# Wow. I am SUCH a suck.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-am-such-a-suck/18885
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [May 8, 2000, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-am-such-a-suck/18885 "2000-05-08T05:42:55Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@mega\_the\_roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mega_the_roo)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2000, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-am-such-a-suck/18885/1 "2000-05-08T05:42:55Z")
I bought a car today, and twenty minutes after the deal was made my brother asked if he could borrow it. I asked a few more questions, then agreed.
I drove across the city to get him, came back to pick up his friend and then let him take it back to his place to watch a movie. Why he couldn’t just watch it here, I have NO idea, but oh well. I just have to wait up for another hour or so for him to come back so I can drive him home.
It’s just so damn hard to say no to the jerk.
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### Author:  [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2000, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-am-such-a-suck/18885/2 "2000-05-08T05:49:48Z")
next time i think you should charge him by the hour if he wants to borrow it.
either that or tell him to fill up the gas!
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### Author:  [@NothingMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NothingMan)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2000, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-am-such-a-suck/18885/3 "2000-05-08T10:53:02Z")
I am glad to hear you are good to your jerk/brother. However I would take steps to insure this does not become a common practice, after all it is **your** car, plus if he wrecks it who gets screwed ? I love my sisters, all three of them, but as far as letting them borrow my brand new car - lets just say that happening would be rare and only in certain cases. Its OK to put your foot down about this - after all, as I am fond of saying to my sis’s : no matter how mad they get, no one can break-up with real family.
Good luck.
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### Author:  [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2000, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-am-such-a-suck/18885/4 "2000-05-08T20:53:23Z")
On sheer principle I can’t allow this topic title to slide down into the abyss without a crude sexual innuendo.
Here goes…
Mega, if you feel the need to brag, don’t be suprised if I challenge you to prove it. 😉
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### Author:  [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2000, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-am-such-a-suck/18885/5 "2000-05-08T21:11:01Z")
Omni, thank you for posting what I almost did about 10 different times. Heh.
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### Author:  [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2000, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-am-such-a-suck/18885/6 "2000-05-08T21:11:17Z")
You’re way off base **Omni**. Just give her a history test and stand back!
Anyhoo, **mega** , I don’t know why we let some people take advantage of us. I suspect it’s because we’ve been trained. It’s easier to give in than to fight it out with them.
But now that you’ve recognized how foolish it was to do this for him, take the next step. Tell him you lost the keys!!
Sorry, I’m not being much help today am I?