Wow. Remind me not to hook up to the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival next quarter. Unless a few more of you fine giveaway hoppers actually subscribe to my feed (or by email), and agree to bear a fourth child for me.
Because there were 661 entries, I decided to do a poll and let you pick the winner. Unfortunately, I had to disqualify anyone who mentioned high gas prices, George Bush, and/or the fact that I should be playing the Glad Game instead. Not that I disagree (necessarily), but those are just a bit . . . obvious.
If you left a cool TTMG that was unfairly ommitted from this poll due to my random ability to read multiple comments (which I’m not used to, unlike some people), leave a comment and I’ll see about giving your TTMG another shot. Your write-in vote counts!
In the Running (scroll down for the poll box)
1) Alisha @ Party of Five: Spongebob Squarepants. Sorry to all you SBSP fans but the little yellow man is crude and obnoxious. I have no idea how my four-year old even knows about him. . . .the episodes I have seen I CAN’T stand. . . . Cartoon Network, you must go. FAREWELL! . . . (YES! YES! FINALLY! Someone else who doesn’t get why it’s so cool to like the pesky porifera. Down with Spongebob!).
2) LivingforGod: Things that must go include pride, selfishness, rebellion against God, using God’s name in vain, provocative/immodest clothing, and asbestos in old homes. (I’m not so sure about the first five, but definitely that asbestos MUST GO).
3) Tabby: My “Mommy Wings” must go. My son went to scout camp last week and as I was waving goodbye I could feel (and I swear I could hear too) my upper arm flab waving back and forth more than my hand.
Cold sores also must go. Especially since my husband thinks it’s just terribly funny to announce to the entire grocery aisle that “the cream I need for my lip herpes is really expensive.” Thankfully (for him) I’ve decided that he doesn’t need to go! (At least he is anatomically specific).
4) Megan: Having to do the dishes…maybe hubby can help every once in a while??? (Not terribly original, I agree, but just this morning Grampa sent an email about a bumper sticker he saw: No husband has ever been shot washing the dishes. It’s the little things, people.
5) Anna @ The View from My Shoes: The people who say that we have too many kids (really we don’t…just four so far) MUST GO! When they are ignorant enough to say that I always ask which child they would like me to get rid of. That usually shuts them up. (Although sometimes rejoinders like this can proceed from the impulse of the moment, often they are the result of previous study. ($10 iTunes card for the first person to name that movie, not including my sister.)
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Thanks for playing along! Poll closes Sunday at midnight, at which time I’ll announce the winner of the Hanes $50 gift card.
This coming weekend’s Things That Must Go giveaway features your choice of books: Nora Robert’s latest, Tribute, or Joan Wickersham’s The Suicide Index: Putting my father’s Death in Order. Basically you can choose escapist romance or romantic/tragic escape. Come back on Saturday to share some more Things That Must Go!
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Even though I totally think getting rid of stupid people at fast food places should be up there, I totally didn’t think of the population control people! I get that a LOT! I even had a man say I was over populating the world! To my face!
Unless you have more than 3 kids, you just couldn’t imagine the comments people make. Unbelieveable. Although I think it was number 3 when the “Don’t you know what a condom is?” started.
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The dishes one is priceless. I’m going to be quoting that at Brad at least once a day from now on.
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People are so rude when it comes to commenting on how many kids someone has. Like a stranger’s (or friend’s for that matter) reproductive history is any of their business!! LOL
And I have to say about spongebob that the sound of his voice alone makes me shudder, but at least he is a nice, friendly character, unlike that whiny brat Calliou!
Did I miss the post with the winner of the LL Bean bag? I apologize if I did, I swear I’m losing my mind this week:)
Pride and Prejudice! that awful Mr. Collins!
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Allow me to chime in on a few rudeness’ that I’ve encountered:
1. “Oh, you adopted your daughter? Where?!” S- County. “Oh.” I realize that a county adoption isn’t as exotic as my friends who adopted from Ethiopia, but sheesh! The county kids need homes, too!
2. I work at an art gallery that provides free gift wrap. Now, there are a few unsaid rules on free gift wrap.
A. Let me have freedom! I’m an artist. Your picking out every little detail drives me crazy. I ask questions of occasion and gender. Let me run with it.
B. I realize that you are purchasing 10 – 2.00 items, but truly, you would consider that free gift wrap is free, yes, but should be reserved for items of a bit higher price point. (We do wrap them, but a little lighter than typical.)
C. It is free gift wrap. Don’t ask for it to be re-wrapped because you like the colors on the other customers package at the end of the counter.
3. I realize that it is expensive, but it was handcrafted in America in small studios by a single person or a few people. It wasn’t shuttled out on an assembly line. You came to an American Fine Craft Gallery. We are not a sub-unit of Walmart.
4. Your perfume is way too strong when everyone can smell it across the store. I saw the greatest saying this week. “Mute your personal scent.” Oh yes, please.
5. CELL PHONES IN THE STORE. Please, for the love of Pete, I don’t need to know that your Aunt Sally had a wart on her left toe. I don’t need to know what you had for dinner last night. If you must, step around the corner, use a “little voice” as I would tell my 4 year old. We don’t need to know all those details. Oh, and please refrain from using the cell phone when cashing out. Oh, especially speaker. I don’t need to hear about your husband’s secretary setting airline reservations for you for 5 months from now.
i’m so sad that LivingForGod is so low on the poll…though not surprised. If more people lived for God the other items on the list wouldnt even be such an issue {there would be no spongebob…which was my 2nd favorite!}
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EMama beat me to it. The quote is from Pride and Prejudice, such a great scene too!!
Spongebob has got to go haha..
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