# What do YOU do? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 11, 2001, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do/92750 "2001-11-11T09:55:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do/92750/1 "2001-11-11T09:55:12Z")
During the routine maintenance break on the SDMB every night? Personally, I take a “work break”, or see how many Lenny Kravitz videos VH1 can play in 15 minutes. * * * Plato? Aristotle? Socrates? Morons! ~And I know I wasn’t right…But it felt so good -Better Than Ezra ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do/92750/2 "2001-11-11T09:59:09Z")
Reflect on the fact that I have absolutely no life. ---
**Author:** ![Cougarfang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@Cougarfang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cougarfang)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do/92750/3 "2001-11-11T10:09:12Z")
i sob tearfully as my minutely (ya know, 1/6 of an hourly) fix of straightdope is denied. and i go take some catnip to remedy that. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2001, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do/92750/4 "2001-11-11T13:34:00Z")
At the office, I take the opportunity to actually get some work done before I go home for the day. Either that, or go surf another site. At home, I usually start up a game of Unreal Tournament. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do/92750/5 "2001-11-12T06:34:53Z")
I’m _usually_ asleep at Maintenance Time, but on the occasions that I’m not, I’ll just grab something to read until the board’s back up. ---
**Author:** ![Kayeby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de0a6/32.png) [@Kayeby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kayeby)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do/92750/6 "2001-11-12T06:48:40Z")
Play neopets or browse eBay. ---
**Author:** ![blur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@blur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blur)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do/92750/7 "2001-11-12T07:10:49Z")
Check out another website Go on a smoke break Go get a snack Bitch about the board being down in chat Read a book and hit refresh every so often on my keyboard Wonder why I’m suprised that the board is down, even though it happens at the same time every day. ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2001, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do/92750/8 "2001-11-12T07:32:38Z")
During the school year: sleep. During summer: Cry, or play chess at Yahoo! ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2001, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do/92750/9 "2001-11-14T07:23:52Z")
Well friends and neighbours, another round of maintenance is not far away. Prepare yourselves. * * * Plato? Aristotle? Socrates? Morons! ~Passed the road to your house…That you never call home -Better Than Ezra