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Topic Archive: 'Says Me'

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Postsecret

by Ron
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People seem to think this is cool; Personally, I find it a little suspicious.
I did kinda like this one, though:

(It says: “I’m afraid.”;)

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“We’re Not Candy. (We Mean It!)”

by Ron

This is serious (serious).
We could make you delirious (delirious).
You should have a healthy fear of us (fear of us).
Too much of us is dangerous (no no no no).
Doctors tell the pharmacies (pharmacies)
Types of pills that you will need (you will need).
And they know the harm that we can be (we can be)
If we’re not taken [...]

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Need More Reasons Not to Eat Fast Food?

by Ron

We told you about The Jungle.
We told you about Fast Food Nation.
We even told you about Food Politics. (see our Reading Room.)
But this article is more convincing (and freaky) than all of those put together. (Hint: It’s called “You Want Fingers with That?”;)

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My Ring Can Beat Up Your Ring

by Ron
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It has Titanium Power.

Its only weakness: it can be lost.

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Just Say NO[vocaine]

by Ron

Am I a bad-ass, or what?
Whenever I have a cavity filled (which has happened more often than I’d like to remember), I tell the dentist to skip the pain killers. Yes, that’s right, no pain killers. And I highly recommend this to everyone else.
Why?

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Cool Things I Liked Before They Were Cool

by Ron
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Hey. I set the trends, baby.

Benjamin Franklin
Linux
ABBA
Titanium rings
Bollywood
Chococat
The color orange
Toyota Avalons
ebay
brown suits
candlepin bowling (you heard it here first)
birding (will become cool some day soon… it HAS to)
Ginkgo trees
colored footwear
Antiques Road Show
…to be continued

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The DaStinki Code

by Ron

Which is more pathetic: that The DaVinci Code is such a poorly contrived and written book—or that it’s everyone’s favorite?
Why do people like this crap? It’s no Harry Potter.
Okay, I’ll admit—sheepishly—that I stayed up til 5am because I wanted to finish it… but believe me, I was cursing at Dan Brown (mostly aloud) the [...]

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Internet Exploder

by Ron
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Why?
Why??
Why would anyone still use Internet Exporer when a free, superior alternative is just one download away?
Mozilla Firefox is better. You should use it. Here’s why:

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Ode to a Curly-Haired Wife

by Ron

Even tho’
your hair care products
have proliferated like bunnies on ecstacy,
I still
love your hair.
Our shower
has nine—I counted—nine shampoos/conditioners.
but I still
love your hair.
It takes you longer
to dry your hair
than to shower,
but I still
love your hair.

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Moti Giladi: Relegated to Analog?

by Ron

The background:
We bought an iPod for our wedding. The restaurant where we held our reception even let us plug it into their sound system and piped it not only to our room but also to the entire restaurant (which, mind you, was full of unsuspecting diners). It took them a while to realize [...]

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My Next Book: “HoTMaiL [is] for Dummies”

by Ron

Okay, I’ve thought MSN HoTMaiL was inferior (to Yahoo! Mail or gmail, for example) for years now.
[Incidentally, CNET Reviews independently agrees with me on this. They scored Yahoo! Mail an 8.3 and Hotmail a 6.3.]
Q. “So,” you must be asking, “why write about it now?”
A. I returned from my honeymoon to find [...]