I Don't Want to be That Guy

I heard a joke the other day. It went something along the lines of, "Once upon a time, a French poodle was having a lot of trouble and was talking about it to her friend who was a dachsund. Said the dachsund, 'Well, if you're having all that trouble, maybe you should see a psychiatrist.' The poodle cried out, 'No! I can't possibly see the psychiatrist.' 'Why is that?' the dachsund replied. Said the poodle, 'I'm not allowed on the couch.'" Then out of nowhere, that guy showed up. You know him. For some reason, this guy just had to go and explain and graciously point out that there's no such thing as a dog psychiatrist (funny how they never find it odd that dogs or other animals can talk, walk upright, etc.). They usually start by saying, "Well (pronounced, "wull"), THAT would never happen because..." and then they go and explain and pick apart a joke to death.

First of all, what is a joke? It is nonsense. The inane. Humor. Making that which would never happen come to pass with humorous results. It ought to enable dogs, cats, snails, frogs, vegetables or WHATEVER to talk, have families, jobs... whatever, much like the Far Side. (Although I'm sure Gary Larson got these sorts of people reading his work and complaining too.) So in short, OF COURSE it could never happen. That is the nature of a JOKE!

I never want to and thus will never be that guy. Go ahead, invite me to your parties. I promise I won't ruin your best (or worst) jokes.

But the more I think about it, shouldn't that poodle have been speaking French?

Kevin's Random Rants Introduction

Greetings one and all who may stumble upon this blog. Now, I know what most of you are thinking... And you're right. I am not one who necessarily enjoys blogs, blogging, or hearing what people I don't know think. (If you came across this site looking for something cool, well, I feel you. Been there, done that, wasted my time on too many blogs that were totally not what I was looking for.) I'm not sure what came over me, but I just decided to make this blog, and that is that. For those who peruse this blog, let's get one thing straight. I'm not trying to make you care what I think. I'm not going to present my point-of-view as what's "right" or "wrong" but instead to just present my way of looking at some of the quirkier things in life we all face. Be prepared for bad jokes, humorous anecdotes, video game reviews without all the pretentiousness and... well, as the blog suggests, random rants. Let's see where this goes.