- Microwave Popcorn: The One-Touch 'Popcorn' button, leaves at least 25% of the kernels unpopped. Pressing One-Touch a second time just burns everything. For best results I kneed the bag first to spread out the kernels locked within the think layer of buttery goodness. Then press the One-Touch button but only until the first kernel pops. Then you have to cancel the function and press 'Popcorn' for a second time.
- Internet Password Automatic Logons: Living 'on-line' seems simple enough: shopping, banking, blogging communicating with old friends on facebook. Simple until you realize that every site you access requires a user name and password. No problem.; your browser will automatically remember those for you. Until the day all your personal info is erased. Good luck trying to remember to use "PonTiac255" with "CuteGirl1981" when you try to access your PeoriaSavingsandloans.com. The solution is to write down all your logons and passwords that you keep in a notebook right by your computer and to hell with security.
- DVD's: DVD's were first marketed as the permanent format for movies that would never wear out like VHS tapes. i suppose this is true if you live in a dust-free, sanitized, childfree, OCD world where disks always find there way back to their case. If you are normal, fingerprints, scuffs, boogers, cat hair and pizza sauce commonly cause Adam Sandler to pixilate and stop 20 minutes into "Happy Gilmore". Sure a DVD does not need to be rewound, but before you play them, a good wipe with well spit-on tissue is required (and the occasional rub on a clean T-shirt half way through).
- Butter Churns: Don't get me started on %$#*'ing butter churns. Mine is always on the fritz.
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I love watching the informercials with the British guys or that kitchen lady who seem to have made everything easier.
Like draining the spaghetti colander or sweeping the floor or daisy sealing a meal. I've got something for you,America. It's called hands, fingers, and knees.
My mom and sister have more Ginsu knives than a small nation (dopes) but they can cut through rubber fishing boots better than anyone!
Would you like to buy a videotape on "How to set up a VCR"?
I use a hot glue gun to fix everything. I'm not kidding - just follow my spiderweb glue trail.
You are so right about the DVDs and passwords. Husband's office makes them change their passwords every week - he said he just puts his on a post-it note ON the keyboard. Now that's high tech security!
You're dead on about the passwords. And if we can put a man on the moon and invent a Chia version of just about everything including Homer Simmpson, why can't we get the butter churn right?
Someone really churns their own butter? I'm a do alot of stuff yourself- but I've never had access to butter churning equipment.Cool!
LMAO @ The DVD's...we're lucky if we can make our way through an entire movie without our DVD player protesting!
As for the passwords, well, I use three passwords for all my sites, its a hit and miss which one is which, but oh well.
I don't eat microwave popcorn...it doesn't make enough :oD I use those old rotary stove top popper thingies that you have to stand and turn the handle on until it's finished, and it makes just enough.
That's why I haven't upgraded myself to any fancy electrical appliances or doo-dahs, I simply haven't go the time to figure them out, OR clean them afterwards!
My inventiveness is lacking. Sadly, I often just give up and call a friend, tell her, help me before I pull every hair out of my head and tada! she comes over. (works every time) LOL
I feel left out, I don't have a butter churn...
i appreciate the hint on popcorn because that bugs me to have so many unpopped kernels.
as for DVDs...i uh...actually put them and CDs right back in their cases. guess it comes from the same personality quirk that allows me to have intimate working knowledge of butter churns....
Dude- so I came here today to tell you I left you something on my site.
and your word verification is :
condm.
hahahahahaha
The popcorn, OMFG the popcorn. I push he "popcorn" button, then have tp m'wave it 30 seconds more. WTFH?!!!!
I'm laughing uncontrollably at the butter churn comment. I'm totally quoting you on that one (with a link of course).
I personally hate it when my horse and buggy quit working on me. The horse gets distracted by snakes too much.
Not a day goes by that I don't lick and wipe a DVD (on my shirt of course) before I stick it in for the kiddos.
Haha, sounds familiar. I don't write down my exact passwords, but I write down enough of a hint for myself to remember it, and I have 5 or 6 passwords that blanket a certain type of account. And they're uber secure, with the letters, numbers and special characters. (hey, I work in ITS, I have to deal with this stuff on a daily basis)
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