It has nothing do with the chores, per se.  I just don't like running around outside when it's storming.  I hate driving in thunderstorms.



I hate coming home to thunderstorms

Maybe you need to concentrate on catching the bird instead then.


DYHIW...the bird you catch poops on yer wrist?

The barista at Starbucks doesn't put enough chocolate syrup on the whipped cream of your frapp?

The barista at Starbucks doesn't put enough chocolate syrup on the whipped cream of your frapp?


o_O It doesn't add that much taste.

o_O It doesn't add that much taste.



I know this.  But when I ask for chocolate syrup on top of the whipped cream, I expect more than 1/10th of a teaspoon.

I know this.  But when I ask for chocolate syrup on top of the whipped cream, I expect more than 1/10th of a teaspoon.


So they were being skimpy with it, huh? I HIW that happens. ::)

On a personal note, I think the chocolate syrup is the best part.

On a personal note, I think the chocolate syrup is the best part.



I know!  :D

...you post something and then you suddenly wish you hadn't.
You can always hit that little "remove" button on the post.....

So they were being skimpy with it, huh? I HIW that happens. ::)

On a personal note, I think the chocolate syrup is the best part.


I know!  :D
Next time, ask for some cinnamon as well.....it's downright YUMMY!!!  (The SB I usually go to doesn't have the shakers by the sugar/cream anymore because people kept stealing them, but the barista knows me so she usually will just give it to me and let me put it on ;))

you get tons of mindless work to do in the office!

You are hungry, and you have NO IDEA of what to eat?

Maintainence Mode happens. >:(

You're supposed to have a relaxing day, & instead you get bombarded by ppl whose sole purpose in life is to ask you redundant questions?

You're supposed to have a relaxing day, & instead you get bombarded by ppl whose sole purpose in life is to ask you redundant questions?


Like what kind?

Like what kind?


People who ask you about apt. rentals- you give 'em everything they need to know, and they immediately say, "So, if I give you this money, I get to move in, right?"

Or people who repeat the question of "How much is the deposit?"

...the power goes out.

...the power goes out.


or connection problems

...the power goes out.



or connection problems


...and you just have to sit there watching a candle.

I hate it when there's a joke on TV you're supposed to be laughing at, but you can't because the joke is about someone you've never heard of.

DYHIW....something happens to remind you of something in the past that makes you sad.  Blah. :\'(

.....you can't think of any more songs to put on your iPod?

when you're torn between 2 feelings for someone. :-\\

things are going great and something wrecks it.

things are going great and something wrecks it.


or somebody. >:(

your ear is infected?  It's really quite gross the gunk coming out of my left ear, I sure do hope it's not my brains.
My balance is kinda messed up to, so it is probably an inner ear infection.  Wah!  :\'(

your ear is infected?  It's really quite gross the gunk coming out of my left ear, I sure do hope it's not my brains.
My balance is kinda messed up to, so it is probably an inner ear infection.  Wah!  :\'(


Get yourself to a doctors for anti-biotics.  And take regular doses of painkillers

..you get fiberglass in open cuts.

ARRRGGHHH Itches like crazy!!!

Someone thinks they know you, but they don't.

I HIW I'm going through the awaiting entries for a particular queue and 80 to 100% of what's there is http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/14/sign7.gif. >:(

girlfriend's parents are still getting on the daughter's case about breaking up with me cause I'm still not suitable to take care of their daughter. >:( ::)

When you take a chunk of skin off your big toe.

When you take a chunk of skin off your big toe.




How'd that happen?

How'd that happen?


I was shaving  ;D

Get yourself to a doctors for anti-biotics.  And take regular doses of painkillers


Wish I could just order anti-biotics online, I have no health insurance, besides I hate doctors.  ;D
But yeah I suppose I will have to go soon.

I was shaving  ;D


Your big toe? http://forums.offtopic.com/images/smilies/ohnoes.gif

Your big toe? http://forums.offtopic.com/images/smilies/ohnoes.gif




How do you shave a toe?

