Things that make absolutely no sense to you?

It is Indian telemarketers that always call me.

Those stupid diet ads / commercials...like lose 10 lbs in 10 min with this magic pill. i mean who falls for that crap?

Why do we drive on a PARKway and park on a DRIVEway?

Why people automatically put salt on their food without actually seeing how salty it is.

I do not understand why it feels hotter when it is humid....If there's already moisture in the air, shouldn't we perspire LESS? - maybe because there is more water in the air, it's more difficult for the air to absorb body heat, therefore making us feel hotter.

Girls who go out with guys who are obviously complete jackasses, but choose to stay with him because he "might change." He'll always be an idiot. Get together with someone who actually cares about you. :disgust:

People who buy pure white sneakers and then complain that they got a little dirt on them. THEY'RE SHOES. You walk around outside with them to keep your feet from getting dirty.

*copy and pastes from PureZC*

Blasting music in the car. Okay, you like rap. Fine. I don't need to hear it from across the street in my own home, OVER my own music and vibrating the floor. Does it make you cool or something? :eyebrow:

Great Warrior wrote:
I do not understand why it feels hotter when it is humid....If there's already moisture in the air, shouldn't we perspire LESS?

Prespiring is not the enemy when it comes to beating the heat. Prespiring is meant to cool you down. Therefore, if we prespired less then it would make you feel hotter.

The phrase "Same difference". It makes no sense. Use "Same thing" or "No difference". Grr.

Crappy adverts. Anyone seen the (British) National Lottery ads? They're crap. Why can't they see that? Same goes for... Insurance companies, 'Claim Direct'-style companies, Elephant.co.uk, Direct Line, etc...

Reality TV shows that keep going, even when it's obvious that nobody cares.

Rabid fanboys who pounce on every bit of information they get their hands on. I may be a Nintendo fanboy, but I know where the line is and I make sure to keep on the right side of it. 13 year old poys do not. Grr!

Mobile phones. How many people really actually need them? It can't be all that many.

The price of sweets and fizzy pop. I remember a time when a pack of Fruit Pastiles would cost 30p. Not now, it's more like 40p. And drink? 90p for a bottle 500ml bottle? Why not splash out an extra 35p and get one 3 times the size? GRR!

People who don't know who to vote for, and therefore go for the guy they had last time, despite the fact that they're pretty much responsible for bringing the country to a much more disreputable state then it was before they got into power. One for the Americans AND the British.

More when I can think of them.

I mostly don't understand why people can't be themselves or their own race. White people are always trying to act black or whatever. Black...like a gangsta, whichever you prefer.

Also, I hate when people act different around someone they like and want to date. You have a better chance getting a girl or guy acting like yourself because when the person finds out you lied about all the things you said you like, they most likely WON'T date you.

I also don't understand the blaring music issue. It's okay if you like music and blare it in your house in your room or on some headphones, but blaring it down the street in your car at like 10 at night? No one wants to hear that crap, especially because it is usually rap being blasted.

Also like Yoshi said, the thing about girls dating ass-holes. I have something to add to that though, most of the time they date for looks...not because they think he will change, they only hope he will because they like his looks.

Great Warrior wrote:I do not understand why it feels hotter when it is humid....If there's already moisture in the air, shouldn't we perspire LESS? - maybe because there is more water in the air, it's more difficult for the air to absorb body heat, therefore making us feel hotter.

It's because with the extra moisture in the air it is harder to breathe, thus your body has to do more work with less oxygen, making you feel hotter than usual.

This forum needs more Chuck Palahniuk and less idiocy. Christ.

I can't understand how the hell you people look at the real world and still think things like "why can't we all get along" or "zomg, why would anyone do something that might kill them". Oh wait, you're not looking at the real world.

Why Kellogg's Frosted Flakes commercials have always insisted that the cereal fills you up with immense energy and try to prove it by showing some kid who magically becomes a sports star after eating it. I mean, whatever nutrition that stuff has is zilch compared to the sugar content.

Tony the Tiger...is a filthy rotten liar.

Okay, I know this post was kinda stupid, but I've always wondered about that since I was a little kid. I even beleived those commercials back then and thought that Frosted Flakes would make me a better player in Little League Baseball. Boy, was I weird.

In response to my comment: Custom avatars were originally allowed till right when I registered.

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Spekkio the Nu wrote:What I don't understand is why we can't have custom avatars on this forum. vBulletin DOES support custom avatars, you know!

Oh you can, there is a few ways that you can get custom avatars. 1000 posts or a membership(I think)!

