I’m a terrible tuner.
Yeah, I’m the guy twiddling clock radio dials before bed every night with scrunched up eyebrows. Usually I end up on a crystal-clear station that I quickly realize isn’t the one I was aiming for or I end up accidentally using my body as an antenna so the sound gets fuzzy the second I move my hand away.
People, if you’re like me, you’d definitely find these moments over on 1000 Annoying Things, that non-existent netherlist we’ve mentioned before that features entries like #992 Someone shaking your hand with freshly wet hands from the bathroom, #991 Bendy straws that crack at the bendy part, or #990 When a chocolate chip in a cookie turns out to be a raisin.
Brother, that’s why nothing’s as nice as landing perfectly on your radio station of choice after twiddling that little orange dial for a few quick moments. When you nail it just right, slowly move your hand away, pause for station identification, and then quickly click the switch over to Alarm, you’re loving it lots.
See, radio waves float and fly through our lives sending highway traffic reports, wacky morning DJs, and bumping bass beats bouncing around the air like magic. It’s up to us to catch them like butterflies with our thin antennas, dusty clock radios, and determined little fingers driven to get that job done.
AWESOME!
(Congrats to PostSecret on wrapping up a great book tour.)
17 Comments
December 14, 2009 at 1:46 am
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December 14, 2009 at 7:57 am
Hey now. Raisins can be joyful.
I must admit, I do love the crisp, bass-filled sounds of songs where the band feels as though they’re playing right there. In a more recorded, yet precise way.
December 14, 2009 at 9:08 am
Yes yes yes! :)
December 14, 2009 at 9:52 am
Gee, it’s been so long since I’ve even used a radio! Tuning a radio is an art!
December 14, 2009 at 10:56 am
You’ve got to watch out for those rogue raisins.
December 14, 2009 at 11:56 am
Ha ha…. LOLOLOLOLOLLLOLOL♥♥♥
December 14, 2009 at 12:16 pm
This was a pain with the antennas on the old radios. You had to stretch the antenna out to just the right length and keep moving the radio.
December 14, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Tuning the radio to be perfect without static is such a pain. However it is also the fun part. I used to tune the radio frequency in between two stations and hearing both channels at the same time. It can be very annoying though. Haha
Anyway I’m using a digital tuner now!
December 14, 2009 at 2:02 pm
I agree with this whole heartedly. Tis about time the man did something about this issue!
December 14, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Hey! That radio tuning thing is so true – especially when you take your hand away from the knob and find out you are part of the antennae! Or not.
December 14, 2009 at 8:52 pm
I’m a big fan of the 1000 Annoying Things countdown. I have a feeling there are more of those than there are awesome things.
December 14, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Sadly, it’s a lot easier to find “Annoying Things” blogs in the web-o-sphere than it is Awesome Things.
Then again, I write one of the former.
Decisions, decisions.
December 15, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Static comes in many forms…radios of course is an aggravating one. And it only happens when your favorite song comes on or a news flash (remember OJ?). I’ve noticed I need a radio like my neighbors or the car next to me. These cause one to lower her/his eyebrows, turn the lips into an ugly snarl and make obscene AUDIBLE remarks.
Ahhh, but the boss, wife (or husband), kids, these are unbearable noises that send one into thoughts of desperating drastic thoughts. When any of these give you static you can’t adjust that static…only tolerate.
schzzzzzt-eeeeeeeeyiiiiiiiioOoOoO ssZZZZT. Hmmm, maybe it is aliens from another planet trying to send us a message? AHA!!
I think it is, huh? YES. Translated: “Stupid Earthling, move your radio or find a clear station”. S-T-A-T-I-C..Stations That Aren’t Tuned In Correctly. Or: Some Tuners Always Take In Crud.
K-DAM sighing off.
December 16, 2009 at 4:41 pm
People still use radios?!?!?!?
December 17, 2009 at 7:30 am
perfect when u have a hangover too
December 30, 2009 at 12:49 am
This site SO makes my day…..
January 19, 2010 at 4:49 pm
What a coincidence, my mom just patted my shoulder with freshly wet hands, and I was thinking it should be in 1000 awesome things!