Ponderings and Musings
January 18, 2008 · Print This Article
1. Should I put all the old baggage– the disappointment, the acrimony– behind me and reconcile with American Idol? As much as I hate to admit it, I miss our times together– the laughter, the tears, the recaps– and there’s just so much HISTORY there, you know? It is a tough call… should I throw caution to the wind and jump back in?
2. In this fierce political environment, what is the proper response in casual conversation when a person suddenly makes a vulgar or disparaging remark about a political party as a whole– such as “Democrats are so [choose an expletive]!” or “All Republicans are complete [insert vulgarity here]!”– presented as a statement of fact, with the assumption that everyone else in the group totally agrees? Pushing aside the obvious inadvisability of gross generalizations, not everyone is interested in turning a watercooler discussion about the latest episode of Gossip Girl into a political debate. Hrm… how to diffuse? Must think of witty, all-purpose comeback…
3. When did pom pons get so small? When did that happen? Cheerleaders at televised sporting events look as if they are clutching candy wrappers and waving them at the crowd with their twiggy little arms, all, “See? I eat! See?! I’m not starving myself to fit into my size 0 cheer ’skirt’! Take THAT, biznitches! Wooooooo! Number OOOONE! YEAH!” Right? Weird.
#1: No. Hell No.
#2: It doesn’t matter since both parties are part of the New World Order anyhow.
#3: What?
1-Yes becasue than you can use your knowledge of the Show for …
2-A great comback would be…”Speaking of candidates…how do I text my vote?” or juts use…”I know you but what Am I?” That ususally works.
3- I too have noticed Cheerleaders Pom poms being smaller. I don’t think that many woman are getting implants anymore as a result of some of the medical….oooohhh ahem…nevermind.
1) Absolutely. I miss taking you to task for your obviously faulty assessments (witness a certain unshowered Greek boy with smouldering eyes that mask his lack o’ talent)
b) The correct response is “But … my MOM is a (political party) and she’s not a (vulgarity).” Unless she is.
3. Pom-pom size is not important. How many times do you women need to hear that?