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  1. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I'm far more annoyed by someone who thinks they shouldn't have to replace the roll because they left one sheet...you know the last one that's actually glued to the roll and you can't really use anyway. It's like the office clown who thinks because he left one molecule of coffee in the pot, he...
  2. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    The other night, my wife complained that I made my peanut butter and jelly sandwich wrong. My sandwich. I make MY sandwich wrong.
  3. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I understand. I'm not arguing or trying to convince you either way. I'm just pointing out the differences in expectations.
  4. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    This is my point about social and cultural norms. It would be assumed that such scenario wasn't unfamiliar, and one didn't need a cue to tell you not to take your shoes off, you just knew not to. It's like elbows on the dinner table or feet on the coffee table. Nobody had to be told by the...
  5. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    We were always just taught that taking off your shoes was like putting your feet on someone else's coffee table. It's too informal, or...what's the word I'm looking for...I can't quite place it...but the idea is that it's not your home, don't presume to treat it like it is. Of course, there...
  7. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Oh man, this drove my dad nuts. He was generally a pretty calm man, but he had a conniption fit over empty ice trays.
  8. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Sure, I guess a certain amount of dirty is inescapable. I just mean that you don't generally wear your dirty work clothes to visit someone (obviously your own house is different). That was considered gauche as well. Even if all you had was your overalls, step-ins and your marrying/burying...
  9. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Also another point of emphasis...when invited to someone's home, you cleaned yourself up first. You didn't wear muddy shoes in their house because you had sense enough to change them ahead of time. You simply didn't wear your muddy, greasy work shoes when you were company.
  10. HudsonHawk

    Any Fans of Golden Era Boxing?

    Yes there are a lot of weight classes, though most have been around well over a century. Sugar Ray Robinson and Rocky Marciano were both "Champs" at the same time and would have never fought each other. Not that I don't agree it gets a bit ridiculous in having so many sanctioning bodies, it's...
  11. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    Where I grew up, the floor was meant to be trod upon. We didn't eat off of it. It was considered the height of rudeness to ask someone to take off their shoes, or put down a plastic liner on their chair, or anything else that suggested that said guest would somehow deface your property by...
  13. HudsonHawk

    Any Fans of Golden Era Boxing?

    There are currently five "legitimate" championship sanctioning bodies: WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF and The Ring Magazine. Tyson Fury won the WBA, WBO, IBF and Ring titles from Wladimir Klitschko just a few months ago (the IBF stripped Fury of the title because he agreed to a rematch with Klitschko...
  14. HudsonHawk

    What will come next to our society?

    The best thing at the airport in Tokyo is the automatic beer dispensers in the lounge. Those things are awesome.
  15. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I take my cue from Spanky: Caller: "who is this?" Me: "how many guesses do I get?"
  16. HudsonHawk

    Proper office-swivel-chairs

    Probably a good call. I think that chair is about $12,000.
  17. HudsonHawk

    Proper office-swivel-chairs

    I think you should go with this one. The more cowhide, the better:
  19. HudsonHawk

    Proper office-swivel-chairs

    Or the peanut brittle. That's a pretty good haul right there.
  20. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I suppose no elastic works if you're built like a swimsuit model. For the other 99.99% of us, those would be around our ankles before we got our vintage, high-waisted, button-fly trousers up.
  21. HudsonHawk

    Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

    This is not a knock, because I know English is not your first language, and I usually follow along with what you're saying pretty well. But I swear, for the life of me, I have no idea what it is you just wrote.
  22. HudsonHawk

    Proper office-swivel-chairs

    We have very fancy "ergonomic" chairs at the office. They cost like $1,200. Then again, I've had mine for over 10 years, and it's still perfect, so there's no denying the quality, even if you don't buy into the advertised benefit.
  23. HudsonHawk

    So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

    I'm just not a "run to failure" kind of guy when it comes to underwear.

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