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Seriously has anyone actually thought about how stupid mowing your grass is???? I mean I was mowing my grass today and im thinking whos idea was it anyone to just be like hmmm I think im going to cut every blade of grass on my lawn today that sounds like fun. And then it becomes a standard for housing????? I dont get it.

duh it was jesus stupid

read your bible dummy it's in the mi

Seriously has anyone actually thought about how stupid mowing your grass is???? I mean I was mowing my grass today and im thinking whos idea was it anyone to just be like hmmm I think im going to cut every blade of grass on my lawn today that sounds like fun. And then it becomes a standard for housing????? I dont get it.

"A lawn is a home-owners statement that you make to the rest of the world" -Peggy Hill (King of The Hill)

If I could I would buy one of those huge remote control trucks, one of the home printer sized ones, then have it haul around one of those old school grasscutters.

Because a mowed lawn looks good.

Just another sign of the pretentiousness, materialism, and obsession with appearance humanity is descending into.

*goes back to smoking a cigarette while looking out mournfully on city from 98th floor balcony*

Because a mowed lawn looks good.

Just another sign of the pretentiousness, materialism, and obsession with appearance humanity is descending into.

*goes back to smoking a cigarette while looking out mournfully on city from 98th floor balcony*

Actually it would appear that humanity is slipping further away from appearence. You can tell by people wearing t-shirts instead of suits. Look back in the 30's even bums had suits. You can also tell by 7/10 Americans are overweight. The last thing one wants to see is an obese guy walking around with a slobby undershirt with his armpit sweatmarks and asscrack showing. Give me a break.

And those obese, sweaty, old guys, have lawns that you could eat off of. Funny where priorities lie.

Actually it would appear that humanity is slipping further away from appearence. You can tell by people wearing t-shirts instead of suits. Look back in the 30's even bums had suits. You can also tell by 7/10 Americans are overweight. The last thing one wants to see is an obese guy walking around with a slobby undershirt with his armpit sweatmarks and asscrack showing. Give me a break.
At least everyone still has to wear a certain amount of clothing in public, thank Me.
Your quite welcome, Me.
*Attempts to shake own hand, but ends up hurt and confused*

Anyway, Czardas, I am on the 99th floor, and so I am looking down on you, and since you are looking down on humanity, I am also looking down on myself, through you! Few other people can create a bottomless pit and increasing cycle of self-loathing and misanthropy as quickly as I can.

And those obese, sweaty, old guys, have lawns that you could eat off of.
The only reply I have for this is: "Bah? Baaaaah?!"

And those obese, sweaty, old guys, have lawns that you could eat off of. Funny where priorities lie.

hahahahahahaha, my point is mowing your lawn if you think of it is probably the stupidest idea ever. I mean how bored could you be to think that up???

How did people cut there grass before lawn mowers?

hahahahahahaha, my point is mowing your lawn if you think of it is probably the stupidest idea ever. I mean how bored could you be to think that up???
While we're on it, who came up with the whole middle-finger thing?

Did he do a trial-and-error experiment before he came up with the middle-finger?

*whips off shirt and turns around*
"Suck my back man! Go ahead and suck on that!"

How did people cut there grass before lawn mowers?

Exaclty probably some rich moron super bored with a knife and he was super popular so everyone started doing it and now its standard.

hahahahahahaha, my point is mowing your lawn if you think of it is probably the stupidest idea ever. I mean how bored could you be to think that up???

when people started living in tight communities, tall grass looked terrible so they cut it

now they cut foreskins off of the babies

That stupidity you call lawn mowing made me alot of money as a kid. Fueled by arcade addiction. Later it started me off on taking girls to pizza and movies when the other "boys" couldnt even consider it. Changed my life I tell ya.

That stupidity you call lawn mowing made me alot of money as a kid. Fueled by arcade addiction. Later it started me off on taking girls to pizza and movies when the other "boys" couldnt even consider it. Changed my life I tell ya.

So it has one purpose.

Exaclty probably some rich moron super bored with a knife and he was super popular so everyone started doing it and now its standard.
No, I think that they used goats.

No, I think that they used goats.

Hmmm that would make sense. No wait I got it! ok so those people that have goats living on there roofs saw that the goats ate all the grass down on the roofs and they where like hey im all artsy why not let my goats do that to my whole lawn! That who started it those artsy bastards!

lets all go on a strike and burn our grass....





not that type of grass, the legal stuff, get your mind off of drugs.

lets all go on a strike and burn our grass....





not that type of grass, the legal stuff, get your mind off of drugs.

Hmmm we'll have to find something flamable that doesnt cost 3$ a gallon to burn our grass.

Actually, it was those farmers and their scythes, that they used to cut down wheat.

lets all go on a strike and burn our grass....





not that type of grass, the legal stuff, get your mind off of drugs.

sorry dad @_@

Actually, it was those farmers and their scythes, that they used to cut down wheat.

