# The accumulated advice thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 11, 2005, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725 "2005-04-11T01:18:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/181 "2005-04-16T04:00:11Z")
> [@picker](#): > > How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? Depends on what mood Tootsie and her father are in. Is frozen bread bad for you? ---
**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:** [April 16, 2005, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/182 "2005-04-16T05:16:01Z")
> [@TygerDralion](#): > > What do men not understand about the whole “roses/chocolate/other special stuff = happy girlfriend/fiancee/wife” equation? Sorry, what did you say? I wasn’t listening. > [@Sunspace](#): > > Is frozen bread bad for you? Only as much as frozen beer. What _is_ the meaning of this? ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/183 "2005-04-16T06:46:16Z")
There is no meaning - just several red telephones on the desk. Why is one of the red phones ringing? ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/184 "2005-04-16T12:08:35Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > Why is one of the red phones ringing? That’s its way of telling you it wants to be blue. Navy, to be precise. How come the money isn’t here yet? ---
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/185 "2005-04-16T14:48:34Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > How come the money isn’t here yet? The check is in the mail. Will you respect me in the morning? ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/186 "2005-04-16T15:50:20Z")
I won’t even _know_ you in the morning. Cabfare is on the dresser. Why can’t Mick Jagger get any satisfaction? ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/187 "2005-04-16T17:43:41Z")
He’s a perfectionist. Should I make more coffee? ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/188 "2005-04-17T06:30:58Z")
> [@picker](#): > > Should I make more coffee? Definitely not. Coffee is smelly, disgusting, unhealthy, the sweat of a thousand souls condemned to Hell, the urine dripping from Satan’s maggot-infested member. Where do I go - follow the river? Where do I go - follow the gulls? Where is the something, where is the someone, who tell me why I live and die? ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/189 "2005-04-17T20:28:09Z")
Newark, NJ. Shall I take up professional ballroom dancing for fun and/or profit? ---
**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:** [April 17, 2005, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/190 "2005-04-17T20:41:55Z")
> [@Governor Quinn](#): > > Newark, NJ. > > Shall I take up professional ballroom dancing for fun and/or profit? Perhaps. Are those “10 cents a dance” places making a comeback? Should I buy boxers or briefs next time? ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/191 "2005-04-17T20:57:36Z")
Pay no heed to the tyranny of drawers. Freeballin’s the only way to go. Where have all the flowers gone? ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/192 "2005-04-17T21:22:16Z")
> [@picker](#): > > Where have all the flowers gone? Same place all the young men have. Can I stop now? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2005, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/193 "2005-04-17T23:32:09Z")
> [@Daithi Lacha](#): > > Same place all the young men have. > > Can I stop now? Yes, but then you’ll regret it. Why is it so frickin’ _beautiful_ out? ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/194 "2005-04-18T01:42:58Z")
It’s due to good meteorlogical conditions. What have I done to deserve this? ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/195 "2005-04-18T01:46:03Z")
> [@Governor Quinn](#): > > It’s due to good meteorlogical conditions. > > What have I done to deserve this? You know! Ohhh Yessss, you know. But, does anyone one else know? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/196 "2005-04-18T02:17:18Z")
Other than the BBC, almost no-one. Which is crunchier, a GIF or a JPEG? ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/197 "2005-04-18T06:24:47Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Which is crunchier, a GIF or a JPEG? BMP all the way. With mustard, for preference. Does this make any sense? ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/198 "2005-04-18T06:37:23Z")
> [@](#): > > Does this make any sense? No, I’m afraid not. I lost you when you tried to equate MPG and flatulence. But perhaps that’s my fault for not grokking the connection. Tastes great or less filling? ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Woodruff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sarah\_Woodruff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarah_Woodruff)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/199 "2005-04-18T07:48:27Z")
Tastes filling, less great. Why does Steven Spielburg have so much money? ---
**Author:** ![Re\_PT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a698b9/32.png) [@Re\_PT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Re_PT)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2005, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/200 "2005-04-18T10:36:49Z")
> [@Sarah Woodruff](#): > > Why does Steven Spielburg have so much money? Royalties on the Lightsabre kid mpgs on the web. Who would be the worst Pope? PT [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725.md?page=11)