# I'm throwing a tantrum! Pay attention to me! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 25, 2001, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677 "2001-01-25T05:01:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/1 "2001-01-25T05:01:43Z")
Sweet lord in hell I had a crappy day at work! Who didn’t? But mine was really bad! I’m a manager! So what! I’m really just a glorified babysitter! It’s not impressive at all! And still I find fresh ways to be humiliated there! I was doing my job! But they thought I wasn’t! So they made me feel like a jerk! I rarely stand up for myself in those situations! I think it makes me look like I’m coming up with excuses! But I should have said something! The details are unimportant! And boring! I’ll tell them to you later! They were wrong! I never say anything! I try to be a pacifist! I try to retain my dignity! But that’s how people take advantage of you! Then my bus left just as I ran up to it! I yelled, but he wouldn’t stop! And I know he heard me! Then a scary-looking teenage girl spit on me while I was waiting for the next bus! I don’t know if she meant to! But I didn’t say anything! I was afraid I’d get violent! So I got on the next bus that pulled up! It was the wrong bus! I had to ride it to the end of the line and then ride it back to where I started! I got home 2 hours late! I seem to attract random assaults! I’ve had complete strangers beat me up! One guy broke a bottle against my leg! One guy got all up in my mix in a gas station convenience store! He kept shoving me and telling me to say “I’m a bitch”! About myself, not him! He said his friends out in the car would shoot me if I went outside! Actually he said they’d put a cap in my ass! I didn’t know people actually said that! I thought it was a term screenwriters used to sound “ghetto”! I didn’t go outside! The woman behind the counter had to call the cops! I never provoked any of these people! So what! It’s all in the past! But when I’m provoked without cause, it reminds me! I start seething! I fantasize about smashing their heads against the hood of my car! I would never do it! My car was stolen months ago! I had just paid it off! The cops said it was in a “bad neighborhood”! I live in Oakland! That describes 85% of the city! Maybe I should have parked it in San Francisco and taken the bus out here every day! Except I probably would have gotten on the wrong bus! I live in a better neighborhood now! I hate yuppies! But sometimes I wish I lived in a perfect white- picket-fence dream mansion in a rich area! They probably don’t have to listen to street fights and drunken neighbors screaming at each other! I like to think I’m not materialistic! I once got rid of all my possessions to prove it to myself! But I re-bought most of it! I missed my stuff! But I tell myself books and CD’s aren’t just possessions! They’re art! But I bought lots of other stuff too! So I’m a fraud! This is all inconsequential! I know that! Other people on the boards have been through real tragedies lately! They’ve had loved ones die! I feel bad for them! I never know what to say to them! My life is pretty great, in general! I live with my girlfriend! I’m in love! I’ve got two great kids! I eat what I want! I’m usually happy! Maybe people with no real problems magnify trifles until they attain tragic status! I apologize! I know this is horribly immature! But maturity’s overrated! My dad is mature! We don’t get along! Sorry about this, mods! I hope I’m not taxing the boards! Mods, you scare me! I know you’re just people! But you’ve got that authority! You hardly ever just shoot the sh\*t! Except Coldfire and TVeblen! They’ve responded to me! I like them! I’m sure monitoring these posts is taxing! Especially this one! But I’d like to get to know you as people! Come down off the mountain more often! I think when humanity dies out, the dolphins will take over! They’ll evolve and walk on land and wear suits! And you know what else? They’ll _fly_! And there will be a Cecil Adams dolphin with his own column! He’ll be quite pithy! No, I don’t take drugs! Yes, I know all these exclamation marks are annoying! I annoy myself sometimes! That’s why I sleep! To get away from myself for a while! If you respond, please don’t copy my style! It’s not even original! Lester Bangs wrote an article full of exclamation points! Looking over this I don’t even want to post it now! But I will! I’m crazy like that! Don’t try to stop me! There’s nothing you can do! I’m feeling much better! Thanks for listening! You guys are the best! I think I’ll take a bath now! ---
**Author:** ![Eo\_Echo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@Eo\_Echo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eo_Echo)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/2 "2001-01-25T05:05:51Z")
That’s the coolest rant I’ve ever seen. Denis Leary would be proud. ---
**Author:** ![Brunetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@Brunetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brunetter)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/3 "2001-01-25T05:09:31Z")
Ok I’m paying attention to you! Your exclamation points were annoying at first, but by the end I found them rather addictive, to be honest with you. I am terribly sorry that you had such a crappy day at work. I think you’re an interesting person with a fabulous username and some very funny posts. Even the post above made me laugh out loud a couple of times, and I’m sure you weren’t trying to be funny. Also, in the interest of paying attention to you, I even checked out your webpage, and found it very droll. So there ya go. Now let me buy ya a drink. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/4 "2001-01-25T05:16:20Z")
