I used to think that too. Here is an old thread that we both were involved in. Read reply #28.
http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,75324.0.html
I don't think salted peanuts would have helped there. The magic pixie dust did.
The OP's question was why mine was working and the others weren't. This is part of the reason why.
edit: If you want to read the posts where I was being you and eating salted peanuts, read replies 7,20,and 26.