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You have finally landed on the one page on this entire site (and on the entire internet for that matter) that is purely without bullshit... my soapbox page. There are a lot of times during our show that, whether it's because of time constraints and other obligations, I don't always get to address some issues that I feel don't get the attention they deserve. There are even more times when I just don't feel like waiting until the show the next day to get some things off my chest. Thus, I have started the "Rob's Soapbox" page. If you have clicked on this page looking for someone to coddle your fragile sense of self-esteem, or tell you what you want to hear or to reinforce your outdated world view, then exit this page right now and go somewhere else. If you are in search of the last forum for reason and common sense left in the world, then sit back, relax, and enjoy. I make only one promise with this soapbox page... if you read long enough and often enough, you will eventually be offended. So here's my latest soapbox. Listen up, 'cause you just might learn something... |
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May 4 , 2003 The Asinine Things You People Say... Part 7
Over the next few weeks, months, Hell maybe years, I will document them all for you in this forum. Week number seven's asinine Hall of Fame entry is "em-Hmm" The key to this comment is the way you say it. It must be pronounced with the most sarcastic, doubting tone you can muster. It's meant to be a reaction to someone saying something you just don't believe. It can also be used to politely let the speaker know you think he or she is lying to your face. The last time this occurred was a couple months ago when we were discussing financial responsibility on the show and recounted the story of my wife and I going to Reno for a weekend birthday party. Prior to the trip she and I had agreed we would keep spending to a minimum so that we could save our money for something big we were planning to purchase. When we arrived in Reno, my wife discovered that her pants for her planned outfit were ruined and we needed to purchase a new one for the party. We ran to the mall and she found new pants. While there, she also found a blouse she wanted and I reminded her of our pre-trip agreement about spending. We were already going against that plan by dropping $100 on pants, to add another $100 for a blouse was not logical. My wife agreed and we went on our way. I thought that was a great story of financial responsibility and a couple working like a team. In that scenario, it was my role to maintain discipline in the face of my wife's emotional desire for a new blouse that she loved. I would expect her to do the same thing to me if I were eyeing a new pair of golf shoes. Some slut named Diane called the show (having heard only what she wanted to, obviously) and said "Rob, what kind of marriage do you have? You TOLD your wife she couldn't buy a new blouse? Doesn't she earn her own money? Who made you boss?" I gave Diane the benefit of the doubt and recounted the entire story for her. Perhaps she hadn't heard the beginning, when my wife and I agreed as a team about our goals that weekend. I ended the recap by telling Diane that my wife and make ALL financial decisions together. Her response was "Em-hmm." You see, Diane is obviously a miserable human being who cannot possibly believe that two people can communicate on a daily basis, formulate game plans and then use the trust they have in one another to carry out those plans. I feel sorry for Diane and her lack of happiness, but I am offended by her inference that I was making up a portion of my story. I realize it is a common human problem to cast those you doubt as liars, but perhaps we could all give it a rest. Just because your life is a miserable waste of negative energy, doesn't mean everyone else's is. Perhaps if you opened your eyes and ears, shut your mouth and actually observed and listened to those who are leading happy, successful lives, you just might learn a thing or two. (Insert em-hmm here).
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