And another thing....

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it doesn’t seem to matter what you’re offended about these days, as long as you let everyone know that you’re offended.. -- usually, also, on someone else’s behalf. 

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Smoke or walk

Why do smokers light up before walking?  They barely smoke their fag, but everyone walking with them is in danger of catching their clothes or hands on their lit fag, or having to walk in the trail of smoke they are leaving behind..   Am I alone in thinking this is madness?

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Quick Question?

What the hell is a quick question? most questions are fairly short, and ironically, prefixing the ‘quick’ question with the unnecessary words ‘quick question for you’ and its derivatives wastes my time.. just ask your damn question, I’ll tell you as quickly as I’m able (given my proclivity for verbosity) the answer. 

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What Facebook is bothered about in the week UK started bombing in Syria

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Deconstructed Food

What is the fuzz with serving my food in a restaurant all deconstructed?

If I wanted beef stew in a clay pot with a short crust pastry lid I’d have asked for it.. but I didn’t I asked for a pie. Have an open side by all means (as its cut from a tray) but don’t not have a pastry base, and certainly don’t keep the gravy in a little personalised jug barely managing to hold on to its heat...  Don’t serve every aspect of my burger, or dinner as a separate piece (in case I don’t want it).. if I didn’t want it, and it was listed on the menu, I’d say ‘no pickle, sauce, etc..   but if its steak with a peppercorn sauce, serve the damn sauce on my steak where both will stay warm.... 

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Are you all right, there?

How the bloody hell are you supposed to answer this question?

They clearly don’t want to know how I actually am, and if you tell them, they don’t care or listen effectively.

If you say ‘yes’, they bugger off and serve someone else.

If you say ‘no’, they seem affronted YOU haven’t been clear about what you want to buy or ask..

If you say, “I’m rarely all ‘anything’ ”, they stare at you abjectly, unaware of the dripping sarcasm and wonder how you manage to dress yourself in the morning.

Whatever happened to... 

How may I help you?

can I take your order?  

what would you like?’  

next please! 

There are so many other things they can say that will easily and unambiguously communicate that they are ready to serve you... so why use such an abiguous abstract phrase as ‘are you all right, there’... No, Really I’m not, and it won’t be fixed by you taking money from me in exchange for this pair of furry slippers, but perhaps my feet will be more all right in their soft warmth and I can get back to my miserable existence, but thanks for asking about my well-being.