Rant...

[Edaarin]

EDIT: Ergh. On second thought, forget I posted anything. To not this make a waste of post space, post whatever pissed you off recently.

[Edited on 3-27-2004 by Edaarin]

[longshot]

In line with the original poster...

I hate that I have a cellphone with a memory chip, camera, and internet, but I don't have a garbage disposal, an oven, or a dishwasher.


[Edited on 3-27-2004 by longshot]

[Weedmage Princess]

WELL NOW I WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENED EDAARIN YOU BUM

[Sean]

My rant for the day:

I need to renew my passport so I can do my Sienna trip this summer for study abroad. But because I got my last passport under the age of 14 and because it was never renewed I need to reapply in person. So my 1st rant starts off about how to get a new passport from my situation it costs $85 that sucks but no big deal. But you can't just give them $85. You give them $30 in cash and $55 in personal check or money order, which I think is stupid but I guess theres a reason for it. Problem is I don't keep a check book at school so I opted for the money order. It has to be a postal money order at that so I goto the post office and I'M IN LIKE FOR OVER A FUCKING HOUR. When I get there 2 windows out of 4 or 5 are open. Then the lady somehow breaks her machine at the 2nd window so now were down to 1. But instead of the lady whose standing there watching her open the next window to aide the growing line she continues to just stand there and watch her. So now we have a line out the door with 1 window open and I'm stuck infront of 3 old men who are grilling this kid about why he's not in school (school was out today for some teachers professional day or someting) and how stupid us kids are and how we have too many days off and how we just don't learn. Whatever I just wasn't in the mood to hear it. So by the time I get upto the front of the line the lady watching decides to finally open up another fucking window. By the time it took me to get through the post office I could have gone home (about 30 min drive.) gotten my check book had lunch and come back to school. It just wasn't a good/fun way to start my day.

[Edited on 3-27-2004 by Tijay]

[Ambrosia]

Yeah me too. :rant:

[HarmNone]

Ish. I do not have anything to rant about, and I really wish you guys didn't either. :(

HarmNone is sorry some people are having crappy days

[Chadj]

I pissed off a good friend of mine today.. At the time, i forgot she was my only way into gemstone for the next two weeks! Maxed out credit cards BLOW, and grandmother's that don't give out their credit card info sucks too! :( So yeah, i flipped out on my friend, and then I think I pissed Bob off somehow.. Can't remember tho.. Well, thats not important. The important thing, is that this post, has little to no coherency at all.

Also, it is late. And Tayre is a communist.

[MPSorc]

get this crap, i put in for my leave (vacation back home to see wife and kiddy) i requested 1-30 of july, well i get my request back a couple days later saying that for "stat" purposes Sgt's aren't allowed to be out of country on the 12th of any month. ok so im cool with this, just a simple change of dates on my flight, wrong, took 2 hours of holding and $150 to change my ticket that i already paid $1000 for, well i resubmitted my new dates for vacation which my new ticket is for which i was told would get approved now, that was on monday, well today (saturday) i was told that they made a mistake and the day is the 15th not the 12th that i can't be out of country.

[Bobmuhthol]

Halequinn is not my girlfriend.

/heartbroken.

[HarmNone]

Gah! These horror stories get worse and worse. MPSorc, I know you must be pulling your hair out by now! :thumbsdown:

HarmNone hopes things work out for you

[Satira]

Good. I need to rant.

My best friend is dying. I'm so sick of this crap. I've gone through about 6 surgeries with her since we were 11, and now they can't do anything else. We don't know how much more time she has, and I HATE the way her family is dealing with it.
I wish I could do a million GREAT things for her, but I barely have any money. I know you can do things without having money, but everyone else is on top of those kind of things. It just SUCKS. I hate not being able to do very much.

[HarmNone]

Satira, the most valuable thing you can give to anyone, living or dying, is love. You have that to give. Give it freely. Love and support are more important to your friend now than anything money could buy.

HarmNone is sorry, for you and for your friend and her family

[Satira]

Yeah I do know that. Don't get me wrong, I'm as metaphysical as they come. I'm just annoyed with the way everyone else is treating her, and I want to fix it is all.

[HarmNone]

What are they doing that is troubling you so? What is it that you want to fix?

