# Note to self **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 3, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406 "2003-09-03T21:27:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/1 "2003-09-03T21:27:07Z")
Note to self… Next time, remember to pick the tomatoes _before_ putting out the ant poison. ---
**Author:** ![Skott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/2 "2003-09-03T21:37:11Z")
Note to self… Only put thirty beef ribs on a gas BBQ at the same time if you enjoy watching five foot high flames. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/3 "2003-09-03T22:59:09Z")
Note to self… Check tag on underwear before putting them on. This prevents you from wearing your thong sideways. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/4 "2003-09-03T23:01:08Z")
Note to self… Brush teeth _then_ lipstick. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/5 "2003-09-03T23:32:31Z")
Memo: 4 pounds of C-4 may be a bit–excessive. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/6 "2003-09-03T23:39:38Z")
Note to self… Stop. Doing. Anything. ---
**Author:** ![haardvark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@haardvark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/haardvark)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/7 "2003-09-03T23:55:53Z")
First pants, THEN your shoes. (I really have that up next to my bed). ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/8 "2003-09-04T00:28:16Z")
Mental note: Listen to the voices in your head. Especially the ones that tell you fire is _bad_. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/9 "2003-09-04T00:49:22Z")
Note to self– Dear Self: Stop referring to yourself as ‘Self.’ Love, Self ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/10 "2003-09-04T00:59:55Z")
note to self… Tooth brush is for teeth, electric razor for face. ---
**Author:** ![Capcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/11 "2003-09-04T03:05:44Z")
note to self, Stop re-checking the fridge every 1/2n hour after not findinganything interesting…things don’t appear magically or note to self: get a magical fridge. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/12 "2003-09-04T03:22:09Z")
Note to self: Do not try to get on the bus using only a bank card. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/13 "2003-09-04T03:23:55Z")
Note to self: Do not try to run for the bus if you are wearing a skirt and the panties with sagging elastic. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/14 "2003-09-04T03:24:32Z")
Not to self: Shaking an empty beer bottle does not add fluid… ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/15 "2003-09-04T04:34:26Z")
Note to self: Make sure the cap on the salad dressing bottle is completely screwed on _before_ shaking. ---
**Author:** ![Sinshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Sinshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinshine)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/16 "2003-09-04T04:42:20Z")
Note to self: Salt in coffee baaad. :smack: Sour milk in coffee worse. :smack: :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/17 "2003-09-04T04:44:04Z")
Note to self: **Jeff Olsen** is a Tremorhead. He is, therefore, a swell guy. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/18 "2003-09-04T05:15:36Z")
Note to self… New bottle of vinegar is a flip-lid design. Unscrewing the lid (as per the old design) will not reveal a convenient spout to regulate vinegar flow, but rather a big hole which does _not_ regulate vinegar flow. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/19 "2003-09-04T06:38:23Z")
Note to self: Never light a fart in a pair of polyester pants. ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2003, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406/20 "2003-09-04T10:20:34Z")
Note to self… When clicking off the SDMB milliseconds before your boss walks in, make sure that you don’t leave a porno site running underneath the window. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self/199406.md?page=2)