There's nothing "classic" about AMC anymore...

If there's one thing that perturbs me to no end, its false advertising. There's a lot of that these days on cable TV, especially in the way channel names never seem to quite match up to their daily fare. Take the American Movie Classics channel (AMC), for example. AMC is unparalleled when it comes to missing the whole "names-help-for-classification-purposes" premise of, well, names.

For starters, it's got the word "movie" in its name, yet, for some inexplicable reason, they now show shows too. And these shows have nothing to do with movies like, say, Inside the Actors Studio. That I could understand. Nope, they're actual shows with plots and stuff. Now, maybe these shows are great. I wouldn't f***ing know though, cuz I tune into AMC to watch motherf***ing movies, not shows. And speaking of tuning into watch movies...

AMC used to be a dependable repository for great films like and Giant and Chinatown, and older fare that actually depended on writing and acting rather than one-liners and dudes with demolitions expertise. Any time I wanted to flip the remote to some quality entertainment, I could consistently depend on AMC for a late night screening of the original Planet of the Apes or The Manchurian Candidate (note that both of these originals were drive-by victims of sub-par remakes...Why? Cuz they're classic films). These days, however, AMC's standard fare includes such "classics" as, ahem, Commando, Iron Eagle and Die Hard 2.

Now, understand, I have no problem with these movies or others like them. I like movies that require as little thought as possible as much as the next guy. Hell, my wife will tell you that if Roadhouse comes on, my a** is parked in front of the television for the long haul cuz there's nothing better than watching Dalton kick some a** all over the Double Deuce. I also understand that you can't show "classics" all the time, but the ratio of "classic" films to absolute f***ing dogs is way out of whack on something named American Movie Classics.

Death Wish 3! Really?! U.S. Marshals?! C'mon! Striking Distance! Good God, man, have you gone insane? If highlighting classic American movies is your channel's mission, then you should be avoiding garbage like Passenger 57 at all costs!

You're missing the point, AMC, it's not about the body count in Missing In Action 2, it's about getting your name right. You might try GCFAWAWTWSASOTMS: The Garbage Cinema for Americans Who Also Want to Watch Shows About Stuff Other Than Movies Sometimes Channel.

And, TLC, you're next cuz I ain't "learning" jack sh*t on your f***ing channel...

There's no excuse for...hard plastic packaging.

I get boxes. I get plastic zip-lock style bags for things like tortillas and cheese (the kind you can find in the cheese section anyway...). I get cans and glass bottles. I even get those crazy pouches they decided to start putting tuna in. But you know what I don't get? I don't get this hard plastic sh*t:

I mean, really, what the f***? Not only do I feel like a bear trying to claw my way into an oyster or something whenever I come across this stuff, but doesn't it always seem to be reserved for delicate items like like light bulbs and computer cords that, in an ideal world, you would want to be careful with when opening? I mean, if I'm shelling out $80 plus shipping for a new computer cord, the last thing I want to be using to get it out of the package it comes in is a f***ing buck knife. The sh*t doesn't tear, it doesn't bend, and, whoever came up with it decided to solder the two halves together to make it nearly impossible to rip or separate at the seams! It's f***ing ridiculous!

Inventing crap like this must be how the parking lot design guy spends his free time. Luckily, I spend my free time filling up socks with AA batteries - that is, when I can get them out of the f***ing package - just for guys like that.

Hey a&@hole, it's a Chrysler, not a Ferrari.

You know who you are. You're that pompous prick who thinks his Crossfire is too precious an automobile to mingle with all the other regular "street" cars. You're that self-centered son-of-a-b*tch who thinks his Crossfire is too dope of a car to abide by regular parking etiquette. Indeed, you're the dipsh*t who goes out of his way to inconvenience everyone else by double-motherf***ing parking just to remind us all that you own that oh-so-valuable Crossfire. What I wouldn't do to see your Crossfire get caught in an actual crossfire like the one from the bank robbery scene in Heat. That would really have you pooping in those stupid whale-embroidered a**clown pants of yours.

So, Mr. Bag - as in Mr. Douche Bag - do us all a favor and leave your ego at home and park your car the same way the rest of us do: next to other cars. And if you can't bring yourself to do that, either trade that piece of sh*t in for a car that can take a hit from a shopping cart or a stray car door once in a while, or park it out in the far reaches of the lot and get some exercise. Your fat a** probably needs it anyway.

WTFIGOW the guy who designs parking lots?!

OK Mr. Parking Lot Design Guy, I have but one question: What the F***?! Your name wouldn't happen to be Marquis de Sade, would it? With your knack for taking a seemingly simple concept and turning it into a game of Russian Roulette, you'd be the motherf***ing MVP of that family.