HarmNone knows how hard it can be to deal with death, and how some families have problems coping

[Satira]

They're trying to force her into taking this round of some really rare chemo that has a 20% chance of extendind her life by a tiny bit, and isn't going to do anything except make her sicker. She doesn't want to, and they're trying to talk her into it.
And they keep wanting to live out these final dreams they have that include her. The problem is they aren't things that SHE wants to do, it's what THEY want to do WITH her.

I just wish I could say to her, "If you could do anything you want today what would it be?" and be able to provide it for her.

[Edited on 3-27-2004 by Lady Satira]

[HarmNone]

I hear you, Satira. I see this reaction often, even from the families of very elderly patients who are suffering from a multitude of illnesses and failing organ systems. It is, sometimes, so very hard to just let go.

Yet, as a patient, your friend has rights. She has a right to call the shots with regard to what she wishes to do about last-ditch-effort treatments (if she is of age to make such decisions). Her nurses are there to help her, and to make sure her rights are protected. Hopefully, she will communicate to them what her wishes are. If she does, it is their sworn oath to see that her needs are met.

I feel your pain, and your frustration. It is often harder to be a friend to the dying than to be a family member. Friends always feel more helpless, somehow. :(

HarmNone understands what you are going through

[Satira]

I know she has rights, but she's a people pleaser and I just don't want them to make her do something she'll hate.

They just sent her home, she doesn't have any nurses there. Blech.

[Scott]

My rant:

I'm sick of everytime I read a debate on these boards that it turns into a fucking google war. Seriously, some people need to realize that searching for stats on Google.com isn't making your point, only proving that you are too stupid to think for yourself and have to use facts that most likely aren't true. Guess what, there are websites out there that say the world is flat. Is it true? EVERYTHING YOU READ FROM GOOGLE.COM IS NOT A FACT.

Every time I turn around someone makes an opposing point, I see "No, you are wrong, 95% of people watch TV, not 52%" Have a debate, use stats, entertain yourselves, but for the love of god, don't use google for 99% of your posts. It's almost like watching a dog chase it's tail. "No, 99%, no my website says 40%, well mine is from the government, well the government excludes certain things, this site tells the truth."

Also what annoys me is the fact that people need to read an entire post and stop answering select parts. There is an entire paragraph, but no, some people need to point out the stupidest and most petty point of the post and completely ignore everything else. Example:

Person 1: I worked as a retailer at Best buy. We use to sell computers for $100. It really is a great thing that everyone can get a computer, so children can learn and have access to such things. I wish everyone, even poorer people" out there could get a computer and have the chance to explore the internet and get information. It's great schools have this stuff where kids can learn

Person 2: Person 1, you are a fucking idiot. Best buy doesn't sell comptuers for $100. You are a fucking moron, I worked as a manager at best buy and you are fucking stupid, they don't fucking sell them for $100, you are a fucking liar. Learn what the fuck you are talking about.

(Excuse the stupid example, but you get the point I hope)

GREAT, Way to ignore the reason behind their post and just attack them for making a statement.

Ok, I'm done with my rant and can sulk back into whatever I was doing. I just had to say it.....

[Satira]

Hey I agree, 101. I'm tired of people using crap on the internet to back up their posts too. I actually liked your example... the truth in the second part of it made me laugh.

[Sean]

I agree with a lot of what Sintik had to say. Even if I do see some of myself in it. I just hope the 3rd paragraph isn't overlooked by those who should read the whole post.

Doh I said 2nd I meant 3rd.

[Edited on 3-27-2004 by Tijay]

[Reyek]

Ok my rant... Why is it that women that like me already have boyfriends/husbands? I lost one friendship over a girl that i liked/liked me and had a boyfriend that was my friend, now another girl that has a husband likes me. This new girl nothing happened with and i dont plan on anything happening with her, but still what is it with women that are taken and likeing me?!?!?

edited to add : Yea i know i made a mistake with the first girl that i dont, plan on repeating. It was just something that regrettably happened between me and a friend and his girlfriend that was myfriend too. I have to live with that mistake and know i hurt him badly over it. :(

[Edited on 3-27-2004 by Reyek]

[Ravenstorm]

I'd have to disagree actually. I wish more people were accurate and actually researched the point to back up what they're arguing instead of just spouting off unverified 'facts'. They should further document where said facts came from so people can see for themselves just how reliable the source is since, as was pointed out, most anything can be found on the net. I value accuracy and intelligence and a well reasoned point. All of that is strengthened by research.

