things I don’t understand, part 8
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Why just one small section of my hair is naturally wavy.
Voluntarily checking carry-on luggage.
Most of what my neighbors do.
Dry-clean-only pajamas.
Sororities. So with enough votes she’s your lifelong “sister”—without them she’s a nobody?
Couples who sit side-by-side instead of across from each other at restaurants.
Long nails, real or fake. How do these women get anything done?
Buying expensive baby clothes.
How men are brave enough to storm the beaches of Normandy with a canteen and a bowie knife but can’t initiate a ten minute conversation to break up with a girlfriend.
Enjoying winter.
Yes, there’s more.
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Oh, come on, Jen — are you really that cynical that you don’t understand sitting on the same side of the booth as your significant other? That one’s obvious — it’s so he can eat off of her plate!
I’m with you when it comes to neighbors, though.
I also don’t understand couples who hold hands across the table. Guess I was missing the day God passed out the romantic gene.
Holding hands across the table – how am I supposed to eat if my hands are being held hostage? And honestly, the few times I’ve sat next to my husband at restaurants, it’s been hard to converse, and even harder to keep his silverware away from my plate.
I especially liked this one:
“How men are brave enough to storm the beaches of Normandy with a canteen and a bowie knife but can’t initiate a ten minute conversation to break up with a girlfriend.”
This behavior must be traced to the garden of Eden when Adam was unable to confront Eve and tell her not to listen to talking snakes! Eve must have had some kind of influence over him–because not only did he NOT put the kabosh on the snake, he ate the fruit.
Thank God the second Adam (Jesus) is available to give us all grace. And for brave men.
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i want to go through and comment on all of these, but some conversations got a little too deep (see #9). i prefer to stay snarky and not back any arguments up. It’s the mark of a good commenter.
sororities are absurd. <–not an opinion. just truth.