Things one shouldn't need to be reminded of

[dropzone]

Presumptive new Atty Genl Mukasey shouldn't need to be told that dunking to get a confession went out with the Salem Witch Trials and that "The Crucible" is a play, not an instruction manual.

One shouldn't need things like the Stacy Peterson case (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson_06nov06,0,7720710.story?coll=chi_tab01_layout), AKA: "Oh no! Another missing pretty white woman!" to remind them NOT to marry some grumpy guy 30 years older whose previous wife died under mysterious circumstances.

More?

[Hostile Dialect]

Generally, it should be assumed that your friends are not going to hook you up with their recent ex-girlfriends, even if you call and ask really nicely when you're drunk.

It's also generally assumed that when you're from New York and you live in Arizona, and there's a San Diego Chargers sweater in your closet, it's probably borrowed from, gee, your only friend from San Diego. Furthermore, most people shouldn't need to be reminded that when they're jacking it and they need something to come on quickly, it's helpful to check whatever you pull out of the closet to see if it's yours or not. Then, it should not be necessary to remind those people that it's better to "lose" the sweater or at least wash it several times really well before returning it to the friend you borrowed it from.

[Troy McClure SF]

Don't stop in the middle of the escalator/ doorway/ stairway/ hallway/ aisle/ sidewalk/ road/ lane/ crosswalk/ path. Ever. Ever.

Ever.

Stop it.

[Telperien]

You shouldn't have to remind an old fuckbuddy that you really don't care what has been happening in his life since you last saw him, and that you know he doesn't care what has been happening in yours, either.

[KidScruffy]

It's also generally assumed that when you're from New York and you live in Arizona, and there's a San Diego Chargers sweater in your closet, it's probably borrowed from, gee, your only friend from San Diego. Furthermore, most people shouldn't need to be reminded that when they're jacking it and they need something to come on quickly, it's helpful to check whatever you pull out of the closet to see if it's yours or not. Then, it should not be necessary to remind those people that it's better to "lose" the sweater or at least wash it several times really well before returning it to the friend you borrowed it from.
Whenever someone returns a borrowed article of clothing with semen-stains on it to me, I usually assume they are hitting on me. Despite rumors to the contrary, it's never worked.

[threemae]

You shouldn't have to remind an old fuckbuddy that you really don't care what has been happening in his life since you last saw him, and that you know he doesn't care what has been happening in yours, either.

That's kind of sad. Even if you aren't in a relationship with someone, is it unreasonable to expect some type of positive regard for or interest in the lives of the people you have had sex with?

[Antinor01]

That's kind of sad. Even if you aren't in a relationship with someone, is it unreasonable to expect some type of positive regard for or interest in the lives of the people you have had sex with?

Nah. The point of a FB is the fucking. Everything else is irrelevent.

[threemae]

Kind of takes the buddy out of fuck-buddy doesn't it?

[Freudian Slit]

Nah. The point of a FB is the fucking. Everything else is irrelevent.
I've had that kind of relationship with a guy, and we still talked about our lives/feelings, that kind of crap. Eh, to each their own.

[Telperien]

That's kind of sad. Even if you aren't in a relationship with someone, is it unreasonable to expect some type of positive regard for or interest in the lives of the people you have had sex with?

Normally, yes.

But that's why he's not a "friend with benefits." We're not friends. And he was the one who decided he wanted it this way. I'm merely acceding to his previously stated wishes.

[Ephemera]

I've had that kind of relationship with a guy, and we still talked about our lives/feelings, that kind of crap. Eh, to each their own.

As with most relationships, there's a range of intimacy even with friends you have sex with. Fuckbuddies, to me, aren't even buddies so much as someone you use to scratch an itch while a friend with benefits is pretty much what the title implies, though it's often pretty casual. Then there're lovers, who are close friends that also happen to have sex.

I've had at least one of each as well as a girlfriend and I honestly don't care about the fuckbuddy, have little contact with the friends with benefits a year or two later, and still talk to and often think of the lover though it's been a few weeks since the last time we've had any kind of meaningful conversation.

[panache45]

Don't stop in the middle of the escalator/ doorway/ stairway/ hallway/ aisle/ sidewalk/ road/ lane/ crosswalk/ path. Ever. Ever.

Ever.

Stop it.
Don't come to an abrupt stop, your first step off a busy escalator. I see this all the time, and it's totally mind-numbing that some people don't get this. Then they're all indignant that people can't help crashing into them.

Same with revolving doors, which I hate anyway.

And people shouldn't need to be reminded to wash their hands in a public restroom.

[sugar and spice]

If you are roundin' up a group of kindergarteners for a pow-wow (or preschoolers, I don't know how old they are) don't do this in front of a pair of heavily trafficed double doors. If this is not immediately obvious to you, then I really have to wonder who put you in charge of said tribe.

(Yes, it was Halloween, and no, that doesn't make a difference)

[dropzone]

Sign on local fire station: Be safe this holiday season. Don't deep fry your turkey in your garage.

Even if that weren't intuitively obvious, I'd think everybody who is dumb enough to do it has seen one of the many films of how that can go wrong on You Tube and America's Funniest Videos. But this Thanksgiving and Christmas morons will again prove me wrong.

