What Don't You Get?

[arwalden]

Is there anything that you truly don't understand? What is it that defies rational explanation and any attempt by you (or others) to make sense of it?

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. Plane and solid Geometry.

I just don't get it. :hi:

[Phillycat]

2. How you can love someone with all your heart and they don't

love you back.

[Wat_Tyler]

13. You too? Simon Le Bon's a right bastard, isn't he?

Restraining order, my ass.

[Simon Le Bon]

22. Here's a tip, buddy:

Sending people photographs of your pierced nipple enduring some serious shear stress is no way to initiate a romantic encounter.

:puke:

[Wat_Tyler]

25. But the cock shot was OK. right?

I mean, who doesn't like unsolicited cock photos?

P.S. The covers album? WORST FUCKIN' RECORD EVER!

[Simon Le Bon]

29. I think everyone will understand why I got a restraining order.

Stephen Merritt feels the same way.

[Wat_Tyler]

31. But Stephen Malkmus loved them!

He loved my Carrot Rope so much he wrote a song about it.

[Simon Le Bon]

34. You bloody Scots and your

carrot jokes. I'm sick of them. Be off with you!

[arwalden]

3. Low Riding Baggy Pants With Underwear Pulled High

Corollary: Old man pants pulled high to disguise the waistline (like "Fred Mertz" on TV's "I Love Lucy").

[ulysses]

87. I will never understand

the lowrider thing, and every last one of the boys at my school wears his pants like that. :eyes:

[CO Liberal]

4. Why People Admire George W. Bush

:shrug:

[Richardo]

5. Aqua Teen Hunger Force

I blame incipient geezerhood.

[Richardo]

6. Chess

I understand the moves, but I am unable to grasp the strategy.

[Magrittes Pipe]

7. I just want a lover like any other, what do I get?

I only want a friend who'll stay to the end, what do I get?
What do I get? Oh, what do I get?

I'm in distress, I need a caress, what do I get?
I'm not on the make, I just need a break, what do I get?
What do I get? Oh, what do I get?

I only get sleepless nights, alone here in my half-empty bed.
For you things seem to turn out right, I wish that only happened to me instead.
What do I get? Oh, what do I get?

I just want a lover like any other, what do I get?
I only want a friend to love to the end, what do I get?
What do I get? Oh, what do I get?

I get no love.
I get no sleep at night.
I get nothing that's nice.
I get nothing at all
At all at all at all at all at all at all
'cause I don't get you.

[bif]

8. Budweiser

How can that be the best selling beer in America? It's total shit.

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. Agreed. They must be lying.

:thumbsup:

[underpants]

30. Hey watch it

Budweiser saved my sanity in the Army.

[ScreamingMeemie]

69. Budweiser gives MrG the....

well, trust me, it's not good to him. ;)

[hippiechick]

10. anything related to algebra, geometry or beyond.

if it isn't 1+1 or 1x1 or 1/1 .. my brain just won't go there.



:hippie:

[Aiptasia]

11. clergy in favor of war

Who would Jesus bomb?

I'm tired of ministers and preachers in my neck of the woods advocating open warfare as if this current war situation were the latest version of the crusades....

Shame on anyone who calls themselves a christian for not respecting the very top commandment handed down from god, "Thou shalt not kill."

I still haven't heard a satisfactory reply from anyone in the clergy on this point. Even a broken pope is right twice a day.

[underpants]

12. Portugese

Never made any sense to me

[no name no slogan]

70. Just imagine yr a drunk Italian speaking Spanish

...that usually works for me. ;-)

[Kenneth ken]

90. LOL

that's hilarious!

:hi:

[MostlyLurks]

14. Euchre And String Theory. But that's it. /nt

[Donkeyboy75]

15. Mulholland Drive.

[Magrittes Pipe]

16. Don't SEE the movie, BE the movie.

Then it will all make sense.

[Wat_Tyler]

17. I tried that with one of Lynch's films.

Unfortunately it was Dune.

[Magrittes Pipe]

26. The spice is life.

I "was" the movie with Eraserhead once.

Last time I ever wash down 6 hits of acid with a flask of Jack and try to go to sleep with Stockhausen playing on the stereo.

[redqueen]

39. Seriously?

I can PM you a brief description. It's pretty cool, actually.

