# It's official: I'm an idiot **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 10, 2007, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-an-idiot/399433 "2007-04-10T02:56:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-an-idiot/399433/21 "2007-04-10T16:31:03Z")
You think you’re an idiot? Look what an idiot my country elected President… again! ---
**Author:** ![feppytweed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/feppytweed/32/4280_2.png) [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-an-idiot/399433/22 "2007-04-10T16:32:28Z")
[QUOTE=RedRosesForMe] Yep. Noticed my “p” key was sticking, so I thought I’d do what I’ve always done, pop it off and clean out whatever gunk/food/cat hair was causing it to stick. Except this keyboard is nothing like any of my previous keyboards, and now I can’t get it back on. :smack: [/QUOTE] I did the same thing, except it was my 3 key. Luckily that was on the laptop keyboard and I usually use my wireless keyboard (because it’s bigger), but it still sucks that it’s kinda off… ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-an-idiot/399433/23 "2007-04-10T16:34:00Z")
[Ahh. Here it is](http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106731) ---
**Author:** ![Spiral\_Stairs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Spiral\_Stairs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiral_Stairs)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-an-idiot/399433/24 "2007-04-10T16:35:14Z")
Me, I did it with the “M” key on my old Powerbook. Told the wife, “Darn it. Now we have no choice but to buy a Macbook.” [Muhahahahaha.] ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-an-idiot/399433/25 "2007-04-10T16:36:49Z")
You think you’re an idiot? I don’t remember what thread it was, but there was once a heated, multi-page debate going on and my keyboard suddenly started acting wonky. Multiple letters, missing letters, . that would type with / (that one still happens a lot - I have to be very careful about my tags or I end up [./quote]ing things.) I wrote a 1500 word post using cut and paste - sometimes of words, sometimes of individual letters. Only to have the thread closed literally moments after I posted. :smack: (I’m just grateful it was moments _after_!) ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-an-idiot/399433/26 "2007-04-10T16:48:28Z")
[QUOTE=Mbossa] Nah, that would be too easy. My guess is that she’s holding down ALT and typing 117 on the numeric keypad. Of course, if she was _really_ cool, she’d do _all_ her typing with those ALT-number combos. [/QUOTE] Don’t you mean 112? ---
**Author:** ![RedRosesForMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-an-idiot/399433/27 "2007-04-10T16:53:04Z")
[QUOTE=feppytweed] I did the same thing, except it was my 3 key. Luckily that was on the laptop keyboard and I usually use my wireless keyboard (because it’s bigger), but it still sucks that it’s kinda off… [/QUOTE] I’m wondering if I can’t fix it if I’d look like an idiot taking it to a repair place. This is a laptop too so I can’t just go out an buy a new keyboard. Obviously it still works it just looks ugly. :smack: I have given up on trying to fix it for the time being, because I am about to break off a little bit of plastic if I keep screwing with it. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-an-idiot/399433/28 "2007-04-10T18:22:01Z")
Repair places have seen pretty much everything possible in terms of what can be done to a laptop keyboard, be it soup, coffee, toddlers or a malicious soon to be ex-friend. Good news is that laptop makers have for the most part, expected the keyboards to get wrecked and they’re usually fairly simple to swap. (That’s assuming you’re reasonably skilled with a screwdriver and can take things apart without having “extra” parts left over.) ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-an-idiot/399433/29 "2007-04-10T19:03:15Z")
[QUOTE=Fetchund] You are an idiot? I went to the eyedoctor today. On the way out, they gave me those nifty sunglasses. Thinks I to myself, “I’ll just wait until I get in the car to get these unwrapped and on my head.” If only I could FIND the car in the bright, blinding light. Totally stuck in the doorway for about two minutes! [/QUOTE] You are an idiot? I had to go to the eyedoctor because I was speed-reading and hit a bookmark! ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-an-idiot/399433/30 "2007-04-11T00:19:54Z")
[QUOTE=Starving Artist] You are an idiot? I had to go to the eyedoctor because I was speed-reading and hit a bookmark! [/QUOTE] You’re an idiot? Well… I can’t argue against that… 😛 (d&r) ---
**Author:** ![threnodyangelfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@threnodyangelfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threnodyangelfire)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-an-idiot/399433/31 "2007-04-11T00:25:12Z")
You think you’re an idiot? I thought combining walking down steAlt+117s and sending a message on my Alt+117hone at the same time was a good idea… needless to say Alt+117ain ensued. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-an-idiot/399433/32 "2007-04-11T00:27:19Z")
I hereby pronounce you all idiots. Happy? ---
**Author:** ![enigm4tic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@enigm4tic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enigm4tic)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-an-idiot/399433/33 "2007-04-11T02:44:03Z")
[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright] I hereby pronounce you all idiots. Happy? [/QUOTE] coming from THAT username… ah, I see what ya did there…clever. 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-im-an-idiot/399433.md?page=1)