How do you shave a toe?
My big toes have no hair, so whats this shaving about?

My big toes have no hair, so whats this shaving about?


Must be an American women thing, my toes have hair.  :-[

...you're trying to have a nice, refreshing sleep and all you can hear is the next door neighbour's kid's mouth

...you're trying to have a nice, refreshing sleep and all you can hear is the next door neighbour's kid's mouth



shoot it

shoot it


Believe you me, Howard, over the last 7 years i've been VERY tempted  :D

Believe you me, Howard, over the last 7 years i've been VERY tempted  :D


Did you want to?

Your big toe? http://forums.offtopic.com/images/smilies/ohnoes.gif




There was a long hair there  :\'(

Did you want to?


Ooooooooooooooh yes. It's amazing, over the last 7 years (he moved here when he was 6, he's now 13), he hasn't grew up or calmed down in the slightest. He still runs around like an overexcited 5 year old

Must be an American women thing, my toes have hair.  :-[


Mine too, but I'm not a woman!

Ooooooooooooooh yes. It's amazing, over the last 7 years (he moved here when he was 6, he's now 13), he hasn't grew up or calmed down in the slightest. He still runs around like an overexcited 5 year old


throw him off the bridge

throw him off the bridge


Good idea! I'm sure his family won't notice he's gone  ;D

Good idea! I'm sure his family won't notice he's gone  ;D



Maybe they will

Maybe they will


With all the noise he makes, i'm damn sure they will  :D

With all the noise he makes, i'm damn sure they will  :D



put a muzzle on him

put a muzzle on him


That's a better idea! Keeps him quiet AND it means I (probablies) won't get sued!  ;D

That's a better idea! Keeps him quiet AND it means I (probablies) won't get sued!  ;D



Good Luck with that

My big toes have no hair, so whats this shaving about?


Really?

I'm intrigued.

My toe's are very hairy.. and shaped in an odd manner.

Good Luck with that


Yeah, i'd have to catch the little tw*t first  ;D

Women with hairy toes...
Men with hairy toes...
I have hairy toes...

...WHO SAYS hobbits don't exist in real life?!?!?

Women with hairy toes...
Men with hairy toes...
I have hairy toes...

...WHO SAYS hobbits don't exist in real life?!?!?


It was ONE hair. sheesh  :P

Really?

I'm intrigued.

My toe's are very hairy.. and shaped in an odd manner.


Me too, and also I have hair on the top of my feet. HOBBIT FEET! ;D

...you're using a computer whose mouse doesn't seem to work properly.

You're looking for a copy of a tape you loved, and you can't find it?!?!?

I hate it when the Internet goes out at my house. We have a Netgear Wi-Fi cable modem. I've never had a good experience with anything made by Netgear.

..a bunch of STRAIGHTS, who have no CLUE what its like for their father to be in prison, especially at a young age, get judgemental.


>:( >:( >:(

When you forget what a great place this is. Sorry for being away for so long :\'(

When you forget what a great place this is. Sorry for being away for so long :\'(

Hey, that's okay. Glad you're back, SB! 8) I was wondering what became of you

...you're using a computer whose mouse doesn't seem to work properly.


or the flipping screen freezes. >:(

or the flipping screen freezes. >:(

My screen does not flip.

My screen does not flip.


flipping is a curse word

flipping is a curse word

It's probably a euphemism for a curse word.

It's probably a euphemism for a curse word.


The F Word

The F Word


"Football"?

"Fahrfegnugen"?

"Fargendeglorfen"?

Oh, I know..."Fart"!

.....you can't find your sleep mask?

You have a cat that insists on putting its butt next to your head, when you sleep?

"Football"?

"Fahrfegnugen"?

"Fargendeglorfen"?

Oh, I know..."Fart"!



FCUK

FCUK


Excuse you.

Sorry you have a bout of hiccups going on there.

Excuse you.

Sorry you have a bout of hiccups going on there.



