Funny and True

I know, I know, I'm on a posting rampage these days. I got this forward and actually read it entirely through and a lot of it was really true. I also added my own little sniplets to some of them. I laughed out loud at several of them and removed some others that weren't as funny.

Random thoughts from people our age (Generation Y, I think)...

1. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option. - or at least a "lock your doors" during this section of the drive
2. Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.
3. That's enough, Nickelback.
4. Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.
- Yep, and I bet my parents say the same thing.
5. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
- That's just plain obvious and timesaving.
6. Was learning cursive really necessary?
- Yes it was -- I was the first person to complete the cursive alphabet in Ms. Dunson's class.
7. Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.
- You start thinking that your teacher is an evil genius or something.
8. Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"
- For the longest time, I thought that "D as in David" was the real "as in" example (it's Delta for all you other "Davids"). I always get the "C as in Charlie" right though.
9. Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....
- Happened to me yesterday
10. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.
- Tell me about it .. BLU-RAY (gah! still upset about that).
11. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
- cold sweat
12. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Dammit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
13. It really annoys me when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.
- cnn.com or people.com....
14. I wonder if cops ever get mad at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.
15. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
16. The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a pig before dinner....alone.
- Seriously, how come they always guess wrong?