Why Do People Join Clubs?

Why do people have to organize and join clubs to participate in activities?  I have retired friends that join book clubs, garden clubs, and other clubs.  I don't get it.  What goes on at these club meetings?  As far as I know, they have Presidents, keep minutes, the whole shebang!  For example, let's talk about the garden club.  Why do you need a garden club?  What are you doing at this garden club meeting?  Do you vote on which flowers to plant in your garden?  Why do we all have to plant the same flowers?  Are you learning about plants and flowers?  Don't we have the internet for that?  Why do you have to have a formal meeting for that?  What happens if you want to plant something and get voted down?  Can you still plant it or will you get in trouble? Do you have to have the prettiest lawn to be President or respected in the club?  What about the book clubs?  So you all read the same book and then talk about it.  How long can you talk about a book you are reading with other people that are reading the same book?  Seems like high school literature class to me.  I don't want to go back to high school lit class.  Sounds like a book report to me.  NO THANKS.  Don't get me wrong - I love to read.  I just don't want to have to report about it.  What happens if I want to read more than the assignment?  Will I get in trouble?  What happens if I don't read the assignment?  Will I get in trouble?  Should I skip the meeting?  That's too much pressure for me.  As a soon-to-be-retired teacher, I don't want to join a club where people tell me what flowers I have to plant or that I have to do book reports for.  Now, a Wine Club is something that sounds fun.  I think I could join that club.  Whenever we meet, we drink wine and pair the wine with cheese, fruit, and truffles.  That makes sense to me!

Why Do People Think They Are The Boss?

Why do people with dogs think they are the boss of their home?  Everyone knows that when you have a dog, that your dog is the boss.  Oh you may think you are the boss.  You may make up rules for your house that you expect your dog to follow, but everyone knows who the boss is.  Your dog may fake you out by pretending that he is listening or following your rules, but that' s just to get you off his back.  The minute you turn YOUR back (and eventually you will) he does what he wants.  And he probably talks about you behind your back to the other dogs.  At minimum, he's thinking to himself, "Who do you think you are?"  When you are scolding him for not following the rules, all he is thinking is "I wish you would shut up talking to me" or "Isn't it time for you to go to work or something?"  Have you ever really seriously thought about it?  You are going to work all day, FOR YEARS with no expectation of your dog ever contributing to the household at some point in their life.  You make him comfortable, feed him, exercise him, play with him, etc. while he gets to lounge around the house FOREVER!  Sounds like a pretty good gig!

Why Do People Make a Big Deal Out of Birthdays?

Why do people have to make a big deal out of celebrating their birthday? So What?  You lived another year.  Is that all you did?  Why are you so obsessed with that one day?   Is it so important that once a year your friends and family have to stand around and sing to you, eat at a restaurant that only you like, and buy you things that you don't need?  Are you so starved for attention that you have to force people to recognize your birthday?  Personally, I'm at the age where turning another year older is not cause for celebration.  Now make me a year younger every year on my birthday and I will begin to celebrate!

Why Do People Stick Out Their Tongues?

Why do grown adults stick out their tongues for pictures?  Do they know how disgusting the tongue is?  Don't get me wrong, the tongue serves many purposes.  But it's not pretty.  If you think about it, it's like a very short, very fat snake attached to the inside of your mouth.  It's best to keep it hidden inside your mouth out of sight to do it's job.  I think people think that it makes them look like they are having a wild and crazy time so when the cameras are rolling, the tongues start coming out.  Trust me, having your tongue hanging out during a picture does not enhance the picture.  Leave it in.

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Why Do People in Sales Torture People?

Why do people in the sales industry tease and torture consumers? Whether they are selling airline tickets or blush blazers, they put out a product "for sale" to get you interested, only to take it away! How can an airline sell you a ticket, give you a reservation, then change your flight to a different day because "oops, we oversold"?  Then when you become irritated because you have to cancel your trip, they act all shocked and appalled like, "What? You're angry?" Don't they realize that the reason people make reservations for specific days is because they have to be there on that day? The important part of taking the reservation is keeping the reservation. "Oh, just tell the hostess of the party you are attending to change the day of the party because we screwed up and overbooked". Idiots!!  And what's with the scarcity of blush blazers in size 2?  A large franchised store comes out with a new line of blush blazers and within a week all size 2s are sold out across the country? And you're not making any more? You've got to be kidding! 

