# Today, my water. Tomorrow, the world! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 1, 2005, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461 "2005-06-01T23:06:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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:** [June 3, 2005, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/61 "2005-06-03T22:11:30Z")
Did anyone just hear the word “Zuul” uttered in a supernatural growl? ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/62 "2005-06-03T22:13:50Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > I think the fridge is a good place to hoard air. And light. How can you hoard light when it’s only on if the door is open? How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/63 "2005-06-03T22:34:11Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > How can you hoard light when it’s only on if the door is open? How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat? :dubious: That’s a good point. Personally, I hoard my light under a bushel. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/64 "2005-06-03T22:59:21Z")
I can sell you some bottled air. It’s from the French Alps. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/65 "2005-06-03T23:08:12Z")
Did you strain out the helicopters first? ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2005, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/66 "2005-06-04T06:00:26Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Did you strain out the helicopters first? You need a very large sieve. ---
**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/67 "2005-06-06T08:02:45Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Did anyone just hear the word “Zuul” uttered in a supernatural growl? Are you the gatekeeper? ---
**Author:** ![Tentacle\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba9def/32.png) [@Tentacle\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tentacle_Monster)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/68 "2005-06-06T08:09:55Z")
[Mayor Adam West] Who’s stealing my water? [/Mayor Adam West] ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/69 "2005-06-06T14:02:10Z")
My horde can beat your hoard any day of the week. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/70 "2005-06-06T14:34:18Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > How can you hoard light when it’s only on if the door is open? How do you _know_ it’s only on when the door is open? If a tree falls in the refrigerator and there’s no one there to hear it, is the light still on? ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/71 "2005-06-06T15:52:33Z")
Ok, Stop! Sheesh. Only on the Dope. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/72 "2005-06-06T16:06:22Z")
I wish I hadn’t missed this thread for so long. I feel behind now. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/73 "2005-06-06T16:07:21Z")
hoarding ensues ---
**Author:** ![Rich\_Mann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@Rich\_Mann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_Mann)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/74 "2005-06-06T16:11:24Z")
[DaffyDuck] What do you know? The little light! _It stays **on**!!_ [/DD] ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/75 "2005-06-06T16:13:58Z")
I think a whore dare would have to be pretty unusual. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/76 "2005-06-06T16:17:29Z")
> [@chaoticdonkey](#): > > I wish I hadn’t missed this thread for so long. I feel behind now. Well, you can catch up with a few hot-air balloons. :: **dwalin** looks around to see everyone staring at him:: What? OWW! Hey, stop throwing stuff at me! Throw your air hoards! ::they pause, then proceed to bury **dwalin** under a lot of heavy objects:: With his dying energy, dwalin pushes out a note from his cairn: “How do you nominate a thread for Threadspotting?” ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/77 "2005-06-06T17:06:25Z")
> [@chaoticdonkey](#): > > \I feel behind now. Well, what you do on your own time is your own business. Don’t let us stop you. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/78 "2005-06-06T17:27:53Z")
> [@Rufus Xavier](#): > > I think a whore dare would have to be pretty unusual. Hey dere, Whore dare All around the dairy-aire! ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/79 "2005-06-06T18:00:04Z")
> [@chaoticdonkey](#): > > I wish I hadn’t missed this thread for so long. I feel behind now. In Russia, behind feels YOU! ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2005, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461/80 "2005-06-06T18:38:16Z")
> [@elfbabe](#): > > You forget that she went there in 1960. For 20 minutes. Aw, come on. What kind of band name is that? * * * Regallag the Axe Lord of the Horde (and it’s heir) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-my-water-tomorrow-the-world/306461.md?page=5)