Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Moody clouds, Doe, Boomers explained

This picture and the next one were taken while running, although not on the same day.


 
I think the owner of this goat should get a blaze-orange vest for her before November 15.

All goats are secretly named Houdini
From Back in the Day

 
Boomers explained

Q: "Why do boomers print their emails?"
A: Ink-on-paper can be submitted as evidence in a court of law. Holding up your cellphone and waving it in Judge Judy's face just pisses her off.

Q: "why .. do ..... boomers.. type....... li...ke.... this....... . . .. .?? .."
A: Your generation is addicted to multi-tasking. The dots are there so you know when to..gum wrapper...

Q: "Why do boomers think "it's very...different" is a compliment for my hair like we get it youve had the same style since '68?"
A: We were raised to not say anything if we could say something nice
 
Q: "why do boomers love being rude as hell to waiters?"
A: Wait-staff is very busy. They are not there for conversations. It is not rude to order in a short, declarative sentence like "I want the Club Sandwich with sweet-potato waffle fries." That is NOT rude.
 
Q: "Why do boomers love minions?"
A: They don't argue over every detail.
 
Q: "why do boomers love to say "shame on you!!!" when they @ brands on social media?"
A: News flash: Greta is not a boomer.
 
Q: "Why do boomers think they can outsmart the GPS"
A: All that glitters is not gold. All who wander are not lost. Sometimes we like to see the sights. Sometimes we are carrying 150 keys of white powder and we are avoiding cops. Next question.

Q: "Why do boomers still not understand how to properly use a drive thru speaker?"
A: Are you referring to the fact that I put the truck into Park, turn off the music and turn off the engine so the order taker can hear me talk? It is a matter of respecting the person on the other end of the gobbly-gook speaker.
 
Q: "why do boomers love fighting on the phone with customer service?"
A: Boomers love drilling through to a real, human for a couple of reasons. For one thing, a human has a brain and is more likely to connect you to the proper support person than randomly pushing numbers. For another, if we don't insist on humans, they will be wrung out of the system and they will not exist when we really need them.

 -Joe 

 Bonus image

Source (submitted by Lucas-the-tireless)

Poverty is not good for your health. The fallacy is that people born in that county will stay in that county.
 

Cheesecake

Source

 

7 comments:

  1. Chuckling about boomers wanting a REAL PERSON (tm) to speak too.

    I was just chatting with a nice young lady on the phone who asked why I didn't use the automated system.

    I replied, "So you would have a job".

    I got a tiny "thank you".

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  2. I know several truck drivers, boomer and younger, who drive to avoid weigh stations and inquisitive officers/ inspectors.

    I know others with vehicles in ... Questionable ... Condition who prefer to avoid official notice.
    FYI, I use ellipses (...) but am definitely not a boomer.
    Jonathan

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  3. Your "bonus image" does not have any data in it, really. it doesn't break down for racial and other factors, which greatly influence the outcomes...

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    1. Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia are white. Mississippi Delta is black. Anomalies "out west" are Am-Indian.

      I think it is a poverty and distance-time to medical care issue more than being tied to race.

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  4. Ah yes, a live body... Snerk...

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  5. That goat reminded me of a long time ago when riding thru rural N.Y. State on the way home from college on Thanksgiving break we passed a field full of brown cows with cow written on their sides in bright red!

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  6. I like the way that the tribal people all give thanks before they sample the cheese cake.

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