I Am Tired Of...

I'm tired of the lie that organic food is better for the environment. If you will recall, this all started about 10 years ago as Hollywood elitism. And it continues as such today - they even have special colored plastic bags prominently marked ORGANIC for you to put your organic produce in. That way you can show off to the other people in the checkout line ~ "Look at me, I'm better than you because I pay way too much for organic foods. And I sleep better at night because marketing has convinced me that I am doing a good thing."

Part of the problem is that when you pay premium price for food, you want it to be perfect without bugholes and blemishes. So they cut off and discard much of the food. That way we can protect the environment for the children and grandchildren of people in this world who will starve to death before they are old enough to reproduce.

Here's a dirty little secret about organic farming. During the summer in the farming community where I live, they cover the fields with miles of petroleum-produced plastic to "naturally cook" the bugs and weeds. In the fall, they pull off the plastic and plant your organic greens. What do you think happens to all those truckloads of discarded plastic? Straight to the landfill.

This pile of plastic is about 20 feet wide, 200 feet long and 4 feet deep. It was used to cover 100 acres of organic cropland

Another organic farming technique is to create a non-organic buffer around your organic field. Then poison the bejesus out of the buffer so that nothing can survive the trip across the buffer to your precious organic $6 a pound heirloom kale. Makes sense to me!

On Penn and Teller's TV show Bull*&#$!, they say that organic food is bull*&#$.

YouTube: Penn & Teller - Bull*%#$ (Organic food)

Warning: The show Bull*&#$ has explicit language.

And in the spirit of democracy, here is an opposing view to Penn & Tellers Bull*&#$!

GreenBlog: Penn & Teller's expert is paid by Monsanto

[->>King Bushwich 33rd on Hulu.com

Silly hippies!

I think organic is stupid. How many people have gardens? I do and I never use chemicals, but is it organic? No. Why? Because there are rules and regulations that are in place to tell you that you are not organic unless you jump through their hoops.

I will take the veggies I grow over organic anyday :)

Hilarious video sir King. Granted, it is intended for comedic effect but they did make some good points. I must admit it was a little unfair to have a battle of wits with those unarmed hippies :lol:

:lol: My son works at Von's ~ turns out those special "bragging rights" organics bags are just to alert the checkers to be sure and charge the premium organic price :lol:

I have noticed most of my rants are about advertising and marketing :D

I'm tired of casino ads ~ "Easy Money Casino has paid out over ONE MILLION DOLLARS this year!" Do they think we are stupid? That we don't realize that they took in 5 million to pay out that one? The other one a while back was "Casino management has authorized 3 truckloads of money to be brought in for pay-outs this weekend!" Really? You truck money OUT of a casino, not in! :lol:

I Am Tired Of... Being tracked, like as everything you buy or even write or look at.
Wrote Legos here on TC just once and not "hey I LOVE Legos!" in fact I was kinda rippin on Legos.
Right after that eBay is showing me Legos on the just for you page after you sign in.
That was the ONLY Lego reference I have ever made on line, never looked up Legos on eBay ever.

People today don't care that this is going on unless it is the Govt doing the looking, but heck
once that info is tracked most anyone can get or buy it from those collecting it.
Not that any info you would collect on me would be a great big deal.

It's like all this phony "liking" going on for your fakebook and Yelp pages, you can't even get an
honest review of a product anymore.

Guess all i'm sayin is I don't like LEGOS! F&#K a Lego!
Don't get me Legos for Christmas!

It is true Skip, Data Mining Corporations that just collect & sell data to whom
ever will pay for it & it's big money also, your browser cookies do
a lot of the work for these companies and track everything you do & type on the internet.

Just one of the reasons social media is not good for you.

I think the facial recognition software that Facebook uses is pretty scary too.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/10/28/228181778/a-look-into-facebooks-potential-to-recognize-anybodys-face

[ Edited by: tikilongbeach 2013-10-28 09:22 ]

I'm with you TikiSkip. I also notice EVERY store out there now wants you to sign up for their "SuperSaver Club" or whatever so they can track all of your purchases, for the most part I resist. I'm not sure what they want that info for but they want it BADLY because they make a point to ask you EVERY TIME.

On 2013-10-28 11:14, MadDogMike wrote:
I'm with you TikiSkip. I also notice EVERY store out there now wants you to sign up for their "SuperSaver Club" or whatever so they can track all of your purchases,
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Do what I do and give them a bogus name for the savings club card. I did that but, problem is, that I gave my address. Now I get junk mail addressed to Iva Bigbody or Joey Zzyzx

I don't know what pisses/scares me more, the fact that they do so much of it, or
the fact that it's not a big issue to most people.
I wish they would use the money they spend getting info on us to make a good product instead.
Or here's an idea get people to take your money so you can get out of the f%$#ing store!

