Silliness or wisdom?

[kengr]

A list from a mailing list I'm on:

1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
   
2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
   
3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
   
4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.
   
5. How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
   
6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
   
7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on #5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
   
8. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
   
9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
   
10. Bad decisions make good stories.
    
11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.
    
12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.
    
13. 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.
    
14. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this - ever.
    
15. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Damn it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voice mail. What did you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
    
16. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
    
17. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
    
18. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
    
19. I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lite than Kay.
    
20. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.
    
21. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
    
22. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.
    
23. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
    
24. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?
    
25. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!
    
26. Shirts get dirty. Underwear get dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
    
27. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
    
28. 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'll bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time!
    
29. My check engine light has been on for three months now and nothing's happened. I'm starting to think that my car is just an attention whore.
    
30. 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?
    
31. Sometimes I pretend not to remember details about people because having a good memory apparently equates to creepiness.
    
32. My GPS says "Estimated Arrival Time." I see "Time to Beat."
    
33. 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".
    
34. My keyboard needs a removable crumb tray like my toaster.
    
35. What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?
    
36. I wish it were appropriate to say to a complete stranger, "Excuse me, would you like me to show you how to discipline your child?"
    
37. I never understood why the Lions and Cowboys always get to play on Thanksgiving. Shouldn't the Patriots play the Redskins, and then steal their stadium afterwards?
    
38. Double-Stuffed Oreos should just be called Oreos, and regular Oreos should be called Diet Oreos.
    

Comments

[glinda-w.livejournal.com]

Oh my. I need to forward this to a couple of people...

Also, I realized yesterday, that I never sent you that universal battery charger thingy. Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. Do you still need it? Email me your address if you do. (glinda, gmail, yadda yadda). Ghods, I feel stupid. And guilty.

1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
Not just the history, either. The whole "files" directory...

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

Hell, yes.

4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.

Oh very yes.

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

That one, I've sort of got down.

9. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
This goes with #3.

11. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

I remember times like that...

12. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.

Ditto for music... having had the same thing on vinyl, cassette, CD, and now .mp3... we won't mention 8-tracks, OK? :)

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

Means I won't *buy* it, even at a thrift store.

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

*giggle*

18. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

Oh yeah.

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

Books, ditto.

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

Meep. I don't text, but if I did, I wouldn't do it while driving...

28. 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'll bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time!

More like 1.7 nanoseconds in my case...

33. 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".

*snicker* We all know those people, don't we?

34. My keyboard needs a removable crumb tray like my toaster.

Oh yes, please!!

36. I wish it were appropriate to say to a complete stranger, "Excuse me, would you like me to show you how to discipline your child?"

Yeah... especially in WalMart.

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

I think Comic Sans would be a great sarcasm font. Seriously. I'm not being sarcastic!

[glinda-w.livejournal.com]

*peals of laughter*

Trouble is, the people who like it wouldn't believe we were being sarcastic...

[my-real-head.livejournal.com]

I realized that I wasn't normal when #2 would happen and I'd say "Okay. I see your point and it makes sense." Very few people gloat about it if you accept it, and accept the hell out of it, right up in their face.

I recently found out something interesting about #6. Cursive was VERY important before the advent of the ballpoint pen. With quill pens, it's easy to make an inkblot if you don't keep it moving at a constant speed and without lifting it. I don't use quill pens. I don't even use lowercase letters.

My record for shopping bags brought in on one arm is 26, and don't give them any ideas about Oreos!

[kengr]

Yes, I could still use it. And you are far from the first person on my f-list (or first friend for that matter) to say they'd do something and fail to follow thru.