Why My Dad Worries Me

Reason #23

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:52:24 -0500

In a discussion about the origins of heavy metal, my dad said bands like Quiet Riot pioneered the sound.

Reason #22

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:20:03 -0400

Reason #22 Why My Dad Worries Me:

In a hypothetical discussion about Ghostbusters, we ended up on the topic of comedians with a similar sense of comedy that Bill Murray has. He said Dane Cook.

Reason #21

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:33:00 -0400

Reason #21 Why My Dad Worries Me:

He doesn’t think CM Punk stands a chance against wrestling HHH, because HHH ‘has got 40 pounds on Punk.’ I guess he missed the memo wrestling isn’t, y’know, real.

Reason #20

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:46:49 -0400

Reason #20 Why My Dad Worries Me:

He doesn’t understand why people don’t like Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann, and thinks both are viable Republican candidates for President.

Reason #19

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:38:04 -0400

Reason #19 Why My Dad Worries Me:

He proudly told me last weekend about posting comments on the Fox News blogs.

Reason #18

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 12:55:33 -0400

Reason #18 Why My Dad Worries Me:

He just told my nearly 22 year old brother he couldn’t play poker because he’s not 21.

Reason #17

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:16:05 -0400

Reason Why My Dad Worries Me #17:

He once described Pink Floyd as a band that got famous for playing Power Ballads.

Reason #16

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:34:04 -0400

Reasons Why My Dad Worries Me #16:

Despite his laptop being only 3 years old and working fine, he’s looking at dropping almost 1200 dollars on a new one for no discernible reason. Meanwhile my mother is using a desktop computer that’s over 6 years old.

Reason #15

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:33:31 -0400

Reasons Why My Dad Worries Me #15:

Despite my father never learning to play the bass we bought him several years ago, and having never plugged the amp I let him borrow in ever, to the point where cobwebs were forming on it, me taking it back to y’know, use it, is a travesty and the lack of use is beside the point.

Reason #14

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:32:05 -0400

Reason #14 Why My Dad Worries Me:

Despite his non-stop praise for Lady Gaga, my Dad apparently never understood the fascination with Amy Winehouse.

Reason #13

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:31:18 -0400

Reason #13:

He has told me the same joke 17 times, and doesn’t understand why I don’t find it funny. The reason? I’m the one that told him the joke.

Reason #12

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:30:27 -0400

Reason #12 Why My Dad Worries Me:

He just called me the Crimson Dynamo.

Reason #11

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:29:57 -0400

Reason #11 Why My Dad Worries Me:

He showed us a video of his plane taking off in the Netherlands, then argued why his plane taking off was better than other planes taking off.

Reason #10

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:28:51 -0400

Reason #10 Why My Dad Worries Me:

He just compared Sting, of the Police, to Domenico Dragonetti.

Reason #9

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:27:18 -0400

Reason #9 Why My Dad Worries Me:

He was just singing Vanilla Ice songs.

Reason #8

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:26:39 -0400

Reason #8 Why My Dad Worries Me:

He was just singing, “Pants on the Ground.”

Reason #7

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:26:09 -0400

Reason #7 Why My Dad Worries Me:

He actually said, “Lady Gaga has more talent in her little finger than Madonna has in her entire career.”

Reason #6

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:24:33 -0400

Reason #6 Why My Dad Worries Me:

His entire repertoire of comedy comes from Reader’s Digest.

Reason #5

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:24:04 -0400

Reason #5 Why My Dad Worries Me:

He had a period of time where he was watching School of Rock everyday.

Reason #4

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:21:44 -0400

Reason #4 Why My Dad Worries Me:

Shorts, with grey socks, and loafers. Need I say more?