Originally Posted By: tomtuttle
Nicely ranted, Bob.


Much appreciated. However, They aren't "rants."

Rants invlove espousing beliefs in "bombastic and extravagant speech," or "to scold vehmently."

I'll cop to the "bombastic," but rants are impassioned (for real). Mine are faked passion, meant to elicit equally fake "passionate" responses.

If they can be called rants at all, then they are jocular rants--a pinch of what I may (or may not) really think, a dash of the absurd, heavy on hyberbole, and, ultimately, as shockingly dismissive, uncaring, detached and rude as I can muster.

I don't care what anyone thinks, I believe I'm very, very adedpt at dismissive, uncaring, detached and rude. And if you think it comes without dedication, copious study, and hard work, you'd be mistaken. Then again, I'm probably exaggerating.


Always call the place you live a house. When you're old, everyone else will call it a home.