DOWN WITH FARMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE'LL EAT MEAT ONLY!

Because a mowed lawn looks good.

Just another sign of the pretentiousness, materialism, and obsession with appearance humanity is descending into.

*goes back to smoking a cigarette while looking out mournfully on city from 98th floor balcony*

Holy crap, you live on the 98th floor?? Shit, after 9/11, you couldn't make me VISIT the 98th floor, let alone work there, and even worse still LIVE there. No fecking way! I wanna be able to get out quick and easy!

I went thru 2/26/1993 at the WTC and that was bad enough, thank you!

Nope...I'd never live on the 98th floor! You got more guts than I do!

Seriously has anyone actually thought about how stupid mowing your grass is???? I mean I was mowing my grass today and im thinking whos idea was it anyone to just be like hmmm I think im going to cut every blade of grass on my lawn today that sounds like fun. And then it becomes a standard for housing????? I dont get it.

It's hygiene for your lawn. Could you imagine what would be living in your yard if you did not mow it (insects, animals and bums)? Where would you have barbeques and where would the children play?

It's hygiene for your lawn. Could you imagine what would be living in your yard if you did not mow it (insects, animals and bums)? Where would you have barbeques and where would the children play?

1. Yes

2. Mexico

It's hygiene for your lawn. Could you imagine what would be living in your yard if you did not mow it (insects, animals and bums)? Where would you have barbeques and where would the children play?

Lawns dont need hygiene its grass! and that how old time settlers did it, and the bugs can be eaten instead of supporting evil farms, and children can learn to live off the grass and grow up straight and proper.

DOWN WITH FARMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE'LL EAT MEAT ONLY!

Ummm...where did you think a lot of our meat COMES FROM??

Ummm...where did you think a lot of our meat COMES FROM??

Cows.....just have everyone raise a couple cows on there overgrown grass!

While we're on it, who came up with the whole middle-finger thing?

Did he do a trial-and-error experiment before he came up with the middle-finger?

*whips off shirt and turns around*
"Suck my back man! Go ahead and suck on that!"

Stole'd from Dane Cook.

If you're gonna use his jokes, cite him, man.

BTW, his new CD, retaliation, kicks ass. Buy it. Now. Seriously. Why the fuck are you still reading this?

It's hygiene for your lawn. Could you imagine what would be living in your yard if you did not mow it (insects, animals and bums)?
What else would I have in my yard? Anyway, if the grass is high enough then you can't see the bums . . .
UNTIL THEY LEAP OUT AND STRIKE! That is.
Where would you have barbeques and where would the children play?
My children would play in the street, and I hold barbeques on my roof, so I got me covered.

Cows.....just have everyone raise a couple cows on there overgrown grass!

Yeah? You wanna clean up the cow pies?

Seriously has anyone actually thought about how stupid mowing your grass is???? I mean I was mowing my grass today and im thinking whos idea was it anyone to just be like hmmm I think im going to cut every blade of grass on my lawn today that sounds like fun. And then it becomes a standard for housing????? I dont get it.
Move to New Mexico. Then you can rake the sand in your yard.

Yeah? You wanna clean up the cow pies?

Cow pies = fertilizer and more grass for the cows to eat resulting in more cow pies...

When I have my own house, I'm going to buy packets of wildflowers and throw them on my yard and just let it go. Occasionally, I'll weed-whack a path through it. It will be a nice little meadow. :D

you know when I lived in AZ I knew a couple that had paid to have a 10 foot by 10 foot square of grass in thier back yard, they had irrigation put in and everything. dumbest thing I think I ever saw.

I said "you know where I am from people would pay to get rid of the grass in thier yards", I soo wish I could get away with a gravel yard here like I did there it was soo nice

moment of seriousness* cows, goats, sheep, and maybe some of your relatives, when they eat grass they pull the roots out too, thus destroying and getting rid of the gras, not cutting it.*end moment

im thinking about replacing my grass with a moat. that will show my neighbors

What else would I have in my yard? Anyway, if the grass is high enough then you can't see the bums . . .
UNTIL THEY LEAP OUT AND STRIKE! That is.

Hobos roll twenties.

Actually, having a lawn was originally a sign of wealth. The bigger the lawn, the more lackeys you had who could take care of it. With the industrial revelution and the invention of the lawn mower, it was possible for everybody to take care of thier lawns, and so to look wealthy, everybody got one.
So, in a sense, it is the lawnmower's fault for me having to mow the lawn every weekend.

Haven't read all of the posts so don't know if the original question was answered. Originally mowing was to protect against fire. cutting the grass removed fuel so if the surrounding fields caught on fire it could be stopped before it reached the buildings.

Mowing the lawn dates back to the time of "Keeping up with the Joneses". a more efficient way is to drag the joneses down to your level, its cheaper.