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Ok all, I am off to class. Talk to y'all in the a.m.
YIKES!! I just called an airport service that I've used many times over the last few years...my driver "Dan" (not his real name) answers and is disoriented, can't remember my names, etc. He remembers and then starts rambling on about his personal life, divorce, wife cheating on him, daughter cut herself, hospital, parties, cops. TMI to the ultimate degree...to the point I thought he was talking to someone else and forgot I was on the phone!
Then abruptly tells me he has to take an important call and will call me back.... Do I answer when he calls back?? I don't think I want to ride with him to the airport, but he's always been reliable and the least expensive service to use....
HELP
I would say that with him being the cheeapest, you are getting what you are paying for...Guy sounds like he is having a supremely rough patch, but is likely not who you want behind the wheel right now. I would vote for a taxi, bus, limo, water buffalo, golf cart, unicycle, or pogo stick.
Thanks, you are the smartest man in the room! I agree, I think I will not answer his call and find something else or drive myself... He just sounds like he's in a really bad place right now...
He always did talk too much, but mostly about his drama with his sons football coach...booooring (to me anyway).
well said, T. I second the notion. Take another mode of transport!
Idk , I'd stay with him ... He's not your servant or is he ? Ask him if things are better & let it go at that :-)
You guys are right , after I read the whole thing !!!' all I get is a black square for Hammertimes videos :( maybe after I get my new phone I can check out all his stuff . It won't help me to read everything before I post ... Lol
I was wondering where you were going with "he isn't your servant or is he" comment!? LOL That's more AleeD's specialty. I'm the way to nice (or good) one. 0:)
Speaking of office tricks, here's a good one I pull a lot:
When someone walks away from their computer without locking it, I like to go over and press CTRL+ALT+[one of the arrow keys] and change the screen lay out. (try it on yourself to see what I mean, use each arrow once to see what each does). Then when they get back I like to watch them get all confused/panicked about it. Right before they call IT for help I 'fess up and show them how to change it back.
One year on April Fool's, I switched the right/left buttons orientation on a colleague's mouse. Harmless, but funny.
HA! Forgot about that one.
I also used to work with a marketing lady who was none too bright. I once had her convinced that if you fed a page into a fax machine bottom first, as opposed to top first, that the recipient would never be able to read it. This same person was also VERY gullible...At the time, the "Chicken Soup For The Soul" books were just getting big, and we had her convinced that there was a volume called "Chicken Soup For The Prosi!tute's Soul", which was a collection of uplifting stories aimed at women of the evening.
Ah, good memories!
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My GF told her old manager that asian women had sideways hoo-hoo's and he believed her...talk about gullible :)
As for office pranks, http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/electronic/ae83/?srp=1
Well, on the bright side, at least you know that your gf's old boss was not a major womanizer...Sounds like he was not any kind of a womanizer...
Even better: http://awkwardfamilypetphotos.com/
priceless!
Whats going on Crew, I've been in useless meeting all morning?
Rich just hit the road 'cuz he needs a spa nking
Truth's recovering from getting detention his first day back to school.
QOE admitted to rockin' curlers & a hairnet
Jdizz kinda Rick Rolled me
JainaJade got great knews about her knee, but is in a holding pattern RE: RA
Jerv unknowingly dumped his program
"Knews about her Knee"...
*Like*
ditto!
HAAA! Love the pseudo-Rick Roll. I sported the ole mullet back in the 80's with pride. Went along with my huge plastic cheek-seeker glasses.
Your random afternoon humor:
http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/
Haha! I love the one of the little kid caught in mid flight off the steps.
Then that was a pic of YOU? I pictured you as being blond.
Pretty much brown haired, but now a days becoming more salt and peppered with grey in my distiguished years.
and we've adopted our virtual race horse Zoom Dweebie.
From the Ghost of Steve Jobs [;-) I started to hit alt f4 when "Welcome to the internet" first said it to "hatchetjack." But I learn from experience and decided to look it up first. Glad I did.
I got dumped out of our 3D cad program when I hit ctrl and used the mouse wheel to scroll down a list. Program epic fail! HA!
I'm a fraidy cat and looked it up first too...LOL
LOL! Right Epic Fail! Reminds of the time Jdizz Rick Rolled me. It was probably him in disguise anyway.
What are you guys talking about?
hachetjack
Most of the southern food I had was fresh homegrown veggies and lean game meat like deer and fish. And it was not deepfried. Even the fried food here is better than the fried food in the north. Ill take fried chicken over fish and chips anyday.