So my rant/peeve is people who do not google for accurate information and expect to have their facts taken at face value. Simply put, I won't. If anyone else wants to, that's their choice. So google more. Just choose your sites wisely.

(And since I was the one who decided to nitpick the percentages - though as it's 4 am, it's possible I might not be interpeting the /entire/ rant fully (though I did read paragraph 2 twice to make sure) - I'll justify it rather easily: one part of the arguement was about whether a government program to combat illiteracy is a good thing or not. A difference in 7.5 million people is a signifcant factor in the equation. 2.5% might not mean much if you're only talking about a mere 100 people but with 300 million, it sure is.)

Raven

edited to add:

Oh, and Satira, just being there for her is probably the best thing you could do. Keep it up and make sure someone is there for you as well over this.

[Edited on 3-27-2004 by Ravenstorm]

[Satira]

Are you really nice, sensitive, or unusually attentive? Usually, women are missing that from their relationships...particularly long term ones, and seek it out other places or are drawn to other men who show those behaviors.

[Reyek]

Im outgoing, love to make people laugh, friendly, attentive always nice, im good looking( not concieted or anything) And im a really good listener. Its not like i seek this sort of thing out it just kinda falls into my lap. Grrr

[Sean]

NEW RANT TIME.

I'll make this one short. People who say I'm easy to talk to me or liken me to a teddy bear should be taken outside and beaten.

[Reyek]

people say im easy to talk to too. I dont mind i like to listen to people.

[Satira]

I find you very difficult to talk to. You seem aloof. But then again, maybe you just dislike me.

Raven- Thanks for the kind words.

Reyek, from the description it sounds like you're screwed for life. Just ignore it.

[Reyek]

YEY for being screwed!

[Sean]

Originally posted by Lady Satira
I find you very difficult to talk to. You seem aloof. But then again, maybe you just dislike me.


YAY!

On a serious not you're cool in my book ;)

[Mint]

Originally posted by Tijay
NEW RANT TIME.

I'll make this one short. People who say I'm easy to talk to me or liken me to a teddy bear should be taken outside and beaten.

But you ARE both of those things. You must learn acceptance...

[Scott]

How accurate are your stats? Raven, I've seen you post so many stats, but I question, how accurate are they? One persons webpage said 99%, while yours said 97% or something like that? Who's website is correct? Is the world flat, or is the world round. I see webpages that say it's round, while others say it's flat..... Why is your website correct, because it was from the government? How come the World Health Organizations literacy rate differers from that of the site you posted? Stats can never possibly be accurate because of how many people are studied. Was 100% of the US studied for these statistics? No. Stats are almost alway flawed.

When London made basically banned guns, the government stated that crime had dropped, however other surveys had indicated that it hadn't, that it had actually skyrocketed. Who was correct? I'm sick of people throwing around stats from websites. It's ridiculous to say that your stats are more scientific and accurate then someone elses. Did you do the study? What determines what a violent crime is, one group claims it's this, another claims it's that. I'm sorry, most people that google stats don't research a damn thing. They go to google.com and type "World Literacy stats" or "US gun laws" or whatever else comes up. Stop the google wars, stop spouting out facts that aren't true, give your own opinion, not someone elses.

The world is flat, Google.com says so!

EDIT: To make it easier on the eyes.

[Edited on 3-27-2004 by Gemstone101]

[Myshel]

My rant is 7 am phone calls from my business, waking me from a sound sleep saying

a someone didn't show up
b someone is sick and wants to go home
c someone is late and everyone is having a tizzy

Why can't they deal with it, why do they have to call me, wake me up, upset me, when I can't do anything about it.

Especially when;
a and c she is always late and its my daughter so hell no I'm not firing her.. yet. I would have to support her then.
b she was out drinking last night and she always does this on saturday.

My rant for today.

Edited to say B is NOT my daughter, she doesn't drink.

[Edited on 3-27-2004 by Myshel]

[TheEschaton]

Tijay, I hear you. I'm definately "a good listener" and a "teddy bear" (many of my friends call me "Eeyore" cause a friend of mine introduced me as comparable to that particular character for a speech I was giving). Frankly, I'm sick of it too.

My particular rant(s) have to do with yesterday though. First off, I hate that I don't have the testicular fortitude to make a move on the hot secretary who was ALL over me on my last day yesterday, making it clear her intentions.

