fansince61 Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 My Great Uncle is very old, he's in his 90s and he's lived a full, active and successful life. He owns my favorite house in the world - a beautiful mansion south of Buffalo. There are only about 30 of its kind. It was once one of the very best of its kind, but recently it has fallen into disrepair. My family and I visit the house every fall weekend, but the last few years' visits have not been nearly as enjoyable given the condition of the place. Nothing would make me happier than to see the house restored to its glory. I know that with the proper caretaker, it could be done. The problem is my Great Uncle - he won't ever hire the proper caretaker. He doesn't want to spend the money for the best caretakers, and even if he did, they wouldn't want to put up with his meddlesome ways. And so the house continues to languish, and my family cannot enjoy it any longer. And because of this, I have bad thoughts. Not all the time, just some times. But more often lately. Those thoughts are these: I sometimes wish my Great Uncle would pass over into the next life already, so that we could celebrate his memory by restoring the house to its prior glory. Am I a bad person? I guess so. What do you think? I'm torn. I love my Great Uncle, but I also love the house, and I want my children to be able to enjoy the house like I did when I was a youth. So.... what? you can't wait for your uncle to pass so your kids can enjoy his house, and your asking us if your a bad person. Well, yah, your a really bad person.
The Poojer Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Are you saying that Cowher ISN'T going to be the next coach???? My Great Uncle is very old, he's in his 90s and he's lived a full, active and successful life. He owns my favorite house in the world - a beautiful mansion south of Buffalo. There are only about 30 of its kind. It was once one of the very best of its kind, but recently it has fallen into disrepair. My family and I visit the house every fall weekend, but the last few years' visits have not been nearly as enjoyable given the condition of the place. Nothing would make me happier than to see the house restored to its glory. I know that with the proper caretaker, it could be done. The problem is my Great Uncle - he won't ever hire the proper caretaker. He doesn't want to spend the money for the best caretakers, and even if he did, they wouldn't want to put up with his meddlesome ways. And so the house continues to languish, and my family cannot enjoy it any longer. And because of this, I have bad thoughts. Not all the time, just some times. But more often lately. Those thoughts are these: I sometimes wish my Great Uncle would pass over into the next life already, so that we could celebrate his memory by restoring the house to its prior glory. Am I a bad person? I guess so. What do you think? I'm torn. I love my Great Uncle, but I also love the house, and I want my children to be able to enjoy the house like I did when I was a youth.
nucci Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 You want someone close to you to die so you can have what they have ? No, you are a very good person!
DrFishfinder Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 I think this qualifies for "Worst Analogy Ever, Causing Me to Blow Chunks, Spew Forth and Hurl with Mighty Gusto".
SageAgainstTheMachine Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Should we be more offended by the thinly veiled metaphor or the fact that he wants a man to die so that a football team can do better? I vote the metaphor...you can tell that he thinks he's soooooo clever.
Coach Tuesday Posted January 5, 2010 Author Posted January 5, 2010 Should we be more offended by the thinly veiled metaphor or the fact that he wants a man to die so that a football team can do better? I vote the metaphor...you can tell that he thinks he's soooooo clever. Ah now that's not very nice. Just trying to be both humorous and honest about a touchy subject, no offense intended. Doesn't seem to be THAT bad of a metaphor...
