# 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:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6909
**Author:** ![Al128](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/al128/32/16541_2.png) [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/6909 "2026-03-24T20:47:46Z")
That is quite an entrance into a 5 year old, 1,000 plus messages spanning thread that clearly deserves a nomination for: **(what) were they thinking?** [Why don’t you lift weights? - #1145 by enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144/1145)? > [@Why don’t you lift weights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-you-lift-weights/918144/1145): > > Well, I have not read this huge thread. I find the question insulting. Don’t challenge me. I, at 65 years old, take care of all house repairs. I mow my grass. I shovel the snow. I walk our dogs (daily). I ride my bike every other day. And I do lift weights for my back. Every day. But it’s frankly none of your business why I don’t lift weights. I do it every damn day, just taking care of business. A question for the OP, have you ever worked? I mean really worked. Quite a headscratcher… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532)._