[Donkeyboy75]

61. Sure.

But I thought Lynch himself said it had no real meaning...:shrug:

[redqueen]

64. Did he?

I thought it was fairly obvious.

[Willy Lee]

18. logarithms

and I do science. Scary.

[sam sarrha]

19. a paycheck

[Amaya]

20. Calculus, disco, and mullets

[Insider]

21. golf

bogey? birdie?? eagle??? :shrug:

(snooz-a-palooza)

[ProfessorGAC]

24. Well, EXCUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSE Me!

Sorry. I just couldn't let it lay.
The Professor

[Magrittes Pipe]

27. It's very simple.

"Golf" is something Republicans do when they don't want to be bothered by members of minority races or religions.

Unless those minorities are caddies.



BRING IT ON, GOLFERS!!! :evilgrin:

[underpants]

28. Actually golf courses are buffer zones around their housing compounds

Ooops I wasn't supposed to expose that little secret.

:evilgrin:

I loves me some prairie pole....small ball.

[Misunderestimator]

35. So true... I live in one...

but not for much longer. I have a K/E yard sign facing the third tee of the course... and I just LOVE the dirty looks I get. :D

[Simon Le Bon]

33. What?

You're a shitty caddie, and you're blaming it on your skin color?

[ProfessorGAC]

44. You Need To Look Me In The Eye And Say That!

Nobody, and i mean NOBODY, calls me a Republican.
The Professor

[Magrittes Pipe]

45. Well, I COULD have called you a "golfer"

But I didn't want to be cruel. :evilgrin:

[ProfessorGAC]

63. NOT LOL!

I'll get you one of these days! Oh, i will.
The Professor

[redqueen]

48. I get golf

just not the clothes.

[catzies]

72. Tiger Woods said

"Golf is a sport for old white men who dress like young black pimps."


Think about it.

[XNASA]

23. The whole "god" thing.

I mean......really.

What difference would it make?

[Michael Moonlight]

67. What god thing?

[arwalden]

32. The Tortoise Joke? The Falafel Joke? The Yak Joke?

I must have been absent on the days that these things worked their way into DU mainstream pop culture.

[MisterP]

76. the falafel thing is from the Billow Reilly (Bill O'Reilly) suit

for sexual harassment; he called an asst. producer and fantasized over the phone, and called a loofah sponge a "falafel thing" at one point. I believe he also ordered her to buy a dildo and name it after him.

[mac56]

36. "Rugrats"

Is this not the single unfunniest cartoon show ever produced?!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

37. Mamograms - I never get them

:shrug:

[Bunny]

38. Physics. What the hell is that all about?

My brain is too concrete, I am simply incapable of grasping it.

[redqueen]

40. Life!

But here's to it.

:toast:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

41. Scat

[Phillycat]

43. Are we talking Ella, or, you know, being into poo?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

53. Poo....I totally get Ella :)

[Phillycat]

55. And that's a good thing.

We miss you, beautiful.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

57. I actually got sympathy cards the week she died

[Phillycat]

59. She was very simply the best female singer who ever lived.

Period.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

60. I concur

[latebloomer]

94. OY!!

I never knew "scat" had anything to do with being into poo-- until tonight!

I just googled it, and came upon a Dutch website-- YECHHH!!!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

97. now you know why I don't get it

:D

[Arkana]

42. How someone can vote for Bush and still have a conscience

[noonwitch]

46. Algebra, chemistry and other complicated math.

I understood Geometry, but the rest of math above the 8th grade level is just beyond my ability to comprehend.

They tried that "new math" crap with me in elementary school, which left me confused about basic math skills. I had a very good, traditional 7th grade math teacher who helped me overcome that-I had to stay after school a lot, but she was a good teacher who could see exactly why I was having problems. Unfortunately, they aren't all as good as she was, so when I got into Algebra, I was quickly confused and didn't have a very good teacher for that class.

Geometry was logical, and I had another good teacher for that class. My chemistry teacher was also a good teacher-I took one semester, stayed after class for individual tutoring, had my "genius" brother trying to help me. At the end of the semester, the teacher asked me what I was planning to major in in college. I told him "social work or sociology". He asked me what my Algebra grade was, I told him a "c". He advised me to drop the class, take rock science and never again listen to any advice my guidance counselor gave me. He gave me a C, even though I earned a D, because he said I worked hard, put in the effort, but should never have been in his class to begin with.

