# I impress my sister in law with my helium stockpile

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 30, 2003, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-impress-my-sister-in-law-with-my-helium-stockpile/221691 "2003-12-30T03:21:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-impress-my-sister-in-law-with-my-helium-stockpile/221691/21 "2003-12-30T18:53:19Z")

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It’s why they call it a _cuttin’_ torch.

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**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-impress-my-sister-in-law-with-my-helium-stockpile/221691/22 "2003-12-31T00:43:42Z")

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Not involving helium, but I do stuff like this too.

I particularly remember, back when I was in high school, going to visit my older brother at the university over spring break. I only took one small suitcase with me but I had stuffed it full of everything I could think of that I might need. All week long, every time brother would be looking for something he needed I would just whip it out of my suitcase while he goggled.

Of course, many years later I realize this proclivity was just an offshoot of my obsessive-compulsiveness.  
But it **is** immensely enjoyable as well.

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