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To the woman in the red car at South and Robie who took advantage of the red light and me pushing a stroller to offer me the diapers she was getting rid of. It was a welcome gift… our diaper days are on the wane in this household but it sure was nice to not have to pay for the last few! —Mama of Gooses
This article appears in Jul 14-20, 2011.
19 Comments
? wow, she sounds a little mental…. getting out of a car at a red to offer a stranger diapers on the street?!?!?!
you sure they weren’t adult diapers she’s required to wear in the loony bin she seemingly escaped from?
What … there’s nothing wrong with that … she was gonna throw them away any way, why not give them to someone with a small child.
My thoughts exactly, Donk!
I don’t think it’s the diaper lady that’s seemingly a little “mental” these days.
PS: stop using that term. It’s offensive to people with mental disabilities and illnesses and those who love them. kthx.
relax… don’t go mental…
I watch quite a bit of uk shows… it’s ingrained in my vernacular.
I’m assuming you’re boycotting the ‘mental’ist then…
and the show ‘mental’ ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_%28TV_… )
and Serious Sam video games….
wow, you’re really busy fighting for the cause.
Oh mai gawd do you watch The Real Hustle? What about 8 Out of 10 Cats? Or NMTB? Inbetweeners? Top Gear? huh? huh? Huh?
top gear vroom vroom. can we still say tard pk?
I don’t boycott anything, I just remember how upset a now deceased friend got over me using that word once in a negative way when we were kids because of her now deceased sister who was severely mentally and physically disabled and I learned my lesson. I also had a childhood friend who’s mom had cerebral palsy and my best friend’s brother has cerebral palsy and I know both friends would be very hurt if they heard that used.
Probably why I don’t ever use the word “retarded,” either. Just two words I’ve never felt the need to use with a negative connotation. So sue me for having respect for people I care about.
Now leotarded… I’m on board with that.
It’s not the words themselves, that’s just semantics, it’s when these words are used in a derogatory way.
ooh how could i have forgotten leotarded/kaytarded so soon^^
Right on, PK. I’m with you 100%.
grrrrrrr.
Thanks, bird! <3
PS: suck it, zed.
well I guess I won’t be going into politics… with my very un-PC linguistic skills.
such a shame, I know.
I’d fit right in on a Quenton Tarantino set though.
love his weirdo brain http://images8.cpcache.com/product/9774696…
I love his weirdo brain too, but sometimes he’s just mean. And that makes me a sad kitty 🙁
http://images.cheezburger.com/completestor…
i meant this guy miss kitty, i think he’s even stranger than zedman http://www.hotflick.net/flicks/1996_From_D…
Actually, sometimes that guy’s just stupid-strange.
surely…you mean stupid brilliant…
nope!
sorry miss pretty i like the creepy brain of the quentin man. kill bill and that episode from csi are some of my faves