# Three-Item Purchase **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 2, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813 "2003-07-02T17:09:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DeVena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@DeVena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeVena)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/21 "2003-07-02T20:52:21Z")
BBQ Sauce, twisty ties, disposable camera ---
**Author:** ![Mukluk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@Mukluk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mukluk)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/22 "2003-07-02T20:59:36Z")
Whip cream, chocolate sauce, feather duster. ---
**Author:** ![1ofthegulls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/bcef8e/32.png) [@1ofthegulls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1ofthegulls)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/23 "2003-07-02T21:07:36Z")
A case of wine, band aids and a can of fix-a-flat ---
**Author:** ![Lockseer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a5b964/32.png) [@Lockseer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockseer)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/24 "2003-07-03T00:03:02Z")
Extension cord, rubber gloves, and goldfish food ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/25 "2003-07-03T00:21:16Z")
Bird seed, hammer, stuffing mix ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/26 "2003-07-03T01:04:43Z")
A hose, lighter fluid, and exlax. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/27 "2003-07-03T04:35:57Z")
Tampax, chick flick and chocolate. I actually did this earlier today, didn’t even realize until the cashier pointed it out. I wasn’t sure which was funnier, the combination itself, or that she actually pointed out the humor to my oblivious self. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/28 "2003-07-03T06:47:20Z")
1 lb. liver, rubber bands, honey ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/29 "2003-07-03T10:43:33Z")
Large cucumber, lube, a “Happy Fathers’ Day” card Hairspray, matches, lighter fluid small bag of flour, medium bag of flour, large bag of flour turkey baster, drain cleaner, duct tape Soft rope, clothes pegs, feather duster ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2003, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/30 "2003-07-03T13:20:31Z")
Hoop-style earrings, jumper cables, aloe vera plant. Roofing tar, goose-down pillow, 15-foot rope. ---
**Author:** ![Lockseer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a5b964/32.png) [@Lockseer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockseer)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/31 "2003-07-04T14:38:29Z")
In honor of the Fourth: Sparklers, muzzle, duct tape {aside] Just what is it about duct tape that makes it so…so…sinister? {/aside] ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/32 "2003-07-04T14:46:48Z")
I don’t know Lockseer, maybe it’s because duct tape has so many different uses. You can fix just about anything with it [at least if you ask any man I’ve ever met] and at the same time, you can use it to keep your mother-in-law bound and gagged in the basement. The wide variety of uses just makes it all the more suspicious. With that in mind, how about: Duct tape, sleeping pills and a bottle of wine ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/33 "2003-07-04T15:00:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rabid\_Squirrel \* > **small bag of flour, medium bag of flour, large bag of flour** I like that one - they have to be the same brand and type though. How about: Hammer, nails, flatfish. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/34 "2003-07-04T17:29:37Z")
Velveeta, an egg beater, and a set of mini blinds. ---
**Author:** ![Kickback\_Joe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cdc98d/32.png) [@Kickback\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kickback_Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/35 "2003-07-04T18:32:24Z")
In honor of this thread [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=195331](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=195331) I would have to say. A watemelon, Christmas lights, and a case of batteries ---
**Author:** ![Hakuna\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/36 "2003-07-04T19:17:27Z")
cyanide tablets, kool-aid and an bible ---
**Author:** ![Lockseer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a5b964/32.png) [@Lockseer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockseer)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/37 "2003-07-05T04:27:18Z")
Turkey baster, sleeping pills, coloring book _Ducks and covers_ ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/38 "2003-07-05T06:36:15Z")
My ex has this one nailed. He shows up at his girlfriend’s new job (teller at local grocery) with his best friend. Grabs lifetime supply of condoms, and 2 quarts of 10W30wt motor oil. Goes to her checkstand, where she is being trained by the manager. Leers, pays, and says “Pick you up after work. Don’t be late.” ---
**Author:** ![snermy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@snermy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snermy)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/39 "2003-07-05T07:34:16Z")
Footlocker, air freshener, tarp Cooler, bag of ice, hacksaw pet hamster, multi-pack of mousetrap, stopwatch Garlic bread, bamboo skewers, sunscreen ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2003, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813/40 "2003-07-05T07:47:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hakuna Matata \* > \*\*cyanide tablets, kool-aid and an bible \*\* I assume this is the non-threatening brand of cyanide? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-item-purchase/185813.md?page=3)