# 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:** 14
**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 20, 2005, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/261 "2005-04-20T06:08:27Z")
I did. Deal with it. How much is too much? ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/262 "2005-04-20T06:31:28Z")
> [@picker](#): > > How much is too much? That much. No, a little bit more… a tiny little bit more… just a smidgen more now… There! That’s too much. Apples or oranges? ---
**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 20, 2005, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/263 "2005-04-20T11:46:52Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > Apples or oranges? Oh, oranges, absolutely. Fights scurvey. How can I make the swelling go down? ---
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/264 "2005-04-20T12:10:18Z")
> [@Daithi Lacha](#): > > How can I make the swelling go down? Think of Karl Rove. What is this? No, get closer. Is it contagious? ---
**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 20, 2005, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/265 "2005-04-20T15:06:09Z")
> [@Plynck](#): > > Think of Karl Rove. For the record, not only has the swelling gone down, I think it imploded! ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/266 "2005-04-20T15:14:37Z")
> [@Plynck](#): > > What is this? No, get closer. Is it contagious? Not if I slice it off. Hold still. Paper or plastic? Regards, Shodan ---
**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 20, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/267 "2005-04-20T15:29:51Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > Paper or plastic? Paper. That way they can’t follow the money trail. Where do we go from here? And should we realy care? ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/268 "2005-04-20T16:12:35Z")
> [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](#): > > Where do we go from here? Hell, probably. > [@](#): > > And should we realy care? Only if you care about _RESCUING YOUR IMMORTAL SOUL_! So, do I switch the battery in my MP3 player right away, or take my chances? ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2005, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/269 "2005-04-20T19:24:56Z")
Wire it into the mains with bare metal as soon as possible. Is this a dagger I see before me? ---
**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 20, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/270 "2005-04-20T19:30:21Z")
> [@Dead Cat](#): > > Is this a dagger I see before me? Yup! Part of Hasbro’s “Li’l Psycho Playset.” Which is worse? ---
**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 20, 2005, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/271 "2005-04-20T19:53:44Z")
> [@Daithi Lacha](#): > > Yup! Part of Hasbro’s “Li’l Psycho Playset.” > > Which is worse? Both of them. Now move away. Is “thirty minutes or it’s free” really constitutionally guaranteed? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/272 "2005-04-21T00:31:14Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Is “thirty minutes or it’s free” really constitutionally guaranteed? No, the hooker was lying to you. My wife says I am a terrible lover. Should I take her word for it, or seek a second opinion? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/273 "2005-04-21T00:44:11Z")
Depends on whether her nose is growing and/or insurance will pay for a second opinion. Did termites kill my tree? ---
**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 21, 2005, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/274 "2005-04-21T00:52:47Z")
> [@IrreverentTone](#): > > Did termites kill my tree? Depends on if your tree is dead or not. Which way to Penn Station? ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/275 "2005-04-21T01:06:55Z")
For the real thing, step into my time machine and head back to the early 1960’s. Meet you under the clock. How can I get Robert Redford’s autograph? ---
**Author:** ![FlippyFly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2005, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/276 "2005-04-21T01:17:57Z")
Pay $7.95 + shipping here on ebay [http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=104423&item=7509477070&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=104423&item=7509477070&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW) Don’t you hate pants? ---
**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 21, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/277 "2005-04-21T01:35:50Z")
Only when the dog drools excessively. 237 mL? What kind of a size is that for a Pepsi can? ---
**Author:** ![Atheist\_Princess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@Atheist\_Princess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atheist_Princess)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/278 "2005-04-22T04:37:09Z")
A cheap one 😉 Where do I go from here? ---
**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 22, 2005, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/279 "2005-04-22T04:57:16Z")
> [@Athiest Princess](#): > > Where do I go from here? Try East Orange- it’s nice this time of year. Where be the buffalo dogs of yesteryear? ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725/280 "2005-04-22T08:01:15Z")
> [@Governor Quinn](#): > > Where be the buffalo dogs of yesteryear? Over there, behind the slightly yellow-tinted anachr… oh, the buffalo _dogs_. Sorry, don’t know. What’s the difference between “tune in”, “turn on” and “burn out”? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-accumulated-advice-thread/298725.md?page=15)