# Notes to Self **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 16, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-to-self/445600 "2008-04-16T15:57:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-to-self/445600/21 "2008-04-17T20:13:09Z")
[QUOTE=pinkfreud] Note to self: Anything edible that is not stored at least six feet above the ground will be found and eaten by [Alfie](http://www.mortalwombat.com/Image/Alfie.jpg). “Edible” means “not made of glass or solid metal.” [/QUOTE] That’s a great photo. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-to-self/445600/22 "2008-04-17T20:57:29Z")
[del]Note to self: Be more careful when eating Thai yellow curry chicken in your brand new Old Navy button-down shirt.[/del] Note to self: Old Navy button-down shirts are surprisingly stain resistant. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-to-self/445600/23 "2008-04-17T21:14:15Z")
If you’ve successfully turned the right knob and something is sitting on an active stove burner, it will not stop heating just because you leave the room. Since you know from past experience that you will be distracted by something long enough for whatever’s in the pot to burn, estimate the time you have and set a timer before leaving the kitchen. Or just stay in the kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-to-self/445600/24 "2008-04-17T21:52:42Z")
Note to self: Don’t _ever_ buy size 2 double-pointed needles again. You’ve now establishd you have over 20 of them! Also plan and execute suitable respose to **ShirleyUJest** et al for turning you on to Ravelry, which let you find out you have more than 20 size 2 DPNs. In conjunction with that, work on evil laugh – it’s getting rusty! Oh yes, and thank **Thinks2Much** for starting this thread – I needed it! ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2008, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-to-self/445600/25 "2008-04-29T20:35:47Z")
[QUOTE=Siege] Note to self: Don’t _ever_ buy size 2 double-pointed needles again. You’ve now establishd you have over 20 of them! [/QUOTE] In that vein, don’t buy thread without a specific swatch you need to match, and without checking what you already have. More generally, don’t trust your memory at all. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-to-self/445600/26 "2008-05-05T20:17:49Z")
Note to buxom self: Don’t unload heavy, akward equipment from your vehicle if you’re not wearing a bra. ---
**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-to-self/445600/27 "2008-05-05T21:12:08Z")
Note to self: you’re not in college anymore; you’re almost 40 years old. Bonging beers is NOT a good idea, even if your friends say it’s “for old times sake.” Another note to self: After bonging beers, it’s not a good idea to put a batch of Franks Wing Sauce covered Tater Tots in the oven, and lay down on the couch to “rest your eyes.” Especially when it’s 1 in the morning, and your wife is sleeping. Or at least she was sleeping until the smoke alarm woke her. ---
**Author:** ![phil417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@phil417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phil417)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-to-self/445600/28 "2008-05-05T22:29:48Z")
(Especially after a long, hard day) God’s in charge, not me. Good thing, too. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-to-self/445600/29 "2008-05-05T23:04:49Z")
[QUOTE=Shark Sandwich] Note to self: you’re not in college anymore; you’re almost 40 years old. Bonging beers is NOT a good idea, even if your friends say it’s “for old times sake.” [/QUOTE] On a related note to self, if you are almost 40 years old and most of your friends are still in their late 20’s, you can’t party with them 5 nights a week. Practice at drinking don’t help that much. ---
**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:** [May 6, 2008, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-to-self/445600/30 "2008-05-06T01:20:46Z")
Note to self: Cola and cabbage _do not mix!_ ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-to-self/445600/31 "2008-05-06T01:44:23Z")
Note to self: DO NOT rub Ben-Gay on your quadriceps before you go to bed, it spreads to areas you DO NOT want Ben-Gay on. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-to-self/445600.md?page=1)