Why Do People Leave Their Calendars Unattended?

Why do people allow "Calendar Gremlins" access to their calendars? Don't they know that these gremlins are involved in trickery? Calendar gremlins are the only explanation I can think of to account for meeting dates mysteriously being removed from one's calendar. I see someone put a meeting date on their calendar, I hear that same person agree to a date, yet when we talk about that same meeting date a few weeks later, the date has been removed and according to the other party, the meeting date never existed. That disturbs me! Did a gremlin get a hold of your phone, remove the meeting date, and wipe your memory?

Why Do People Do That To Babies?

Why do people put turbans on their babies? Have you seen those things? They make the babies look like old women! When those babies grow up they are going to be angry when they see  pictures of themselves in those horrible looking crocheted turbans with matching ugly dresses! Please don't do that to your baby! 

Why Do People Like Bad Things?

Why do people hit "Like" for things on Facebook that aren't likable? If your dog dies and you post it on Facebook, people should not hit "Like". That's like saying you like that the dog died. Or if someone posts a news article about a bad traffic accident and someone hits "Like", that's like saying that they like that there was an accident. I don't get it. Only say you like it if you really like it. 

Why Do People Look At Your Stuff?

Why do people that work as cashiers and baggers at grocery stores inspect and make comments about your purchases? Have you ever experienced this? I'm sure I can't be the only one. AND I've experienced this on more than one occasion. "Ah this looks yummy." (You think I'm gonna buy something that looks unappetizing?)  "I've never used this before. This looks handy".  (Yea, me neither. Now put it in the bag.)  What if you buy something personal?  Are they going to talk about that too?  "Hey Cindy! Check out these super extra absorbent tampons! - Do these work well for you?" Most people don't really like taking time out of their day to go to the grocery store anyway. The last thing they want to do is waste more time while some stranger makes comments about every single item in your cart. So annoying! 

Why Do People Act Shocked at 50?

Why do people have that disgusted look on their faces like they are shocked and appalled at the sex scenes in "50 Shades of Grey?"  Come on now, if you didn't think you were going to see sex in this movie, you are delusional. What did you think the movie was about? Grey cats? Old people? Coloring? Painting? If you read the book or even a few pages of the book you knew what it was about. If you didn't read the book, you surely saw previews for the movie. Did you go to the movie just so you could act disgusted? My advise is that if it bothered you, don't see the other two.

Why do people share Facebook pages with their spouse?

If you have a Facebook page, it should be yours and yours alone. You and your spouse are not one person. As your Facebook friend, if you share your page with your spouse, I am not going to wish you Happy Birthday. How do I know who's birthday it is? Twice a year your Facebook page will tell me it's your birthday. But is it really your birthday? It could be your husband's birthday. I will feel silly if I wish you Happy Birthday and it's really your husband's birthday. If I want to leave you a message, does your husband have to read it? Do you share a brain? I don't get it. 

Why do people hate Seinfeld?

I really like Seinfeld. It makes me laugh. I can watch every episode 4 times (I think I have) and still laugh. Obviously some people do like it. It's been on forever. It's like Andy Griffith. I think my grandchildren will watch Seinfeld. Just so you know, I don't have any grandchildren yet. That's how long I think Seinfeld will be on. My children don't like Seinfeld. Years ago when I would watch Seinfeld, every time my children would catch me watching it, they would say, "Why do you watch that? It's not even funny!"  I think it is funny. My daughter even mimics him. I just don't understand it. 

Why Do People Come To The Door With No Pants on?

So, I had a hair appointment on one of those super sub zero, extremely cold days. It was so cold that we didn't have school for three days. I go out to start my car to get to my hair appointment and my car wouldn't start.  I go next door to ask my next door neighbor if he could possibly give me a jump start. I realize they are older, but they are very capable (I thought). I have an 84 year old father that's very capable and he would have no problem giving someone a jump start. Anyway, I go to the door and knock. The wife comes to the door with NO PANTS ON. I blurt out something about giving me a jump and she's responding back something about her husband's low blood sugar. The entire time we are standing at the door talking in sub zero weather, she is standing in front of me with no pants on. I was so distracted by her bare legs standing in front of me in sub zero weather that I couldn't focus on our conversation! My advise is - if you have no pants on, don't answer the door!

