# Things that the SDMB made blindingly obvious to you. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 9, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302 "2007-03-09T19:45:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/41 "2007-03-11T23:36:48Z")
[QUOTE=thelurkinghorror] Hmm., that made me just notice that my cursor casts a shadow. [/QUOTE] Six more weeks of winter! ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/42 "2007-03-11T23:39:54Z")
Ah yes. The time-honored tradition that if **thelurkinghorror** sees his cursors shadow… ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/43 "2007-03-12T01:14:56Z")
That while using such phrases as “studies show” to convince the rest of the plebes you are right, it doesn’t do diddly here. The word “cite” can be funny and is definitely under-used in real life. Moderated discussions are fun! So is correct spelling! That while informed, well supported discussions are amazing, wandering around the Pit can be fun too. Sometimes the best advice or the wisest words can come from the most unlikely source. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/44 "2007-03-12T01:35:49Z")
[QUOTE=Nic2004] And _verry_ popular with the ladies. [/QUOTE] But not with 13 year olds. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/45 "2007-03-12T01:57:21Z")
[QUOTE=Ghanima] That I’m not as smart as I thought I was. [/QUOTE] I’ve never thought of myself as smart (Mensa notwithstanding), but hanging around here has shown me that I’m not _quite_ as weird as I thought I was. Or at least not alone in my weirdness. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/46 "2007-03-12T02:59:27Z")
[QUOTE=Scissorjack] The tail on your cursor arrow is slightly wonky. [/QUOTE] Wha?! It is! Now I’ll continually be distracted by my wonky cursor. Thanks ever so much. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/47 "2007-03-12T03:25:40Z")
That lefties as well as righties are all for censorship when THEY’RE the ones being offended. I’m surprised that freedom of speech exists anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/48 "2007-03-12T11:45:55Z")
[QUOTE=bouv] That, while I couldn’t give a flying fuck about germs and toilet spray and that sort of thing, there are apparently lots of people who find those sorts of things so abhorrent that they would never want to step foot inside my house, because i never sanitize anything, leave the seat up when I flush, and keep my toothbrush, comb, etc.. all out in the open. (Oh, and if I remember right, it really doesn’t matte how well covered up it is. People have done studies and shown that pretty much anything outside a sterile enviroment or just recently treated with antiseptic has fecal choloform bacteria on it. Even whatever it is you’re eating right now! Enjoy _that_ thought. 😉 [/QUOTE] Yep, the SDMB has shown me that vast swathes of the western world seem to be incredibly germophobic. OMG! Bacteria! Weird. But then I am probably equally weird in other ways. PS: it’s “coliform” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Barrels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@Barrels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrels)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/49 "2007-03-12T22:25:25Z")
Speaking of arrows, the whole gas-gauge symbol arrow thing was news to me! Does that make sense? ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2007, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/50 "2007-03-13T02:00:03Z")
[QUOTE=Barrels] Speaking of arrows, the whole gas-gauge symbol arrow thing was news to me! [/QUOTE] Oh, me, too. It was mentioned a few months ago, and I had never realized that arrow was there. Now it’s one of those ‘you can’t not see it’ things. ---
**Author:** ![SailedTheOceanBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@SailedTheOceanBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SailedTheOceanBlue)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2007, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/51 "2007-03-13T06:02:42Z")
[QUOTE=Barrels] Speaking of arrows, the whole gas-gauge symbol arrow thing was news to me! Does that make sense? [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=BiblioCat] Oh, me, too. It was mentioned a few months ago, and I had never realized that arrow was there. Now it’s one of those ‘you can’t not see it’ things. [/quote] Please be more vague, you’re in danger of being understood! 😉 /Off to search for gas-gauge symbol arrow thingy ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2007, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/52 "2007-03-13T11:23:26Z")
[QUOTE=SailedTheOceanBlue] Please be more vague, you’re in danger of being understood! 😉 /Off to search for gas-gauge symbol arrow thingy [/QUOTE] On your gas gauge, next to the little gas pump symbol, there’s a little tiny arrow pointing left or right, indicating which side your gas tank opening is on. I had never noticed it before. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2007, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/53 "2007-03-13T12:20:36Z")
[QUOTE=BiblioCat] Oh, me, too. It was mentioned a few months ago, and I had never realized that arrow was there. Now it’s one of those ‘you can’t not see it’ things. [/QUOTE] Yep. Thing is, I had noticed the arrow was there, but hadn’t made the logical leap to connect it with the side the filler cap is on. I thought it was an arrow pointing at the pump, meaning “go to petrol station before this gauge hits the bottom”. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![SailedTheOceanBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@SailedTheOceanBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SailedTheOceanBlue)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2007, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/54 "2007-03-13T17:57:15Z")
[QUOTE=BiblioCat] On your gas gauge, next to the little gas pump symbol, there’s a little tiny arrow pointing left or right, indicating which side your gas tank opening is on. I had never noticed it before. [/QUOTE] Well, I’ll be damned! That’s neat! And thank you for explaining, my search for “gas gauge symbol arrow thingy” predictably turned up nothing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2007, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/55 "2007-03-13T18:45:48Z")
That Warez is not a city in Mexico. Would that I were kidding. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/56 "2007-03-14T02:19:47Z")
[QUOTE=SailedTheOceanBlue] Well, I’ll be damned! That’s neat! [/QUOTE] That was pretty much my reaction when I realized it was there. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/57 "2007-03-14T02:35:56Z")
My car doesn’t have it. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/58 "2007-03-14T11:57:27Z")
[QUOTE=1920s Style “Death Ray”] My car doesn’t have it. ☹ [/QUOTE] Easily fixed with a little Tipp-Ex. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/59 "2007-03-14T13:28:15Z")
[QUOTE=1920s Style “Death Ray”] My car doesn’t have it. [/QUOTE] Neither does mine. In fact, I’ve never driven a car that did. I guess they figured motorists in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Japan were quite capable of working out which side the fuel cap was on by virtue of making note of this sort of thing before they get in the car. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302/60 "2007-03-14T13:45:41Z")
[QUOTE=Colophon] Easily fixed with a little Tipp-Ex. [/QUOTE] On the dash of my 2001 Corolla? Blasphemy! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-the-sdmb-made-blindingly-obvious-to-you/395302.md?page=4)