Secondly: I dislike alcohol. In the particular, I went out with my parents for Thai food last night, my dad coming from Happy Hour. Even when he's not drunk, he acts like an idiot when he gets a bit of alcohol in him. To me, alcohol seems to just take the personality of a person, and exagerrate it greatly, to the point where it's negative. My father is a pensive, charitable man, when he drinks he becomes maudlin and bemoans his fate, etc. My mother is a strong willed woman - when she drinks, she becomes uber-bitch. My friend Mike is very laid back, when he drinks, he becomes practically comotose. My friend Chris is extroverted, when he drinks he becomes so wild and obnoxious you want to absolutely KILL HIM.

I hate alcohol. I hate how the people I want to love and admire are, when they drink alcohol, I hate who *I* personally am because of alcohol, and how I can't be comfortable with people who ARE drinking.

-TheE-

[Miss X]

I have a car related rant: Ok, so when I got my car I bought a cool CD player and speakers for it and my friend Craig convinced me he was ok to fit them so I let him. Anyway, he fiddles around sets them up and its all cool. A few months ago it stopped working, then my interior lights stopped, the clock stopped and the heaters/cooling things started only pumping out hot air, even when turned off.

So, I go to the car fixing place and ask them to look at it and they tell me they fixed it, I get out and a day later it all stops working again and I'm like WTF?? I basically figured it was Craigs fault for messing with all the wires and was pretty pissed off and decided today I was gonna buy a new CD player.
I'm moaning about having to drive with no music on and having to buy a new system to my friend Sara and shes like oh, have your light and clock stopped working too, its probably just that someone put in the wrong fuse! I'm like "cars have fuses??" So she goes into the store that sells car stuff, buys a fuse, replaces it and its all fine!! I felt so dumb, although im glad all the stuff is working now....

Next part of the story, Sara is looking at the side of my car and she starts going "oh shit, what the hell did you do?" I had no idea what she meant, walked round and a MASSIVE scratch is on the side of my car, like paint has come off right down to the primer, its so bad. Then I remembered that yesturday I thought I knocked a big plastic bin over on my way home from work but it was a fucking WALL!!!! So now I have to pay to have it fixed because a fucking wall got in my way. Bastards!

[Edited on 27-3-04 by Miss X]

[Weedmage Princess]

TIJAY YOU BIG OL' TEDDY BEAR.... ::hugs:: Come listen to all my problems and help me solve them....you're just so easy to talk to...

::flees!::

[HarmNone]

Originally posted by Lady Satira
I know she has rights, but she's a people pleaser and I just don't want them to make her do something she'll hate.

They just sent her home, she doesn't have any nurses there. Blech.

If she is dying, and the hospital has sent her home, she should have hospice care. Does she not?

HarmNone

[HarmNone]

Tijay is our own special teddy bear, with soulful eyes, and a gentle mouth, and really sexy dreadlocks! :D

HarmNone joins Weedie in hiding

[Artha]

I want to drive and I want to do it right now.

Damn you, having-to-get-a-ride-to-the-DMV.

[Ravenstorm]

Originally posted by Gemstone101...
give your own opinion, not someone elses.

I always give my own opinion and then I try to back it up by citing at least one source that helped me form my opinion. I think I've posted very few stats actually - I usuaully don't bother dealing with strict numbers since they're so variable - but I do often (and I'll admit almost compulsively, especially when presented with people who refuse to) link to sites with articles and expert opinions.

Who determines whose source is the 'accurate' one? The reader of course. Why do books have bibliographies? Why do papers and essays? So the reader can see what sources were used and decide for themselves just how reliable and accurate it is. To use the example under discussion, 97% came from the CAI factbook entry for the US. Their definition of literacy is clearly defined. I regard the government as a fairly reliable source for that type of thing (though I suspect the illiteracy rate might be even higher now than when those numbers are from). And since Edine didn't say at all where he got his illegal alien free numbers from, I dismiss his 'fact' entirely.

A debate should be concise and accurate. If someone presents something I never took into consideration or that contradicts me, and I discover they're correct and that it matters to me, my opinion will change. Hopefully people who read the threads will also learn something and base their opinions on what's been presented.