Wow. I agree, the exclamation points are annoying, but addictive. I read it all in a “One time… at band camp…” voice. Ok now that you’ve frightened me, you may borrow my uterus. Wouldn’t want you to pop a cap in me. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mnementh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mnementh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnementh)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/5 "2001-01-25T05:18:58Z")
This… is the most beautiful thing… I’ve ever seen. Random, incoherent rambling is friggin’ hilarious. You rock. So there. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/6 "2001-01-25T05:21:25Z")
I hope the Super Bowl party will make you feel better. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/7 "2001-01-25T05:26:01Z")
Waitaminit… maybe you already _have_ my uterus! It’s unattached and is floating around, causing your hysteria! Woo! ---
**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/8 "2001-01-25T05:29:19Z")
No, really. How was your day? ---
**Author:** ![Upham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Upham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Upham)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/9 "2001-01-25T05:37:07Z")
Bravo sir. Bravo. ---
**Author:** ![slackergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@slackergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slackergirl)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/10 "2001-01-25T05:40:19Z")
Rasa, I hope he’s got it, because I really don’t need to see your uterus just floating around out there. That was great, I actually didn’t mind the exclamation points, but good grief, the enter key is your friend. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Upham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Upham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Upham)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/11 "2001-01-25T05:42:39Z")
Again, i say. Bravo. ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/12 "2001-01-25T05:46:32Z")
Heehee… I have the image of a big floating uterus balloon. This cheering you up, woodstock? ---
**Author:** ![Upham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Upham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Upham)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/13 "2001-01-25T05:51:04Z")
Hey **Rasa** what color is your’s? one went bobbing by the window here not 2 minutes before i read this post, if i’d have know i’d have grabbed it for you ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/14 "2001-01-25T05:55:41Z")
Whoa, **Bird** , Come to the party and get major hugs. Chris ---
**Author:** ![Rasa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rasa/32/3578_2.png) [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/15 "2001-01-25T05:57:17Z")
:eek: That question makes me vaguely uncomfortable, Upham. Thanks for trying to catch my wayward uterus. Is that like What Color Is Your Parachute? ---
**Author:** ![Upham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Upham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Upham)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/16 "2001-01-25T05:59:27Z")
Sorry to weird you out Rasa (i anyone’s interested, a lovely pink and blue kidney just floted by, i think it was about a size 3) ---
**Author:** ![kristoph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7cd45c/32.png) [@kristoph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kristoph)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/17 "2001-01-25T06:05:08Z")
Woah, dude, that’s one hell of a ball of tension you just let go of. certainly hope you enjoyed that bath _raising my glass to you_ ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/18 "2001-01-25T06:11:18Z")
At least you have a job. Now watch me not pay attention to you. I’m going to sulk over here now. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/19 "2001-01-25T06:13:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Milossarian \* > \*\*No, really. > > How was your day? \*\* Oh, it was all right. And you? **JBirdman12, Brunetter, Mnementh and Kristoph** , thanks. You are now my favorite posters that were strangers to me before. Rest assured I’ll be following your posts with the dedication of a deranged stalker from now on. **Upham** , high praise coming from the master. **Snooooop, Zenster and slackergirl** , thanks, and I’ll look forward to those hugs on Sunday. **Rasa** , I’ll look forward to seeing you too - just one question: you’re talking about your uterus floating around and _I’m_ the one that’s woozy? Anyway, I do feel much better now. Glad you all appreciated it. ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2001, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677/20 "2001-01-25T07:22:44Z")
Dude…Take a deep breath. The rant was amusing from an outsider’s pov but here’s some Mr. Bubbles and blue foam soap for the next time ya need a bath (provided ya give us the rant first) If it’s good maybe I’ll lend ya my rubber ducky and loofa too. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-throwing-a-tantrum-pay-attention-to-me/51677.md?page=2)