# How Lazy Are We? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 9, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719 "2004-01-09T21:25:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/21 "2004-01-10T00:43:16Z")
For kids in school, yeah. But for librarians, or anyone that does a lot of erasing, and that has arthritis, can be beneficial. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2004, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/22 "2004-01-10T01:21:15Z")
That is a vital tool for draftsmen using the old drawing board method of drafting. Of course the only places that still have board draftsmen are the ones too lazy to get Computer Aided Drafting software. I’m so lazy that I have two dryers. One is for drying clothes and the other is for storing dried clothes and fluffing them up to be worn. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/23 "2004-01-10T03:16:05Z")
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**Author:** ![DaisyFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@DaisyFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaisyFace)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/24 "2004-01-10T04:14:58Z")
I’m so lazy that I’m not retyping the post I just tried that the hamsters ate. ---
**Author:** ![jesleigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jesleigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jesleigh)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/25 "2004-01-10T04:45:28Z")
I’m a second year college student…need I say more? ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/26 "2004-01-10T05:07:27Z")
Unbuttoning my shirts when I take them off seems like waaayyyyy too much work. I just undo a couple of buttons and pull them off over my head. When they’re washed and all, I just pull them back on and do up the top button or two, and think, “Man, I’m glad I don’t have to button all those buttons.” ---
**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/27 "2004-01-10T05:14:36Z")
I drive to my mailbox which is across the street. ---
**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:** [January 10, 2004, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/28 "2004-01-10T05:21:16Z")
My ole pal Pogo went fishin’ , fell asleep on the bank. He had the pole in his hand, but there weren’t no bait on the hook. That’s lazy. _Apologies to the Walt Kelly estate. I’m too lazy to look up the exact quote._ ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/29 "2004-01-10T05:27:01Z")
Usingmythumbsrequirestoomuchenergy. ---
**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/30 "2004-01-10T06:04:07Z")
I’ll often use [weather.com](http://weather.com) to see how cold it is outside instead of just stepping outside. Along the lines of going out of one’s way to be lazy, I got a new printer but I’m too lazy to hook it up to my computer, so instead I go up to the computer lab and print everything there. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/31 "2004-01-10T06:37:39Z")
I’m so lazy my apathy needs a nap. I’m so lazy I can’t count to 1. I’m so lazy I have someone else snore for me. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/32 "2004-01-10T06:39:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cisco \* > \*\*[sub].[/sub] \*\* Does this really count? It _looks_ lazy, but actually it’s a fair amount of work. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/33 "2004-01-10T06:49:30Z")
I’m so lazy that I brought a whole jar of jam, tub of cream cheese, a knife and a bagel with me to my desk rather than stand in the kitchen and prepare the bagel normally. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/34 "2004-01-10T06:50:18Z")
Here’s my laundry cycle: When all clothes that I will wear are dity (read as: giant pile on the floor) I shove them into my laundry bag and go wash them. Washing entails going outside, across a driveway, and into another house, going into it’s basement, and then I can go to the laundry room. I’ll put then in the washers (we have two, and I need both) and let them go. I won’t be back in thirty minutes when they are done, I usually get around to it at least a few hours if not the next day. By then, someone else has used it and my wet clothes are on top of the dirty washer or dryer. They go iun the dryer, I return in several hours to spin them again, since they never dry in one cycle. Usually by the next day they are back in my room…in a pile on the floor. It gets trickey when there are two piles, one dirty one clean, but I manage. One time, between when I started and finished, it was almost a week before I had my laundry done. This is why I usually do it when I still have clothes for a few more days. ---
**Author:** ![Intent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5e9695/32.png) [@Intent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intent)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/35 "2004-01-10T17:20:38Z")
I bring my breakfast into my room the night before, so I don’t have to walk all the way to the kitchen. I will also IM my brother to talk to him, rather than walk the 6 feet to his room, or just yell. ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/36 "2004-01-10T18:05:27Z")
I’m so lazy that I am going to marry a woman who already has children. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/37 "2004-01-10T18:37:00Z")
**Cervaise** , my reaction to your first post was - why involve a plate??? Can’t you just eat off the foil? I suppose you pour soup out of the pan into a bowl, too. You’ve got a lot to learn about lazy! ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/38 "2004-01-10T19:36:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gwendee \* > \*\ ***Cervaise** , my reaction to your first post was - why involve a plate??? Can’t you just eat off the foil? I suppose you pour soup out of the pan into a bowl, too. You’ve got a lot to learn about lazy! \*\* I gotta agree here. A truly lazy person eats straight out of the microwave or pots and pans. Washing the dirty dishes is accomplished by having them accompany you the next time you take a shower. ---
**Author:** ![turner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/22d042/32.png) [@turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turner)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/39 "2004-01-11T00:23:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bryan Ekers \* > \*\*I’ll circle this parking lot for fifteen minutes to get a space closer to the door, saving myself a 30-second stroll. \*\* I’ve seen cars circle the GYM parking lot several times to find a parking palce closer to the door. ---
**Author:** ![rinni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f6c823/32.png) [@rinni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rinni)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719/40 "2004-01-11T00:50:06Z")
Paraphrased conversation: rinni - I need to take a bath but I’m too lazy. Dude - Haha, too lazy to take a bath. Like, you’re too lazy to lie around in some warm water for a while. True story. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-lazy-are-we/223719.md?page=3)