The big words befuddle me.
by schwim on Aug.27, 2009, under Humorous
There are some people that completely miss the tenet or ethos of a belief they hold dear to their heart. Rarely is it as humorous as this, however.
Main Entry: fem·i·nism
Pronunciation: \ˈfe-mə-ˌni-zəm\
From Wikipedia:
It involves various movements, theories, and philosophies, all concerned with issues of gender difference; that advocate equality for women; and that campaign for women’s rights and interests.
Some incredibly insightful snippets from our author’s magnum opus:
The first feminist thing about our wedding was the nature of the proposal. I do not believe that men have to propose to women, but neither did I feel comfortable proposing myself. ….. I insisted on a proposal. He duly went away and planned my nonsurprise, popping the question on a hill overlooking our beloved London, followed by a fancy dinner.
and this nugget:
Besides, how can you promise to love someone for the rest of your life when you could grow apart in so many different ways? Above all, I felt that marriage was in some way antifeminist.
For all of you thinking that I posted this to mock the author for confusing feminism with being a bitch, you are wrong.
I posted it to let you all know that no matter how bad you feel your marriage is, this proves it can always be worse.
August 27th, 2009 on 5:04 pm
The fact that their relationship lasted this long (one year anniversary) is a minor miracle. If it’d been me, and my GF said “now go away and think up a nice proposal for me”, well, I’d have gone away … and kept going.
And why is it that the typical feminist’s idea of “equality” is simply getting what she wants, when she wants? Hmmm. Methinks I had better stop there, or else I’ll work myself up into a frenzy of logic and deduction.
August 27th, 2009 on 7:05 pm
TimesOnline > Life & Style > Women > My Feminist Wedding
How the hell did you ever get to that page anyway? … AND read the article? Staying in touch with your feminine side maybe? Or perhaps you have a “random URL generator”?
And now I’VE READ THE DAMN THING!! JESUS!!!
For what? A nugget of truth?
“You won’t want to get married until you meet the man you want to marry.”
Let me ponder that…….. ok….done.
August 27th, 2009 on 8:59 pm
I myself wonder how I happen across the fantastic articles that I do. I’m just lucky I guess.
As for the gems of wisdom, I’m not so impressed I could do the same.
August 28th, 2009 on 3:06 pm
Good point, Rick. I didn’t click the link. I’ve already got far too many ugly things to purge out of my mind before Alzheimers robs me of my ability to do so correctly.
August 28th, 2009 on 4:57 pm
Same here, Dan. Just turned 60. CANNOT relate to that number. Let’s try this: sixty. Nope; can’t relate to that either. Maybe I’ll make it to 64 so I can say I’m “eight squared.” That would be cool.
Sure hope Congress passes Health Care Reform. I’m gonna sign up for the euthanasia program. Sounds like fun! I’m so glad they’re making a special effort to accommodate us baby boomers!
I’m gonna get me a nice green bumper sticker that says “Eat Me!!”
Sorry schwim. Off topic. What was the topic?
August 28th, 2009 on 5:27 pm
I’m just glad I’m not by myself here. You pick the topic.
August 28th, 2009 on 5:42 pm
We can always bitch about the assholes over at Fedora Forum, especially that “Dan” guy and the other one…. “Bob”? They’re nothing but trouble-makers!
August 28th, 2009 on 6:17 pm
Oh my god, don’t get me started about Bob. The combination of a lack of tolerance and his heavy-handed moderating made it impossible to remain the devoted, law abiding and helpful poster that I pride myself on being.
I don’t like to toot my own horn, but I heard whispers of “pillar of the community” and “stellar example of a forum netizen” when people mentioned my name.
August 28th, 2009 on 6:48 pm
Funny. Seems like I hear those same whispers when I flush my toilet too.
Bob? “The Judge”? Oh yeah. He be “da man”.I bet he wakes up every day pissed off that he retired before Tasering Season really got going strong.
August 31st, 2009 on 12:02 am
maybe leigh has gone in search for a taser for bob, which is probably why leigh has gone missing lately
August 31st, 2009 on 3:09 am
Leigh moved house recently – I believe he’s still sorting out related issues.
Actually, I don’t mind Bob or Dan (just as long as they keep paying me to say that). It’s that Sean fellow you really have to look out for – he’s a Windows user now (and he doesn’t pay me a damn cent).
August 31st, 2009 on 7:49 am
Greg & Bert:
Well I hope that Leigh remains. He’s one of the good guys. If he’s moving that would make sense; he’s probably got Faraday cages nested 3-deep to disassemble and move.
As for Bob, Dan, and the others, I’m just kidding, of course. They’re doing what they gotta do and I respect that. I’m just harkening back to the time before (roughly mid-2007) when FF was pretty wide open and Schwim took great delight in harassing the management — always in a respectful way.
As for Sean: always a bit intense. I think he was hoping to become a mod in the 2007 transition but it didn’t happen. The Vista think he’s been into seems to be a kind of “sour grapes” attitude.
It’s all good – just another day on the WWW.
August 31st, 2009 on 12:16 pm
My ribbing is all in good fun as well. I was serious of course about being a pillar of the community, though. Again, I’m not making the statement, I’m just passing on what I heard from many others.
Bob was always very nice and almost apologetic when notifying me of a mandatory vacation in the form of a ban at the site. He’s been doing it long enough not to take it personally, unlike most of the intardnet’s moderators. Rarely did you want to invite the guy banning you out for a glass of cream soda, but I would have bought Bob one.
He would have had to buy his own pastry though.