MWGemini 0 #51 May 18, 2005 I hate kids too, but there is a reason for that. Kids are not inherently bad, just undisciplined ones. Parents should still be allowed to beat the crap out of their children when they get out of line. It's good for them. See below . http://maddox.xmission.com/beat.html Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #52 May 18, 2005 best thread ever!!!! NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airborne31582 0 #53 May 18, 2005 Wow...this guy must be PMSing...somebody give him a tampon. Chris I thought of the odds of me succeeding, versus the odds I was doing something incredibly stupid, and I went ahead anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #54 May 18, 2005 Well, I have 3 kids and I ALWAYS believed that children should be raised NOT to be a pain in the ass to others. Parents feel that the public should tolerate their kids! After a few trips to Toy-R-us, years ago, convinced me that I would NOT let my kids become unwelcome urchins. If kids are a problem I go after the parents. THEY are the responsible party for the child's actions at ALL times. I also believe that kids are in fact "carrier monkeys"._______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #55 May 18, 2005 Ditto.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #56 May 18, 2005 QuoteDitto. Let it be known that on this day, the 17th day of May, 2005, JP agreed with Gareth. There is peace among us.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #57 May 18, 2005 there's not alot of bad kids, just alot lot of sorry ass-parents. (I love my little sister but, she is a LOUSEY parent)_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gordy 0 #58 May 18, 2005 Quote However, I don't send out a mass email about, "Hey, I'm going to the bars after work for a drink. Stop by and give me money so I can enjoy this experience better." But you should, as just think how good it would be if they all contributed , or if some of them tagged along, and it turned into a really good party Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #59 May 18, 2005 Never been a huge fan of OPC's. (Other People's Children.) I have one of my own and he is plenty enough of a pain in the ass all on his own. I don't need any help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyRamone 0 #60 May 18, 2005 I bet you were the kid that got his ass kicked every day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skymama 35 #61 May 18, 2005 Since most people see children as a reflection of how good their parenting is, how is your girlfriend going to take you calling her children obnoxious in a public forum? In addition, what are you doing to help her get these children on the right path?She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vt1977 0 #62 May 18, 2005 I'm really struggling to disagree with any of that! Vicki Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #63 May 18, 2005 ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arlo 0 #64 May 18, 2005 Quote I also believe that kids are in fact "carrier monkeys". i don't know who you are, but remind me if we ever meet to buy you a beer for that comment. that is one of the funniest things i've read in a VERY VERY long time and i hear some funny shit. carrier monkeys. arlo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #65 May 18, 2005 I love your rant, Gareth, but remember the unwritten motto of the British officer corps: "There are no bad troops, only bad officers." mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #66 May 18, 2005 QuoteQuote I also believe that kids are in fact "carrier monkeys". i don't know who you are, but remind me if we ever meet to buy you a beer for that comment. that is one of the funniest things i've read in a VERY VERY long time and i hear some funny shit. carrier monkeys. arlo WFFC! p.s. My niece & nephew are know as: "THing 1 & THing 2" I sleep in a separate room when ever the kids are sick. & #1 are not allowed in the house. I'm an O.T. hog & don't like to miss work....ever! "Ilove kids, they taste just like CHICKEN! THe ONLY time I let my daughters return to the DZ, is when they are jumping as well._______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #67 May 18, 2005 QuoteTHe ONLY time I let my daughters return to the DZ, is when they are jumping as well. So they are 18 huh.............. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #68 May 18, 2005 QuoteSince most people see children as a reflection of how good their parenting is, how is your girlfriend going to take you calling her children obnoxious in a public forum? In addition, what are you doing to help her get these children on the right path? Oh I've told them they're obnoxious in every forum I can get into, public and private. They know they're obnoxious brats too, because they're teenagers. Once I taught them to keep out of my stuff, that was enough for me. They'll do OK, they're bright kids. They'll work it out eventually, just like we all do in the end. They also have a father that's still involved, so I'm not about to get in there and try to usurp that role. I'd be completely crap at it anyway. I get to do things that their dad wouldn't do for them, like take the 13 year old girl to see Motorhead, and let them ride on the Harley. I'm also teaching them how to make the perfect martini. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #69 May 18, 2005 QuoteI love your rant, Gareth, but remember the unwritten motto of the British officer corps: "There are no bad troops, only bad officers." mh . This is true, and a careful read of my little rant would reveal that it is spoken in the first person to an imaginary parent of an awful child, not the child itself. I believe in placing the blame where it's due. Surpised that nobody picked up on that yet. As for those who think I'm projecting an awful personal childhood onto others, I had a great childhood, with loving involved parents. However, I grew up in the late 50's and early 60's in the UK, which had not at that time, developed the awful cult of the child that has come about in the last half of the 20th century. There were rules and limits, that were actually stuck to. I was never allowed to act up in public, no meant no etc etc. Of course, I thought these all great injustices at the time, but at least when I'm making an arse of myself in public now, it's a choice, not a habit that I was allowed to develop as a child. We're not diong these kids any favors by treating them as little emporers. it's going to be a big shock for them when they wind up working for someone like me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #70 May 18, 2005 QuoteQuoteTHe ONLY time I let my daughters return to the DZ, is when they are jumping as well. So they are 18 huh.............. yah Her and the OLSEN twinns (now I can hang around the High schools without being escorted off campus)_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #71 May 18, 2005 The last of parent's making themselves responsible will TRUELY hurt the child. They will grow up hated by others and think it the life is. THis weekend at DZ several kids could have been killed due to lousey parenting. Honestly...I look back at my childhood and asked my parents WHY didn't they beat me for 70% of the B.S. I got away with??? Now, I'm a perpetual smartass._______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #72 May 18, 2005 No one blaming the pulic schools too? These guys have a sale or collection or raffle every freaking week. Every field trip, they assess a small amount for the kids (right thing to do) and then ask for additional money for those parents who don't feel like paying for the trip. They have the nerve to call it a scholarship instead of charity. Raffles and sales, talk about child labor abuse. I don't want those cookies or those candybars, how about letting the kids study instead after school? ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #73 May 18, 2005 Gareth although it's an awesome rant. It's not yours. Please don't take credit for something you didn't write... You can find a version on Craiglist and on other sites around the net. 1. http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/nyc/24525891.html Then you have Maddox a huge "lookatme" ranter on the intraweb thingie. http://maddox.xmission.com/ Classic rants. One of my favorites http://maddox.xmission.com/beat.html Not trying to snub ya, just don't think it's right to take credit where credit isn't due... "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #74 May 18, 2005 QuoteGareth although it's an awesome rant. It's not yours. Please don't take credit for something you didn't write... You can find a version on Craiglist and on other sites around the net. 1. http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/nyc/24525891.html Not trying to snub ya, just don't think it's right to take credit where credit isn't due... Sorry, should have attributed it, but I didn't want to link out to it. I thought it was a fairly well known rant, as I've seen it around a few places in different forms. I guess people add to it as they go along. It just says a lot of stuff I agree with. I have no idea where it originates from. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KevinMcGuire 0 #75 May 18, 2005 but at least when I'm making an arse of myself in public now, it's a choice, not a habit that I was allowed to develop as a child. We're not diong these kids any favors by treating them as little emporers. No argument there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
