# What \*could\* you be doing instead of browsing the dope? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 27, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761 "2009-09-27T18:07:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/1 "2009-09-27T18:07:28Z")
Unless it’s just me, the SDMB has a power to make you ‘waste’ time clicking through the forums looking for things to read or comment on. I _could_ be learning CSS from “CSS the missing manual” but what I AM doing is faffing about on the Dope. What _should/could_ you be doing that you’re not? I guess Sunday is a bad day to ask this. Imagine it’s a weekday. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/2 "2009-09-27T18:12:04Z")
I could be out drinking, womanizing, playing three-card monte, smoking grass, walking around downtown with my schlong hanging out, or sneaking copies of _Hogg_ into churches with fake Bible covers over them…but instead, I’m sitting here posting on the Dope. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/3 "2009-09-27T18:41:30Z")
I could be doing housework. But if my man can play hours of “World of Goo” on the Wii instead of repairing the dryer, I can respond to threads instead of washing dishes. And “faffing about” is one of my new favorite expressions. ---
**Author:** ![JimNightshade](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jimnightshade/32/3354_2.png) [@JimNightshade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimNightshade)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/4 "2009-09-27T18:52:33Z")
Profit? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/5 "2009-09-27T19:37:26Z")
Curing cancer, eliminating war and hunger, but there just isn’t enough time to do that and chat with my friends. And my friends come first. And last. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/6 "2009-09-27T19:39:25Z")
I could be grading a stack of essays. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/7 "2009-09-27T19:43:14Z")
I could be examining my life, thinking about my character traits, coming up with stratagies to overcome my flaws and develope my strengths, and otherwise prepare for Yom Kippur tonight… …But hey, I’ve still got four hours to go, so here I am on the Dope. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/8 "2009-09-27T20:06:55Z")
I could be practising on my chanter, or seasoning my bag, or prepping for a court appearance on Monday, or working on a paper that the conference organizers are hounding me for. However, PiperCub had a busy morning, and I need a break. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/9 "2009-09-27T21:55:03Z")
I am giving an hour and a half lecture in 9 days and I could be preparing it. Even if it is on my own research, I still have to think seriously about the presentation. Instead, I am reading TSD. ---
**Author:** ![Purgatory\_Creek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/74df32/32.png) [@Purgatory\_Creek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purgatory_Creek)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/10 "2009-09-27T23:19:33Z")
I could be cleaning anything–absolutely anything–in my house. Every single thing we own needs dusting, vacuuming, or washing. I think instead I’ll hang around here and just get rid of everything else. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/11 "2009-09-28T01:09:40Z")
I could be putting the laundry away, finishing up today’s gardening chores, writing, going through my big in-box of crap to deal with here at home. But I’m not. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/12 "2009-09-28T01:13:09Z")
I should be studying. I have a pile of papers to read to my left and a textbook open facedown at the article I need to read to my right. I could be tidying my bedroom, too. Bah. On the upside, I did go out and get new kitty litter today, which was, trust me, of very urgent concern. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/13 "2009-09-28T01:53:42Z")
So, we can rank **Kyla’s** Order of Priorities: 1. Buy kitty litter. 2. Surf Dope. 3. Everything else. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/14 "2009-09-28T02:29:02Z")
Oh, man. All of life’s waiting. I could be working. Or going to school. Instead, I’m sitting in a coffee shop sipping beer and listening to live jazz while on the Dope. Fark life 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Strinka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strinka/32/512_2.png) [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/15 "2009-09-28T03:15:25Z")
Studying. Doing homework. Working on getting a job. Working on the [Purdue Society of Physics Students](http://www.physics.purdue.edu/sps/) website. Working on making a computer game. Developing the back story of said game. Playing a game. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/16 "2009-09-28T03:34:46Z")
I should be writing a research paper on how TANF might impact impoverished women and children. I should also be sleeping. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/17 "2009-09-28T03:37:13Z")
I could be sleeping, or dragging my drunken sleeping husband to bed from the recliner. More fun being here. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/18 "2009-09-28T03:37:24Z")
Reading further in the book I checked out on Saturday about Spandau Prison. I’m on tenterhooks to find out if Hess gets out. ---
**Author:** ![loshan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@loshan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/loshan)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/19 "2009-09-28T04:47:49Z")
trimming weed…have had several job offers. Popular pasttime in my neck of the woods. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761/20 "2009-09-28T04:51:02Z")
Well I could be taking over the world of course, but that gets boring pretty fast. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-you-be-doing-instead-of-browsing-the-dope/511761.md?page=2)