Thank You. ;D

...you keep losing your internet connection!  :\'(

...you keep losing your internet connection!  :\'(




That happens to me too sometimes CF. >:(

...you keep losing your internet connection!  :\'(

That happened to me a lot when we had dialup. Now we got broadband.

Local Area Connection Unplugged >:(

You're hungry but can't think of something to eat?

You're hungry but can't think of something to eat?



When there's nothing in the refrigerator

When there is a 'mystery' smell and you can't stand it. P.U.

When there is a 'mystery' smell and you can't stand it. P.U.



someone passed gas?

someone passed gas?


I saw you do it...and you tried to blame Philip, which is ludicrous, as we all know Philip can't possibly do that.

Your knee starts cramping up?

Someone repeats the exact same thing over and over and over?

Example- my nephew Christopher was over yesterday, and the only thing he'd say for almost an hour straight was, "I like cheese."

Someone repeats the exact same thing over and over and over?

Example- my nephew Christopher was over yesterday, and the only thing he'd say for almost an hour straight was, "I like cheese."


If christopher was a member.. and I were his Uncle he would be saying:

Don't you hate it when your Uncle Davey sticks you to the wall with boron free tape and gags you with a sweat sock.

...you drink some caffiene and you REALLY feel it  :)

That most of all the t.v is taken up by 9/11.  >:( gir this makes me so mad

That most of all the t.v is taken up by 9/11.  >:( gir this makes me so mad



Yeah well, I'm sorry people continute to grieve and give a sh*t about this day.  It ain't another ordinary Monday for me.

That most of all the t.v is taken up by 9/11.  >:( gir this makes me so mad


You should have seen UK TV when it happened.. literally EVERY CHANNEL from music, to documentaries, to comedy to nature, to terrestrial TV to movie channels all stopped broadcasting. The SKY tv channels went to sky news, the BBC Channels went to BBC News 24, etc etc

You should have seen UK TV when it happened.. literally EVERY CHANNEL from music, to documentaries, to comedy to nature, to terrestrial TV to movie channels all stopped broadcasting. The SKY tv channels went to sky news, the BBC Channels went to BBC News 24, etc etc



Same thing happened here.  I remember MTV carrying the CBS feed, and even the Food Network stopped broadcasting for the day. 



It was a horrible, disgusting, traumatic event for this country and will continue to be so. 

Same thing happened here.  I remember MTV carrying the CBS feed, and even the Food Network stopped broadcasting for the day. 



It was a horrible, disgusting, traumatic event for this country and will continue to be so. 


It was...surreal to watch. Almost as if you couldn't believe it was happening, but there it was right in front of you. I think our MTVs went to CBS as well. In fact, most of the non-uk channels went to live feeds from US news channels. I think we first got word of it shortly after the first plane went into the first tower

Yeah well, I'm sorry people continute to grieve and give a sh*t about this day.  It ain't another ordinary Monday for me.



A very big applaud for you. you couldint of said it better, why must all of us sit and hear about it.
yes it was sad, but its bin 5 years, and the guy who planed it is still out there. so for people who need to
be hit in the face with a fish, is all the people who morn 9/11 and do nothing. i think i would get tired of slapping
be for i got done.

It was...surreal to watch. Almost as if you couldn't believe it was happening, but there it was right in front of you. I think our MTVs went to CBS as well. In fact, most of the non-uk channels went to live feeds from US news channels. I think we first got word of it shortly after the first plane went into the first tower



I turned on my TV and saw the second plane hit LIVE on TV.  That is something I will never, ever forget.  I mean, Katie Couric was talking about what was going on and then all of a sudden I hear "Oh my God..." and the plane comes careening into the building. 

Whenever I hear a low-flying plane, my heartbeat accelerates.

A very big applaud for you. you couldint of said it better, why must all of us sit and hear about it.
yes it was sad, but its bin 5 years, and the guy who planed it is still out there. so for people who need to
be hit in the face with a fish, is all the people who morn 9/11 and do nothing. i think i would get tired of slapping
be for i got done.