These issues aren't about a game. They're not about who on the boards sucks the most or what sexual position is best. They aren't about purely subjective issues. And what someone's opinion is is irrelevant to me unless it's based on solid data. Look at the holocaust thread as a good example of something that isn't even worth reading.

People are free to start a thread saying 'I hate potato chips because they suck and just because so there!'. Wonderful. Theyr'e entitled to their opinion on whether potatos suck and don't really need a 'good' reason for disliking them. Of course, if they say instead 'I think potatos suck because it's been proven that they'll kill you if you eat them' I expect them to show exactly where they got that little tidbit of information.

Wasn't there a thread about why do people post in those long, involved threads? Do they really expect to change anyone's mind? Yes. I do. And I allow for the possibility that I'll learn something myself. That's the whole point of debating.

Raven

[Mistomeer]

I hate companies that want to show you their product, then you look at it, say something like I'll get back to you, and then they want to keep going for another hour on shit you don't want to see. It's as if they don't understand that they're not going to get the contract worth millions if they fucking waste an hour of your time on things you don't care about.

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by Miss X
So now I have to pay to have it fixed because a fucking wall got in my way.Doncha hate it when those walls just jump right out into the middle of the road and bite your car?? Trees are even worse!!

Rant: GODDAMN NEW ENGLAND WEATHER!!! It was 1 degree outside (with the wind) on Monday. Yesterday it was 70. Today it's 50. MAKE UP YOUR MIND!!! And yes, I realize I'm no longer in New England, technically, but whatever. :D

[Reyek]

Originally posted by Latrinsorm

Originally posted by Miss X
So now I have to pay to have it fixed because a fucking wall got in my way.Doncha hate it when those walls just jump right out into the middle of the road and bite your car?? Trees are even worse!!



DAMN them moving trees and walls!

[Satira]

That's what I'm saying, HarmNone, she SHOULD have hospice care but the family doesn't want to UPSET HER with it or something. They never talk about anything. Anyways.

Today my small rant is that when I have children, it better be a girl. I want to be able to buy all those cute clothes. I bought some today for my niece.

Interestingly enough, I googled the player's corner and it says that 94.359% of the statistics posted on here are retarded and incorrect.
(For those of you ready to comment on this, it's a joke. I can't believe I even have to say that.)

[HarmNone]

Perhaps, when you are talking to your friend, you might suggest that she tell her family that she WANTS hospice care so she will have someone who is medically trained to talk to about what she is experiencing, and to check her over to see how she is doing. That way, it won't seem so threatening to the family members. :)

HarmNone

[Satira]

Yeah but that's what I was saying last night. She doesn't have that relationship with them. She can't say HI IM DYING. DO THIS FOR ME AND STOP THINKING ABOUT YOURSSELF. She can barely stand up for herself with her mom on little subjects. That's why I was worried.

[HarmNone]

I can understand why you are concerned, Satira. The thing is, this girl is possibly at the end of her time on this plane. She does not have the time to grow up slowly, unless some miracle occurs. She has to do it now.

The only thing you can do is keep talking to her, lending her your strength so she can use her own. There is nobody who can assure that her wishes will be honored...except her. This is what she MUST understand, and that is where you can be of help to her.

From what you are describing, the family is probably quite happy not to talk about what may be coming. It is much easier to simply cover one's eyes and ignore the inevitable. You give your friend a place to go where she CAN talk about it, and can express her feelings and wishes. The more she talks about it, the more she examines her feelings, the easier it will become.

I have not asked, but I feel I must. How old is your friend? Is she old enough to make her own decisions?

HarmNone feels deeply for this girl

[Satira]

We're both 20, so yes. But when she had the last surgery where they found all the tumors they couldn't operate on, the doctor told the mother, and not her, the news about her condition. Then everyone who was there was asked not to tell her about it, so she would basically be kept in the dark about it. Eventually I think they told her about it, but it was almost three days later.

They don't treat her like a 20 year old would normally be treated. And yes, I have addressed that exact issue with her. I know she's been giving some thought to it, because her mother is pushing her to take this experimental round of chemo. The one thing I CAN say for her is, she's as stubborn as a bull. Next time I see her, I'll bring a few things up.

[MPSorc]

Well, Thanks for your sympathy Harmnone, and im in the military, if i "had" hair to pull out, it would be all over the keyboard right now.


Harmnone
Thank you for being the sympathetic, caring, momma poster.

