First thoughts...

In all honesty, I'll probably forget all about this in time, but for now, I thought I'd kick things off with a few of my random thoughts...

Firstly... why do they call Donkey Kong... well... Donkey Kong?? Now I'm no anthropological expert (or monkey expert, which is probably more appropriate, since we're not talking about humans. I just wanted to start off by using big words to impress you. All 2 of you), but he seems more of a monkey sort of creature, rather than a donkey... I mean, he doesn't exactly have a "long face", and I'm pretty sure he has opposable thumbs, as opposed to hoofs... So why not call him "Monkey Kong"? For something that has become so much a part of our day to day life (for those of us that commonly refer to the saying "it's on like Donkey Kong" ... ok, yeah, so there aren't many of us) I feel we have somewhat overlooked the origin of the tale. Was the true meaning somewhat lost in translation? Or was there seriously just a lapse in judgement when it was named?

Either way, I don't think it will really affect us when we want to carve up the Mario Kart course with a big hairy dude who can run over measly little opponents (unless you're using Baby Mario with the Bullet Bike. Then it is ON like Donkey Kong!) But it's worth thinking about... Ok, yeah, it isn't...

Now on to more important matters... the flavour of our beloved savoury snacks.

I realise I'm not really a connoisseur of the crisp variety (or of anything really), but can somebody please explain to me the reasoning behind the flavourings for our delectable treats? I think my main concern lies therein with the name "Barbecue" ... Now, clearly, I myself have never tasted a barbecue, but I assume it would taste something like a combination of steel, charcoal and old grease... Probably not the tastiest of things, I would imagine. But if that is the case, then why do these companies insist on calling their product such a name?

Admittedly, I have brought up this argument before, and the only tangible answer that can somewhat carry SOME legitimacy to it has been that the flavour is based on what is cooked ON the barbecue, not the barbecue itself. Mmmmmkay, I can see how you might come to that conclusion... my follow up question; what exactly have you EVER cooked on a barbecue that tastes even remotely like that of this chip? ... it is here that I generally draw that silence that is one pondering their own thoughts, and henceforth doubting their own argument.

Other flavours that I also argue against include Chicken and Original. Now I can't say I've tasted any (cooked) chicken, or stock, even egg, or any other chicken-related product that tastes remotely like that of the chicken flavouring smothered on these chips. And as far as Original goes... this is the most common, and clearly the most vague. "Original ..." what? I believe each of these products that claims the title "Original" is basically saying "well, this is the foundation for each of our other products... it's kinda got some salt on it... ummm, yeahhhhh". That, to me, is what these products are saying to us as consumers.

Please, don't get me wrong, I'm not all about carrying on and complaining about products (although believe me, I am the kind of guy who sits there and rips adverts to shreds, and picks out totally unrealistic parts of movies and complains loudly... sorry about that), because I have many different dimensions; which, if I keep going with this, you'll see eventually.

A wise man once told me (and many other people), that us, as a society, should not simply "accept" things as they are, but to question everything. At the time, I was like "yeah, that sounds cool", but I have recently realised just how much I have done this since this advice was passed down to me. And it's not neccesarily a bad thing... I don't think so, anyway. Why shouldn't we question the way our world works, and all the tiny parts that make it up? How else is it going to improve? If it weren't for people constantly challenging the way things are right now, we wouldn't be sitting in our comfy arm chairs, cooling off under the air conditioner in the raging heat, networking socially, listening to our iPods, and, most importantly, I wouldn't be able to express my wild meanderings, and you wouldn't be reading them right now.

In all honesty, I really don't expect anybody, at all, to have read this in it's entirety... or at all... Realistically, I think I'm just the kind of person who feels he needs to express himself, otherwise I'll explode with all these random thoughts just whizzing in and out of my head. (and according to most of my "friends", there's a lot of room up there). So, if you have made it this far, thank you :) You can spread the word if you like... I'm sure I'll have plenty of witty people coming up with arguments against my opinions, which is fine. You know why? Because it means you aren't accepting my thoughts, you're challenging them, which is the point of all this anyway :)

Until next time kiddos; take care, and Live. Laugh. Love.