Trivial Things That Make You Surly

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11,669]

What are the decorum rules on the spam calls from India?  These are human beings, so I want to treat them as such.  But their jobs are just to lie to me, so I want to treat them as such.  But that might be the only gainful employment for them, so I want to treat them as such.

[Al_4_ISU 12,526]

20 hours ago, YGIFS said:

Here in Texas, the only midwest accents you really hear are Chicagoans and the occasional Michigander.  But as Al_4_ISU can tell you, there just as many nuances to "Midwest Accents" as there are Texas Accents, probably more.  The Northwoods (mainly Nordic and German) that you hear in Minnesota, Wisconsin (everywhere outside Milwaukee/Madison), and most of Michigan.  It's kinda of annoying, but not abrasive (basically sounds like 'Letterkenny').  Ohio and Indiana sound like exactly what you think of when a Midwest Accent gets Alabama pregnant.  Illinois, just because of Chicago can be tough to pinpoint if you haven't spent much time there because of all the outside influences and ethnicities.  Iowa is probably the most "neutral" midwest accent.  Not pleasing, not grating.  

The straight line from Philly through Jersey to Delaware.  That fucking accent makes my fucking teeth itch.  Just because you speak like that doesn't necessarily mandate you also have the grammar and vocabulary of a 3rd grader.  

Absolutely spot on.

The bulk of Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, central Illinois, and non-rural Missouri have a fairly neutral accent.  Slight southern/redneck/country vibes, but pretty neutral.  One of the best examples of it I can think of is ISU's old PxP guy Pete Taylor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5lfy9f-MUw

The Minnesota/Wisconsin accent extends into northern Iowa and most of the Dakotas.  There's even a difference between Minnesota and Wisconsin if you know what to listen for.  I live in the northeast part of Iowa and even that specific region has a mix of the Minnesota and Wisconsin variations because it's kinda surrounded by both, and culturally isolated from the rest of Iowa (most of our local media comes out of Rochester MN or La Crosse WI for example).  Farther west of me along the northern border, it's indistinguishable from the Minnesota accent.

The eastern Midwest is something I don't have much experience with.  I haven't been east of Milwaukee since probably 2017 or so.

Edited April 17 by Al_4_ISU

[Al_4_ISU 12,526]

22 hours ago, nnm said:

Midwestern nasal accent might be worse. 

My wife would drive you insane.  It's not nasally, but she sounds like she came off the set of Fargo.

[PvilleStang 2,924]

1 hour ago, BehoId, The Underminer! said:

What are the decorum rules on the spam calls from India?  These are human beings, so I want to treat them as such.  But their jobs are just to lie to me, so I want to treat them as such.  But that might be the only gainful employment for them, so I want to treat them as such.

Same as Russian Ransomware employees.  Same as thieves.  When your livelihood is doing knowingly illegal and malicious activities, you can go F yourself.

[gofuckyourself 8,675]

On 4/13/2024 at 5:06 PM, MissingInAction said:

Jfc, if your BMI is over 50 please don't wear black yoga pants. You look like a 300 pound sausage over cooked in a microwave.

Other colors are okay though, yeah?

[MissingInAction 25,299]

God damn it.

[nnm 36,842]

37 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

My wife would drive you insane.  It's not nasally, but she sounds like she came off the set of Fargo.

Something something last night. 

[HouTex 1,901]

1 hour ago, PvilleStang said:

Same as Russian Ransomware employees.  Same as thieves.  When your livelihood is doing knowingly illegal and malicious activities, you can go F yourself.

This.  Jeez, OJ was a human being too.  

[nnm 36,842]

Incessant emails from Amazon that read “NNM, will you rate your transaction at Amazon with [random vendor]?
 

No, I won’t. I bought a widget, they sold it to me.  It’s called commerce. If I like it and need more of it and they delivered a quality product in a timely fashion, I’ll order it again. If the quality was crap, or it was late, or I didn’t need it after all, then I’ll return it or choose another vendor.