[HarmNone]

Good idea, hon. She can benefit greatly from having you to talk to. You will be honest with her, and allow her to be honest with you. The family is just not capable of that right now.

She also needs to be absolutely sure that her doctor understands what her wishes are. If he knows what she wants, it will be pretty ethically edgy for him to waffle to the parents, and he knows it.

You are a good friend, Satira. She is fortunate to have you in her corner. :)

HarmNone

[Ravenstorm]

I'd strongly suggest a living will. Just from what you've said about her family, it sounds like she needs to have that DNR order on record, assuming she wants one. Otherwise, her family might - with all the best of intentions (for themselves) - try to keep her alive well beyond when her body would give out.

Raven

[Satira]

I know she has the DNR order, I've seen her sign it and everything. Besides, with the way things are going, she'll be dying at home- and without nurses there. (so far)

[Galleazzo]

My rant ain't nothing much. I'm tired, I feel old, I can't sleep, there's been bad news, and that's pretty much it.

[Roseblossom]

Waited all night for him to show

[Satira]

Don't ever do that again.

[Roseblossom]

<hugs> for everyone who is hurt tonight

[HarmNone]

Originally posted by Lady Satira
I know she has the DNR order, I've seen her sign it and everything. Besides, with the way things are going, she'll be dying at home- and without nurses there. (so far)

Just keep talking to her, hon. If she has a DNR, at least she is protected in that regard. If she wants to, and can get the courage, she can request hospice care herself, through her doctors.

HarmNone

[Latrinsorm]

Festering Rant: The harmonic series converges. Everyone is lying to me. All this psuedo-math crap doesn't fly. I made a program to do it manually and got like 15.4, which is way under infinity. Professors are lying to me. I have to go to class AGAIN tomorrow. What is this, Russia?

[TheEschaton]

DNRs can and sometimes do get ugly.

Take a look at the Shiavo case down in FL. I know she didn't sign a DNR (but she didn't think she was gonna go into a coma), but her confessions to her husband on her last wishes aren't being honored, because the family (selfishly) wants to keep her alive.

Jeb Bush even stepped in. Fool.


My rant of the day: I'm gonna miss the Sopranos tonight.

-TheE-

[Artha]

Dinner blew. We had these cheese/ham/bread wraps, and they were horrible. I had half of one before I couldn't finish them. They tasted like some unholy love child between fat, grease, and bread; with just enough cheesey ham taste to be disgusting.

So now I'm eating oriental raman for dinner. Yay.

[ElanthianSiren]

Recently:


1. I detest the healthcare system in the US. That's nothing particularly new though. I really do think some things, like healthcare and public transportation, need to be socialized/deprivatized. Insurance is a huge racket, and they are covering less and less per dollar to the point of obscenity.

Don't even get me started on funding for roads/planes vs. funding for things like trains. The smartest state in this country with regard to public trans is still California. What will it take honestly? Do we need shit like the LA freeway/mass smog before people get it? :no:

2. People who abuse animals or children. I feel this is grounds for instant castration. What does castration do? -It ensures that said person cannot create more people to carry on their abuse, lowers their sex drive and aggressive tendencies in many cases, teaches them "Bad Human! No!" because obviously somewhere they missed this lesson. Later on, milk bones will be provided as a reward.


3. When someone gets the hairy eyeball and starts berating your life choices and telling you how to live because "I care about you." I just had a "friend" start with this hyper possessive crap, and I had to drop him to the "I do not know you" list.

It's not very hard to express to someone you have known for 9 or so years, "Look there is some shit you just need to leave yourself out of. These are my boundaries." It is very hard to uphold the consequences when they won't, but once you comitt to something, it's generally wise to keep your word with it.

-Melissa

[Satira]

My day was very very pleasant, until something horrible happened.

I saw a worm.

They're too much like snakes, and it was so long it COULD have been a snake. It was wiggling around in an ooey gooey kind of way. I realize they do good for gardens and soil, so I don't want them extinguished all together. I just want them to stay far far away from me. That is all.

[Scott]

New rant:

People who post here who constantly swear every sentence. There are a few I would point out, but I feel like dealing with them crying to me so.... Is it REALLY needed to swear in every sentence?

Example:

"Jesus fucking christ, what is this bullshit? Is it fucking needed to swear every fucking word. Seriously, stop fucking swearing, it doesn't make you sound smart or cool, it makes you sound fucking stupid."

