Random thing you loathe right now.

oilypenguin wrote:
i38warhawk wrote:

Running out of beer and being snowed in.

Guess it's time to switch to whiskey scotch.

You know, all you had to do was cross out the "e" in whiskey and you'd mean the same thing.

Of course, you're wrong. It's bourbon all the way, baby.

ClockworkHouse wrote:

Who writes these rules& They seem completely arbitrary'

In the eternal war between descriptive and prescriptive grammarians, I suspect the descriptivists are more likely to appreciate your joke.

Sinkwater wrote:

People that over use ellipses in text messages/emails. I can't count the number of times a normal email from someone can seem to have a passive-aggressive or defensive tone just by the use of "........" instead of a "," or a single "." Recent example: a coworker sent out an email that an ex-coworker told her to tell everyone she said "Hi." So I replied to the email saying, "Tell her I said hi, too!" To which she responded "Ok....."

...

WTF?! What do these ellipses imply? Do you think I should tell her Hi myself? Did you think I was not being sincere? God, people don't put enough thought into how their text can be translated.

I am totally in the same boat. It drives me crazy.

I had a warehouse manager that I had to ball out once due to poor customer service (mainly email), which led to me talking to the regional sales rep to smooth things out.

I don't think she knew how to respond when I told her "and by the way, tell John to learn how to use a f*cking ellipses!"

Snow. Just, snow.

cube wrote:

Snow. Just, snow.

Don't forget the wind.

oilypenguin wrote:
i38warhawk wrote:

Running out of beer and being snowed in.

Guess it's time to switch to whiskey scotch.

I've got icecubes to put in my whiskey and I'm not afraid to use them, smartass!

16-year-olds (well, anyone really, but I'm thinking of someone specific) at stoplights who look at their iPhones instead of watching the traffic in front of them, and who, when they become peripherally aware that the cars somewhere in front of them are starting to move, simply step on the gas without making the effort of actually looking up from their damn phone so that they don't notice that the car directly in front of them is still at a complete stop and thus rear-end said car.

dejanzie wrote:
oilypenguin wrote:
i38warhawk wrote:

Running out of beer and being snowed in.

Guess it's time to switch to whiskey scotch.

I've got icecubes to put in my whiskey and I'm not afraid to use them, smartass!

Ice ?? Whiskey with an 'e' ??

Someone with a kilt has just rented the house opposite to you, I believe. Look out for red dots appearing on your torso, and keep your curtains shut.

davet010 wrote:

Someone with a kilt has just rented the house opposite to you, I believe. Look out for red dots appearing on your torso, and keep your curtains shut.

Red dots? This sort of affront demands to be resolved face-to-face with a claymore.

I was working on the principle that the sniper rifle would be slightly more low-key than the sword, and Dejanzie is in Belgium...where there are probably numerous EU regulations about the carrying of sharp implements, including the need for a full health and safety assessment and impact statements.

FeralMonkey wrote:

16-year-olds (well, anyone really, but I'm thinking of someone specific) at stoplights who look at their iPhones instead of watching the traffic in front of them, and who, when they become peripherally aware that the cars somewhere in front of them are starting to move, simply step on the gas without making the effort of actually looking up from their damn phone so that they don't notice that the car directly in front of them is still at a complete stop and thus rear-end said car.

Which car was yours? The one hit or the one driven by the 16 year old?

Norfair wrote:
FeralMonkey wrote:

16-year-olds (well, anyone really, but I'm thinking of someone specific) at stoplights who look at their iPhones instead of watching the traffic in front of them, and who, when they become peripherally aware that the cars somewhere in front of them are starting to move, simply step on the gas without making the effort of actually looking up from their damn phone so that they don't notice that the car directly in front of them is still at a complete stop and thus rear-end said car.

Which car was yours? The one hit or the one driven by the 16 year old?

I was the one rear-ended. Didn't do much damage but it's a really unpleasant shock. And it scared my 5 year old enough that he wouldn't stop crying for 30 minutes afterward. The other driver did seem genuinely sorry and ashamed at least (especially when the cop started yelling at him about kids, cell phones and driving).

Asshole users who act like entitled children when they have an issue and when I fix it super fast for them, literally don't even say thank you but just close the remote support session. We only have one guy in the company like this and everyone knows he's a douche but yeah, it still pisses me off to get treated that way.

Finally finished the last freeflow challenge on Arkham Asylum GOTY on the PC this afternoon. Just went to load it up to beat the Joker and it's saying I've got a corrupt save.

Things are about to be broken. sh*t just got real.

