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BarTopDancer
08-19-2009, 09:46 PM
A friend of mine posted this on her FB. I do not recommend eating or drinking while reading.

Random Thoughts of the Day:

o I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

o More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can’t wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that’s not only better, but also more directly involves me.

o Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

o I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?

o Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

o I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

o The letters T and G are very close to each other on a keyboard. This recently became all too apparent to me and consequently I will never be ending a work email with the phrase "Regards" again.

o Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.

o There is a great need for sarcasm font.

o Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the f*** was going on when I first saw it.

o I think everyone has a movie that they love so much; it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.

o How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

o I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

o I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

o The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

o A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.

o Was learning cursive really necessary?

o Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".

o I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

o Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.

o My brother's Municipal League baseball team is named the Stepdads. Seeing as none of the guys on the team are actual stepdads, I inquired about the name. He explained, "Cuz we beat you, and you hate us." Classy, bro.

o Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".

o How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?

o I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!

o While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.

o MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

o Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

o I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.

o Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

o I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

o Bad decisions make good stories

o Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!

o Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?

o If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.

o Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from; this shouldn't be a problem....
o You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren’t doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

o Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.

o There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

o I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

o "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.

o I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren’t watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'

o While watching the Olympics, I find myself cheering equally for China and USA. No, I am not of Chinese descent, but I am fairly certain that when Chinese athletes don’t win, they are executed.

o I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Darnit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?

o I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

o When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.

o I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

o Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...

o As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

o Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

o It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.

o I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

o I think that if, years down the road when I’m trying to have a kid, I find out that I’m sterile, most of my disappointment will stem from the fact that I was not aware of my condition in college.
o Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.

o Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I’d bet my a$$ everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...

o My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?

o It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.

o I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.

o I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

o I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.

o The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimate d that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There’s nothing like being made to feel like a fat b@st@rd before dinner

Alex
08-19-2009, 09:56 PM
I only made it halfway through so I'll respond to two:

Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

That's completely wrong. That's a wonderful moment because that is when the game truly begins. There are two possible paths to victory and many opportunities for going down in flames. Path 1 is to get to the far end having given all the necessary clues as to your error but not getting caught. Path 2 is to keep the argument going long enough that you can successfully change your position to the correct one without it being noticed. If it went smoothly, arguing would be no fun.

Second (http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1793601/how_to_fold_a_fitted_sheet/).

JWBear
08-19-2009, 10:12 PM
LOL!!!



;)

lashbear
08-19-2009, 11:09 PM
So much truth !

Morrigoon
08-19-2009, 11:51 PM
Love it. LOVE IT!

Strangler Lewis
08-20-2009, 05:31 AM
Did anyone else get about 2/3 of the way down and go "Oh, the poster is a man."

Alex
08-20-2009, 05:43 AM
I've spent much of my morning now trying to trace the origin of the post. It seems to appear whole cloth in 2005 but even then it is just people reposting it.

Betty
08-20-2009, 07:42 AM
Did anyone else get about 2/3 of the way down and go "Oh, the poster is a man."

Me! Me!

SacTown Chronic
08-20-2009, 09:18 AM
Did anyone else get about 2/3 of the way down and go "Oh, the poster is a man."I figured that out with the third one. When has a woman ever been wrong during an argument?

Alex
08-20-2009, 09:28 AM
On the other hand, what self respecting man is using a map?

And the writer loses his/her ass. I don't even know how to snooze my alarm clock (though I go weeks without actually sleeping until the alarm goes off and my alarm clock is not within reach of the bed). Lani, however, is amazing in that she can quite literally (and I don't use literally there to mean ironically figurative) snooze for hours, pushing that button every 9 minutes.

Gemini Cricket
08-20-2009, 10:48 AM
I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't know how to fold a fitted sheet. That's why the fitted sheet I use for my bed goes from my bed to the dryer and then back again. I have other fitted sheets but they're just sitting in the closet. I have no idea who folded them... most likely Macy's or the Chinese orphans who folded it for Macy's.

JWBear
08-20-2009, 11:22 AM
I learned to fold them when I was a kid. Thanks Mom!

Alex
08-20-2009, 01:00 PM
Direct quote from mom:

"Why the hell would you fold them?"

JWBear
08-20-2009, 03:58 PM
Direct quote from mom:

"Why the hell would you fold them?"

So they don't get wrinkled.

BarTopDancer
08-20-2009, 04:05 PM
So they don't get wrinkled.

Why do you care if they are wrinkled? They are just going on the bed.

I asked this of my mom, and grandmother for years. My grandmother would iron sheets.

I still don't understand the concept of making the bed, except that it looks nicer during the day.

And I do know how to fold a fitted sheet.

Not Afraid
08-20-2009, 04:08 PM
So, Chris looked up directions on how to fold a fitted sheet. He read them out loud and I chose not to listen, so guess who is folding the fitten sheets from now on? ;)

Alex
08-20-2009, 04:42 PM
In case anybody missed it, my link above was to a video demonstraing how to fold a fitted sheet.

