Things people say

This is a list of phrases I find to be particularly annoying. It will be an evolving list. As I think of more to add, I'll add it.

"What goes around, comes around"
Ever stop to think that this is the 'coming around' stage? Why don't people who use this phrase ever think of this? Maybe one of your dickheaded actions resulted in your current karmic castastrophy. Take the philosophical bitch slap and shut up.

"I'm very opinionated"
No, you're a whiney attention whore. Everyone who's ever said this has done so only so they can complain about every ignorant thing they can think of, without getting yelled at for being a moron. Your opinions are wrong, but you a) Don't know it, or b) refuse to change them. You may think you're winning arguments with your unceasing stupidity, but the truth is, people are getting fed up with talking to your dumb ass.

"I'm a strong, independant woman"
No you're not. You're a bitch. Probably a fat one. Chances are you're ugly, too. So are your friends. What you need to do, is set the cheesey poof down and strap yourself to a treadmill. Women like you are the reason some men are abusive. The offending males were either, at the time of the offense, in a relationship with a "strong, independant woman", or were previously in one, and hadn't worked through their pent-up rage. Women like this make me yearn for a time when being a chauvinist was what was expected of a man. Your woman's acting up? Well then, sir. Bruise her mouth shut and stick her back in the kitchen. There are still dishes to wash, pies to make, and babies to have.

"Looks don't matter to me"
Fuck you. Looks matter more to people who say this than it does to people who openly admit it. You just say it to string along whichever gullible schmuck falls for it. Lower your standards, pigface. You don't deserve someone pretty.

"I love you"
Not really just "I love you". It's more saying you love someone, or verbally assuming someone loves you, just to get them to do something.

Like this:
"Hey, could you do this thing for me?"
"Why"
"Because you love me?"

It's because of this usage that love has lost its meaning, or is used to hurt people. I want to punch the person who said it, every time I hear it. Don't use emotion for your personal gains, fuckface.

Christmas sucks.

In the Novemeber 7th Monroe Evening News "Letters To The Editor" column, I saw this:

Just who is this 'Mr. Holiday' anyway?

I have noticed in the past two years that places of business have been having mroe and more "holidays" sales and using more and more "Happy Holidays" signs in and around their stores, and I wonder who is this Mr. Holiday whose birthday that we are celebrating? Whenever anyone greets me by saying, "Happy Holidays," I answer by saying, "And a Merry Christmas to you, too!"

I am only one person, but I am going to call the managers of every store and tell them that if they insist on taking Christ out of Christmas, and refuse to change their signs and ads, I for one will not be doing my Christmas shopping in their establishment ever again! If anyone out there (and I know there are plenty of you) agree with me, please call the stores and let them know how you feel. And to those of you who don't agree, I wish you a blessed Christmas season anyway.

(name withheld by me)

Well, (name withheld by me), you've at least got it partly right. I agree that Christmas should be about celebrating Christ instead of giving gifts and getting a sales boost. But where I differ is, there are celebrations in the month of December that aren't Christmas, believe it or not. Just because they're not as "popular" doesn't mean the one should outshadow all the others. Plus, Christmas needs to stay in its own damn month. This year, I saw "seasonal" (read: Christmas) decorations going up as early as the week before Halloween, though these offending stores continued selling Halloween paraphernalia. However, I don't remember ever seeing a store ever putting up Thanksgiving decorations. They seem to have forgotten all about it.

I've never heard a turkey say "Ho ho ho," nor have I ever been witness to 'Santa' going "gobble gobble." So why, I ask, are there "seasonal" decorations going up, when there's suppose to be a major holiday before? Thanksgiving is an important part of American history, and rightfully needs to be celebrated with the respect it deserves. Sadly, it seems to have become a pause in people's "holiday" shopping. A day to pig out and get the day off before heading back to the mall to find a present for that last person on the list. It's my opinion that Thanksgiving should be exalted much higher than Christmas, given how much more important it is.