Now when you go to pay, (I use cash often so my credit infos not out there to steal)they
want a phone number or your zip code!
Are you kidding me, you got my cash, that should be enough.
And people just give it up, here's my info.
One girl asked me for my phone number and I said "I'm married and I don't even know you"
She laughed.
America is getting kinda stupid, the shi% this new generation puts up with is nutz!

I really do fear for this country.

I'm tired of gas being around .7¢ cheaper if you pay with cash or .30¢ cheaper if you pay for an automated car wash!

I am tired of seeing absolutely pointless new threads being started that only receive a few responses, all because the author doesn't spend the time to do a search and/or likes to hear the sound of his/her own voice (or see what THEY have to say in print, as the case may be).

On 2013-10-28 18:24, swizzle wrote:
I am tired of seeing absolutely pointless new threads being started that only receive a few responses, all because the author doesn't spend the time to do a search and/or likes to hear the sound of his/her own voice (or see what THEY have to say in print, as the case may be).

Ouch!
Sounds like me.
I don't use the search as much as I should.

I am tired of 70s era TV shows anachronisms....

Two of my all time favorite shows, MASH and HAPPY DAYS....totally RUINED because they did NOT have blown dried hairstyles in the 50s! How hard was that for the producers to figure out? Did the stars have so much pull that they were able to say "oh yeah, i'll sign on for another season provided you let me keep my disco hair!"...

shhheeeesshhhh!

The real singer coming in and stealing your thunder!

Just kidding, of course...how cool is that for the original bronski beat singer to join in with street musician?...answer: VERY COOL!

http://now.msn.com/jimmy-somerville-stops-and-sings-smalltown-boy-with-street-musician-in-viral-video

On 2013-11-05 09:22, lucas vigor wrote:
The real singer coming in and stealing your thunder!

Just kidding, of course...how cool is that for the original bronski beat singer to join in with street musician?...answer: VERY COOL!

http://now.msn.com/jimmy-somerville-stops-and-sings-smalltown-boy-with-street-musician-in-viral-video

That was one of my favorite songs as a 13 year old. My older sister and brother used to blast it on my dad's stereo. Thank you for sharing.

People trying to kill themselves to set a record....

http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/american-free-diver-nicholas-mevoli-dies-in-bahamas-event-111813

Radio ad: "This is a public announcement..."

No $h!t Sherlock! That's how radio works, anyone with a roll of toilet paper, 100 feet of copper wire, and a razor blade can hear what you are saying.

Justin Bieber. In general.

http://news.yahoo.com/justin-bieber-australia-graffiti-row-002322449.html

[ Edited by: lucas vigor 2013-11-28 13:30 ]

People not introducing people.

The skill of introducing people seems to be completely dead but it's a skill you can learn fairly easily.

The simple rule is: When you are with someone and you meet someone you know who the person you're with doesn't know you introduce the person you're with to the other person then introduce the other person to the person you're with.

Example: Jack and Pat are walking down the street. They run into Chris, a friend of Jack's. After the round of "Oh my god, Jack!" "Oh my god, Chris!" Jack then says to Chris "This is my friend/co-worker/old school chum/acquaintance Pat." Then Jack says to Pat "This is my friend Chris."

In your introductions there should be some small piece of information as to how you are connected to the people, but it doesn't have to be more information than necessary. Call the other person a friend if he/she is a friend, a co-worker if a co-worker, or your professional relationship if it's one you don't mind revealing (such as a salesman you do business with or your accountant).

If one of the relationships is casual or one that you'd really not reveal to the other (such as your dealer, another stripper at the club where you dance, your ex's brother, your contact on the police force, your spirit guide, etc.) then refer to the person as "My acquaintance _________."

If you bring a guest to a party you need to introduce the guest in the above manner to everyone you meet.

You should always introduce the person you're with immediately after the initial greetings with the person you know. Immediately. Don't start chit chatting and leave the person you're with standing there staring or force him/her to introduce him/herself to the person you're visiting with.

If you are the host/hostess of a party/dinner/event you should try to introduce your guests to other guests they don't know. One of the reasons you have parties is to introduce people you know to each other. So make the rounds and make sure your guests have all met each other. (If it' a very casual event like a kegger or BYOB barbecue it's assumed that guests will mingle and meet each other. But if you have friends who aren't very outgoing you should make a few introductions for them.)

I completely agree Muttman! manners is a thing of the past.