And a quick coda to the fuck buddy discussion: People's feelings can change, especially when the relationship extends beyond the initial hookup, and if all you want is anonymous sex, you are better off with a hooker, someone you meet in a public toilet, or your right hand. And if you've named your right hand, it's still anonymous sex because it isn't going to talk back. Now get the hell out of my thread! ;)

[Solfy]

From our local news recently: Don't drive drunk. Most especially, don't drive an ambulance drunk.

My other head scratcher: The signs on the PA Turnpike that remind "Slower Traffic Keep Right" That is a law. Why do we need reminders of the law posted on signs? Shouldn't all licensed drivers know this already? If people disregard the law, why would the obey the signs? (they don't)

[Angel of the Lord]

You need to pay back your loan. That's why it's called a loan, and not a withdrawal.

No, it is not okay to call me at 4:30 in the morning on a weekday just to talk. If you're calling me at that hour, something had *better* be wrong.

If you are my little sister, you should make an LJ filter that excludes me. Entries with casual references to "rug burn" and "I accidentally drank a water bottle of Everclear, lol" should be placed under that filter unless you want me to comment on them.

[Robot Arm]

I saw a bumper sticker that said "Brake for moose. It could save your life."

Strangely, it was not on a bumper; it was on the window of the gatehouse at a construction site near my office.

Are there people who don't brake for moose unless told to? Are those people motivated strictly by self preservation, and have no regard for the damage to their car or to the moose? And why is it displayed in a place that is likely miles away from the nearest moose. Everything about that sticker intrigues me.

[Beware of Doug]

I've had that kind of relationship with a guy, and we still talked about our lives/feelings, that kind of crap. Eh, to each their own.Then you were not FBs. You were FWBs. FBs are people where if you make them crack their head open on the wall in back of the bed, you either could care less or pretend you could, and they extend you that same courtesy in return.

[dropzone]

Can the fuck buddy debate be taken somewhere else?

[Telperien]

Can the fuck buddy debate be taken somewhere else?

I'm sorry that people took my post as a sign to hijack your thread. I'll explain my situation in another thread if anyone cares to start one, but personally I don't think it's important enough to bother with, or important enough to hijack someone else's thread for.

[dropzone]

No problem. Say three Hail Marys and go and sin no more. ;)

[cowgirl]

Actual sign in pet store: "Do not stick your hand in the electric eel tank."

[Viridiana]

Sun goes up, pants go up. Sun goes down, pants go down.

[Sunrazor]

I should not need to be reminded that the new stoplight at the intersecion of my county road and Highway Six does not allow right turns on red.

But I do.

Need to be reminded, that is.

At least judging from the dent in the left front fender of my pickup.

Maybe I won't need to be reminded now.

And the other driver said:


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"Fuck, Buddy! Didn't you see the sign!?"

[panamajack]

"Fuck, Buddy! Didn't you see the sign!?"

Hey, I thought that hijack was over.

[Kevbo]

Are there people who don't brake for moose unless told to?

I'm guessing that pretty much nobody needs to be told to brake if a moose is right there in front of them. What many people fail to appreciate is that wild beasts tend to behave unpredictably when motorized vehicles approach...so if the moose is just NEAR the road, it is a good idea to slow down and prepare for the silly critter (or her calve that you didn't see over there) to suddenly dart right in front of you. It may also be a reminder that you should only drive fast enough to still be able to stop for the moose that is waiting to ruin your day around the next blind corner, and not as fast as you could otherwise navigate the winding road.

[corkboard]

When you work in an cubicle-type office environment in which you are in relatively close physical proximity to other people for eight to ten hours a day, it's helpful to start out the day having cleansed and/or bathed. If you start out smelling fresh as a daisy but during the course of the day your personal odor turns somewhat offensive, there's not much you can do. But when you begin the day with a three-day old funk surrounding you like some obnoxious force field, you're going to piss people off. Water + soap + loofah = happy coworkers. Repeat daily.

So, there's your reminder, stinky.

[Sunrazor]

Hey, I thought that hijack was over.Hijack?

**blinks innocently**

What hijack?

[A.R. Cane]

To be polite a courteous in public, EVEN WHEN YOU"RE BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A CAR!

[Hostile Dialect]

When you work in an cubicle-type office environment in which you are in relatively close physical proximity to other people for eight to ten hours a day, it's helpful to start out the day having cleansed and/or bathed. If you start out smelling fresh as a daisy but during the course of the day your personal odor turns somewhat offensive, there's not much you can do. But when you begin the day with a three-day old funk surrounding you like some obnoxious force field, you're going to piss people off. Water + soap + loofah = happy coworkers. Repeat daily.

So, there's your reminder, stinky.

Of course, if someone comes in smelling so bad and/or wearing such prodigious amounts of perfume that the Gods Themselves are throwing up in their Heavenly Bathroom on Mt. Olympus, the clear solution is to go out and have a big bean burrito at lunch, and then sit next to that person for the rest of the day, unleashing the horrors of your gastrointestinal tract on them all afternoon.