I. Arguments I Can’t Help but Start When My Parents Visit
A. Mom
1. Gay Marriage
2. The Fox News Channel
B. Dad
1. How Crappy Steely Dan Is
2. Global Warming
* Embarrassingly enough, I don’t know nearly enough about global warming to conduct a proper debate about it. Just to get my dad riled up, I will usually comment on the current state of the polar bear population, as the drowning polar bear seems to be the current symbol of global warming, a la Al Gore. Sometimes I find myself saying things that are blatantly outlandish, just to amuse myself with his reaction:
Dad: Jenny, there are more polar bears than there ever were before!
Me: Whatever! Don’t come crying to me when dead polar bears start washing up on the shores of California. If California is even going to BE there. It might erode away soon.
Dad: WHAT?! Why the hell did we send you to that liberal university?! *fester, fester, grumble, grumble*
January 28th, 2007 at 10:54 am
Blasphemy!
Steely Dan is one of the best bands ever to put out an album.
*fester, fester, grumble, grumble*
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January 28th, 2007 at 11:53 am
I have very similar global warming debates with my dad. They seem to go about the same.
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January 28th, 2007 at 12:28 pm
Oh SNAP!
Guess I should have worded it, “How crappy *I* think Steely Dan is,” because by the time I finish typing this message, Steely Dan has made more money than I’ve made in a year.
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January 28th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
You realize of course that you not appreciating the wonderment of The Dan makes the Baby Jesus cry.
Why do you hate the Baby Jesus so?
:P
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