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Very Suspicious

  • Nov. 20th, 2007 at 11:43 PM
rkimedes
Alright, Jon posted a list of things that made him suspicious, and although he doesn't think it would be life-affirming to find out what makes me suspicious, I'm going to share anyway because it's all about me.  He did 8.  I did 10, because I'm chatty like that.

  1. Borg Implants.  One thing I will say about Bluetooth earpieces, though, they do make it WAY easier for crazy people who were turned out on the streets in the Reagan Era to blend.
  2. People who make too much eye contact.  What?  Is there something on my face?  In my hair?  Are you hitting on me?  I will note that in at least one case, though, the Too Much Eye Contact Guy was, in fact, psycho.
  3. Cats walking in a Cat Worm configuration.  Once the cat's belly drops through the cloud deck, they've either just done something I'm likely to be mad about, or they're sneaking up on doing something I'll probably get mad about.  This also applies to slinking dogs, and guilty looking animals in general.
  4. Leftovers that have been in the fridge more than a couple of days.  HRH thinks I'm an alarmist, but he has like a +4 Constitution.  I, however, have had food poisoning more than once.
  5. Leftover LEGOs.  This also applies to leftover IKEA parts, which makes sense, since IKEA is really grownup LEGO.  Really it applies to leftover parts as a general equivalence class, but I always feel the urge to walk back through the building process to figure out where the heck that one last dowel came from and if its absence is going to cause a serious containment loss.
  6. Asterisks that don't point to anything.  This happens on menus and product packaging* a LOT.
  7. Abandoned explosives.  Those probably aren't a big deal, though, because I'm sure the TSA is on top of things.
  8. Deals that are too good.  I suppose it's possible that there's actually someone who just wants to unload their $1000 camera lens for $187 for totally legitimate reasons, but it just seems unlikely somehow.  I'd almost rather spend more money just so it *feels* more legit.
  9. Dark Bathrooms.  When I was in first grade, someone told the story of Bloody Mary, and dark bathrooms have skeeved me ever since.  Even with the lights on, I try not to look at the mirror too much if it's really late at night.  Oddly, this discomfort around mirrors late at night does not apply to the mirror on the dresser in my bedroom.  won't I be surprised when *that* the mirror the ghost decides to come out of?
  10. Botox.  My mother used to say, "You face is going to freeze like that."  Who knew that one day medical science would one day make it possible for her to be right?  But I mean, seriously, anything that can stun a muscular group into submission for months at a stretch has to be suspect.

Alright, it's not really a meme, except insofar as it's an idea that's spread across at least a couple of blogs, so feel free to make your own list or not.

I will say, though, that I'd be fascinated to learn what makes

[info]incandragon, [info]youngraven, jaydeflix, and amygeek suspicious.

 

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[info]fabozz wrote:
Nov. 21st, 2007 05:19 pm (UTC)
"6. Asterisks that don't point to anything. This happens on menus and product packaging* a LOT."

In this same category are scare quotes mistakenly used for emphasis: "Made with 100% 'real' beef! Satisfaction 'guaranteed'!" Hole-in-the-wall ethnic restaurants are big offenders here.

[info]rkimedes wrote:
Nov. 24th, 2007 07:51 am (UTC)
Wow, that's almost as alarming as misplaced (TM)s, as in Real Beef(tm).
(Anonymous) wrote:
Nov. 24th, 2007 09:30 pm (UTC)
That sounds like old school bold formatting. *'s were often used for either emotions or bold emphasis back in the day, like in a chat room... sort of like:

John! *HUGS* I've *so* missed you!
[info]rkimedes wrote:
Nov. 24th, 2007 09:48 pm (UTC)
interestingly, *paired* asterisks don't make me suspicious. It's the *un*paired ones that skeeve me.
(Anonymous) wrote:
Nov. 24th, 2007 09:28 pm (UTC)
Done and done.
-j
[info]mama_starshine wrote:
Nov. 26th, 2007 01:27 am (UTC)
Bloody Mary
I feel the same about the dark bathrooms and the Bloody Mary thing. We must have a shared past there somewhere. And don't get me started on the extra IKEA pieces.
[info]rkimedes wrote:
Nov. 26th, 2007 05:01 am (UTC)
Re: Bloody Mary
I think it may have happened at a craft table in first grade. Remember how they used to have those craft times where they put the tables out in the middle and all the classes mingled? I want to say it was Courtenay Clarke telling the story. You may well have been there, but I'm not sure. I was riveted by the story.