# My self control I pit thee.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-self-control-i-pit-thee/247765>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 30, 2004, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-self-control-i-pit-thee/247765 "2004-05-30T05:50:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-self-control-i-pit-thee/247765/1 "2004-05-30T05:50:18Z")

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Putting myself in an office with a broadband internet connection on the weekend and telling myself to do some work is like putting a young single guy in a bedroom with a young willing horny naked girl on her back with her legs open and telling him to study.

Aaagh.

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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-self-control-i-pit-thee/247765/2 "2004-05-30T05:56:34Z")

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I’ve just realised that the analogy I chose makes it sound like I can’t resist using my office broadband connection for sexual purposes, which isn’t the case. Its the allure of message boards that I can’t resist.

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-self-control-i-pit-thee/247765/3 "2004-05-30T06:14:29Z")

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If you typed that while in the office, on the broadband internet capable computer – I see you’re offline right now (unless you’ve gone invisible on us).

If you _are_ online …

GO BACK TO WORK!!!

There. Did that work?

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**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-self-control-i-pit-thee/247765/4 "2004-05-30T06:33:11Z")

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Yes, thanks Ice Wolf, I needed that.

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-self-control-i-pit-thee/247765/5 "2004-05-30T06:40:11Z")

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Are you working on the Internet for work purposes right now, or just using the computer’s ordinary functions, no real need to log on to the ‘Net, you’re just doin’ it 'cause of curiosity/boredom?

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**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-self-control-i-pit-thee/247765/6 "2004-05-30T07:37:38Z")

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So, you are still here **Prinny**?

It’s a bugger when your screen-name is illumnated to show when you’re online innit?

😉

Get back to work you slackarse. 😃