And furthermore...

In the same vane as my previous post about 4 minutes ago, it occurs to me that this doesn't only happen in meetings or in the corporate setting.  No, sir (and I mean NO).  It happens in restaurants too!  Think about it, it's dessert time.  Waiter comes around and asks if anyone would like some dessert.  I might say "Oh, yes please!" (especially if it's a nice chocolate dish of some kind) and my dining partner will say "No, thank you.  I'll just have some of hers. Bring two spoons."  I'm sorry, what?  So what you meant to say was, in fact, "Yes, I'd like some dessert too, please."  Even if you said simply, "Yes, we'll share one", it's better than "No" followed by all the reasons why it's actually "Yes".

What makes you think I wanna share my decadent chocolate masterpiece with you anyway???  Rude.

No. But Yes.

Why is it that-- without exception--during every meeting at the point when they ‘go around the room’ to see if anyone has anything more to add, people always say “No, just…”  For example…Colonel XX says to Major XX, “Major XX, do you have any updates for the group?”  Maj XX says “No, just one thing I want to point out…” 

Really?  If you have something to say, say it.  You’ve been asked so that’s fine.  But when you’re asked if you have something to say, don’t start off with “NO” and then continue on with your hour-long tirade.  What’s wrong with saying, “Yes, I would like to say…”?  Why does EVERYONE insist on saying “NO” followed by a bunch of crap?  It’s bad enough to hear you talking about a bunch of useless information that means nothing to anyone except for you, but to hear that nanosecond of a tease in the form of “No” followed by “just…” is downright mean.

She Should Lose Her License Completely...

There’s a news story out today about a woman who was given a ticket for going 63 in a 65.  Yes, that’s right.  She was ticketed for going too slowly in the posted zone.  These stories are being reported from the side of how WRONG it was for the cop to give someone a ticket for going too slowly.  Well here’s what I think…

This was a woman (hereto forth known as IDIOT), who was driving on the Maryland side of DC, in the LEFT LANE of an 8 lane superhighway (I know this because I’ve driven it before) endangering EVERYONE else on the road because this IDIOT chose to drive TOO slowly.  Oh, the wind and weather was a factor, say you?  Gusts of up to 40mph, you say?  Then GET IN THE RIGHT LANE AND BE A PUSSY OVER THERE.

We’ve all been behind this person before.  We’ve all wished there was a cop around to witness this hazard of the highway…this danger to all the other drivers on the road…so they can give them a ticket and stop the madness. 

The ticket should stand.  The cop who wrote it should be given a medal.