RANT: The Clone Wars

[Farley1324]

I never got a flu shot before.

I haven't had a bad flu for years.

So I'll probably get it this year.

[Final_Rep]

lol

How is something that obvious funny to you?

I thought you were better than that.

Edit: nevermind, think I realized why you were laughing

[Hishiad]

How is something that obvious funny to you?

I thought you were better than that.

Edit: nevermind, think I realized why you were laughing

Is the whale in your avatar shopped or did you manage to get the photo as it was beached?

[Final_Rep]

Is the whale in your avatar shopped or did you manage to get the photo as it was beached?

lulz

Keto to the rescue. I had way too much fun in Hawaii.

[PeterGibbons316]

The drawstring on my shorts had been pulled in to the elastic on one side and I just fed it all the way back through. This has given me a greater sense of accomplishment than my latest bench PR.

[PeterGibbons316]

Is the whale in your avatar shopped or did you manage to get the photo as it was beached?

Hey, did you ever build that deadlift platform?

[Hishiad]

Hey, did you ever build that deadlift platform?

No, we're putting a new roof on the house so that project is on hold.

[adamdavidson47]

No, we're putting a new roof on the house so that project is on hold.

Way to get your priorities in order, *******.

[Final_Rep]

Way to get your priorities in order, *******.

whoa whoa whoa there WherecanIgetsomedam Baitison

[skizbees]

45 minute phone that was originally supposed to be under half an hour, and I made her laugh more than once. I get to meet her in person tomorrow.
Assessment test in the morning (for a tech support call center). Benefits package explained and "What do you think? Pretty generous, right?"....and I haven't had a background check yet or an offer to hire. Dressing up for a phone interview is not so weird. Potential 20 mile commute. /thishasbeenacollegejobrecruitmentreport

[PeterGibbons316]

No, we're putting a new roof on the house so that project is on hold.

Hmph. I've bought the plywood for mine, but I'm not sure if I want to build it yet, or wait until we move in to the new house. It will be a bitch to move.

[Hishiad]

Hmph. I've bought the plywood for mine, but I'm not sure if I want to build it yet, or wait until we move in to the new house. It will be a bitch to move.

Well you could build it now, see if you like it and if so clean it up and sell it for enough profit probably to build a new one? I think it's a somewhat easy to sale item. You put 100 or so in it and can make up to $250 fairly easily, since the platforms I've seen (even used) are typically still demanding $300+ around here.

[PeterGibbons316]

Well you could build it now, see if you like it and if so clean it up and sell it for enough profit probably to build a new one? I think it's a somewhat easy to sale item. You put 100 or so in it and can make up to $250 fairly easily, since the platforms I've seen (even used) are typically still demanding $300+ around here.

Intredasting. I'll need to look at that actually. But I would still have the same problem of building it and having to move it up and down the stairs a couple times.

[GeneralSerpant]

Is Bud Light Platinum a beer you have to try before you die? Because, if it is, then I'll probably try it sooner than later.

[Final_Rep]

Is Bud Light Platinum a beer you have to try before you die? Because, if it is, then I'll probably try it sooner than later.

No.

[ossizen]

45 minute phone that was originally supposed to be under half an hour, and I made her laugh more than once. I get to meet her in person tomorrow.
Assessment test in the morning (for a tech support call center). Benefits package explained and "What do you think? Pretty generous, right?"....and I haven't had a background check yet or an offer to hire. Dressing up for a phone interview is not so weird. Potential 20 mile commute. /thishasbeenacollegejobrecruitmentreport

Good luck with that.

Be prepare to deal with some real idiots (colleagues and end users). I've done tech support via a call center for a few years. I've done Compaq and Pacific Bell DSL.

A prime example: this guy called with no sound. He was told (by one of our techs) to reformat and reinstall Windows 98 when he just needed to plug in his speakers.

[ossizen]

Another one was this guy who managed to shove 20 blank CDs into the little space between CD drives.

And this lady was surprised to see *another* CD drive when I told her to open the plastic access door (that many early Presarios were notorious for having). "I didn't know I had one."

And during our training, we were shown an example of what NOT to do. Someone posted in a newsgroup that he talked to Jack Kemp on the phone... Let's just say that person didn't make it very far. I don't remember if the former Congressman filed charges or anything.

[GeneralSerpant]

No.

Thank you for this informative post. I will remember this the next time I see bud platinum on the menu at a restaurant.

[Final_Rep]

Thank you for this informative post. I will remember this the next time I see bud platinum on the menu at a restaurant.

No information needed, the only other choice worse than that would be a regular Bud or a Bud Light.

[GeneralSerpant]

No information needed, the only other choice worse than that would be a regular Bud or a Bud Light.

meh, that actually is rep-worthy.

[chazzy1864]

The drawstring on my shorts had been pulled in to the elastic on one side and I just fed it all the way back through. This has given me a greater sense of accomplishment than my latest bench PR.

This made me chuckle.

Is Bud Light Platinum a beer you have to try before you die? Because, if it is, then I'll probably try it sooner than later.

If you're planning to get drunk on Bud light et al., go for it. It tastes the same and is stronger.

[Farley1324]

Do you pronounce close and clothes the same? Or clothes enough that if you said one instead of the other, in context, nobody would notice the difference?

[GeneralSerpant]

When I say close, I make a soft z sound more. Clothes, yeah, I pronounce the th, but pretty softly also.

The adjective, close, separates them just enough.

[Tyrbolift]

Do you pronounce close and clothes the same? Or clothes enough that if you said one instead of the other, in context, nobody would notice the difference?

When I say close, I make a soft z sound more. Clothes, yeah, I pronounce the th, but pretty softly also.

The adjective, close, separates them just enough.

Close, the verb, yeah, both "cloze".

The adjective describing near proximity, uses a long "s"

[GeneralSerpant]

edit: If clothes comes after either, then I pronounce the 'th'.

If I pair the noun with the verb (I closed my clothes drawer), then the th comes through. If I pair the adjective with the noun (my clothes are close to my body), then it's a faint th.

edit::

Not the weirdest of Yahoo! search trends, but:

[chazzy1864]

Do you pronounce close and clothes the same? Or clothes enough that if you said one instead of the other, in context, nobody would notice the difference?

\/\/\/

Close, the verb, yeah, both "cloze".

The adjective describing near proximity, uses a long "s"

^ How it is for me too.

[kvk1]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/cre...mean-an,31096/

[kvk1]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/bu...s&emc=rss&_r=0

[PeterGibbons316]

Do you pronounce close and clothes the same? Or clothes enough that if you said one instead of the other, in context, nobody would notice the difference?

I'm struggling to find a sentence that would make sense with one word or the other, but yeah - I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be able to tell the difference for me.

[adamdavidson47]

Fukin awful 30 car pile up on I75 yesterday, many people injured, a few killed, among them 7 and 9 year old siblings. This makes me sad.