I was wondering. . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, on the bleach blonde thing. Ya know once your hair turns grey, it won't hold color (hair dye) anymore. The only alternative to grey is bleach.

really?

My friend is completely gray, and her dyed hair looks good. Her hair grows fast. So frequent touch ups are necessary, but it doesn't fade all that much.

I am letting my gray grow in; I don't care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I was wondering something too, why do 40 something (or more) white women insist in getting bone thin and dying their hair an obviously fake shade of blonde?

I no longer wonder about how AA women do their hair. I saw Chris Rock's Good Hair (movie). Thanks for enlightening us Mr. Rock!

You do realize that "movie" was satire, right?

You must be white, as NONE of my black female pals said ANYTHING of the sort.

[Anonymous]

What do you mean by that? (Most of the administrators for whom I've worked have been terrible, btw.)

Anonymous wrote:Why my ovaries seem to be working so hard each month but obviously not hard enough...

Why ALL school administrators that I have worked for never seem to "get" a good teacher/program...

Why it has been like Spring/Fall during recent winters but never winter/snow in summer.....

Why SO much dust/hSo many people brlieve their iwn bullshit...air accumulates even when I vacuum weekly...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do Jews always want to know who else is Jewish (in the room/class/school/Hollywood, etc)?

I'm Jewish and do this ALL the time. I have no idea why I do it. Literally can't stop the words from coming out of my mouth.

[Anonymous]

Can a ESL person who speaks accented broken English learn to speak flawlessly as if s/he were born here? How and how long would this take?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do drivers just sit in the left lane when they're not passing anyone?

And why do drivers stop at traffic lights leaving 1-2 carlengths of space between their own car and the one in front of them? Particularly when it means I'm right behind them and can't get into the turn lane that's opening up right next to them?

Lack of experience. They are planning on turning left and change lanes in advance. And they cannot estimate the distance (in case of stopping at car length).

I do it because of training to keep enough distance in front of your vehicle that you can maneuver your vehicle out if need be. Remember the CIA shooting at Langley? I'll try not to do it by turn-lanes from now on though.

Yeah, I agree that many people simply are unable to estimate the size of their own car, but you are "supposed" to leave 1 car length between cars stopped at a light. You may be surprised to find out that traffic moves much more smoothly and that more cars will make it through a given green light if there is about 1 car length between stopped cars. A friend of mine modeled this during grad school (not as a thesis project, just cause he was a nerd). Ever notice how you start driving when the light turns green, then you have to hit the brakes cause you're too close to the car in front of you, then everybody behind you sees your brake lights, and so on and so forth.

This makes sense, but a car length is much shorter than people seem to think.

[Anonymous]

How do you even go about finding 7 year old threads?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why women belong to religious organizations that prioritize men to the detriment of women.

Why some posters have to drag catholicism (no, I'm not one) into every friggin' thread.

Couldn't the subjugation of women pretty much fit into any organized religion? I didn't instantly leap to Catholicism when I read PP's post.

I leaped instantly to Islam and Orthodox Judaism.

[Anonymous]

Why is race such a prominent issue on DCUM when ANYthing is being discussed??!

I am fortunate to live in Cali where for the most time, us Californians are pretty much colorblind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do Jews always want to know who else is Jewish (in the room/class/school/Hollywood, etc)?

I'm Jewish and do this ALL the time. I have no idea why I do it. Literally can't stop the words from coming out of my mouth.

You don't look Jewish.

[Anonymous]

Why do women wear capri pants with high-heeled pumps? It looks so incredibly stupid.

[Anonymous]

Why do women still get French manicures? For those that don't know what it is: paint the tip white, beige on base of nail. Brides with French manicures...so distracting and looks trashy.

Sorry I don't ever judge people for things they can't control, but anything trashy makes me break out in hives. Cankles in capris, cellulite in bikini's, twerking on social media (however I'm all for it when I'm on top), duck lips, facial renovations (think Meg Ryan), ugly toes in sandals, tuna in your teeth...I could go on and on! OH and those people that cross one leg over their thigh when sitting and then hold onto the bottom of their shoe WTH?

All petty and neurotic, I am aware.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do people vote against their own interests?

Why do people assume they have any idea what someone else's interests are?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you mean by that? (Most of the administrators for whom I've worked have been terrible, btw.)

Anonymous wrote:Why my ovaries seem to be working so hard each month but obviously not hard enough...

Why ALL school administrators that I have worked for never seem to "get" a good teacher/program...

Why it has been like Spring/Fall during recent winters but never winter/snow in summer.....

Why SO much dust/hSo many people brlieve their iwn bullshit...air accumulates even when I vacuum weekly...

In that vein, why do people think it's a good idea to jump straight into an administration position/aspire to an administration position without having ever spent a day actually TEACHING in a classroom?

Pet peeve.

-teacher

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do wealthy white people in this country ignore the fact that America got 200 years of free labor?

We don’t ignore it. It comes up all the time as a horrible part of our history. But what exactly should we be doing about it? Can’t change the past.