Rantz R' Us
| Submitted by kathycf on Thu, 2007-05-03 22:39 | ||
Kathy the malcontent. So, are you like me? Do things ever just make you miffed? Does the word "miffed" make you want to hurl? If you want to accentuate the negative (if only for a few minutes) then you picked the right blog for the job. Join me for a spot of tea and a rant session, won't you? 1.) The title of this blog. Ha ha, I am making a silly reference to a well known toy store in the United States. (Toys R' Us) 2.) Number one brings me to this one...number 2. Number 2 is also a euphemism used by toddlers to refer to "poopy" (heh, euphemism abuse). Ok, just bear with me, I am not trying to be unpleasant. Somebody wrote on another forum I belong to that "girls don't go poo". While I totally agree with the idea that no. 2 isn't really a polite topic of discussion (unless you happen to in fact, be a toddler) the concept behind that idea offended me. So, girls aren't living creatures, they are in fact "fembots"? Okey dokey, but that seems a bit odd when you consider the amount of toilet paper I see piled up in ladies shopping carts at the store. 3.) Donald Trump's eyebrows. I know, I know...everybody makes fun of his hair. While the hair is...unpleasing, those eyebrows are just two orange caterpillars creeping acoss his forehead. Just look! 4.) Butterfingers candy bars. Sure, Bart Simpson likes them, but I don't. They start off ok, but then get completely cemented to my teeth. I dislike foods that I feel will need a jackhammer to remove from my teeth. 5.) People who don't use signal lights while driving. My father does this...he just makes turns willynilly without signalling before hand. Then he gets angry when the other driver beeps at him. Letting the other driver know your intentions? Pshaw, that's for dummies. 6.) Paris Hilton. I know, she is an easy target, and I don't know her so really, who am I to say anything? It's just that she is so vulgar. This is woman who finds it ever so cool and clever to expose her..."ladyparts" in public. In my humble opinion there is a finite number of people in the world who should be seeing those parts of Paris. Her doctor, romantic partner and that's really about it. The rest of us shouldn't have to deal with that sort of business. Keep it under wraps, girlfriend. 7.) Lima beans. What kind of a world is it that has lima beans in it? Ick. 8.) People who just park wherever they feel like it. The parking area at the convenience store I go to has clearly delineated yellow lines that scream out "park here, park here". Yet, there are those who feel they are somehow entitled to park right in front of the store. Now, there is a handicapped parking spot, but Mr or Mrs Arrogant isn't handicapped. They park even closer to the store than the handicapped spot, because apparently they are special people. It wouldn't bother me much at all but for the fact that by doing so they: 9.) Cheese popcorn residue. I really like Smartfood popcorn, but man, is it messy. It builds up this cheesy film on the fingertips which grosses me out. I like to eat it while watching a movie, but find I have to wash my hands every five minutes. 10.) People who call me early in the morning. Just. Don't. Do. It. There, that wasn't so bad, was it? blogs: |
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#5 happens here too (Toronto drivers are tremendously horrible when it comes to the rules of the road... due to ingorance or arrogance... it's hard to tell some times). Although, I've almost gotten my 79 year old father trained to signal more often (I turned the "lecture" weapon on him for once... turn about is fair play
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#9 - I don't eat cheese popcorn anymore, but I used to love licking my fingers to get all the cheesy goodness off. If you don't like doing that then perhaps you could use a spoon or wear gloves? :P :silly:
#10 - Just turn off the ringer on your bedroom phone (most modern phones have this option).
Erm, I have worn gloves actually... Looks pretty funny too. ^^
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Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
Colette
#3 I have to agree with you there.... Donald trump has so much money, and he doesn't bother to spend some of it on doing something about that hair? Or those eyebrows? He looks like a pig wearing a dead fox on his head.....
I like Lima beans
Hey! What's wrong with lima beans? They're one of my favorite veggies!
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Giovanna
#5 is so true!!!!!!! Me and my mom have a joke that around here if someone is using their turn signal it is only because it was on when they bought the car!!!!!!
What if the hokey pokey really is what it is all about????
The people who never use them aren't as bad as those who indicate one way and then turn the other!
And why is is always the dark grey cars that don't turn their lights on in fog, rain, dusk and other situations of low visibility?
Abstraction site
Dungeon Raider
Heh, I guess one thing we can pretty much agree on is there are bad drivers wherever you happen to live.
