Re: Chat Thread

[volvocrusher]

Anything Ron Swanson agrees with is fact.

[TripOpt55]

It's not really funny just stupid. Also wish some of you guys had a good cat in your life. Greenman always talking about how dogs are great because they greet you when you come home excited to see you, but my cat did that as well. And he would follow me around the house. He was awesome.

[Captain N]

So I got a flu shot. Does anyone get those?

[Krubixcube]

Well Bret is excluding us from his hypothetical cool club if we don't comply! Gotta take a stand!

@choco:*snaps and has man servant bring you a waffle* (I'm assuming we're in some cool diner)

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

Cool diner? Where's my steak?

Aaaaaaaaanyways I'm getting a Wii U and Super Mario 3D World for Christmas. My parents are out buying it right now so.... Probably wont be able to hook it up till at least the 24th though unless I sneak around and take it. I'll post my nintendo id when i get it set up.

[Rainjar]

Guys. Guys. Gals. Guys.

Had to go to this bullshit place miles away for some waste of time shit for the day and had the joys of being around people my own fucking age again and listening to their stupid shit. Some scene girl sits next to me and does/says typical scene shit (Along with the sorta shit you expect people where I live to say) but then she goes "I really hate it when people think I'm a scene kid. I'm actually really into Doctor Who, I'm such a nerd." My fucking face when.

Please can we just come up with some plan to get rid of the words geek/nerd/gamer before I legit kill someone.

[lenny.b]

I'm all about Great Danes, Dobermans, and the Caucasian Shepherd Dogs. Oh, and Siberian Huskies. I don't like most cats, but the small, slender Siamese cats (sometimes) seem better than any other. But I'd still opt for a dog before I'd opt for a cat.

[pspiddy]

The gamer, geek, and nerd thing has become way overdone. I don't really know anyone who uses it personally since that's a quck way to get on my shitlist and I'm too old to waste time with assholes with that mindset.

That being said I do see an obscene amount of internet articles playing that angle up. Very annoying.

[volvocrusher]

I watch football. I'm such a jock.

[BretBaber]

When myself and a couple other co-workers are talking and some older guy comes up and says "So who is the geek?", it annoys me to no end.  Why do they think that is an appropriate way to try and get help?  It's very rude, and it guarantees piss poor service from whichever one of us goes to help.

[volvocrusher]

You're just mad because the answer's always you.

[BretBaber]

*sigh*

Usually.

Still doesn't mean it is the right way to approach people. They think it's just a funny joke. In fact, a lot of people think they're the first one to come up with these zingers that lack a lot of zing.

"Does your boss know you're high?" what a customer will say if they walk by me when I'm on a ladder. If not this, then....
"Moving up in the company?"
"It's the black chevy silverado." What a customer will say when you're wheeling a TV out for someone, or sometimes just a simple...
"You can put that in my truck!" I'd say the chances of hearing this classic when wheeling a TV out is sadly at about 70%.

There's this dumb ass older woman that I work with that always asks...
"Having fun yet?" When you answer "No.", she immediately responds with "Good answer." I've heard her say this at least 20 times. I know I should just say something else or try to trick her, but I'm not a rude person.

This can't just be a retail thing. Anyone else get these exact same shitty comments over and over again? If not, what are the ones you guys hear?

Also, I will prove Trip right and film my cat when I go home from work next and post a video of her greeting me at the door.

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

My cat would stand by the window screaming at it when i was gone you could fucking just go outside, and she'd do that to. I always teased her that way. I'd go outside and stand by the window and she she'd sit there meowing at me to come inside with her. I dont really understand the whole "cats wont greet you" thing either I've never had one that didn't. Cats just only do it to their owners. My cat still did the screaming at other people, but it was growling and hissing if it wasn't me or my mom.

Also there's a Wii U and Super Mario 3D World in this house and i cant play it yet goddammit.

[volvocrusher]

I was just joking Bret. Trust me, I know exactly how you feel. When I work the gate at baseball games, I always get the same shit,

"I'm a player, can't you tell?"
"Don't I look like a student?"
"Where can I get my VIP pass?"
"I left the guns and bombs in my other bag" (Those I take way more seriously than I should saying personal safety's on the line airport security style. Shuts them up nice)

And worst of all is when people tell me to smile. I look naturally pissed off when I relax. So I can get that I don't look friendly if I'm not putting an effort to. The thing is: What the fuck are you accomplishing by asking this? Either I'm pissed about something so saying that just irritates me more or I'm completely fine and you just completely changed that. People asking if anything's wrong? I appreciate that and have over a dozen jokes about it. But telling someone to smile is just stupid.

At my job setting up baseball fields I get shit too, but I get to have fun with that. A coach makes a joke about not paying me? I tell him I'll just take the bases out and rake the chalk off. I can be as much of a dick as I want when they do that shit because they want to give me shit, they don't play. Sometimes I'll even ask for $5 extra for having to deal with them if I'm feeling really daring. Get yelled at all the time, but when they see my threat is legit, they put their tale between their legs. Even more fun when they threaten me, I tell them to go ahead and take a swing. I'll laugh my ass off when the police arrest them.

