Trivial Things That Make You Surly

[Underdog 29,210]

13 hours ago, 52-80 said:

why yall toilets so backwards

 

 

You got city hands, been counting money all your life... 

[ROFL BOX 6,655]

Let's get the Liberty Bowl on this list.

I thought you were an Iowa State guy, not aggy.

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[Sam Lin 3,603]

14 hours ago, 52-80 said:

why yall toilets so backwards

 

 

I use those various places and I have no idea if the 2 buttons actually function differently. I've intentionally tried both in many places and see no difference in the flush. (Yes, that means I waste twice the water, but it's for science.)

[mininghorn88 2,338]

3 minutes ago, Sam Lin said:

I use those various places and I have no idea if the 2 buttons actually function differently. I've intentionally tried both in many places and see no difference in the flush. (Yes, that means I waste twice the water, but it's for science.)

These that are directly behind you in the middle of the tank or on the wall right behind you are a pain to give a courtesy flush while sitting.

[Sam Lin 3,603]

12 minutes ago, mininghorn88 said:

These that are directly behind you in the middle of the tank or on the wall right behind you are a pain to give a courtesy flush while sitting.

Not if you sit facing the wall.

[Al_4_ISU 12,648]

I thought you were an Iowa State guy, not aggy.

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I am an Iowa State guy...

[ROFL BOX 6,655]

Not if you shit facing the wall.

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[Al_4_ISU 12,648]

23 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Do you do drugs, Danny?

Every day.

[deadshank 24,654]

Jagoffs that approach an intersection with a red light and decide to cut into and then haul ass across an adjoining parking lot so they don't have to stop.

It is always nice when the light turns green and you get to drive by them when they get hung up by traffic and you get to drive by them while they're stuck in the lot trying to get back out on the main lanes.

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

The following terms:

Dog mom/dad. Fuck you and I hope you die in a car fire.

Girl dad. Fuck off, you are just a dad. I hate you. (Full disclosure, I have two daughters. They call me dad).

[markstanco 12,804]

People you hang out with reference themselves as girl dad?

Yea, that’s a you problem and who you choose to take company with.

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

People you hang out with reference themselves as girl dad?

Yea, that’s a you problem and who you choose to take company with.

Nope. No one I know personally. I have seen it mostly online. Here. Maybe Instagram. Maybe TV. But no, none of my friends or brothers have ever said that dumb shit.

[Guest]

Never have heard the term girl dad, but it sounds butchy.

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

Sounds more like it oughtta be yer a fucking girly dad....

It's mom, dad, boy, girl, sister, brother, grandma, and grandpa, mea maw, and pupaw gott dammit....  Your mea maw, and pupaw results may vary.

Edited July 3, 2021 by Onboard 2.0

[conVINCEd 21,477]

1 hour ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Sounds more like it oughtta be yer a fucking girly dad....

It's mom, dad, boy, girl, sister, brother, grandma, and grandpa, mea maw, and pupaw gott dammit....  Your mea maw, and pupaw results may vary.

Tell that to Michael Huff at your own risk.

Edited July 3, 2021 by conVINCEd

[mininghorn88 2,338]

38 minutes ago, conVINCEd said:

Tell that to Michael Huff at your own risk.

Sorry, but I would have to take the butt whipping for Team Surly from Huff because I still think the term is stupid.

 

Edited July 3, 2021 by mininghorn88

[conVINCEd 21,477]

2 minutes ago, mininghorn88 said:

Sorry, but I would have to take the butt whipping for Team Surly from Huff because I still think the term is stupid.

 

I completely agree.  I’m also not telling Huff that I think it’s stupid, so thank you for volunteering.

[elfenix 34,759]

"we are experiencing higher than normal call volume"

 

fuck you no you're not you're intentionally understaffing customer service because you want people to hang up.

[conVINCEd 21,477]

When your dog learns how to use the foot pedal to open the trashcan in the kitchen.

[Guest Lobo]

5 hours ago, elfenix said:

"we are experiencing higher than normal call volume"

 

fuck you no you're not you're intentionally understaffing customer service because you want people to hang up.

That's right along the lines of being told by the server at a restaurant who has totally forgotten about you, "Sorry about the wait, we just got so busy for lunch today."  

