# Trivial things you've done this week no other dopers have
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [July 13, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261 "2006-07-13T00:02:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Della](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Della)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/21 "2006-07-13T02:36:27Z")
I recorded neural activity from an infat rat brain, technically making me a pediatric neurosurgeon, I guess…
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### Author:  [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/22 "2006-07-13T02:46:13Z")
I sewed a lable on a pair of socks that belonged to a WWII general today.
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### Author:  [@mrrealtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrrealtime)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/23 "2006-07-13T02:50:40Z")
I designed and constructed a yellow deerfly trap with a bit of plastic pipe, some aluminum foil, and some metal screen material.
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### Author:  [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/24 "2006-07-13T02:54:21Z")
Hmmm. I learned of a situation that may well lead to me either kicking the ass of my big boss, resigning, or simply refusing to comply–which could get me fired, but at least I’d have a shot at unemployment compensation. Leaning towards the ass kicking option. It really needs to be done.
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### Author:  [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/25 "2006-07-13T02:54:48Z")
Tried to teach a herd of 7 year-olds how to tie a bowline.
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### Author:  [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/26 "2006-07-13T02:57:48Z")
I fixed the latch on my trunk lid so you can now slam it down with a satisfactory _thunk_ instead of having to ease it shut, making sure it clicks into place.
I also fit into my high school jeans and t-shirts for the first time in at least a couple years. Yay, me!
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### Author:  [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/27 "2006-07-13T03:04:21Z")
Last night I drew a picture of a mustachioed bald guy holding a donut and a joint.
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### Author:  [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/28 "2006-07-13T03:18:10Z")
My friend (non-doper) and I put up 41 flyers in downtown Greensboro, advertising for our upcoming zombie walk this Saturday. That means that, this Saturday, I’ll probably be one of only a few Dopers who have dressed up like a zombie this week and walked in their respective cities with other like-minded undead.
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### Author:  [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/29 "2006-07-13T03:40:48Z")
There’s a zombie walk in Greensboro?! :eek: Cool!
Let’s see, I misted water around a clutch of bearded dragon eggs because the humidity level in the incubator was too low.
I also shucked corn today.
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### Author:  [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/30 "2006-07-13T03:46:42Z")
I started re-watching my _Firefly DVDs_, and also last night I watched _The Art of War_.
Not really trivial, but somewhat mundane: My rental application was approved by the homeowner yesterday. The new house could _totally_ beat up this house.
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### Author:  [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/31 "2006-07-13T03:48:52Z")
I bought a Gamecube for $55, Super Smash Brothers Melee for $20, and Soul Calibur II for $10. Yes, I lead a very exciting life.
Come to think of it, I’m not sure those were this week. The GameCube was last week, and SSBM was Saturday.
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### Author:  [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/32 "2006-07-13T03:51:27Z")
I’ve beaten a ninja clan with only my left big-toenail and two and a half inches of string.
> [@Smeghead](#):
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> This week? Scraped slices of colon tissue off a slide, digested it,
Er. You mean you put enzymes onto it that broke it down, right? Not that you used _your_ digestive system? Because that was my first reaction. :eek:
> [@Clockwork and Candy](#):
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> I saw a bat fly into a wall and I gave a handjob to two different guys-- at the same time.
Did seeing the bat fly into a wall cause you to respond by giving the handjobs? Was there a causal relationship?
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### Author:  [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/33 "2006-07-13T03:56:53Z")
I legally downloaded the recording of a concert I recently attended.
It was a great show, and the quality of the recording was excellent. I burned it onto CDs (3.5 hours worth) and I’ve been listening to it in my car. That’s pretty much been the highlight of my week thus far.
Sigh.
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### Author:  [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/34 "2006-07-13T03:59:02Z")
> [@fetus](#):
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> Did seeing the bat fly into a wall cause you to respond by giving the handjobs? Was there a causal relationship?
No, I think the bat flew into the wall because it was distracted by our… actions. In my defense, I’m generally not this lewd. But, twenty dollars is twenty dollars.
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### Author:  [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/35 "2006-07-13T04:27:12Z")
It’s generally not a good idea to talk about the illegal things you’ve done lately here on these Boards. Just FYI.
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### Author:  [@Clockwork\_And\_Candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_And_Candy)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/36 "2006-07-13T04:34:09Z")
> [@fetus](#):
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> It’s generally not a good idea to talk about the illegal things you’ve done lately here on these Boards. Just FYI.
Oh, wow. I was just joking. I assumed that everyone else knew that as well. So, for the record, I have never prostituted myself nor did I give two handjobs. But I _did_ see a bat slam straight into a wall. It was pretty bizarre. Whatever happened to echolocation?
Thanks for the warning, by the way.
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### Author:  [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/37 "2006-07-13T04:37:53Z")
Sorry. I assumed you were talking straight (no pun intended) as I figured you to not mince words much. I’m not here to judge you; in fact, I thought you must’ve been pretty damn coordinated to pull off (heh) that stunt.
My apologies again for not getting the joke.
And I guess now’s a good time to admit that I didn’t really kill that ninja clan with just my big toenail and the string. (I used a Vulcan Nerve Pinch, too.)
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### Author:  [@Stinkum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinkum)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/38 "2006-07-13T04:42:53Z")
I shook the mayor’s hand at a press conference and took pictures of dump trucks.
Journalists lead such exciting lives.
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### Author:  [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/39 "2006-07-13T04:48:09Z")
I have watched the 1975 film “Moonrunners” (which would later be developed, sorta, into the TV show “Dukes of Hazzard”) **twice**!.
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### Author:  [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2006, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-youve-done-this-week-no-other-dopers-have/364261/40 "2006-07-13T05:25:38Z")
Buried some orange peels, bok choy scraps, and egg shells in a compost heap. Also flushed a big spider down the toilet.
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