Trivial Things That Make You Surly

[Richard Kimball 1523]

You can safely ignore this post. It's me rambling, trying to stay awake during a three hour session. At least the Minnow had Ginger and Mary Anne. 

Oh God. VP coming around rapping on tables, trying to drum up enthusiasm. Only about half as many people here for second three hours, so, harder to hide, but easier to get a chair where no one can get behind me and see I'm surfing. Have a throw down word processing file I can pull up if necessary. 

"We're going to have an important conversation." translation: "Shut up and listen."

OMG, this is worse than the part about laws. Core values, rules of the road, people, inclusiveness, communication, excellence and integrity. Leadership team hasn't done good job of communicating, so they're going to annoy the shit out of us by having more meetings. 

HEY! We've got a poster! Here's a poster with generic clip art of laughing people having more fun than you ever have and buzz words. We're all in this together. Buzzword bingo. We can't do this by ourselves. It's a team effort. Courageous conversations. Just hit diverse on the buzzword bingo. That should be a free space. Sensitivity training video coming up. 

VP is wearing a bow tie. Personal note: only wear a bow tie with a tuxedo. We'll be open and courageous in our communication. Pretty sure they don't want to know what I really think. 

Does this post count as paying attention? Is cynicism a core value? If I'm making fun of the presentation while it's going on, I'm still paying attention. Jeez: We're going to walk the talk. I think he meant walk the walk. This bubbled up from us. We can all pat ourselves on the back. We need to celebrate the good stuff we do. 

Weird, I have a great attitude towards my job until they drag me to one of these fake "let's celebrate ourselves" meetings. We're doing great things, and we're going to do more great things. We're getting everyone on a level playing field. 

Oooooohhhh, powerpoint with charts. Trying to put a positive spin on bad numbers. 

OK, confession, they finally have some decent info. Relevant to our jobs. ten minutes of good info in four hours is above their average. 

45 minutes in: Presenters keep asking if there are questions. NO! We want out!

Settled into a low buzz of tedium and glazed eyes now. 

Dammit. I was stretching when presenter asked for questions. Hopeful look at me, I shake my head no. No one turns around to see what fool thought about asking a question. 

These meetings wouldn't bug me as much if I didn't know how they worked. "Listening sessions" aren't about finding out what they should do. If you go to a listening session, they've already decided what to do. They're determining who will fall in line and who they'll have to kill off.Search for "Mao let a hundred flowers blossom." Pro tip: don't invite a guy who used to be in charge of doing these things come to one as an attendee. 

Breaking now. Another hour and a half to glory. 

Edited February 15, 2019 by Richard Kimball

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

 This post ^^^is  making me surly 

Edited February 15, 2019 by Onboard 2.0

[Richard Kimball 1523]

56 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

 This post ^^^is  making me surly 

Tis but a pale reflection of the reality. Sensitivity training video now. 

[Guest]

Thank gawd our annual training recerts are via online training libraries so I can do that shit at the house while drinking a beverage or 8...of my choice depending upon the time of day.

[elfenix 34754]

why can't we just chop off the nuts of everyone who works for that extended warranty company that keeps spamming everyone's cell phones? 

[Guest]

50 minutes ago, elfenix said:

why can't we just chop off the nuts of everyone who works for that extended warranty company that keeps spamming everyone's cell phones? 

Extended warranties in general.

 

Why not sell me something more than a guaranteed piece of shit.

Edited February 16, 2019 by slorch

[Underdog 29201]

Stick my head up a bull’s ass yada, yada, yada..

[elfenix 34754]

26 minutes ago, slorch said:

Extended warranties in general.

 

Why not sell me something more than a guaranteed piece of shit.

i cashed in on 2 of the 3 or maybe 4 extended warranties i've purchased - one for a canon camera that stopped being able to load film (one of the APS pieces of shit) and another for a sony dvd player that started tossing error codes.  might even count the extra 2 years of warranty i bought from dell for my laptop (after 3 years warranty stopped being standard) - made them replace the logic board a few times. 

never bought one for a car. 

[SuingToGetAMessageBoard? 3873]

You got to get the TruCoat though 

[Homercles 10206]

It's a cocktail made of gin and juice. Juice is apple juice, orange juice, grape juice, etc. Adding booze to juice makes it something else--like a cocktail.

