April showers bring May glowers (rant thread)

[Cat_Whisperer]

@EmilyG

There’s this guy in my class who’s very religious. My friend and I call him The Preacher. I mentioned him in the Pit once before - he’s the one who got offended when I made a joke about smoking.

So, he struck again today. We’re going on a class outing on Monday - a picnic if it’s sunny, and the local planetarium if it rains. The Preacher spoke up and said that he didn’t want to go to the planetarium if there was anything there on the subject of evolution, because he doesn’t believe in evolution.

I tell you, my eyes actually hurt after I heard that, because I rolled them so far back in my head. :rolleyes:

“It’s okay, my child; evolution believes in you.”

[Lynn_Bodoni]

@EmilyG

There’s this guy in my class who’s very religious. My friend and I call him The Preacher. I mentioned him in the Pit once before - he’s the one who got offended when I made a joke about smoking.

So, he struck again today. We’re going on a class outing on Monday - a picnic if it’s sunny, and the local planetarium if it rains. The Preacher spoke up and said that he didn’t want to go to the planetarium if there was anything there on the subject of evolution, because he doesn’t believe in evolution.

I tell you, my eyes actually hurt after I heard that, because I rolled them so far back in my head. :rolleyes:

Just out of curiosity, how do you keep from smacking him upside the head? Because I tell you, I’m not sure I could resist the temptation.

[EmilyG]

@Lynn_Bodoni

Just out of curiosity, how do you keep from smacking him upside the head? Because I tell you, I’m not sure I could resist the temptation.

I made two rules for myself in class, and if I follow those two rules, I avoid getting into trouble. The first and most important rule is: never antagonize anyone.

(The second is never get caught fooling around. )

The Preacher is always very polite to people, telling them that he was offended (or that he thought it was inappropriate when we watched a film in class that showed brief shots of naked boobies.:rolleyes:) But yeah, he does annoy me sometimes.

[R3d_Anonymous]

You guys ready for the new mini-rant thread tomorrow?

[digs]

@Anonymous User

You guys ready for the new mini-rant thread tomorrow?

Yes.
eta: Okay, that’s one vote for a new thread (I’m hoping we get a few more-- I think we need a simple majority to have one).
Oh, wait, did you mean that rhetorically?

[StarvingButStrong]

How about, Is June Bugging You?

[kaylasdad99]

@digs

Yes.
eta: Okay, that’s one vote for a new thread (I’m hoping we get a few more-- I think we need a simple majority to have one).
Oh, wait, did you mean that rhetorically?

I kinda think he did mean it rhetorically. Unless there’s an antipodean Doper who wants to grab the naming rights and steal a march on the rest of us, it would be a bit premature to start now.

@StarvingButStrong

How about, Is June Bugging You?

Pretty nice.

I’ve had “Rants Are Bustin’ Out All Over” earworming its way through my head for a couple of days. Not sure if it’s been done.

[Cat_Whisperer]

@Chimera

Rant already, June Oh you want to.

I like this one.

[The_Vorlon]

@EmilyG

There’s this guy in my class who’s very religious. My friend and I call him The Preacher. I mentioned him in the Pit once before - he’s the one who got offended when I made a joke about smoking.

So, he struck again today. We’re going on a class outing on Monday - a picnic if it’s sunny, and the local planetarium if it rains. The Preacher spoke up and said that he didn’t want to go to the planetarium if there was anything there on the subject of evolution, because he doesn’t believe in evolution.

I tell you, my eyes actually hurt after I heard that, because I rolled them so far back in my head. :rolleyes:

Just tell Mr. Whackjob “The needs of the many out weigh the needs of the few, or the one”

[saje]

June Rants Are Bustin’ Out All Over.

Or they will be tomorrow anyway

[Chimera]

@EmilyG

So, he struck again today. We’re going on a class outing on Monday - a picnic if it’s sunny, and the local planetarium if it rains. The Preacher spoke up and said that he didn’t want to go to the planetarium if there was anything there on the subject of evolution, because he doesn’t believe in evolution.

Time to paraphrase Neil deGrasse Tyson.

“Evolution is true even if you don’t believe in it.”

[kaylasdad99]

@Chimera

Rant already, June Oh you want to.

@Cat_Whisperer

I like this one.

Oh, good! I’m not the only one who thought it meant something! Can you explain it to me ('cos I had no clue before I went to bed, and I still don’t, now that I’m rested)?

[kaylasdad99]

@EmilyG

There’s this guy in my class who’s very religious. My friend and I call him The Preacher. I mentioned him in the Pit once before - he’s the one who got offended when I made a joke about smoking.

So, he struck again today. We’re going on a class outing on Monday - a picnic if it’s sunny, and the local planetarium if it rains. The Preacher spoke up and said that he didn’t want to go to the planetarium if there was anything there on the subject of evolution, because he doesn’t believe in evolution.

I tell you, my eyes actually hurt after I heard that, because I rolled them so far back in my head. :rolleyes:

Why in the name of all that is holy would a planetarium have anything about evolution? Planetariums aren’t about biology.

ETA: Just go ahead and guarantee him that there won’t be anything about evolution. And then pray for rain anyway.

[Chimera]

@kaylasdad99

Oh, good! I’m not the only one who thought it meant something! Can you explain it to me ('cos I had no clue before I went to bed, and I still don’t, now that I’m rested)?

Rant already, June Oh you want to.
Rant already, you know you want to.

[armedmonkey]

Rant thread. Good. I need to bark at the wind;

My mom had a stroke Tuesday. I didn’t hear about it till today. I’m not sure I can rant, I’m just trying to keep it together. Part of me, part of me wants to scream. Part of me wants to punch something.

[EmilyG]

@kaylasdad99

Why in the name of all that is holy would a planetarium have anything about evolution? Planetariums aren’t about biology.

ETA: Just go ahead and guarantee him that there won’t be anything about evolution. And then pray for rain anyway.

I’m guessing it’s because planetariums might say some “nonsense” about how the universe is really some billions of years old, instead of however long ago it was that God created it? I don’t know.:rolleyes:

[Lynn_Bodoni]

@kaylasdad99

Why in the name of all that is holy would a planetarium have anything about evolution? Planetariums aren’t about biology.

ETA: Just go ahead and guarantee him that there won’t be anything about evolution. And then pray for rain anyway.

My local planetarium has had programs about astrology and the Nativity Star. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes::smack: I’ve learned to check the program before shelling out for a ticket.

[armedmonkey]

@A Monkey With a Gun

Rant thread. Good. I need to bark at the wind;

My mom had a stroke Tuesday. I didn’t hear about it till today. I’m not sure I can rant, I’m just trying to keep it together. Part of me, part of me wants to scream. Part of me wants to punch something.

Update on that, she seems pretty good, all things considered. I talked to her over the phone this morning and though her speech is affected, it’s very, very mild. She has weakness on her right side and a bit of trouble walking, but I’m hoping for a good recovery. She’s still in the hospital, though. I’m going to see her today. She wants “peanut m&m’s”.