# Things You Shouldn't Need To Tell People **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 4, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674 "2021-07-04T19:29:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Limmin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@Limmin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limmin)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/223 "2021-07-23T14:01:41Z")
I hope we didn’t just kill the thread. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/224 "2021-07-23T14:02:47Z")
> [@Franklymydear](#): > > fungi and bacteria can also cause pneumonia. > > I am not a doctor. > > But…Antibiotics do nothing against a virus. Or viral pneumonia Or fungal pneumonia. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/225 "2021-07-23T14:34:48Z")
> [@Napier](#): > > I’m talking about people who wear any, including a tiny little dab. Perfumes can be pretty toxic, especially to some of us. After being stuck near somebody’s perfume on a crowded 8 hour flight, I was sick for 9 months. I often have to flee an area because of somebody’s perfume. And it doesn’t have to smell strong to hurt. Perfume chemistry often includes nasty compounds that trigger respiratory reactions. I had the misfortune to work near diisocyanate chemistry early in my career and it has given me lifelong respiratory disease, and the most harmful category of threats that attack me is perfumes. The perfumes people drown themselves in, the perfumes people dab on. The perfumes in the soaps and laundry detergents of people who aren’t even conscious they’re wearing perfumes. The perfume in the stupid “contractor trash bags” I need to use. The free perfume people sometimes add to my car when they’re working on it. It’s all dangerous and frequently damages me, for minutes, for hours, for days. > > And for what? And again, since it is a legal product / billion dollar industry, thinking people _should know not to use it at all_ is ludicrous. I’m sorry for your and others’ allergies; if I knew you IRL I would not wear it in your presence; the world at large has no such obligation. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/226 "2021-07-23T16:57:58Z")
> But I bet you can’t beat me at air drums. I can play a set of at least a twelve toms fantasy battery, while gently kicking the hi-hat. Are you as good as [this guy](https://youtu.be/A_kloG2Z7tU)? (Sorry I’m a little late with this, and I hope I haven’t been ninjaed.) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/227 "2021-07-23T17:00:55Z")
Ah for shame, sadly the video is not available in Germany. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/228 "2021-07-23T18:25:03Z")
Do not pet, feed, or interact with wildlife. Do not throw gender reveal parties with anything other than balloons or signs. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/229 "2021-07-23T18:53:35Z")
Google “Rowan Atkinson invisible drums” and see if there is a version that is viewable in Germany. (Have you seen it before?) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/230 "2021-07-23T19:09:43Z")
Ah, thank you, I found this. It’s incredible! And no, I couldn’t do it 😆. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Xm08nJ4opac/maxresdefault.jpg "Drum Transcription: Mr. Bean's "Invisible Drum Kit"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm08nJ4opac) ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/231 "2021-07-28T21:46:30Z")
[![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51340916712_5606af7f72_b.jpg "NOHANGERS") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/191587192@N04/51340916712/in/dateposted-public/) For those who can’t see the picture because of a fail on my part, its a decal stuck to the ceiling next to a fire sprinkler. It has a red circle with a line over a hanger, under are the words “Contact Withe Sprinkler Will Cause Flooding”. ---
**Author:** ![LordSebasticook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@LordSebasticook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LordSebasticook)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/232 "2021-07-29T18:06:35Z")
Just because your friend owns a car does not mean they are going to give you rides all the time. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/234 "2021-07-30T21:52:20Z")
So does that mean the store is keeping the customer’s info on file, recognizing the account number on the cheque, and filling in the payment amount, date, etc? I’m not sure whether any grocery stores here even accept cheques anymore. I know the one across the road from my old apartment in Toronto stopped accepting them in 2008… > [@Grrr](#): > > I don’t even know why grocery stores do checks any more. > > The other day, a lady in front of me was about to write a check, before she could, the cashier stopped her: No ma’am, we do all that" > > So the lady handed her a blank check. The cashier sticks it in the machine, the machine fills out the check, and then the lady signs it. ---
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/235 "2021-07-30T22:15:11Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > So does that mean the store is keeping the customer’s info on file, recognizing the account number on the cheque, and filling in the payment amount, date, etc? No, you still have to hand them a blank check. Your account and routing information would be on the check you hand them - they don’t have that information on file. All they’re doing is running it through a printer that prints the amount, the store as the payee, and the date. Some businesses around where I live no longer accept personal checks, but that’s still unusual. I don’t think there are any grocery stores that don’t accept them. They’d probably lose considerable business if they stopped accepting checks. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2021, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/236 "2021-07-30T22:43:56Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > The perfume people _think_ they’re dabbing on, but are actually overdoing it. If I can smell it on you and I’m more than 6 inches away, it’s too much. I have a rule: if your perfume is making my corneas itch, it’s too strong. There was someone in the office at my old job who wore that much perfume. I was starting to wonder whether it was corroding my contact lenses. ---
**Author:** ![Esturionette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9d8465/32.png) [@Esturionette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esturionette)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/237 "2021-07-30T22:46:02Z")
Today I had a real “this is not a pipe” moment with a customer, who insisted that a photo of her passport on her phone was as good an ID as the real document. “I don’t understand, this IS my passport!” Right before closing, I didn’t feel like explaining the difference between image and reality to a grown woman. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/238 "2021-07-30T22:48:26Z")
> [@gdave](#): > > No, you still have to hand them a blank check. Your account and routing information would be on the check you hand them - they don’t have that information on file. All they’re doing is running it through a printer that prints the amount, the store as the payee, and the date Ah, okay, that makes sense. It’s been so long since I’ve used a cheque that I didn’t quite remember. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![XenoversalQubit01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/3be4f8/32.png) [@XenoversalQubit01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XenoversalQubit01)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/239 "2021-07-31T10:59:25Z")
Stop ‘trying to help me’ you are making things worse. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/240 "2021-07-31T11:37:40Z")
I consider it rude and an invasion when I am on a computer and someone comes up and casually looks at my screen without being invited to do so. Maybe I’m alone in this. mmm ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/241 "2021-07-31T14:51:26Z")
Not at all! I cannot stand that! It’s incredibly rude, unless you’ve actually asked them to look at something. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/242 "2021-07-31T14:57:29Z")
I’d have to add please pick up the stinking dog shit even in your own yard. It’s nasty smelling, attracts flies and is an environmental hazard. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674/243 "2021-07-31T15:16:34Z")
If you smoke, you stink, and your house stinks. Do not think washing your clothes in stinking laundry detergent, fabric softener, and those laundry beads is going to help. Do not think sticking cheap smellies in the electrical outlets, of ‘Hawaiian Vacation’ and ‘Floral Bouquet’ and such are going to help. You only add one big layer of stench on top of another layer of stench. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-shouldnt-need-to-tell-people/945674.md?page=13)