# Items in which you are a sucker for. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 15, 2005, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364 "2005-06-15T12:36:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/41 "2005-06-15T19:54:45Z")
Books, of course. And cats - any shape, size or color. Cat related books. Cat related stuff - t-shirts, bags, jewelry, knick-knacks, etc. Game-worn hockey jerseys. Carousel horses/creatures - I adore Denzel! Did I mention cats, and books? ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/42 "2005-06-15T20:00:00Z")
> [@Podkayne](#): > > Science fiction books with garish 60’s and 70’s covers. Actually, it doesn’t have to be sci-fi. I just love paperbacks with tacky covers, the more orange and acid green, the better. I think I found the perfect T-shirt for you, **Podkayne**! > **[Situs Judi Game Slot Online Terbaik dan Terbaru | Sotongdewa](https://www.glarkware.com/)** > > Situs Game Slot online Terbaik dan terbaru yang disediakan sotongdewa merupakanmemberikan banyak promosi dan bonus besar nikmati permainan judi online terbaik disini ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/43 "2005-06-15T20:04:56Z")
Dresses I will probably never have an occasion to wear - and one is coming in the mail this week! I can’t wait to, er, sit in the house in it! But it was on sale and I just KNOW I’ll look really good in it. Maybe I’ll wear it when I go to LACMA next month for the Tut exhibit. Shoes, too. Boots, specifically. Especially of the knee-high variety. Always black (but I fancy [these](http://www.newport-news.com/shop/Product.asp?gpcatID=5624&pacatID=5625&subcatID=&catid=5616&superstyleID=188362&productindex=5&firstpagetypeid=&pageindex=0) in brown). If I had the budget for it (and a kitchen I actually had some control over) I’d probably buy a lot of cooking gear. ---
**Author:** ![stretch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@stretch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stretch)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/44 "2005-06-15T20:12:27Z")
T-shirts. Plain or with sayings. I wear T-shirts to work every day; I take some gentle ribbing from my co-workers for it. If I’m going to HQ for a meeting, I wear an agency T-shirt or something at least approaching work-appropriate attire, as opposed to my ‘Curious George passed out on ether’ or my The Tragically Hip shirts. Books. Ditto to pretty much everything others have said–I know about libraries and I use them, but sometimes that just the starting point for needing to own more books by different authors! And they sell books there too–how can you turn down a hardbound copy of _A Prayer for Owen Meany_ for less than a buck? ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/45 "2005-06-15T20:25:13Z")
> [@Robot Arm](#): > > Women with glasses Martini, wine or shot? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/46 "2005-06-15T20:37:36Z")
I have to confess that I have a _thing_ for owls and turtles. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/47 "2005-06-15T20:45:37Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > Oh, fresh-baked bread, especially focaccia-type stuff, bagels, anything like that. > [@MLS](#): > > Fresh-baked bread, especially when I’ve made it myself. Good lord, how did I overlook _bread_? :smack: I’m weak for just about any kind of freshly-baked anything: bread, biscuits/scones, bagels, croissants, etc. In fact, the French bread I bought last week is getting a little stale, so I think I’ll swing by the Safeway bakery on my way home tonight: they guarantee hot, fresh French bread at 5pm. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/48 "2005-06-15T20:56:34Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > Good lord, how did I overlook _bread_? :smack: Amen to that. In fact, just about any carbohydrate will do it for me–bread, pasta, potatoes. Atkins, my fat, carb-filled behind. If’n I’m having steak, I’m having mashed potatoes with it. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/49 "2005-06-15T21:13:57Z")
Snow globes of all descriptions - I love the cheapo plastic kind and I love the deluxe full glass kind with music boxes built in. Art - despite running out otf wall space I continue to buy more - nuts. Clothes (most posters know this) - however, at least I recycle this when I’m tired of it, rather than just letting the stuff sit around gathering dust. Shoes (ditto) - I have a hard time getting rid of, even if I don’t wear them anymore. Handbags (same, same) - I never get rid of. Funky rings - I have way too many to wear, but I really love them - conversely, I have like 2 pairs of earings that I actually bought for myself, and basically wear the same pair everyday - go figure. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/50 "2005-06-15T21:19:27Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Amen to that. In fact, just about any carbohydrate will do it for me–bread, pasta, potatoes. Atkins, my fat, carb-filled behind. If’n I’m having steak, I’m having mashed potatoes with it. You’re right, I should have just said “carbs.” 🙂 I order pizza with a side of breadsticks. I eat some kind of rice or pasta most days, and have a serious weakness for potatoes. I’m the one who, at a buffet, will get spaghetti _and_ some roasted potatoes. With bread for the spaghetti sauce, of course. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/51 "2005-06-15T21:23:55Z")
