The Ranting Room

(This isn't an angry rant, but whatever.)  I wish I wasn't so lazy in college.  I haven't kept up with the reading in most of my classes (those that require it anyway) in three semesters thus far.  It's really hurt me in three classes so far.  I had to drop a class before a midterm second semester last year because I was vastly unprepared for it.  And for some reason I was stupid enough not to drop the other two classes, both in which I ended up getting a D.  I meant to correct these bad habits this year, although I don't have a lot of classes that have substantial reading requirements.  I have calculus III (I don't know why I'm taking this anymore, but that's a different rant), physics (with a lab), and genetics (which doesn't even require a textbook), and a European history course, which does have reading requirements.  But I just end up putting off the reading for my European history class, and now it could potentially hurt a lot since I have an exam on Friday morning.  I feel like an idiot for doing this, and I know there is no one else to blame but myself.  I just need to find a way to kick this bad habit.  I really didn't want this to happen this year, I wanted to get away from this laziness.  At the moment though it's just making me feel depressed.  But thankfully, I still have time to rectify this problem, I just have to take action.  

Why the  is Billy Ray Cyrus still alive? Even worse, how does he have enough   -ing clout to get his daughter a   tty show? You'd think someone would have   -ing shot that man in his achy breaky   -ing heart years ago. If I was God Billy Ray Cyrus would be a pile of   -ing ash with shoes. When I first he heard his daughter got a show, I didn't know what pissed me off more: he has   -ing pull, or that he   -ing spawned. What do you call the child of hellspawn? I suppose you name it Hannah   -ing Montana. My little sister loves that   -ing show, but then again she's a   -ing moron. And that tour? What the   ? You'd think they resurrected the   -ing dead Beatles and all four went back on tour. 300 clams to see a   -ing gimmick? How do I get in on this? For $300 that girl should wrestle a   -ing bear, or at least fence with someone. With lightsabers. I'd shell out money for that. I'm keeping my eye on that girl. As the child of Lucifer's minstrel she'll probably grow up to be a   -ing lieutenant in hell.

stonebeard wrote: The media are whores for abductions, and they avoid accusations of such by being in the interest of finding the child. It's not that more kids are being abducted, just that with 24 hours nesw all the time, they've gotta fill the time somehow, and what better way with a kid that's not turning up anytime soon? It's sad, but we probably owe it to the child to make it big news. Their kidnapping will serve to highten our vigilence about abductions, which is a lot more than they might have accomplished for society in a normal life.

If it was on CNN or Fox News I wouldn't mind. It's when they interrupt the audio of cable channels to broadcast an amber alert. We don't owe it to the kid unless the child is too young to have received the "don't talk to strangers" talk. Infants deserve a manhunt. 4 and up should know better. I did, and it shows cause I never got abducted.

I'm watching stand-up on Comedy Central the other day when the sound cuts out so the networks can alert me that some child got kidnapped. Why is that my problem? I finally get to watch a decent program in the summer, and then it gets ripped away because little Timmy wanted some candy? When we were little we were told not to talk to strangers or to go near them. If you're reading this, congratulations, you passed. Why should everything stop on a dime because the kid didn't have the attention span not to follow the shiny object into the van? Then we have to listen to the family say they want him back. OF COURSE YOU WANT HIM BACK. It would be very suspicious if you didn't. If he comes back, hug him then whack him for being a moron. If he doesn't, make another and teach it better. The only time it is acceptable to interrupt my regularly scheduled broadcast is if a child, safe in his home, is suddenly abducted by ninjas who rip of the roof and descend from a helicopter. I hope they interrupt because that's WAY more interesting than whatever crap I'm watching.

1800iareyay wrote: Geck0 wrote: Oh don't remind me... They're not at as bad as those Nationwide adverts At least they didn't make a -ing full length show out of it like -ing Cavemen. How does that stay on the air when innovative shows like The Wire and Firefly get -ing axed? Who the wants to see -ing Cavemen living in the -ing modern world? Oh, and you're not a -ing caveman if you live in a -ing house! I would rather have my legs eaten by a -ing shark, then cut open the sharks stomach and eat my own half -ing digested legs than watch that -ing show. I would rather be castrated with a rusty -ing knife that even watch an ad for that -ing show. I don't know why people are tuning in. How -ing idiotic is America? No wonder the rest of the world hates us. Cavemen.

You know, you can really give Blacksword and Jim a run for their money when it comes to rants.

