# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/41 "2006-12-06T18:46:50Z")
Overheard at a campground a few years ago. **Ignorant piece of trash** : “Fuck you Earl, you loser!” **Ignorant piece of trash’s brother** : “No! Fuck you Mike! I’m a good dad! Even when I was on crack I still took my kids to the fucking park every day!” I shit you not. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/42 "2006-12-06T18:57:21Z")
I don’t believe in astrology! I don’t believe that ancient astronauts built the pyramids! I believe that the theory of evolution is the best explanation for the diversity of life on this planet! ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/43 "2006-12-06T19:15:25Z")
When asked at worked who did number two and didn’t flush, I will admit it was me. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/44 "2006-12-06T20:58:01Z")
I feed my animals. Every single night. I’m so good. StG ---
**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, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/45 "2006-12-06T21:06:59Z")
I file my tax returns! Every year! ---
**Author:** ![Sonia\_Montdore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/46 "2006-12-06T21:15:30Z")
I’m faithful to my husband. I give to charity. I vote. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/47 "2006-12-06T21:19:34Z")
I voted! ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/48 "2006-12-06T21:25:17Z")
I do not pee in the shower. ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/49 "2006-12-06T21:35:14Z")
Since when is that a bad thing? ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/50 "2006-12-06T22:22:20Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji] 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. [/QUOTE] His boss? Like mob boss? Crime boss? I’m kind of disappointed that my employer has not given me a certificate for not stabbing all the incomptetent reporters in the head with my good red pen. Um, I do not stab stupid reporters in the head with pens. As much as I would like to. ---
**Author:** ![Foxy40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/51 "2006-12-07T00:03:16Z")
[QUOTE=teela brown] This thread reminds me of a fine speech delivered by Sydney Poitier in _Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner_. It has been awhile, so I’m summing this up out of memory. His dad’s giving him a ration because SP is choosing to marry a white girl. Dad recites how he worked hard as a mailman and fed and clothed and cared for SP, and put him through school, and states that SP now owes him. SP replies that dad did all of that because he _should_ do it, because dads _should_ look after their kids. SP is grateful to dad for his care, but he does not owe dad his happiness and his life. It was a great speech. I’ll look out for the movie next time it’s on and Tivo it just for this scene alone. [/QUOTE] Funny. That little speech always annoyed me. It certainly wasn’t dad’s obligation to work extra to get him through medical school. Dad could have said at 18, good luck with your future and the young man would have worked his way through school. Instead, Dad doesn’t retire, he works an extra 8 years. Is that what he is supposed to do? I don’t think so. I think he deserved a lot of respect and appreciation for his sacrifices. I think SP character was a little shit in that scene. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/52 "2006-12-07T01:59:26Z")
I don’t get hammered when I have work the net day then call in sick! I don’t scream at clients for being penny-pinching f\*ck-wads who are the most annoying part of my life right now. I refrain from asking others if they hear the voices too. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/53 "2006-12-07T02:18:32Z")
I feed my cats every day, give them fresh water. And I always wash my hands after I go to the bathroom. And I when I’m volunteering at the hospital information desk, I don’t flip people off when they ask stupid questions. ---
**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 7, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/54 "2006-12-07T03:04:24Z")
I chew with my mouth closed! ---
**Author:** ![StuffLikeThatThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@StuffLikeThatThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuffLikeThatThere)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/55 "2006-12-07T03:38:28Z")
I rewind the video tapes. Every time. Yeah, yeah, it’s a rural library. We’re moving to DVD, but things move slowly in these parts. ---
**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 7, 2006, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/56 "2006-12-07T04:36:46Z")
I haven’t killed anyone! I haven’t told my current company to go get fucked! I wear clothes when I leave the house! I don’t eat children! I wear underpants. Every time. ---
**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/57 "2006-12-07T07:46:03Z")
I don’t tell smokers how their bad habit is slowly causing them to develop cancer and die. The other day when I told my boss I was going to quit my job and become a bounty hunter I didn’t leave the building and purchase a rifle. If I ever do quit my job to become a bounty hunter I will give at least 2 weeks notice. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/58 "2006-12-07T13:18:32Z")
I don’t push people down the stairs. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/59 "2006-12-07T14:13:36Z")
I’ve never been arrested. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043/60 "2006-12-07T14:19:09Z")
I never slap my co-workers, no matter how hard they work to earn it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-credit-for-something-youre-supposed-to-do/383043.md?page=4)