January 18, 2012 at 12:39 pm | Reply
Ghost of Steve Jobs
Holy bat cra p, Batman. Have you hit alt+f4 yet? Hurry!
January 18, 2012 at 12:51 pm | Reply
Jerv
L M A O! I did, too funny!
January 18, 2012 at 12:57 pm |
Wha?
You are in the minority, pal. Try doing a google image search for "southern food" and see what turns up.
As for your snobbery about other parts of the country and what you think they eat, no one cares.
January 18, 2012 at 1:27 pm | Reply
Oh. Yeah that's an old trick
OK my Friends,Big Blue is ready to go so Alert The Mounties.....Texas,here we come. Stay safe everyone,Truth,hit them books and make us Proud. Adios....
Drive safely Bro, and be careful out among dem English. (Witness)
Alright, give em hell and run those bastar ds at the weigh stations!
Max out at 80,000lbs.
Or can you haul at 97,000?
Who do you think I am???–Paula Deen-Ha!!! WD is gonna have to work overtime tonite to get me around some scales...82,430lbs. Sigh..I'm glad I'm incognito.:)) Take care everyone.
too cool......can you tell us what kind of freight?
(I used to have a Calif Class B license and tried to get a Class A but i could not memorize all the varying axle weights and hitch lengths and stuff like that.)
Happy Trails Bro!
" But face it. You're a neo maxi zoom dweebie, what would you be doing if you weren't out making yourself a better citizen?"
Noun. The ultimate modern nerd.
(I learned a new "word" today.)
I think that's a good name for a Thoroughbred race horse: "Zoom Dweebie."
Hahaha! But can you name the movie?
Put a $100.00 on Needs A Sp@nkin'....You can thank me later.
"Nerds Day Out" directed by Mel Brooks and starring Jim Carry in his Ace Ventura persona. The horse will be a blue eyed red and white pinto.......
"Look at him – he's a bum. You want to see something funny? You go visit John Bender in five years. You'll see how go dda mned funny he is."
Ding ding ding! Winner!
"I think your old man and my old man need to get together and go bowling."
John Bender: "Yeah, I have a question. Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardobe?"
To this day, the Barry Manilow crack still makes me laugh!
Breakfast Club
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W–Zymygeoo
Hello... I'm actually here. I am getting over the brain-deadness that happens after a convention. I saw that stormtrooper cake and missed getting a piece by a few minutes.
Bummer, no cake. Did you dress up?
Yup... Steampunk for most of the weekend :)
You know, I tried to use the internets to look up what that is and everybody is blacking out today to protest the censorship bill.
Steampunk is a fusing between history (typically Victorian Era) and modern technologies but using old fashioned techniques. Is considered to a be a version of Sci-Fi but can have some fantasy aspects. For clothing you will see people in Victorian era garmets with metal pieces added on, such as aviator goggles, belts, personal aviation devices (metal wings, propellers, ...) Some of the garments will also look very Dr. Livingstone, but this is more of a sub branch of Steampunk that deals with the adventure lifestyle.
Examples:
Books: Clockwork Angel, 20k Leagues under the Sea, His Dark Materials, Infernal Devices (Cassandra Clare and W.K. Jeter)
Movies/TV: Wild Wild West, Steamboy (anime), some Dr. Who episodes
Cool, thanks for the info. It kind of reminds me of the Golden Compass movie. Deniro was hilarious in that.
Golden Compass is the first book in the His Dark Material series. Originally all three were going to be movies but the first one tanked so badly it didn't happen. The movie really missed the mark compared to the books, you should totally give them a go!
I'm currently engrossed in the Stargate Atlantis season one series, then plan to read the Jefferson Bible, which I had never heard of before, and will then give His Dark Material series a go.
I'd have posted on the Paula Deen thread but with over a thousand comments already, my two cents would have been drowned out by the clamor. (sigh)
I'm Type 2 as well and enjoy her style if not the food. A person DOES have to take responsibility for themselves.
I could not agree more. I normally like Anthony Bourdain, but I wish he would tone down the rhetoric. Deen does not walk around force feeding people, so I wish that entire thread would just lighten up. Eat what is right for you and let others do the same. I have a VERY hard time with anyone who pushed the food proselytizing thing.
If you REALLY want something to get emotional about, go check the food slavery thread.