Parallax Abstraction wrote:

Asshole users who act like entitled children when they have an issue and when I fix it super fast for them, literally don't even say thank you but just close the remote support session. We only have one guy in the company like this and everyone knows he's a douche but yeah, it still pisses me off to get treated that way.

Ever try just calmly calling him out on it? I have had really positive results just stopping people in their tracks and saying "hey - I am just doing my job. Why the aggression? There is no need to be rude." It seems to shame some people into acting like decent human beings.

SallyNasty wrote:
Parallax Abstraction wrote:

Asshole users who act like entitled children when they have an issue and when I fix it super fast for them, literally don't even say thank you but just close the remote support session. We only have one guy in the company like this and everyone knows he's a douche but yeah, it still pisses me off to get treated that way.

Ever try just calmly calling him out on it? I have had really positive results just stopping people in their tracks and saying "hey - I am just doing my job. Why the aggression? There is no need to be rude." It seems to shame some people into acting like decent human beings.

Unfortunately, if the guy has a reputation for being a douchewaffle, he's probably going to see it as a personal attack and turn the douchenozzle up to 11.

Amoebic wrote:
SallyNasty wrote:
Parallax Abstraction wrote:

Asshole users who act like entitled children when they have an issue and when I fix it super fast for them, literally don't even say thank you but just close the remote support session. We only have one guy in the company like this and everyone knows he's a douche but yeah, it still pisses me off to get treated that way.

Ever try just calmly calling him out on it? I have had really positive results just stopping people in their tracks and saying "hey - I am just doing my job. Why the aggression? There is no need to be rude." It seems to shame some people into acting like decent human beings.

Unfortunately, if the guy has a reputation for being a douchewaffle, he's probably going to see it as a personal attack and turn the douchenozzle up to 11.

The imagery of a douchnozzle spouting douchewaffles can't be unthought.

Oh god, my lower eye lid has been lightly twitching for the past half hour or so and it's driving me CRAZY. BLARGHLEGLARGLELELALEGRAL!@!#R#$^@

bad hangnails. Currently 7 of my 10 fingers have band-aids on them.

My rather self-absorbed colleague's contribution to our lunch break discussion on the Egypt situation: a Female Doggofest on how fuel prices would rise again. The sarcasm in my "yeah, poor us" response didn't register.

dejanzie wrote:

My rather self-absorbed colleague's contribution to our lunch break discussion on the Egypt situation: a Female Doggofest on how fuel prices would rise again. The sarcasm in my "yeah, poor us" response didn't register.

If God wanted middle-eastern instability to mildly inconvenience westerners he wouldn't have invented Dictators.

Holla wrote:

bad hangnails. Currently 7 of my 10 fingers have band-aids on them.

I didn't realize I had bad hangnails until I was hand-juicing some limes last night. OW.

This thread, because whenever I start to put an ellipsis in a post, I think about the comments here and I delete it. ARRRGGGLEBARGLE

Asterith wrote:

This thread, because whenever I start to put an ellipsis in a post, I think about the comments here and I delete it. ARRRGGGLEBARGLE...

FTFY

SallyNasty wrote:
Parallax Abstraction wrote:

Asshole users who act like entitled children when they have an issue and when I fix it super fast for them, literally don't even say thank you but just close the remote support session. We only have one guy in the company like this and everyone knows he's a douche but yeah, it still pisses me off to get treated that way.

Ever try just calmly calling him out on it? I have had really positive results just stopping people in their tracks and saying "hey - I am just doing my job. Why the aggression? There is no need to be rude." It seems to shame some people into acting like decent human beings.

I brought it up with my boss as he doesn't tolerate disrespect from our users. He told me to ask him about this guy again today because he's apparently a legend in this company. Also, I think he's fairly high up. Apparently the guy is reasonably savvy so he rarely asks for our help. My boss just said when he does, make sure he goes to the bottom of any to-do list.

Not having any leads to help friends who have just found out that their contract with the government isn't being renewed at the end of march.

Yonder wrote:

If God wanted middle-eastern instability to mildly inconvenience westerners he wouldn't have invented Dictators.

Yoink!

Grr.. Fell on my ass and elbow getting in to work today; I made it through a zillion ice patches before one bit of black ice got me.. just as I was answering a phone call.

misplacedbravado wrote:
ClockworkHouse wrote:

Who writes these rules& They seem completely arbitrary'

In the eternal war between descriptive and prescriptive grammarians, I suspect the descriptivists are more likely to appreciate your joke.

What joke%

My son is 21 months old now but hasn't really started talking. We're taking him to the pediatrician to be evaluated for hearing issues and anything else that might be a problem. I realize that "talking by two" isn't a hard and fast rule for all children, but there's always that worry that something might be wrong. Parenting is all about worrying.