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Journal TechnoLust's Journal: And my parents wonder why I want to move away... 17

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So I'm driving home yesterday. After the 3rd person pulled out in front of me (remember, I don't have a car, so I'm driving my truck which has my boat behind it, which makes it hard to stop suddenly) and stopped to make a turn 50 yards down the road, I was already feeling anxious to leave. Then I'm going through a small town between the city I live in and the one I work in. They'd just built a new Dollar General* store. In a town this small, a DG is a splendid thing, so of course they built it right beside a 4 lane highway on a little hill so it could shine out its inexpensive goodness on all the people below. So I'm driving by and I see a rather large woman in some kind of pink thing running down the hill toward the highway, away from her minivan and the other very large woman who was standing there holding a 50 pound bag of cat food looking puzzled. I breifly wondered what would puzzle her so and why the other woman would be running toward the road. I've taken enough physics and seen enough comedy movies and skits to realize that the women's shopping cart has escaped and was rolling toward the very busy road. I looked for the cart to see what manner of stuff they had in it, and so I'd be sure to see her newly acquired trinkets explode when someone in an SUV slammed into the cart. I found the cart and saw that it contained her 2-3 year old daughter, who thought it was the best ride ever. She caught up to it right as it rolled into traffic. Fortunately the guy in that lane was paying attention and stopped before crushing her.

*At this point I would normally make a joke about them sponsering a car in NASCAR as indicated on their website and somehow work NeeNee3 into it, but she's lost her sense of humor recently so I will be nice and not mention it.... oops.

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  • Good luck finding a place on earth where idiots don't exist.

    My first car was a full sized blazer which was rather rusted out, had a banged up front bumper, and would make quite an impression on anything less than a semi. Even then folks would pull out infront of me! I wouldn't have much hope for folks being any more clever simpley by moving.
  • And watching these people drive makes a lot more sense if you imagine them pulling a trailer. Things like swinging left to turn right and all sorts of bizarre driving behavior.

    Not to say that makes them good drivers...
  • You're moving to Ohio.

    Actually, if you're smart, you'll live in Kentucky. But thats my opinion.
  • What you are saying is "you're stupid and crazy - ha ha I'm just kidding." Nice stopped a while ago.
    • Yet it's still ok for people to make the "ha ha, is she out of high school" jokes about me everytime I mention a girl. I consider Renee a friend, and I pick on my friends. It's how I show affection to people that I'm not physically affectionate with. I don't think there is anything wrong with watching NASCAR, I just don't enjoy it. The fact that she is somewhat embarassed is because SHE thinks there's something wrong with it. It has the stigma of being a redneck past time.

      I thought my relationship

      • I haven't seen one of the high school remarks in a while, but perhaps I missed one. Regardless, you are offering an insult based on who she is (as you are to pretty much ever female who reads what you have been writing), then justifying it as humor.

        The NASCAR thing is no biggie, and I don't think that NeeNee has any problem with it. The high school remarks are based on choices that you made, and then chose to write about here. I think they're a bit old, but they do not correspond to what you have be
  • I am a new subscriber to your newsletter, but I felt compeled to say something. If you joke, joke away. If someone gets offended, fine. It's your diary. I think neenee is a wonderful person, and I like reading what she writes, but this is your diary. There are many like it, but this one is yours. Don't pay attention to all the player haters out there. It's your thing, do what you wanna do.
    • The point was not to dictate what is appropriate for him to write, but rather to point out the gap between his intent and the effects of his actions on people he regards as friends.
      • With all due respect John, can they work that out? I have always disliked it when people tell others what to do, or how to talk to people... It just seems rude to me, personally. Now, I would never tell you NOT to do that, since I would then be guilty of what I myself do not like to see others do - but I don't see anything wrong with encouraging TL to do what TL wants to do in TL's space.
        • What, exactly, did I tell TL to do? Nor did I tell him that he should not talk to anyone in any particular way. If you read what I wrote above, and my response to your comment, the most that I am telling TL to do is think about what he is writing - that there is a gap between his intent and the actual effects of what he has written.

          I thought that it was appropriate to share my perception of what he is saying, but I've done all that I intend to do for now. I responded to you only because I felt that y
        • Also... I'm curious, based on the definition of "rude" [yourdictionary.com], how you see the difference between the statements "doing that is rude" and "you should not do that". They seem semantically equivalent to me.

          My point is not that you were telling me what not to do, because you quite appropriately offered it as your own perception. This is only an attempt to understand your point, not to criticize your statement.
          • Well, I will only say these two things:

            I like my own definitions, since I know what it was I said, and meant at the time I said something. I hate framing a discussion based on someone else's definition.

            And

            I didn't percieve it the same way you did.
            • When I suspect that I do not understand a word to mean what another person is trying to say, I usually resort to a standard definition. The process of feedback allows us to arrive at a sufficient mutual understanding (as I hope that it will also do for TL). Thanks for clarifying your statement.
  • If you won't do it, I will ;)

    Q: Why did Dale Ernhardt deserve to die?
    A: Cause he was too stupid to realize it wasn't "Go Fast. Turn Right"

    After meeting a NASCAR fan and assertaining their level of intelligence, is it any wonder that they are enthralled by watching something go in circles for hours on end?

    Anyways, just kidding, NeeNee3. I still watch saturday morning cartoons (well, I TiVo them to watch later). I've even been caught watching curling before. And I'm a sucker for watching the Lumberjack

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