Yeah, that weird thing humans do where they eat in the middle of the day.  That caught you and your manager totally off guard, did it?  (full disclosure-I was never a waiter, but did bus boy and bar back work for many years).  Tell me staff called in sick or you have a private party, but don't tell me you didn't see the wave of hungry people leaving their workplaces to come to your establishment for midday sustenance like they have for centuries.  

Other waitstaff one is, "So have y'all dined with us before?"  Who gives a shit?  Are you gonna treat me differently based on my answer.  And invariably, it leads to, "Well then, let me tell you how it works here..."  Uh, lemme guess.  I read back words to you on the menu, you bring them to me, and I consume them?  Do I have it about right?  Oh wait, sharing plates/family style/tasting menu?  Yeah, got it.  You serve food here like I've been eating at home for almost a half century.  I'm sure I'll figure it out somehow.  Can you help me out with the flatware while you're here...we just don't have this kinda fancy tool stuff where I come from?  I know their managers make 'em say that shit, but I think if we start chipping away at the bullshit, we'll all dine/serve happier.  Once that bullshit facade is over with, everything's great...I ask open ended questions of my dining mates, don't talk much, order way too much alcohol, and pickup the check 95% of the time.  /rant

 

[WhatTheBuck 28,937]

10 hours ago, Lobo said:

That's right along the lines of being told by the server at a restaurant who has totally forgotten about you, "Sorry about the wait, we just got so busy for lunch today."  

Yeah, that weird thing humans do where they eat in the middle of the day.  That caught you and your manager totally off guard, did it?  (full disclosure-I was never a waiter, but did bus boy and bar back work for many years).  Tell me staff called in sick or you have a private party, but don't tell me you didn't see the wave of hungry people leaving their workplaces to come to your establishment for midday sustenance like they have for centuries.  

Other waitstaff one is, "So have y'all dined with us before?"  Who gives a shit?  Are you gonna treat me differently based on my answer.  And invariably, it leads to, "Well then, let me tell you how it works here..."  Uh, lemme guess.  I read back words to you on the menu, you bring them to me, and I consume them?  Do I have it about right?  Oh wait, sharing plates/family style/tasting menu?  Yeah, got it.  You serve food here like I've been eating at home for almost a half century.  I'm sure I'll figure it out somehow.  Can you help me out with the flatware while you're here...we just don't have this kinda fancy tool stuff where I come from?  I know their managers make 'em say that shit, but I think if we start chipping away at the bullshit, we'll all dine/serve happier.  Once that bullshit facade is over with, everything's great...I ask open ended questions of my dining mates, don't talk much, order way too much alcohol, and pickup the check 95% of the time.  /rant

 

You’ve never been to bd’s Mongolian Grill. 

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

14 hours ago, conVINCEd said:

When your dog learns how to use the foot pedal to open the trashcan in the kitchen.

What ?  Yer pissed because he figured it out before you ?

[Scheiss Meister 8,475]

16 hours ago, Lobo said:

That's right along the lines of being told by the server at a restaurant who has totally forgotten about you, "Sorry about the wait, we just got so busy for lunch today."  

Yeah, that weird thing humans do where they eat in the middle of the day.  That caught you and your manager totally off guard, did it?  (full disclosure-I was never a waiter, but did bus boy and bar back work for many years).  Tell me staff called in sick or you have a private party, but don't tell me you didn't see the wave of hungry people leaving their workplaces to come to your establishment for midday sustenance like they have for centuries.  

Other waitstaff one is, "So have y'all dined with us before?"  Who gives a shit?  Are you gonna treat me differently based on my answer.  And invariably, it leads to, "Well then, let me tell you how it works here..."  Uh, lemme guess.  I read back words to you on the menu, you bring them to me, and I consume them?  Do I have it about right?  Oh wait, sharing plates/family style/tasting menu?  Yeah, got it.  You serve food here like I've been eating at home for almost a half century.  I'm sure I'll figure it out somehow.  Can you help me out with the flatware while you're here...we just don't have this kinda fancy tool stuff where I come from?  I know their managers make 'em say that shit, but I think if we start chipping away at the bullshit, we'll all dine/serve happier.  Once that bullshit facade is over with, everything's great...I ask open ended questions of my dining mates, don't talk much, order way too much alcohol, and pickup the check 95% of the time.  /rant

 

So, where did you eat that gave you diarrhea?

