# The pat yourself on the back thread.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pat-yourself-on-the-back-thread/669871>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 28, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pat-yourself-on-the-back-thread/669871 "2013-09-28T15:51:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![KinkiNipponTourist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@KinkiNipponTourist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KinkiNipponTourist)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pat-yourself-on-the-back-thread/669871/41 "2013-10-05T18:23:54Z")

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> [@Baker](#):
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> Knowing the names of the fifty US states in alphabetical order helps. I can do it, thanks to a stupid song I had to learn in junior high.

Fifty nifty united states, from 13 original colonies…😃

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**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pat-yourself-on-the-back-thread/669871/42 "2013-10-05T18:36:47Z")

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I just finished making apple sauce, and I managed to peel one apple (and it was a big un) so as to end up with one continuous piece of peel.

I defy anyone to come up with a less impressive achievement.

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