CRaPUSA / Cynical Ridiculous and Pathetic, aka "A Bronx Boy" Why CRaPUSA ? This has been my platform for many years, writing about just fun and offbeat everything. I had a blast, until I got bored a year or so ago. Well, with the political climate, Covid, and general conditions world wide, I thought it was time to get back to my roots. I was born and raised in the Bronx, NY. Therefore, I am a Bronx Boy, which in my mind gives me the right to rant whenever I desire. So, hold on.
Showing posts with label good advice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label good advice. Show all posts
Sunday, February 20, 2011
New Words..........but are they ??????
What gives with all these updated words that totally mean the same as the words that are replaced? What is the reason for adding new words that have the same meaning as the old ones ?
I think it is a plot by some foreign groups strictly aiming at driving the American people completely friggen crazy. When I was a kid , I probably had chicken for my meal at night at least once a week.. Now that I am older, I still might have chicken for my meal at least one night a week. OK, so here is my question ? If I eat the same roast chicken now that I did years ago...................why the fuck was it supper then and it's dinner now ?????????? Who woke up one day and decided they would change the entire English language because they did not like the word supper ? I think we should go back to the old words.
This play on words goes on and on. I have been thinking about this for days now and it is really starting to piss me off. Why can't I go to the ballpark to see a sports event now ???? Why ???? Because I am now forced to go to a stadium instead.
Time was you were able to buy a used car. I always thought it was called used because someone else used it before you bought it. Now, you get to buy a pre-owned car. I can only imagine that someone owned it first.......Wait a minute.......didn't that person also use it while he owned it ???? This is much to much of a problem for my little gentile brain.
I think your getting the idea and now thinking of some other dumb ass words that are being changed. Oh yes.................any of you have a tattoo ?????????????? You might think you do, but you really don't.... You have ink.....But isn't ink something that goes in a pen ????? WTF knows anymore.
It doesn't stop. Remember when green was a color and you had a green crayon ???? Not anymore. Now it means good, as in the environment.............Or what about a cookie ????? Remember when they tasted so good and you loved to eat them.....No more.......Now you clean the cookies from your computer..........Speaking of computers. Remember when you wore boots for the cold, rainy, snowy weather ? Now you just start your computer instead...... Oh yes.......surfing used to be a nice thing to do in the ocean, but now they messed that up and we surf in our computers.
There used to be Garbage Men that picked up the trash in the neighborhood. Now there are only sanitation engineers.....Where did all those wonderful garbage men go ? What about these wonderful things called records? You remember those black vinyl records ? Guess they have been replaced by an i pod.
We have all flown. We have all been treated nice by those wonderful ladies called a Stewardess. Not anymore. There are these monster flight attendants now and they know nothing about being a wonderful Stew.......Coffee, Tea, or Me ?????
What is going on???? Will it ever stop ????? Will it become obsolete ???? There are no more pocket books, but instead the same thing exists called a purse. I can go on and on, but I will let you use your imagination to come up with 3 new ones yourself. I will say this, however, think of the words Phone Booth and see if any young kid has an idea what one is..............Shit, where is superman going to change ???
Saturday, July 31, 2010
"To Advise or not to Advise" , That is the Question
I really hope this does not offend a friend of mine, but I am positive we have all been in this position with someone we know, or are really close to. Someone who always depends on you for the correct information on something. Someone who always trusts your opinion on love matters, sex matters, restaurant advice, what movie to see, what place to go to, what broker to use, What anything ????? You know you have been there and are still there with someone you know like I am with this friend.Most of the time you will feel really good about helping, about giving the right advice, about being turned to for this advice you are giving. It's a sense of accomplishment, a sense of pride, a sense of knowing that you are the Man. (or Woman). It's a wonderful thing to be in that position to be turned to for help, it is really heart warming........................No, No, No, No, No, No, No,......a million times. That is not the case in this story. In fact, I want to scream right now..............Here come the facts, and it is like a little fairy tale in a real life setting.
This friend has asked me for help whenever she had or has a problem with her computer. I am fairly good with them, and can usually just walk her through the problem. There have been times that I had to do it in person at her house. Needless to say, she is one of those people that is always having problems with the computer, and of course it is never her fault. Her computer usually just malfunctions, breaks, stop working, or whatever, all by itself. Pity the poor little computer having to live like that. Oh, did I mention that once it was dropped on a tile floor . ( I really mean it was thrown to that tile floor ). Yup........that was one of those times it stopped working by itself. Another time she hit a million keys, a million times and sort of changed the configuration so it wouldn't work. ( Again that happened by itself ). Your getting the picture now and are probably feeling sorry for this poor laptop. Well, the latest problem was with the screen being blank, but somehow I think it might have had something to do with being in the oven @350 degrees for 30 minutes, or a sledge hammer accidentally falling on top of it.... I really don't know about this.......Moving right along.....She asked for my advice for a new computer, as the paramedics could not revive her old one, along with the fact she did not want to spend much money......I told her to get a MAC laptop and she would never have a problem, but she did not want to spend that kind of money ???? OK, gotta respect that.
She really only wanted to spend $500 and some odd bucks.......Naturally, I told her to get a nice desktop so she couldn't move it or drop it, and it would be pretty easy.. Plus, what else can you get for that price ?.Like most non computerized people she only uses it for e mail, some pictures, and maybe facebook.....I found a machine for that price the other day, sent her pictures thru my BB, and told her where too go to buy this...... I felt really good like I spoke about before.....That same night I got a phone call telling me that she bought a new computer and I was really happy for her. She bought an Acer lap top as she decided against a desk top, because this was only 600 dollars. Once again, I said great and was happy for her................UNTIL................the next morning I got a call that it was not working and she was bringing it back to Best Buy to do whatever ??????? In the interim, I checked out this brand and decided that I would never buy one, but that is only me....She said they fixed it and got the wireless to work.........Just for the hell of it, I asked her what the cost was ????????? Turns out with a warranty, and I have no idea what extras, it was about $1,599.00. So what that means is no built in i chat, and everything that comes standard in a Mac notebook , and I think cost less than the $1,599. So what that she is now going out to buy???????? a wireless mouse.. The point of this whole thing is....."Why ask someone what they would do and why ????? and then Do something completely different. ????? I really don't have the answer to that.......I do know.......The next time this person calls me and tells me her e mail is not working and she did absolutely nothing and asks me what to do...., my stock answer will be.........................I Don't Know, but I would suggest you call Larry, Moe, and Curly at Best Buy. or (see below)
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