Thirteen Things I wonder About
(Sometimes to the point of not sleeping!)
- Why did the salesperson at Target the other day say the word “gerbil” with a hard G (like in goat) when he was explaining to me that they didn’t have guinea pig food only hamster and gerbil food?
- Why did that story make my husband and daughter laugh all evening like it was the funniest thing they’d heard in days?
- Why are people so quick to say something mean in an email and then follow it up with, “I don’t mean to hurt anyone’s feelings, but…” and proceed to repeat it making sure they “subtly” let you know who they’re talking about?
- Why do people who are anti-something join pro-something groups just to be able to say nasty things to the members of the group?
- Why can’t our mail come at the same time every day?
- Why do I always misplace the book I’m in the middle of reading?
- Why do people in the South keep the air conditioning set at around 60 degrees so I have to wear a hoodie to visit the dentist???
- Why is it necessary for my kids to scream across the house rather than come and find me?
- Why does everything always take longer than you think it will?
- Why don’t people use turn signals?
- Does spam really work?
- Why do I get spams for male enhancement and breast enlargement on the same day?
- Why would Noah take cockroaches on the Ark?
When you find out why kids yell across the house, please let me know. I am almost completely deaf and my kids do it. I know they’re yelling, why would they think I can hear them from that distance when I can’t hear them from the same room? LOL Kids… gotta luv ’em *wink
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Fun list I often wonder about some of those as well!
Mail is a good one! Most days our mail doesn’t come until after 3:30 PM, but then all of a sudden there will be a day it’s here before 10 AM. Does that make any sense at all?
My husband is worse about that yelling across the house than our daughter. What makes it even worse is he expects me to drop everything and come running to him.
Hmmm….. very good questions! I wonder about some of those myself! Here’s a few of my thoughts on the matters….
1. Gerbil/ger-bil — very odd. Very uneducated person, I guess.
2. I think it’s pretty funny, too!
3. Yes, that bothers me too. Just admit that you’re going to hurt someone’s feelings and then barrel on, if you must. However, it’s probably better to stop and re-evaluate what you’re about to say once you hear that magic phrase (“I don’t mean to hurt your feelings, but”) come out of your mouth (or onto your keyboard).
4. I totally agree!!! There’s so many places in this world to express yourself amongst people who agree with you and so many other places in this world that are established solely for the purpose of disagreement and discussion. Why waste your time in the “opposite camp”??? Personally, I think most of the people who do that are rude, obnoxious, juvenile and cowardly.
5. No idea, but it you figure out the trick, please let me know!
6. Can’t help with that one, either!
7. That’s funny! It’s so true, also! I remember how cold my parents used to keep our house when I was growing up. They’d only moved North a few years before, so they still had their awful air-conditioning habits!!!
8. Again, no idea, but I’m interested in a solution, also!!!
9. Ask Murphy!
10. Grrrrrr……. this is one of my biggest pet peeves!!!!
11. Seriously, does ANYONE buy the products in spam advertising?????
12. No answer!!!!
13. Because he was a boy and probably thought they were cool! Either that, or he DIDN’T take them on — they were probably just hanging out in the kitchen already!
Some very good questions, indeed. Let me know if you ever find the answer to them. Except the Gerbil. I don’t wanna know.