But I’m not going to play your ratings game. 

[Prepuce of Doom 21,112]

22 minutes ago, nnm said:

Incessant emails from Amazon that read “NNM, will you rate your transaction at Amazon with [random vendor]?
 

No, I won’t. I bought a widget, they sold it to me.  It’s called commerce. If I like it and need more of it and they delivered a quality product in a timely fashion, I’ll order it again. If the quality was crap, or it was late, or I didn’t need it after all, then I’ll return it or choose another vendor.

But I’m not going to play your ratings game. 

7/10; would probably read again. 

[InkaUtexas 26,345]

2 hours ago, nnm said:

Incessant emails from Amazon that read “NNM, will you rate your transaction at Amazon with [random vendor]?
 

No, I won’t. I bought a widget, they sold it to me.  It’s called commerce. If I like it and need more of it and they delivered a quality product in a timely fashion, I’ll order it again. If the quality was crap, or it was late, or I didn’t need it after all, then I’ll return it or choose another vendor.

But I’m not going to play your ratings game. 

My favorite is I still have not received the item. Review what dumbasses.

[52-80 19,277]

Every car self-wash station ive used have had fake timers. E.g. you get 5 minutes of usage time, but the timer shows 15:00 and runs 3x fast. 

Whats the fucking point? Theres no price negotiation. Ive already agreed to use your station. Why not show the true timer so I can understand how much longer ive got left. 

[Prepuce of Doom 21,112]

38 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

Every car self-wash station ive used have had fake timers. E.g. you get 5 minutes of usage time, but the timer shows 15:00 and runs 3x fast. 

Whats the fucking point? Theres no price negotiation. Ive already agreed to use your station. Why not show the true timer so I can understand how much longer ive got left. 

The one I go to just charges your credit card for the total time from start to finish, regardless of which of the 12 presets you use.

Pretty nice not to have to fumble with quarters, etc. 

[PvilleStang 2,924]

6 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

The one I go to just charges your credit card for the total time from start to finish, regardless of which of the 12 presets you use.

Pretty nice not to have to fumble with quarters, etc. 

The hard part about those is having to get a new Credit Card after the card skimmer.

[gofuckyourself 8,675]

17 hours ago, nnm said:

Incessant emails from Amazon that read “NNM, will you rate your transaction at Amazon with [random vendor]?
 

No, I won’t. I bought a widget, they sold it to me.  It’s called commerce. If I like it and need more of it and they delivered a quality product in a timely fashion, I’ll order it again. If the quality was crap, or it was late, or I didn’t need it after all, then I’ll return it or choose another vendor.

But I’m not going to play your ratings game. 

On the flip side, I run businesses via Amazon (and elsewhere) and reviews make a significant difference to income and long-term success.

But I prefer your view, ignoring them, to those I've dealt with who leave terrible reviews for small issues, easily-addressed. 

[Incredulity 11,686]

On 4/13/2024 at 3:06 PM, MissingInAction said:

Jfc, if your BMI is over 50 please don't wear black yoga pants. You look like a 300 pound sausage over cooked in a microwave.

i encountered at least half a dozen wildebeasts in cream/light colored yoga pants at the ATL airport last weekend.

 

Also the societal acceptance of wearing pajamas to the airport needs to DIAF.  Tracksuit if you must, but my lord the fucking roll out of bed slobs are too much.

[PvilleStang 2,924]

3 minutes ago, Incredulity said:

i encountered at least half a dozen wildebeasts in cream/light colored yoga pants at the ATL airport last weekend.

 

Also the societal acceptance of wearing pajamas to the airport needs to DIAF.  Tracksuit if you must, but my lord the fucking roll out of bed slobs are too much.

I miss the days of my childhood where people actually dressed up to fly somewhere.  Now days, hopefully you don't get stuck next to someone in yoga pants that requires two seats to fly.

