Tuesday, October 21, 2008

A few pet peeves...

1. "Please rsvp"... drives me up the wall and back! Rsvp is the acronym for the French phrase "please respond", therefore, an additional "please" is redundant - and, imho, in poor taste.

2. People who think your time is theirs and won't even bother consulting with you to see if you have time for them and their petty tasks... umph!

3. Bad use of fashion - where should I start??? If you're built like a barrel, avoid the form-fitting top and the low-rise jeans. It really is disgusting. If you're cold in the morning, wearing hot-pink leg warmers with your flip flops should just be illegal! Etc., etc., etc. If you don't have an eye for style, as evidenced by your choices, arm yourself with at least one good, honest friend who'll tell you when you look like crap.

4. People who equate Muslims with terrorists... hello!! There are more similarities between the Koran and the Bible than there are differences. And really, the most fundamental difference is: our "dude" is Jesus, theirs is Mohamed (but they do believe in Jesus as a prophet, and in Mary as an important figure). This brought back to light with the current electoral process and one of the candidates running for president - and by the by, my husband was born in the Muslim faith and was raised as such for the better part of his childhood. He's a convert Catholic, and frankly, it's not an issue at all. 

There are more, but I'll bore you senseless... and I'm done ranting for now.

1 comment:

TJ said...

I agree with your rants, in fact, I endorse them!