# oodles of doodles (bored as hell)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oodles-of-doodles-bored-as-hell/184082>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 24, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oodles-of-doodles-bored-as-hell/184082 "2003-06-24T17:46:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![vivian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3e96dc/32.png) [@vivian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivian)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oodles-of-doodles-bored-as-hell/184082/1 "2003-06-24T17:46:09Z")

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I’m at work. I’m bored. Lately, I’ve been doodling like crazy. Its almost like I have to do it in order to keep myself from screaming. Squares, squares and more squares. I remember a time when all i drew were spirals, but now, its all about the squares.

So, my question is why the squares? why did i stop doing the spirals? Though, I still do the occasional spiral, I just don’t spiral like I used to. What do the square signify? I’ve already googled it, but i’m not altogether satisfied with the answers I received and I know the SDMBers have a wealth of knowledge that rivals Google.  
plus i’m bored outta my frigging mind

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**Author:** ![OESGal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecae2f/32.png) [@OESGal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OESGal)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oodles-of-doodles-bored-as-hell/184082/2 "2003-06-24T17:51:38Z")

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You were probably ready for a change. After all, drawing the same shape over and over can be boring in and of itself.

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**Author:** ![macabresoul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e68b1a/32.png) [@macabresoul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/macabresoul)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oodles-of-doodles-bored-as-hell/184082/3 "2003-06-24T18:08:25Z")

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I like to draw a square with another square above it and to the left. Then you connects all the corners and Voila! You have a cube! I used to make cubes everywhere. Maybe you should transform all your squares into cubes… yup… thats it. Then if you want you can stack all the cubes on top of each other. Then you have a pyramid. Then… Then… Then…

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**Author:** ![vivian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/3e96dc/32.png) [@vivian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivian)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oodles-of-doodles-bored-as-hell/184082/4 "2003-06-24T18:15:53Z")

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Well, Macabre, the square I draw are usually slanted. Then i shade them in from the right top corner to the bottom left. Then i draw another one RIGHT beside it and shade it in the OPPOSITE direction. then another one shaded straight up and down…I’m going to go play Literati now…

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**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oodles-of-doodles-bored-as-hell/184082/5 "2003-06-24T18:40:53Z")

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macabresoul: Step away from the pen. Nice and easy. Leave the paper on the desk and just push yourself back.