[Sam Lin 3,564]

28 minutes ago, PvilleStang said:

The hard part about those is having to get a new Credit Card after the card skimmer.

You mean the best part. You tell the fraud dept no you weren't at the car wash and Bam! Free wash!

[closetohumping 17,547]

People that are using Caitlin Clark’s rookie salary to point out gender inequality

[52-80 19,277]

11 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

People that are using Caitlin Clark’s rookie salary to point out gender inequality

You mean like from the POTUS 2 days ago…

[PvilleStang 2,924]

When the WNBA attendance and viewership reaches within 50% of the NBA, we can talk.  Until then, go get those endorsements!

[nnm 36,842]

11 minutes ago, PvilleStang said:

When the WNBA attendance and viewership reaches within 50% of the NBA, we can talk.  Until then, go get those endorsements!

You don’t get it. WNBA players work just as hard as NBA players. Therefore they should be paid the same. Don’t distract from the argument by pointing out irrelevancies like attendance, TV ratings, revenue from licensing, or other similar silly numbers. Just pay them more. C’mon man. 

[PvilleStang 2,924]

2 minutes ago, nnm said:

You don’t get it. WNBA players work just as hard as NBA players. Therefore they should be paid the same. Don’t distract from the argument by pointing out irrelevancies like attendance, TV ratings, revenue from licensing, or other similar silly numbers. Just pay them more. C’mon man. 

 

[Biff Tannen 45,763]

12 hours ago, PvilleStang said:

I miss the days of my childhood where people actually dressed up to fly somewhere.  Now days, hopefully you don't get stuck next to someone in yoga pants that requires two seats to fly.

 

[NWBuck 8,590]

9 hours ago, nnm said:

You don’t get it. WNBA players work just as hard as NBA players. Therefore they should be paid the same. Don’t distract from the argument by pointing out irrelevancies like attendance, TV ratings, revenue from licensing, or other similar silly numbers. Just pay them more. C’mon man. 

 

[52-80 19,277]

15 hours ago, nnm said:

You don’t get it. WNBA players work just as hard as NBA players. Therefore they should be paid the same. Don’t distract from the argument by pointing out irrelevancies like attendance, TV ratings, revenue from licensing, or other similar silly numbers. Just pay them more. C’mon man. 

 

 

[nnm 36,842]

20 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

 

 

The only WNCAA game I watched this year was the NCG. It was bad basketball. Slow, bad passes, bad shots, un-athletic. No thanks. 

[Underdog 28,868]

You sure you weren’t watching Purdue men’s? 

[nnm 36,842]

2 minutes ago, Underdog said:

You sure you weren’t watching Purdue men’s? 

[Incredulity 11,686]

medicare benefits phone spam. 

 

Just got one from "united arab emirates"

 

What the fuck

 

and NO i am not as old as my avatar.

Edited April 19 by Incredulity

[InkaUtexas 26,345]

Unsolicited DM's on Linkedin offering training to help me be better at my job. Today it was learn spanish in one on one classes (virtual). Um, I am a 4/4 in Spanish, grew up in Latin America. At least read my damn profile. Linkedin is becoming Facebook/twitter 

[closetohumping 17,547]

Fake advertising.  No way this girl is 5’5”

 

[Thetexashammer 1,062]

 

 

[YGIFS 19,453]

Yes, yes...that's hilarious.  So original by the Babylon Bee to recycle a 20 year old joke...but with a new name.  

I admit, only women's hoops I watch are a couple of high-stakes UT Women's games (UCONN, OU, NCAA Tourney, etc.) because my oldest is getting really into hoops.  

But Caitlin is gonna be much richer than either of us in a few years given her endorsement potential (plus she's charismatic and can sell ice to an eskimo).  Just like I don't "get" the fascination with Taylor Swift...Caitlin has this crazy idea to elevate the confidence level of young women, like my daughter, through sport (like Taylor through music and civic engagement).  

