How do you"stick it to the man"

[gizmo1979]

What do you do to give alittle stab to the system every now and then?I refuse to turn my heat up past 62 degrees sticking it to the gas compay.I won't get a cell phone or any of those club cards that the stores want you to use so they can track your purchases.I always drive at least 12 miles an hour over the speed limit.How do you get your little jabs in?

[Mutley]

1. I used an electric space heater all winter instead of the gas heat.

I was thinking more of not bankrupting myself, but I suppose I was sticking it to the man as the same time. :P

[gizmo1979]

2. Yes that's stickin it to the Man!

[EstimatedProphet]

3. Every now and then, I kidnap and torture a corporate CEO

[gizmo1979]

7. That's what my novel is about.

It's about an average Joe who snaps after years of seeing friends lose their jobs to corporate greed.Only he doesn't torture them.

[Brigid]

30. Next time, can I help?

:evilgrin:

[Deja Q]

4. Presumably with the softer edge.

Bodily harm would result in a pricey lawsuit...

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

5. Go to GD and announce...

"I always drive at least 12 mph over the speed limit." I dare you. It'll be fun, I promise.

I drive fast. Used to re-arrange the sign on the local Fundie church until they went electronic (i.e. "If you don't pray, you haven't got a chance. -God" would become "Don't pray, you haven't got a chance. -God") I'm sure there's other things.

[gizmo1979]

6. That's a good one.

I bet that riled the christians alittle bit!Don't they like driving fast in the GD?Or is it a gas thing?

[KitchenWitch]

23. It is a gas thing

[Burma Jones]

8. I don't run up Credit Card Debt

unless they offer 0% interest, and then I always pay it off before regular interest kicks in.

I do not use those damn store club cards and will not shop at places that use them - except Costco.

I take my kids to run errands so I can use the HOV lanes

I sign certain people up for strange publications

We have a strict rule in our house - if you see it advertised on TV, you aren't getting it - so, the kids avoid advertising like the plague. They have also been indoctrinated to believe that commercials - particularly those aimed at kids - are lies.

We aren't big time consumers.......

[JVS]

9. OMG! Some of the definitions of sticking it to the man here are pathetic!

Some of the things listed are sticking it to the man by being really responsible, pfeh! Even the kids who put coins in parking meters to prevent others from getting a tickets are being more rebellious than you. Come on, do crazier stuff!

Refuse to signal turns, refuse to wait in line at the bank, look at porn at work, fart on elevators!
Flout some rules people!

[gizmo1979]

10. You're saying we sold out

aren't you sob sob.Oh the truth hurts soo much.What do you suggest we do to get our dignity back?We do sound pathetic don't we.

[JVS]

22. Take all the newspapers from the machine!

Refuse to bathe!
Cut the tag off the mattress!
Swear loudly in the presence of children!

More commands as I think of them

[gizmo1979]

43. The newspaper one is good.

Not bathing though would probably lead to divorce Then I would really get it from the man.

[Initech]

49. Let's go trash some Starbucks franchises while we're at it!

[JVS]

53. Don't buy beer at the bar, drink malt liquor on the front stoop

[raccoon]

58. Refusing to signal turns ISN'T sticking it to the man.

It's being inconsiderate of other drivers.

And there are already way too many drivers out there who don't signal turns.

[JVS]

60. You're just trying to keep us down!

[graywarrior]

11. No credit cards.

No cell phone. (Have one from my job, but that goes bye bye this Friday.)

No cable tv.

[gizmo1979]

13. No tv

yikes.That's harsh I don't know if I could do that one.

[graywarrior]

17. No cable. I get local channels.

Once I move to NH...NO tv. Just DU.

[Common Sense Party]

33. I haven't had cable in 10 years. Don't miss it one bit. nt

[mwooldri]

36. Now with digital OTA TV I can cut the cable.

UNC-TV (Pbs affil) has a 24/7 kids channel on a digital sub-channel, and a couple of the commercial stations have a weather/news channel. (WRAL has a 'Newschannel', OK for Raleigh and National stuff... WFMY has a weather channel as WXII). I have Netflix if I want movies. And my good friend BT for any really popular TV shows I must watch.

