Kramer Vs Loungers
M. Kramer walks into the lounge and says “What’s up, lounge lizards?” The sprawled out bored loungers gaze at this nerdy looking guy with messy hair and worn-down clothes. They answer almost in chorus “Not much”.
Kramer says “Say, I have an idea. I have put over 150K miles on my car and its resale value has shrunk. I was thinking I could drive my car backwards (in reverse gear) on the highway and bring down the miles. Am I da coolest or what?”
Guess what the loungers said to that?
posted by chérie at
12:05 PM
17 Comments:
still guessing... still stumped... :D
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Fosix, at 12:13 AM
It's a ratchet and pinion kind of arrangement - odometer does not count backwards... tried it already.
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Superman, at 3:01 PM
My dear readers,
So.... this post bombed! I was not able to arouse any curiosity in your mediocre-sized brains :) except fosix's ofcourse! Now did that make you angry? Do you feel like hurling a reposte at me? Bring it on sisters!
Or . . . . . will you just ignore me?
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chérie, at 1:15 PM
Lounge Lizards said .. "Ya !!! Ya !!! You da Kramer !!! You da man !!!" ????
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Anonymous, at 11:08 PM
L.L.'s said "You no Kramer : You da Creamer : U da Cream : U da best dawg!"
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Anonymous, at 11:10 PM
Them, those Lounge Lizzies got off them rumps and they been singing muh song Chasing my dream.
Kramer da man! I been thinkin of writin a new song for da pardner - "Chasin Muh dream in Reverse gear"
Jack
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Anonymous, at 11:17 PM
It's kinda scary going down the captial beltway in reverse gear.
Mental note: Don't try that again during rush hour
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Anonymous, at 2:55 PM
I think I will just ignore you :))
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Anonymous, at 3:42 PM
looks like some people did un-bomb your blog :)
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second_wind, at 9:18 PM
@second wind
This blog was all about undoing!
Going in reverse gear,
Un-bombing,
Backward - maybe
Backfired - never !
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Anonymous, at 11:35 AM
@fosix
Thanks for humoring me with a comment :)
@superman
Ratchet – Shmatchet! Kramer begs to differ.
@Dizzy desi
That was quite accurate ;) BTW, are you from the baltimore downtown area?
@Jack
Can’t wait to hear your new opus . . . I reckon this will be your magnum opus ;)
@Kramer
Buddy, I’m sorry another idea bit the dust. Don’t lose hope – the rain will stop and the sun will shine. Respect.
@ Mr. Ig-no-ra-ma
Just the fact that you left me a comment contradicted your comment, don’t you think?
@Second-wind
Yeah! You can’t ignore me for too long. Double D's the man. He he.
@DD
I have 2 words for your last comment - nice one! :)
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chérie, at 11:43 AM
Hear me now: What kinda geezer thot of an idea like that?
Big up yourself, Respect.
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Superman, at 3:48 PM
I am afraid that this Kramer might have gone through Narcissistic regression and the formation of secondary narcissism .
From Wikepedia.org:
Research shows that when an individual (at any age) encounters an insurmountable obstacle to his or her orderly progression from one stage of personal development to another, he or she regresses to his infantile-narcissistic phase rather than circumvent the hindrance.
While in regression, the person displays childish, immature behaviors. He feels that he is omnipotent, and misjudges his power and that of his opposition. He underestimates challenges facing him and pretends to be "Mr. Know-All". His sensitivity to the needs and emotions of others and his ability to empathise with them deteriorate sharply. He becomes intolerably haughty and arrogant, with sadistic and paranoid tendencies. Above all, he then seeks unconditional admiration, even when others with more objective views perceive that he does not deserve it. He is preoccupied with fantastic, magical thinking and daydreams. In this mode he tends to exploit others, to envy them, and to be explosive.
The main function of such reactive and transient secondary narcissism is to encourage the individual to engage in magical thinking, to wish the problem away or to enchant it or to tackle and overcome it from a position of omnipotence.
A personality disorder arises only when repeated attacks on the obstacle continue to fail — especially if this recurrent failure happens during the formative stages (0-6 years of age). The contrast between the fantastic world (temporarily) occupied by the individual and the real world in which he keeps being frustrated (the grandiosity gap) is too acute to countenance for long. The dissonance gives rise to the unconscious "decision" to go on living in the world of fantasy, grandiosity and entitlement.
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Anonymous, at 4:05 AM
@VC
Thanks ! Who da man ? Who da man ?!
Flattered !
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Anonymous, at 11:19 AM
@ Kramer: So, you were the one on I-495?? If you must drive in reverse, stick to your lane at least. And give me your address so that I can mail your fender that's stuck to my Hummer's tread.
Also, may I recommend Ahmed from Ashoka pillar, BLR. He's da coolest when it comes to 'allterasons' like spinning odometers. I stand by his spinning skills. Talking about spinning, here's a true story: A friend (non-desi) is currently reading M.K. Gandhi's biography. He keeps me posted on his progress, and I try not to reveal the climax. A recent conversation -
He: "Was MKG a fitness freak?"
Me: "Hmmmm, I can't tell you for sure, but I've heard that he used to walk real fast. Why do you ask?"
He: "The book often talks about him spinning. Is that like the bicycle cardio thing, this spinning?"
Me: lol!! "Yeah, ‘twas the year 1947. Freedom was #1 on everybody’s mind. Fitness came in a close second."
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M3, at 9:04 PM
"On two occasions, I have been asked(by members of Parliament), 'Pray Mr.Babbage,if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?'. I am not able to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question."
-Charles Babbage
My train of thoughts when I think of this Kramer dude, match very closely with Babbage's :D ..
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Anonymous, at 10:24 AM
Hey VC! :) I like your fun spirit. And you have fun friends. :)
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Anonymous, at 12:18 PM
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