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stop pretending otherwise
Prepaid phones are the best.
Are terrible? Sure. Were terrible? Hell no.
You know, I was hoping this thread would make me feel grumpy and old in agreement with the other posters herein.
People are kicked out of meetings if they do that. I didn't even bring my phone with me to meetings when I found that out. (This was when I worked in Pharmaceuticals). IT's annoying and it's not like you have anything pertinent that you can't answer AFTER the fucking meeting. 1 hour, really?
The problem is there's a bunch of dumb kids hanging out around here. They're going to come in and post in the grumpy thread, just to piss us off.
i just don't view everything old through rose-tinted glasses
As an opinion, I can respect this.
even if it's wrong
On the other hand, has there ever been a managerial meeting with content more worthy of attention than the proper format of your its forms?
I would fucking love to see him on Newsnight getting chewed out by Paxman.
see... I kinda wish phones cost $1000 like they did when I was fresh out of high school. That way, more stupid people wouldn't have phones. And they should go back to being big as fuck too and get rid of the bluetooth earpieces while we're at it. That way, making a phone call requires a lot of work. Work that should get you to pull off the road to take that call instead of blabbering like an idiot while hurtling down the freeway at 80mph.
Texters (look, I made a new term), however, is reserved for a special bit of my wrath. After having been nearly crushed by a coupla semi's, nearly broadsided by stupid fucks careening through lights that just changed to red, and having random tard monkeys drift over into my lane, I think I should be allowed to carry a shoulder fired Stinger plus many spare missiles in the car with me to KILL every one I see texting while driving.
I would almost respect a full-on headset more, just because it would look like an actual thing, and not something one hands to children to play with in lieu of an actual thing.
It is the visual version of the loud cellphone conversation. It's like, cells became so ubiquitous, and people using them so obnoxious, they needed to one-up the "look at me" factor.
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http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/e3aea2357c/pants-on-the-ground
The only reason American Idol/X-Factor isn't mentioned in this thread is because it brings us videos like this.
The Stones were the greatest rock band in the history of the world. This is scientifically provable.
Prove: The Rolling Stones were the greatest rock band in the world.
Step 1: Look at Mick Jagger.
Step 2: No, seriously. LOOK at him.
Step 3: He's looked exactly the same since '72.
Step 4: At one point, women were throwing themselves at him.
Proof complete.
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People not using their headlights in rainy weather so it's hard to seem them through my wiper-less rear view window.
Not having a wiper on my rear view window.
Talking on cell phones while driving, in most cases you never ever ever ever have to talk to someone while you're driving, unless it's a real emergency. REAL.
I don't have any sympathy for the deaths of irresponsible people but don't put the ones who follow the rules in jeopardy of your vanity.
Also this thread doesn't have enough grump in it.
It should be a law that Bluetooth headsets have to have a big-ass antenna coming out of the top. Like the kind you'd see on the hood of a car 10 years ago. It can be functional or not, I don't care. Just give me a visual clue for why you're standing on the street talking to yourself so I don't have to wonder why you're yelling at me.
Echoing the text messaging too. Calling someone is more personal and a lot faster.
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I don't think they could use the 'excuse' that they were talking on their cell phone . . . they were just a terrible driver and a terrible person.
If it's not that, it's people trying to nudge their way through pedestrians to make a right turn on a red light. You basically have to stare the driver down and hope they'll stop a couple inches short of hitting you.
I swear everytime I see a jackass drive down the road in his fucking purple Honda Accord with triple exhausts and a spoiler I thank god I don't own a gun.
I had a kid who used to pick on me constantly when I was around 7. After telling my mom this so many times, she just told me if he ever says that again punch him in the mouth. So, he did, and I did what my mom told me and I kicked his little 7 year old ass. Kid didn't bother me anymore and we were able to be friends, even spent the night at his house a few times.
In junior high I had a kid punching me on the arm in gym class and after telling him to stop about 5 times and that I was going to do something if he didn't, he continued. I punched him in the face as hard as I could and pelted him with a barrage of hits until he ran off. Kid never bothered me anymore. I miss the fact that you could solve a problem like this, get over it, and not have to worry about someone bringing a gun to school.
