Random Rants

[conehead234]

Heres a rant for you all. Do not go around hitting snowballs off the ground with a golf club. The club will end up slipping, fly 30 feet and take out a second story window. I know this because it happened to me.

 

[bhsup]

I meant to post this one yesterday morning, but forgot to.

People who don't shovel their sidewalks after a snow! I was shovelling my driveway yesterday and diligently did the sidewalk as well. Looking around at the neighbors up and down the street, there were only two other properties which had the sidewalks cleared, yet almost all had already shovelled the driveways.

There are kids that will be using those sidewalks for school. Grrr!!!

 

[Turner]

That's actually a law here in Lawrence....

 

[trada]

I started this rant thinking to talk about the latest music.

But then I figured it's not just the crappy rap or mushy R&B.. it was the lyrics. Or rather, lack of care for the lyrics. You see, I don't know about you guys but up/down here in Orewa *every* single girl from the age of 11 to 19 is utterly and completely brain-washed. They just don't give a spade about the lyrics of the latest song. 'ME: Hey sister, what excactly are you singing about? SISTER: I dunno. Who cares? It's cool...' At this point I usually attempt to emplode on account on hearing my sister sing lyrics to the tune of "I'll do anything for you babe.. anything" and "It's time to dirty!", "give it to me baby.". Now, if you've ever heard you're sister chant "I wanna take off all my clothes" Then I think you know excactly what it's like. Even my parents don't care if she starts the latest 'dance move' that looks strangely like a sexual postion. ME: Mum, [sister] is.. uh, 'dancing' again. MUM: TradaPIB, what did I tell you about interrupting you're sisters routine." It. Is. Driving. Me. Mad. As. I. Can't. Listen. To. The radio without thinking of my sister doing.. that.. Ack. ACKACKACKACK! The worse thing is is that this isn't a lone case. No my friend, this is happening *everywhere* to *all* girls. (my cousins, my neihbours, my class mates) It's like every single girl has caught this.. this stripper bug from songs THAT SOUND KEWL SO WHO CARES ABOUT THE LYRICS AS THEY AER JUST THERE TO CARRY THE TUNE AYE??!!?!@$... What? Did I just hear that correctly? The lyrics are just there to carry the tune? I can't believe she said that and I would rather believe that George Bush didn't cheat in winning his postion. But what's EVEN WORSE is that this is now the attitude towards music. Just look around, the Edge, ZM, even the asians on planet FM seem to have figured out that a catchy beat sells and meaningfull lyrics don't. My music collection consists of sane, real, meaningful music. Not this "La la la la la laaa" crap. And trust me, if I see one more music video on C4 that has black filfty rich sex addicts who are waving their bling bling bling bling around while sqeaking about what troubled lives they have and how ever did they survive those gettos (sp?) And oh how they deserve all that money I think.. I think I'm going to have to buy this T-shirt: http://www.engrish-store.com/ihatmystshir.html

 

[Huang]

I hate the damn paper clip cartoon in MS Word.

"It looks like you're writing a letter do..."
Why thank you for pointing out the obvious, now shut the f up.

 

[bhsup]

That's actually a law here in Lawrence....

It's also a law here, but it doesn't seem to be enforced. I suppose that's another rant.

 

[El_Machinae]

The El_Mac vote says that Trada wins on this page. I totally loved that rant. It's like your fingers didn't stop to take a breath.

 

[trada]

Thanks. And no, they didn't stop to take a breath

 

[Joeb WK]

I started this rant thinking to talk about the latest music.

But then I figured it's not just the crappy rap or mushy R&B.. it was the lyrics. Or rather, lack of care for the lyrics. You see, I don't know about you guys but up/down here in Orewa *every* single girl from the age of 11 to 19 is utterly and completely brain-washed. They just don't give a spade about the lyrics of the latest song. 'ME: Hey sister, what excactly are you singing about? SISTER: I dunno. Who cares? It's cool...' At this point I usually attempt to emplode on account on hearing my sister sing lyrics to the tune of "I'll do anything for you babe.. anything" and "It's time to dirty!", "give it to me baby.". Now, if you've ever heard you're sister chant "I wanna take off all my clothes" Then I think you know excactly what it's like. Even my parents don't care if she starts the latest 'dance move' that looks strangely like a sexual postion. ME: Mum, [sister] is.. uh, 'dancing' again. MUM: TradaPIB, what did I tell you about interrupting you're sisters routine." It. Is. Driving. Me. Mad. As. I. Can't. Listen. To. The radio without thinking of my sister doing.. that.. Ack. ACKACKACKACK! The worse thing is is that this isn't a lone case. No my friend, this is happening *everywhere* to *all* girls. (my cousins, my neihbours, my class mates) It's like every single girl has caught this.. this stripper bug from songs THAT SOUND KEWL SO WHO CARES ABOUT THE LYRICS AS THEY AER JUST THERE TO CARRY THE TUNE AYE??!!?!@$... What? Did I just hear that correctly? The lyrics are just there to carry the tune? I can't believe she said that and I would rather believe that George Bush didn't cheat in winning his postion. But what's EVEN WORSE is that this is now the attitude towards music. Just look around, the Edge, ZM, even the asians on planet FM seem to have figured out that a catchy beat sells and meaningfull lyrics don't. My music collection consists of sane, real, meaningful music. Not this "La la la la la laaa" crap. And trust me, if I see one more music video on C4 that has black filfty rich sex addicts who are waving their bling bling bling bling around while sqeaking about what troubled lives they have and how ever did they survive those gettos (sp?) And oh how they deserve all that money I think.. I think I'm going to have to buy this T-shirt: http://www.engrish-store.com/ihatmystshir.html

[Sarcasm] OMG OMG RACIST!!! You just don't like it because its black music don't you!!![/Sarcasm]
Seriously I know what you mean, it seems the whole worlds gone mad. But what can you do?

