Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down For The Week.
As Matt made my introduction on this site over three months ago, he mentioned that I will contribute items that get my goat. Today is one of those days. And it has been long overdue.
Today I am instituting the "Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down" segment. In this segment, I will put a small spin on the movie critic rating system by giving the appropriate gesture regarding seemingly trivial but annoying aspects of life. I will end the article with the Thumbs Up to an entity, business, person, or concept that deserves such accolades.
Readers are encouraged to submit comments with their own nominations from their local or regional spheres to enhance the national appeal of the "Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down" articles. But, since this is the first edition, here are the first nominees:
Thumbs Down:
The Weather Channel.
Thumbs Down due to their cable-TV and human interest stories rather than show what's the weather is, will be, or is becoming. Unlike sports or even the regular news broadcasts, reporting on the weather will always provide a wealth of information, as wind patterns and atmospheric conditions change regularly. We don't need to hear stories about people caught in an overturned boat in the Indian Ocean. And if it is interesting, put it on in Primetime TV hours, not when people need to find information about thunderstorms in the area that may bring high winds and hail.
Weather Channel, even my big toes are pointing down on this one. Four appendages point down for the failure to indicate the information which the channel is named for.
People in the Drive-Thru land at the Bank.
Drive-thru lanes are meant for convenience and simple one-time transactions. Just deposit the check in the cylinder, send it, wait for bank statement, drive away. That's it.
Why do some people sit in their car waiting for their turn only to suddenly forget the reason they're at the bank to moment they pull up? It only takes a maximum of five elements to complete the transaction (as mentioned above). The drive-thru lane is not the place to count change, issue instructions about where you want your money to go in the five pages of bank slips stuffed in the cylinder, or talk to the teller about the distance to Bootes as measured in parsecs. If people want to do all that junk, they can go inside and do that stuff to their heart's content.
Two appendages down.
Thumbs Up:
Thumbs Up go to thbe First and Third Prize recipient of our latest contest for his generous and altruistic decision to have his winnings donated to the Wounded Warrior Project. Due to his spirit, instead of the $12 winnings that would have been sent his way, I have decided that this good deed should be magnified in light of the sacrifices the servicemen and -women and their families have endured throughout this current American military conflict. As a result, I will donate $1 to this charity for every year-to-date article published on this blog from its inception until the end of this June.
Four appendages pointed skyward for the winner and his suggestion.
Today I am instituting the "Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down" segment. In this segment, I will put a small spin on the movie critic rating system by giving the appropriate gesture regarding seemingly trivial but annoying aspects of life. I will end the article with the Thumbs Up to an entity, business, person, or concept that deserves such accolades.
Readers are encouraged to submit comments with their own nominations from their local or regional spheres to enhance the national appeal of the "Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down" articles. But, since this is the first edition, here are the first nominees:
Thumbs Down:
The Weather Channel.
Thumbs Down due to their cable-TV and human interest stories rather than show what's the weather is, will be, or is becoming. Unlike sports or even the regular news broadcasts, reporting on the weather will always provide a wealth of information, as wind patterns and atmospheric conditions change regularly. We don't need to hear stories about people caught in an overturned boat in the Indian Ocean. And if it is interesting, put it on in Primetime TV hours, not when people need to find information about thunderstorms in the area that may bring high winds and hail.
Weather Channel, even my big toes are pointing down on this one. Four appendages point down for the failure to indicate the information which the channel is named for.
People in the Drive-Thru land at the Bank.
Drive-thru lanes are meant for convenience and simple one-time transactions. Just deposit the check in the cylinder, send it, wait for bank statement, drive away. That's it.
Why do some people sit in their car waiting for their turn only to suddenly forget the reason they're at the bank to moment they pull up? It only takes a maximum of five elements to complete the transaction (as mentioned above). The drive-thru lane is not the place to count change, issue instructions about where you want your money to go in the five pages of bank slips stuffed in the cylinder, or talk to the teller about the distance to Bootes as measured in parsecs. If people want to do all that junk, they can go inside and do that stuff to their heart's content.
Two appendages down.
Thumbs Up:
Thumbs Up go to thbe First and Third Prize recipient of our latest contest for his generous and altruistic decision to have his winnings donated to the Wounded Warrior Project. Due to his spirit, instead of the $12 winnings that would have been sent his way, I have decided that this good deed should be magnified in light of the sacrifices the servicemen and -women and their families have endured throughout this current American military conflict. As a result, I will donate $1 to this charity for every year-to-date article published on this blog from its inception until the end of this June.
Four appendages pointed skyward for the winner and his suggestion.
Posted by Adam at 6/26/2009 12:58 PM 
Categories: Thumbs Up/Down
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Categories: Thumbs Up/Down
Tags: Thumbs Up Contest Weather Channel Thumbs Down Wounded Warrior Project conjugation of verbs
My Thumbs Down/Thumbs Up nominees-
Since You encouraged local flavor,I'll start with 4 Thumbs Down to The Tampa Bay Rays franchise and Tampa Bay sports fans.
I live in the Tampa area having come from CT 5 years ago.It is a gorgeous area and a fun-lovers paradise. The Tampa Bay Rays were THE sports story last year having been doormats and a joke for years to advancing to The World Series. And for their reward,the fans here yawned and the crowds at Tropacana Field in St.Petersburg have jumped about 50 fans a night.So,of course,the cry goes up 'what's wrong with this town?!' The excuses range from it's too far to the stadium,to the stadium sucks,to the area is dangerous.These excuses could be valid or bullshit,depending on who you talk to.When I lived in CT,it was nothing to travel and hour and 1/2 each way to see the Yankees. And watching in snow,rain and hot August days. 'The Trop' is 45mins from my house with a dome and central air.And in Florida a domed stadium is a requirement.I know of fans that travel 10 hours to travel to Kansas City or St.Louis in the humid summer to watch a ball game. Very strange here in paradise.
4 Thumbs Down to YahooBuzz commenters
At the bottom of the page of every news story on Yahoo there is a feature called 'BUZZUP'.You click the link and are encouraged to comment of the story. Let me just say this-If you want to loose all faith in the United States,read the comments. I have never seen more bigoted,racist,and just plain dumb as a rock people gathered in one place. Just try it. Pick any news story at random-especially the 'science' section. You will be shocked. and saddened.
For my ThumbsUp I nominate your contribution to my small gift of my winnings to Wounded Warriors.They need that 12bucks more than I do.Thanx for the contribution and your kind words.All Thumbs Up.
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