# In which my friends stop me from putting poop in a purse **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 4, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022 "2014-06-04T14:02:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/141 "2014-06-13T00:29:22Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Cause, yeah, wow- no mortal human could sell used Motorcycle stuff on eBay! :eek: > > Do you know what eBay is?šŸ˜• > > :dubious: Have you read even half of the shit these two have posted? :dubious: yourself. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/142 "2014-06-13T01:01:22Z")
> [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](#): > > The OPā€™s tale is that she didnā€™t put poop in a bag and send it. If that never happened, youā€™re saying she actually went through with it? Iā€™ve never heard of a non event being described as a tall tale before. **Seems reasonable to believe others would have talked her out of such an action not any stretch of the imagination.** Ummm, if I read the thread title correctly, she wrote it that way in the hopes that the Doper community would step in and fill that ā€œfriendsā€ role, and talk her out of it. Now, none of the posts Iā€™ve read here come across as telling her "_GO FOR IT!!! :D:D:D"_ OTOH, there hasnā€™t been much focus on talking her out of the prank either. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/143 "2014-06-13T01:16:18Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Ummm, if I read the thread title correctly, she wrote it that way in the hopes that the Doper community would step in and fill that ā€œfriendsā€ role, and talk her out of it. > > Now, none of the posts Iā€™ve read here come across as telling her "_GO FOR IT!!! :D:D:D"_ OTOH, there hasnā€™t been much focus on talking her out of the prank either. Weā€™re thinking of different others. The others I was referring to were here real life coworkers who stopped her from her crappy plan; an action that seems incredibly logical. This tale isnā€™t that tall. Poster gets mad, thinks up over the top revenge, is talked out of it chooses a more passive aggressive revenge and as far as we know never enacted that one either. ---
**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/144 "2014-06-13T01:19:22Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Cause, yeah, wow- no mortal human could sell used Motorcycle stuff on eBay! :eek: > > Do you know what eBay is?šŸ˜• > > :dubious: Of course he knows what eBay is, dipshit. Which is probably why he knows that someone who routinely sells items on eBay does not package the items up and drive them around town to get freight quotes. All of this can be done online, by entering some basic information such as weight, dimensions, destination, etc. Yes, even shipments to Australia. It can even be done over the phone. Hell, even the buyer can do this and forward the shipping instructions to the seller. And some buyer once instructed her to ship by sea (I assume this is why it took three months to get to him)? Yeah, right. And of course, **flatlined** always has plenty of motorcycle parts to sell, because of the way they have a tendency to just randomly[fall off](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17423183&postcount=5)in the middle of the road. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/145 "2014-06-13T01:32:16Z")
> [@splatterpunk](#): > > Of course he knows what eBay is, dipshit. Which is probably why he knows that someone who routinely sells items on eBay does not package the items up and drive them around town to get freight quotes. All of this can be done online, by entering some basic information such as weight, dimensions, destination, etc. Yes, even shipments to Australia. It can even be done over the phone. Maybe he couldnā€™t calculate the girth of the boxes. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/146 "2014-06-13T01:51:40Z")
Maybe he couldnā€™t calculate the girth of the bullshit, you mean. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/147 "2014-06-13T02:18:20Z")
> [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](#): > > Weā€™re thinking of different others. **The others I was referring to were here real life coworkers who stopped her from her crappy plan** ; an action that seems incredibly logical. This tale isnā€™t that tall. Poster gets mad, thinks up over the top revenge, is talked out of it chooses a more passive aggressive revenge and as far as we know never enacted that one either. Except, I missed seeing any mention of them in the OP. Dang, do I have to go back and read that AGAIN? :smack: ETA: never mind, I found it. Okay people, new direction for the thread! Letā€™s join the OP in Pitting her coworkers for stopping herā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/148 "2014-06-13T02:58:35Z")
> [@splatterpunk](#): > > And of course, **flatlined** always has plenty of motorcycle parts to sell, because of the way they have a tendency to just randomly[fall off](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17423183&postcount=5)in the middle of the road. Wouldnā€™t something like that technically be stealing? I mean, would that even be legal to do? ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/149 "2014-06-13T03:00:13Z")
> [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](#): > > The OPā€™s tale is that she didnā€™t put poop in a bag and send it. If that never happened, youā€™re saying she actually went through with it? Iā€™ve never heard of a non event being described as a tall tale before. Seems reasonable to believe others would have talked her out of such an action not any stretch of the imagination. Iā€™m just suggesting that the OP never sold a handbag on eBay, maybe has never sold anything on eBay ā€¦ the whole thing has a distinct odor of contrivance. Like chumming to see which sharks show up. ---
