# Oops, I can't believe somebody would do that thing that nobody did. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 27, 2013, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137 "2013-03-27T22:53:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/21 "2013-03-28T17:27:21Z")
While putting a box of cereal in the fridge is not a bad thing, putting a gallon of milk in the pantry? Not so much. Also, ice cream stays better if not left on the counter overnight. Twice. Both brand new cartons. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/22 "2013-03-28T17:32:17Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I thought I was way ahead of the game when I managed to turn on the burner. Helps if you turn on the same one the pot is on, though. I take it you have an electric stove? I was grocery shopping once and my mind was elsewhere. I was wondering how I was going to prepare all this food and how yummy is was going to be and everything. Next thing I know, a cashier was chasing me down the street and asking if I still had their shopping basket. Oh yeah. And maybe I should pay for this food too, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/23 "2013-03-28T17:33:45Z")
> [@Rahne\_McCloud](#): > > Some times when I go to my mother’s apartment I’ll get in the elevator press and press the button and I wait and wait, then I realize I was pressing the button for the floor I’m already on. At my work (er my Intergalactic Gladiator work. Yeah, that’s the ticket), we need to push the button for the floor we are traveling to outside of the elevator in the lobby, then go to the corresponding elevator. So many times when I go to some other elevator, I just step in and stand there waiting for it to take me to my floor. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/24 "2013-03-28T17:54:34Z")
How’s this. Go to a strip mall with a handfull of stores. As I pull in somekinda big assed tow truck thingy pulls next to me to tow away some now dead car. Go into first store, get what I need and put in the car. Tow truck driver still doing his thing. Go into second store and get more stuff. Walk out and off in the distance I see “my car” with a big long assed scratch/dent all along one side. Except the car I was driving was not MY car, but a friend/relatives. Did I mention lots of possibly bad shit has been going down in my life lately (though things HAVE been turning out for the best there has been this lingering cloud of “oh shit, things are now officially bad” hanging over me the whole time). I about lost it. I actually walked away from the car for a few minutes to calm down first. Then I had visions of using the stores security cams and calling the cops and spending the next hour or two dealing with this shit (that to be honest I didn’t have time to deal with). So finally about a couple of minutes of thinking the F word and about stroking out I walk up to inspect the damage. I actually have to look inside the car to realize that this car is not the car I was driving :smack: ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/25 "2013-03-28T18:00:01Z")
LOL! Last year I very politely began to accuse someone of stealing my water bottle, one that I highly valued and paid some good money for. Well, it was the same color as mine, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/26 "2013-03-28T18:06:39Z")
Often I will put a cup of coffee or a bowl of soup into the microwave to reheat and sit and wait for it. After about a minute it occurs to me that the microwave will work better if I press “Start”. ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/27 "2013-03-28T18:10:52Z")
> [@kambria](#): > > My son came in the other day and wanted to know why someone was microwaving the pepper grinder. > > I had removed my soup from the microwave, peppered it, put the pepper “away” in the microwave, and closed the door. (I’m just glad I didn’t turn it on!) That reminds me, I also found an empty plate in my microwave a while back. What it was doing in there, I do not know. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/28 "2013-03-28T18:13:44Z")
Yesterday I was impatiently waiting for the printer to spit out an urgently needed document. Helps if you pay attention to the out of paper light! ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/29 "2013-03-28T18:22:29Z")
Once or twice a month I type dictionary into the blank when I use the computer’s word-looker-upper. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/30 "2013-03-28T18:42:29Z")
> [@Kenm](#): > > Once or twice a month I type dictionary into the blank when I use the computer’s word-looker-upper. Yeah, I google “Google” way more often then I like to admit when I distractedly know I need to go somewhere to look something up. ---
**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:** [March 28, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/31 "2013-03-28T18:47:50Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > It could be far worse. I used to have a couple of roommates who would turn on a burner for a frying pan or kettle, then go take a nap. They destroyed more of my cookware… I’ve discovered the value of setting the timer on the stove every. frigging. time. I turn it on these days. “Hmmm, what’s that smell? OHMYGODIFORGOTSUPPER!!!” > [@tdn](#): > > I take it you have an electric stove? > > I was grocery shopping once and my mind was elsewhere. I was wondering how I was going to prepare all this food and how yummy is was going to be and everything. Next thing I know, a cashier was chasing me down the street and asking if I still had their shopping basket. Oh yeah. And maybe I should pay for this food too, huh? I feel like I would like to have a sworn affidavit at my local Safeway - “This person does not intend to steal from you, but might be caught walking out without paying some day because she is 46 years old.” ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/32 "2013-03-28T20:11:36Z")
Reading this just now, I remembered I’d made coffee 2 hours ago. I put Splenda in a cup, and there it sits, sans coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/33 "2013-03-28T22:23:30Z")
Last week I spent a good ten seconds trying to get my car key into my front door. I have more than once come home to a cold slow cooker with now worthless meat just sitting in there looking at me. And let’s not even talk about leaving the washing machine lid open. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/34 "2013-03-28T22:49:41Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > Last week I spent a good ten seconds trying to get my car key into my front door. I have walked up to the front door of my house while repeatedly pressing the unlock button on my car key fob. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/35 "2013-03-28T23:52:41Z")
> [@Rahne\_McCloud](#): > > Some times when I go to my mother’s apartment I’ll get in the elevator press and press the button and I wait and wait, then I realize I was pressing the button for the floor I’m already on. > [@hogarth](#): > > I only do that two or three times a week at work. I do that almost daily at work. There are two buttons: Upper Level and Lower Level. There are very good odds that I’ll press the wrong one. And I’ve only been working there a little over nine years, using that elevator multiple times every day… How much would the elevator manufacturers save if two-floor elevators like that only had one button (Move the Elevator) instead of separate buttons for each floor? ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/36 "2013-03-29T00:37:33Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I have walked up to the front door of my house while repeatedly pressing the unlock button on my car key fob. :smack: Last year, I twice pulled my keys out and attempted to unlock my tent while camping. ---
**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/37 "2013-03-29T01:13:26Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I have walked up to the front door of my house while repeatedly pressing the unlock button on my car key fob. :smack: I’m so glad I’m not the only one who’s done that, more than once. I’ve also been known to screw up when doing things around the house - for instance baking cookies and I add too much of an ingredient - I freeze and frantically look around for the “undo” button before realizing that I’m dealing with “Real Life” and not a computer. **sigh** ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/38 "2013-03-29T01:21:25Z")
> [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](#): > > I’m so glad I’m not the only one who’s done that, more than once. > > I’ve also been known to screw up when doing things around the house - for instance baking cookies and I add too much of an ingredient - I freeze and frantically look around for the “undo” button before realizing that I’m dealing with “Real Life” and not a computer. **sigh** Ooh. Reminds me that sometimes I send emails, and after they’re gone I decide I want to edit them, like posts on the SDMB and then realize that’s not possible! Drats! ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/39 "2013-03-29T01:31:59Z")
Elevators… I rarely use them, and when I do, I’m usually the only one in it. This leads to me assuming that when the doors open, it’s time to step out. _This_ leads to me standing in some random hallway, wondering where the HECK my dentist’s office went, before realizing I followed someone out on the wrong floor. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137/40 "2013-03-29T02:56:48Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > I take it you have an electric stove? Yep, but even with a gas stove I mess this up. Once I was supposed to be gently heating a big pot of gumbo for guests, and violently boiling water in a teapot. Switched the controls and burned the darn gumbo. :mad: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137.md?page=3)