Comments on: Open Letter to the Screaming Fifth Grade Girls Two Rows Behind Us At The American Idols Live Concert http://rift.org/1128/2006/09/open-letter-to-the-screaming-fifth-grade-girls-two-rows-behind-us-at-the-american-idols-live-concert/ Adam Preble's Weblog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:17:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Adam http://rift.org/1128/2006/09/open-letter-to-the-screaming-fifth-grade-girls-two-rows-behind-us-at-the-american-idols-live-concert/#comment-1900 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 23:19:39 +0000 http://rift.org/1128/2006/09/open-letter-to-the-screaming-fifth-grade-girls-two-rows-behind-us-at-the-american-idols-live-concert/#comment-1900 <p>Curses! Foiled again!</p> Curses! Foiled again!

]]> by: Mike N. http://rift.org/1128/2006/09/open-letter-to-the-screaming-fifth-grade-girls-two-rows-behind-us-at-the-american-idols-live-concert/#comment-1899 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:56:13 +0000 http://rift.org/1128/2006/09/open-letter-to-the-screaming-fifth-grade-girls-two-rows-behind-us-at-the-american-idols-live-concert/#comment-1899 <p>I just checked that tracking number you sent me, and apparently, FedEx is on to you..... <b>FedEx Tracking Number:</b> 1XX0540A0340042400 <b>Scheduled Delivery Date:</b> 15-September-2006 <b>Re-scheduled Delivery Date:</b> Never <b>Exception Reason:</b> SHIPPING PRE-TEENS FROM THAILAND IS FROWNED UPON IN THE UNITED STATES, AMONG ALL OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE CIVILIZED WORLD. WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE BY INCESSANT SCREAMING AND OTHER VOCALIZATIONS <b>Exception Status/Resolution:</b> THE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SAFELY RETURNED TO THEIR VILLAGES. ADAM PREBLE IS STILL A CURMUDGEON.</p> I just checked that tracking number you sent me, and apparently, FedEx is on to you…..

FedEx Tracking Number: 1XX0540A0340042400

Scheduled Delivery Date: 15-September-2006

Re-scheduled Delivery Date: Never

Exception Reason: SHIPPING PRE-TEENS FROM THAILAND IS FROWNED UPON IN THE UNITED STATES, AMONG ALL OTHER COUNTRIES IN THE CIVILIZED WORLD. WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE BY INCESSANT SCREAMING AND OTHER VOCALIZATIONS

Exception Status/Resolution: THE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN SAFELY RETURNED TO THEIR VILLAGES. ADAM PREBLE IS STILL A CURMUDGEON.

]]> by: Adam http://rift.org/1128/2006/09/open-letter-to-the-screaming-fifth-grade-girls-two-rows-behind-us-at-the-american-idols-live-concert/#comment-1898 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:34:32 +0000 http://rift.org/1128/2006/09/open-letter-to-the-screaming-fifth-grade-girls-two-rows-behind-us-at-the-american-idols-live-concert/#comment-1898 <p><strong>Mother-in-Law:</strong> Right on. Kids suck! Down with kids!</p> <p><strong>Mike N.:</strong> Whoever you are, I'm ordering you two screaming pre-teens from... from... Thailand (via Froogle)! And.. and.. and a blog! And then we'll just wait and see how long it takes you to publish an open letter to them. I have e-mailed you the FedEx tracking number.</p> Mother-in-Law: Right on. Kids suck! Down with kids!

Mike N.: Whoever you are, I’m ordering you two screaming pre-teens from… from… Thailand (via Froogle)! And.. and.. and a blog! And then we’ll just wait and see how long it takes you to publish an open letter to them. I have e-mailed you the FedEx tracking number.

]]> by: your mother-in-law http://rift.org/1128/2006/09/open-letter-to-the-screaming-fifth-grade-girls-two-rows-behind-us-at-the-american-idols-live-concert/#comment-1897 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:29:02 +0000 http://rift.org/1128/2006/09/open-letter-to-the-screaming-fifth-grade-girls-two-rows-behind-us-at-the-american-idols-live-concert/#comment-1897 <p>Jessica came over and visited with me today (Adam, there will be baked goods for you tonight!), and I heard her tale of the evening, too. It is fascinating to hear my daughter and son-in-law begin to sound so much like my husband and I do when we encounter kids like this. Welcome to our world! Now, if I can only get you to enjoy some REAL music instead of the chazzerai you two are listening to!</p> Jessica came over and visited with me today (Adam, there will be baked goods for you tonight!), and I heard her tale of the evening, too. It is fascinating to hear my daughter and son-in-law begin to sound so much like my husband and I do when we encounter kids like this. Welcome to our world! Now, if I can only get you to enjoy some REAL music instead of the chazzerai you two are listening to!

]]> by: Mike N. http://rift.org/1128/2006/09/open-letter-to-the-screaming-fifth-grade-girls-two-rows-behind-us-at-the-american-idols-live-concert/#comment-1896 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:20:35 +0000 http://rift.org/1128/2006/09/open-letter-to-the-screaming-fifth-grade-girls-two-rows-behind-us-at-the-american-idols-live-concert/#comment-1896 <p>...this moment of curmudgeonliness, brought to you by Adam Preble. ROFL! I think you should go to the show next year, simply so you can have more stories like this to tell.</p> …this moment of curmudgeonliness, brought to you by Adam Preble. ROFL! I think you should go to the show next year, simply so you can have more stories like this to tell.

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