# Thank you straight dope! ;) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 17, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804 "2012-08-17T19:00:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diamonds02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/1 "2012-08-17T19:00:06Z")
You know I have found myself in a lot of crazy situations in my life. Half of the time I knew damn well what I was getting myself into. Other times I didn’t foresee the drama around the corner whatsoever. I come to realize that… Just about anything I find funny or exciting, or will get me money or sex… A. Will piss someone else off. B. Is illegal C. Is severely socially frowned upon D. Is a scam or lie Eventually. Why? I guess I have some destructive impulses. 😉 Recently in my life, I started to filter my ideas through other people. Whether it be in real life or on the Internet. By searching forums or starting threads. But anyway…the SD has served as some sort of angel on my shoulder. Sometimes I listen to it, sometimes I hit it with a sack of apples. But overall, I have been keeping myself out of trouble more often. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/2 "2012-08-17T19:07:15Z")
You’ve taken your first step into a larger world. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/3 "2012-08-17T19:08:12Z")
Can you show your appreciation by posting a pic? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Airk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/4 "2012-08-17T19:44:02Z")
Wow. It sounds like you have a sad life. =( ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/5 "2012-08-17T19:54:01Z")
You’re welcome. Just remember the number one rule here, isn’t just for here. It is for your whole life. Don’t be a jerk. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/6 "2012-08-17T20:20:30Z")
Hmm. What kind of apples are we talking? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/7 "2012-08-17T20:24:53Z")
Well that explains the bruising on my shoulder; thanks a lot! ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/8 "2012-08-17T20:38:39Z")
**Diamonds02** , your post gives me hope. I’ve been thinking that people with a skewed concept of appropriate behavior may be incapable of change and possibly incapable of wanting to modify their behavior to better their lives. One of the few pieces of wisdom I’ve picked up over the years is that when everyone is telling you the same thing, there’s a high probability they’re right. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/9 "2012-08-17T21:03:14Z")
I’ve said some blunt things about you recently, **D02** , and I hope you understand they were not said out of malice or an attempt to belittle you. I think a decent part of life is knowing whose advice to listen to. You can’t go wrong listening to the collective wisdom of this board, because we are geniuses. How do we know we’re geniuses? Just ask any one of us! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/10 "2012-08-17T21:10:11Z")
John Cheese at [Cracked.com](http://Cracked.com), wrote an [article](http://www.cracked.com/article_19010_5-ways-to-avoid-your-terrible-parents-mistakes.html) that seems to have a similar theme. He has children and he wants to be a good parent. But he had terrible parents and he sometimes has a hard time knowing what good parenting is. He wrote the article about the difficulties somebody who grew up in a unusual environment can have in figuring out what’s considered normal. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/11 "2012-08-17T22:14:33Z")
This isn’t the pit, so I can’t call you what you are. Shame, that. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/12 "2012-08-17T22:25:54Z")
> [@laina\_f](#): > > **Diamonds02** , your post gives me hope. I’ve been thinking that people with a skewed concept of appropriate behavior may be incapable of change and possibly incapable of wanting to modify their behavior to better their lives. > > One of the few pieces of wisdom I’ve picked up over the years is that when everyone is telling you the same thing, there’s a high probability they’re right. > > Good luck. Either I’m way, way too cynical or you’re way, way too naive. ---
**Author:** ![Diamonds02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5a626/32.png) [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/13 "2012-08-17T22:56:16Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Can you show your appreciation by posting a pic? 🙂 I would, but I don’t know how. 😉 Since I’m all dumb and stuff. White 330 pounds A little peach fuzz under my nose Short hair in the front, longer hair in the back Red flannel shirt. I wear it 3X a week! I’m sexy and I know it! > [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > Hmm. What kind of apples are we talking? 😉 Those! 😉 > [@laina\_f](#): > > **Diamonds02** , your post gives me hope. I’ve been thinking that people with a skewed concept of appropriate behavior may be incapable of change and possibly incapable of wanting to modify their behavior to better their lives. > > One of the few pieces of wisdom I’ve picked up over the years is that when everyone is telling you the same thing, there’s a high probability they’re right. > > Good luck. 🙂 > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > John Cheese at [Cracked.com](http://Cracked.com), wrote an [article](http://www.cracked.com/article_19010_5-ways-to-avoid-your-terrible-parents-mistakes.html) that seems to have a similar theme. He has children and he wants to be a good parent. But he had terrible parents and he sometimes has a hard time knowing what good parenting is. He wrote the article about the difficulties somebody who grew up in a unusual environment can have in figuring out what’s considered normal. Thanks for the link! > [@Rachellelogram](#): > > This isn’t the pit, so I can’t call you what you are. Shame, that. You know where it is. If you have anything to say meet me there. At 6 pm! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/14 "2012-08-18T00:48:09Z")
> [@Diamonds02](#): > > White > 330 pounds > A little peach fuzz under my nose > Short hair in the front, longer hair in the back > Red flannel shirt. I wear it 3X a week! Uh huh. I bet. Why do I think you just made that shit up right as you were posting it? :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/15 "2012-08-18T01:16:44Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Either I’m way, way too cynical or you’re way, way too naive. Maybe both, maybe neither. I’m very interested in people who exhibit the attitude and behavior that’s been typical of **Diamonds02** here. There are a couple of people like this in my life; I care about them, but don’t have any idea how to deal with them and wind up having to keep a far distance. Even if Diamonds02 has simply come up with a fresh way to yank people’s chains, this is a promising statement: [QUOTE=Diamonds02] Recently in my life, I started to filter my ideas through other people. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/16 "2012-08-18T01:51:40Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > This isn’t the pit, so I can’t call you what you are. Shame, that. Fist bump! Rachellelogram, I don’t think I’ve told you nearly enough just how much I appreciate you! ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-straight-dope/631804/17 "2012-08-25T03:53:30Z")
> [@Diamonds02](#): > > Recently in my life, I started to filter my ideas through other people. Whether it be in real life or on the Internet… This is the smartest thing I’ve seen here in a while. I’ve got some blind spots myself when it comes to how people perceive me, and I’m lucky to have people that’ll call me on it, and say “Hey, you’re being a jerk”. I get to pay it back, too. My favorite phrase with my friend who comes up with Sure Fire Cockamamie Ideas: “Well, _this_ is bound to end well…” So whenever you come up with a crazy idea, I hope you have some people in your life that’ll start laughing at you and say “_What_ could _ **possibly** _ go wrong???” When that happens, listen to them!