masters of the obvious

People often feel the need to state the obvious, or say stupid things. I too have been guilty of making the occasional, stupid, obvious comment. It's part of what makes me human. But I must say there are two comments that have always irked me more than others.

1. "It's always the last place you look!" - No kidding...really? Because I was under the impression that you generally find things in the 5th to last place you look and simply keep looking 4 more places for the fun of it. Of course you find things in the last place you look. I mean, sometimes it's also the first place you look. It might be 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on. But every time, unless you have time to waste, it's the last place you look. Stop using this phrase people. It's stupid!
2. "The gas always runs out when I'm in the middle of using the grill!" - That's so weird. I mean, what a strange coincidence. Chalk that one up to Murphy's Law. No, wait, that's right, the gas runs out every time you're in the middle of cooking because that's when you're using the gas! If you're not using the gas, how is it supposed to run out? Unless you have a leak, which is not commonly the case, the gas will run out when you are using it. Seriously people.

There are millions of other examples of stupid things people say. Bill Engvall is famous for his "Here's Your Sign" bit that he does, talking about dumb things people say. You can check out a clip of it on YouTube by clicking here.

Unfortunately though, I think I'm going to be hearing those phrases for a long time to come.