The Airing of the Gripes. Pt. 1

    You know?  I kind of like this Gripe Line thing.  It's definitely a good place for the complete silliness which afflicts us from time to time, and it gives you all a place to unload your troubles.  Cathartic?  I don't know.  But it's damn funny. 

    One of the things I wasn't expecting, but am pleasantly surprised to see, is that it's turned into a place for random brief discussions about all sorts of things.  Neat! 

    Anyway, here's the first installment of the "Airing of the Gripes."  Perhaps I'll do this on a weekly basis and post the highlights of the week in gripe-itude. 
   
    So, here goes.  I will post more a little later today. 

Anonymous
January 8th 2007 09:21:37 PM
My gripe is: Dude! I got here by your blog. WTF? Don't you know the difference between a duck and a goose?

    Well, you should be happy that both ducks and geese taste better than people, buddy.  Besides, do I look Canadian? 

Anonymous
January 8th 2007 10:06:28 PM
My gripe is: I am never going to buy a ******* Dodge truck. How many times did they show that god **** boxing robot commercial during the football game?

    I feel your pain.  I first thought that commercial was pretty neat.  But, after seeing it several thousand times, I now hate it almost as much as those damn Geiko cavemen. 

A nun a miss
January 9th 2007 04:31:23 AM
My gripe is: When are you ever going to answer our questions...Ask A Dan?

    Apparently, in order to expose the Man Laws, certain papers need to be signed, but the person delivering them seems to have gotten lost somewhere between the bar and the bathroom. 

Dawn
January 9th 2007 04:50:13 AM
My gripe is: My throat hurts. My left hand is still swollen and all the hand and wrist joints hurt and it ****** me off. Some mornings I want to be a cranky ***** but can't because I have to be mom. I can't believe you thought the geese were ducks either... lol

    Sorry about the aches, but enough with the ducks and the geese already...  Sheesh.  It's not like I go around confusing the colors orange and yellow.  Oh, wait... 

nunya
January 9th 2007 08:07:53 AM
My gripe is: some people are such wet blankets. Take for instance my supervisor. We set up a Valentine's tree and she made us take it down, something about wasting energy. what a crock! Then she whined at me about using colors and different type fonts in my emails. what's that about? lady has no life? i mean come on now, let a person have some fun .. what do they want me to do work all day? geez.

    What exactly is a Valentine's Tree?  Is it some sort of tree where women can pull a branch from and sharpen the end to stab their boyfriends or husbands in the chest for not giving them diamonds? 

Amy's friend
January 9th 2007 08:47:58 AM
My gripe is: For men who know 100% that they have fathered a child, yet drag out in court with DNA tests, et al, or focus solely on the monetary aspect of raising a child. Hello, you know s/he's your kid, DNA will only prove that so you're not getting out of ANYTHING, anyway, just paying more court and lawyer fees, and the child needs you involved in his/her life, emotional and physical support, not just monetarily. ARGH. Okay, thanks, Dan:) A friend of mine is going through this, and the guy acts so pathetic, threatening her and saying he's a great dad yet hardly spending any time with the boy he KNOWS 100% is his child.

    Glad to help.  I remember my first beer with my dad.  I was 35, and he said "I'm not your father, so stop asking me for money you worthless little wretch."

Anonymous
January 9th 2007 08:52:39 AM
My gripe is: Children that don't do what they are told

    Have you tried waving a handgun around and maybe firing a few warning shots into the ceiling?  Trust me.  It works wonders for unruly children and rowdy bingo crowds.

Indigo
January 9th 2007 07:19:47 PM
My gripe is: My gripe is people comment on your entries , why?? because they like ya. But you don't comment on theirs!! Why?? Cause you don't like us???Hmmmm tell us why is that exactly???

    I read a lot of journals and blogs, and, if I commented, then I wouldn't be able to plagiarize your words because you'd have proof that I visited your site.  So, you know, let's not spoil the magic. 

-DP

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