Things I wonder about
Sometimes I wonder about things. Some of them are unimportant but I'm curious nevertheless.
Have you ever wondered....
A magazine like Car and Driver or Popular mechanics does a review of a car, truck or power tool and they say things like It's a great value and we had no problems other than 3 weeks in the shop and a blown engine. Then a few pages later there is a 5 page fold out advertisement for the product they just reviewed....How is anyone supposed to take them seriously?
If Diet soda is so diet how come Diet Cherry Coke and Diet Cherry 7UP contain concentrated cherry juice but still be labeled zero calories and zero carbs?
Why does a $100,000 home end up costing $350,000 over the course of a 30 year mortgage but a $100,000 Mercedes only ends up costing $116,000 even though the car loan is a much bigger risk?
How can Al Gore admonish us about the environment but still have a fleet of SUVs, spend $40,000 a year for his homes electricity and refuse to participate in the community recycling program he started?
Why do pet food companies always feel the need tout the tastiness of their food when dogs and cats regularly lick their own assholes and - or eat any and all rotten garbage they can get their paws on?
Why is it that news reports have a big picture of a gun in the background of a story about a person murdered with a baseball bat?
How can all these cosmetics companies say their lotions and balms moisturize the skin when the first ingredient is Alcohol?
How can the gas pump at my local station put 17 gallons in a 15 gallon fuel tank that is registering almost 1/4 on the gauge? Is it magic? Negative space? Dark matter?
Why is insulating foam falling off and knocking holes in the space shuttle every time they launch despite the fact that we went 20 years with no foam problems whatsoever?
Why is it more of a crime for a murderer to kill someone because of their skin color or sexual preference than during a robbery or drive by?
Why does my hotmail mailbox treat every email I get from another hotmail address as dangerous spam?
Why is it when a police officer shoots a criminal, he gets put on administrative duty for a week or so but if a citizen shoots a mugger or carjacker they have to spend $50,000 in legal fees to fight manslaughter or murder charges?
Maybe I wonder about things too much....
posted by Bill Rowland @ August 16, 2007
57 Comments
57 Comments:
I can't remember the name of it, but the best skin lotion is the stuff they sell at Tractor Supply Co. that's supposed to be used on horse's hooves. Makes excellent skin lotion.
I think that you wonder about many of the same things that most RATIONAL adults wonder about.
"Why do pet food companies always feel the need tout the tastiness of their food when dogs and cats regularly lick their own assholes and - or eat any and all rotten garbage they can get their paws on?"
Classic, Hammer. Classic!
I think the blanket answer to all of that is because the world is a fuct up place, largely in part due to the Democrats being in control of the House of Representatives. When they tip the scales, bad shit tends to happen, all the way up from wonky insulating foam in outer space, down to carbohydrate laden soft drinks that purport to be diet.
Nope - Hammer you are dead on balls accurate. If there is one thing that is consistent, it is people's inconsistency.
Flyinfox_SATX
I have wondered - about some of it anyway....
I always wonder about those that say "Feed your pet ONLY pet food and never table scraps" So, your poor animal never gets anything tasty and you throw perfectly good food in the garbage? I know it's to keep them from begging but if you train them properly, it's not a problem.
I wondered about the alcohol in moisturizers too - but apparently there are some that do moisturize (I read it recently in some of the literature for tanning lotions - cetearyl alcohol for one but the spelling may not be right)
hmmmm about the cop vs citizen shooting.....that doesn't seem right does it - so Joe cop only has to figure a way to shoot his enemy in the line of duty and he's good to go.
How is anyone supposed to take them seriously?
Of course you can't. This is why "Consumer Reports" magazine has never takes advertising.
On the same note ... how can anyone trust a political movie by Michael Moore? Believing in the objectivity of a Moore documentary on gun control is as silly as believing in the objectitivity of an NRA documentary on it.
Al Gore can do that because he invented the internet. I never really liked him but after that I really really don't.
Classic pic! I had to save it... I know I will get to use it in an email to the kids one day....
I wonder wonder whoop~~~ Who wrote the book of love?
PS I dislike hotmail..I'll stick to my google account for important mail.
My truck's gas tank seems to have that same negative space, I don't get it.
The picture for this post....Brilliant!
I wonder about most of that stuff you said too, especially the dog food one.
Good observations. I've seen my dogs eat dirty old meatballs and pretty much anything they find in the trash.
Mortgages are a bitch.
I have wondered the gas pump thing before too! AND I pitch a bitch fit when the pump starts wracking up money before fuel comes thru the hose. I have called the state and reported the Wal-Mart Murphy's USA numerous times as well as contact the Fox news station for a "FOX on your side investigation".
A blanket statement, laziness and the fact that the world is full of hypocrites.