I forgot earrings - I have a cork bulletin board full of push-pins for my hook earrings. Especially the cheap tacky ones. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/52 "2005-06-15T21:29:23Z")
7" records. Whether they’re old ones bought off [gemm.com](http://gemm.com) or new ones put out by indie bands, I love them. I don’t have much of a use for 12" ones, though. What’s really strange is that I’m really young - I remember vinyl records being played when I was little, but by the time I was old enough to buy my own music CDs were definitely the norm. Also, I have the crappiest record player that was made in this century. But I still love them. And for the most part, they’re pretty cheap. Plus, it’s always cool to hear a B-side that isn’t on an album, especially if the album is a 33 1/3 and you get three or four songs! ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/53 "2005-06-15T21:52:59Z")
I like vinyl too. But I like odd stuff and my collection is small and hopless pathetic with such titles as : Bongo! Bongo! Bongo! really, it doesn’t get much better than that! ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/54 "2005-06-15T21:58:02Z")
Kitchen gagets. I don’t actually buy that many but I can wander for hours through displays. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/55 "2005-06-15T22:18:37Z")
> [@FaerieBeth](#): > > Amber jewelry I have a total of one peice of amber jewelry…a ring. I luffs it. Do you have any favorite amber sites/links you would care to share? I routinely haunt ebay for an amber pendant to match my ring. I’d email you but yours is private. ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/56 "2005-06-15T22:32:19Z")
**Good cookware** - mostly skillets and sauce pans. I just received a “get well” skillet that is phenomenal. Professional, yes. But WITH Teflon! Heaven, I tell ya. **Kitchen knives** - I’m still searching for my knife soul mate. Until I find it, I’ll keep on buying other knives when I can shell out a few bucks. **Pin Up Art** - especially the [“whoopsie”](http://www.thepinupfiles.com/images/elvgren11.jpg) style art of Gil Elvgren. I love the naughty and nice combination. **British beer/ale adverts on tin** - I started this collection years ago, and I plan to someday decorate my kitchen like a British pub. Not tin, but [this](http://www.neonsign.com/eng_lightedsigns/basspub2.html?section=eng_lightedsigns&item=basspub2) is like my holy grail. Gorgeous, no? **Bread** - another vote here. I love love love fresh pumpernickle with a bit of butter. drool **Tattoos, dimples, blue eyes & kilts on men.** - need I say more? \*\*Chicks wearing 40s style undergarments- \*\* bras, stockings, garter belts, woohoo! **Chicks wearing plain white cotton panties** - rowr! ---
**Author:** ![lizardling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@lizardling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizardling)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/57 "2005-06-15T23:44:30Z")
Yarn. (I’m a budding knitter) Pocket watches. (Fortunately I’ve stopped buying them and just eye the pictures on ebay longingly) Books. PDA and computer gadgets. To me, “shiny” is a sign of approbation for the object in question. 😃 Count me in as another crow! ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/58 "2005-06-16T13:29:44Z")
> [@lizardling](#): > > Pocket watches. (Fortunately I’ve stopped buying them and just eye the pictures on ebay longingly) I love pocket watches too, although I only own my one. They are the coolest: functional and sharp and classy all at the same time. I’d never wear a wristwatch again. ---
**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/59 "2005-06-16T14:10:57Z")
-Cribbage Boards (but they gotta be _cool_) -Converse Chuck Taylor Basketball shoes (only the ones made in USA, of course!) ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364/60 "2005-06-16T16:08:06Z")
Cats. Most dogs. Thirties and Forties pop and material culture, most notably 78 recordings, cars, airplanes, and obnoxious ties, but I love it all. Long-distance train travel. Vintage saxophones and clarinets. Almost any kind of good barbeque. [sub=Yes, yes, I know there’s only one kind…yours.[/sub] Pie. A good mixed drink (I abjure the term _cocktail_). The smell of cocoa butter. Women’s legs, and what comes with them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/items-in-which-you-are-a-sucker-for/308364.md?page=4)