Why Do People Think We Want To See Snow?

Why do people insist on showing us pictures of the snow in their yard, the snowmen they are building, their snow covered decks, etc??? We live in Chicago.  Unfortunately, we know what snow looks like. Every year when we get snow dumped on us, it looks the same. It's cold, it's wet, it's miserable! Everyone complains about the snow, yet they keep taking pictures of the snow to show everyone and say, "look at the snow!"  If I want to see the snow, I will look out my window. But I don't want to see the snow. I want to see myself on a beach in the sun. Oh and by the way, you people that are on the beach in the nice warm sun, I don't want to see your pictures either, showing me what I'm missing!


  

Why do people talk loudly on their cell phones in public?

Why do people think you are interested in their phone conversation? They act like there is no one in the room but them. Do they know that they don't have to shout across the room for the person on the other end of the conversation to hear them?  Do they know that the rest of us do not find their conversation interesting? Do they know about noise pollution? That such a thing exists? Listen people, next time you are in a room with others and want to have a phone conversation, resist the urge while still in the room.

Why do people use their GPS to get to familiar places?

People that turn on their GPS to go places they've been to a million times just like listening to some strange woman direct them where to go. Even when you know she's wrong, you still listen to her. If she gives you the wrong directions every time you go to a particular place, why do you insist on turning her on every time you go there? Do you think she is eventually going to get it right? Irritating! 

Why do people expect you to believe crazy things they tell you?

Have you ever had someone tell you something completely outrageous and so unbelievable that what shocks you the most is the fact that they actually thought you would believe them? I'm an intelligent, educated person. The people I'm talking about are also intelligent, educated people. Do they actually believe that I am dumb enough to get sucked into their craziness?  It's such an insult to my intelligence when people tell me things that are so completely far from the truth. I say if you're not going to tell the truth, at least say something believable. Don't give yourself away by saying something ridiculous. Try it on yourself first. Would you believe you??

Why do people wear stupid hats to get attention?

If I were ready to leave the house and the person I was with said, "You're wearing THAT?", I would definitely change into something else, or if it were a hat, TAKE IT OFF!  Listen to people that love you and don't want you to embarrass yourself. Someone I know insists on wearing his cowboy hat to weddings. He has been told by many loving family members that it looks umm well, STUPID. He doesn't live in Texas and he's not a cowboy. Now, someone else close to me wears a red and black checked "Elmer Fudd" hat everywhere. He's kinda bald, so I get wearing some type of head cover outside when it's cold.  BUT once you come inside where you are socializing with people, TAKE IT OFF!! Purely attention getting behavior. 

Why do people carry on personal conversations on their Facebook pages?

If you want to have a personal conversation with someone that is just between the two of you, there are many ways to do that. You can call, text, email, or send a message via Facebook. Hey, you can even pay them a visit!  What you don't need to do is carry on the conversation through their Facebook page so hundreds of other people can view your conversation! Years ago, I mean MANY years ago, when the thought of actually having a computer in your home was science fiction, we had something called "party lines". Party lines were when you had several families on one telephone line. If you went to pick up the phone to call someone, your neighbor might be on the line. You could either put the phone down and wait to use it later, or you could be "bogus" and invade their privacy by listening in. My point is that conversations between two people on Facebook is like being on a party line. I don't know about you, but I feel like I'm spying by reading it. 

Why Do People Overcrowd Our Gyms in January?

Tomorrow when I go to the gym, I will expect to find someone on my favorite treadmill, people I've never seen before populating the area where I like to do my stretches and ab routine, and every weight machine in use. Who are these people? They are "The Resolutioners". People that vow to start their new year off right by joining a gym and disrupting us "gym regulars" during the month of January. Don't get me wrong. I'm all for changing your life and setting new goals, BUT unless you are serious about it and plan on sticking to it, don't use my treadmill and mat space!