I especially admire your designs that simultaneously incorporate multi-ton vehicles coming at you from all directions, people walking around everywhere that are usually obstructed from view thanks to your krafty parking space configurations, crazy overhanging height restictors and, last but not least, stop signs that are not visible at windshield level because they're painted on the asphalt and totally invisible thanks to the front end of my car.

Of course, those factors pale in comparison to the exhilarating "human-pinball-machine" sensation I get whenever I enter one of your creations. Like a frightened f***ing squirrel, I have to look around spasmodically in every direction to make sure I don't get slam tilted into another zip code by a kid, another car, a rogue parking block or a renegade shopping cart.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention that catacomb-like quality you invariably incorporate...I love the part where I think I've found a way out, only to come upon more spaces and a curb enclosed cul de sac, teasing me with a view of the exit just over that beautiful, grassy, wild-flower enshrined barrier! F***ing hell, man!

If I ever meet you, I'll be sure to communicate my appreciation for all you do with a sock full of lug nuts. Of course, being a de Sade, you'd probably like that...

This was a new one, even to me...

Well amigos, I never thought the Universe would grant me such entertainment, but it did. Forget all the stories you've heard about idiot convenience store robbers who leave their wallets behind. Forget about people who hang-glide. Personally, I can even forget about the 5 truly bewildering months I had former Dallas Cowboys' Quarterback Quincy "Good With Football, Bad With Everything Else" Carter as a student in one on my classes back at UGA. Nope, none of that compares to the dude I saw on my way home from the tennis courts the other night. He is a dude that will forever rest in my mind as the dumbest motherf***er I have ever seen.

As I approached the red light at the intersection of Clairmont and Scott Blvd, I moved into the right lane so as not to end up behind the El Camino that was idling in the left lane. I had my windows down and as I got closer, I noticed that I could hear Julio Iglesias blaring from said El Camino. Now, I know Julio Iglesais. I mean, I don't know Julio personally, but I used to travel around with Erik Estrada (that Erik Estrada) and he spent a lot of time raping my car stereo with Julio, Ruben Blades, Selena, etc, so I'm not just saying this for effect. It was Julio. And it was f***ing loud. In fact, once I got directly beside the Camino, I could have sworn Julio was riding bitch with me. I was about to freak at this dude in true Gripe Guy style for playing that sh*t so f***ing loud, when, what to my wondering eyes appeared, but a giant f***ing a**hole sitting there in his driver's seat oblivious to everything - EVEN JULIO - because he had a set of headphones on that were plugged into an i-Pod mounted on his dash. And I don't mean ear buds. I mean the kind those guys at the airport wear to protect their ears. Can you say sock full of burro dung? I sure as f*** can.

Now look, I'm not going to go the cheap laughs route here...sure, it was an El Camino and sure, he was playing Julio and all, but that ain't what this is about. It's about how I tried everything to get his attention. Blaring my horn. Yelling. Flashing my lights. Whatever, nothing worked. So, naturally...I turned right and got the f*** away from that crazy guy as fast as possible. The Gripe Guy ain't eatin' it to the tune of Julio Iglesias, I don't care how many chicks he's gotten into the sack with that velvety voice of his.

Headphones and a maxed car stereo? Damn!

I find your lack of a thank-you gesture disturbing.

If it's happened once, it's happened a million times: you'll be cruising down the road and encounter a person that needs to get out of a parking lot onto a congested street and being the nice, courteous person you are you'll help them out by allowing them the opening they need only to be rewarded with...nothing! Nada! Bupkis! There's no friendly thank you wave. There's no Maverick-like thumbs up. No polite look in return. Just, apparently, an assumption on behalf of the inconsiderate prick you just helped out that it was your obligation to let them in front of you.

Why these people don't have enough common courtesy (or spare energy) to simply raise their hand to acknowledge your helping gesture puzzles me like Rubik's Cube. Seriously, is it really that much trouble to wave your hand? The last time I waved my hand to someone who extended me some help on the road it took, uhm, one second and - really guys - it didn't tire me out at all. In fact, it made me feel good.

But, I guess I've forgotten in all my warm fuzzies and naivete that the rules are different for pricks of this order. They just sit there in front of you, waiting for the awkward moment to pass, peering at you through their rear-view mirrors with an expression that says "if you gave me enough time, I would have put sugar in your gas tank too you gullible f***." Damn! Could you be a bigger prick?!

People like this make me wish I carried a sledgehammer in my car just for special occasions.

I want to shove your vanity tag up your a**.

Vanity tags. Vanity plates. In Georgia, they're even called, ahem, "prestige plates" (what a f***ing joke!). Whatever, you know what I'm talking about. Personally, I prefer to call them a**hole banners. You know why? Cuz I've never encountered someone that had one that wasn't - you guessed it - a giant a**hole. There isn't a sock big enough on the face of the Earth, nor enough nails to fill it with, to knock some sense into these douche bags.

