# Take credit for something you're supposed to do! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 6, 2006, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043 "2006-12-06T08:02:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mississippienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/1 "2006-12-06T08:02:11Z")
One of my favorite Chris Rock routines is when he’s ranting about ignorant people who want credit for doing things you’re _supposed_ to do, bragging about accomplishments stuff that you’re _supposed_ to achieve. “I take care of my kids!” Chris Rock: "You’re supposed to, you dumb motherf\*\*\*er! “I’ve never been to jail!” Chris Rock: “What do you want, a cookie? You’re not supposed to go to jail, you low-expectation-having motherf\*\*\*er!” So let’s take credit for stuff that we’re expected to do! Mine is: “I ain’t never ran down no kids with my car!” ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Push\_Up\_Bra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/edb3f5/32.png) [@Freudian\_Push\_Up\_Bra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Push_Up_Bra)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/2 "2006-12-06T08:19:58Z")
“I’ve never done drugs!” “I maintain my personal hygiene!” ---
**Author:** ![Manatee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manatee)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/3 "2006-12-06T09:23:17Z")
“I haven’t ever killed anyone!” ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/4 "2006-12-06T09:24:53Z")
I pay my bills on time! ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/5 "2006-12-06T09:38:53Z")
I do my homework! I do my chores! I don’t smoke, drink, or do drugs! I do my best to obey my parents and look out for my sisters! I’m nice to the freshmen! I’ve never tied a kitten noose just to see if you could hang a kitten and then buried the dead kitten in my neighbor’s backyard! ---
**Author:** ![Gleena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b3f665/32.png) [@Gleena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gleena)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/6 "2006-12-06T10:33:37Z")
I clean my house! I go to work! I pay my f’n taxes! Cheers, G ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/7 "2006-12-06T12:22:43Z")
[QUOTE=Manatee] “I haven’t ever killed anyone!” [/QUOTE] One of the guys that I used to work with was issued a certificate from his old boss honoring the fact that he had not killed anyone all year. He was kinda scary looking, so I was never sure if he \*had \*killed someone prior to winning the award. ---
**Author:** ![velvetjones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f9b8f/32.png) [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/8 "2006-12-06T12:28:32Z")
I got out of bed when the alarm went off. and now I’m making coffee. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/9 "2006-12-06T12:38:59Z")
I stopped stabbing him when the police told me to. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/10 "2006-12-06T12:44:49Z")
I get to work on time every day! ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/11 "2006-12-06T12:48:06Z")
I breathe. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/12 "2006-12-06T13:05:21Z")
[QUOTE=SurrenderDorothy] I do my homework! [/QUOTE] You’re supposed to do that? Uh oh… I haven’t made my computer blow up yet! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/13 "2006-12-06T13:07:10Z")
I grade papers in a timely manner and refrain from telling my students that they’re stupid, no matter how many times they ask me the same question. And yes, I think that I DO deserve a cookie. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/14 "2006-12-06T13:16:12Z")
I help my 6th-grader with his homework! I earn a salary and support my family! I go the the dentist twice a year! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/15 "2006-12-06T13:29:45Z")
I always remember that underwear goes on under my pants. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/16 "2006-12-06T14:00:10Z")
I’ve never gotten a parking ticket! ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/17 "2006-12-06T14:08:24Z")
I almost always remember that my underwear goes on under my pants. I return library books! ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/18 "2006-12-06T14:14:28Z")
I do what I want! ---
**Author:** ![Scribble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scribble/32/3317_2.png) [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/19 "2006-12-06T14:18:44Z")
I refrain from killing or mugging people on a daily basis. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/20 "2006-12-06T14:22:32Z")
About damned time, too. I’m tired of digging your holes for you, buster. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043.md?page=2)