I did....Yet another example of crass exploitation. Wish I could just read labels and skip the stuff, including chocolate, that comes from slavery. Or grinding, equally exploitative, UNDER payment of not really living wages.
And yet, if we didn't buy these things, the economic consequences would be even worse...
How DO you resolve a moral dilemma like this? Signing a petition seems so pusillanimous. So removed. So weak. SO easy for the perpetrators to utterly ignore.
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I did....Yet another example of crass exploitation. Wish I could just read labels and skip the stuff, including chocolate, that comes from slavery. Or grinding, equally exploitative, UNDER payment of not really living wages.
And yet, if we didn't buy these things, the economic consequences would be even worse...
How DO you resolve a moral dilemma like this? Signing a pet it ion seems so pu silla nimous. So removed. So weak. SO easy for the per petrators to utt erly ignore.
Amen to both of you. The posts about Deen are just down right ugly. The hand full of times I've seen her on TV I found her to be funny and she would say something along the lines of "now this isn't something that you eat every day or even every week."
It amazes me the ugliness of the comments there (where are the moderators over there?)...and that all of those people must have watched her show(s) or they could not relate what her cooking was about. She started out very poor with two small boys to raise alone, I can relate to that very much, and she made something for herself. I enjoy her show, but rarely make her recipes. I recently saw one show where the son was on making a bit healthier version of something with her, that I might try.
I almost posted a comment to the effect of learn about where she came from before passing judgment. Then I woke up and realized I'm not going to change anyone's mind about what she's done or how she got where she is today. H8r's gonna h8.
http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/haters-gonna-hate1.jpg?w=500&h=547
Oh.G od. Somebody pa ss me the bleach!! That may be worse than being Rick Rolled.
LOL. You can find some pretty good ones out there. Google images for "Haters gonna hate"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6laGvKtPZYQ
I'm pretty sure Brionna is in this kid's basement.
I think someone hacked Jerv's computer in his basement..Just sayin'. :))
LMAO! Good one, I have been exposed, figuratively and literally.
Morning! I wish my salon had pink capes instead of basic black. Pink is a much better color on me.
Nice Hat. :))
That's actually a hairnet to hold the rollers in place.
Does Eli Manning wear one of those?
Looks like the Paula Deen thread:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NsjY3ur9iw
Dayum, 1:37 dude thinks he is Spiderman! Haha!
I'd hit it.
Hahahaha,Now that brings back memories. :))
Good morning everyone.
I think I may be catching something... My throat feels dry and my nose is runny...bluh
It's AleeD's fault,she infected us all. How's the video game competition doing?
Ugh, can't stand being sick. I'd rather be at work than be sick.
Morning everybody !!! Nice picture Queen :-) @ Richard do you a Pesticide applicator license ? Mine expires 2012 :-( got mine in Wisconsin
Pesticides and The Queen in the same sentence..Hahaha,I Like the way you think.:)) No,in Texas you can pretty much Kill any Bugs without a license...The 24th is just around the Corner.
:-D Yeah !!! Lol Hope Everyone has a Great day !!! I think I'll go back to Walmart & check the clearance – Chicago Cutlery knives – Walnut hope nobody bought them ...
HA!! Hey,If you ever get down to Lebanon,MO there is a Chicago Cutlery Outlet right off the Interstate and next door to the Waffle House. I bought 2 sets there and a couple cutting boards also. Have Fun.
Omg !!! I wrote Walnut !!! LMAO !! And I got the knives & they are all jacked up :-( not happy !!! Lol
The knives are Walnut !!! Sorry , I don't know where my head is :-) lol
Good morning all, and yes Phoenix...That does hit close.
Class was good, but it will be demanding. Will keep me off the streets tho.
How is everyone doing today?
Morning Bro and Congrats.....Glad class went well.
Good morning Sensei.
))))))hugs to you, too(((((
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=od-Gn-TU5eY
I wonder if this guy is related to Jdizz?
Dude looks like Seth Rogan
"I can see your future and it sooo saucy." Have a saucy afternoon!
Morning Crew!
Good Morning Shirley–How are you this fine Morning?
Not to shaby at all. The office is quiet which I love and I am going on the road on Friday to a pretty kick @ss city. How goes it in Plant City, still waiting for the OJ to be loaded?
Yes Sir,Worker Ants these guys Ain't. BTW–Willie Mae's has a website and from the sounds of it is located in a tuff part of town. Git there early and order some to go also, so you can eat the BEST Fried Chicken while watching Football.
