I now get it - NRA deafness is the problem!

I've long been wondering, especially following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, what the NRA-types are talking about exactly. It often times appears as if they have conversations with themselves, because when they come forward to make a point in order to counter gun control advocates, the gun control advocates will then scratch their heads and ponder, "Wait... I never said that."

Just today on Facebook, someone I know posted a picture of Willy Wonka saying, "Oh, if guns were illegal, no one would have one? Please tell me more about how nobody can buy drugs." The poster added the comment, "Willy (Wonka) makes a good point."

No he doesn't. If "Willy" was specific and said, "Oh, if assault rifles were illegal, no one would have one? Please tell me more about how nobody can buy heroin.," then it may have made some sense. However, "Willy" didn't go that route. He used the more general terms "guns" and "drugs."

I say this because the only potential proposal on banning guns would be with regard to assault rifles. It wouldn't be the first time such a bill was passed either. Some make it seem like it would be the first sign of Armageddon if assault rifles were temporarily banned. Eh, it's happened before. Did the world end following that ban? Not to my knowledge.

Due to this, the post doesn't make a lot of sense, because outside of assault rifles, no current government plan is to make guns illegal. If all drugs were illegal in a country and the government proposed a bill to ban heroin, this would not mean that marijuana would be illegal as well. Likewise, if assault rifles are made illegal, this does not me handguns will be made illegal.

Also, once again, with this kind of logic, why have any laws? Since a small percentage of the population illegally purchases drugs, that goes to prove drug laws don't work, so why have any drug laws? Since a small percentage of the population doesn't loosely obey traffic laws, that goes to prove traffic laws don't work, so why have any traffic laws? Since a small percentage of the population would illegally purchase guns if more gun control laws were passed, that would go to prove the gun control laws don't work, so why have any gun control laws?

I'm now convinced that these NRA-types are not only deaf to others, but deaf to themselves. If they could actually hear what they're saying, I'd like to believe they'd briefly reflect on the comment(s), ponder to themselves, "Well, that didn't make a lot of sense.," and refrain from uttering such a ridiculous remark in the future. Are there such things as mental hearing aids? If not, I may invest a great deal of time and money on the project and generously pass them out to NRA members. You're welcome.

Boycotting jukeboxes because of TouchTunes

I love music and enjoy hitting the bar(s) over the weekend, so naturally, when the mood strikes me, I've never been coy about playing some songs on the jukebox. This past Thursday, a friend of mine turned 50, so several friends of her's, including myself, all met up to celebrate the occasion. At around 9:30, a friend of mine and I both chipped in $5 to play some songs on the jukebox. Four hours and 231 skips later, we gave up on hearing the songs we had selected, and went home knowing we had just wasted $5. This wasn't the first time such a thing had happened to me (and many others), and due to that, I'll be boycotting jukeboxes. Why? The scam known as TouchTunes. You see, here's how the plot typically breaks down. A person (or group of people) downloads the TouchTunes app on his/her phone, consumes one too many adult beverages, and due to this, has less care for spending extra money to hear the songs of their choosing right NOW. That's the thing with TouchTun

The difference between "looking" and "checking out"

I may be way off with these numbers, but it's my approximation that at least 75% of individuals whom are involved in a serious relationship feel it's perfectly acceptable to "check out" members of the opposite sex they're not involved with. Meanwhile, approximately 25% either don't feel this is acceptable or aren't sure about the matter. I hadn't thought about this matter for a while, but since I've been dating a woman for about 8 months, the topic has been pondered about some. When reading or hearing others discuss this very issue, I often times hear comments similar to the following: "It's human nature to look." "There's nothing wrong with checking others out. I'm sure he/she does it too!" "It's fine to do it. Just don't tell your boyfriend/girlfriend about it or do it in front of them!" "It's natural to find people attractive." When observing the array of comments, I i

The verdict is in. To no one's surprise, Jonathan Hoenig has been found guilty of being an idiot.

Just recently, when discussing the Michael Brown shooting and whether or not race had anything to do with it, Fox News contributor Jonathan Hoenig said, "You know who talks about race? Racists." One moment while I provide Mr. Hoenig with the well deserved slow-clap. :: slow-claps for two seconds :: So, that was quite the line by Mr. Hoenig, wasn't it? "You know who talks about race? Racists." Well, wasn't he just talking about race? So, by his own words, I guess that makes him a racist. Also, if he wants to be consistent, does this mean that people whom talk about gender are sexists and people whom talk about sexual orientation are homophobes? With that line of thinking, Hoenig would engage in the following back-and-forths: Hoenig: "So, who are you voting for?" A woman: "The Democratic candidate, because he's been adamant about his support for equal rights for women." Hoenig: "You sexist feminist nazi!"

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