Needless to say...(but I'm going to say it anyway)

Why would anyone preface anything with these words:
"Needless to say"
If that's true, then DON'T say it.

On the other hand, if women would use this reliably, prefacing all
"fluff" statements with "Needless to say", it would make it a lot
easier for us guys to pick up on what is actually important to
listen to. Just a thought...

Another phrase that people tend to use without really thinking is
"I could care less!"

If they could really care less, then that means that they actually DO
care about the situation, at least more so than they care for some
other stuff.

What they should say in those situations is:
"I couldn't care less!"

Meaning that this is the absolute bottom of their care pile and that,
at this point, there is no way that they could care any less about
anything else.

Regardless wether or not that is true, that is the extreme position
one is normally trying to portray with that phrase.

And that's another thing; "Regardless". We know that it means:
without regard to. Meaning that there is no cause or effect. An
example:
"The game will go on, regardless of weather"

This means that the game will go on no matter what kind of weather
may occur.

Ok, all that to say this; Why do people use the term "irregardless"?

Prefixing a word with "ir" usually negates the word, such as:
rational/irrational
replaceable/irreplaceable
responsible/irresponsible

But at the same time, suffixing a word with "less" has the same
negative effect, such as:
mind/mindless
clue/clueless
thought/thoughtless

So, that brings us back to "irregardless" (which is a real English
word).

The interesting thing about "irregardless" is that it is a double
negative. One could deduce that in this case "regard" and
"irregardless" both mean the exact same thing.

Not so, surprisingly "regardless" and "irregardless" have
the exact same meaning. This pretty much rules out any rational
reason for having both words. One of them should go, namely
"irregardless".

Nope, I ain't not gonna say nothing more about not using no double
negatives, or not.

To Tag or not to Tag, that is the question.

OK, well I was 'tagged' by my lovely wife. She said to see
her blog for details.

I didn't find these 'details', so I made my own rules.
I decided 4 was too few for most things so I decided to go with
an even dozen. And why not, if chickens can do it, so can I.
Besides, it aint called ENDLESS Rambling for nuttin'...


12 Jobs I've Had:

*Berry Picker
*Newpaper Delivery
*Cannery Beltline
*Sludge House Attendant
*Dishwasher
*Landscaper
*Math Tutor
*Data Entry
*Maintenence Crew
*Truck Preloader
*UPS Delivery Driver
*Carnie
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12 Places I've Lived:

*SanBernardino, California
*Port Orford, Oregon
*Coos Bay, Oregon
*Grants Pass, Oregon
*Riley, Kansas
*Gresham, Oregon
*Fairview, Oregon
*Keizer, Oregon
*Salem, Oregon
*Independence, Oregon
*Portland, Oregon
*Dallas, Oregon
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12 Schools I've Gone to:

*Port Orford Grade
*Allendale Elem
*Riley Grade
*Boring Grade
*North Gresham Grade
*Fairview Elem
*Columbia View Jr High
*Whiteaker Jr High
*McNary High
*Chemeketa Community
*University or Portland
*Willamette Univ
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12 Favorite Foods:

*Burgers
*Pizza (pepperoni and olive)
*Ice cream sandwiches
*Tator Tot Casserole
*Animal Cookies (pink and white)
*Enchiladas
*Red vines (licorice)
*Vanilla Ice Cream
*Meat and Mashed Potatos
*Grilled Cheese Sandwhich
*Oatmeal Raisen Cookies
*Quesadillas
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12 favorite Rock groups:

*Aerosmith
*Styx
*Journey
*Billy Joel
*Van Halen
*Elvis Presley
*The Eagles
*Queen
*Elton John
*David Bowie
*Tom Petty
*Rolling Stones
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12 Movies I like:

Fletch
Arthur
48 hours
Casablanca
Natl Lampoons Vacation
Rocky
Dirty Harry
Die Hard
Italian Job
The Rookie
National Treasure
Count of Monte Cristo
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12 Months I like:
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
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12 Favorite Disco Songs
(yeah, I have a polyester suit, what of it?):

Last Dance - Donna Summer
I Love The Nitelife - Alicia Bridges
Dancing Queen - Abba
You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees
The Hustle - Van McCoy
Night Fever - Bee Gees
On The Radio - Donna Summer
Call Me - Blondie
Y. M. C. A. - Village People
Celebration - Kool And The Gang
Knock On Wood - Ami Stewart
Le Freak - Chic
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12 Cars I have owned

1981 Dodge Colt
1982 Honda Civic
1983 Honda Prelude
1985 Ford Aerostar
1983 Dodge Colt turbo
1992 Nissan Sentra SER
1989 Dodge Colt Turbo
1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse Turbo
1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse
2001 Chevy Tahoe
1999 Chevy Silverado P/U
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12 Places I've been:

Safari, Kenya
Macchu Pichu, Peru
Eiffel Tower, Paris
Brugge, Belgium
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Tegucigulpa, Honduras
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Rosarito Beach, Mexico
Victoria, BC, Canada
Sitka, Alaska
Disney World, Florida
Dodge City, Kansas
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12 Little Known Facts about
things I've done:

Riden in a Helicopter over Seaside, Oregon
Been Deep Sea Fishing off the Pacific Coast
Was with the inmates inside the Tijuana Prison
Won a greased pole climbing contest in college
Went to a Michael Jackson in Concert in 1982
Snuck over the fence at the state fair
Jumped off a moving train
Had a Pizza delivered on the beach
Got lost hiking in the mountains with Boys Club
Stood on top of a moving car
Had Dinner at the top of the Space Needle
Have been to a toga party (yes, in a toga)
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OK, enough of this 'being tagged' bit...