Of course, given the a**hole factor, the little annoying messages conveyed on a**hole banners have zero merit (with the exception of letting everyone on the road know their owner's an a**hole). Nope, instead of something that might be worthwhile for the rest of us to see (e.g., HELLO) we're instead exposed to the sort of self-centered comment you'd expect from a total a**hole like: LVRBOY, IMHOT or SUPRFRK.

My personal favorites are the plates that incorporate the make of the car such as MYBWM or LNDROVR. The dipsh*ts possessing these plates are actually paying extra money to tell you something you could deduce by just looking at their f***ing car. What in the hell is wrong with these people?! Oh what it must be like to exist in their world of self-importance and excitement!

You know what would take actual balls? Taking the $100 per year you waste telling people the obvious (i.e., that you're an a**hole) and instead donating it to something like the American Cancer Society. That would help transfer some of your obvious self-worth to those struggling desperately to deal with real issues that are a bit more important than figuring out how to squeeze the lofty impressions you have of yourself (or your car) into 7 characters or less.

I wish I had a battering ram...for RVs.

You will find nothing more annoying on American roads that those moving roadblocks otherwise known as Recreational Vehicles. They're the Shaquille O'Neals of the motor vehicle world; they're super-expensive, resource guzzling lane obstructions. The only difference is Shaq, at least when he's not taking shots from the foul line, gives off the impression that he knows what he's doing. Not RV drivers. F*** no! Most of these dipsh*ts went to the Ray Charles Driving School where they specialized in: driving below the speed limit, riding the left lane and creating the general impression that they have absolutely no motherf***ing clue where they're going through a series of uncontrolled weaves, unexpected braking and a failure to signal.

And, if all that sh*t combined isn't a big enough pain in the a**, one need only look at the names these things are given to take frustration to a whole new level. They're always pretentious-as-f*** names that "stand" for something tough, resilient and expeditionary like "Adventurer" or "Sunova." Hey, RV owner, how 'bout "Sh*twagon" or, perhaps, "Roadturd?" Those are way more descriptive of the actual product.

Personally, I can't think of anything that emotes qualities like toughness and resiliency less than an RV, but then again, I'm not a retiree whose sole purpose in life is to f*** every other driver on the road.

Anyone out there know how to affix a battering ram to the front of a Honda?

Leave your dog in your car, get your balls deep fried.

Let me ask all of you dimwitted dog owners a question: Why in God's name do you do it? I mean, would you want spend extended lengths of time inside a super-heated green house (say, in the middle of August) not much larger than a coffin (note the irony) with a window cracked barely enough to pass a piece of paper through? My guess is a resounding NO. And that's minus all the hair you'd have covering your body. So why the f*** do I see so many of your dogs stuck in cars desperately panting for air and water whenever I walk though my neighborhood shopping center parking lot during those blazing days of summer?!

The answer is simple: You're all a**holes and, apparently, you're all too f***ing stupid to figure out that if the grocery store doesn't want Fido wandering around with you while you shop, the smart thing to do is to leave him home instead of subjecting him to a daily dose of microwave-oven testing. You know what would be great? Waiting at your car with a motherf***ing flamethrower so I could show you a thing or two about heat. I bet a little touch up like that would go a long way toward you getting the message. That and maybe a sock full of Ol'Roy to the nuts. Damn, I hate stupid people!

Unless your name is Dick Cheney, you have no business torturing animals, especially those we consider "best friends."

You suck and so does your kid.

Sleeping on planes is tough enough with all the variables impeding any actual sleep: tight seating, that nasty recylced air, no more blankets to use as pillows, the knowledge that, at any second, you could f***ing die...Nothing, however, will prevent you from getting shut-eye on a plane more than some annoying-as-sh*t toddler that's sitting anywhere within 5 rows!

They might make a ton of noise. They might stink. They might throw tantrums. Or, in the case of the last flight I was on, they might kick on the back of your seat like it's a motherf***ing trampoline. Every 5 seconds, BOOM! And what was mom doing the whole time? Other than having her thumb up her a**, she retained complete oblivion while talking to grandma and reading her Oprah magazine. Oh, occasionally, I'd move and glance back after which "Junior" would get a warning about kicking my seat that was straight outta the UN Resolution Playbook, but, she never dropped the hammer. They never drop the hammer. The gymnastics training would start all over again as soon as she buried her nose back in her magazine.

Attention parents and toddlers the world over, The Gripe Guy is going preemptive. That's right, b****ez, it's Bush Doctrine all the way. I'm gonna take a sock of chicken beaks and just start knocking you both the f*** out before we take off. That way, we can all rest easy.