Festivus 2015 -- The Airing of Grievances

[japody]

I've got a grievance - the Republican primary contest. It's constantly on every media you look at. And it has all the appeal of professional wrestling. Donald Trump is the new Andre the Giant.

Hey. Not to hijack this thread, but I've got a good Andre the Giant story if one wants to hear it?

 

[TomSeller]

Hey. Not to hijack this thread, but I've got a good Andre the Giant story if one wants to hear it?

Sure, curious as to what his grievances are? Mattresses not long enough? Shoes not big enough? Cars too small? Nit enough movie roles for thug villains?

 

[japody]

Sure, curious as to what his grievances are? Mattresses not long enough? Shoes not big enough? Cars too small? Nit enough movie roles for thug villains?

Back in the early 70's, while in college, I would return to NYC every summer to drive a yellow cab. I would make enough money to pay for school the next year. One night I saw a rather large man waving for a cab from a block away. When I pulled up to him, all I could see was the top of his pants at the top of the car window. You guessed it, Andre the Giant. He had two beautiful ladies with him, one on each arm. When he got in the cab, the back went way down and the front went way up. His act at the time was that he only spoke French. In a perfectly fluent English, he told the me the address he wanted to go to. We talked for a few minutes during the ride. He was very friendly and a good tipper too.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Cars today need more HP.

 

[Garandman]

People on forums who say "Around here, it's rainy/cold/hot/dry/John Deeres are popular/drivers are bad/never see a Kioti/shot down a drone/" but their profile doesn't say where they live.

It takes, what, 10 seconds to fill out your profile? If you are that lazy or paranoid you aren't part of the community.

 

[sseelhoff]

Sure, curious as to what his grievances are? Mattresses not long enough? Shoes not big enough? Cars too small? Nit enough movie roles for thug villains?

I'm going to go with "Life's too short."

 

[2LaneCruzer]

People on forums who say "Around here, it's rainy/cold/hot/dry/John Deeres are popular/drivers are bad/never see a Kioti/shot down a drone/" but their profile doesn't say where they live.

It takes, what, 10 seconds to fill out your profile? If you are that lazy or paranoid you aren't part of the community.

I'm with you...I know it's not wise to give too much info in a profile, but if you're careful you can give folks a clue about where you are ("Southern Slobovia) and what you do.

 

[Citydude]

Cars today need more HP.

Thanks for the chuckle!

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I'm too economical to buy a high HP car. Cant see putting that kind of money out for the mileage I put on them.

 

[om21braz]

I'm too economical to buy a high HP car. Cant see putting that kind of money out for the mileage I put on them.

+1 That's the making of a good grievance. Many of the foreign countries have vehicles that combine utility, economy, reasonable power and price far better than what we have available in the US.