What the fuck is juice? Gimme that purple drink baby

[kopp0e 1135]

Don't give this to some little girl & screw up her birthday, because you need to get laid...

imgur

[Guest]

IDK if that's pedo or what.

Wholly fock...

[achooloco 1087]

After 100 pages not sure if mentioned but the fact I can’t control f while using my browser on my phone. Shit, Maybe one can but fuck if i know how... sometimes I want to order nachos but the damn web page won’t let me search; and control f and I go way the fuck back, we’re like brothers...

Edited February 16, 2019 by achooloco

[SilasCoade 2622]

Uh, in chrome you just open the app menu and tap "find in page". What browser are you using?

[achooloco 1087]

25 minutes ago, Llogg said:

Uh, in chrome you just open the app menu and tap "find in page". What browser are you using?

Safari on my iPhone. Although to be fair didn’t now that existed it chrome ...

[retread 2951]

This page has some hints for Safari. I have Droid, so I can't tell you how well their directions work

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-find-text-on-a-safari-webpage-from-your-iphone/

[Helobious 9823]

Walking around DC yesterday, I pass some black dude in his 50s or 60s sitting with a woman on a bench outside a bakery. Neither of them look homeless “Hey man can you help me out. Help me out man” says guy with hand extended for money as I walk past. I don’t even look at him. A few minutes later I walk out of bakery, pass the same guy still sitting there “Hey man help me out” guy repeats, hand still extended. I keep walking and make it about two steps 

“HEY HELP ME OUT FAGGOT!” I’m a socially awkward person. Whenever I get nervous, I smile or laugh a little bit. I turn and kind of laugh at him, then continue walking. That sets him off. “FUCK YOU GUMP MOTHERFUCKER. LOOK AT THIS BITCH HE’S ACTING LIKE A GUMP. FAGGOT.” But he was such a lazy piece of shit that he never even got off the bench. Which was good because I didn’t want to embarrass myself trying to fight him. I kept walking. I hope he dies painfully, soon. 

[Helobious 9823]

I also learned after that “gump” is DC/Baltimore slang for a pussy or weak person. #TheMoreYouKnow

[Underdog 29201]

Damn, he knew right away you were a Yankees fan, huh?

[Helobious 9823]

17 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Damn, he knew right away you were a Yankees fan, huh?

I was wearing a Yankees beanie. But I don’t think the Yankees/Nats rivalry is that intense.

[Underdog 29201]

Must be your walk, then.   Do you have a lisp? 

[WhatTheBuck 28934]

8 hours ago, Helobious said:

Walking around DC yesterday, I pass some black dude in his 50s or 60s sitting with a woman on a bench outside a bakery. Neither of them look homeless “Hey man can you help me out. Help me out man” says guy with hand extended for money as I walk past. I don’t even look at him. A few minutes later I walk out of bakery, pass the same guy still sitting there “Hey man help me out” guy repeats, hand still extended. I keep walking and make it about two steps 

“HEY HELP ME OUT FAGGOT!” I’m a socially awkward person. Whenever I get nervous, I smile or laugh a little bit. I turn and kind of laugh at him, then continue walking. That sets him off. “FUCK YOU GUMP MOTHERFUCKER. LOOK AT THIS BITCH HE’S ACTING LIKE A GUMP. FAGGOT.” But he was such a lazy piece of shit that he never even got off the bench. Which was good because I didn’t want to embarrass myself trying to fight him. I kept walking. I hope he dies painfully, soon. 

What color was the woman's skin?

[Helobious 9823]

1 minute ago, WhatTheBuck said:

What color was the woman's skin?

She was black too but she didn’t say one word the whole time. She should ditch that guy. 

I only mentioned his race to be more descriptive, although it really wasn’t relevant to the story. He single-handedly vaulted DC to 2nd place on my “Cities with most aggressive homeless population” list. Even though I’m not sure he was homeless, he didn’t really look the part. 1st place is San Fran and it’s not close. There’s some seriously angry hobos over there every time I’ve been.

[WhatTheBuck 28934]

32 minutes ago, Helobious said:

I only mentioned his race to be more descriptive, although it really wasn’t relevant to the story. He single-handedly vaulted DC to 2nd place on my “Cities with most aggressive homeless population” list. Even though I’m not sure he was homeless, he didn’t really look the part.

