Maya Angelou asks...

[Walsingham]

Maya Angelou Died today. One quote I noticed from her:

 

"You can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights."

 

~

 

In order:

 

1. Make soup

2. Laugh

3. Become incredibly furious

Edited May 28, 2014 by Walsingham

[ManifestedISO]

Oh no, not on the same day Reading Rainbow returns. The literary gods are cruel.

[Walsingham]

I'd like to emphasise how staggeringly furious I get when confronted with intransigent inanimate objects.

 

And how much I like soup.

[Barothmuk]

1. Sleep.

2. Groan and try to get someone else to sort it out.

3. Not bother.

 

Definitely don't see a trend there. No siree.

[Gorgon]

I don't know who Maja Angelou is but now I want soup.

[Nonek]

1. Tut and carry on.

2. Tut and carry on.

3. Tut and carry on.

[Malcador]

1. Shrug 2. Realistically, cope with what was lost ; Ideally, begin a global hunt for the luggage and exact vengeance on anyone who stole it. 3. Untangle it.

[mkreku]

1. Sit inside and play games all day. In my underwear.

2. Buy underwear and a toothbrush.

3. Pretend it was supposed to be a Christmas ball all along and light the ****er.

[Gromnir]

1) we like the rain. so, am guessing we grab an umbrella, or not, and go on with our day.

 

2) depends on what is in our "luggage."  virtual everything important for Gromnir is carry-on to avoid the lost luggage scenario, but assume we lose laptop, important documents, or our snoopy night-lite and am s'posing we could be sent into a moment o' panic, followed by a couple deep breaths, and ending with a wry smirk of acknowledgement for the universe that once again managed to get the best o' Gromnir. 

 

3) untangle the lights? that one seems like a trick question wherein we is missing the "gotcha." 

 

HA! Good Fun!

[Woldan]

"You can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights."

1. Sit in the garden pavilion, listen to the rain and watch the clouds go by. I like rainy weather.

2. Be moderately angry, but calm down quickly. (all the essential things are always in my cabin baggage and pockets)

3. Rip the christmas lights from the tree and fling them against the wall as hard as I can. Nothing makes me madder than stubborn inanimate objects that wont work as intended

Edited May 29, 2014 by Woldan

[ShadySands]

 

EDIT: Bio here

Edited May 29, 2014 by ShadySands

[Bartimaeus]

I love rainy days. In fact, I would very much like it if it were raining and semi-dark outside all the time, (discounting any other effects, like floods, that might result).

 

Depends on what's in it. Could range from not caring hardly at all to contemplating suicide.

 

Fix that crap. Throw it away if it's unfixable.

[Humanoid]

1) Open the curtains so I can hear it louder. (My curtains are usually closed any time of day)

2) File a lost luggage report, then go do something else to get my mind off the annoyance.

3) Huh, free Christmas tree lights, I wonder where they came from?

[Monte Carlo]

Beer.

 

Beer.

 

Beer.

[Agiel]

1. Watch movies and sitcom episodes relating to people in the rain (one time it was the Married... with Children episode when the Bundys' house sprang leaks everywhere, last time it was that flick Hard Rain).

 

2. 

 

Depends on what's in it. Could range from not caring hardly at all to contemplating suicide. 

 

 

3. Leave it. "My problems go away if I ignore them" (same approach I have with parking tickets).

 

Addendum to number 1: There was this one time, here in the eternally sunny So/CentCal coast, when the biggest flash rainstorm I ever saw since El Nino of '97/'98 suddenly poured down. Everyone in my apartment complex (including me) stopped everything they were doing, laundry, partying, playing video games, studying, and just went outside and just marveled at how utterly random and out of nowhere this was.

Edited May 29, 2014 by Agiel

[IndiraLightfoot]

1. Run out and make a scene, all the while beaming with fake glee.

2. Give up, coil up into a foetal position and suck your thumb.

3. Carry on as normal, coz life's like that always.

[Meshugger]

1. Does not really affect me.

2. Does not really matter, just buy the needed again

3. Does not really affect me, just untangle them.

[Amentep]

Maya Angelou Died today. One quote I noticed from her:

 

"You can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights."

I like rain. So no problems there.

 

I've only ever lost luggage once. Didn't realize it was missing until weeks later. Still not 100% sure what I lost in it.

 

Don't have tangled Christmas tree lights because when I take them down, I put them back right.

 

EDIT: I met Ms. Angelou back in the early 1990s; very nice and gracious woman. Very thoughtful and even though her mom (IIRC) had just passed very willing to try and connect with the people who'd came to see her and pass on her ideas.

Edited May 29, 2014 by Amentep

[Hurlshort]

1.  Dance

2.  Thank my wife for always packing a few things in a carry on bag

3.  Furrow brow and untangle

[Malcador]

Never lost luggage either. My mom did have hers taken by another woman from the carousel. That was fun, airline agent had to threaten to tell the police to get the woman to let us come and get it.  Later complained that I was some enforcer type as I was just standing behind my mom while she spoke to the woman. 

 

My countrymen are pricks

 

Another good test of a person would be how they handle tiny delays at a red light or in line at a grocery store.

[Amentep]

I'd totally lose the character assessment if it included "getting on the expressway behind cars going 30 mph" though.

[Gfted1]

^You and me both.

[IndiraLightfoot]

As for losing luggage, the obvious and the most beneficial and lucrative reaction is... *drumroll*

 

[Gromnir]

I'd totally lose the character assessment if it included "getting on the expressway behind cars going 30 mph" though.

our kryptonite is spending holiday weekend or week with family. the patience we have with strangers largely evaporates when faced with mind-numbing ignorance or overt pettiness within our own clan. sure, we love family get-togethers and if such reunions lasted only one afternoon, we would probably be happy with 'em. spending more than one afternoon with our relatives is like asking us to do oktoberfest with neo-nazis. 

 

HA! Good Fun!

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

1. Have a drink and try to get laid

 

2. Buy new clothes

 

3. Have a few drinks