 

[trada]

The trouble is... is that my sister and her clone friends really think I'm racist for pointing out the 'black filfy rich sex addicts'. But, if I had said 'male' instead of 'black'.. would they say I'm sexist? No.

Let's get this clear people: Labeling a black person black is not racist. Treating them differently soley based on the colour of their skin is.

Word.

 

[Turner]

It's also a law here, but it doesn't seem to be enforced. I suppose that's another rant.

I actually paid attention to this today....There's a bunch of spots around town where people aren't doing this.

Common curtesy....Alive and well.

 

[Atlas14]

Can't stand CSI, Law and Order, Jag, or any of the other crappy shows that folllow those sorts of storylines. Everyone in school thinks they're some sort of forensics detective or something just because they watch CSI. All those shows are so unrealistic as far as the routine storylines that it makes me sick. It also pisses me off how CSI, Law and Order, etc. craftily include a little 5-6 year old witness, usually a girl with a "cute" speech impediment and is ungodly smart for her age. As for the soap-opera-like acting, that pisses me off as well. But in general, it is their chronic stretch of things that in reality or real life occur very rarely, and they make it seem like it is an everyday event. Of course I have taken into consideration that a show about a guy who simply shoots another guy and is being tracked would be uninteresting. But they make it appear that teenagers who dress up like vampires, teeth and all, and go around actually sucking the blood of other people and killing some is an everyday thing. Its not. Sorry to tell everyone who is nuts about that show. It is not even in the least bit realistic enough to hold my attention. Sure it could happen, and it probably does, but not everywhere and everyday. And the "bad guy" or person who is always guilty puts up the same predictable verbal fight with the interrogators and crime scene investigator people every single frieken episode. Does nobody else get tired of seeing the same thing happening every episode, just a different murderer and different setting? People who are fascinated by these shows are dull and easily amused, and it pisses me off that both my dad and sister love CSI, Law and Order and Jag and etc.

 

[MjM]

The trouble is... is that my sister and her clone friends really think I'm racist for pointing out the 'black filfy rich sex addicts'. But, if I had said 'male' instead of 'black'.. would they say I'm sexist? No.

Let's get this clear people: Labeling a black person black is not racist. Treating them differently soley based on the colour of their skin is.

Word.

Yeap. Same thing happened to my little sisters.

"OMG The proper term is African American. Rascist!"

But of course I get called White all the time- no one cares about that.

 

[trada]

I know you're not the only one with that view.

People who are fascinated by these shows are dull and easily amused, and it pisses me off that both my dad and sister love CSI, Law and Order and Jag and etc.

People who generalise will all die cold and lonely.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Trada, you cant listen to the radio because it makes you think of your sister dancing like a stripper? Why, how very Freudian of you!

 

[CartesianFart]

Can't stand CSI, Law and Order, Jag, or any of the other crappy shows that folllow those sorts of storylines. Everyone in school thinks they're some sort of forensics detective or something just because they watch CSI. All those shows are so unrealistic as far as the routine storylines that it makes me sick. It also pisses me off how CSI, Law and Order, etc. craftily include a little 5-6 year old witness, usually a girl with a "cute" speech impediment and is ungodly smart for her age. As for the soap-opera-like acting, that pisses me off as well. But in general, it is their chronic stretch of things that in reality or real life occur very rarely, and they make it seem like it is an everyday event. Of course I have taken into consideration that a show about a guy who simply shoots another guy and is being tracked would be uninteresting. But they make it appear that teenagers who dress up like vampires, teeth and all, and go around actually sucking the blood of other people and killing some is an everyday thing. Its not. Sorry to tell everyone who is nuts about that show. It is not even in the least bit realistic enough to hold my attention. Sure it could happen, and it probably does, but not everywhere and everyday. And the "bad guy" or person who is always guilty puts up the same predictable verbal fight with the interrogators and crime scene investigator people every single frieken episode. Does nobody else get tired of seeing the same thing happening every episode, just a different murderer and different setting? People who are fascinated by these shows are dull and easily amused, and it pisses me off that both my dad and sister love CSI, Law and Order and Jag and etc.

It just hollywood helping with the demand for young audiences to reqruit more human capital in the criminal justices career.An advertisement for the ever expanding criminal population.

 

[trada]

Trada, you cant listen to the radio because it makes you think of your sister dancing like a stripper? Why, how very Freudian of you!

I can't help but laugh when I read that
Thank you for making my day

 

[CartesianFart]

Trada, you cant listen to the radio because it makes you think of your sister dancing like a stripper? Why, how very Freudian of you!

but i can understand Trada frustration on regarding his sister virtue,he just care that his sister shouldnt be influence by the record industry of filth.All they do is produce women that it is ok to be uninhibited of their sexual desire.And the fear that she will succumb to the skin-trade.It is natural that a brother fear that his sister think low of herself by making it self a commodity of prostitution[porn,strippers,erotic models,etc.etc.].

Its funny how in alot of western society these days put so much emphasis on the woman body and not of their intelligence and piety,but like always,profit over people and sex sells.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

I can't help but laugh when I read that
Thank you for making my day

Your sister must be younger than you. In my case, my sisters were older than me. I was more worried about them beating the crap out of me, than how they were dancing

@cartesian, older brothers in 1964 were thinking the same things. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

 

[trada]

If an older brother doesn't find his sister dancing like that icky then he's probably in a coma.