It was very descriptive. You're telling us you're almost certainly white. 

You admit his skin color wasn't relevant to the story but you told us anyway. That's discrimination.  You assumed he was homeless but admit he might not have been. That's prejudice. 

There's a word for that. 

[Helobious 9823]

8 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

It was very descriptive. You're telling us you're almost certainly white. 

You admit his skin color wasn't relevant to the story but you told us anyway. That's discrimination.  You assumed he was homeless but admit he might not have been. That's prejudice. 

There's a word for that. 

I’m full hispanic first of all. And I mentioned his age as well, so am I an ageist? I don’t really think it’s much of a jump to assume a guy on a bench asking passerbys for money is homeless. He didn’t really look homeless (not many belongings with him, short haircut) which is why I literally said in my first post “he didn’t look homeless”. The aggressive asshole homeless people in City #1 San Fran I’ve encountered have mostly been white, although once again I don’t think it matters. They’re shitstains because of who they are, their race is irrelevant. In the same way the guy I ran into yesterday was an asshole because he was just an angry piece of human trash, not because he was black or (possibly) homeless. 

[El Diablo 4232]

15 hours ago, Underdog said:

Must be your walk, then.   Do you have a lisp? 

It's not really a walk, it's more of a sashay. 

[Cheeseweasel 26442]

9 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

It was very descriptive. You're telling us you're almost certainly white. 

You admit his skin color wasn't relevant to the story but you told us anyway. That's discrimination.  You assumed he was homeless but admit he might not have been. That's prejudice. 

There's a word for that. 

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[Jersey Man10 3801]

White people problems.

[Fudge Nuggets 19465]

On 2/11/2019 at 11:17 PM, DallasHorn26 said:

I'm sure it's been mentioned, but office holiday parties...there's 55 people in my office, I know the 12 people in my area.

Good grief, I would definitely have to schedule an "offsite meeting" with a contractor / client / anyone in lieu of that bullshit.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

3 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Good grief, I would definitely have to schedule an "offsite meeting" with a contractor / client / anyone in lieu of that bullshit.

Ahh yer that kid who never got valentines cards form the other kids in your decorated shoe box in 3rd grade ?  Those can be deeeeeeep wounds.... : )

[Fudge Nuggets 19465]

14 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Ahh yer that kid who never got valentines cards form the other kids in your decorated shoe box in 3rd grade ?  Those can be deeeeeeep wounds.... : )

I'm just saying it would be a great excuse to go down to the titter and throw spare change at your mom.

Edited February 18, 2019 by Fudge Nuggets

[SilasCoade 2622]

9 hours ago, Helobious said:

I’m full hispanic first of all. And I mentioned his age as well, so am I an ageist? I don’t really think it’s much of a jump to assume a guy on a bench asking passerbys for money is homeless. He didn’t really look homeless (not many belongings with him, short haircut) which is why I literally said in my first post “he didn’t look homeless”. The aggressive asshole homeless people in City #1 San Fran I’ve encountered have mostly been white, although once again I don’t think it matters. They’re shitstains because of who they are, their race is irrelevant. In the same way the guy I ran into yesterday was an asshole because he was just an angry piece of human trash, not because he was black or (possibly) homeless. 

homeless people are shitstains? huh.

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

people who write emails that say "we need to have a constructive conversation" and that also use metaphors like "who wants to live in North Korea????" in the same email

[SwanderedTalent 5761]

12 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

It was very descriptive. You're telling us you're almost certainly white. 

You admit his skin color wasn't relevant to the story but you told us anyway. That's discrimination.

[Cheeseweasel 26442]

Perfection.

[WhatTheBuck 28934]

16 hours ago, Helobious said:

I’m full hispanic first of all. And I mentioned his age as well, so am I an ageist? I don’t really think it’s much of a jump to assume a guy on a bench asking passerbys for money is homeless. He didn’t really look homeless (not many belongings with him, short haircut) which is why I literally said in my first post “he didn’t look homeless”. The aggressive asshole homeless people in City #1 San Fran I’ve encountered have mostly been white, although once again I don’t think it matters. They’re shitstains because of who they are, their race is irrelevant. In the same way the guy I ran into yesterday was an asshole because he was just an angry piece of human trash, not because he was black or (possibly) homeless. 

That's why I said "almost certainly white" because obviously it's not definite. Everyone can discriminate but the odds are what they are. 