[Wat_Tyler]

47. I don't get the lyrics to 'Union of the Snake' by Duran Duran.

[Phillycat]

49. What's not to get?

Union Of The Snake
Duran Duran

Telegram force and ready
I knew this was a big mistake
There's a fine line drawing
My senses together
And I think it's about to break
If I listen close I can hear them singers
Voices in your body coming through on the radio
The Union of the Snake is on the climb
Moving up it's gonna race it's gonna break
Through the borderline
Nightshades on a warning
Give me strength at least give me a light
Give me anything even sympathy
There's a chance you could be right
If I listen close I can hear them singers
Voices in your body coming through on the radio
The Union of the Snake is on the climb
It's gonna race it's gonna break
Gonna move up to the borderline

Makes perfect sense to me. :shrug: Maybe you're not sophisticated enough to get it. Just go back to your Go-Go's, won't you?

[Wat_Tyler]

50. Perhaps Simon can explain it for us?

[Simon Le Bon]

52. It's about cockfighting.

And a horrible, horrible accident.

[redqueen]

51. It's about Simon's secret love for Jon

The temptation he'd feel to have gay sex with him while on tour.

[arwalden]

54. MacArthur Park, Sweet Green Icing, Cakes Left In The Rain...

[2bfree]

56. NASCAR

Why do my husband's hillbilly relatives spend hours and hours watching cars go around a track. I just don't get it.

[trof]

58. Baseball caps worn backwards

Baseball caps have evolved over the years.
Some early ones:



The “Parti-Colored Cap” (No. 1) featured vertical stripes on a “pillbox” crown and a striped bill. Best known as the cap worn by the 1886 World Champion St. Louis Browns of the American Association, the style never quite caught on in the major leagues.
The “Chicago Cap” (No. 5) was the same shape as the “Parti-Colored Cap,” but featured horizontal (rather than vertical) stripes and a solid-colored bill. The style was one of the most popular among big league clubs of the late 1880s, but by the turn of the century only a few clubs were still donning caps of this type.
The “College Style Cap” (No. 21) was a solid-colored version of the “Parti-Colored” and “Chicago” caps, with a slightly shorter crown.
The “Boston Style Cap,” with its abbreviated bill and the forward-tilting crown, was available both with (No. 13) and without (No. 7) a star atop the hat.
The “Jockey Shape Cap” (No. 11), patterned after the caps worn in the horse-racing circuit, featured a long bill and large round crown. Though not particularly popular at the time, it is the cap most similar to the modern-day baseball cap.
The “Skull Cap” (No. 19) was similar to the “Jockey Shape Cap,” except that the bill was much shorter.
The “Base Ball Hat” (No. 3), first advertised by Spalding in the 1877 Base Ball Guide, was a derby-style cap that was never adopted by a major league club.



Stitch Story
In 1903, Spalding introduced the “Philadelphia Style” cap, which featured an innovative first: the stitched visor. The subtle addition resulted in a longer-lasting cap that better retained its shape. By the end of the decade, nearly every baseball cap featured the stitched bill.

http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/exhibits/online_exhibits/dressed_to_the_nines/caps.htm

I digress...
The purpose of the elongated bill is to shield your eyes from the sun. Everytime I see a young person squinting into the sun with his cap on backwards I just have to shake my head and think :wtf:?

[arwalden]

62. How About Sideways??

I can think of at least one time when it's acceptable to wear a baseball cap backwards.

[trof]

81. Is this something kinky?

'Cause it SOUNDS kinky to me.
Don't go all kinky on me now.
I don't DO kinky.
Kinky makes me nervous and I get hives.
Then I have to go meditate and read my bible and get cleansed.
Tell me that wasn't kinky.
Tell me that restraint devices aren't involved.
Tell me there's no leather or latex.
It's what I want to hear, so just tell me that.
OK?

Just sign me:
Missionary Position Only
thank you
;-)

[arwalden]

88. LOL!! Ya Big Screwball...

-- Allen

[GoddessOfGuinness]

77. Hey Trof!

This is the first post I've seen of yours since that nasty storm. It's good to know you're alive! I hope y'all didn't come home to a disaster! :hi::beer:

[trof]

83. Well, it's like complaining about having the flu

when your friends have terminal cancer.
I'm better off than most, but I STILL have the flu.
Minimal home damage.
Pier and dock ALL torn up. So is bulkhead (on the bay).

