# Just little bits of enjoyment **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 5, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144 "2022-08-05T15:30:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/21 "2022-08-07T12:37:58Z")
> [@teelabrown](#): > > f you rip these damn masks off carelessly, like I do, you can pull off an earring. I thought I lost one of my new little hoop earrings, but luckily found it in the parking garage outside the elevators. That’s where I generally yank the mask off in a gesture of defiance. I usually see people rip their masks off with an expression like they’d just completed a disappointing surgery. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/22 "2022-08-07T13:16:41Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > My little bit of enjoyment for today is that this is all getting taken care of. I fixed the water heater, stove and drain pipe. Allstate is going to take care of the water damage and there is nothing that needs my immediate attention today. Today is MINE. :fingers crossed: Best of luck that today will be completely without needing anything; enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/23 "2022-08-07T13:37:18Z")
> [@teelabrown](#): > > If you rip these damn masks off carelessly, like I do, you can pull off an earring. I thought I lost one of my new little hoop earrings, but luckily found it in the parking garage outside the elevators. That’s where I generally yank the mask off in a gesture of defiance. So right. Dangly earrings that hook into the ears are not secure. Short ones with posts or, better, closed backs are best. Apropos of removing your mask defiantly. This isn’t new; we’re just back there again. [![](https://i.imgur.com/kDfPq2t.jpg?1) ](https://i.imgur.com/kDfPq2t.jpg?1) ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/24 "2022-08-07T22:24:08Z")
> [@teelabrown](#): > > If you rip these damn masks off carelessly, like I do, you can pull off an earring My mask loops seem to be designed to autonomously wrap themselves around my eyeglasses’ earpieces. The other day this happened and my glasses hit the pavement. So now I have an almost microscopic scratch on one lens. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2022, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/25 "2022-08-07T22:27:05Z")
My shikseh, who is quite the chef, made buckeye brownies. Tonight, as I do every two weeks, I shall be getting together with friends on Discord and playing Dungeons & Dragons. We’re currently playing an adventure that was published in 1976. For those in the know, we’re playing on modified Pathfinder rules. So the DM, who is a GREAT dm, had to adapt the module. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/26 "2022-08-08T00:23:01Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > We’re currently playing an adventure that was published in 1976. May I ask what the module is called? (My first module was 'The Village of Hommlet - 1979.) ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/27 "2022-08-08T00:30:55Z")
I don’t know. But it involves an ancient spaceship buried in a mountain. The crew is long dead. But, the place is inhabited by monsters, vegipygmies and mostly functional robots. Tonight, after long and careful experimenation, my character figured out that the cannisters with buttons are not weapons but medicine. As a player, I think they’re cans of shaving cream. Oh and most of the doors can only be opened by glass key cards. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/28 "2022-08-08T06:43:08Z")
> [@velomont](#): > > My mask loops seem to be designed to autonomously wrap themselves around my eyeglasses’ earpieces. It’s worse if you’re also carrying a shopping bag. A couple of times I nearly ended up looking like a Christmas tree. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/29 "2022-08-08T08:49:51Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > But it involves an ancient spaceship buried in a mountain. I reckon that is ‘Expedition to the Barrier Peaks’ (written by Gygax himself!) I’ve not played it myself, so no spoilers - hope you enjoy it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/30 "2022-08-08T10:24:36Z")
🤔 Musing… My ears (the parts that stick out of your head – I forget the name) are having to do some heavy lifting these days, what with my hearing aids, earrings, mask, glasses, and sometimes my fitover sunglasses over my regular glasses… I think I have ear fatigue. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/31 "2022-08-08T14:02:18Z")
Pinnae. Singular is pinna. Have you tried buying a gaiter? I picked up a couple at Walmart. They cover your mouth and nose but not your ears. You can drop it around your neck when not needed and if you wet it, it helps cool you off. Some of them are even copper-infused, if you’re into that kind of thing. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/32 "2022-08-08T14:54:30Z")
On a sunny, 75-degree day, sitting outside in my Adirondack chair with a new crossword puzzle book that isn’t so easy that I can fill it all in immediately, but just challenging enough. A diet coke and a bag of chips by my side. Oh, and all of the housework is done. 🌞 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/33 "2022-08-08T15:27:46Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > …bag of chips… Details, please… what _kind_ of chips? ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/34 "2022-08-08T15:44:01Z")
The 30 year old bottle of Old Forester bourbon my FIL gave me tastes fantastic. After 3 strokes and 2 major heart attacks, my BIL is moving out of assisted living. After buying the same hydraulic jack off Amazon and having all 3 orders get misrouted and lost, I gave up and bought one from Harbor Freight. Got home yesterday afternoon and found 2 of the jacks sitting in front of my garage. I notified Amazon because they had refunded the cost of all 3 jacks. Got up this morning to a message from Amazon, keep the jacks. Apparently they don’t want to deal with 2 big boxes that weigh 85 pounds each. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/35 "2022-08-08T16:36:48Z")
Sounds like an opportunity for a new sideline: “Midnight Tire Supply.” _Guaranteed delivery first thing in the morning…_ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/36 "2022-08-08T16:50:54Z")
And the theme tune to advertise “Midnight Tire Supply.” would of course be: [Hit the Road Jack - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XmDSbM1r3s) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/37 "2022-08-09T13:46:00Z")
Another tale of the Greatest Grandkid Ever. I’ve been introducing her to our (very shy) cat including telling her the cat’s name. Yesterday she said the cat’s name for the first name. Minus the first consonant, which just adds to the cuteness. It’s the first word she’s learned from me. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/38 "2022-08-09T14:25:01Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > [@TRC4941](#): > > > > …bag of chips… > > Details, please… what _kind_ of chips? Usually plain old regular potato chips - sometimes Lays, sometimes Walmart’s Great Value. I also love plain salted tortilla chips - my favorite is On the Border. Another favorite is Munchos. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/39 "2022-08-09T16:26:42Z")
Thanks for that update. My downfall is Ruffles Sour Cream & Onion chips. Now I want a bag. Or four. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144/40 "2022-08-09T23:14:29Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Now I want a bag. Or four. Dang it, now I’ve a craving for Old Dutch creamy chive & onion potato chips. Just yum! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-little-bits-of-enjoyment/969144.md?page=3)