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When someone say "be careful driving" as if I am going to go out and purposely be reckless. Seems like they are sending out negative Karma with this statement.
When someone say "be careful driving" as if I am going to go out and purposely be reckless. Seems like they are sending out negative Karma with this statement.
I don't understand this reasoning at all on your part. The road is loaded with airheaded real estate agents, teens, illegal aliens, indecisive elders, predatory cops and macho Cletuses. Many are talking on their cell phones. Some are texting on their i-whatevers or e-whatevers. Many are eating and some are painting their faces. Some are driving vehicles whose brakes might fail. Some have no idea what to do next; some know exactly what to do next and will do it no matter what, assuming others will slow down and avoid them. Some have no reaction time; some have too much reaction time and behave as if they just caught their wives with mouths full in the wrong way shortly after their hourly steroid injections. Some are seeking a reason to issue you as many $200 tickets as possible, in a system that has made police almost a form of mafia, putting out the squeeze.
In short, the reality of humanity awaits you on the road in all its selfish, ignorant, bullying glory. You really should be careful. Far as I'm concerned, telling someone to be careful driving is excellent carma. The only nicer thing I could wish them would be, as the old Zoom-Schwartz-Profigliano song went, a solid gold nugget and a piece of Moderator cut: language.
Last edited by Green Irish Eyes; 08-14-2009 at 01:37 PM..
Reason: Use appropriate language please.
The one that drives me crazy is "I was wondering....?" As in "I was wondering if I could get in to see the doctor." You aren't "wondering".. You'd like to find out, you'd like to know, you need to know, you'd like to schedule an appointment - pick one. You aren't just sitting there when a random thought enters your head to call the doctor for an appointment. That's what wondering is. It makes a person sound really lame and tentative.
Last edited by sayulita; 08-14-2009 at 11:42 AM..
Reason: typo
I agree. I can't stand that or any other southern twang. I cannot understand why it is so hard to actually pronounciate the entire word.
Welcome to my own personal Hell. I have a southern accent, but I still try to put forth the effort to use the appropriate words and pronounce them correctly. I'll make a list of the lesser-known words and phrases for those who don't know "hick":
Words:
1. Dest = Desk
2. Munt = Month
3. Ast = Ask
4. Liberry = Library
5. Spilt = Spilled
6. Skoo = School
7. Roh = Roll
8. Gohdin = Golden
9: Worsh = Wash
10: Pooh = Pool
Phrases:
1. Have you eat? = Have you eaten?
2. I done eat. = I have already eaten.
3. Them's high dollah. = Those are expensive.
4. They's some food in the kitchen. = There is food in the kitchen
5. I knowed him a long time. = I've known him a long time.
I could go on, but I'm sure you get the general idea. And I am not exaggerating any of this. I hear each of those words and phrases at least once or twice a week, and some I hear every day.
Popular phrase I hear during presentations by engineering services proposers. No, the engineering has nothing to do with vehicles or roads. When the fifth marketing geek that day uses that phrase, said marketing geek doesn't know how close he or she is to having my hands around his or her neck.
Lately, I've been hearing the phrase, "You need to..." As in, you need to calm down. I'm never comfortable with the thought that the other party may be assuming just a bit too much in telling me what I need to do!
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