# Things you know are dumb but do anyway. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 15, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029 "2006-01-15T02:27:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2006, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/21 "2006-01-16T16:18:15Z")
> [@Rich Mann](#): > > Are you my (asshole) brother? Unless your UserName here on the Dope is in drag, I don’t think so. 😉 I don’t have a brother, I have a sister. And I don’t _think_ I’m an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@Mr.Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Roboto)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/22 "2006-01-16T17:12:35Z")
Surf w/sharks in the water… When the waves are clean and your lucky enough to hit it on the right day why get out of the water. it is most likely a Blue Shark and they are passive-aggressive. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/23 "2006-01-16T17:32:53Z")
> [@Mr. Roboto](#): > > Surf w/sharks in the water… > When the waves are clean and your lucky enough to hit it on the right day why get out of the water. it is most likely a Blue Shark and they are passive-aggressive. :eek: “Shshhhhshhhhhhshhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrk!!!” ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/24 "2006-01-17T00:00:40Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Aside: Where did the **Rubystreak** quote come from? I don’t see it in this thread or I would have said a hearty “me too”. You know, my post seems to have disappeared. I would probably have thought it just failed to go through, but someone quoted it. That’s kinda weird, isn’t it? It didn’t have anything controversial in it and I got no notification that it was removed by a mod. What the heck happened? ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/25 "2006-01-17T00:27:20Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Aside: Where did the **Rubystreak** quote come from? I don’t see it in this thread or I would have said a hearty “me too”. I just noticed that. Odd. ---
**Author:** ![bubastis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/26 "2006-01-17T00:46:33Z")
I second the callus shaving. Sometimes I wonder why I dont just stick the scalpel My prefered maiming tool) into the sole of my foot and have done with. And also the nail chewing… I bite my nails at only one instance; right aafter a bath or shower, before I even reach for a towel. And given the soft, pruny nature of wet skin, the nail quicks. Every time. After every shower. Lucky for me I only shower four times a year, wha, wha, wha!! ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/27 "2006-01-17T21:59:09Z")
> [@Rubystreak](#): > > You know, my post seems to have disappeared. I would probably have thought it just failed to go through, but someone quoted it. That’s kinda weird, isn’t it? It didn’t have anything controversial in it and I got no notification that it was removed by a mod. What the heck happened? Well, I asked about it [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=354563)but let me know if it’s been answered elsewhere. I figured **Rubystreak** wouldn’t have been banned and all posts deleted :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/28 "2006-01-17T22:22:06Z")
> [@Linty Fresh](#): > > Pissing off Weimar Republicans, overeating, _and_ giving away my hard-earned intellectual property, that’s **three** things I know are dumb but do anyway. 😛 … and staying up until 2:30 am when you have to get up for work at 6! AMONG the things we do are Pissing off Weimar Republicans, overeating, giving away hard-earned intellectual property, and staying up until 2:30am! ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/29 "2006-01-31T21:07:46Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I brew beer, bottle beer and drink beer. What’s dumb with not having to pay tax on beer you drink. Dumb is “I brew beer, bottle beer and pour it down the drain.” Smart is “I brew beer, bottle beer and piss it away.” ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/30 "2006-01-31T22:26:22Z")
I clicked on the link to \*\*HappyLendervedder’s \*\* jacuzzi pictures… :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/31 "2006-01-31T23:03:18Z")
I dated a girl who’s father was one of those nuts. He had the bunker built in the basement stocked with food and guns and was waiting for the ‘big day’ when the government was going to come and try to take them away from him. I should have waited till AFTER I slept with her to tell her what a nut her fater was :smack: ---
**Author:** ![LiveOnAPlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/32 "2006-01-31T23:13:33Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > I dated a girl who’s father was one of those nuts. He had the bunker built in the basement stocked with food and guns and was waiting for the ‘big day’ when the government was going to come and try to take them away from him. > > I should have waited till AFTER I slept with her to tell her what a nut her fater was :smack: Well, there are two schools of thought on that one… Do it one way, you got her. 🙂 Do it the other way, you may have him. (after your ass) :eek: Really, I don’t think this was necessarily a bad move on your part, longevity-wise. ---
**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/33 "2006-02-01T03:24:36Z")
> [@LiveOnAPlane](#): > > Well, there are two schools of thought on that one… > > Do it one way, you got her. 🙂 > Do it the other way, you may have him. (after your ass) :eek: > > Really, I don’t think this was necessarily a bad move on your part, longevity-wise. “Errr . . . no, sir, I have _no_ idea how your daughter got pregnant . . . Although I’ve seen Bill Clinton hangin’ around and leering at her while stealing that beef jerky you’ve got in that kick-ass bunker! Ummm . . . not that I’d know anything about who stole your beef jerky while knocking your daughter up . . .” Nah, **Hampshire** , you’ve probably got too ahead of you to go boning the daughter of some weird gun guy. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/34 "2006-02-01T03:58:31Z")
Bite my nails Smoke Procrastinate when I have four classes which require a lot of work Drink in a college town with liquor laws that let cops arrest minors “who appear intoxicated” (used to be just if you were in possession - holding a beer, now your body is a container too) Eat a lot of pizza ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/35 "2006-02-01T04:06:48Z")
> [@Inigo Montoya](#): > > - Put on my pants, fasten my belt, put on my shirt, unfasten my belt, unfasten my pants, tuck my shirt in, fasten my pants, fasten my belt. And tell myself I’m a moron for doing it in this order even as I’m pulling up my pants. Are you my boyfriend? He does this exact same thing, even though I mock him throughout the process. He also insists on shaving before he showers. He constantly has cuts on his face. Thirty-two years of shaving, you’d think he’d pick up the knack, ya know? Me, I smoke too much, I drink too much, I mouth off too much, and I don’t worry enough. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/36 "2006-02-01T08:47:42Z")
Before I go to bed at night, I check the house to see if things are locked up… but in reality, I started doing this when I was seven to make sure there were no boogeymen around. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/37 "2006-02-01T09:53:38Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > … and staying up until 2:30 am when you have to get up for work at 6! AMONG the things we do are Pissing off Weimar Republicans, overeating, giving away hard-earned intellectual property, and staying up until 2:30am! Shit, is it that late already? I need to go to bed… As for the foot calluses, I use one edge of a pair of scissors. They’re not sharp enough to cut live skin unless you try hard enough, but they scrape off the dead stuff pretty well. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/38 "2006-02-01T12:22:47Z")
> [@DianaG](#): > > He also insists on shaving before he showers. He constantly has cuts on his face. Thirty-two years of shaving, you’d think he’d pick up the knack, ya know? But it’s so much easier to simply shower once to clean up and remove all the blood. Doesn’t everyone shave first then shower? (That, or skip shaving. Being fuzzy is less distressing to most people than open wounds, I’ve found.) ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/39 "2006-02-01T12:37:51Z")
I’ve tried time and time again to use logic and reasoning with my children. And time and time again, it always fails! :smack: And pepperoni and Jalepeno pizza right before bed? Yeah, NOT a good idea. For some reason I keep forgeting I’m not 16 anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Burrido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Burrido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burrido)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029/40 "2006-02-01T15:10:32Z")
Generally this is the pattern. Get on elevator. Hit floor number. Stop paying attention. Doors open, I get off. I realize I got off on wrong floor. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-know-are-dumb-but-do-anyway/340029.md?page=3)