Moaning Myrtle
That lovely musician in Arkansas (Quarter Notes) tripped me, sat on me, forced cod-liver oil down my throat, and then threatened to make me guess her weight if I didn't accept her meme tag.
The only redeeming factor was that she gave me a license to rant. (As in that old Arkansas story about Goldilocks and the three bears: "She rant all the way home." )
Speaking of Arkansas - My sister moved to Hot Springs while her children were small.
Seven-year old Matthew walked down the lane while the movers were unloading the truck. He came upon an old gentleman repairing a barbed-wire fence and proceeded to stand quietly and watch him.
The fellow straightened up for a moment and wiped his brow with an old blue hanky. He looked at his nosy little new neighbor and decided to make conversation.
"Hey son, what ya reckon?"
Poor little Matt. He was quite stunned by this question.
"Mister," was his shaky voiced reply, "I just got here, I haven't been wrecking anything!"
Four things that should go into Room 101 and be removed from the face of the earth.
(What is Room 101?)
Cancer
MS
Cystic Fibrosis
Aids
Three things people do that make you want to shake them violently
Forget to give me pertinent information.
Pass me on the freeway then immediately pull in front of me and slow down.
Let their kids run wild in the grocery store, while yelling at them at the top of their lungs.
Two things you find yourself moaning about
The hitch in my get-along when I've sat in one position too long.
The dent in my wallet when I fill my gas tank.
One thing the above answers tell about yourself
I should walk more, drive slower and less often.
Hey..If you decide to Rant away with Goldilocks, send me an invite!
update: according to Wikpedia - Room 101
from a a BBC comedy radio and tv series, in which celebrities are invited to discuss their pet hates with the host in order to have them consigned to the eponymous chamber
or -
the location in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four within which, for each person, is the worst fear they can imagine. Appropriately, this is supposedly named after a conference room at BBC Broadcasting House where Orwell used to sit through tedious meetings
The only redeeming factor was that she gave me a license to rant. (As in that old Arkansas story about Goldilocks and the three bears: "She rant all the way home." )
Speaking of Arkansas - My sister moved to Hot Springs while her children were small.
Seven-year old Matthew walked down the lane while the movers were unloading the truck. He came upon an old gentleman repairing a barbed-wire fence and proceeded to stand quietly and watch him.
The fellow straightened up for a moment and wiped his brow with an old blue hanky. He looked at his nosy little new neighbor and decided to make conversation.
"Hey son, what ya reckon?"
Poor little Matt. He was quite stunned by this question.
"Mister," was his shaky voiced reply, "I just got here, I haven't been wrecking anything!"
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Now back to the Meme. I'm going to just say the first things that come to my fingers. They often think faster than my brain when I am typing at 80 wpm. (I drive fast, too.)Four things that should go into Room 101 and be removed from the face of the earth.
(What is Room 101?)
Cancer
MS
Cystic Fibrosis
Aids
Three things people do that make you want to shake them violently
Forget to give me pertinent information.
Pass me on the freeway then immediately pull in front of me and slow down.
Let their kids run wild in the grocery store, while yelling at them at the top of their lungs.
Two things you find yourself moaning about
The hitch in my get-along when I've sat in one position too long.
The dent in my wallet when I fill my gas tank.
One thing the above answers tell about yourself
I should walk more, drive slower and less often.
Hey..If you decide to Rant away with Goldilocks, send me an invite!
update: according to Wikpedia - Room 101
from a a BBC comedy radio and tv series, in which celebrities are invited to discuss their pet hates with the host in order to have them consigned to the eponymous chamber
or -
the location in George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four within which, for each person, is the worst fear they can imagine. Appropriately, this is supposedly named after a conference room at BBC Broadcasting House where Orwell used to sit through tedious meetings
Comments
Something only MY MOTHER would say.
Love the story about Matt. :) Kinda reminds me of the time with Dad shook Brad from down the street to "shake the change from his pockets" and Brat replied, "But I don't have any pockets!!"
Fun post, Mom. I hate the kids in the grocery store running rampant too. Whats worse is when they have snotty noses and they are running rampant. That drives me nuts. Just wipe your kids' damn noses!!!
What's the point of having a licence to rant if you won't take the old vitriol out for a spin?
Wendster: So easy for me to be an expert...now that all my kids are grown. Yes, I do think up my own puns for the "Todays Headlines." Unfortunately, sometimes I'm the only that 'gets' it and laughs
Willowtree: I get 'positively' livid about those things. Doesn't that count?
Beccy: Give yourself 30 plus years and some aches and pains. You just don't get along like you used to.
Jeanette: It is a curse in some families - mine included. We pray for a cure, and more cures are discovered each day.
Debs: Thanks, I was just "clowning" around ☺
Coffeypot: Do you ever stretch out far enough to grab a little back?
what is room 101? I do not know either.
Now, if I can only get up and out of this chair...
Interesting meme, I've seen a few variations on this one making the rounds..
xo
'the hitch in my get-along'! have i got that to look forward to then!
YOU don't scare me. But Bozo...that a different story.
You picked great room 101 things.
1.1 rudeness & bad manners
1.2 selfishness
1.3 hiv
1.4 unemployment
2.1 drive like south africans
2.2 abuse children
2.3 criticise my parenting
3.1 people who drive like south africans
3.2 my siblings, as much as i love them...
4 clearly i am waaaaaaaaaay too critical!