. I’d offer to bring sushi, but I don’t know how to make any sushi and besides, don’t think it would get too well received. But deviled eggs…mmmm…deviled eggs. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/53 "2003-03-13T15:19:21Z")
Yeah **Lissla** , it’s all my fault. I openly admit it. I did it, it was me. See, last night I visited you in your dreams, only not last night, a couple of days before you started getting sick, and I breathed right on you. Usually I don’t cross international borders to perform this service, but for you, I made the exception. And naps are really the way to go. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2003, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/54 "2003-03-13T15:26:34Z")
Oh, and **Lissla** , happy Dope-Birthday plus one. There’s a They Might Be Giants song that I think is especially appropriate here: **Older** You’re older than you’ve ever been- And now you’re even older- And now you’re even older- And now you’re even older- You’re older than you’ve ever been- And now you’re even older- And now you’re older still! [sub](P with a circle around it)© 2001 Restless Records[/sub] It goes on, but we aren’t allowed to post entire songs, because that violates copyright laws. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/55 "2003-03-13T15:46:17Z")
The Sun is a mass Of incandescent gas A giagantic nuclear furnace… My word. I hadn’t even realized that I registered a year ago. Thanks, **Rue**. So much of my life wasted… gone down the tubes… spent in MPSIMS. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/56 "2003-03-13T19:58:28Z")
**swampbear** , the crawfish are running. You could boil you up a mess of 'em and take. ---
**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:** [March 13, 2003, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/57 "2003-03-13T20:09:06Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by NinetyWt:_ > swampbear, the crawfish are running. You could boil you up a mess of 'em and take. wanna suck some head? 😃 [sub]that ain’t as dirty as it sounds if you know how to eat crawfish[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Copper\_moon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@Copper\_moon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Copper_moon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/58 "2003-03-13T22:24:04Z")
Listen . . . Ya hear that retching sound? It’s me trying not to puke on my keyboard. ---
**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:** [March 14, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/59 "2003-03-14T00:58:34Z")
Well, **swampy** , you and my husband would hit it off famously - he loves sushi and he loves sucking crawfish. Lucky for me, he gets to indulge in these things apart from me. Thank goodness for business lunches! As for me, Maine lobster with drawn butter, please. And keep 'em coming! ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2003, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301/60 "2003-03-14T02:17:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FairyChatMom \* > **Well, swampy, you and my husband would hit it off famously - he loves sushi and he loves sucking crawfish.** Ick, and ick. I’m with you there. > [@](#): > > \*\*As for me, Maine lobster with drawn butter, please. And keep 'em coming! \*\* You would love hanging around with me. All lawbstah, all the time. I’m glad that you are all happy with your food and stuff. I’m crabby right now. I know that crabbyness is unpleasant and hard to deal with, but I can’t help it. It’s snowing again. I swear, this area may have the worst weather in the world. We get useless white crap falling out of the sky, then we get “spring.” Other places, this “spring” thing is an actual season, but around here it just means “the first week of May, mind the mud.” Then summer hits. Summer stinks, because it’s about 95 F in the shade with 100% humidity. This annoying crap is guaranteed to continue until early September, when we start our annual two months of “fall.” Fall is generally characterized by rain and wind. Not to mention all the leaves falling from the various deciduous trees and making a huge mess. And it’s not a gentle wind, either. It’s an aggressive son of a gun and it says, “Did you not notice the rain? Here, let me hurl stinging droplets directly into your face.” and “Did you not notice the leaves? Allow me to plaster them all over your car.” I hate autumn. So, we get about two months of _that_ annoying crap, piled directly on the previous ration of annoying crap, and then the nonsense with the useless white junk falling out of the sky starts all over again. I love living in Albany, I really do. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-amateurs-and-the-lazy/160301.md?page=4)