**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/150 "2014-06-13T03:12:49Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Wouldnā€™t something like that technically be stealing? I mean, would that even be legal to do? Hey, no prob. **flatlined** will just pull the guy over, make a citizenā€™s arrest for littering, and make the guy pick up litter along the highway. If a cop happens by, heā€™ll join her in her mockery of the miscreant, and thank her for her service to the community. And even tell her sheā€™s [awesome](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16922919&postcount=237)! ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/151 "2014-06-13T03:13:32Z")
> [@splatterpunk](#): > > And of course, **flatlined** always has plenty of motorcycle parts to sell, because of the way they have a tendency to just randomly[fall off](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17423183&postcount=5)in the middle of the road. Hell, **ducati** eats car keys and shits Harley crankshafts. And then they pay _him_ royalties. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/152 "2014-06-13T04:53:22Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Cause, yeah, wow- no mortal human could sell used Motorcycle stuff on eBay! :eek: > > Do you know what eBay is?šŸ˜• > > :dubious: If this is your only response to this thread, you are utterly clueless about the history of those two bullshitters, and comically moronic in general. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/153 "2014-06-13T06:04:50Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > Hell, **ducati** eats car keys and shits Harley crankshafts. And then they pay _him_ royalties. Yes, but did **ducati** put a crankshaft in a purse, or did his friends stop him in time? ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/154 "2014-06-13T07:30:12Z")
> [@armedmonkey](#): > > Yes, but did **ducati** put a crankshaft in a purse, or did his friends stop him in time? Metaphorically at least, if he is to believed. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/155 "2014-06-13T08:07:27Z")
> [@spinky](#): > > Youā€™ll notice the snopes link doesnā€™t list this as false. Thereā€™s really no reason to think nobody has picked up the legend and actually done it. I was good friends with some members of the menā€™s crew (rowing) team in college and they pulled this stunt on the womenā€™s team, although they said they gave the girls fresh donuts and temporarily let them _think_ theyā€™d eaten the dick donuts. I suppose they could have been lying to me about it, but I remember being told about it that day, and they were all amped up about it, and itā€™s exactly the kind of prank theyā€™d do. Just want to point out that, if someone heard the legend and reenacted it, Snopes would not count the legend as true because of that. I believe the term he uses for that is ā€œostentation.ā€ Iā€™m sure, for example, that someone has actually put razors in Halloween candy because theyā€™d heard the legend. Now, if they came up with it on their own, even after the legend was out, that would be different. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/156 "2014-06-13T10:03:14Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Except, I missed seeing any mention of them in the OP. > > Dang, do I have to go back and read that AGAIN? :smack: > > ETA: never mind, I found it. Okay people, new direction for the thread! Letā€™s join the OP in Pitting her coworkers for stopping herā€¦ Thatā€™s all she ever wantedā€¦SNIFF. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/157 "2014-06-13T10:12:25Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > Iā€™m just suggesting that the OP never sold a handbag on eBay, maybe has never sold anything on eBay ā€¦ the whole thing has a distinct odor of contrivance. Like chumming to see which sharks show up. Well, if you read the OP, and itā€™s possible Iā€™m the only one who did, she certainly didnā€™t sell a handbag this time for sure. The buyer paid for years of abuse instead. As for contrivance I highly doubt it. Iā€™ve heard plans that will curl your toes when people feel wronged. They get worked up, imaginations get going, evil revenge plots are hatched, then they somewhat cool down. Thatā€™s life. If she was faking the story Iā€™d expect there would have been some action in there not just evil thoughts. Also her one reply in the thread suggests this wasnā€™t contrived either. It shows an utter disregard for any reaction her plan has gotten yet does nothing to stir the waters. Itā€™s a dismissal plain and simple not a trap to engage people further. If this is a fake then IMHO itā€™s a really well thought out one and if you can think that well, youā€™d have frankly been more creative with the OP. One more thing, I highly doubt she goes through with her current plan of sending in photos of her using the purse. Thatā€™s too much like work. I mean, she couldnā€™t even be bothered to send the purse, thereā€™s no way sheā€™ll find the motivation to send the pictures. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/158 "2014-06-13T10:27:36Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > Maybe he couldnā€™t calculate the girth of the bullshit, you mean. > > šŸ˜ƒ In case anyone missed the reference to girth calculating. [Maybe heā€™s this guy.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89frRi8GgGA) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/159 "2014-06-13T16:09:41Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Have you read even half of the shit these two have posted? > > :dubious: yourself. That post had nothing where anyone would have to stretch their imagination by even a tad. If other posts by either of those DO have something you find doubtful, then call them out there. Bringing it up in the middle of another thread entirely is a bit stalkerish and a hijack. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022/160 "2014-06-13T16:16:32Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > If this is your only response to this thread, you are utterly clueless about the history of those two bullshitters, and comically moronic in general. If you canā€™t find my other post in this thread, then ā€œcomically moronic in generalā€ applies more to you, I guess. Maybe they do BS like crazy. But that post had nothing unreasonable. If you have some weird fixation with those two, why not call them out in the threads where they actually say something unbelievable, instead of stalking them and hijacking other threads? Maybe other posters would like to read about the OP shitty purses and not be distracted by your weird quasi-sexual fixations with those two posters? Or you could- start your own PIT thread about them, eh?:eek: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-my-friends-stop-me-from-putting-poop-in-a-purse/690022.md?page=9)