[Guest Lobo]

Pretty much everywhere but due mostly to problems.  Internal.  

No, I always go along with the questions and play nice because I do believe in the mantra of not fucking with the people that prepare and handle your food.

But the "got slammed today at lunch" and the "have you dined here before/lemme 'splain how we do things here" are trivial and they make me surly.  

I can listen to the specials, I can wait patiently for my food to arrive, I can help you turn your table and still tip 25%.  But what's hard for me to do in my old age is feign a modicum of polite attention while you describe the concept of shared side dishes in just a bit over 3 minutes.  

[conVINCEd 21,477]

17 hours ago, Lobo said:

That's right along the lines of being told by the server at a restaurant who has totally forgotten about you, "Sorry about the wait, we just got so busy for lunch today."  

Yeah, that weird thing humans do where they eat in the middle of the day.  That caught you and your manager totally off guard, did it?  (full disclosure-I was never a waiter, but did bus boy and bar back work for many years).  Tell me staff called in sick or you have a private party, but don't tell me you didn't see the wave of hungry people leaving their workplaces to come to your establishment for midday sustenance like they have for centuries.  

Other waitstaff one is, "So have y'all dined with us before?"  Who gives a shit?  Are you gonna treat me differently based on my answer.  And invariably, it leads to, "Well then, let me tell you how it works here..."  Uh, lemme guess.  I read back words to you on the menu, you bring them to me, and I consume them?  Do I have it about right?  Oh wait, sharing plates/family style/tasting menu?  Yeah, got it.  You serve food here like I've been eating at home for almost a half century.  I'm sure I'll figure it out somehow.  Can you help me out with the flatware while you're here...we just don't have this kinda fancy tool stuff where I come from?  I know their managers make 'em say that shit, but I think if we start chipping away at the bullshit, we'll all dine/serve happier.  Once that bullshit facade is over with, everything's great...I ask open ended questions of my dining mates, don't talk much, order way too much alcohol, and pickup the check 95% of the time.  /rant

 

This is a quality rant.

[Superhero 9,030]

17 hours ago, Lobo said:

That's right along the lines of being told by the server at a restaurant who has totally forgotten about you, "Sorry about the wait, we just got so busy for lunch today."  

Yeah, that weird thing humans do where they eat in the middle of the day.  That caught you and your manager totally off guard, did it?  (full disclosure-I was never a waiter, but did bus boy and bar back work for many years).  Tell me staff called in sick or you have a private party, but don't tell me you didn't see the wave of hungry people leaving their workplaces to come to your establishment for midday sustenance like they have for centuries.  

Other waitstaff one is, "So have y'all dined with us before?"  Who gives a shit?  Are you gonna treat me differently based on my answer.  And invariably, it leads to, "Well then, let me tell you how it works here..."  Uh, lemme guess.  I read back words to you on the menu, you bring them to me, and I consume them?  Do I have it about right?  Oh wait, sharing plates/family style/tasting menu?  Yeah, got it.  You serve food here like I've been eating at home for almost a half century.  I'm sure I'll figure it out somehow.  Can you help me out with the flatware while you're here...we just don't have this kinda fancy tool stuff where I come from?  I know their managers make 'em say that shit, but I think if we start chipping away at the bullshit, we'll all dine/serve happier.  Once that bullshit facade is over with, everything's great...I ask open ended questions of my dining mates, don't talk much, order way too much alcohol, and pickup the check 95% of the time.  /rant

 

Wow, you must have a lot of friends.

 

 

Edited July 7, 2021 by Superhero

[Richard Kimball 1,523]

On 7/2/2021 at 11:35 AM, deadshank said:

Jagoffs that approach an intersection with a red light and decide to cut into and then haul ass across an adjoining parking lot so they don't have to stop.

It is always nice when the light turns green and you get to drive by them when they get hung up by traffic and you get to drive by them while they're stuck in the lot trying to get back out on the main lanes.

True story from when I was with Austin Fire. This was about 35 years ago. 

Cruising down South Congress on a Code 3 run (lights and sirens) and coming up on the intersection where the Dan's Hamburgers was. Check the light, eye contact with all four drivers at the intersection, and it's clear. Floorboard the accelerator and see a guy cut into the Dan's parking lot. Can tell he's cutting the intersection. Lock up the brakes and when a fire truck locks up the brakes, it sounds like you've got a load of live pigs in the back. 

