# what products are incriminating? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 15, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745 "2010-07-15T03:55:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/21 "2010-07-15T12:57:48Z")
Can of beans, lighter and underwear. ---
**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:** [July 15, 2010, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/22 "2010-07-15T13:01:27Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > A few days ago my friend Luis and I went to the local Wal-Mart and I purchased condoms and duct tape. Yes, really. If you’d just buy a smaller size of condoms, they might stay on by themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/23 "2010-07-15T13:05:24Z")
> [@Flipshod](#): > > Today the girl in front of me bought rolling papers AND cigarettes. I laughed and said it shows she’s not going to use the papers for tobacco. > > But that made me start wondering what other typical product combinations would imply what you are about to do > > Here’s what I have so far > … > A tube of KY jelly and a cucumber (could be entirely innocent) > … Good God, there really is an XKCD for every conceivable SD thread! (Is that a new rule of the internet? Rule 34d or Rule 35 or something?) Anyway, [xkcd: Collecting Double-Takes](http://xkcd.com/236/) ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/24 "2010-07-15T13:13:58Z")
> [@wheresgeorge04](#): > > Um, let me have one of those porno magazines… a large box of condoms… a bottle of Old Harper… a couple of those panty shields… andsomeillegalfireworks… and one of those disposable enemas. Ah, make it two. I don’t know what you have planned for tonight, but leave me out of it … The ones my friends always joke about are: birthday cake mix, frosting, birthday card, rat poison, and sympathy card. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/25 "2010-07-15T13:14:13Z")
> [@Quercus](#): > > Good God, there really is an XKCD for every conceivable SD thread! (Is that a new rule of the internet? Rule 34d or Rule 35 or something?) > Anyway, [xkcd: Collecting Double-Takes](http://xkcd.com/236/) The mouse-over is even better! ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/26 "2010-07-15T13:44:12Z")
Box of razor blades, bag of apples. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/27 "2010-07-15T13:44:23Z")
I went into a Meijer’s at 3:00am and asked where they keep the Ouija Boards and bubble juice. I’m not sure what that incriminates me of. (it was for an upcoming Halloween party. I didn’t purchase though…have you seen the price of Ouija Boards!) ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/28 "2010-07-15T13:52:00Z")
Sleeping pills, duct tape and a Dora-the-Explorer play set? ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/29 "2010-07-15T14:03:41Z")
I’ve told this before, but… Years ago, as a cashier, I sold a guy three items once - 12-pack of beer, box of cat food, and a jar of Vaseline. Before I could even crack a smile, he said, “It’s not what it looks like!” We both just about pissed laughing… Joe ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/30 "2010-07-15T14:09:57Z")
My girlfriend and I once bought half a dozen tubes of KY and a big roll of polyethylene sheeting. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/31 "2010-07-15T14:55:03Z")
Once on Christmas Eve, I found out very abruptly that I had apparently been dragooned into stocking detail, so I ran down to the local 24-hour dépanneur for candy. While I was there, on that shelf-ful of miscellaneous items that have been there since the Pearson administration, I found some straight razor blades that were just the kind I needed for the scraping tool I use to clean my stove top, and that at the time I didn’t know where to buy. (I’ve since found a 50-pack at the hardware store.) The girl at the cash didn’t recognize them, and said, “Oh, what are these?” “Razor blades,” I said, without thinking about it. She gave me a very weird look, and said, “Merry **Christ** mas.” ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/32 "2010-07-15T17:52:05Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#): > > Once on Christmas Eve, I found out very abruptly that I had apparently been dragooned into stocking detail, so I ran down to the local 24-hour dépanneur for candy. > > While I was there, on that shelf-ful of miscellaneous items that have been there since the Pearson administration, I found some straight razor blades that were just the kind I needed for the scraping tool I use to clean my stove top, and that at the time I didn’t know where to buy. (I’ve since found a 50-pack at the hardware store.) > > The girl at the cash didn’t recognize them, and said, “Oh, what are these?” > “Razor blades,” I said, without thinking about it. > She gave me a very weird look, and said, “Merry **Christ** mas.” I don’t get it? ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/33 "2010-07-15T18:59:56Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I don’t get it? There is [an urban legend](http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/suicide.asp) that says it’s common for people to commit suicide around the holiday season. In most peoples’ minds, razor blades would be an odd Christmas gift, so the appearance is that the customer is preparing for a private yuletide exsanguination. Thus the sarcastic “Merry Christmas” wish. ---