Thank you for the explanations, Rainman & Link_101. 😊

Some people say "reality TV" and I'd agree with them. Most people wouldn't go as far as I would, though, in saying "I do not understand people's compulsion to watch TV at all" as it rots the mind. I notice a strong positive correlation between watching TV and ignorance. I have sworn off the "idiot box" for several years and I think it has made me a better person.

I don't understand why people think Microsoft is a big evil corporation. First of all, I like the products they produce, and second, they are an amazing employer, charitable organization, and brainpower center. Yes, the products they produce cost you money. We understand that. But you dont' like windows because why?

Also, why aren't DVDs $10 at release? They would easily sell more than twice the number of currently sold DVDs, therefore returning a profit >= 1.5x what they are now. seriously.

Ganonator: I had Windows ME installed for almost three years, until I could get my hands on a copy of Win2k. I would say that a degree of justification could stem from that. As far as them being an excellent employer, I don't disagree at all; your opinions are your own on the company and the products. There's a few instances of Microsoft doing *unethical* and borderline illegal business moves (cough Netscape cough) but I really don't even fault them for that. They have contributed a large number of improvements to the field of computing, however, I am not a fan of spyware or viruses, which Windows still is not protected against out of the box. That being said, I use Linux because I like it better, and it's free. I'm not going to say it's better, it's just my preference and prerogative.

As far as DVD's go, it's not pure profit when they sell them: they have to manufacture, distribute and advertise. Everybody gets a cut of the take. If selling them at a lower cost would increase profits, it's likely they would do so. Additionally, they charge that because they can. Prices will decrease with time (the $5 bin at Wal-Mart never has new movies).

Strider1982 wrote:Careful, Spekkio. Comments like that could possibly tick off the moderators and administrators here, no offense.

Rent-a-modding is worse 😉 And at least he stayed on topic.

What doesn't make sense to me? That gay ass signature image BH4 has....seriously dude..change that shit.

I can't name some.. or I'll get in trouble.. -_- but anyway..

1.) They're so pointless.. I guess people only do them to fit in, that and it's dangerous and automatically "cool".

2.) Beer, too, I consider it a drug, it still messes with you the same as any other drug, you can even die from it and all that.

3.) Reality tv, some are cheap repeats of others, which is worse. But it's more than worse when my parents actually set their plans for the day JUST to make sure they can watch them. I hate Fear Factor, 'cuz they put steriotypical girls with snakes and crap. I saw it once, they were so scared.. eh.. whatever.

4.) Those instant win/10,000 person to site ads.. they're just annoying.. you always win, except you don't..

5.) Asterik behind FREE - If you say it's free, then it's free. I hate when they stick the "*" secretly behind stuff.

6.) After radio ads, the person talks ungodly fast. I think that should be illegal, I don't bother listening if they start doing that, it's too suspicious.

7.) My school.. they raised money and spent it on remaking our football field.. which only 10% of the kids at the school care about it. Our school is over, OVERcrowded, and we're finally going to start building it this year, when it should have been done last year (their.. "plans"😉.. That and when we have gun/bomb/drug searches, my school is so dumb that they go for people dressed in black or have long hair, don't you think it'd be a nerd who wants to kill everyone? That'd can't happen, they say, nerds like school.

8.) How every internet provider is the FASTEST, or every store has the LOWEST PRICE, I'm not about to keep track of who is/has the best bargain.. I doubt anyone really does..

That's all for now.. >_>

In response to an earlier comment: Okay, maybe nobody NEEDS a mobile phone, but they're quite handy. Easy to call people without having to go find a payphone or anything like that. And I mean, if you have one, you really have no need for a landline. Much better anyways. Portable and all that jazz.

In response to the Frosted Flakes comment, I decided to do a little research.

Here are the nutrition facts for Frosted Flakes.

Here are the nutrition facts for Cheerios.

Note that there is actually very little difference between the two cereals. Okay, so Cheerios has about 3 few calories and a bit more fiber, and there's a bit more sugar in Frosted Flakes, but it's really not big enough to make much of a difference. Point is one is supposed to be healthy, the other supposed to be sugar coated crap, but really, they're about the same.

Well, guess I was mistaken. Still, the cereal certainly doesn't turn you into a sports superstar like it did in the old early 90's commercials.

One thing that doesn't make sense to me personally is why America doesn't switch to the metric system. After spending some time in Australia I began to think that measurements in meters, kilometers, etc. makes more sense than miles and feet. But that's just my opinion. It would probably be too confusing if the American system actually were changed.

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