The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns

September 05, 2005

Pet Peeve Numero Uno

Loud eaters: slurping, smacking, gnawing, and grunting away. I mustn't say more or I'll end up in the bathroom puking my guts out. Really, really bother's me.

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August 28, 2005

Drive-Thru Dimwits

Having worked in in the drive-thru section of fast food, I feel I have an admissible right to call some cashiers dimwits, especially this one... Grapevine's Ramblings.

It seems that Brandon had the misfortune of going through a fast food drive thru where the chicky-doodle behind the counter was busy chatting on her cell phone. I'm sorry, but some of those workers are so simpleminded that I'm surprised she had the ability to do two things at once, and I'm surprised she didn't ring Brandon up a party pack for 50 people or something.

Oh, you'd better believe I'll have more to come in the future on the wonders of the fast food business, and the crappola pay, and the fun of coworkers, and the craziness of the whole industry, and...

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August 24, 2005

Rumour Has It: We're All Idiots

Yes, Stan, yes, we are idiots to that degree. We require warning labels that tell us, "no, don't drink that motor oil, it's dangerous" and "yes, please put the gas nozzle back in its proper holder".

We are also idiots to the extent that we still require instructions on how to wash our own hair with shampoo. "So, what comes after I put the shampoo in my hair and lather it? Oh, that's right, rinse it". Duh, h'okay, they must think we are all a bunch of Big Mooses from the Archie comics.

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August 18, 2005

IDIOTS, heh heh heh

This one's referring to Rat Blog who writes about the lab idiots dealt with on a regular basis. Sounds like your idiots are similar to many idiots found in daily life.

Idiots who cut you off in traffic just to get ahead of you, then slow down.

Idiots who budge in line at the store.

Idiots who see you grabbing for something in the store, so they beat you to it and steal the last one.

Idiots you live with who use the last of something, like drinking the last of the milk, and put it back in the fridge or on a shelf.

Idiots who never share in task work, which would make it go a heck of a lot faster for everyone if they did help out.

What are they thinking... that they're the centre of the universe?

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August 16, 2005

'Roids Freaks - I Don't Get It

I'd like to know why so many men who work out think they need steroids.

Personally, I think the drug is overrated because it makes men look like deformed freaks. To me, it's similar to cosmetic surgery where the women and men who get it look physically deformed in some way. The men who use steroids have muscles that aren't natural looking and they get a neck so thick that it looks like they have no neck.

I remember being at a gym where a majority of the men were on steroids. Sure, they could lift more and work out harder and stronger, but they looked horrible for doing so. Maybe someone out there could give me a good reason for why using steroids is so popular because I just don't get it.

I wouldn't date a guy on 'roids because I'd be too embarrassed to be seen with him. The body gets all disproportionate compared to the men who either don't work out or work out the proper, natural way. I also hear that it makes a certain body part shrink and become virtually useless, so I'm not gung ho for that one, and I don't know why they would be. Is it true?

What Others Are Saying:

Dave's Space

Looking Through The Cage

Geneva Gash's Thoughts

NYC Personal Trainer Joe DiAngelo

Fatness 2 Fitness

Live Journal

Shocking Weight Loss Truths Revealed, Or Perhaps Just Another Blog

Drug-Free Bodybuilding

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August 13, 2005

Highway Mayhem A Trucker's Delight

I know this can't be said for all truckers because I have a kind, decent hearted relative who is one, but what is with the attitude of some truck drivers on the highway?

I have seen them tailgate little cars in a way that if the car stopped suddenly, it would be smucked along with everyone inside. Truckers can't be that heartless to want that to happen, can they?

I have also been the passenger in a Bronco that almost got its rear end tagged by a truck as it blew around and past us. There was no reason for it; we were speeding as it was, so it's not like we were driving slowly to annoy the trucker.

Here's another one, when they have a pile of cars behind them on a steep hill and they are behind another semi-truck, they decide to pull out and pass the slower rig, which slows the whole pile of cars behind them down to 40-50 kilometres in a 90 kilometre zone. Arg!

And can't forget them veering into our lane frequently, which makes us slam on our brakes. How difficult is it to stay between the lines on the road. If you're that lazy of a driver, you shouldn't be driving.

Oh, and that last one applies to city drivers too. You know when you are lazy behind the wheel and let your car go all over the road, you piss people off. Did you know that? Well, you do. You piss people off.

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July 30, 2005

Suit Pursuit

You know what my pet peeve is right now? It's all the suing that's going on, primarily in the states. I know this doesn't apply to the majority of my US friends, but a vast number of complainers are finding the craziest things to sue over. Like the old hot coffee lawsuit. Well Duh! Coffee hot. Or the recent burnt butt allogation Duh, chemical's burn.

I mean, you wonder why society's becoming overly sensitive, or too politically correct. EVERYONE. IS. AFRAID. OF. A. LAWSUIT. If anyone even gets a whiff of possible trouble, they backpedal and change to become more PC.

But here's a thought (and even if this show isn't my shot of vodka), I am very surprised that reality tv like Fear Factor still exists with all the animal and animal parts eating going on. How is it that animal rights activist groups like PETA haven't bombarded the set with protests and caused media frenzies over the cruelty of animals? I am kind of glad that they haven't squashed the defiant show because it demonstrates that society isn't yet doomed to be a prudish wimp.

So, when it comes right down to it, I guess we have to ask, is it really worth it, does it really matter if a few bugs get eaten, a few buttocks get burned, or a few hands and tongues get scalded?

Please people, rethink if making money on a lawsuit or griping for the sake of hearing your own voice is really worth it.

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