Jeanafear -- I've seen dogs eat actual piles of shit. It's the craziest thing, like...how can that in any way be enjoyable, or nourishing? Actual s-h-i-t! I'm still blown away by it.
My husband and I just had a big conversation last night
about that foam on the space shuttle.
And ever since getting tattoo's and you have to find the "water based" lotion, no alcohol. That's all I use now. Not as greasy and moisturizes good.
Keep thinking like this and you'll never be allowed into the collective.
Your observations are always crystal clear man. I wonder about a lot of that stuff myself.
who was the person who said, "hey, i think i'll eat the next thing that falls out of that chicken's butt?"
or:
who said, "think i'll drink some of that stuff that comes out of those danglies under that cow over there."
or:
why is a braille menu available at the drive-thru at fast food restaurants?
yeah, i wonder about these things all the time...
Hammer your wonderings have some of us wondering the same thing so dont worry to much about them. Its makes sense though. Keep up the wondering mind.
All of those totally make sense... but i have never thought about the pet food issue. That made me crack up b/c that is so true!
AS for the braille on the drive-up's i once heard a comedian put it like this "Because the dog can't be expected to drive and use the ATM machine"
alan: someone bought me "udder balm" from the feed store once. It was like lemon furniture polish in a jar.
just john: glad it's not just me :)
jerry: so you've seen it too! ;)
Erica: It's a conspiracy I tell ya ;)
flyinfox: you'd think in the age technology people would be forced to behave more rationally.
Jeannie: they probably use the table scraps excuse to sell more dog food.
Dan: I'll have to subscribe to consumer reports. You'd probably be surprised to hear that the NRA helped author the biggest most onerous gun control laws in the US.
But I get your point about politically motivated "documentaries"
snowmanpoop: He's got issues with honesty and integrity.
cheesy: lol @ the song and glad you liked the pic :)
tysgirl: thanks, and I wonder if it's an elaborate scheme to rip us off at the pumps even more...
Janet: I saw letterman sample wet dog food one time to see which tasted best, I think he said they taste like pate'.
jeanfear: mine have eaten tin foil that and ended up with sparkly poop.
marianne: I've called the dept of agriculture who inspect the pumps but they never seem to find anything, I guess the news would be better.
Sornie: sadly, you are indeed correct.
erica: The ultimate in recycling, maybe Al Gore should try it.
Burfica: I've seen em use neosporin on tatoos and sunblock after they heal.
david: I feared as much ;)
FHB: I knew I wasn't totally crazy :)
Nanc: Those are big ones too, I've seen braille on the drive up ATMs too.
tweety: thanks, although it makes my brain hurt sometimes when I wonder too much ;)
Marie: ahh no wonder! I think I heard that speed bumps are for when the dog is out sick ;)
Actually, cops get three paid weeks off after a shooting, good questions though.
Why isn't there any mouse or pigeon flavor cat food? Or old shoe or rotten turkey flavor dog food?
You must have inadvertently gotten the "Variable Tank Capacity" option installed on your vehicle.
Oh, you said Gore and got me all fired up...I FUCKING HATE HIM WITH A PASSION! That mother fucking cock sucker is the biggest piece of shit, hypocrit!
There is zero calories in two drops of cherry juice...Al Gore is making millions from the idiots..the gas tank thing is a bit disconcerning... switch to gmail instead of hotmail...and the rest of it just ticks me off.
I think the foam bullshit with the shuttle was just a ruse to divert attention from the fact that Columbia was blown up by terrorists. If the foam was so deadly, why not just drop it all over Iraq and end the war?!
Do you ponder over what to wonder when Mrs. Hammer is at home, or only when she is out wandering?
Just wondered. (grin)
Veritas et Fidelis Semper
Last thing I heard about the foam was that they had to switch the formula- it used to be made with some type of freon, if I recall correctly- to a more "enviromentally friendly" formula that doesn't work as well.
hmmmmmm much food for thought here...sometimes I think advertisers wanna treat us all like we are stupid...which makes me wanna turn the channel...or the page...so I do..lmao
You hit a button my good man. Murder is murder, whether it's a so called "hate crime" or not. Cheers!!
People keep giving me shit for saying Al Gore is S-T-U-P-I-D! Then he goes and proves it AGAIN!
If you were making a movie about saving the environment, wouldn't you be damned sure you were following your own advice before the movie was released?
I don't know how people can keep ignoring his stupidity and want him to run for president!
I love your questions and the answers your fans give you. Maybe you just don't have enough to do?
Great blog.
As a deep thinker myself, I would say that the answers to your questions would be very disturbing (assuming we knew the answers) so sometimes ignorance is bliss.
Inquiring minds want to know.
