Origins Friday
Some people say that chivalry is dead. I hope that’s not the case, I enjoy being chivalrous, it does the heart good. I do notice however, the expression on the faces of old women when I hold a door open for them. Lately it seems, they are genuinely surprised that a man actually held a door for them instead of letting it slam in their face. That worries me, it’s a man’s duty to hold doors, no matter what feminist piggies say.
The thing I’ve noticed more than men not being chivalrous (or having manners), is women that don’t say thank you when a door is held for them. That happened to me twice yesterday. Mind you, I never let an opportunity pass without reminding someone that manners are necessary in a civilized society. I also happen to be scary looking and rather large, so when I remind people to mind their manners, they listen.
When a woman doesn’t say thank you when I hold a door for them, I always–ALWAYS–lean into them and with a louder than normal voice say, “YOU’RE WELCOME”. 95% of the time I will get a “thank you”, but then there are the 5%. For those people, I wait until they are 10 feet from me and make sure there are people around them, then I say even louder, “I SAID YOU’RE WELCOME, YOU NEED TO MIND YOUR MANNERS”.
Usually they will keep walking, but my point has been made. Maybe that’s not the right way to approach things, but I’m not Miss Manners, I only do what I can do. Why can you not feel my pain?
The answers from last week’s trivia questions are thus: 1) The general ratio of boys to girls won’t change 2) Coffin 3) Oil and vinegar don’t mix so she could draw them out separately from the bottle
Emily (who must be at least a 5 time winner), rhebner, kton (hehe) and the Godless Commie were all winners.
To all the winners: Although today may indeed suck the fat one for you, this is still a great day. Maybe some homeless dreg will puke on your loafers and the snowflakes will make you cold as they fall down the back of your shirt. Even though everything will fall to shit today, you will always have the knowledge that you are Mitchieville’s MindTrap Winner of the Week!
I’m so very proud of all of you. If you were here with me, I’d give you as firm handshake and a knowing wink.
This week I’m changing it up a little and going back to Origins. For those of you that aren’t familiar with this game, I tell you whether you are looking for a word, name, or cliché, and ask you a question. Easy peezy. Let’s git ‘er dun!
1) (NAME) When seeing this animal for the first time, the Greeks believed it resulted from cross breeding a leopard and a camel. Accordingly they named it Cameloparalis.2) (WORD) This word originated from carbonated soft drinks. A characteristic noise was heard when early style bottle caps were removed.
3) (Product) One of the trickier tasks of the century would have been marketing this product. Half the world needed it, yet nobody wanted to talk about it, least of all the manufacturer! To further compound matters, retailers wouldn’t stock it, and magazines refused to run ads. It finally begun to sell in stores under the “Silent package plan”. The customer picked up the unmarked package, dropped off their money into a box and left the store without uttering a word.
Those are some filthy good questions.
I’m starting a MindTrap contest next week. I’m working out the final details in the next few days, and should have everything ready by next week. I’m going to give out prizes and all sorts of fun and interesting shit to you. Consider yourself blessed, because that’s exactly what you are. It is like an angel is sitting right on your shoulder, but you are not aware enough to acknowledge said angel. Good job, angel ignorerer.