Guy bails out of the parking lot right in front of me. Typical asshole in a tie and wearing shades, looks up and sees that big ass truck bearing down on him, and if you've ever wondered what someone looks like when they see God coming, that was it. I got the truck stopped, but by that time I was so close I could see his lap through his car window. Course, when he saw what he'd done, he sat on the brakes and was parked right in front of us. He just sat there with his mouth open, staring at us. Pretty sure he actually shit when I hit the air horn. 

[Moby Ric 2,058]

On 7/2/2021 at 11:35 AM, deadshank said:

Jagoffs that approach an intersection with a red light and decide to cut into and then haul ass across an adjoining parking lot so they don't have to stop.

It is always nice when the light turns green and you get to drive by them when they get hung up by traffic and you get to drive by them while they're stuck in the lot trying to get back out on the main lanes.

The term for this person is an EssoAsso.  

 

Not a moby ric original

[ROFL BOX 6,655]

Guess what we had this AM for our parking situation?

Took around ½ an hour to resolve, no cost to us. Some kind of breakdown between the parking lot ownership & the hotel here in New Orleans.

Last pic is the guy who unlocked & removed the lock.

Turns out it was only 1 number spin away on the 1st digit... I should have tried that on my own & swiped their boot.

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[ztejas 44,263]

People that are on the phone all the time. 

Not like, at work, like people in their free time just jabbing away. Especially guys that do it. 

Drives me up the fucking wall. Who are you talking to? What needs to be said? Why don't you have anything else to do? 

And I find these people tend to just bitch about nonsense instead of actually putting any solutions into motion. 

[Guest]

On 7/3/2021 at 9:30 AM, conVINCEd said:

Tell that to Michael Huff at your own risk.

people who say nobody will love their daughter more than their father.  Wouldn't you hope their husband might?

[markstanco 12,804]

You’ve never been to bd’s Mongolian Grill. 

Is that the place 15ish years ago up 75 in dallas? Man that was good. They just up and vanished. I think there was another one around the airport

[52-80 19,377]

certain locks that take like fucking 5 rotations to engage.  or you have to turn it all the way, and then turn it back 2 turns to get the key out.  like what the fuck is this gear reduction mechanism and what does it have to do with security.

 

one of my doors only needs a quarter turn and the deadbolt will flick into place.  thats all it takes.

[Guest]

On 7/6/2021 at 3:02 PM, elfenix said:

"we are experiencing higher than normal call volume"

 

fuck you no you're not you're intentionally understaffing customer service because you want people to hang up.

I can't understand about 90% of the "customer service" people these days anyhoo.  It's frustrating AF.

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

11 minutes ago, slorch said:

I can't understand about 90% of the "customer service" people these days anyhoo.  It's frustrating AF.

Why do you hate Indian people so much ?

[Reynolds Woodcock 5,100]

The Insert key on the keyboard. Who is using this button intentionally? Why does it exist? I accidentally hit it and in a few seconds I’ve written over an entire sentence, and, for some reason, have to “undo” letter by letter. /end corporate lawyer rant/

[Guest]

8 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Why do you hate Indian people so much ?

I don't know their nationality.  They could be from Waxahachie for all I know...

It's bullshit trying to do business/ troubleshooting/ problem solving that way.  But hey, lookie at the Dow yesterday...

Edited July 8, 2021 by slorch

[Cheeseweasel 26,442]

11 hours ago, slorch said:

people who say nobody will love their daughter more than their father. 

[deadshank 24,654]

15 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:

Guess what we had this AM for our parking situation?

Took around ½ an hour to resolve, no cost to us. Some kind of breakdown between the parking lot ownership & the hotel here in New Orleans.

Last pic is the guy who unlocked & removed the lock.

Turns out it was only 1 number spin away on the 1st digit... I should have tried that on my own & swiped their boot.

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Pics of parking douchebaggery thread is that way————>

[DigglerontheHoof 21,561]

One of my neighbors has a sign like this up for the mom of the family:  she's 40.  I mean, I get this type of stuff for a kid but an adult?  Seems attention whoreish to me. 

[deadshank 24,654]

11 hours ago, ztejas said:

People that are on the phone all the time. 

