# I couldn't help myself

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-couldnt-help-myself/38094>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 24, 2000, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-couldnt-help-myself/38094 "2000-10-24T11:44:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2000, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-couldnt-help-myself/38094/1 "2000-10-24T11:44:26Z")

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Every time I see an ad for the new Richard Gere movie, “Dr. T and the Women”, I can’t help but think that it belongs on a double bill with the 1950s movie “The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T”

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-couldnt-help-myself/38094/2 "2000-10-25T02:45:51Z")

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Funny, I keep picturing him saying that he pities various fools.

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**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2000, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-couldnt-help-myself/38094/3 "2000-10-25T02:48:19Z")

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A. The title is stupid.

B. Luckily, that is appropriate, given the movie.