The Pet Peeve

[Scythe Matters]

I make my own plum preserves/jam/jelly. I'd not noticed that you couldn't get it in the store anymore. What's up with that?

New peeve: when you are asked to do something quickly, you do.... and then the thing you had to do so fast is postponed.

[VincentUlyssis]

(03-19-2013 12:19 AM)SpaceCadet Wrote:  Ok, can someone tell me when they made plum jam and preserves illegal, and why, exactly? I haven't had a PB&J for years - I usually drizzle honey on the pb, and regular butter as the initial prep layer - but went to the store last week in search of my favorite jelly flavor and...

Where the hell did Plum go?



And while I'm on the subject of eating (NOTplum,) why does everybody think they need to ask you "Are you alright?" while you're in the process of choking after trying to inhale something other than air?

"Ah, gee. I wasn't busy here at all. I'll just pause now from my attempt to get air into my lungs so I don't just drop dead like a rock, and have a pleasant conversation with you about my general state of well-being. And then when you're satisfied with that information, I will get back to fighting for my very life."

Which brings me to number 3 in this trifecta of angst: That absolute poster-child of misdesign, that Mother Of All Engineering Flaws, that great cosmic gaffe: the epiglottis.

"Ok, what do you think about this: Instead of separate intakes, let's have the air shaft and the Food & General Consumables shaft share the same opening, n'kay? And then we'll have them split off just beyond this little flap of flexible stuff that will work as a little door - you know, to prevent the material matter from getting into the airways and causing, well, violent and agonizing death by asphyxiation. If anything goes wrong, friends can ask 'Are you ok?' and it'll all be great. That'll work ok, doncha think?

"Ooooo, 'sounds good. Run it."


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You are too freakin funny my friend. I love it!