Is it really needed to swear every other word? Seriously, people need to stop swearing, it doesn't make you sound smarter or cooler. It makes you sound stupid.

WOW! It said the same thing but there wasn't "F" this "F" that. Hey, you want to curse sometimes, great. However, certain people can't post one time without a swear word.... I mean I know I toss the F word around sometimes, but sometimes I feel like I'm in a middle school fight with all the swearing. I just think people need to realize that swearing doesn't make you cool or make your point any better, it actually makes it worse.

[Mint]

Gemstone101's rant = :clap:

[ThisOtherKingdom]

I tend to fucking swear a lot in my posts, goddamn it. I don't fucking know why, the shit just comes out that way. I definately swear a lot more here than I do in real life, that's gotta fucking count for something, doesn't it?

[Sean]

I tend to do it more when someones agrivating me and I'm writing a response to them. In all honesty it doesn't really bother me. Then again I'd rather someone write what the fuck than read a post full of all kinds of WTF OMFG type of swear replacements.

[Mint]

I tend to just skip right over those kind of posts. And no, I don't think they make a person sound bright at all so why waste my time reading them.

[Scott]

I'm not offended or anything, I mean I could care less, but it sometimes annoys me when someone can't think up a post without the word "fuck"... Out of curiousity, I did a search for someone who would be someone I would have named in my post if I wanted to deal with crying.....

I put his/her name in as the username and the word "fuck" as the term to search. I came back with over 320 posts. That's not 320 uses of the word, but 320 posts. So I'm sure the count of the word is up at about 750ish. Shit came back with about 200......

[Mint]

I know who it is. <-------- (Said in a singsong voice)

[Scott]

Originally posted by Mint
I know who it is. <-------- (Said in a singsong voice)

Tell Tijay to go to bed and stop talking.

[Mint]

Like anyone will listen to me... :rolleyes:



edited: it's a mystery! Guess away.

[Edited on 3-29-2004 by Mint]

[Warriorbird]

Studies have shown that otherwise normal people will turn into raving, flame craving, zealots when they argue on the Internet. Why do people get paid to study stuff like that? Is it perhaps just an urban legend?

Rrr.

[imported_Kranar]

I've never said a single swear word in any of my posts.

I feel special :saint:

[Miss X]

Thats cos you are special! :heart: Kranar.

I swear all the time :( I'm so bad!

[ElanthianSiren]

Originally posted by Kranar
I've never said a single swear word in any of my posts.

I feel special :saint:


My god! He really still does exist! I feel like a kid in the Willy Wonka Factory branch of Kranar! ::giddy::

-Melissa

[Myshel]

Its the way a lot of the kids talk today. My son was home over the weekend from college and he worked with me a few nights at the restaurant. He slipped several times and said the f word in front of me. He apologized, but I told him, you know your in the habit of saying that and its become part of your everyday speech.
Not a good thing.

[Galleazzo]

Hey, now, I'm not that fucking foulmouthed. I mean I use the eff word a lot, but I don't say shit much. So you see I'm really clean mouthed! Wouldn't my mommy be proud of me.

:drunk:

[Satira]

Fuck is just a word. It has many uses. It doesn't say anything about a person's intelligence whether or not they use it. Get over it.

[Scott]

Originally posted by Lady Satira
Fuck is just a word. It has many uses. It doesn't say anything about a person's intelligence whether or not they use it. Get over it.


Originally posted by ME

It makes you sound stupid.

Oh and yes, it does.

[DeV]

Personally I could give a fuck if someone uses the word or not.

[DeV]

My rant is when your painfully kind to a telemarketer, in this case she was selling the Chicago Tribune and trying to get me to buy the Sunday edition. I politely tell her no, then shes like, "are you sure". I tell her, Im positive I read it online if need be. She then proceeds to tell me, "But its the Chicago Tribune", and its only a dollar and its just Sundays. I stopped short of cussing her ass out, but I was nice and just told her Im not intereted about 5 times before I finally hung up. I hate to hang up on people, but for someone selling the Tribune, and calling you on a Sunday morning she deserved it.

[Galleazzo]

Thing is those telemarketing fucks (hey there's that word again) got instructions: NEVER hang up. Someplaces they CAN'T hang up. So just start swearing nonstop and they got to listen to you.

