# What were you THINKING? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 400
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8371 "2026-09-24T00:11:40Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > That’s probably the worst hijack I’ve ever seen of any thread. Hold my beer. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8372 "2026-09-24T00:17:11Z")
Ahem … Hold _our_ beers. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8373 "2026-09-24T00:23:05Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > What were we **THINKING**? Well, the IT people were thinking that their jobs are so frigging interesting that everyone else wanted to hear about all their crazy adventures. They were wrong. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8374 "2026-09-24T00:28:29Z")
While we’re here, what were _you_ thinking with that Zuckerberg-esque Metaverse-esque avatar? ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8375 "2026-09-24T00:35:26Z")
I think the extent of my thought was “that sorta looks like me if I had hair again.” I guess I could have added a pitchfork for more of an American Gothic feel. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8376 "2026-09-24T01:13:26Z")
> [@Disinfectus](#): > > Well, the IT people were thinking that their jobs are so frigging interesting that everyone else wanted to hear about all their crazy adventures. I certainly don’t think that about my IT job. And I like your avatar, it reminds me of Bobby Hill. [![](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/kingofthehill/images/c/c7/Bobby.png) ](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/kingofthehill/images/c/c7/Bobby.png) ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8377 "2026-09-24T01:24:26Z")
I should have said “Some of the IT people …”. I painted with a brush too broad. I can see the Bobby Hill resemblance. Glad you like it! Truth be told, I have no idea how or why I ended up with that avatar. I suspect it was a very quick decision though. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8378 "2026-09-24T01:37:32Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > And if not, are we? I do not think, therefore I do not am. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8379 "2026-09-24T01:39:38Z")
> [@Pork\_Rind](#): > > I do not think, therefore I do not am I have a t-shirt with that on it! ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8380 "2026-09-24T01:42:24Z")
Very nice. For probably too long, I followed a person around with that as a bumper sticker, just trying to get close enough to read it. > **[I Do Not Think Bumper Sticker](https://tender-ghost.com/products/i-do-not-think-bumper-sticker?srsltid=AU7gw4W3tAVJlEdpfkkKYi5kmWUZWoMaZlgoTolzRnrrVaD4iNbntALk)** > > Durable & weatherproof Made of thick vinyl which protects from scratching, rain & sunlight Size: 8.5" x 2.82" inches ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8381 "2026-09-24T09:00:57Z")
I was thinking I might have salad for dinner. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8382 "2026-09-24T09:07:17Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I used to play trombone. Me too. Played with an R&B garage band for a few years. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8383 "2026-09-24T09:11:18Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > My three favorite musical instruments are Hammond B3 Organ with Leslie Amplifier, Pedal Steel Guitar and Baritone Sax. Trombone is probably #4. What, no room for Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer? ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8384 "2026-09-24T09:35:18Z")
There’s always room for cello. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8385 "2026-09-24T09:38:16Z")
I’ve gotta get back into playing flute. I love the instrument. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8386 "2026-09-24T10:37:24Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > I’m using the [Think Method](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Music_Man_(1962_film)) to learn how to play Beethoven’s Minuet in G on the trombone. That’s how I learned to flugel the Minute Waltz in 50 seconds! ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8387 "2026-09-24T12:13:42Z")
No one else has any comments about a certain poster’s obsession with AM radio in the Stupid MFers thread? ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8388 "2026-09-24T12:17:22Z")
I AM thinking therefore I AM ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8389 "2026-09-24T12:22:11Z")
I’ve been wondering why that hadn’t shown up, and was considering posting it myself, but I kept forgetting what thread it was in while I was in this one. Very large bee in bonnet about never mind what all the emergency management people are saying, the only reason to require AM radio in cars is to somehow make everybody listen to right wing talk shows, which mysteriously in their universe haven’t figured out how to get at people via the communication mediums the poster prefers. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/8390 "2026-09-24T13:58:12Z")
I’ll put in a weak vote of support for him. I’m not sure why the US is requiring AM radios. I would have guessed “create trade barriers” rather than “facilitate right wing talk show hosts”. It just, “congess is old”. But radio doesn’t play nicely with Android Auto, which assumes you want all your media from your phone. And i complained to some friends about it. And the uniform reaction was, “you listen to _radio_ in your _car_?” Have you considered listening to the streaming app of whatever station you want to listen to? " I’m sure AM radio remains a useful way to send information to emergency responders. Heck, i have a friend who is part of an emergency ham radio network in the SF area, for use when the data lines are broken. But i don’t think it’s an especially useful way to get emergency info to regular civilians in this day and age. Those emergency cell phone alerts have got to have a lot more coverage. I remember listening to the battery-powered radio during power outages as a kid, but i doubt most younger Americans would even think of doing that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532.md?page=399) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532.md?page=401)