Astrology people get on my nerves
January 19th, 2010You ever overhear someone so stupid that you want to slap them upside the head? Well, I wanted to yesterday.
I was with my family at the local American food restaurant. We went there for shakes and sundaes, and we also split a fish and chips.
So next to us were a bunch of pretentious college kids talking really loud about astrology. One said over and over again that they couldn’t date a Virgo, as Virgos and him just don’t click and usually fight. However, several other signs were compatible.
No, I wasn’t being nosy. Believe me, they were loud. Everyone a few tables from them could hear every word they were saying and I saw more than one eye roll from nearby tables.
Now, let’s be logical about this. Let’s say that at the hospital you were born at, 5 other babies were born at the same hour. That will make them astrologically the same. Same place. Same time. Same bat channel.
Of the five kids, one comes from the Upper Class. One from the Lower Class. One from a Working Class family. One is Middle Class. And one nobody knows as it was abandoned in the garbage can right outside the hospital.
Of those five other kids, let’s just say one will be physically abused. One emotionally abused. One sexually abused. One will have an “average” life (like there’s such thing). One will have the best life you can possibly imagine, with loving parents, healthy food, and a community that loves kids.
Let’s also say that one of the kids is grossly malnourished. Let’s also say that another set of parents feeds their kid complete garbage and he or she is obese by the age of 6. One set of parents goes on to win the lottery. One invents something that makes them rich. One parent disappears and is never heard from again and another parent dies in a car accident.
Don’t you think all this would have a hell of a lot more to do with upbringing than the position of some stupid planets and constellations? My God, are people really this stupid?
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For the record, I believe in Free Will. I think of all the things that piss me off about astrology people, that is the biggest. I’ve seen people who have had lives I couldn’t even fathom surviving through who turned out to be kind and decent people. No matter what cards they’re thrown, they somehow make it.
Then I’ve known people who are nothing but excuses.
Free Will, folks. Use it or lose it.
are you a Taurus?? lmao…
Perhaps you shall be the Grand Astrology Inquisitor so we could rid a big chunk of stupidity from this world.
While I do agree, mostly, that individuals cannot be boiled down based on when they were born (especially now in the age of induced labor and C-sections - seriously, does anyone think about that???). However, I will share an odd story.
In Jr. High, we were supposed to do an experiment of some kind. A classmate did hers on astrology. She had a questionnaire that had various items about personality, social views, etc, and had a ton of people fill it out and list their birth date.
Well, this guy and I, whose mothers were neighbors in the delivery room (he is a minute older than me), answered the thing identically! So what? You might say? We never discussed it and by that age, were totally different people with totally different groups of friends. It always struck me as odd.
Xmichra - Nope.
Skeletor - I’m all for people having the Right to believe anything they want.
I think they just annoyed me because they were so loud and obnoxious. It would be like if someone came into your favorite restaurant and started preaching really loudly their religion. Would drive you nuts.
Laura - Coincidence. Weird things happen all the time.
I was one of many born at the same time, being born in a city. I’m very sure all of us have entirely different personalities, but there may be one who is a lot like me.
It’s kind of sad that we have to explain the absurdity of astrology in 2010. However, I do have a friend born in December who is rather Christ-like.
My wife and I were born on the same day, six years apart. Both cancers if astrology were to play into it. I am more mellow and patient in regards to things and she gets pissed at the drop of a hat. She is a clean freak and I am more an anal retentive organization freak, (everything has to be in its place). She likes fancy clothes and going out to clubs to dance, while I would rather stay home and watch a good movie.
They say Cancers don’t get along. We have been married for, going on 21 years and have never, and I mean NEVER had a screaming and yelling at each other fight. In fact the disagreements we have had can be counted on one hand.
I don’t buy into astrology either. I think you are who you are based upon life experiences. But then I believe in Area 51, so what do I know?
You know I am an Aquarius, and I cant remember what Jeff is.. His b-day is in April..LOL.. And his sign and mine arent suppose to get along.. We have been together for 13 1/2 years…LOL. Yes that long.. Almost 14 years.. Amazing isnt it??
I am the one that gets angry first and starts yelling but he’s the one that gets in my face for yelling… I want to walk out when things get tough , he wants to threaten people, me and such.. He is a good person ZS just needs to know where to put the anger sometimes..
So Z, what’s your sign? LOL
Hi…my name is Shawn and I’m a Cancer. The inherent sensitivity my astrological sign gives me lets me see that you are clearly still grieving the Packers playoff loss. My caring star sign nature leads me to give you a virtual hug and let you know it will all be alright…the stars are aligning for a Packers Superbowl appearance next season.
I’m not a fan of the stuff for basically the same reasons, but I’ve asked a friend to school me in astrology so I can write a piece of fiction involving a lunar cult. What am I in for?!