# Time for an attitude adjustment **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 28, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-an-attitude-adjustment/802987 "2017-11-28T22:39:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-an-attitude-adjustment/802987/1 "2017-11-28T22:39:12Z")
I’m going to stop at the grocery store tonight and pick up half a dozen grannie smith apples and a quart of Tillamook vanilla ice cream. One hour after that I’ll be pulling an apple pie out of the oven. Then I’m gonna sit on my ass and binge watch season one of Stranger Things while munching on pie and sipping at the absinthe (goes great with apple pie). I’ve F-ing had it with being a decent person today. The ice cream is for tomorrow night, just in case my plan for this evening is not cunning enough. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-an-attitude-adjustment/802987/2 "2017-11-28T23:13:00Z")
Just remember that most people aren’t intentionally trying to be giant assholes. I’m rare in that I put some effort into it while most people just phone it in. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-an-attitude-adjustment/802987/3 "2017-11-29T00:24:27Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Just remember that most people aren’t intentionally trying to be giant assholes. I’m rare in that I put some effort into it while most people just phone it in. Just because we haven’t mentioned it lately, don’t think we haven’t noticed, with appreciation. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-an-attitude-adjustment/802987/4 "2017-11-29T00:26:13Z")
One house from purchase of ingredients to sitting down to a slice of pie? You’re a fast baker. I’ll take some of that ice cream on a slice of your pie, please. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-an-attitude-adjustment/802987/5 "2017-11-29T01:15:18Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > One house from purchase of ingredients to sitting down to a slice of pie? You’re a fast baker. That’s what I was thinking, but without the typo. My apple pie takes fifty minutes just to bake. If nothing else, let it cool down. > [@](#): > > I’ll take some of that ice cream on a slice of your pie, please. I never got the appeal of pie and ice cream together. Apple pie is warm, slightly chewy filling in a delicate, flaky crust. Ice cream is smooth, creamy, and cold. Separately, they’re great; together they become a lumpy, room-temperature mush. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-an-attitude-adjustment/802987/6 "2017-11-29T01:43:58Z")
Dutch apple pie sounds great. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-an-attitude-adjustment/802987/7 "2017-11-29T02:41:36Z")
> [@B-Rad](#): > > Then I’m gonna sit on my ass and binge watch season one of Stranger Things while munching on pie and sipping at the absinthe (goes great with apple pie). > > I’ve F-ing had it with being a decent person today. Which one of those things does a decent person not do? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-an-attitude-adjustment/802987/8 "2017-11-29T21:56:53Z")
I drink beer. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-an-attitude-adjustment/802987/9 "2017-11-29T22:44:53Z")
Hmmm, beer and apple pie? Might be a good excuse to put a slab o cheddar in the pie, I’ll bet that would pair pretty well if one were to dial back the cinnamon & sugar. And alright, it was 70 minutes and yes I don’t mind my apple pie hot. [This badboy](https://www.pamperedchef.com/shop/Cooking+Tools/Fruit+%26+Vegetable+Tools/Apple+Peeler%2C+Corer+%26+Slicer/2430) is the best thing since the internet. But **Gato** got it. Perhaps I was too obtuse: how do _you_ return to being a decent person when life nudges you off that path? ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-an-attitude-adjustment/802987/10 "2017-11-29T22:59:02Z")
Absinthe is a good start. Also, kitten therapy. Go to your local animal shelter and pet kittens (or puppies) for 20 minutes. I’m also partial to bike rides if weather permits. ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-an-attitude-adjustment/802987/11 "2017-11-29T23:38:13Z")
> [@B-Rad](#): > > . . . Might be a good excuse to put a slab o cheddar in the pie. . . “apple pie without a slice of cheese, is like a hug without a squeeze!” my great Aunt Dotty ---
**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:** [November 30, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-an-attitude-adjustment/802987/12 "2017-11-30T01:19:50Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Just remember that most people aren’t intentionally trying to be giant assholes. … Cite? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-an-attitude-adjustment/802987/13 "2017-11-30T01:53:59Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Just remember that most people aren’t intentionally trying to be giant assholes. …with the exception of goatse. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-an-attitude-adjustment/802987/14 "2017-11-30T02:33:22Z")
> [@B-Rad](#): > > But **Gato** got it. Perhaps I was too obtuse: how do _you_ return to being a decent person when life nudges you off that path? Hey, that was just a blanket statement. Could apply 24/7/365.