John Flushing

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    I hate the fact that so many people consider Asia and Europe to be two continents. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that they are one continent. Claiming that Europe and Asia are separate continents would be like claiming that Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland are two separate islands.

  3. Posted · Edited by John Flushing

    If this forum is seeking funds, then one method of fundraising which I have seen implemented successfully at the Wheresgeorge website is an Amazon Affiliate link. It enables me to give above and beyond the 7 dollars a month I pay for my premium membership over there.

    This is little more than an idea that I am floating so please feel free to criticize it as much as you want.

  4. Posted · Edited by John Flushing

    I hate the fact that the skiing/snowboarding/sled-riding companies jack up their prices at this time of the year. The 200-dollar sled that I was looking to buy is now a 300-dollar sled.

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    I am now debating with myself whether or not to sled down the mountain on a piece of cardboard.

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  7. Posted

    I am an adult, and I still watch Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (despite the fact that it is supposedly a kids' show). And since I have never been to the dentist, I recently learned (courtesy of Fred Rogers) that everyone who goes to the dentist wears a bib (even grown-ups).

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    I hate the Good King Wenceslas song with every fibre of my being. The lyricist did an even worse job than the composer, if that is even possible. If the lyricist wanted to experience something that was crispy (I won't even get into the other adjectives he used to describe the snow), then he should have driven his snowmobile to Kentucky Fried Chicken.

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    A motorcyclist due in court for allegedly driving 170 mph on the Thruway, told troopers his motorcycle could easily go over 190 mph, state police said.

    Source.

    That driver is quite the daredevil. I have a scary enough time driving a motorcycle at merely 50 M.P.H.

  15. Posted

    The title should be changed to "Things You Hate/Dislike", as hate is an overused word, sometimes you don't actually hate an object etc., but you strongly dislike it, which is completely different.

    The subtitle (as far as I remember) used to say "or strongly dislike," but the recent upgrade to the software eliminated subtitles from threads.

    I dislike the removal of subtitles from Invision Power Board.

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  16. Posted

    Coincidence. After my post about talking bullshit about others in their back, I took the bus to the school. There were like four 13-14 year olds boys sitting next to me. They were having normal conversations, etc. On the next bus stop, one of them stepped of. Then I heard the other 3 boys saying like "I actually hate that guy, etc". Immature kids.

    I once ate at a Chinese food place and the woman sitting behind me (speaking to a man) raised her voice and said, "I AM NEVER GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT MAN EVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!! And it's going to be reflected in the will!!!!" I am sure that there is a story behind that which is none of my concern.

  17. Posted

    I once had a job in which the employees constantly told negative stories about each other behind each other's backs (it was enough to make me wonder what they had to say about me behind my back, although a part of me didn't want to know). I obviously never repeated the stories, because I felt that if I had repeated their stories, then I would have been just as bad as they were.

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    What frustrates me is the strangers who are always asking me questions about my motorcycle (which I drive because it is cheaper than driving a car, not because I am seeking a form of recreation). In order to keep them at bay, I often have very intense telephone conversations, and this is despite the fact that my telephone doesn't work (these people have no way of knowing that no one is on the other end, but what concern is it of theirs?). Sorry to have to disappoint everyone, but I am not interested in your conversation.

  20. Posted

    Personally I feel that a movie is not something that easily lends itself to individual conversations. It's impossible for me to process both the movie and a conversation at the same time. That's part of why I haven't been to a movie house since February of '04; furthermore, I have spent some of my discretionary income (what little I have) on minor-league baseball even though I don't really consider myself to be a baseball fan. A live baseball game, unlike a movie, is carefully designed (in my experience) in such a way as to ensure that you can socialize at exactly the same time that you receive cheap entertainment.

  21. Posted

    As one who does not have a car, what frustrates me (to a certain extent) is the fact that people act like jerks toward motorcyclists all the time. I once got passed on a double yellow line by a white pickup truck, and this is despite the fact that I was driving at five miles per hour above the speed limit (so there's no way the truck driver could have argued that he was stuck behind a slow-moving motorcycle). Apparently seeing me do 50 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone just wasn't fast enough for the guy.