What Really Grinds My Gears
A disclaimer: This is not meant to single anyone out. If you are guilty of these crimes I am not aware of it, and am in no way pointing at and making fun of you. This is a general statement and is merely my personal opinion; in other words, I'm just being an over-opinionated loud-mouth. Thank you and have a nice day.
What Really Grinds My Gears: Automotive Edition
People who leave their turn signals on: Why oh why does this happen? There’s a reason why the all-knowing car manufacturers made the turn signal the way it is: with that annoying “click click click” every bit as irritating as the “blink blink blink” as viewed from behind. It is in the hopes that the driver will be prompted to act to MAKE THE NOISE STOP! If your excuse is that you have the music on too loud to hear it, there are other means of taking note: One, look at the blinking on your dash as an indicator; Two, stop being a pinhead and PAY ATTENTION when you drive.
Stuffed animals in and cartoon characters on cars: This isn’t your child’s bedroom. Hopefully you are not a child behind the wheel. You’re a big kid now; act like it. *Note: The exception to this rule is if you actually have a small child in your car. But there is no justification for Yosemite Sam mud flaps or Tweety Bird seat covers.
“Support Our Troops” and “God Bless America” emblems on cars: They are “increasingly ironic badges of imbecility,” to quote an editorial by Pierre Tristan.* You are not supporting the troops by spending $1.99 on a yellow ribbon magnet. Supporting the troops means saving their lives by bringing them home. And God isn’t going to bless America just because your car says so. You get blessings by being worthy of them. America would do well to exercise a bit of charity, which is defined as the pure love of Christ, on its citizens and the world.
* To read the entire editorial, click here: http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0331-27.htm
What Really Grinds My Gears: Automotive Edition
People who leave their turn signals on: Why oh why does this happen? There’s a reason why the all-knowing car manufacturers made the turn signal the way it is: with that annoying “click click click” every bit as irritating as the “blink blink blink” as viewed from behind. It is in the hopes that the driver will be prompted to act to MAKE THE NOISE STOP! If your excuse is that you have the music on too loud to hear it, there are other means of taking note: One, look at the blinking on your dash as an indicator; Two, stop being a pinhead and PAY ATTENTION when you drive.
Stuffed animals in and cartoon characters on cars: This isn’t your child’s bedroom. Hopefully you are not a child behind the wheel. You’re a big kid now; act like it. *Note: The exception to this rule is if you actually have a small child in your car. But there is no justification for Yosemite Sam mud flaps or Tweety Bird seat covers.
“Support Our Troops” and “God Bless America” emblems on cars: They are “increasingly ironic badges of imbecility,” to quote an editorial by Pierre Tristan.* You are not supporting the troops by spending $1.99 on a yellow ribbon magnet. Supporting the troops means saving their lives by bringing them home. And God isn’t going to bless America just because your car says so. You get blessings by being worthy of them. America would do well to exercise a bit of charity, which is defined as the pure love of Christ, on its citizens and the world.
* To read the entire editorial, click here: http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0331-27.htm
posted by Anonymous at 4/03/2006 10:58:00 AM
2 Comments:
Don't be so quick to judge. People that leave their blinkers on, and have "God Bless America" stickers suffer from a rare disease called spontaneous-social-obliviousity. It usually happens after prolonged exposure to Rush Limbaugh, or any country music station.
By the way, I thought your points were freakin hilarious, and I would support you if you wanted to start a petition.
I think I want to make some of those ribbons that say support Canada. They have free health care after all. I'll just blinker my way up there with my Support Canada ribbons, and get myself checked out. Way funny, and great post. Just remember that freedom costs a buck-o-nine.
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