**Author:** ![valleyofthedolls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a4c791/32.png) [@valleyofthedolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/valleyofthedolls)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/34 "2010-07-15T19:03:20Z")
To make a long story short, my dog was sick with a MRSA infection so I went to a drugstore to buy a lot of bleach and latex gloves (that I had to wear when handling his medication). Dude behind the counter looked at my 3 bottles of bleach and 2 boxes of gloves, rang me up and after I paid said “I hope you have fun tonight.” I told him I was planning on having a great time and walked out. Always wondered what he thought I was up to. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/35 "2010-07-15T19:28:27Z")
> [@matt\_mcl](#): > > Once on Christmas Eve, I found out very abruptly that I had apparently been dragooned into stocking detail, so I ran down to the local 24-hour dépanneur for candy. > > While I was there, on that shelf-ful of miscellaneous items that have been there since the Pearson administration, I found some straight razor blades that were just the kind I needed for the scraping tool I use to clean my stove top, and that at the time I didn’t know where to buy. (I’ve since found a 50-pack at the hardware store.) > > The girl at the cash didn’t recognize them, and said, “Oh, what are these?” > “Razor blades,” I said, without thinking about it. > She gave me a very weird look, and said, “Merry **Christ** mas.” I think it’s actually related to the UL about hiding razor blades in the candy at Halloween. Parents in the USA have been using this mem for generations as an excuse when they are caught riffling through the children’s candy. “mmmf, No, honey, I was checking for razor blades! I’m just trying to keep you safe! nom, nom”. I once saw an elderly lady at Walmart (or maybe Target) buying quite a few bottles of hydrogen peroxide. so many that she’d cleaned them out, and had all the sizes, even the littlest ones. She also had a girlish, secretive little grin on her face. I often think back and wonder what she was up to. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/36 "2010-07-15T20:54:50Z")
A chain saw, trash bags, and bleach. Bonus points for duct tape. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/37 "2010-07-15T21:03:29Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > I think it’s actually related to the UL about hiding razor blades in the candy at Halloween. Parents in the USA have been using this mem for generations as an excuse when they are caught riffling through the children’s candy. “mmmf, No, honey, I was checking for razor blades! I’m just trying to keep you safe! nom, nom”. It was the wrong kind of candy. Anyway it was pretty clear she was thinking along **Joe Frickin Friday** ’s lines. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/38 "2010-07-15T23:43:16Z")
Beer bong and goldfish. Toilet paper and eggs. Spray paint and plastic bags. ExLax and brownie mix. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/39 "2010-07-16T00:58:42Z")
> [@Joe Frickin Friday](#): > > There is [an urban legend](http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/suicide.asp) that says it’s common for people to commit suicide around the holiday season. In most peoples’ minds, razor blades would be an odd Christmas gift, so the appearance is that the customer is preparing for a private yuletide exsanguination. Thus the sarcastic “Merry Christmas” wish. Now had it been Halloween and the poster had been buying razor blades and 5 pounds of apples ------------ ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745/40 "2010-07-16T01:05:29Z")
Garlic, wooden dowels, silver flatware. Canned chili, jalapenos, toilet paper, a plunger. A barbecue spit, an air pistol, and a large bag of birdseed. I got the thread winner here baby: KY jelly, a turkey baster, and a home pregnancy test. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-products-are-incriminating/546745.md?page=3)