Geck0 wrote: Heavyfreight wrote: Geck0 wrote: Any advert with singing in gets on my wick!  The latest culprit is McCain Oven Chips (or is Micro Chips?) where they basically sing the Oliver! theme tune with different vocals.  There's been several others too, but I've conveniently wiped them from my memory. ARGH!   Don't forget those apalling Halifax ads with the singing character "Howard" Oh don't remind me... They're not at as bad as those Nationwide adverts though with that annoying bloke who's in all sorts of programs that are complete and utter ing bollocks.  The said guy is in some ing sh*t with Robson ing Green!  I ing hate Robson ing Green.   He cannot ing act to save his ing pet ing dog Norman's little cute labradorian ing life (if he has a ing pet ing dog called Norman, that is). Anyhow, the ing Nationwide bollocks I refer to, is the one about Tracker Loans.  It's deliberately made to ing piss me off! There are other adverts with singing in as well... like the Coca Cola ones, for instance.  The McCain one though is the worst since the one before it, which was the worst yet, yet I cannot ing remember what it ing well advertised. That reminds me: never watch Independent Television ever again, there's never anything on it worth watching.  Emmerdale, Crossroads, Who Wants to Be Chris Tarrant's Flunky, News at Ten Without Much In-Depth News, Poirot... The only things I ever watch on ITV are Midsomer Murders, the occasional Taggart and A Touch of Frost.  Oh and the Formula One. Maybe they should make a murder situation out of Formula One and make a nice murder drama out of it? A Touch of Silverstone Murders on Lap 15.

Carful James, theres been enough controversy this year to keep hollywood busy, that is if anyone could believe the goings on.

Geck0 wrote: Any advert with singing in gets on my wick!  The latest culprit is McCain Oven Chips (or is Micro Chips?) where they basically sing the Oliver! theme tune with different vocals.  There's been several others too, but I've conveniently wiped them from my memory. ARGH!

Jim Garten wrote: Geck0 wrote: Any advert with singing in gets on my wick!  The latest culprit is McCain Oven Chips (or is Micro Chips?) where they basically sing the Oliver! theme tune with different vocals.  There's been several others too, but I've conveniently wiped them from my memory.ARGH! CHIPS! GLORIOUS CHIPS! Yes! Get the whole ing nation even more ing obese than they already are - then they can stay on their ing sofas, reading their ing Heat magazines to find out who in the current 'celebrity' X ing list is "said" to be having a bit of a strop with which 'celebrity' from the Z ing list, because so and so 'celebrity' from the Y ing list wears the same pants as their pet dog! Ooh, Ohh, and by the way, don't forget to read the next thrilling ing instalment of who Victoria ing Beckham may or may not be speaking to in Los ing Angeles because her ing husband's pet's masseur's aunty's therapist's ing gardener once listened to a ing Spice ing Girls CD whilst watching ing Graham ing Norton making as many single ing entendres as is humanly possible during an episode of "I'm a completely hopeless wannabee who wants to sing some Andrew Lloyd Webber S on TV" and ... What was the question again?

Having a good day, Jim?

^ "it's" dangleflaps

Hmm... look at the behemoth I just started... I feel another seizure coming on... but not for me, but Jim.

Nurse!  We need a copy of The Lancet and an unbreakable copy of The Sentinel, NOW!  Quick sharp!

Geck0 wrote: Any advert with singing in gets on my wick!  The latest culprit is McCain Oven Chips (or is Micro Chips?) where they basically sing the Oliver! theme tune with different vocals.  There's been several others too, but I've conveniently wiped them from my memory.ARGH!

CHIPS! GLORIOUS CHIPS!

Yes! Get the whole ing nation even more ing obese than they already are - then they can stay on their ing sofas, reading their ing Heat magazines to find out who in the current 'celebrity' X ing list is "said" to be having a bit of a strop with which 'celebrity' from the Z ing list, because so and so 'celebrity' from the Y ing list wears the same pants as their pet dog! Ooh, Ohh, and by the way, don't forget to read the next thrilling ing instalment of who Victoria ing Beckham may or may not be speaking to in Los ing Angeles because her ing husband's pet's masseur's aunty's therapist's ing gardener once listened to a ing Spice ing Girls CD whilst watching ing Graham ing Norton making as many single ing entendres as is humanly possible during an episode of "I'm a completely hopeless wannabee who wants to sing some Andrew Lloyd Webber S on TV" and

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