[ Edited by: lucas vigor 2016-09-01 09:44 ]

Actually Lucas your situation was different in that it wasn't, I assume, a hosted event and even if it was it fell into the casual category where it's expected that people introduce themselves to others.

For the shy or socially inept I suggest you either provide and wear your own obvious name tag (ideally with a humorous touch such as I'm Lucas! Please meet me! or This is Lucas. He doesn't bite. Usually.) or bite the bullet and introduce yourself to a couple people. (You might also have to try and kindle a bit of conversation but with Tiki in common that should be easy. And if you're a minor Tiki celeb such as yourself it should be even easier.)

I must say I am annoyed by HOA restrictions.

http://money.msn.com/investing/post--luxury-hotel-creates-shanty-town-slum-for-super-rich

Monkeys. I hate monkeys. Tired of seeing them.

http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/sentence-in-texas-teens-fatal-dwi-wreck-stirs-ire

I'm tired of the 0.9 cents on gasoline prices. Back when gas was 30 cents per gallon, the difference between 29.9 cents and 30 cents was 2% - ALMOST enough to make a difference. But the difference between $3.499 and $3.50 is one tenth of one percent. Just price it to the nearest cent, YOU"RE NOT FOOLING ANYONE!!!!

"Zero tolerance." Just admit that you're too lazy to think.

Rush Limbaugh, and pretty much everything he espouses.

[ Edited by: lucas vigor 2016-09-01 09:43 ]

Fucking newbies!

On 2014-01-16 22:38, swizzle wrote:
Fucking newbies!

Well then, STOP fucking them.

On 2014-01-17 07:22, TIKI DAVID wrote:

On 2014-01-16 22:38, swizzle wrote:
Fucking newbies!

Well then, STOP fucking them.

On 2013-07-12 00:31, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:
I thought Hell was following me around here!

And while I am here I am tired of all those thin skinned, special needs, give me a freaking
award for everything I do because I am special, Criticism is bad, Pussies who shit their pants
every time someone disagrees with them!!!

Grow a pair & enter the adult world, brutal ain't it!
and I don't like Puppies......I love them....for a late night snack........of Ice Cream and playing with Puppies...yea....

Bringing this back up because of recent whininess.

Box Jellyfish.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK_Cl_54Qh8

PAIN....I am tired of PAIN!!!

I am not happy and I know I shouldn't complain about personal things...I am not one of those victim type people...but maybe bitching will help reduce my mediocre plight. Please be aware that I always compare my ridiculous health complaints to the horrors of our American soldiers fighting for freedom, the child who has lived a life fighting cancer and has never had a normal fun day in their life, the cold matted starving homeless dog cowered behind a dumpster, or any fellow human-being struggling with handicaps.

This year I will turn 60...that in itself is scary...LOL. I just missed a last visit to Trader Dicks in Reno and it will soon be gone. I was sooooo planning on linking up with my best friend and heading down to LA to crawl the Tiki Bars and go to the ITMP...that was going to be my vacation for 2014...well it ain't gonna happen...boo hoo hoo!!!

I'm sure some of you can identify, I am too fond of bad foods and have too much poundage on board...a struggle I tackle every once in a while. Thought it would be a dream to get to a decent weight and have surgery on all the bulging discs in my back...still hoping to do that. Being heavy puts a lot of wear and tear on the joints so of course arthritis is my friend. Have had left hip pain for over 2 years and little limp due to my bad back and sciatica. Around Thanksgiving my left hip really started to bother me. Over a couple of weeks it was excruciating to walk so I drug myself to the doctor. Diagnosed with bursitis, so trying to treat that medically with anti-inflammatories and working at home from my recliner. Things did not improve in December, by early January I went back to my primary who now ordered xrays and referred me to Orthopedics, by this time I am in such pain I am having to use a walker. End of January I go to the Orthopedic Surgeon and he tells me my left hip is shot, no cartilage, bone on bone, it's not going to get better, need to loose some weight and he will replace my hip. I don't take pain medication as I can't be a zombie and as a nurse I know how chronic pain patients can become addicts. Can't comfortably sleep at night, I spend most of the night drifting in an out of sleep in my recliner. My fabulous Tempurpedic bed is not my friend any more and I soooo long to have some decent sleep. I am enrolled in a weight loss class next week, have tried everything in the past so it is never the program...it is the user that fails. Trying so hard to stay positive but it is getting hard.

Anyway, I write all of this as I am fed up with this pain, lack of sleep and moderately pissed that I will not be able to take my Tiki vacation this year. I know I shouldn't be complaining as there are so many other people in the world that have bigger struggles...but DAMNDAMNDAMN

That is all!!! I don't require sympathy, just needed to rant. I now return you to your regularly scheduled life irritations.