I think worse than any evil title I could bestow on our society (The United States), I would say we've become a silly one. We are writing ourselves out of relevence on this planet by each successful generation becoming ignorant and unable to deal with even the smallest of life's problems.
Pants fail
Playing outside in the Dark? Pedophiles will abduct you!
Dirty? Disease!
Climbing Trees? Broken limbs! Assuming you can find a tree we didn't cut down!
Fire? Junior Arsonist!
Throwing rocks? Vandalism!
Toy Rifles? COLUMBINE!
Take all that fear, and throw it at the school, now. Fuck no they aren't going to allow shit if every time Bobby comes home with a tear in his eye the District is going to have to pay $3.6m.
The problems are real, but the schools are another symptom, not the cause.
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And this goes into teaching as well. It's exactly why I don't want to go into teaching; you're paid shit and you get disrespected to hell.
Brings me to my next complaint - people who annoyingly ask why I don't want to teach or push me to teach. I'd only teach college/graduate level because I know I can do whatever the fuck I want and they have to deal with it. Below that I have to worry about feelings and...parents. Fuck THAT
Doctors who have no interest in listening to your medical complaints and instead just make one assumption after another about your health.
"Hey doctor, I'm having a lot of stress in my life right now because of grad school applications and my job, and I had a panic attack at work today."
"Oh, you're one of those people that always has a lot of anxiety!"
"...No, I'm just feeling anxious because of some of the shit going on in my life right now."
"So you've felt this before, around exams, right?"
"...No, nothing like this before. Like I said, I had a panic attack."
"Oh, you get those a lot?"
"...No. Look, is there anything you can give me to help me calm down at least for the next few weeks?"
"*SIGH* yeah here take these and you'll feel better in a few days."
Then she leaves.
At which point she gives me a sample pack of 7 pills of Cipralex/Lexapro, which are SSRIs. SSRIs are for people who have chronic anxiety or depression, not something acute caused by their environment. SSRIs take 2-3 weeks to fully kick in, so these 7 pills would do nothing to help me. Also, while starting SSRIs or being weened off them, they can cause panic attacks. These were literally the worst possible thing she could have given me for my problem. She SHOULD have given me something like xanax, but I couldn't think of the name of it while I was there.
She also spent 15 minutes asking me about grad school while I tried to change the subject back to my medical problems, then bitched me out for taking too much of her time and wouldn't give me a referral or the forms to go get some blood tests done for an unrelated issue. Both of which I also mentioned when I got there and she proceeded to completely ignore.
you can get care like accompanied by a 500 dollar bill the next week
And then they took away conkers. I loved that game as a kid, and nobody batted an eyelid about the possibility of a horse-chestnut seed exploding in your face. I guess that also ties in with what RocketSauce was sayi, what with kids being nurtured way too much due to fear of liability.
I suppose it's to stop people suing everyone, but everyone does that anyway.
Kids and their pill popping for every goddamn thing. Treating manic depression or chronic anxiety is one thing, but popping pills because life is stressful lately is ridiculous.
I think it's pretty equal, actually. I have plenty of first hand experience working with schools and parents. I find both are contributing to a generation of kids who haven't learned how to deal with conflict, other than having an adult push the issue aside. I see this in schools all the time. I've sat in classrooms and felt embarassed for our country at how awful some of our children perform.
You may have already looked at this. But, I thought it was interesting enough.
Sigh.
Also celebrities, yeah. I could give less of a shit over whether Taylor Swift is having emotional issues or whatever the hell is going on. Leave these people alone and allow them to have a normal life instead of forcing them to do drugs to cope with the constant stalking that paparazzis do.
Seriously? Have you seen the shit she wears?
No room for a friggin' paperclip in there, much less a whole penis.
But mah doctor tells me I needs 'em to get mah pecker up!
Saying Lady Gaga writes her own songs isn't saying much. She (questionable) would probably be a better artists if she (questionable) didn't write her own songs, instead having a seasoned vet write something that's actually good instead of the stream-of-consciousness-trainwrecks she's "singing".
they said the same about RuPaul...
In this situation, you don't necessarily have to be the one doing yoga.