The point is that when people include irrelevancies like a person's skin color in a story it's because they see the world that way. It's not a man, it's a black man, or whatever, depending on the circumstances. Including that information in the story doesn't make the story better, it just says something about the storyteller. You could just tell the story about what some guy did. Superficialities like skin color aren't remarkable unless you're filing a police report. 

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

I saw a 5'4" tall, very overweight black man once who paid for the high octane gas for his late model Jeep Cherokee with a credit card.

 

 

I told the story that way because it doesn't really matter what kind of credit card he was using.

[NeverMarryAStripper 22311]

That's why I said "almost certainly white" because obviously it's not definite. Everyone can discriminate but the odds are what they are. 
The point is that when people include irrelevancies like a person's skin color in a story it's because they see the world that way. It's not a man, it's a black man, or whatever, depending on the circumstances. Including that information in the story doesn't make the story better, it just says something about the storyteller. You could just tell the story about what some guy did. Superficialities like skin color aren't remarkable unless you're filing a police report. 

So everyone who mentions that their wife is female in the stupid wives thread is a sexist?

[Okie State 3889]

This thread has taken a weird turn.

[immortal13 4059]

Reading the last quarter of this page made me surly

[BrazilHorn 6852]

22 hours ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Good grief, I would definitely have to schedule an "offsite meeting" with a contractor / client / anyone in lieu of that bullshit.

I’d quit. Where do you work? A Scranton based paper company?

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

On 2/18/2019 at 5:21 PM, WhatTheBuck said:

That's why I said "almost certainly white" because obviously it's not definite. Everyone can discriminate but the odds are what they are. 

The point is that when people include irrelevancies like a person's skin color in a story it's because they see the world that way. It's not a man, it's a black man, or whatever, depending on the circumstances. Including that information in the story doesn't make the story better, it just says something about the storyteller. You could just tell the story about what some guy did. Superficialities like skin color aren't remarkable unless you're filing a police report. 

So when a black guy says this crazy ass, cracka white, dude: he isn't being prejudice or discriminatory or Heavens to betsy racist right ?  Should we get a ruling from Dennison ?  

Edited February 22, 2019 by Onboard 2.0

[Cheeseweasel 26442]

11 hours ago, Okie State said:

This thread has taken a weird turn.

It makes one surly.

[Steamboat1874 4385]

12 hours ago, Okie State said:

This thread has taken a weird turn.

[elfenix 34754]

g-wagens with portal axles that you know have never been off road

[Vic Mackey 47985]

I’m full hispanic first of all. And I mentioned his age as well, so am I an ageist? I don’t really think it’s much of a jump to assume a guy on a bench asking passerbys for money is homeless. He didn’t really look homeless (not many belongings with him, short haircut) which is why I literally said in my first post “he didn’t look homeless”. The aggressive asshole homeless people in City #1 San Fran I’ve encountered have mostly been white, although once again I don’t think it matters. They’re shitstains because of who they are, their race is irrelevant. In the same way the guy I ran into yesterday was an asshole because he was just an angry piece of human trash, not because he was black or (possibly) homeless. 

Speaking of homeless and Hispanics, I never see any homeless Hispanic people around Dallas or panhandling on street corners.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

5 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

Speaking of homeless and Hispanics, I never see any homeless Hispanic people around Dallas or panhandling on street corners.

 I can't ever recall seeing a Hispanic person panhandling around here. It's usually white and black people, men and women about 50 /50. Never seen an Asian person panhandling in my life.

[Vic Mackey 47985]

Just now, Onboard 2.0 said:

 I can't ever recall seeing a Hispanic person panhandling around here. It's usually white and black people, men and women about 50 /50. Never seen an Asian person panhandling in my life.

Yep them either. Or Middle Eastern descent. It's just white and black when it comes to that.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

2 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

Yep them either. Or Middle Eastern descent. It's just white and black when it comes to that.

We're some weak ass fuckers I guess.  I've seen lots of ME folks/entire families in Europe (Paris specifically) who were living on streets, and panhandling. 

[tucker 238]

My girlfriend forgets which toothbrush is her's and ends up using mine more than half the time. She tells me it is gross to share a toothbrush though.

It is somehow my fault for her using the wrong toothbrush.

Edited February 19, 2019 by tucker