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.: Friday, May 23, 2003 :.

I Don't Trust the Handi-Capped
If the Coyote had one of those, he'd have caught the Road Runner for sure!

Working retail has provided me with a grim outlook on people in general. I can't stand people. People piss me off. I tend to back down from this a bit when i'm not at work, but for the most part, people are self-serving shits.

The term 'The Customer is Always Right' means jack shit to me right now. If you try to tell me that a sign with a low price on it should apply to a product twenty feet away from it, I'm going to tell you that your full of shit. Your not going to make me look like an idiot, i'm going to make you look like an idiot. I've done it before, and i'll do it again. I'll argue with you until you either tell me i'm right, or you give up. Either way I win.

Who do you think is going to win anyway? You, the occasional shopper, or me, the guy who's been telling people they're wrong for going on four years ;)

So anyway, onto the main subject of tonights rant: Motorized Scooters for the Disabled or Lazy

These things fly. I watched a little chinese man zip down an aisle tonight going damn near 30km/h.

I've been belted on more then one occasion by people riding these things. The person helming the thing will look straight at you with their best tsking face, like its your fault they're not paying attention, and riding the thing like a bat out of hell.

I'm sorry, but the last thing i expect when stepping out from an aisle is to be belted by something moving at 30km's. A person pushing a buggy goes around 5-10km/h, plenty of time to move out of the way if they're coming at me. Hitting me is fine, i'm going to be an asshole and say something really nice to them, while giving them a big jackass smile. Nice things scare people the most.

A child being hit at speeds like that could be seriously injured though. Odds are the little guy/gal would go flying into some sort of a display/shelf, and I don't even want to guess at what kind of pain would come of that.

The reality of disabled/lazy people with scooters to me right now is this: They're bitter, and don't give a shit about you. You however, are expected to pity and give shits about them, after all, they're disabled. Bull shit, bull shit, bull shit. I'll be nice to you, if your nice to me, period. If i know you to be an ass, i'm going to be an ass right back to you. Respect is earned.

* -- when handi-cap/lazy people were mentioned, they are to be considered two sepereate groups. A person is either legitmately handi-cap, or does not have any handi-cap, and simply uses a scooter out of laze --*

Peace Out
I'm not Handi-Capped, I'm Just Lazy

posted by _ Andrew_ at 1:16 AM

.: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 :.

Victoria Day
Two Crumpets With My Tea Please

Victoria Day. A Canadian Holiday of Monarchalithic Proportions. Today we as Canadians celebrate the birthday of our queen, on the day of the birth of a woman born more then a hundred years before her.

The good things that the monarchy does for us are countless. In that they can't be counted, because they don't exist. A figure head at best, whens the last time the queen did anything good for you? Entertainment through scandals doesn't count.

The Monarchy is a pointless entity that clings to history and tradition. The world around it has changed, while the poppy-cock attitude within the walls of buckingham palace have stayed the same for centuries.

Quit while your ahead. The Monarchy should withdraw from any political and public ties that it has, and go down being remembered for the good things its done, not the idiotic things its sure to do in the future.

The monarchy's political power is only symbolic as it stands anyway. The Govenor General simply has to sign a bill to make it law. He could, in theory, choose not to sign it; but thats the same as saying that all Canadian provinces, could, in theory, all agree to change the constitution; its not going to happen.

Chop out the queen, and theres no need for the Govenor General. No Govenor General, no need to pay a govenor general, his attendants, housing, transportation, meals, etc, etc, etc. The GG is the equivalent to the queen on Canadian soil. I imagine he/she gets the best of everything, and the last time I check, the best is an expensive thing.

The Monarchy is A useless keepsake of times gone by, time to clean out the closet, and organize the photos.

Peace Out
Common Sense is Hard to Find

posted by _ Andrew_ at 12:09 AM

.: Monday, May 19, 2003 :.

Mary Kate And Ashley In Action
And the white ball goes into the Sewer

Ah The Olsen Twins. They've made yet another new television series to aid in their everlasting quest to dominate and control the worlds pre-teen female population. This time around though, they're not even really in it, as its a friggin cartoon.

The Title to this little blond fest is 'Mary Kate And Ashley In Action'. Now, I have a pretty good idea of what 'In Action' implies, and its not the sort of thing that should be in a childrens cartoon.

Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action

On the other hand, this is the exact type of show i'd want my daughters to watch, not. Today's episode had them flying to England to combat an evil gentleman who was giving the world a bad hair day. Because bad hair days deserve the same sort of action as say, hitler and terrorism.

The messages that the show gives are horrible. There are schools, parents, and governments that spend billions of dollars on ad campaigns and education to avoid this type of thinking.

The scewed view that these two kids have on reality is the result of their stolen child hood. Loaded with full house money, and a nation that adored them, they're demented parents took them to the bank with a blank check.

How can you look to somebody for advice on something they have absolutely no experience with at all? You can read all the books about driving in the world, but they're not going to help you the first time you actually get behind the wheel.

Take this trash off the air.

Peace Out
Look at the World through Educated eyes, Look at the World, And All of its Lies

posted by _ Andrew_ at 12:28 AM

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