Mark.

[Oeditpus Rex]

12. I breed gerbils

And carry at least one with me whenever I might encounter The Man. :evilgrin:

[mdmc]

14. I stick my used bongs in the handles of the local police department

(actually, we used to do this when I lived in Colorado).

The man OWNS me now.

[gizmo1979]

15. Sad but true

I guess the man owns all of us.But we can still give him a good jab every now and again just to let him know we still care.

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. Well, in honesty, the man pretty much sticks it to me...

but, I shop at Aldi's...if that gets me any points.

[gizmo1979]

18. That's weak

we need to work on that alittle bit.

[mdmc]

19. Aldi's is one of the best supermarkets

it is a good start

[ScreamingMeemie]

24. Thank you mdmc...for your support.

I don't consider myself weak as OP suggests...I just don't see being able to "stick it" to something far greater and far more destructive than myself. In short, I don't think "the Man" really gives a damn. :hi:

[mdmc]

40. so true , mrsgrumpy

the man is the democratic party. the op can't grasp how big the COMBINE is. Rage against the machine.

[gizmo1979]

41. It's all about the satisfaction you get.

Because you think you're giving it to the man.I see why you're called Mrs. Grumpy now Jeez I'm joking.

[ScreamingMeemie]

54. Wow. You can tell that my best friend's children once caused me to

do a "slip of the lip" and change word positions so that "Mrs Harper would be very grumpy" came out MrsGrumpy would be very Harper"...just from that post???? :crazy: :hi:

[gizmo1979]

59. Sorry you sound grumpy.

That's all.Just Grumpy.

[ScreamingMeemie]

61. Welp you learn something new every day. The username is from a Spoonerism.

I sound convicted in my opinion perhaps, but does that make one grumpy? :shrug:

[gizmo1979]

63. Spooner that's almost a yupper?

Now it's all making sense.Didn't know they had any democrats up that way.

[xmas74]

25. Another Aldi's shopper here.

You can buy rice, beans and cereal for almost nothing there. Cheese is much cheaper there too.

I really don't purchase much of the meat but will sometimes purchase a bit of produce if it looks decent.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

32. I buy shoes at Aldo's but that totally doesn't count.

Edited to say: but I really did get an incredible pair of "fuck-me" boots there on sale for $130.

[Jazz2006]

39. I've been tempted to post a photo of my CFM boots but....

I'm wearing them in the photo and I thought that might get me tombstoned, so I've resisted.

:D

[otherlander]

20. I put pictures of dead people in their mailboxes...

and grow my own lettuce. I tried to grow my own tomatoes, but I don't have enough sun. During spring/summer I get my produce from farmers' markets instead of big stores.

[mwooldri]

35. Don't you/can't you get a greenhouse?

Tomatoes often grow well in greenhouses. We could never get tomatoes to grow well out of doors in England but a greenhouse was a cure for the problem (my grandfather had a large greenhouse and tons of tomotoes and cucumbers (of the English variety of course).

Mark.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

21. I have one credit card

and it is secured and I pay it off every month.

Not very exciting. However, we are building a new house and plan so much solar we should be able to sell power to the co-op.

[MiniMandaRuth]

26. I..... ummmmm.......

Run in the hallways at school, flip of my PE teacher behind his back, make faces at the preps, and proudly display my 'I'm A Liberal' sticker

[gizmo1979]

42. That's what I'm talking about.

Little things to stick it to the man.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

27. I'm a blazing feminist??

I don't know...That's got to be a start.

[sendero]

28. I freely and fully..

.... exercise the constitutional rights that liberals are not supposed to exercise.

[LeftyMom]

29. I'm vegan. :D

All the animal torturing, water polluting, republican supporting, corporate welfare beneficiaries in the flesh peddling industry can't have my money. Fuck them!

[Zorra]

31. I beat the man at his own game, right in his own "house".

And it was all legal, and there's not a damn thing the muhfuh can do about it. I shit you not.

The man is not happy with me at all.