[TheEschaton]

Rant of the day: I just cut myself shaving for about the first time in six years, and it stings like a sonofa!


-TheE-

[Caiylania]

I've been kind of lurking since I don't have good access until I get back to Italy next week. But after reading this thread, I want to rant.

Nothing has gone right for this trip. My husband had to go TDY so we decided I would visit family for the first Anniversary of my Mother's death because I didn't want to be alone on it.

I won't even bring up flying alone with a 17month old child :P

Other than my family, the other things that brought me over the atlantic were seeing my best friends Dawn and Kim, getting to see and ride my horse, visiting my father, and meeting a new friend.

Other than seeing my Uncle and his family, this trip has been a disaster. I didn't get to see my best friend Dawn (this was in georgia) at all. My god-daughter ended up being sick so she couldn't come at all. We have been friends since we were 11.

Then I ended up having to spend three days with one of my mother's friends (who begged and pleaded to see me and the baby). Well, it turns out she is now an alcholic and is addicted to percocet. Now THAT was fun. Grrr.... She didn't wake up until 11 or 12 and starting drinking right away. I couldn't wait to get out of there.

On top of all that, Kiara got bitten by a spider, her whole hand swelled up and poison control had to call an ambulance. It was a banana spider. Fun oh fun.

all this on top of dealing with that wonderful great milestone of my Mom's death.

So then I fly to california to see my husband's family. That goes fine and i'm all waiting to see my other best friend Kim who drives 3 hours to come see me and take me to visit my dad.

That ended up going horrid. a seven hour drive later we get there in time to visit him for like two hours. Then it turns out Kim's husband is coming home from Iraq so instead of being there for 2 days we have to turn around and come right back. She's ecstatic he's coming back but now we barely get to see each other. She drops me off, drives the 3 hours back home, to find out he isn't getting home til this weekend. So we could have partied together and now its too late.

My stroller broke, so I had to buy a new one, and I just want to be back home with my husband who I miss horribly.

Oh, and I also didn't get to see another friend whose work ended up being chaos and we missed eachother while I was in town. :(

and last but not least no one is willing to take me to see my horse so I can't even do that.

Well, I have to go. Someone needs the computer.

(did I mention they have a four year old takes forever to connect piece of junk ?)
ugh.

[Edited on 4-2-2004 by Caiylania]

[Skirmisher]

Caiylania, I'm so sorry you trip has been so dissapointing.

I was wondering where you were. I'm sure that spider bite was scary.

I hope the rest of your trip goes as smooth as possible!

[SpunGirl]

Spiders are nasty.

Also, I've discovered something about traveling and having obligations to go see this person, that person, and the other (not to mention staying with relatives):

It sucks.

I hate being at the whim of other people at any time, and definitely when I travel.

-K

[HarmNone]

Ish, Caiy. I am so sorry your trip has been such a disappointment. I do hope things get better for you. Anyway, you'll be home with hubby soon! :)

HarmNone

[Artha]

Obligatory banana spider picture:

http://users.ev1.net/~dbdors/Photography/Armond%20bayou/Img0016.jpg

[Miss X]

ARTHA!!! You suck! I'm freaked out now! :(

[Skirmisher]

Originally posted by SpunGirl
Spiders are nasty.

Also, I've discovered something about traveling and having obligations to go see this person, that person, and the other (not to mention staying with relatives):

It sucks.

I hate being at the whim of other people at any time, and definitely when I travel.

-K

Hell yes.

I drive anywhere when less than a two day drive so I can have my own car and if that is not possible, I will rent a car to give myself at least some level of freedom while away from home.

And spiders that annoy me get squashed. .

[Edited on 4-2-2004 by Skirmisher]

[Hips]

Yeah, thanks to that picture, I'm sitting on my feet on my chair instead of having them under my desk as normal. *shivers*

/glare artha.

wow, I got the men of pc wrong. oops... sorry guys. :(

[Edited on 4-2-2004 by GS3 Michiko]

[Mint]

Artha should have his picture posting priveledges revoked.

Good to hear from you Caiylania, even though your recent circumstances sound sucky. Safe trip back to Italy.

[Shari]

WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU POSTING SOME THING LIKE THAT SO DAMNED LARGE!?!?

[Galleazzo]

Yowza, that truly blew, Caiy, I'm sorry. I had some nasty vacations but never anywhere near that bad.