EDIT-Swizzle quit fuckin' the newbies, you might pick up something!!!

"Oh waiter, another cocktail please!!!"

[ Edited by: VampiressRN 2014-02-06 21:24 ]

On 2014-02-06 21:23, VampiressRN wrote:
PAIN....I am tired of PAIN!!!

I am not happy and I know I shouldn't complain about personal things...I am not one of those victim type people...but maybe bitching will help reduce my mediocre plight. Please be aware that I always compare my ridiculous health complaints to the horrors of our American soldiers fighting for freedom, the child who has lived a life fighting cancer and has never had a normal fun day in their life, the cold matted starving homeless dog cowered behind a dumpster, or any fellow human-being struggling with handicaps.

This year I will turn 60...that in itself is scary...LOL. I just missed a last visit to Trader Dicks in Reno and it will soon be gone. I was sooooo planning on linking up with my best friend and heading down to LA to crawl the Tiki Bars and go to the ITMP...that was going to be my vacation for 2014...well it ain't gonna happen...boo hoo hoo!!!

I'm sure some of you can identify, I am too fond of bad foods and have too much poundage on board...a struggle I tackle every once in a while. Thought it would be a dream to get to a decent weight and have surgery on all the bulging discs in my back...still hoping to do that. Being heavy puts a lot of wear and tear on the joints so of course arthritis is my friend. Have had left hip pain for over 2 years and little limp due to my bad back and sciatica. Around Thanksgiving my left hip really started to bother me. Over a couple of weeks it was excruciating to walk so I drug myself to the doctor. Diagnosed with bursitis, so trying to treat that medically with anti-inflammatories and working at home from my recliner. Things did not improve in December, by early January I went back to my primary who now ordered xrays and referred me to Orthopedics, by this time I am in such pain I am having to use a walker. End of January I go to the Orthopedic Surgeon and he tells me my left hip is shot, no cartilage, bone on bone, it's not going to get better, need to loose some weight and he will replace my hip. I don't take pain medication as I can't be a zombie and as a nurse I know how chronic pain patients can become addicts. Can't comfortably sleep at night, I spend most of the night drifting in an out of sleep in my recliner. My fabulous Tempurpedic bed is not my friend any more and I soooo long to have some decent sleep. I am enrolled in a weight loss class next week, have tried everything in the past so it is never the program...it is the user that fails. Trying so hard to stay positive but it is getting hard.

Anyway, I write all of this as I am fed up with this pain, lack of sleep and moderately pissed that I will not be able to take my Tiki vacation this year. I know I shouldn't be complaining as there are so many other people in the world that have bigger struggles...but DAMNDAMNDAMN

That is all!!! I don't require sympathy, just needed to rant. I now return you to your regularly scheduled life irritations.

EDIT-Swizzle quit fuckin' the newbies, you might pick up something!!!

---

"Oh waiter, another cocktail please!!!"

[ Edited by: VampiressRN 2014-02-06 21:24 ]

I completely understand where you are coming from. I was injured almost two years ago and have had chronic back and hip pain since. Nobody can understand until they have experienced it. The pain just wears on you. Sending good thoughts your way. Take care and keep your head up.

Take the pain meds.
When I take them I find I do more and that helps you lose weight, I lost weight.
AND after you work out, if you are going to work out, these will help you feel better
after and get sleep at night.
And I never was big on drugs or pot.
But then people are more jacked up about cigarettes then they are about pot.(I don't smoke)

Sounds like you are a zombie now.
Might as well be a pain free zombie that can at least do a few things.

I am in the same boat as you.
When I f$%^ up my knee I got less active and put on weight.
The bad news is it is now totally ok to discriminate against fat people.
Good Luck!

At your request I won't pass on any sympathy. And I haven't had to live with that kind of pain so I can't even empathize or offer advice. But I just want you to know I hear you Marlene and I care :(

[ Edited by: lucas vigor 2016-09-01 09:34 ]

Thank you everyone, you are all too kind. Bring on the heroine!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEUX9k0npgA

Fluff.
Tons and tons of non tiki BS fluff.
When ya got a guy that does a how to on Tiki central and it gets less feedback
than a non tiki vacation that's posted in a section about makin tiki.
Tc is starting to get lame.

Not saying that it needs to be 100% tiki 100% of the time.
Man keep the Bs in Bilge.

[ Edited by: lucas vigor 2016-09-01 09:34 ]

I always feel sad for people that are new and post Home Tiki Bars but they have no Tikis. Now you know I can't be mean so I do try to complement and encourage them to get a Tiki. So I get what you mean tikiskip.