Bleah. I feel like shit. Just got back from an errands and snacking run, and in the elevator on the way back up there was a tired, irritable-looking woman with a toddler in tow. He was obviously restless, over-energized and discontented, toddling around the elevator and getting in everyone's way. At my floor he started heading out the door, and his mom hissed
"Don't block the door!"
and pulled him back
by his hair.
And then the door shut and they whisked away before I could force my brain to override the "be polite, don't interfere with other people's parenting, don't start fights" instinct and tear her a new one.
Fucking cow. And now I'm sitting here feeling all grouchy and queasy and vengeful and like a kid-betraying pussy.
At least there were a good half-dozen other people still in the elevator, including at least one doctor. I hope to God someone reamed her out but good once the door shut. I can't believe I didn't get my mouth in gear and say something. Fuck.
David Henry Hwang
*tries desperately not to be twelve*
*fails*
Okay, wait, on that tools list, the
lever
doesn't rate? I think knife, scythe and needle can all go into the "sharp cutty objects" category, and leave some space for the effing lever, don't you?
Moves mountains, you know?
Gutenberg doesn't even rate?
Yeah, if you're going to call the telescope a tool, then the printing press ought to be on there. It also seems to me that having both the knife and the sword on the list is akin to having a hammer and a bigger hammer as separate tools.
Also, what Nutty said. Also, is there no love for the pulley?
So what does it do to kids? Cancer? Immolation? What?
Mmm. Owen's WAY over the daily recommended allowance of teevee.
Owen's WAY over the daily recommended allowance of teevee.
Better watch out for the spontaneous combustion!
The tool list was very arguable. However...
New York - Forbes.com readers, editors and a panel of experts rank the scythe as the sixth most important tool of all time, in terms of its impact on human civilization. ( Read more about how we developed the rankings.)
To modern eyes, the scythe may be best known from images of the Grim Reaper and Father Time--or as a weapon used by Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
My dad has a scythe. Scything is fun!
tommyrot's dad is the Grim Reaper!!! Don't let him touch you!
