# Things you feel smug about. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 10, 2002, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669 "2002-12-10T01:42:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/61 "2002-12-12T04:01:24Z")
And I make things. I knit scraves, make books (sketchbooks/scrapbooks), make jewellery, cook pies and cream puffs, make my own Halloween costumes from scratch, and I painted a psychedelic picture on the bakc panel of my backpack, flames on the front pocket, and my name in swirly red and grey letter across the top. Everyone wants me to make them stuff, because they are ever so impressed by my abilites. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/62 "2002-12-12T04:48:56Z")
I sew, design my own stuff, and do beading and wirework. I can cook, too. I learned to make bread in a miserable little “rangette” with two burners and no temperature marking. I determined correct baking temperature by holding my hand inside. I’m 24. I’m old, too, but I think I’m the youngest girl at the Creative Sewing and Needlework festival every year. I can nitpick any “historical” costume movie to death, especially British or French. I understand that it’s tons of fun to watch _Braveheart_ with me. 😉 I can recite tons of poetry. I think that’s about it. ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/63 "2002-12-12T05:07:39Z")
A few days ago I wrote a paper for my syntax class that was long and boring. But it was good. I am most pleased. I am also smug that I can cook well and my hair is very boingy. ---
**Author:** ![caffeine\_overdose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@caffeine\_overdose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caffeine_overdose)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/64 "2002-12-12T05:34:27Z")
Last year I gave up caffeine for Lent (or as I call it 40 Days of Hell on Earth). My median daily coke intake is 48 ounces so I am damn proud of that. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/65 "2002-12-12T05:46:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by caffeine\_overdose \* > My median daily coke intake is 48 ounces so I am damn proud of that. You party at Studio 54? ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_The\_Diver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Buck\_The\_Diver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_The_Diver)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/66 "2002-12-12T05:58:42Z")
At the age of 42, I can still free dive past 80 feet (not by much, tho). ---
**Author:** ![Somnambulist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Somnambulist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somnambulist)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/67 "2002-12-12T06:00:32Z")
My other half…she is way hotter than I deserve When we are out and she is turning heads I do my best to act nochalant but really I’m smugly basking in her reflected glory! ---
**Author:** ![Mushono](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@Mushono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mushono)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/68 "2002-12-12T06:00:48Z")
I’m in 8th grade taking Algebra 2 I went thru algebra 1/2 and algebra 1 in just 4 months (after missing 1+1/2 years of school from illness) I read “The Nights Dawn” series in less than a week, (6 books totally at least 2000 pgs) ---
**Author:** ![Forbin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5e9695/32.png) [@Forbin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Forbin)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/69 "2002-12-12T06:30:02Z")
There is not one piece of furniture in the world I cannot make. Not one. No matter how much of a museum piece it may be. No matter what carving, inlay, marquetry, or whatever it has. [Bureau du Roi?](http://www.indiana.edu/~fritciv/html/disk2/034.JPEG) Ha! No problem. [Getty collection?](http://www.getty.edu/art/collections/images/m/00620001.jpg) Ha! I laugh [Blockfront?](http://www.sdfwa.org/DIW/2001/images/large/twf2001.jpg) Been there, done that. In _High School_ pal, in High School. _\_ Sssssssssssssss 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/70 "2002-12-12T07:55:09Z")
I’ve never seen _Titanic_ or _Melrose Place_. I know enough (enough to answer Jeopardy-level questions, but not enough for a degree) about a wide enough range of subjects that people routinely ask “how the hell did you know that?” I’ll also get phone calls from friends that start “none of us knew the answer to this so we decided to call you.” Credit where credit’s due, though, I owe a lot to all you guys. Thanks. And **XJETGIRLX** , your smugness is thoroughly justified. Yow. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/71 "2002-12-12T08:15:02Z")
Oh, here’s a trivial bit of personal smugness… I occasionally surprise a friend with whom I sometimes play Trivial Pursuit. One time, she read the question, looked at the answer, then said (rather smugly), “Okay, this one’s worth dinner. Anywhere. If you get it right.” (In the tone of voice that said, “There’s no way in hell you’ll ever get this”). The question was something about – What’s the largest city between Dublin and … (some city on the east shore of canada, I think). Her jaw dropped when I responded with the correct answer in half a second… and she said she’d never even heard of Reykjavik. That was a fun moment of smuggity. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Gerome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gerome)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/72 "2002-12-12T11:52:36Z")
I’m kinda smug about the fact I know how to make animation (both stop motion and 2-d) without using Flash. I made a stop motion short for my Media SAT (basically the media product you hand in that makes 70% of your final mark) and was the only one in the class who did - that made me feel pretty smug. In case you’re wondering, it featured a crocodile who captured Steve Irwin. Looked pretty cheap, but everyone was impressed. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/73 "2002-12-12T12:54:24Z")
I have never been in a Starbucks. Indeed, I once had the very smug experience of being in a bus going by a Starlbucks right after someone had driven through their front window in a 2000 red Mustang Convertible. I have never been arrested. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/74 "2002-12-12T14:42:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by fizgig \* > **so I sewed most of my show clothes** Yes, but can you say that three times quickly? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/75 "2002-12-12T17:16:12Z")
I have to confess that I’m smug about having gotten through this stupid grad program. Doctorates are a dime a dozen around here so no one really cares, but in the wider world only 1% of the population earns one and an even lower percentage of women, so it’s worth a little smugness. I am smug about the fact that I managed to pull off breastfeeding for 13 months even though my son was supplemented with formula since birth. It’s not easy to do both (you tend to have supply issues and nipple confusion) but I managed. I’m smug about the model I created to predict applications and eventual enrollment. It was a real bitch to set up. I’m smug that my husband is so talented in a lot of ways. I know that isn’t really a reflection on me, but I am still smug about landing him. ---
**Author:** ![Soup\_du\_jour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Soup\_du\_jour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soup_du_jour)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/76 "2002-12-12T20:52:28Z")
I feel smug that I’ve gone through life (thus far) without acquiring any enemies that I know of. Quite a feat, if I say so myself. This means that either- a) I’m talented. b) I’m very oblivious. Take your pick. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/77 "2002-12-12T21:38:12Z")
Soup\_du\_Jour, Vito and Guido are coming after you for not paying protection money. 😛 I am smug in the fact that I can direct non-professional musicians in such a way for them to sound professional. I am also smug that I can play a few period instruments. ---
**Author:** ![Frank\_2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Frank\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank_2)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/78 "2002-12-12T21:44:36Z")
I’ve never had a serious injury or illness. I can juggle fairly well. My calligraphy skills are decent enough. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/79 "2002-12-12T22:38:57Z")
I’ve never seen a reality show. I don’t watch any TV, and haven’t for almost 11 years (unless I’m at someone else’s house or in a hotel room) I never use boil-in-the-bag rice. I always make rice the _real_ way. But I will use potato flakes. I can’t sew (yes, I’m smug about it. Sue me.) I get paid actual money to play computer games. I can build a computer from the ground up, and I always do so. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669/80 "2002-12-12T22:40:06Z")
Um, I don’t mean I sit around 24/7 building computers. I mean I always build my machines instead of buying them. I should add: I rite real good to. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-feel-smug-about/141669.md?page=5)