To the above point though, "They work just as hard as men do, so they should be paid just as much" is irritating bullshit.  That's not how life works.  Off-shore oil rig workers work as hard as anybody, but they don't get paid as much as the O&G CEO,  That mentality makes me surly.  

To put it into male-dominated sports parallels.  Formula 1 drivers make way more than NASCAR drivers.  They both put in the hours and are at constant risk of injury.  Difference is driving most F1 circuits is 1000x more difficult than turning left 1000 times in a row.  

[deadshank 24,653]

Sits in truck to do whatever seems important.   I had a guy in front of me and he left.  I filled with diesel and Mr. Considerate finally got out to start filling his truck when I was driving off.  

[52-80 19,277]

Is there any parent alive without the strong urge to punch this guy in the face

[tbone_ 14,255]

Sits in truck to do whatever seems important.   I had a guy in front of me and he left.  I filled with diesel and Mr. Considerate finally got out to start filling his truck when I was driving off.  

Extra points for Fu Manchu

[PvilleStang 2,924]

1 hour ago, 52-80 said:

Is there any parent alive without the strong urge to punch this guy in the face

My kids got into Blippi for a bit, and then my wife found this part, and now they don't get to watch the original Blippi much.

[Native Horn 3,516]

2 hours ago, tbone_ said:

Extra points for Fu Manchu

2.7 points.

[closetohumping 17,547]

People that drive too fast.   People that drive too slow.  People that tailgate people that are trying to turn.  People

[NeverMarryAStripper 22,030]

1 hour ago, closetohumping said:

People

 I take Sebastian and my daughter's ugly chihuahua to the Tanglewood dog park every evening. There is a pretty good group of regulars who go. I tolerate the dog people, but I know every one of the regular dogs' names.  It's my happy place. I guess I just don't relate well to people. Is there a name for an elderly single gentleman who lives alone with a house full of dogs, because that's how I envision my old age.

[Sandman 3,420]

I'm going out of town on Tuesday. Yesterday I ordered a few last minute things on amazon, nothing life or death but some shit I wanted for the trip. Everything I ordered was listed as being delivered today, which is why I ordered the stuff. Fast forward to this morning and everything is now delayed until after I'm leaving. Fucking amazon. All that shit will be returned when I get back.

[Biff Tannen 45,763]

This is a weird page.

[nnm 36,842]

10 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

“This is a weird page.”

—Robert Plant, 1980

[YGIFS 19,453]

You try quitting heroin, losing your drummer and best friend, and then being handed a script to set a score to called fucking "Death Wish" all in 1980.  Of course it got weird for him you insensitive bastards.  

[InkaUtexas 26,345]

Clients who get you on a call at lunch time (timezones, they give zeros fucks) and do not know what their client needs. A waste of an hour for all.

 

[PvilleStang 2,924]

19 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

Clients who get you on a call at lunch time (timezones, they give zeros fucks) and do not know what their client needs. A waste of an hour for all.

 

Coworkers who insist on booking meetings at 1pm NYC time knowing all well I'm in central time, and it's screwing with my lunch hour.

[InkaUtexas 26,345]

8 minutes ago, PvilleStang said:

Coworkers who insist on booking meetings at 1pm NYC time knowing all well I'm in central time, and it's screwing with my lunch hour.

When that happens I eat while on the call. Fuck em. I turn off video (which I think is stupid most of the time) and blame bandwidth.

[PvilleStang 2,924]

18 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

When that happens I eat while on the call. Fuck em. I turn off video (which I think is stupid most of the time) and blame bandwidth.

Why stop there?  I've cracked a beer on one of those calls, and make sure to hold the beer right up to the mic with it unmuted.

[InkaUtexas 26,345]

29 minutes ago, PvilleStang said:

Why stop there?  I've cracked a beer on one of those calls, and make sure to hold the beer right up to the mic with it unmuted.

I have done that. Especially when someone sets up a last minute call at 7PM.