# Signs you may be spending too much time on the Dope! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 1, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165 "2003-02-01T21:27:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/1 "2003-02-01T21:27:18Z")
[ul] [li]You’re driving along, and someone cuts in front of you. You shout something that includes the words “felching” and “goat”.[/li] [li]You’re at work, getting a drink at the water cooler. A colleague tells you about how she been getting headaches recently. You’re about to offer her some advice, but you first say “IANAD”, spelling out each letter.[/li] [li]You’re walking along when an SUV parks up alongside. You get talking to the owner about his vehicle. Within 10 minutes you are accusing him of supporting Osama Bin Laden, and within 20 minutes the argument turns into a fist fight.[/li] [li]Your car breaks down, and you can’t work out what the problem is. You call out a mechanic, and explain "I think the hamsters may be on strike…”[/li] [li]A new guy has just started at your work. You say to him "Welcome to Acme Corp. Lurk a while…”[/li] [li]You have a nightmare in which the words “Gateway timeout” appear on a monitor screen. You awake in a cold sweat with visions of drowning hamsters going through your head.[/li] [li]You start calling your partner “S.O.”, and you start calling your real life friends “Dopers”.[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/2 "2003-02-01T21:40:07Z")
How about: you’re working away on a document in Word and type in [b] and [/b] to bold your text, then mutter that the hamsters aren’t working, before sheepishly deleting? (happened to me the other day). ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/3 "2003-02-01T22:15:18Z")
You are talking to your SO on the phone, trip him up in conversation, and yell out " Ha ! W H O O S H E D ya!" or “Gotcha ya!” ---
**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/4 "2003-02-01T22:17:55Z")
Funnily enough, I do sometimes make a “Whoooosh!” sound if I don’t get something. I also make like an airplane with my hand and swing it over my head… I don’t do this when I’m by myself you understand… wow I’m weird! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Slainte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Slainte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slainte)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/5 "2003-02-02T01:43:08Z")
I often find myself thinking (and almost saying): **YMMV** when I disagree with someone at work. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/6 "2003-02-02T03:20:20Z")
I look around at other faculty and think “Cow-orkers.” ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/7 "2003-02-02T04:06:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by samarm \* > \*\*Funnily enough, I do sometimes make a “Whoooosh!” sound if I don’t get something. I also make like an airplane with my hand and swing it over my head… I don’t do this when I’m by myself you understand… wow I’m weird! 🙂 \*\* I don’t make the “Whoooooosh” sound, but I DO make the "airplane over the head " thing (also NOT when I am alone…what, you think I am CRAZY? :D) I didn’t realize this was weird…I do it all the time. Not when I am alone, but…people seem to “Get” it…so how can it be weird? Oh, I think I “get” it…people THINK I am weird, but they are being kind enough not to TELL me. Well, at least they “get” what I mean. Which, if you think about it, makes THEM weird, TOO. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![SC\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@SC\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SC_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/8 "2003-02-02T05:05:06Z")
You first find out about a national tragedy on the Dope. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/9 "2003-02-02T05:22:13Z")
True story: I went out to eat the other night, and the restaurant had a 10-15 minute wait. When they asked for my name, I replied "Cecil Adams. Right afterwards, I had to explain to everyone else where the name came from. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/10 "2003-02-02T06:05:20Z")
I was at my cuz’n’s house. She got up and asked if anyone else in the room wanted anything from the kitchen. I said, “When come back, bring pie.” She looked at me with concern. I was ‘discussing’ something with a friend. He made a bold statement and I said, “Cite?” I had al conversation where the term “AAVE” actually came up. I brought it up. My monitor (no, not the lizard) has coffee stains on it. You know why. I watch the Trek threads more than I watch any Star Trek show. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/11 "2003-02-02T08:03:04Z")
“I’m sorry. The administrators will only let me say one thing every 60 seconds.” ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/12 "2003-02-02T15:13:10Z")
I love this place. The phrase “_too much_ time on the Dope” does… not… compute. ---
**Author:** ![airdisc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e19adc/32.png) [@airdisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/airdisc)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/13 "2003-02-02T15:44:59Z")
If you yell “fucko off” at someone. I’ve actually done that. ---
**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/14 "2003-02-02T15:51:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NoClueBoy \* > \*\*I was ‘discussing’ something with a friend. He made a bold statement and I said, “Cite?” > > \*\* I did that last Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/15 "2003-02-02T15:54:49Z")
I asked for a cite from someone last night. Granted, it was fellow doper **Kabbes** who was over for dinner, but still. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/16 "2003-02-02T15:54:59Z")
You have an insatiable urge to lick balls. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/17 "2003-02-02T16:11:14Z")
You laugh at CocaCola signs. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/18 "2003-02-02T16:48:01Z")
You marry a Doper. ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/19 "2003-02-02T17:26:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > \*\*You marry a Doper. \*\* Not only that, but your best IRL friends are people you’ve met on the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165/20 "2003-02-02T18:49:54Z")
When writing out a grocery list, the third item is “Hi, Opal!” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-you-may-be-spending-too-much-time-on-the-dope/152165.md?page=2)