# Note to Self: Don't be a doper in the real world... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 14, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440 "2005-07-14T01:11:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/1 "2005-07-14T01:11:27Z")
So I got in the gym after work today. It’s unsual for me cuz I work out in the mornings but I had an early morning meeting… Anyway, I’m getting a head start on my spin class. Amy, the new spin instructor, comes in and begins the class which is about half full. Ten people or so. Amy is cute as a button, clearly fit and seems like a nice sort. Half my age. I usually just mind my own business, sit on my bike and suffer as best I can for an hour or so. Not this time. Today, with the good news from work, I’m feeling a bit gregarious and light hearted. Amy launches into a spin class equivalent of a pre-flight safety drill meant for people who might have never done this before: “We’re going to be adjusting tension through the class. The resistance is subjective so just adjust it so the lightest tension is your level 1 and the highest tension you can handle is your level 10. Does anybody have any questions?” And before my brain filter has a chance to kick in (maybe cuz it was starved for oxygen because I’d already been on the bike for 30 minutes on my own), I say… _(Everybody on three now… 1 … 2 … 3 …)_ “Yeah. But my bike goes to 11!” 😃 Silence. Blank look. Crickets. “…It’s from a movie,” I say, “This is Spinal Tap”. Nothing. The bastards all let me hang. Nobody knew what the hell I was talking about. I shut my mouth and suffered in silence like I normally would. :smack: Stupid brain talking out loud again. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/2 "2005-07-14T01:13:36Z")
If I’d been anywhere near, I’d have laughed out loud, making Amy feel very silly. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/3 "2005-07-14T01:16:27Z")
Wait until the first time you yell “Cite?” at somebody. Talk about blank looks. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/4 "2005-07-14T01:19:55Z")
Dude, you are totally going to score with her. Just bring up Opal, Rio, or the 1920s-style Death Rays, and you’re in, baby–IN! Gotcha ya! ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/5 "2005-07-14T01:22:44Z")
Yeah, I feel your pain. I’ve been given strange looks, after being asked, “Hey, have you ever tried/done/been to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_?” And I reply, “Once. In 1960. For 20 minutes.” And Og forbid somebody uses the phrase “panic ensues!” in front of me. I dissolve into uncontrollable giggles. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/6 "2005-07-14T01:32:42Z")
> [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > Dude, you are totally going to score with her. Just bring up Opal, Rio, or the 1920s-style Death Rays, and you’re in, baby–IN! Gotcha ya! Do you really think so?! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/7 "2005-07-14T01:46:32Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > Do you really think so?! 🆒 bring pie. ---
**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/8 "2005-07-14T01:49:33Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > Wait until the first time you yell “Cite?” at somebody. Talk about blank looks. I am _so_ glad to know I’m not the only one who does this… ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/9 "2005-07-14T01:51:01Z")
> [@Snakescatlady](#): > > bring pie. Made with Olestra. So that… Oh, come on. You _know_ why. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/10 "2005-07-14T02:59:29Z")
Maybe they knew what you were talking about and just didn’t think it was funny. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/11 "2005-07-14T04:22:17Z")
Nah, that can’t be it - “X goes to 11” is always funny. I know about the 18"IBDHJD, but what is this “Rio” reference? (And is the good news from work that you got the promotion in spite of your not being a touchie-feely team player, **QuickSilver**? So, all those acting lessons are finally paying off! 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Atticus\_Finch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@Atticus\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atticus_Finch)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/12 "2005-07-14T04:26:05Z")
> [@Diogenes the Cynic](#): > > Wait until the first time you yell “Cite?” at somebody. Talk about blank looks. Damn, does that sound familiar… ---
**Author:** ![Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/13 "2005-07-14T04:31:56Z")
I’ve said “Thank Og” out loud a few times, and gotten some mighty strange looks. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/14 "2005-07-14T04:41:00Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > but what is this “Rio” reference? [That would be “Rio” by Duran Duran.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=296939) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/15 "2005-07-14T04:44:27Z")
I have more than my fair share of inside jokes that I say out loud, only to have everyone give me _that look_… the one that usually comes with a new jacket. :rolleyes: And even tho I’ve only been with the boards for just over 6 weeks, I did indeed catch myself demanding “cite?” from a friend over dinner. So thank, Dopers… I feel smarter, but I don’t look it. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Ashes\_Ashes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/16 "2005-07-14T04:46:59Z")
I’ve called ‘cite’ at work and insisted the guy show me proof. He couldn’t. I won, whoot! Nobody understands Og though, which is sad because he’s a useful deity. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/17 "2005-07-14T12:16:22Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > (bolding mine) > So I got in the gym after work today. It’s unsual for me cuz I work out in the mornings but I had an early morning meeting… Anyway, I’m getting a head start on my spin class. > Amy, the new spin instructor, comes in and begins the class which is about half full. Ten people or so. > \*\*Amy is cute as a button, clearly fit \*\* and seems like a nice sort. Half my age. I usually just mind my own business, sit on my bike and suffer as best I can for an hour or so. Not this time. Today, with the good news from work, I’m feeling a bit gregarious and light hearted. > Amy launches into a spin class equivalent of a pre-flight safety drill meant for people who might have never done this before: > > “We’re going to be adjusting tension through the class. The resistance is subjective so just adjust it so the lightest tension is your level 1 and the highest tension you can handle is your level 10. Does anybody have any questions?” > > And before my brain filter has a chance to kick in (maybe cuz it was starved for oxygen because I’d already been on the bike for 30 minutes on my own), I say… > _(Everybody on three now… 1 … 2 … 3 …)_ > “Yeah. But my bike goes to 11!” 😃 > Silence. Blank look. Crickets. > “…It’s from a movie,” I say, “This is Spinal Tap”. Nothing. The bastards all let me hang. Nobody knew what the hell I was talking about. > I shut my mouth and suffered in silence like I normally would. > :smack: > Stupid brain talking out loud again. > :smack: I’m sorry - what were you saying? 😕 Can we have a picture? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/18 "2005-07-14T12:42:59Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > (And is the good news from work that you got the promotion in spite of your not being a touchie-feely team player, **QuickSilver**? So, all those acting lessons are finally paying off! 😃 ) [Lookie](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=325398) . 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/19 "2005-07-14T12:47:49Z")
> [@Anastasaeon](#): > > Made with Olestra. So that… > > Oh, come on. You _know_ why. Ummmm… I’ll take “prehensile sphincter” for $100, Alex. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440/20 "2005-07-14T13:23:33Z")
> [@Thudlow Boink](#): > > [That would be “Rio” by Duran Duran.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=296939) apropo of nothing, the guitar riff is my ringtone. [/tangent] [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-be-a-doper-in-the-real-world/312440.md?page=2)