I believe the follow up quote from my mom would be "Who the hell cares if a fitted sheet is wrinkled. Sleeping on it is a human iron."

JWBear
08-20-2009, 04:56 PM
You guys obviously didn't grow up with my mom!

(She also ironed sheets. Towels, too.)

Prudence
08-20-2009, 06:26 PM
My mother used to iron sheets, but then she discovered that as long as she took the sheets out when they were still damp she could put them on the bed and smooth them out and they would finish drying without wrinkles.

Me - dryer to bed.

Strangler Lewis
08-20-2009, 10:55 PM
This talk of superfluous ironing calls to mind the scene from "The Remains of the Day" where Mr. Stevens cheerfully ironed the pages of Lord Darlington's newspaper.

Cadaverous Pallor
08-21-2009, 09:13 AM
Ironed sheets and towels?! What, don't these people have a television?? ;)

JWBear
08-21-2009, 09:32 AM
You have to remember that my monm is "old school". She grew up in the depression and went on to be a typical 50's mom.

Not Afraid
08-21-2009, 09:47 AM
That's why the called it "The Depression" - everyone was depressed because they had no life due to all of the towels they had to iron.

€uroMeinke
08-21-2009, 10:06 AM
I saw the video, I had a fitted sheet - there was something about tucking corners that I thought I was following but I ended up with a triangle. So I rolled in and dropped it on the pile of folded linens. I think the video is a trick and they swap in a normal sheet halfway through

JWBear
08-21-2009, 02:34 PM
That's why the called it "The Depression" - everyone was depressed because they had no life due to all of the towels they had to iron.

You've met my mother.

I saw the video, I had a fitted sheet - there was something about tucking corners that I thought I was following but I ended up with a triangle. So I rolled in and dropped it on the pile of folded linens. I think the video is a trick and they swap in a normal sheet halfway through

Want me to come over and show you how? ;)

Morrigoon
08-21-2009, 02:59 PM
She lost me somewhere around the third corner tuck

JWBear
08-21-2009, 03:50 PM
I guess I need to teach a class. ;)

innerSpaceman
08-21-2009, 04:16 PM
I'm late to this ... but I actually bookmarked the video on how to fold fitted sheets. It's been the bane of my existence and I can't wait to master the arcane skill.

Ghoulish Delight
08-21-2009, 04:35 PM
I have a random though to add:

* Making the "bzzzzzt" noise when someone is working on something to do with electricity is never funny. And not in the "that's too serious of a matter to joke about" kind of not funny way. In the "That's such an old and obvious and patently stupid" kind of not funny way......and yet we're all compelled to do it.

Cadaverous Pallor
08-21-2009, 06:14 PM
I know how to fold a fitted sheet. I watched the link above and thought it was poorly edited, even though that's exactly how I do it.

This lady is a pro. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z5k9nWcuFc) I have to try her method.

I suggest those that are struggling should watch the many videos out there to get an idea. It's one of those things you have to muddle through yourself until you get it.

alphabassettgrrl
08-21-2009, 06:14 PM
I love the list!

Not Afraid
08-21-2009, 06:21 PM
I suggest those that are struggling should watch the many videos out there to get an idea. It's one of those things you have to muddle through yourself until you get it.

I'll relay that info to Chris.:evil:

Ghoulish Delight
08-21-2009, 06:46 PM
I suggest those that are struggling should watch the many videos out there to get an idea. It's one of those things you have to muddle through yourself until you get it.

I'll relay that info to Chris.:evil:I agree, it would be better with a mojito.

€uroMeinke
08-21-2009, 11:18 PM
It's one of those things you have to muddle through yourself until you get it.

I was thinking of just inviting JWBear over to do it - and maybe add GD's suggestions of serving cocktails - then we can just be three fitted sheets to the wind.

Ghoulish Delight
08-22-2009, 12:17 AM
[muddle? mojito? get it?]

Not Afraid
08-22-2009, 09:21 AM
[muddle? mojito? get it?]

It took me a bit, bit I DID get it.

lindyhop
08-23-2009, 01:47 PM
The whole pointlessness of ironing sheets and towels (really? towels?) reminded me of when I overheard these elderly women at the laundromat lamenting that they could never get all their towels white again and all I could think was don't buy white towels. Why make it so hard?

JWBear
08-23-2009, 02:39 PM
Because women my mother's age were taught that it was how it was done. I can also remember her boiling whites in Borax. Nobody does those things anymore. But it was quite common a couple of generations ago.

Cadaverous Pallor
08-23-2009, 04:35 PM
Have to say, this talk of spending one's time keeping whites white and ironing towels makes me think that if we didn't have these complexes we could spend more time doing truly useful things...or maybe just enjoy life a bit more.

Of course now that we don't do this stuff we just waste time on the internet :)