Bwaahaahaahaahaa!
:rofl: :beer:

[Courtesy Flush]

56. Okay Zorra, tell us what you did!

[mwooldri]

34. I practice Voodoo. I stick it to the man frequently :) (n/t)

[pitohui]

37. i made a living for years playing blackjack

eventually they caught on and i was banned in so many casinos it was a real pain in the ass but hey they bought my house free and clear, my cars too, so who cares

your idea of sticking it to the man is pathetic -- by not getting club cards at stores, you just cost yourself more money

my idea of sticking it to the man is making them pay me money

did you know you could just make up a name and addy to put on grocery store cards, they can track the purchases of a person who don't exist and you still get your discount

time to graduate from kindergarten, it only counts as sticking it to the man if you cost the man money

costing yourself money is just sad and pathetic really

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

38. Exactly.

I sign up for discount cards. I use fake info except for the ones where I know that I'll get mailed extra discounts. Why the hell should I be concerned about having a PetSmart discount card? Oh no! People are going to track the fact that I buy Nutro Cat food weekly, NutriPhase Rabbit pellets & timothy hay about every other week, and 4 dozen crickets, 50 WaxWorms, and 25 SuperWorms every three days. Holy fucking shit! The corporations know the eating habits of my pets!

[gizmo1979]

48. It all adds up.They know where

you are at what time what you buy how much you buy.They track you everywhere why do you want to make it easy on them.It doesn't sound like a big deal but what about privacy people don't like Bush spying on their E-mail or phones but it's ok for Joe store to know how many tampons you buy.You have to stand for something instead of a pathetic person who gives up information to save a fucking nickel now that's pathetic!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

51. Not if you're using fake info. nt

[gizmo1979]

45. I've heard many people say the won at the

gambling tables over the years and I have a name for all of them,Liars.Las Vegas wasn't built on winners.

[LSK]

44. no credit cards, no car payments, lowest bills possible

Use prepaid cell phone, basic cable, no direct deposit, pay cash for everything I can.

[Initech]

46. I dont spend my money on stupid shit

I try not to go to the doctor if possible, I try not to waste money on stuff (outside of music), I drink a lot, I speed on the freeways, and I never go to the mall. NEVER.

[mikeytherat]

47. Married 16 years and no children by choice

OK, thats not exactly "sticking it to The Man," but it is, apparently, a nice jab in the eye of "respectable society," or so people have told us.

It does explain why Mrs Rat and I identify so much with our GLBT friends - society is certain that we, like them, have made a conscious choice to undermine "normal" society.

mikey_the_rat

[Ariana Celeste]

50. Well... by not driving,

not owning a cell phone, let alone all those other expensive gadgets everyone owns these days... not buying useless crap we don't need... mostly though, by not driving.

People around here think we are crazy. Some people have called us *lazy* for not getting driver's licenses.... does that make any sense at all? We are *lazy*.... yet we walk everywhere we need to go and don't complain because that's what we prefer to do. How is walking "lazy" compared to driving?

[grannylib]

52. I too keep the heat low; limit driving; shop at Mom-n-Pop locally-owned

places whenever possible; shop at thrift stores; and do my damndest to get that damn promotion so the sonofabitch has to pay me something approaching what I'm worth (comparatively speaking, given the fact that minimum wage should be about $15/hour right now...)

[Courtesy Flush]

55. I park in handicapped spaces

Okay, well... I really am handicapped... but take that you, you... MAN!

I drive a 12-year-old vehicle, even though I could easily afford a new one.

I let born-agains know I don't believe in their god, and no book can send a person to hell.

I live on half my income, and don't own an iPod, nor have I ever had Starbucks coffee.

I don't watch TV.

Okay, I guess I don't really stick it to anybody, but I don't blindly obey the big corps.

[Courtesy Flush]

57. My cat's birthday

We learned that restaurants send a discount card if you fill out a comment card, so we filled one out in each of our names, and in our cat's name. We got a card last week for a half-price meal for the cat's birthday.

[hatredisnotavalue]

62. I live in central Maine

and only used 3 gallons a day of heating oil this winter. We cut the wood off of our property to burn wood and have replanted what we reaped. We grow our own vegetables and have had fresh tomatoes in December. The thermostat never goes over 55 in the winter.