Thread for Things That Made You Frown Today

[subzero]

Maybe you can pick up some of the nerve blocking stuff they shoot into the back of your jaw at the dentist. I wonder if you numbed him up every night if it would stop, hah.

I think he's missing a nightly somethin, but it's probably not novocaine or anything involving needles.

[Delias]

I think he's missing a nightly somethin, but it's probably not novocaine or anything involving needles.

I doubt it.

[Latrinsorm]

I wanna hear! (I play too)

This one is Dirty Business, many interesting chords.
This one is Girl Anachronism, which takes the arpeggio and turns it into an OH-peggio (alternative, with homage to Edge: rated R-peggio).
This one is Delilah, which is a lot more modest musically and has a lot less cussin', and so for a delicate flower like myself is my favorite.

Too hot under the covers but if I stuck a leg out to cool down, I was freezing.

A strategy I have found reasonably effective is half-cover one of your covers, but the trick is which half: the centre half. Covering only head or only feet can make you feel hotter, but covering only waist cools without freezing. You are the only one I can trust with this technique.

Woke up angry for no damned reason at all.

Cheer up, buttercup! Did you see the new Kina yet? What can be more encheering than a beautiful song about a forlorn, drug-addicted prostitute?

[Latrinsorm]

I think he's missing a nightly somethin, but it's probably not novocaine or anything involving needles.

Ew, you like demerol patches?

[DCSL]

A friend of mine just posted this on FB: U know its funny how I always say that pit bulls are always misunderstood but today I witnessed a pit bull attack my neighbors dog aggressively and when I tried to help him the pit snarled. I loved that dog and his name was taco. He always roamed our neighborhood greetin all dogs but this day he was hanging by a thread just to live. I hope he pulls through but I hope my faith in pits comes back.....

Outside of her absence of skill in communicating with the written word, I was pissed. Especially when she added that the pit was on a chain in its own yard. I didn't post a reply because it would be rude and in bad taste to turn an animal's death or injury into a platform for lecturing but I really wanted to. So I'm going to do it here where those involved can't see.

People who let their dogs roam free in neighborhoods are a fucking menace. Pit bulls aside, what if it gets hit by a car? Do you hate cars now because of that? Shit happens and if it was within your power to prevent it (by putting your dog safely in a yard or in the house or whatever instead of letting it wander around free everyday) then it is at least partially your fault if not completely.

Alright, you're (delusionally) confident your pet is safe. What about the pooping? Your dog is crapping everyone else's yards, peeing on their prize rosebushes that they purposefully set way back from the sidewalk so they wouldn't become a whiz target for dogs being walked. Who is scooping after your unsupervised dog? Not you, you thoughtless asshole.

Bottom line, you cannot blame others for you being ridiculously irresponsible and callous to the living being that depends on you and your judgment. I hope Taco makes it but I want to backhand his owners. And give my friend a little slap too for being an idiot, especially since she's in the animal care industry.

[Tgo01]

Yeah, pitbulls can be dangerous (I know it's because the owners suck but still) but people who don't use leashes or let their dogs "roam the neighborhood" at will are the worst. I love watching judge shows when it involves a dog bite, every single one of them, EVERY SINGLE ONE will say "My dog wasn't on a leash because my dog had never done anything like that before!"

Well no shit, that's the reason for leashes. Because animals can be unpredictable.

[msconstrew]

People who let their dogs roam free in neighborhoods are a fucking menace.

I would just change this to "pets". There's this adorable orange cat in our neighborhood that's always on our deck, looking into our window. I can't figure out who owns it, but if I ever find out I am going to go chat with them about how, one day, they are going to find that something terrible has happened to that cat because they let it outside (mauled by dog or other animal, hit by car, etc). I doubt it'll have any effect, but I have seen too many animals hit by cars to just say nothing at all.

[DCSL]

YEAH. That's another goddamn thing. What if your unsupervised precious attacks someone else? Sure, he's been in love with every living thing as long as you've known him but all it takes is one time for him to not like the look of that toddler and boom, someone's been hurt. Scarred for life. Dead. "But he's never hurt anyone or anything before!" is not a good excuse for being an irresponsible jackass.

[DCSL]

I would just change this to "pets". There's this adorable orange cat in our neighborhood that's always on our deck, looking into our window. I can't figure out who owns it, but if I ever find out I am going to go chat with them about how, one day, they are going to find that something terrible has happened to that cat because they let it outside (mauled by dog or other animal, hit by car, etc). I doubt it'll have any effect, but I have seen too many animals hit by cars to just say nothing at all.

True. And look at the impact loose domestic cats have had on wildlife over the years.

WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN?!?!

*pantpant* Alright. Rant over. I'll head back to the show and sublimate my rage in product testing.

[msconstrew]

YEAH. That's another goddamn thing. What if your unsupervised precious attacks someone else? Sure, he's been in love with every living thing as long as you've known him but all it takes is one time for him to not like the look of that toddler and boom, someone's been hurt. Scarred for life. Dead. "But he's never hurt anyone or anything before!" is not a good excuse for being an irresponsible jackass.

Yeah, it's funny how many of the dogs who never hurt anyone or anything before will still bite someone (usually a fucking toddler who is not being adequately supervised by the parent, but I digress) right in the face.

True. And look at the impact loose domestic cats have had on wildlife over the years.

Did you see that NYT article on this very subject? It was depressing as hell. I won't get rid of my cats, but of course ... they are indoor-only cats.