Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Isn't everybody ready for World War III?

This stupid question is from BlogCatalog.com:

Are you ready for the third world war? If yes why and if no why?

Don't you know anything? Everybody has already prepared their personal fallout shelter and stocked them with supplies.

The best answer came from Kat, who said:

You know I was just thinking about this...this morning when I got out of bed. And I said to myself , hummm you know I think it's about time we had another world war....come on what are we waiting for people, I mean if I had my way we'd be on like WW69 already ! Are you kidding me with this question ????? seriously

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Officer, I was wearing my seat belt!

Everybody knows that law enforcement hears the "Officer, I was wearing my seat belt" excuse all the time, right? Apparently not.
I recently got a ticket for not wearing my seat belt. I did take it off momentarily to reach to the floor at a red light for my sunglasses, which had fallen from the visor. When I explained this, the officer's eyes gave me that "Sure, buddy" look. Why would he not believe me?

If this guy was a teacher, would he believe a student who said "The dog ate my homework"?

Monday, August 25, 2008

Wants a free calculator

Apparently this person has never heard of the phrase "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch."

Where can i get a FREE math calculator mailed to me?

i want a free calculator, that has pi. and other ice stuff, any calculator you know of, as long as its free, and only serious answers!

Yeah, right. Why don't you wish for infinite wishes while you're at it?

Is there a sucker born every day?

Not a question, but this person must think everyone is an idiot:



Friends if you have verified and unused paypal account then I can give you $10 for using it for one day.
Yeah, right. I'm really going to allow you to possibly spend thousands of dollars on things that will be charged to my checking account or credit card. Maybe if you gave me $100,000,000...

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

An idiot's commentary/question on swimming

This is the first comment in a Washington Post blog post about the Olympics:


I don't get the hype over Michael Phelps. He keeps getting medals for THE SAME SPORT!!! He is NOT the greates (sic) olympian. He is competing in the SAME SPORT against the SAME OPPONENTS. Why would anyone expect the result to be any differnent (sic)? While their at it why not add 3 more swimming events and let him collect more meaningless gold? Phelps or ANY athlete should only be eligible for ONE medal in the same sport. Gymnists have to master many pieces of equipment to be eligible for multiple medals. Swimming is just swimming.

Either this guy is a troll or he is one of the stupidest people on the planet. Even a non-swimmer such as myself is well aware that freestyle, breaststroke, butterfly, and backstroke are completely different and require different skill sets.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Child's privacy

This question comes from Randy Cohen's New York Times column (registration required):

After my niece’s 1st birthday party, her parents sent videos and I uploaded them to YouTube for family members to view. My sister-in-law sent me a stern note saying that unless images of my niece are accessible only to people approved by her and my brother, I may not post them. YouTube lets you restrict access, so I complied, but isn’t her request overprotective and unfair?

How dare your sister-in-law want to protect the privacy of her daughter? The nerve of that woman!

Friday, August 8, 2008

What channel is this on?

Some idiot asks:

What time does is the Baby Borrowers on?

Time and Channel, USA


Yeah, right. You'd have to be an idiot to think it's going to be on the same channel everywhere in the USA.

Monday, August 4, 2008

Breaking leases

A very concerned mom asks:


I have a 22-year-old son attending college out of the area. At the beginning
of last semester, without my knowledge or approval, my son decided to give
notice and move out of his college dormitory. He has rented an apartment near
campus on a 12-month lease with some other students.

I recently met his roommates and was unimpressed and do not like the environment that he is now living in. I want to know how I can break the lease and get him to move back on campus. His grades are slipping, and I believe that he might even be suicidal. Is this justification to break the lease and get a full refund of his security deposit?

Mom, grow up. Why should the landlord care if you approve or not? Since your son is over 18 and signed his lease, the landlord has every right to collect his rent. Unless you can show that your son was not mentally competent when he signed the lease (and "might even be suicidal" does not qualify as mentally competent), you have no business trying to break a lease.