Comments on: A Quick Poll http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/a-quick-poll/ falling indelibly into the past Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:42:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/a-quick-poll/#comment-880 KF Tue, 23 Aug 2005 02:42:03 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=422#comment-880 <p>Well, not much of an <i>n</i>, I guess (a little social-science humor there), but the results are nonetheless clear. </p> <p> Actually, I was pretty much just looking for permission, I guess, because I opened it right after reading R.’s advice. </p> <p> And my mom ROCKS, is all I’ve got to say.  I’d completely forgotten that when she was here in January, she copied down the info about the pattern of my good flatware, the 8 place-setting set she’d picked up for me at a post-called-off-wedding garage sale.  She sent me four more place settings, another set of serving pieces, and—most importantly <a href="http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/index.php?/weblog/comments/588/" rel="nofollow">today</a>—a check.  An utterly unexpected and all-around awesome present. </p> Well, not much of an n, I guess (a little social-science humor there), but the results are nonetheless clear.

Actually, I was pretty much just looking for permission, I guess, because I opened it right after reading R.’s advice.

And my mom ROCKS, is all I’ve got to say.  I’d completely forgotten that when she was here in January, she copied down the info about the pattern of my good flatware, the 8 place-setting set she’d picked up for me at a post-called-off-wedding garage sale.  She sent me four more place settings, another set of serving pieces, and—most importantly today—a check.  An utterly unexpected and all-around awesome present.

]]> By: Shhh http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/a-quick-poll/#comment-879 Shhh Tue, 23 Aug 2005 02:00:41 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=422#comment-879 <p>OPEN IT and tell us what you got!  The suspense is KILLIN’ me! </p> OPEN IT and tell us what you got!  The suspense is KILLIN’ me!

]]> By: bright star (B*) http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/a-quick-poll/#comment-878 bright star (B*) Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:15:22 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=422#comment-878 <p>I cannot ever wait when it comes to things like that.  (a) I don’t like surprises.  (b) I’m all about the instant gratification.  (c) If she really wanted you to wait to open it on your birthday, she would have timed the delivery differently, right?  However, it is my standard practice to call the gift-giver and open the gift while on the telephone to him or her. </p> I cannot ever wait when it comes to things like that.  (a) I don’t like surprises.  (b) I’m all about the instant gratification.  (c) If she really wanted you to wait to open it on your birthday, she would have timed the delivery differently, right?  However, it is my standard practice to call the gift-giver and open the gift while on the telephone to him or her.

]]> By: R http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/a-quick-poll/#comment-877 R Mon, 22 Aug 2005 23:15:06 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=422#comment-877 <p>Right now. </p> Right now.

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