Plan to hit Willie Mae's for certain! Got a couple of other favorites to hit too. Jonny's Po-Boys is one of my fav's.
Should be a good time. Last time I was there our entire group got rip roaring smashed (imagine that on Bourbon Street) and someone dropped their chilli-dog on the craps table at Harrah's casino at 3:00 am. The group quickly split up from there and it was every man for themselves at that point.
Ohhhhh Yea, I remember missing the last step on the cable car and falling flat on my face in a grassy area ( thank God) after a nite of debauchery on Bourbon St. and a few too many Hurricanes. A Fine City, I must Concur. :))
Good morning from the cold but sunny DMV. Lots of things on the agenda for today, we shall see how it goes!
Morning JJ....Did you ever get final results from the Doc? You don't have to share due to HIPA rules if you don't want to.
MRI results yesterday, so the good news is that they are 100% positive it's not a cancer recurrence. I am going to a Rheumatologist (sp?) on Monday and will hopefully have an answer then on what is going on. Right now they are still thinking RA but we shall see!
Congratulations on it not being cancer. That's good news.
Now that Good News makes my Day. If you get a chance,you might contact JBJ as she has been poked and prodded and goes through a similar therapy session I think.
JJ GOOD news! (((HUGS!)))
Sorry you are still waiting on some word...may I ask what symptoms in general? And what did they see on the MRI?
I've had lots of MRI's that last few months...brain, cervical spine, thoracic spine, and repeat on thoracic...
RH has my email if you want to chat offline.
Oh and congrats on dodging the big "C"! I know that was my biggest concern and I was clear too! :)
This just in. "Paris Hilton has another album on the way, and it'll involve Afrojack." That is all.
Is that a new Breakfast cereal for the Kidz in tha Hood?
Good Morning Everyone. Thanks for the drinks AleeD,and can you explain to me W T H is the Queen wearing on her head in the above picture? Maybe it's a New style hat for the Kentucky Derby? Morning Phoenix,How's the Furries? Hey Jer,my Lil" Buddy,You aint gonna believe this shite--check out Kat's late night post on yesterdays Klatsch....I can't even count that high !!. Class will start shortly AleeD as Truth is dragging a little this morning.:))
Yay–moderated first post this morning..I haven't lost my touch. It should post shortly. Morning All.
Furries are good, they are both sleeping through these calls :-). What's new with you?
Waiting in Plant City,FL to load liquid gold this morning. WD is on guard duty. I heard that Eli has chosen Pink and Blue as his unnerwears choice for the Big Game. :))
Me thinks you spend too much time thinking about Eli's unnerwears :-)
Holy azz clap Batman! You are famous! You get the Coffee Klatsch internets Empty Beer Bottle Award for most diligent poster. Good job my friend!
Thank You,Thank YOU..I don't even have a speech prepared. This should prove to Queenie that I DID Win the Last 5@5 contest.:))
I'm not sure if it is a good or bad thing that you and I didn't make the list. And who is "Depends?"
Isn't that the Crown Jewels she's wearing? I'm here 'til 4. I have patience to wait for class to start whenever Sensei gets in and downs a cup or 2 of coffee.
Congrats on smokin' all of us on the posting stats. Who knew we had such goals to achieve. :D
I concur,and am extremely HAPPY that the Brother Combo of RH and Truth are at the top of the heap.
You didn't doubt it, did you?
Hell,I didn't even know there was a contest,tho I do believe that Jdizz would have given us a run for the money.:))
Morning everyone. Is that Lindsy Lohan in that photo? Thanks for the drinks, AleeD. Gonna be another cold, busy day in VA.
Goood Morning and Happy Wednesday everybody! Coffee tea & hot chocolate with tiny marshmallows are all ready.
Can't wait to hear how Truth's first nite of school went! Did you bring an apple (fritter) for the teacher?
Per Rich's suggestion, I'm here bright 'n' early for the Patience Counsel class ....
... *tapping foot* ... whattimedoesitstart? Arewethereyet?
Morning, beat you all here this morning due to a 7:00 am conference call. The photo hits me hard, Truth will understand.
Good Morning Madame Phoenix. Was it a short conference call or are you multi-tasking?
))))hugs(((( Some photos mean more to folks than others.
Thanks for the hugs, appreciate it. Save some for Truth, too, please. I'm multi-tasking, mostly listening to the call. I've got another one at 8. Wednesdays are not my favorite day of the week.