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  I caught a lady giving me the "Stink-Eye" the other day at the store. She saw that Nukeboy1 was wearing his AC/DC Highway to Hell t-shirt. That must have been her hot button. I glanced away for a minute and then thought better of it. I looked over at her, met her gaze and said; "What a great album, huh?" You'd think I'd just punched her in the gut. She took her cart and moved down two more registers. Good riddance.
What is it with people today thinking that all kids are idiots (except their own) and that most of the parents are as well (except for them)? If you can get past the Jerry Springer and Reality TV aspect for a minute, you'll realize that things today aren't really that different from when you grew up. People love a train wreck. That lady in the store probably doesn't own any Rock albums, and that's fine; but don't chastise me or my child because we do. Does she think that we have an altar in our house for worshiping the God of Heavy Metal? Even if we did, is it affecting her?
I mean, honestly people, we live in a country where you are afforded freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom to mind your own damn business! Here's a tip; if you don't like the shirt, don't look at it. It's not like he was wearing a crude, vulgar, expletive filled shirt with a pornographic picture; it was a simple picture of a rock musician with horns playing on your fear of the Underworld to sell some records. They were successful, by the way, the album was released almost 20 years ago and has sold over 7 million copies to date. It remains a must-have for any serious rock fan. Here's what galls me the most about this ladies' reaction, though; she reacted as if I have no clue what my child is up to even though I was standing less than 2 feet away. Yes, I realize he's wearing it, I bought it for him! Yes, I realize there is a snarling maniacal looking man with horns coming out of his head on the shirt, I BOUGHT IT FOR HIM! Here's the rub; he and I both know that people really don't have horns growing out of their heads. Does SHE know that? Apparently not. The other thing that he and I both know? When a man with real horns shows up to confront you, you better make sure you're right with the man upstairs. We are; is she?  Clearly, this fan is not big enough. - If you ever find yourself incarnated as a coyote chasing a road runner, do not, I repeat, DO NOT order skate rockets from ACME Inc.! Go with a twin-port GODDARD SX-1 for even propulsion and cleaner burning fuel. Think globally, act locally.
- Next, after dropping the 14 ton boulder on the lever and fulcrum, make sure you are a safe distance away from the anvil located on the opposite side. Standing too close to the target could cause the anvil to land on your head instead of the head of the road runner.
- Also, go with a EUREKA brand anvil rather than ACME; ACME may offer volume discounts, but EUREKA clearly makes the better product.
As time goes on and he gets older I'll teach him other things, like; never put your tongue in a mousetrap, look both ways before feeding your fingers into the paper shredder, cement doesn't necessarily make the best Halloween costume, barbed wire is itchy when worn as a cardigan and that God actually gives parents the ability to raise their own children all by themselves if other parents would simply butt out. |
Nuke Dad
