# Have you ever received BAD advice or wrong answer to a GQ here on the dope and acted on it? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 2, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-bad-advice-or-wrong-answer-to-a-gq-here-on-the-dope-and-acted-on-it/591180 "2011-08-02T15:19:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-bad-advice-or-wrong-answer-to-a-gq-here-on-the-dope-and-acted-on-it/591180/1 "2011-08-02T15:19:50Z")
Normally when someone asks a question seeking advice or a factual answer here on the Dope, numerous people will respond. Have you ever acted upon that advice or answer and later found out that it was horrible advice or a completely wrong answer to your question? Please share your experiences of how your resulting action based upon that bad advice unfolded and you realized you have been duped on the dope. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-bad-advice-or-wrong-answer-to-a-gq-here-on-the-dope-and-acted-on-it/591180/2 "2011-08-02T15:23:29Z")
GREAT question. No, I think all the advice from here I’ve acted on has been sound, which is why I keep coming back. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-bad-advice-or-wrong-answer-to-a-gq-here-on-the-dope-and-acted-on-it/591180/3 "2011-08-02T17:15:19Z")
[“Did you ever want to take bad advice? Did you ever want to go and take it twice?”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz5Y282vXi0&ob=av2e) I’ve thought about posting a similar thread before but never got around to it. I can’t seem to come up with an answer to the question myself, though! ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-bad-advice-or-wrong-answer-to-a-gq-here-on-the-dope-and-acted-on-it/591180/4 "2011-08-02T17:26:17Z")
Not so much advice, but I once made a recipe someone had posted in Cafe Society. Came out bland, boring, and dry. I think we just tossed it and ordered pizza that night. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-bad-advice-or-wrong-answer-to-a-gq-here-on-the-dope-and-acted-on-it/591180/5 "2011-08-02T17:34:43Z")
I passed up staying at the [Ahwahnee](http://www.yosemitepark.com/accommodations_theahwahnee.aspx) in the heart of Yosemite, going instead to the [Wawona](http://www.yosemitepark.com/Accommodations_WawonaHotel.aspx), miles away and in comparison devoid of views. I know the person meant well but that was a major disappointment. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-bad-advice-or-wrong-answer-to-a-gq-here-on-the-dope-and-acted-on-it/591180/6 "2011-08-02T18:13:35Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Not so much advice, but I once made a recipe someone had posted in Cafe Society. Came out bland, boring, and dry. I think we just tossed it and ordered pizza that night. My name came up _already_ ?!?!! Oh, yeah, the OP. No, I’ve not. ---
**Author:** ![Yarster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7c8e57/32.png) [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-bad-advice-or-wrong-answer-to-a-gq-here-on-the-dope-and-acted-on-it/591180/7 "2011-08-02T19:41:17Z")
I think every “My job sucks” thread that is met with “Then you should absolutely quit!” would qualify for this. Same goes for “My boy/girlfriend did this annoying thing” threads that are met with “dump his/her ass”. The Internet is all about extremes and the Straightdope is definitely not immune from people who are highly opinionated, unqualified, or just plain nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-bad-advice-or-wrong-answer-to-a-gq-here-on-the-dope-and-acted-on-it/591180/8 "2011-08-02T19:44:34Z")
> [@Yarster](#): > > I think every “My job sucks” thread that is met with “Then you should absolutely quit!” would qualify for this. > > Same goes for “My boy/girlfriend did this annoying thing” threads that are met with “dump his/her ass”. > > The Internet is all about extremes and the Straightdope is definitely not immune from people who are highly opinionated, unqualified, or just plain nuts. So **you** quit **your** job and dumped **your** girlfriend based upon threads you started here at the dope? ---
**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:** [August 2, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-bad-advice-or-wrong-answer-to-a-gq-here-on-the-dope-and-acted-on-it/591180/9 "2011-08-02T22:11:58Z")
No, I haven’t gotten bad advice or incorrect answer. I don’t read all the threads, so I might have missed some. I have to admit, though, I have _given_ a few bad answers. :smack: The thing about the SDMB, though, is that bad answers are scoffed at. ---
**Author:** ![Yarster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/7c8e57/32.png) [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-bad-advice-or-wrong-answer-to-a-gq-here-on-the-dope-and-acted-on-it/591180/10 "2011-08-02T22:20:16Z")
**Omar Little** - o.k, admittedly, no I haven’t. I have posted job complaints before which were met with the “then quit already” response, but I have never done so without having something else lined up. I’m always amazed at the number of people who think it is that simple and that bills somehow magically get paid or that another job is waiting for you. Thankfully I’ve never had to get in a situation involving my wife as yet to get the inevitable “dump her ass” response. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-bad-advice-or-wrong-answer-to-a-gq-here-on-the-dope-and-acted-on-it/591180/11 "2011-08-03T00:48:41Z")
> [@Yarster](#): > > Thankfully I’ve never had to get in a situation involving my wife as yet to get the inevitable “dump her ass” response. Just so you know, _you totally should!_ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-received-bad-advice-or-wrong-answer-to-a-gq-here-on-the-dope-and-acted-on-it/591180/12 "2011-08-03T01:32:42Z")
> [@Yarster](#): > > Thankfully I’ve never had to get in a situation involving my wife as yet to get the inevitable “dump her ass” response. LOL!!!