# Is there a "I'm one of those people who..." thread? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 27, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-im-one-of-those-people-who-thread/767046 "2016-09-27T17:15:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-im-one-of-those-people-who-thread/767046/1 "2016-09-27T17:15:25Z")
You know - a thread for people to post those “You know how there are some people who (insert something that annoys a bunch of people)? I’m one of them now” events. If not, then I’ll start one with: I…started my Christmas shopping. Yes, in September. To be fair, I was saving $60 on it by buying it now. ---
**Author:** ![WildBlueYonder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WildBlueYonder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildBlueYonder)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-im-one-of-those-people-who-thread/767046/2 "2016-09-27T22:56:13Z")
Good topic but not sure how to respond, maybe some other members responses would help! ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Woodhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@Miss\_Woodhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Woodhouse)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2016, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-im-one-of-those-people-who-thread/767046/3 "2016-09-27T23:22:53Z")
I drive in the left lane on the freeway. In my defense: I live in a state where the speed limit for semi-trucks is 10 m/h less than for passenger vehicles. We also get a lot of RV traffic in my area that will invariably go the same speed as the semis. So basically I spend most of my time on the freeway (in rural areas) either in the process of passing or getting ready to pass. I do keep an eye on the rear view mirror so if I see someone going faster behind me I move over as soon as I can. In urban areas I drive in the lane that most closely matches the speed I wish to go. ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2016, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-im-one-of-those-people-who-thread/767046/4 "2016-09-27T23:31:51Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > I…started my Christmas shopping. Yes, in September. To be fair, I was saving $60 on it by buying it now. You’re dead to me now. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2016, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-im-one-of-those-people-who-thread/767046/5 "2016-09-27T23:39:18Z")
I like to whistle in public. Intricate tunes. I’m very good at it. Could go pro. Soon as they invent professional running around the block. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-im-one-of-those-people-who-thread/767046/6 "2016-09-28T14:36:57Z")
I keep a daily journal. Every day since I turned eight. My life has not been that interesting, but it sure has been chronicled. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-im-one-of-those-people-who-thread/767046/7 "2016-09-28T18:10:58Z")
I’m one of those people who sleeps on the floor. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-im-one-of-those-people-who-thread/767046/8 "2016-09-29T01:45:37Z")
I’m one of those people that back in they day, and in _Raiders of the Lost Ark_, they referred to folks like me as, “Top. . . Men. . .” Tripler I was known way before my time. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-im-one-of-those-people-who-thread/767046/9 "2016-09-29T14:58:27Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > I’m one of those people who sleeps on the floor. Me too! You’re not the only one. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-im-one-of-those-people-who-thread/767046/10 "2016-09-29T16:32:43Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Me too! You’re not the only one. Ah yes, but on a mattress, that just skips the structural bed part? I just have a folded blanked under my hips, and the carpeting. I can sleep on floors in airports. My step daughter used to sleep on her pile of laundry, which would cyclically vary from clean to dirty. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-im-one-of-those-people-who-thread/767046/11 "2016-09-29T17:20:11Z")
Yes, on a yoga mat on the floor. No mattress. And I think that’s why I do not have any of the back problems associated with people in their 60’s.