Monday, April 23, 2012

Irony

This Saturday in Grumpyville was a fundraising walk for breast cancer research, so while I hauled the kids to various Boy Scout/Girl Scout/Junior Terrorist activities I frequently passed groups of women walking along the course.

In mid-afternoon I noticed one in particular.

She was standing in the middle of a busy street, with her back to oncoming traffic, talking on a cell phone.

And she was wearing a pink T-shirt that said "Early Detection Saves Lives!"
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12 comments:

  1. History DocApril 23, 2012 at 8:22 AM

    Professional walker on a closed course. Do not attempt.

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  2. AnonymousApril 23, 2012 at 10:10 AM

    "Save the boobs,
    (but you don't have to act like one)."

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  3. PackerApril 23, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    Well you detected her in time.

    Little known, from back in the day when I would ride my bike couple of thousand miles per year, before retiring to become the weight gain champ of NJ, Pink is the most visible color for cyclist/walkers as it totally stands out, it is just as visible as the hi viz lemon or orange. After my visit to Mr. Scale this AM, I am coming out and getting on that bike, wearing my pink spandex. Don't puke.

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  4. Sara L. UckelmanApril 23, 2012 at 10:41 AM

    And stupidity consumes others.

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  5. Lisa April 23, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    They actually have a no cell phone rule. Only the boobs ignore it.

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  6. AnonymousApril 23, 2012 at 12:33 PM

    I hope you took a picture = of course only if you could avoid your own traffic SNAFU. could be contender for Darwin awards

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  7. AnonymousApril 23, 2012 at 3:46 PM

    If your stupid enough to stand in the middle of the street with a cell phone, and get hit by a car, it's called natural selection.

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  8. atiagonceApril 23, 2012 at 7:25 PM

    The real ironic thing is how these walks do nothing to "fight for the cure". It takes a ton of money to organize these things (shirts, water, food, staff). Then to top it off, the people are doing one of the most pointless things ever - just walking in goddamn circles. Fuck, have a pick-up-garbage-for-the-cure or just scrap the walk and keep donations for the actual cause.

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  9. AnonymousApril 23, 2012 at 9:56 PM

    Whether all lives are worth saving is an open question.

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  10. Andy SymsApril 24, 2012 at 4:14 AM

    @eagles222:
    Couldn't agree with you more. If you want to get sponsored to do something then do something useful like digging a senior's garden or taking some disadvantaged kids on a trip to the beach.

    Asking me to sponsor people for a stupid walk or bike ride is really irritating.

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  11. burnttoastApril 24, 2012 at 7:15 AM

    ARGH, I so agree with the comments about stupid human activities more designed to provide social "party" outlets than anything else. The dress-up events are even worse. If you add in the cost of the "uniform" (fancy dress, fancy shoes, hair-do, etc and yes I am female), plus the time involved, there is no doubt you could send in a check and everyone would be better off without the event. But no! We need to show off and socialize. ARGH

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  12. staceyApril 24, 2012 at 11:30 AM

    Komen has figured out everyone wants a group hug and to slog around the block a few times..it accomplishes nothing...but it makes everyone FEEL like they did something important.

    http://southgeek.blogspot.com/2011/01/metastatic-pink.html

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So wadda you think?