Rants

I was in Target today buying some miscellaneous items. After filling my basket with the goods I came to get, I headed over to the cashier with the shortest line. The couple in front of me didn’t have too many items so I figured this wouldn’t take too long. Good job pickin’ the right line I told myself. I usually pick the worst lines to get in. It never fails, I can get in the shortest line, but I’ll end up right behind someone who’s arguing over a thirty cent coupon that’s not getting applied. This time was no different, although not due to a crappy coupon. The couple was paying for their stuff with a personal check.

It totally reminds me of those Visa check card commercials where everything comes to a grinding halt as someone tries to pay with cash instead of a checkcard. Paying with a check is even worse than that. Who pays for things in public with checks?! Sure, pay your bills with a check – if the whole online bill-pay thing is too much of a convenience for you – but WHY on earth would you pay for groceries or goods from a store with a personal check? You gotta wait for the total amount to be rung up, then fill out the date, the amount, then write out the amount, then sign the check (we all know how checks work). If you’re truly insane, you might even write something in the memo line so when you get the check back in the mail from your bank, you’ll be reminded of how you bought toilet paper and a three-pack of underwear from Target.

Friggin’ get a credit card or a debit/check card! The convenience won’t kill you. I promise.

Hollywood must be COMPLETELY out of ideas. I was flipping channels looking for something to watch, and came across a show called Parking Wars on A&E. It’s a reality show that follows meter maids, as they give parking tickets. Are you serious? WHO is watching this show?! Giving parking tickets is NOT exciting stuff. The craziest it got, was at one point, a guy who had just gotten a ticket, came out of the store he was in, and contested he shouldn’t have gotten a ticket since he was right there. He had the meter maid call his supervisor over, so she drove down and explained to him he’s an idiot.

Then, they switched gears a little and followed people whose job it is to boot cars. One guy ran out of his house while his car was being booted and claimed the license plate on the car was not his, that it was his sister’s. So his argument was that the parking tickets that were associated with that license plate were not his, and therefore his car shouldn’t be getting booted. Needless to say, the gentleman was quite irate, as I’m sure his story was the complete truth. I often have my brother’s license plates on my car. It’s just what you do, and the parking authorities should be more lenient. For realz.

This is ground breaking television people, although I can’t wait till the premiere of “Watch Paint Dry” airs next week! Now THAT show is gonna have some craziness!

Blech.

I noticed this tag on several of the burp/washcloths we have. Keep away from fire? Why is it necessary to put such a warning on a small piece of square fabric? They’re basically mini towels, so why don’t towels have these warnings? I mean, if you’re gonna put it on something like a washcloth, I would think you’d have to put it on most everything. I’m pretty sure my couch should be kept away from fire, yet there is no such warning on my couch.

What about my underwear? I sure as hell don’t want my undies in a fire, nor should they be... but again, no warning.

Socks, yogurts, garbage bags, purses, backpacks, articles of clothing, diapers, etc... All things I have around the house whose labels don’t warn you about keeping said item away from fires. Perhaps I should assume those things CAN be near fires... but our burpcloths should NOT be.

I’m gonna have to assume somewhere, someone incredibly stupid used a washcloth as kindling or something, and thus a new warning was born. Most “stupid” things in life, as far as laws/rules/warnings, are generally due to someone’s stupidity at some point. There’s no other explanation.

It really is mind boggling that this warning is on a stupid washcloth.

This stupid commercial for Mike 93.7 FM has been on TV here in the Boston area for quite a while now. I absolutely HATE it. Everytime I have to sit through it, I want to kill myself. What the hell is the point of the commercial? The video content doesn’t align at ALL with what they’re advertising. It’s not like their tagline is “Mike 93.7, makes you get naked and dance with your co-workers!” or “Listen to Mike 93.7! It’ll infect you with Naked Dancing Syndrome!”

Why the hell are people in an office setting stripping down to their skivvies and dancing to horrible pop music? After seeing this commercial, WHY would I want to listen to Mike 93.7?! Nothing in this commercial sells me on the station, not even the pregnant woman whipping off her top as her belly flies around the screen, which is actually slightly creepy to me... WTF?!

Blech...

We’ve all heard the story about Kyla Ebbert (pictured) being asked to cover up on a Southwest flight for being “underdressed”. Well, now there’s a second person who encountered a similar situation. This time, Setara Qassim was asked if she had a sweater she could wear over her dress. She didn’t, and so she had to wear a blanket wrapped around her during the flight.

This has gone too far... I’ve never flown Southwest before, but I can say with absolute certainty that I never will. Unless they want to make dress code a part of their official policy, they have NO right to harrass people like this over what they’re wearing. Let’s take the lovely lady pictured here. She’s basically covered everywhere she should be. Are people crawling between her legs to look up her skirt? You’re not gonna see anything unless you’re actually under her! She’s not even showing any cleavage!

These people aren’t naked! Let them fly dressed however they want! If they’re actually naked, fine, go ahead and say something. They’re not breaking any laws being dressed how they are. Next thing you know people won’t be allowed in cabs, trains, doctor’s office waiting rooms, McDonald’s, gas station mini-marts, etc. because they’re dressed “too provocatively”. Where does it end? We have general laws surrounding dress, and they basically say don’t walk around naked.

What the hell is there to be offended by, any way? People dressing “like this” is not offensive. These women were asked to cover up by the flight attendants. What kind of asshat person are you, that you would actually get offended by what they’re wearing? How about you just friggin’ relax, unless you have a plane full of people complaining about something. Do your stupid job, serve drinks & peanuts, and shut the hell up.

Must be Southwest’s official policy to hire asshats. I believe that this country doesn’t have a place for such policies. I hope people stop flying Southwest, and the airline goes under... never to be heard from again.

Clearasil has caused some controversy with a recent series of ads, with the tag line “Clearasil may cause confidence”. Apparently many parents are outraged with the ads, and don’t want them airing anymore. I’ve seen a bunch of them, and personally I think they’re fine; clearly, intended to be humorous, and not advocating anything. There was one, though, that I found slightly disturbing (the one embedded below). While I’m not offended by it or anything, I just think it’s weird and creepy.

I think everyone needs to just relax and freak out about things worth freaking out about. Not harmless Clearasil ads. It’s ludicrous how sensitive people are these days. Anything and everything is cause for censorship nowadays, and it blows my mind.

CHILLAX¹ PEOPLE!

Anyway, check out the commercial, and let me know what you think...



¹ God I hate this word...