You are a deep and philosophical man, but I prefer your silly side. ;)
Brandon: Three weeks! It's a wonder there aren't more dead bad guys ;D
jami: ooh I think you just came up with a marketable idea!
jenny: looks like I hit a nerve :)
katherine: Al gore is laughing all the way to the bank. I questioned the diet cherry drinks because my Uncle (who is diabetic)drank one and his blood sugar spiked from 80 to almost 200.
JP: They had better not hi-jack one
and foam us and ruin the paintjobs on our cars... ;)
Deborah: When she's home I annoy her with these weird questions in stead of you all ;)
anon: Ahh it figures, no wonder they don't want to tell anyone. Killing astronauts to save the environment is a worth it to them it seems.
canadian: I throw things at the TV and cuss at it... never thought of changing channels ;)
matt-man: That's what I thought too!
tshsmom: People like Al Gore and his ilk don't have to do anything but smile for the camera. They disgust me.
Nickel: Glad you enjoyed the questions, Never really thought about it much, I consider everyone friends more than fans. Blogging is so much better than having em come over and drink my beer though ;D
lexcen: There I go again messing with everyone's bliss ;D
little lamb: I can guess at some of the answers and they are scary.
scarlet: I put a little silly into everything but some days I can't hold back :)
I gave up thinking as it was damaging my mental health.
Cheers
You did! Sorry didn't mean to be all psycho...it's been a bad couple of days!
Why do pet food companies always feel the need tout the tastiness of their food when dogs and cats regularly lick their own assholes and - or eat any and all rotten garbage they can get their paws on?
Because they're selling the food to people, not pets. It's the people who care about flavor. The same people who let the dog lick their faces right after it licked said asshole.
Why is it that news reports have a big picture of a gun in the background of a story about a person murdered with a baseball bat?
Because people only can get upset (i.e. interested enough to watch the news) about a story if there's a gun involved, real or imagined. Now I want to know why they send a TV news crew to the scene of the crime 12 hours after a shooting, when there's no sign of a crime left but only 125 juveniles flailing their arms behind the reporter, to do the report than can be done just as well back at the news desk.
How can the gas pump at my local station put 17 gallons in a 15 gallon fuel tank that is registering almost 1/4 on the gauge? Is it magic? Negative space? Dark matter?
Modern equivalent of the grocer's thumb on the scale. And I'm sure in your state, like mine, the pump has a Bureau of Weights & Measures "passed" decal on it.
Why is it when a police officer shoots a criminal, he gets put on administrative duty for a week or so but if a citizen shoots a mugger or carjacker they have to spend $50,000 in legal fees to fight manslaughter or murder charges?
And why is it that the most public and virulent anti-gun nuts in this country either carry arms themselves, or have an armed entourage?
mcewen: I need to try that ;)
jenny: no prob rant away :)
mts: I agree with all those, especially the last one. People Rosie O'donut, Sean Penn and Barbara Boxer believe in the "all for us but none for you" method of gun control
Why does my hotmail mailbox treat every email I get from another hotmail address as dangerous spam?
I just read that and I had to laugh. If that's the case, people who have hotmail are dangerous people. They try to sell you "things."
Man, I'm tired and having some anxiety attacks coming on now after reading this.
I have been wondering about the house vs car thing myself
Why is insulating foam falling off and knocking holes in the space shuttle every time they launch despite the fact that we went 20 years with no foam problems whatsoever?
I'm too lazy to look for the link, but I recall reading that the flying foam problem only happened when the adhesive was changed to a more "environmentally" (but unfortunately less sticky) kind.
Yeah, Al Gore blows! What a shithead.
little lamb: The people that try to sell me things are from russia or Nigerians telling me they want to give me 50 million belonging to their dead dictator :)
stepping: Oh no!
snowmanpoop: It's a scheme that no one questions.
Jim: It figures doesn't it?
Paul F: But Al Gore can get away with it for some reason.
I know the answers but I can't tell you because they are Top Secret
Doggie Chow: Now tastes more like ass!
I dig the way your mind works, Hammer.
the oe: damn, I want to be a spy too!
Diesel: You might be on to something :)
LBB: Thanks!
G'day Hammer,
You don't wonder too much. You speak for us all.
david: Thanks for the vote of confidence :)
No, the udder balm is most likely lanolin based, and would be more appropriately used as "chapstik."
The stuff at Tractor Supply Co. is made by Mane & Tail, and is called Hoofmaker.
I've wondered some of these things too, but I can answer one. The main external tank of the shuttle ALWAYS had ice and chunks of foam fall off from the massive shaking the thing takes when the whole group lifts off. It was a "don't care" until Columbia disintegrated on reentry a few years ago. They redeigned the tank covering, but some foam chunks still come off, as well as ice. Just not as much as before. Scary stuff. A 5oz piece of foam will do serious damage if it comes off at 2000mph and hits the wing or something.
A friend here where I work brought a tile to work one day, I have no idea where he got it, but we all freaked at how light the things are.
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