In general, I agree with you, but you have presented no evidence to prove that the first cultural item quoted does not, in fact, refer to a conversation between two marine biologists discussing a young blue whale.
- Jim G wrote: >3 minor cultural items that I am completely SICK of: > >1) When people use the word "literally", and then follow it up with a >hyberbole. "She weighed, literally, 13 tons". >2) People who, when entering a building ahead of me, stop and hold the door. >I'm 20 seconds from the damn building! Just go inside! Now i've got to speed >up my pace, issue a false "thank you", when I was perfectly capable of opening >the door myself! Holding the door for an elderly person, a child, someone with >their hands full...makes perfect sense. The rest is PC BS run amok. >3) Cell phones. Bar none, the single most intrusive devices ever invented. >Used to be they were a rare nuisance. Today they dominate people's lives. The >next time I have a conversation cut short by the first 4 bars of "Ode to Joy", >followed by the obligatory index finger "just a second" sign, I'm strangling >the bastard. Literally. > >I've encountered all 3 of these today, and it's not even 9....*sigh* > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Flash for programmers - Flash MX Pro http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=56 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157440 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
