# Going to work **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 14, 2011, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286 "2011-02-14T06:11:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/21 "2011-02-14T15:59:59Z")
> [@KinkiNipponTourist](#): > > I have 2 questions: > > 1. Okay, he lists his company website in his profile, but how do we know he is here to sell his wares? Sure, I agree his posting one odd post then skating off looks a bit dodgy–and okay, the user name certainly isn’t coincidental–but mightn’t he just be here as a regular feller? > > 2. The above notwithstanding, once I came across **runner pat** ’s post, I thought twice about posting. But subsequent posters happily answered away in response to a reported post. Do folk not read any other responses before posting? In his profile, he has the different fields filled in with the company name-dead giveaway. The others are responding in the same manner as a cat plays with a mouse. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/22 "2011-02-14T16:14:03Z")
> [@eyeman](#): > > How many of you take advantage of the perks of your job by staying home? I do this all the time. I also take advantage of my wine cellar by not drinking, and of my big wide-screen TV by not watching it. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/23 "2011-02-14T16:22:42Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > Forget sunglasses. I’d like glasses where I can push a button or something and they change into movie-theater 3D glasses. Do you know how fucking annoying it is to put the 3D glasses over regular glasses? Eeeuuurgh! I think I already have 3D glasses. Everything _looks_ three-dimensional… ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/24 "2011-02-14T16:41:03Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > Forget sunglasses. I’d like glasses where I can push a button or something and they change into movie-theater 3D glasses. Do you know how fucking annoying it is to put the 3D glasses over regular glasses? Eeeuuurgh! Get a pair of clip-on sunglasses, some 3D glasses, and cut the lenses off the clip-ons and stick the 3d lenses on the frame. Done. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/25 "2011-02-14T17:30:41Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > I think I already have 3D glasses. Everything _looks_ three-dimensional… But how can you be sure? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/26 "2011-02-14T17:56:18Z")
I counted. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/27 "2011-02-14T18:01:12Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > I think I already have 3D glasses. Everything _looks_ three-dimensional… Do you mean triple-D or 3-D? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/28 "2011-02-14T18:05:43Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > I counted. Ah, those were the days, weren’t they? Still, youtes must be served. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/29 "2011-02-14T18:18:29Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > Do you mean triple-D or 3-D? > 😃 Or 44D? ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/30 "2011-02-14T18:23:12Z")
> [@](#): > > They had staplers, for Og’s sake. Hey, get your own stapler. Better yet, get a stapler AND one of those stapleless paper fasteners. And get a magnifying glass to keep at your home desk. You’ll thank me later. I have to admit, I am charmed by mini staplers, and I have a couple around the house. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/31 "2011-02-16T08:55:18Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I have to admit, I am charmed by mini staplers, and I have a couple around the house. Betcha can’t find them without the magnifying glass though. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/32 "2011-02-16T15:55:50Z")
Oh, the mini staplers are big enough to see, even the mini staples are big enough to see. But I swear, documents are printed with smaller and smaller type these days. I’m nearsighted, and I usually just take off my glasses, but sometimes even _I_ need the magnifying glass. I guess farsighted people are just SOL. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/33 "2011-02-16T17:27:24Z")
Jiminy Christmas, why is this thread still alive? Or at least, why is it still in the Pit? ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/34 "2011-02-16T19:51:26Z")
Aww, it’s a fun thread. Quit yer bitchen, **kaylasdad99** and go get yourself some new shades from the OP’s website! You deserve some new rose colored shades! They’ll improve your outlook! Remember, go to the OP’s website, only! Accept no substitutes! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/35 "2011-02-16T20:45:08Z")
I’d LOVE to get some new sunglasses, but I only have $10, so I guess no sunglasses for me. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/36 "2011-02-16T21:01:00Z")
> [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > Aww, it’s a fun thread. Quit yer bitchen, **kaylasdad99** Fair enough, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/37 "2011-02-16T21:03:06Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > … > > I have to admit, I am charmed by mini staplers, and I have a couple around the house. Jeebus, how much stapling can one woman do while poking around the house? :eek: Do you have a giant house? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/38 "2011-02-16T21:19:58Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Jeebus, how much stapling can one woman do while poking around the house? :eek: Do you have a giant house? She has old and poorly-glued wallpaper. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/39 "2011-02-16T21:24:54Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Jeebus, how much stapling can one woman do while poking around the house? :eek: Do you have a giant house? I thought it was for when the kids got too rambunctious. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286/40 "2011-02-16T21:35:08Z")
> [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > Jeebus, how much stapling can one woman do while poking around the house? :eek: Do you have a giant house? Maybe she makes necklaces. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-to-work/571286.md?page=3)