Things That Make Me Go "Huh?"

General

Parents letting their teens have virgin alcoholic drinks.

Nothing like encouraging your children to drink. Strawberry Daiquiri? Sure, without the liquor. And what do they do when mommy and daddy aren't there? I wonder...

I saw this at Target:

How hard can they be?

Regardless of what you are doing, if your phone rings it is suddenly the most important thing in the world.

People could be having a heated argument, eating dinner, or watching a movie. It doesn't matter. When that phone rings, the world stops. People will get out of the shower to answer the phone. And call waiting compounds this. A few minutes ago, the person on the line was most important, but now someone else is calling and they are more important that the current caller.

Obama

"Obama vows to cut huge deficit in half" -Politico.com

How? By spending trillions of dollars that we don't have? By sending 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan? I think he failed to mention that if you make over $150,000 a year you can expect your taxes to increase by 80%. (Actually, the truth behind this statement is that he's vowing to cut the projected deficit. See, the projected deficit includes his current spending and projects out from there. He's not really promising anything.)

"'Global War On Terror' Is Given New Name" -The Washington Post.

Change is change, right? We may be increasing the number of troops in Afghanistan, but at least we changed the name of the war! Now it's the "'Overseas Contingency Operation." Once again the brilliant rhetoricist has come through. "Contingency": 1. An event that may occur but that is not likely or intended. 2. The condition of being dependent on chance; uncertainty. 3. Something incidental to something else. So it sounds good, but it doesn't exactly instill confidence in me! Incidental? Uncertainty? Unintended? What are we doing over there?

Sports

$2.5 Billion dollars is wagered on the NCAA Tournament.

This is overshadowed only by the Super Bowl. Why do sports nuts risk their hard earned money on an untested group of 18-22 year-olds who notoriously crack under pressure?!

The NFL resists putting a salary cap on first round draft picks.

These college students have never played a down in the NFL but they are signing for more than seasoned veterans make? Who was the last 1st rounder to actually earn their millions? Just like with any other company, there should be a starting salary and you can go up from there.

The NFL considers expanding to 18 games.

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