# It's Xmas day and.....I superglued myself to the kitchen timer. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 25, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-xmas-day-and-i-superglued-myself-to-the-kitchen-timer/826681 "2018-12-25T15:08:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-xmas-day-and-i-superglued-myself-to-the-kitchen-timer/826681/1 "2018-12-25T15:08:42Z")
Inevitably. The magnet came off the back and, well, you can guess the rest. I did get the timer off me (or me off the timer, depending whose side you’re on) but in the process I glued kitchen towel all over my fingers, much of which is still there. But at no point did I glue the timer to the fridge. So overall, a narrow victory. Jolly Solstice! j ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-xmas-day-and-i-superglued-myself-to-the-kitchen-timer/826681/2 "2018-12-25T15:17:14Z")
Acetone, or nail polish remover is your friend. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-xmas-day-and-i-superglued-myself-to-the-kitchen-timer/826681/3 "2018-12-25T15:45:44Z")
Yep. I never buy superglue without a bottle fingernail polish remover. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-xmas-day-and-i-superglued-myself-to-the-kitchen-timer/826681/4 "2018-12-25T15:52:42Z")
and just like that, a new Christmas Tradition is born 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-xmas-day-and-i-superglued-myself-to-the-kitchen-timer/826681/5 "2018-12-25T16:02:57Z")
A model-building friend of mine spilled an entire bottle of superglue onto his crotch. As the glue cures, it gives off quite a bit of heat, and he had quite a “thrilling” time. Makes a great story, though. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-xmas-day-and-i-superglued-myself-to-the-kitchen-timer/826681/6 "2018-12-25T16:09:19Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Inevitably. The magnet came off the back and, well, you can guess the rest. > > \*\*I did get the timer off me (or me off the timer, depending whose side you’re on) \*\*but in the process I glued kitchen towel all over my fingers, much of which is still there. But at no point did I glue the timer to the fridge. So overall, a narrow victory. > > Jolly Solstice! > > j How long did it take? ---
**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:** [December 25, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-xmas-day-and-i-superglued-myself-to-the-kitchen-timer/826681/7 "2018-12-25T16:41:29Z")
Kelso? Did you glue yourself to the refrigerator? No. Kelso? Yeah. ---
**Author:** ![3trew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/13edae/32.png) [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-xmas-day-and-i-superglued-myself-to-the-kitchen-timer/826681/8 "2018-12-25T18:02:37Z")
This is why I have a deep, passionate affair (mostly platonic) with 5 minute epoxy. I have time to remember all of the things I accidentally glued to other things with enough time to do something about it. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-xmas-day-and-i-superglued-myself-to-the-kitchen-timer/826681/9 "2018-12-25T18:48:36Z")
I once was gluing a magnet back on a refridge thing but I inadvertently put the glued part to the fridge. I still have the fridge in the garage and the magnet is still stuck to it. For, idk, 11 years or so. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-xmas-day-and-i-superglued-myself-to-the-kitchen-timer/826681/10 "2018-12-25T21:23:47Z")
[Weird Al]_I’m gonna glue my head to the bottom of a BIG STEEL GIRDER!_[/Weird Al] 😃 ---
**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:** [December 26, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-xmas-day-and-i-superglued-myself-to-the-kitchen-timer/826681/11 "2018-12-26T01:30:42Z")
^ Help me! Mr. Popeil! ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-xmas-day-and-i-superglued-myself-to-the-kitchen-timer/826681/12 "2018-12-26T02:20:41Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > [Weird Al] Please never do this. ---
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-xmas-day-and-i-superglued-myself-to-the-kitchen-timer/826681/13 "2018-12-26T02:21:43Z")
Like, if you have to tell people you’re weird, then how weird can you actually be? ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-xmas-day-and-i-superglued-myself-to-the-kitchen-timer/826681/14 "2018-12-26T02:25:59Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > and just like that, a new Christmas Tradition is born 😃 Brilliant! 🙂