Edith, get the icepick -- Howard's at it again

[ladycaviar]

The line in someone else's LJ post that has stuck with me recently is this one:

"I want to ban the use of the word 'share'. It has become a word to
justify being selfish; as in 'Let me share this with you (regardless of
the fact you're not interested, and I just want to make my point)'. And
variations."

Yes, how does one respond to "I'd like to share this with you" when clearly the sharing is undesired and the hint is not taken? Does one say "Yes, Howard, and I'd like you to go to hell, but clearly, only one of us is going to get our wish today..." ?

I've got a new hobby now. Coming up with responses to "I'd like to share this with you."

"And I'd like to be a millionaire, but I don't see that happening today, either."
"Do you really mean share? Does that mean I get half?"

And my personal favorite:

"Hell no."

I've been delighted to have something new to chew on in my head to replace the chew toys that have been leaving slobber in my brain. And that's not even counting election slobber. *shudder*

Trolling through recent posts on my f-list, I'm rather impressed with the level of intelligent political discourse, and commentary on the state of modern journalism. I didn't think anybody cared anymore. Wow. I even had one friend go through some post on the Daily Kos, whatever that is, line by line and link by link, and chase down what they were purporting to say, because even the citations don't mean anything anymore. Amazing.

One discussion, where we were sick of the sexism that has crept into all the political analysis (I guess because they couldn't cram any more racism in, having been caught too many times), we just decided that the best thing to see would be a basketball challenge between Palin and Obama -- but I'm thinking you had to be in that thread, it reads weird even to me written out like that.

All of it, however, is just distraction to keep me from chewing at myself regarding the truck, tumors, moving, weddings, my exceptionally high-maintenance family, and possibly that pesky middle-eastern peace thingy I haven't gotten to yet in my copious free time. I'd much rather find a theoretical Howard and chuck lit matches at him. Now that sounds fun.

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[bronx-baroness.livejournal.com]

Here. this will amuse you. Thursday afternoon at my sister's house is the Farewell Dad Memorial Picnic (I made that up, the title that is). I am SO looking forward to this. The drive up and the drive back will be the rollicking highlights of the entire two days. Why two days you ask-- because regardless of how much time I spend at the picnic, driving 12 hours in one day is just not something I or John can do. So, how about it? It will certainly take your mind off everything else. The anthropology alone will give you stories for years. (Mind you the stories might be used to scare children with.)

And why am I up at 4:10 in the morning. Because I can't sleep with all those thoughts of sugar coated sawed off emotional shotguns dancing in my head.

[sunniva-kyrre.livejournal.com]

"Hell no."
You'll fit right in with the Texas gals (being one myself). The ones that don't get you in your new place are imports, the natives are going to love ya.

[scascot.livejournal.com]

Coming up with responses to "I'd like to share this with you."

I'd prefer that you shared half your paycheck, instead...

one for your list

[chatnarr.livejournal.com]

And I have something I'd like to share with you too. And they now make a cream if you want it to go away.