The Electoral College. The college has completely outlived all usefulness. It's time to get rid of the entire electoral vote system and move to a popular vote. (it's beyond time...says, Al Gore...)
But even if you like the electoral vote system (i.e. you live in a small state), we can still disband the electoral college, and just let the votes be tallied automatically. There is no need for this antiquated and preposterous ceremony. It's time to let it go.
Bugs/Promos in the corners of TV shows. This has gotten WAY out of hand. The little station bugs in the corner are annoying, but I suppose I can live with them if I have to. But these promos that take up the entire bottom left of the screen with characters walking around is crossing the line! Some of them now even have sound. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, GET THE FUCK OFF OF MY SHOWS!
Ice on my car. I don't care so much about scraping off the windows. It's a pain, but I've accepted it. But what I hate is that my windshield wipers get covered in ice too, and scraping it off is a bitch. I also hate that my driver's side door gets completely frozen shut. Almost everyday, I have to open my car from the passenger's side and open the driver's side door from the inside. Boo, ice.
Losing in Fantasy Football by a tenth of a point. 3 more yards from a running back and I win. It's just a terrible way to lose. I have won some games by close margins this season (I won a game in my other league because of the Jay Cutler fumble non-call early in the season), so I really can't whine too much. But c'mon, I have to bitch a little bit.
The little kid in The Day the Earth Stood Still. I just want to smack the shit out of him. Speaking of which....
The Day the Earth Stood Still. Do not watch this movie.
The dealership representative that NPR interviewed about the auto industry bailout. Car dealerships are NOT the heart of any community, anywhere. Shut the hell up. Everyone knows that the manufacturing factories are the the heart of the community. Or was it the banks? Anyway, it's not the dealerships. You are a pinky toe, at best. Painful to remove and will be missed, but pretty easy to live without.
The chair by the dumpster. Don't throw it away, it's a perfectly good chair! I would take it, but now it's all covered in snow and ice, plus I don't have anywhere to put it. There are plenty of charity organizations around here that would love to have that chair, some even pick it up for free. Now it's wasted. For shame, for shame.
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Not many people even know that actual voting takes place with the electoral college- all the ceremony bullshit you hate. It was relegated to a "Did you know that today is the day..." remark on our morning announcements yesterday. That says all you need to know about the importance and significance of it nowadays...I agree, let's move on.
Um, have you ever gotten scared by the promos in the corner of the TV? Like maybe you are watching a movie and you're really into it, and then....BAM! Bill Engvail pops out of fucking nowhere and scares you half to bits!!! Maybe that's just me...
My all-time favorite close-call loss was when I played Adam and Adam had Tatum Bell and needed like .5 a point to beat me. Well he got it, and then the very next play Tatum Bell got dropped for a 2-yard loss and got hurt, and left me just in front of Adam. Classic. Remember that one, Adam??? Isn't that how it went down?
I have no desire to see that movie.
Thank god you did not take an ice-covered chair from the dumpster. You are showing some restraint; I'm proud of you.
I definitely agree that we need to get rid of the EC. I am shocked it wasn't gone after the 2000 election. The EC was created because the founding fathers had a general distrust of the common American.
When I was thinking about crappy tv promos in the middle of shows, the one thing that came to mind was Bill Engval!!
It hasn't gotten icy here yet, so I can't relate. I've only had a day or two of frost so far.
I do remember losing by a 2 yard loss on the last play of the game. I had forgotten it was Tatum Bell.
That's too bad about TDTESS - I really liked the commercials, but I've heard nothing but bad things about it. Too bad.
And Eli Manning. 2 POINTS! GODDAMMIT ALL!
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