Not all coaches are violent about this though. Some just tell me to get a sense of humor. I explain to them that a sense of humor means you can tell what is not funny too, so someone who laughs at their jokes logically wouldn't have a sense of humor.

Typing this shit makes me sound like a huge dick, but keep two things in mind:
1. By being this extreme, I make sure they'll just shut up and hand me my money if they play there in the future.
2. I get up at 6, set them up at 7, and I am not a morning person.

[BretBaber]

Ha, it's funny seeing similar things happen just in a different atmosphere. I know there's more, but I'm really tired and I can't think of the awesome jokes I hear all of the time. My friend from school that I also work with doesn't take shit, he does stand up comedy on the side of Wal-Mart and he'll give them some good things right back. My favorite is when they say "You can put that in my truck." He'll look at them all confused and say, "What do you mean? They're the ones that bought it so why would I give it to you?" It doesn't read as funny as it is, but he'll literally play confused so well that they'll think he didn't know it was supposed to be a joke. Definitely a have to see moment to really get the best of it.

Some of the people on here I really have no idea what their jobs are. I think pspiddy sets up TV's and electronics at people's homes, krubix is a teacher I think, and chocobot works at gamestop. I forgot you did baseball things volvo, but know that you also write reviews. Hopefully others have some good stories as well.

[Miraculous Kaydybug]

So i have two job interviews next week. One at a convenience store my dad's friends with the manager there and got things set up apparently he didn't tell me about it until after i made the appointment for the other one at a grocery store.

Also apparently she also told him I wouldnt have gotten that job at that McD's anyways. They only hire kids and old people there cause they can legally pay under minimum wage. I don't feel so bad anymore about that now.

[pspiddy]

I wear many hats but what I mainly do is fix what someone's cousin, husband, pot dealer, whatever fucks up when they "fix" your computer, wireless, local, etc. I also pick up random design projects. Not many any more since I want full control and I'm not your nephew so I don't charge in beer and pizza money.

I used to work commission sales at a musical instrument shop that was super fun. I don't have many stories from that since I really loved helping people get the right gear in their budget no matter if they were fucks.

About the only stories I have now are explaining to people about "safe" porn or downloading. It's pretty funny how embarassed people get about their porn. I try and explain how I'm there to help, not judge. And if they pay attention they won't have to see me again anyways.

[BretBaber]

Ha, safe porn.

[Rainjar]

I watch football. I'm such a jock.

I just made some toast. I'm such a chef.

[volvocrusher]

I watch football. I'm such a jock.

I just made some toast. I'm such a chef.

I like ponies. I'm Spiddy.

[lenny.b]

Okay after seeing this video it reminded me of the cat/dog discussion, and maybe I need to give cats a little more kudos. (Maybe... just a little.)

[BretBaber]

They're so much smaller, but they own every room/house they're in.

[BretBaber]

Today I asked my best friend to be in my wedding, but at the same time I had to let him know he isn't the best man. That's one phone call I didn't want to make at all.

Next phone call, talk to my dad that I haven't talked to in over a year. Man.....

[TripOpt55]

That's a tough one Bret. Well both of those are. Do you have siblings Bret (if you don't mind me asking)?

[BretBaber]

I have a sister, and that's it.  I don't see her often and we don't talk often but there's no beef between us at all.

I picked a bad time to get married since family life is at an all time high for awkwardness.

[lenny.b]

Yeah - sorry to hear about that, Bret. I was asked to be the best man at a close friends' wedding, but later turned out that he had made a promise to his brother that HE would be the best man; so they had me officiate their wedding instead. Not sure about the laws in the state you're getting married in, or how your friend would feel about that, but it's an option. Hell! It's fun as sh't being in a wedding party, even if you're not the best man (in my opinion).

[Captain N]

Haven't been to a wedding in ages, I bet I'd feel weird going to one. But damn, that's though Bret. That certainly is a tough spot, but hope everything works out.

[lenny.b]

Who's going to be your best man, (if you don't mind me asking) if it's not your best friend?

[BretBaber]

It's my cousin, his name is Clifton. (yup, that's a real name) I never see my best friend anymore, and it feels like he's not much of a friend lately. He moved to Ohio, and I never really see him anymore. He'll come home all of the time and never really make plans to meet up. He got married a year ago and he didn't pick me to be his best man, he picked his brother. I'm fine with not being best man because I hate talking in front of people. My cousin had me be best man in his wedding, so when I told him today on the phone I told him I was honoring my cousin because he had me be best man. I just wish people could be as understanding as me, and hopefully he doesn't think I did it because he didn't pick me. It's really just because we aren't close anymore and him and my girlfriend don't get along. He'll be second in command though so that should be a high honor as well.

[Captain N]

Clifton. (yup, that's a real name)

Yeah, I can verify Clifton is a real name. My best friend from childhood was named Clifton too. They used to call him Clifford at school, you know after the Big Red Dog.

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