.HERE
.
.
.
.
.
.
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19 trees down with root-balls up to

My lot looks like parts of Viet Nam after a rather severe Tet offensive. Just huge holes everywhere. Insurance doesn't cover that.

But...we have a cool/warm/dry place to live while neighbors are ripping out hardwood floors, drywall, and insulation and trying to find a place to live for several weeks. Two couples are camped out in our spare bedrooms for the time being.
Ain't togetherness swell?
;-)

[GoddessOfGuinness]

96. It's good of you to open your home to them...

I hope insurance companies and Federal/State Aid don't fart around with getting money where it's needed!

[The empressof all]

65. Football

I just don't get it. I've had folks explain it to me but I just don't understand why anyone would be fascinated by such a boring game.

[Texasgal]

66. Undecided Voters!

I DON'T GET IT!

[terrya]

68. I don't get Adam Sandler. I don't get Julia Roberts. Why are...

they popular?

[arwalden]

74. Adam Sandler... an everyday goofy kinda guy you'd like to have a beer with

Julia Roberts... always pretty with a plastic smile and perfect hair and makeup, not too threatening, always affable.

Hey! Kinda like George and Laura!!

[flamingyouth]

71. Low-carb beer

I can't imagine it tastes very good. Either skip the beer, or treat yourself once in a while.:shrug:

[baby_mouse]

73. Dimensions "curled on thmselves"

... that thing that's supposed to explain astrophysics and superstrings and why relativity and quantum mechanics works at the same time.

UH?

[baby_mouse]

75. ... And Otherkin. And Elves, like WTF?

[Nikia]

78. How I can get a good job

I got my degree. I am supposed to be really smart too. Over the past 4 years, I have been getting valuable work experience in an industry that is fairly prevelent around here. I make under $30,000 a year. The only interviews I get are for jobs making less than that except that good job in which I blew the big interview at corporate. My boss says that it will only hurt my career if I take an equivalent job or lower, but there is no where to advance within my company. There are very few jobs advertised which are mid level, and I don't know anyone who can help me.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

79. I don't get why we get sick...

What's the point? (I'm fighting allergies and a cold.)
Duckie

[the Princess]

80. Two things - Gentlemen please answer me this...........

#1 - How can you be so competent at work and still not be able to pick up your own dirty socks at home??

#2 - Why do men lie when the truth is just as easy??


If anyone can answer these two questions I will be eternally greatful.

:)

[trof]

84. The socks aren't dirty

until you can stand them up in a corner.
I only lie when the truth would be painful to at least one of us.
;-)
(I'm just messin' with ya)

[the Princess]

99. Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh

At least that was one explanation! LOL

[AlFrankenFan]

82. Parents, math, life

The works. Especially math. I have no idea how I'm in Alg. 2/Trig Acc. right now. Straight B's and some occasional A's I guess does the trick.

[Reciprocity]

85. Polls that have as many Democrats as Independents.

Like this from the Newsweek.

354 Republicans (plus or minus 6)
317 Democrats (plus or minus 6)
284 Independents (plus or minus 6)

Sorry couldn't resist.

[MrScorpio]

86. All higher math and Death Metal

Nope, can't figure it out

[HEyHEY]

89. Ben Stiller

[RollergirlVT]

91. How anyone could support the %*#% now in the WH

[Fleshdancer]

92. Domestic violence

Just don't get it. People make vows to honor the person they claim to love and then they beat the living shit out of them. I also don't understand beating children.

[SarahB]

93. How a working person could vote Republican?

:wtf: Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.

[marigold20]

95. Sheephead card game

I tried to learn it but everyone around here has special "family" rules so if you aren't in the clan, you have trouble following.

[clyrc]

98. How I can live for 34 years and still be so clueless about life

just this week I had a major shock that left me shaken for days. I should understand my life a little better by now!

[TrogL]

100. People who talk or sing along during rehearsals

when they're supposed to be listening.

[never cry wolf]

101. So easy, don't know why it hasn't been mentioned yet...Women

:shrug: