High Plains Artifacts
Nonsensical Ramblings
I'm probably going to piss off some folks by adding this page, but "Hey, whatever!". Right??? I mean we do still have that great thing they refer to as "The Freedom of Speech". So I'm going to take it from myself and spill all kinds of ignorrant crap, because Heaven knows I've got a pretty full bucket. (Keep in mind that I'm far from being a hateful, mean, cruel prick while reading this BS.)
---> You know, I got thinking about something today. How is that the English language supposedly originated in Great Britain, but no one there can hardly speak it. It's almost as if there are different dialects of English, somewhat like the German language, but in reality there is not. While I'm on the English, I came to ponder the phenomenon of their appearence. I am by no means calling them ugly, but I have noticed that they do, in general, look different then Americans. Next time you see a show containing a lot of British folk, take notice and see if you can see the same thing I'm seeing.
---> Have you ever noticed that we sometimes say "What?" when we know exactly what we heard. I do it all the time. I'll say "What" three or more times during a conversation but everytime it spews forth from my lips, I knew prior to that exactly what was said. Sometimes you'll even say it and then immediately catch yourself and agree or acknowledge what they said before they have to repeat it.
---> Why does the highway department insist on puting up "No Passing" signs in areas with solid lines on the right side of the median? If you are driving, you probably have a license and should know what the solid line means if it is located on your side of the median. How much time, effort and material do you suppose is wasted on these signs?
---> THINGS THAT ARE FUN TO DO TO CATS.
1. Wrap their midsections in a healthy layering of tinfoil (A tubesock with the foot part cut off will also work). It throws their balance off and they can't walk. It's hilarious to watch! I'm not an evil guy but when my two cats tear open my garbage bag that sometimes sits in my entry way, at a considerable height from the floor I might add, a guy's gotta do something to get back at them.
2. Wrap their paws in tape so that the sticky side is facing out. Not quite as cool as #1 but still a good time.
3. If your cats are little sh*ts like mine and won't stay off the kitchen counter this one is a great fix. Put mouse traps on the counter facing down and make sure they are set, (upside down because you can imagine what would happen if you put them right side up). When they jump up on the counter to get into everything they can find, ...........well you get the point.
4. I'll try to think of some more........ stay tuned.
---> You ever just want to beat people who don't turn off their brights when they are coming towards you on the road. You also get these people that think that they can't switch to their dims until they see your lights. A good example of this being when you are going up a hill and can only see the hint of a cars lights which is coming up the hill from they other side. If I'm going up a hill and notice a faint shine from a car coming from the other direction but not yet visible, I'll switch to dims before they get a nasty blow from my brights when they clear the hill. Why doesn't everyone do that? Laziness? Are they under the assumption that they're going to miss something if they turn them off too soon? I can understand though if your car is a pile like mine and the only lights that work on it are the brights.
---> You know when you stop at a stop light/sign and the person sitting in the passenger seat says there is no one coming but you have to look for yourself to make sure. Why not trust that person is telling you the truth because we both know they are going to be the first one hit if there was a car coming. Maybe we just don't trust each other enough?
TheMikeWilber@rtc.coop or 701-421-0079