You lima bean people... now that I will never understand....
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Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
Colette
Lima Beans rock!!! :girlwerewolf: :fishslap:
There actually exists something like cheese popcorn?
It doesn't sound as bad as cheese from a can but it still sounds horrible...
People who try to talk on cell phones instead of concentrating on the road. Is the message so important that it can't wait till you get home? And my brother likes to play with his fingernails while he drives. (And steers with his knees)
Popcorn covered with a powdered cheese flavouring... tasty but not too good for you. ^^
Cheese in a can bears no resemblence to cheese popcorn. I will agree that cheese in a can *shudder* is odd, and I don't think it qualifies as real cheese actually. I think it is referred to as "processed cheese food" or some sort of thing. Reminds me of Silly String (a kids toy, it sprays out all these multicolored strings from a can).
People who drive and don't pay attention to what their doing are dangerous, to themselves and other drivers. I once saw this woman driving down the highway reading a book propped up on her steering wheel. I could not believe my eyes, and when I saw what she was doing it was too late to maneuver my car around to get her license plate number. (lots of traffic). That was so irresponsible.
Back to cheese popcorn....The way for me to enjoy foods that aren't the healthiest is to only eat them on occasion in a portion controlled fashion.
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Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
Colette
Thats nothing, I once saw a woman driving, while looking in the rear view mirror, putting on makeup and scrunching her hair, and another time a man was putting on pants while trying to steer with his knees. O_O
Lots of crazy drivers on the road. I hate driving, personally.
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Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
Colette
What I dislike much is the category I like to call "false people", you know the type. They say "Hey, let's be friends", and as soon as your back is turned, here comes the knife. Whether it is brought about by drugs, alcohol, or just plain immaturity/stupidity, I take comfort in the fact they eventually get what's coming to them. (Just be true to yourself, and don't "follow the leader" like a little lost puppy)
I dislike narrow-minded hypocrisy too.
The advice I'd give would be to apply consistent standards for your actions and not be a hypocrite. Try to treat people the way you would like to be treated, listening to what their values are (and thinking about things thoroughly) in order to apply this method properly.
Example:
If you like to eat seafood, you might like to serve everyone that food, with no other choices. You'd literally be treating people the way you'd want to be treated, but in a narrow-minded way, warping the wisdom from it's true meaning. Look at the bigger picture and realize that people have their own perspectives and values. Some people don't like seafood, and even worse, others are allergic. Hopefully it's clear that force-feeding personal values to others is certainly not wise. What would truly be treating others the way you want to be treated is to allow them to eat what they like... as in giving them a choice.
You don't want to be the victim of violence? Never start a fight, but always defend yourself if others attack you. You want people to tell you the truth? Then don't lie. (etc...)
Removal of all the double standards within the world would make things a lot better (IMO).
Edit:
To be clear, these comments by me are not directed at any individual. The "you" I was advising is not a specific person... I was just presenting my opinions on hypocrisy in a general way, to any arbitrary "you" (eg. a back-stabber) that may see some value in the concept.
I assume all this "You" is a general you like "you folks" or "you guys" and not a "you" directed at me personally.
Although you both have good things to say.
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Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
Colette
This was not directed at you in any way Kathy, you have never said or done anything against me, I was just venting steam.
The next time you want to present your opinions, do not "quote" me as an example.
I was not using you as an example... I was presenting alternative advice that I would give to your back-stabbers. The first sentence of my comment stated exactly that.
Looking at the initial post it just appears that you were using me as the example of a narrow minded hypocrite. If that was not your intention, my apologies for misunderstanding.
Well, I had a misunderstanding just a bit ago, so we know these things happen. I think you both have interesting and valuable things to say.
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Total absence of humor renders life impossible.
Colette
My intention was to use your back-stabbers as an example of narrow minded hypoctites. Such two-faced people have no consistent method of interaction, acting on whimsy or based on instinctual self-interest as opposed to the rational self-interest methods I explained.
Your apology is most graciously accepted, and if my wording was in any way unclear (as to my intended meaning) I'm sorry for that.
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Thanks to Kathy for the compliment.
..I believe there is a warrant out for the arrest of the furry things on his face..
- I note zatt zhey're hidden behind ze zchmirky grin..
- ve hef vayzz..
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