1. "Why are you complaining about illegal surveillance if you've got nothing to hide?"
I first heard this when the Un-Patriot-Ic Act was first passed. So many of us were saying it was unconstitutional but we were told that to argue against it meant we were helping terrorists. Now, those same exact people are kicking up a fuss and we're saying, "Hey, we said this was happening 12 years ago. You called us co-conspirators. Now you see we're right so what right do you have to complain now?"
Then there were all those who said that they had nothing to hide. I had an aunt who said that. My jaw dropped! I couldn't believe it. How could anyone with any common sense say that? They really didn't get it! I was about ready to hand her the book Animal Farm.
3. Laws that say women must be vaginally raped with an object before they're allowed to get an abortion.
Say what? ::blinks:: Seriously?
4. Weather reports that say it could be a high of somewhere between 16 and 29C in 6 days. No really, what's the point of that? Do I pack jeans and jumpers or shorts and t-shirts?
There used to be that old joke about weatherpeople always being wrong. :)
5. Any argument at all against gay marriage.
I don't get why folks are up in arms about that. Why shouldn't people have equal rights? Like the joke says, everyone has the right to be miserably married.
6. Tablets with only 16GB of memory.
I didn't know that until I started looking at tablets. I finally got a Nook. It had 16 gigs but I was able to upgrade it with another 32 gigs.
7. Arseholes. (No, not that kind - that kind I get.)
I think we can all agree with that. :)
8. Call centres.
I used to work in one of those, and there are so many there who just don't give a damn about helping someone on the phone. Sometimes, I wanted to rip the headset off this one guy I worked with because he didn't even try. He was just a butt in a chair getting a paycheck.
"3. Laws that say women must be vaginally raped with an object before they're allowed to get an abortion.
Say what? ::blinks:: Seriously? "
Seriously. Laws that says you have to undergo a 'medical procedure' that involves taking a long ultrasound wand (around 7-8 inches long, from my experience, and around 1/2-1 inch diameter) and pushing it inside you, which you cannot refuse or you will be denied an abortion. This is to show you what the collection of cells inside you looks like in hopes you'll change your mind. Because women aren't smart enough to know their own minds, and if they think they are then they damn well should be punished for wanting control over what happens to their bodies.
I first heard this when the Un-Patriot-Ic Act was first passed. So many of us were saying it was unconstitutional but we were told that to argue against it meant we were helping terrorists. Now, those same exact people are kicking up a fuss and we're saying, "Hey, we said this was happening 12 years ago. You called us co-conspirators. Now you see we're right so what right do you have to complain now?"
Then there were all those who said that they had nothing to hide. I had an aunt who said that. My jaw dropped! I couldn't believe it. How could anyone with any common sense say that? They really didn't get it! I was about ready to hand her the book Animal Farm.
3. Laws that say women must be vaginally raped with an object before they're allowed to get an abortion.
Say what? ::blinks:: Seriously?
4. Weather reports that say it could be a high of somewhere between 16 and 29C in 6 days. No really, what's the point of that? Do I pack jeans and jumpers or shorts and t-shirts?
There used to be that old joke about weatherpeople always being wrong. :)
5. Any argument at all against gay marriage.
I don't get why folks are up in arms about that. Why shouldn't people have equal rights? Like the joke says, everyone has the right to be miserably married.
6. Tablets with only 16GB of memory.
I didn't know that until I started looking at tablets. I finally got a Nook. It had 16 gigs but I was able to upgrade it with another 32 gigs.
7. Arseholes. (No, not that kind - that kind I get.)
I think we can all agree with that. :)
8. Call centres.
I used to work in one of those, and there are so many there who just don't give a damn about helping someone on the phone. Sometimes, I wanted to rip the headset off this one guy I worked with because he didn't even try. He was just a butt in a chair getting a paycheck.
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Say what? ::blinks:: Seriously? "
Seriously. Laws that says you have to undergo a 'medical procedure' that involves taking a long ultrasound wand (around 7-8 inches long, from my experience, and around 1/2-1 inch diameter) and pushing it inside you, which you cannot refuse or you will be denied an abortion. This is to show you what the collection of cells inside you looks like in hopes you'll change your mind. Because women aren't smart enough to know their own minds, and if they think they are then they damn well should be punished for wanting control over what happens to their bodies.
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