SouthernMan Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 My Great Uncle is very old, he's in his 90s and he's lived a full, active and successful life. He owns my favorite house in the world - a beautiful mansion south of Buffalo. There are only about 30 of its kind. It was once one of the very best of its kind, but recently it has fallen into disrepair. My family and I visit the house every fall weekend, but the last few years' visits have not been nearly as enjoyable given the condition of the place. Nothing would make me happier than to see the house restored to its glory. I know that with the proper caretaker, it could be done. The problem is my Great Uncle - he won't ever hire the proper caretaker. He doesn't want to spend the money for the best caretakers, and even if he did, they wouldn't want to put up with his meddlesome ways. And so the house continues to languish, and my family cannot enjoy it any longer. And because of this, I have bad thoughts. Not all the time, just some times. But more often lately. Those thoughts are these: I sometimes wish my Great Uncle would pass over into the next life already, so that we could celebrate his memory by restoring the house to its prior glory. Am I a bad person? I guess so. What do you think? I'm torn. I love my Great Uncle, but I also love the house, and I want my children to be able to enjoy the house like I did when I was a youth. Just curious....at the "uncle's" house, are there frequent drunken guests who swear in front of the little ones, spill drinks on everybody, and then piss in your uncle's sink and all over his floor?
Tunis69 Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Just curious....at the "uncle's" house, are there frequent drunken guests who swear in front of the little ones, spill drinks on everybody, and then piss in your uncle's sink and all over his floor? hahahaha, yeah the home really can't be THAT great...
OCinBuffalo Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Holy crap!...look at all the fish you caught! Those fishing shows have nothing on you. You should change the title of this thread to : "Stupidest Catch" No spoiler here....I'm betting there will be at least 2 more pages of "yes of course you are a bad person"
CarolinaBill Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 its not terrible to think that when ralph dies the franchise may be in better hands, but its not a guarentee either. Hoping he dies is something different. But the metaphor is a bit offcolor.
Ice Cold Bruschi Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Ask Dr. Phil, you came to a football forum to get a moral referendum?
THE GASH STATION Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Ah now that's not very nice. Just trying to be both humorous and honest about a touchy subject, no offense intended. Doesn't seem to be THAT bad of a metaphor... I see you have been hangin with Cotton.
Thurman#1 Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 My Great Uncle is very old, he's in his 90s and he's lived a full, active and successful life. He owns my favorite house in the world - a beautiful mansion south of Buffalo. There are only about 30 of its kind. It was once one of the very best of its kind, but recently it has fallen into disrepair. My family and I visit the house every fall weekend, but the last few years' visits have not been nearly as enjoyable given the condition of the place. Nothing would make me happier than to see the house restored to its glory. I know that with the proper caretaker, it could be done. The problem is my Great Uncle - he won't ever hire the proper caretaker. He doesn't want to spend the money for the best caretakers, and even if he did, they wouldn't want to put up with his meddlesome ways. And so the house continues to languish, and my family cannot enjoy it any longer. And because of this, I have bad thoughts. Not all the time, just some times. But more often lately. Those thoughts are these: I sometimes wish my Great Uncle would pass over into the next life already, so that we could celebrate his memory by restoring the house to its prior glory. Am I a bad person? I guess so. What do you think? I'm torn. I love my Great Uncle, but I also love the house, and I want my children to be able to enjoy the house like I did when I was a youth. That's a lousy metaphor. Maintaining a house is easy. You just pour in money. It's not as if there are a dizzying variety of guys you could hire and 80% of them can't do the job and you don't know which ones till you hire them. Hiring a coach and a GM is a guessing game. Look at Danny Snyder. He's poured tons of money into his team but simply hasn't found the right guys to run it. GM and coach are crapshoots, and even a good coach won't be able to do squat without a good QB, and QBs are crapshoots too. So, yeah, IMHO, hoping your uncles passes into the next life is genuinely wrong, IMHO, especially as the next guy who buys your house is fairly likely to move it to L.A. Try visiting every weekend when it's in Cali.
trolls_r_us Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 I'm not sure what a metaphor is (I'm not into Hip-Hop) but I know bad person when I see one.
trolls_r_us Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 BTW, I'm sure I'm not the only one who was a bit afraid of what I was about to read based on that thread title
Malazan Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 This wasn't clever or new...you couldn't post in one of the other 23978234962398398 threads?
Chalkie Gerzowski Posted January 5, 2010 Posted January 5, 2010 Is this the Hamburg mansion or is this the Graycliffe Estate?
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