# I could shine my pennies or clean my lava lamp... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 3, 2000, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476 "2000-10-03T13:35:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/1 "2000-10-03T13:35:00Z")
I could spend all day in my underwear watching “Earnest Goes to Camp” I could sit and count my hair I could burp my Tupperware. I’m not busy now anywaaaaaaaaay. I’m callin’ in sick today! (Weird Al) Well, sick again. So, what should I do today? Right now I’m reading the boards (done), watching the [Dot.com](http://Dot.com) guy (he’s showering), and watching Court TV. I’m sick as a dog and whenever I start to read I fall asleep. Ack! I may just order Pay-Per-View movies all day. I haven’t called in sick in so long (years) I don’t know what to do with myself! Zette ---
**Author:** ![Shadowfox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Shadowfox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfox)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/2 "2000-10-03T13:36:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zette \* > \*\*I may just order Pay-Per-View movies all day. I haven’t called in sick in so long (years) I don’t know what to do with myself! > > Zette \*\* Well, you could always come over and clean my house 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/3 "2000-10-03T13:36:51Z")
If its nice outside, go! Go sit in the park, reading a good book, eating a pb&j sandwich. Or watch the fun on CNN… though I’m kindof _wondering_ about ya wanting to watch Earnest movies in your underwear…I mean he’s kinda cute but… ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/4 "2000-10-03T13:37:54Z")
Wo! What was that! I had no idea I was making a smilie! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/5 "2000-10-03T13:38:12Z")
Okay, maybe I’m seriously out of touch, what is the [Dot.com](http://Dot.com) guy?? ---
**Author:** ![Idnew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/278dde/32.png) [@Idnew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idnew)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/6 "2000-10-03T13:44:03Z")
You can come wash my truck and weed my flower beds. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/7 "2000-10-03T14:18:31Z")
I called in sick because I AM sick! If I could do all those things, I’d be at work now! I think I’m going to try to read a little- every time I doze off my sore throat wakes me up, which sucks. The most I’ll probobly do is a little housecleaning. It does look nice out, though- maybe I’ll get a little fresh air. _cough!_ _sniffle_ _hack_ Zette ---
**Author:** ![Aglarond](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@Aglarond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aglarond)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/8 "2000-10-03T14:21:46Z")
Make papier-mâchéesque(I know that’s not really a word) Christams ornaments out of your used kleenex. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/9 "2000-10-03T14:45:47Z")
pick a drawer, or a box, or a closet and just start going through it and say with each item “Why am I saving this?” Either you will end up with a clean drawer, or you will get sidetracked (like me) and not realize where the last 2 hours went. ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/10 "2000-10-03T15:14:32Z")
Oooh, good idea xizor! I love doing that. Zette, I was thinking you could make a nice, hot cup of tea with some honey and brandy. That should put you out for a while without being woke up by your throat. Have fun! ---
**Author:** ![KimKatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@KimKatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimKatt)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/11 "2000-10-03T15:18:47Z")
You know, I’m at work, but I may just try out **Demo** ’s idea here… that’ll help kill a morning 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Idnew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/278dde/32.png) [@Idnew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idnew)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/12 "2000-10-03T15:26:38Z")
Trust me. I didn’t believe it when told this, but tried it and knocked my bug right out. Get you a double shot glass, fill with whatever kind of liquer, add a touch of butter, brown sugar, honey, white sugar, heat in microwave as hot as you can stand to drink it, then take a nap and I bet you’ll feel better when you wake up, if you wake up. 🙂 Just kidding. It gagged me to drink it, but it did work. Then you can come wash my truck and week my flowerbeds. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/13 "2000-10-03T20:07:15Z")
I dunno about the rest of you, but the remainder of my day will be spent trying to figure out **vanilla’s** peanut butter and smiling jew sandwich… ---
**Author:** ![don\_Jaime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b4bc9f/32.png) [@don\_Jaime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_Jaime)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/14 "2000-10-03T20:23:44Z")
I’m gonna guess that was either a peanut butter and kosher dill sandwich, or something delightfully obscene… Pile on the blankets, every one in the house, and take a nap until you want to wake up. It is crucial that you sweat like a cheatin’ husband when the wife and the other woman run into each other at Braum’s, and sweat for a long time. It breaks the fever and you feel better quicker. Or, go stand in a draft in your underwear, and feel sick longer! You need to take more time off from work, m’dear. ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/15 "2000-10-03T20:26:16Z")
I’m sick too, and this is my day off! ☹ I did miss skool yesterday, though. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/16 "2000-10-03T22:24:55Z")
Yeah… theres nothing better then a peanut butter and jewwie sandwich… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/17 "2000-10-03T22:29:23Z")
I really have nothing to contribute to this thread but I gotta tell you, the “peanut butter and smiling jew sandwich” has had me laughing all evening! (God I need a life!) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/18 "2000-10-03T23:26:04Z")
That reminds me, the bulb on my lava lamp burned out. I need to replace it. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2000, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-could-shine-my-pennies-or-clean-my-lava-lamp/35476/19 "2000-10-04T00:26:23Z")
Well, I ended up lounging around all day. I started to feel moderately better, so I went to the library and ran a few errands. Had more chicken soup and went back to bed. On the upside, I discovered “Cepacol” throat drops. They have benzocaine in them (taste awful) and really numb your throat (and tongue) up good. It gets rid of the nagging throat ache for a while so I can sleep. Here’s to a better tomorrow! Zette