The Fun of Arguing
Fri, September 15, 2006
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For those of you who’ve met me on various forums, you might have realised that I have a strong mild tendency to get into fights. This, of course, is by no means due to an unquenchable need to antagonise everyone (contrary to popular belief). My life is just so devoid of debates… or rather ones that I can win.
As such, I have immediately jumped at the first oportunity to present itself: grampa. It should be said, that arguing with grampa never got anyone anywhere, because he’s highly forgetful, and chances are that he’ll start the argument all over after 10 minutes. Still, that has never deterred me from debating with him… much to dad’s annoyance, who’s always practical and as such never speaks more than the absolute necessity (i.e. questions like “do you agree?” have lower priority than Arnold Schwartzeneger’s final punch).
Topic: A well-known Romanian comedian on the cover of a magazine.
Intrigue: Grampa likes to make disparraging remarks about anything he sees: you know the “this world’s ending” type of person.
Grampa: They made the whole magazine to advertise the guy.
Me: Actually, I rather think it’s the guy who advertises the car.
Grampa: Nonsense! I can spot these things from a mile.
Me: Why would they do that? It’s a car magazine.
Grampa: Don’t try to tell me stories… I wasn’t born yesterday.
Mom: Dad, it might be a good idea to read the article and then you’ll know.
Grampa: I don’t read such things.
Me: So then I won!
Grampa: Of course not!
Me: Then I’ll read the article.
Grampa: I’m listening.
Me: “Ioan Gyuri Pascu is well-known for the multitude of activities he conductes at a time. We’ve managed to take an interview, just after testing the new Ford Fusion.” See? HE’s the one advertising the car, NOT the magazine him.
Grampa: Of COURSE! That’s what I was saying.
Me: …
Guess what he’s doing now? Reading the article ;-). Well.. at least he’s got an occupation, since he’s been moaning about being heavily bored (yet refused to do anything beside watching pointless talk-shows on TV).
..lol , that was actually pretty funny. There’s nothing like arguing with grand parents.
lol, “So then I won.”
Does it make me sound like an old person if I say that’s exactly how Jay & I argue?
I remember that I used to get into lots of arguments with my grandfather.
For some reason, we just can’t think on the same wavelength. 
And oh, congrats on finally installing Wordpress!
Well, my grandfather and I rarely argue. Since we live in different countries, and see each other every year, arguing would be a waste of time. I do love the stories he narrates, though. Your grandpa sounds funny! Congrats on installing WP!
lol, that’s an interesting conversation. I remember my grandad always got angry as soon as I started talking about computers (aka technology) and McDonald’s (”I don’t eat fast-food.”).
Old people are fun. I used to volunteer at a nursing home and the residents used to try to make me steal deserts from the kitchen for them.
You said on my site “well… at least you felt sorry for not doing it. Then again, lots of people wouldn’t even notice the old lady.” I had to notice the old lady because she had been talking to me a little while earlier. That’s how I knew she missed the previous bus as well. And I’ve seen her around before because I live in a smaller community
Haha that was a funny conversation. It’s always funny when people turn the conversation around. You just have nothing you can say to him about that
That made me chuckle. Thanks for the laugh, your grampa seems amusing, even if not purposefully so.