# Thank you for wanting to help. (Even if you didn't.) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 11, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950 "2024-01-11T14:44:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/41 "2024-01-14T12:34:54Z")
No garlic press here. I either use a knife to mince, a microplane to really pulverize, or my tiny chopper (very small food processor) if I’m in a hurry. All work for ginger root as well. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/42 "2024-01-14T14:29:54Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > I’ve returned to old school—a garlic clove, placed under a wide-bladed knife, and a blow from my left fist. Result: smushed garlic, and no need for a hard-to-clean garlic press. Works for me. I’m old school that way too. But I gotta say this gizmo just might possibly be worth a try. It’s certainly vastly easier to clean. Thanks … > [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I will say, I have given this garlic chopper (below) as gifts and people seem to really like them. It is a way to chop garlic (not press) that works well. Also does ginger pretty well. (you still need to peel the garlic/ginger) > > - [Nextrend Garlic Twister 4th Gen](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0796N2GN4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1) ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/43 "2024-01-14T14:42:15Z")
These are the tools I use for mincing garlic and ginger. [![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51C-69680yL._SX300_SY300_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg) ](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51C-69680yL._SX300_SY300_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg) [![](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71u1OabfjlL._SX679_.jpg) ](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71u1OabfjlL._SX679_.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/44 "2024-01-14T15:21:58Z")
Yeah. Peel the garlic as best as you can, take your chefs knife place it flat on the garlic and whack the blade with your other hand. Pull out any other skin and chop away with the knife. Scoop chopped garlic up on the knife and put it in dish/bowl. One tool. A chefs knife is indispensable. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/45 "2024-01-14T16:24:27Z")
That’s not inaccurate… ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/46 "2024-01-14T22:39:30Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > Buy another garlic press? Doubles the chance of finding one. And temporarily massively increases the chances of finding both of them. I have one, but don’t use it. Much easier to wash a knife. > [@enipla](#): > > Peel the garlic as best as you can, take your chefs knife place it flat on the garlic and whack the blade with your other hand. Do that whack before peeling. Makes it easier to get the peel off. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/47 "2024-01-15T03:06:30Z")
Ninja-ed! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/48 "2024-01-15T11:44:21Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > These are the tools I use for mincing garlic and ginger. But there are times I want to slice/sliver, and there are different grades of mince. Plus there’s more than just ginger/garlic in it and I don’t trust it to taste perfect. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/49 "2024-01-15T13:17:48Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Do that whack before peeling. Makes it easier to get the peel off. Oh, I just pull the real loose stuff off first. Then whack, and finish peeling. I wasn’t real clear. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/50 "2024-01-15T14:11:15Z")
Re holding the door: please, please, don’t stand there and make me squeeze past you to get out of the elevator. People on the front should get out first, even if they are “courteous” men. People not getting out should squeeze away from the doors. If you need to “hold” the door, use the button. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/51 "2024-01-15T17:48:34Z")
Or hold the door with a hand pressed against the door edge. Preferably after you’ve exited the elevator and turned off to the side. If a person inside the elevator can see more than your wrist down through your fingers, you’re doing it wrong. But whatever you do do, don’t use your whole oversized body clogging the doorway. That’s for oafs, not courteous people. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/52 "2024-01-16T00:48:13Z")
To the hotel housekeepers that fold my toilet paper into a point. I know that you’re doing it because it’s your job but I lead a perfectly normal life at home with pointless toilet paper. I don’t like being reminded that a stranger has touched the paper. Yes, you _probably_ wore gloves when you did it, but still. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/53 "2024-01-16T01:18:30Z")
Umm–it’s going on your _butt_ and then presumably you wash your hands? Not seeing it. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/54 "2024-01-16T01:41:09Z")
> [@Tride](#): > > Umm–it’s going on your _butt_ and then presumably you wash your hands? Not seeing it… That’s not the only place it’s used. Also, what’s the point? No pun intended. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/55 "2024-01-16T02:12:53Z")
Having lived in hotels for over 10 cumulative _years_, my attitude is simple; rip off the point and throw it away. Not for hygiene’s sake; I could not care less about that. But those points are _sharp!_ ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/56 "2024-01-16T22:34:53Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > But those points are _sharp!_ The higher class hotels do take the time to iron and starch that point on the toilet paper. Take that into consideration when you tip housekeeping. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/57 "2024-01-16T23:18:43Z")
I am a firm believer in floor order. If you are on a low floor don’t go racing to the back of the elevator. Get on lastish, this should not be a gender thing. Floor order! ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/58 "2024-01-19T04:04:57Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > What about old men drivers at four way stop signs, all playing, ‘No. You go, please!’, all out of order of who actually should be going. It’s not confined to ancient drivers in my experience. Mrs. J. and I refer to it as the “After you, Alphonse” routine. > **[after you alphonse after you gaston - Bing](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=RzmL30ar&id=D47636D2241BB53CA9E94938D9E7D135C1629C8B&thid=OIP.RzmL30arulUC5x60EtmR2wHaE5&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2F4.bp.blogspot.com%2F-re8UcJzKFGA%2FVFVHOL8JAVI%2FAAAAAAAAAOs%2FfRQmcNossKY%2Fs1600%2FAlphose%252Band%252BGAston.JPG&cdnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fth.bing.com%2Fth%2Fid%2FR.47398bdf46abba5502e71eb412d991db%3Frik%3Di5xiwTXR59k4SQ%26pid%3DImgRaw%26r%3D0&exph=666&expw=1008&q=after%2Byou%2Balphonse%2Bafter%2Byou%2Bgaston&simid=608022633652314332&form=IRPRST&ck=DE1512C6C3BC409B7113EAEC3258B812&selectedindex=5&itb=0&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0&vt=1&sim=11)** > > Intelligent search from Bing makes it easier to quickly find what you’re looking for and rewards you. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950/59 "2024-01-19T12:30:38Z")
Twi things at work there. 1. I don’t trust you to wait. You look more impatient than me. If I start going, so will you and we’ll have a crash or at least a confusion out in the intersection. 2. For the older folks there’s also this. I’m thinking real slowly, although I don’t know that. Everything I see happening _now_ actually happened long ago in driver-time. I noticed you all coming to a stop in a different order than you did. I also thought you got here before me, when you didn’t really. Last of all, my thought processes are so much slower than yours that what looks to you like me waiting out of courtesy is merely inaction on my part while my brain is trying to catch up to the current state of play, then begins ponderously to think about what to do next. Living as I do in SoFL, where we have two broad categories of drivers, the elderly and the cocaine-fueled, I often see the interplay of these two kinds of minds around a set of stop signs. It’s an “interesting” spectator sport. Less fun to play. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-for-wanting-to-help-even-if-you-didnt/995950.md?page=2)