I considered making this topic plural: Complaints. But then I reconsidered, because it is about the state of the world. That is singular. Except it's everything, which makes it plural. Now I'm giving up and just proceeding to THE COMPLAINT.


I keep getting these emails which tell me of a simpler, sweeter, more wonderful world in which everyone got along and everything was sugar and spice and everything nice. Well, let me tell you. That world is an email fantasy. Gas was never 39 cents a gallon. They never had those huge cars that everyone drove with the funny fancy fish tails on the backs. There was never a time when there was no TV so kids played outside. Don't you all see that this is a conspiracy trying to make us long for something that never was?


Which brings us to the penny. The penny is something that they're discussing getting rid of. Well, you see? Why are they talking about getting rid of the penny? Why aren't they talking about getting rid of that idiotic 9/10 of a cent at the end of every gas price? What is nine-tenths of a cent? Why is it ALWAYS there? Why can't one single gas price be without it? Not once in my entire life have I seen a gas price that didn't have that attached. Who are they trying to kid anyway? Let them get rid of that, and then we'll talk about the penny. I will vote for whichever candidate admits that the nine-tenths of a cent is absurd and vows to end it. Then I expect him to actually do it.

Comments:

Darlin you ok over there???

comment by elfie33 on Aug 6, 2008 2:10 PM ()

Things are fine, Elfie! Truly!!

reply by sunlight on Aug 8, 2008 9:15 PM ()

When I was 16, my boyfriend would drive into a gas station, count the money in his pockets, and ask for "32 cents worth of regular". That was good
for a couple of days. Now you tell me it never happened. I was
never there ... gasp, choke ... silence.

comment by tealstar on Aug 6, 2008 11:41 AM ()

Teal, did the guy use an eye-dropper? What kind of car was this? I need one of them!!

reply by sunlight on Aug 8, 2008 9:18 PM ()

comment by jjoohhnn on Aug 5, 2008 4:30 PM ()

One hundred forty-one million dollars in February (a short month) from that .9 cent? Well, no wonder. The oil companies are slippery crooks!

reply by sunlight on Aug 5, 2008 4:56 PM ()

As my Daddy would say, "They can keep the 'good old days', I like the current ones much better!" This post was (as we say in Georgia) a real hoot!

comment by mzscarlett on Aug 5, 2008 12:30 PM ()

I like the current times, too... much better to stick to reality!!

reply by sunlight on Aug 5, 2008 4:59 PM ()

This was fun sweetie. I loved reading it and am glad you are back home with us.

comment by elderjane on Aug 5, 2008 11:06 AM ()

Jeri! How good to hear from you! I missed you especially. Glad to be "home." I wrote Eddie and told him that greasy was my bloghome!

reply by sunlight on Aug 5, 2008 11:10 AM ()

comment by lunarhunk on Aug 5, 2008 10:34 AM ()

But, AJ, they already have gas at $x.x9. They need to add another 9/10 of a cent??

reply by sunlight on Aug 5, 2008 10:59 AM ()

Wow! This is imaginative, funny, serious and a wonderful read! I thoroughly enjoyed myself here! Glad to have you back, Sunni! By the way, I must be a figment of your imagination, because I REMEMBER all of those things that you say never existed! (AND I can attest to your assertion that nobody ever actually watched movies while sitting (or lying in) those darkened automobiles at the drive-ins!.
I'm so happy to have you here again!!!!

comment by hayduke on Aug 5, 2008 3:53 AM ()

Glad to be back, you, figment, you! I might have known that you would be fooling around in a dark car!

reply by sunlight on Aug 5, 2008 10:35 AM ()

"I will vote for whichever candidate admits that the nine-tenths of a cent is absurd and vows to end it".I will send this on to Barack Obama for you.A penny cost more to make then it's worth too.I wish I could go back to the good old days that never were.You and Buggs can have my vote.I really enjoyed your post.

comment by dogsalot on Aug 4, 2008 9:21 PM ()

I will watch Barack's statements very carefully... Thanks in advance for your vote! And, the purpose of those emails is to MAKE you long for those days that never were!!!

reply by sunlight on Aug 5, 2008 11:08 AM ()

comment by texastar on Aug 4, 2008 8:41 PM ()

reply by texastar on Aug 5, 2008 5:37 PM ()

Didn't know that I had figured about about Elvis, did you, Star?

reply by sunlight on Aug 5, 2008 11:23 AM ()

comment by jondude on Aug 4, 2008 8:37 PM ()

Jon, you know this is all true!

reply by sunlight on Aug 5, 2008 10:51 AM ()