I had the same thought a couple of days ago. I heard there were donuts going around, went to the snack room and saw 2 donut boxes in the bin. Whew I thought … I’m clear, because I don’t think I could have resisted (I hadn’t yet done the math). Then someone came by with another damn box. Fortunately there was only one left, and it had donut kryptonite: coconut.
Mmmmm, toasted Coconut. That and Boston Cream are the only donuts I can’t resist. Curse you for invoking such loveliness! I was fine seeing plain featureless donuts till then….
Diet. Kindness. Wager. Also, glazed donuts are an excellent way to make your hands sticky, so if you get into a working frenzy needing to stop and wash your hands it risks killing your flow.
When I look at donuts, I get flashbacks to a project I was working on at an offsite facility with two people. The people at this location had been very freindly and helpful for the month we were there, so one one of our last days, I sprung for 3 dozen donuts from Krispy Kreme and started offering them to everyone. I was told repeatedly that everyone in the building had agreed to go on a low-carb diet, and no one was allowed to cheat.
I went back to my tiny team and we looked at the mountain of donuts. The secretary with us said “I’ll have one, that’s it.” My partner and I looked at them and said “It’s a shame to let them go to waste…”. You guessed it, by the end of the day, I was at the level of Eric Cartman in his birthday episode, where he moans: “No…more…pie…”. I must have eaten 30,000 calories in sugar and fatty goo. Surprisingly, I still like donuts. :-))
You just agree that you’ll only have HALF a donut, and then you cut it in half. You come back later for the other half later. That way, you only had HALF a donut.
It gets much worse when you realize you can buy doughnuts any time you want. You don’t have to wait for someone to bring them in. The next thing you know, there’s ten empty boxes of Krispy Kreme in your trash can and you have a sword forged from thunderbolt iron and gifted to you by a dwarf from the land you saved when your sugar rush caused you to phase into another reality.
That depends entirely on your budgeting prowess. When you’re buying your own donuts, you’re less tempted to buy donuts because it takes a bite out of your budget. If someone else brings donuts, there’s no cost to you personally, so it’s harder to resist.
Press ` to bring up the console and use the ‘set_ownership’ function while targeting the donuts to make them unavailable.
I have the exact same problem at work. ANY time there’s free food available, I’m grabbing it.
After removing all prehensile limbs you will discover to your dismay that you are a telekinetic but only when it comes to fried-dough
Great, now I want to go get a donut.
Donuts; my crack. Now I’ll be craving one all day. Thanks a lot.
In an odd twist of coincidence, a coworker and I bought donuts for the office this morning.
I had the same thought a couple of days ago. I heard there were donuts going around, went to the snack room and saw 2 donut boxes in the bin. Whew I thought … I’m clear, because I don’t think I could have resisted (I hadn’t yet done the math). Then someone came by with another damn box. Fortunately there was only one left, and it had donut kryptonite: coconut.
Mmmmm, toasted Coconut. That and Boston Cream are the only donuts I can’t resist. Curse you for invoking such loveliness! I was fine seeing plain featureless donuts till then….
Wait, back up a bit. Why would someone WANT to not grab a donut? Or is this just a hypothetical thought exercise?
Diet. Kindness. Wager. Also, glazed donuts are an excellent way to make your hands sticky, so if you get into a working frenzy needing to stop and wash your hands it risks killing your flow.
When I look at donuts, I get flashbacks to a project I was working on at an offsite facility with two people. The people at this location had been very freindly and helpful for the month we were there, so one one of our last days, I sprung for 3 dozen donuts from Krispy Kreme and started offering them to everyone. I was told repeatedly that everyone in the building had agreed to go on a low-carb diet, and no one was allowed to cheat.
I went back to my tiny team and we looked at the mountain of donuts. The secretary with us said “I’ll have one, that’s it.” My partner and I looked at them and said “It’s a shame to let them go to waste…”. You guessed it, by the end of the day, I was at the level of Eric Cartman in his birthday episode, where he moans: “No…more…pie…”. I must have eaten 30,000 calories in sugar and fatty goo. Surprisingly, I still like donuts. :-))
I’m getting 3,500 calories for each of you. Which is only about two days’ worth of calories. And only two-tenths of a pound of fat.
That’s… not as horrifying as I expected.
You just agree that you’ll only have HALF a donut, and then you cut it in half. You come back later for the other half later. That way, you only had HALF a donut.
Twice.
I love how any bug doing calculations ends up with a pair of dad glasses. It’s hilarious in a way it shouldn’t be. Excellent work, Adam.
Remember the bit in the movie “Sorry operator, I have lost the use of my limbs. Could you dial this number for me?” Same thing, only with donuts.
It gets much worse when you realize you can buy doughnuts any time you want. You don’t have to wait for someone to bring them in. The next thing you know, there’s ten empty boxes of Krispy Kreme in your trash can and you have a sword forged from thunderbolt iron and gifted to you by a dwarf from the land you saved when your sugar rush caused you to phase into another reality.
That depends entirely on your budgeting prowess. When you’re buying your own donuts, you’re less tempted to buy donuts because it takes a bite out of your budget. If someone else brings donuts, there’s no cost to you personally, so it’s harder to resist.