Thinking about a conversation I was having with an acquaintance years ago. He was a friend of a friend and we were talking about food. I forget the exact phrasing but I brought up loving avocados. He said “what’s that?” I was a bit surprised and explained. He responded “OH thats crazy I thought that was one of those made up words”. The statement was like a flashbang I had to contemplate for a few minutes. PERSONAL STORIES ONLY, DO NOT INCLUDE A STATEMENT FROM A CELEBRITY OR POLITICIAN.
I’m having a conversation with a family member. Somehow the topic of firefighters comes up. She pauses, looks very thoughtful for a moment, then asks, “Do you not like firefighters, either?”
“What? Why would I not like firefighters?”
“Like how you don’t like police.”
She knows me well. I boggle at how my distaste for cops could be this misunderstood.
Emergency response is emergency response. Tell us how you hate ambulances upsetting the commute.
Fuck the fire department
Can’t not think of that George Carlin quote: “If crime fighters fight crime and firefighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight?”