Not like, at work, like people in their free time just jabbing away. Especially guys that do it. 

Drives me up the fucking wall. Who are you talking to? What needs to be said? Why don't you have anything else to do? 

And I find these people tend to just bitch about nonsense instead of actually putting any solutions into motion. 

There are a few women that do early morning loops in our neighborhood.  It is literally 5 AM and I’m out there doing my exercise bit and I pass them and they are on their phones blabbing with someone.  And they are blabbing LOUD.  You can hear them coming from a long way off. 
 

It is five freaking AM.  It’s dark outside. You’re walking. 
 

You. Have. To. Blab. On. The. Phone. 
 

 

[closetohumping 17,825]

18 hours ago, Lobo said:

Pretty much everywhere but due mostly to problems.  Internal.  

No, I always go along with the questions and play nice because I do believe in the mantra of not fucking with the people that prepare and handle your food.

But the "got slammed today at lunch" and the "have you dined here before/lemme 'splain how we do things here" are trivial and they make me surly.  

I can listen to the specials, I can wait patiently for my food to arrive, I can help you turn your table and still tip 25%.  But what's hard for me to do in my old age is feign a modicum of polite attention while you describe the concept of shared side dishes in just a bit over 3 minutes.  

Eh let it go. It’s not the waiters fault.  The restaurant makes them do it and they can get mystery shopped.  It’s decent customer service.  Former waiter rant over

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

8 minutes ago, DigglerontheHoof said:

One of my neighbors has a sign like this up for the mom of the family:  she's 40.  I mean, I get this type of stuff for a kid but an adult?  Seems attention whoreish to me. 

40 does deserve some in their face, you're getting old ribbing.   That's about the only time it's acceptable though.  

[deadshank 24,654]

6 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

40 does deserve some in their face, you're getting old ribbing.   That's about the only time it's acceptable though.  

40 and when a girl turns 18.  

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

15 minutes ago, deadshank said:

40 and when a girl turns 18.  

Yep...........

[Underdog 29,210]

Pics of 40yo Brooklyn(woman not the borough) not showing up. 

[Cheeseweasel 26,442]

50 minutes ago, deadshank said:

There are a few women that do early morning loops in our neighborhood.  It is literally 5 AM and I’m out there doing my exercise bit and I pass them and they are on their phones blabbing with someone.

Yeah, I see them on the trail after work too. Going .001 MPH yakking on the phone isn't exercise, Martha.

[Steamboat1874 4,388]

9 hours ago, markstanco said:

Is that the place 15ish years ago up 75 in dallas? Man that was good. They just up and vanished. I think there was another one around the airport

There was one in Austin too.....I went once but when I saw the guy cooking over the wok and seasoning it with his head sweat I never went back.

[Guest Lobo]

1 hour ago, closetohumping said:

Eh let it go. It’s not the waiters fault.  The restaurant makes them do it and they can get mystery shopped.  It’s decent customer service.  Former waiter rant over

I do let it go in real life.  That's why I ranted on a trivial surly thread that specifically asks for trivial rants.  I've worked in bars and restaurants, I know they're just following the manager schtick (like a verbal form of flair).  I'm polite, never linger at a table, and I never go below 20-25%.

Having said that, I didn't really think about the mystery shopper angle that makes them need to go through the whole schpeel. Then again, as I think about the dives I eat in, ain't no secret shopper shit going on.  

[closetohumping 17,825]

8 minutes ago, Lobo said:

I do let it go in real life.  That's why I ranted on a trivial surly thread that specifically asks for trivial rants.  I've worked in bars and restaurants, I know they're just following the manager schtick (like a verbal form of flair).  I'm polite, never linger at a table, and I never go below 20-25%.

Having said that, I didn't really think about the mystery shopper angle that makes them need to go through the whole schpeel. Then again, as I think about the dives I eat in, ain't no secret shopper shit going on.  

No worries.  Yes, I find the "how about some delicious macaroni poppers to go with your electric margarita" spiel a bit annoying, but they're just covering their asses.  Still prefer those types to the "what do you want" waiters that hate life.  

 

But yes, I used to work at a place that did the mystery shop thing.  It was horrible.  "Why didn't you point out the blackboard specials?"  Because they said "we're ready and in a hurry."