Who cares if it's been 5 years?  Would you tell the family or friends of someone who died that day that "it's been 5 years, you can get over it now"? 

I turned on my TV and saw the second plane hit LIVE on TV.  That is something I will never, ever forget.  I mean, Katie Couric was talking about what was going on and then all of a sudden I hear "Oh my God..." and the plane comes careening into the building. 

Whenever I hear a low-flying plane, my heartbeat accelerates.


Whether you saw it live or not, it can effect you nearly the same way.

I turned on my TV and saw the second plane hit LIVE on TV.  That is something I will never, ever forget.  I mean, Katie Couric was talking about what was going on and then all of a sudden I hear "Oh my God..." and the plane comes careening into the building. 

Whenever I hear a low-flying plane, my heartbeat accelerates.


There was myself, 3 of my friends and my mam in the sitting room, and we all watched as the second plane hit its target a quarter of an hour later. None of us said a word. My mam gasped and shook her head, but me and my mates just stood watching. I missed the first tower collapsing as it happened, but i've seen enough repeats of the images to have a firm mental picture in my head. Like I said, awful to watch...

Whether you saw it live or not, it can effect you nearly the same way.



I was so freaked out that I went to bed with the light on and the door open.

I was so freaked out that I went to bed with the light on and the door open.


It was a very hard few weeks. I was so depressed. It was really hard to escape it, actually.

WHEN BUSH IS LIKE THE ONE THING YOU CAN SEE ON T.V.
GIVEN THE CHANGE I WOULD HIT HIM WITH A BASEBALL BAT >:( >:( >:( >:(

WHEN BUSH IS LIKE THE ONE THING YOU CAN SEE ON T.V.
GIVEN THE CHANGE I WOULD HIT HIM WITH A BASEBALL BAT >:( >:( >:( >:(
:D  I agree..but maybe more than a baseball bat..HeeHee

You're in the mood to hang out and post on the boards but your darn eyes keep closing.....

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

..you waste time and energy on crossed wires  :P

people hit "reply to all" on an e-mail when only the person sending it needs to see their answer.  ::)

people hit "reply to all" on an e-mail when only the person sending it needs to see their answer.  ::)


Or when you get one of those "forwards" from someone who sends it around to all your friends....and then your friends send it around to all your friends....so you get the same stupid thing three times in one day.  ???

Or when you get one of those "forwards" from someone who sends it around to all your friends....and then your friends send it around to all your friends....so you get the same stupid thing three times in one day.  ???


This was a request for availability for various meetings for someone to co-ordinate them based on when we said we would be available.  I generally don't get sent any jokes.




Don't you hate when everyone else is getting loads of jokes via e-mail and not sending them to you?  ;)

I turned on my TV and saw the second plane hit LIVE on TV.  That is something I will never, ever forget.  I mean, Katie Couric was talking about what was going on and then all of a sudden I hear "Oh my God..." and the plane comes careening into the building. 

Whenever I hear a low-flying plane, my heartbeat accelerates.
I know what you mean.  I had the TV on when it all started to unfold and my husband was on a plane that day.  I have never been so scared in my life.....here I am with 3 young kids (one was only 5 months old) with a husband on a plane that morning and I couldn't remember exactly WHERE he was coming from.  Luckily, his flight made it home.

When your car won't start.  >:( Now I have to shell out more money for a new battery.

you get stupid junk e-mail.

... you don't have enough money to buy those super cool skinny pants from the Gap. *drool*

Your cat lets you know he's hungry, by digging his claws into your....leg?

Your cat lets you know he's hungry, by digging his claws into your....leg?
:D My cat is declawed..( I know its cruel, my husband did it..)....anyway...My cat BITES my foot..he wants sliced beef and he wants it NOW ;D

... you don't have enough money to buy those super cool skinny pants from the Gap. *drool*


  I'll buy you the pants if you promise to contribute a piccy to the "Show us your BOO-TAY!" thread... :P

  go ;)...

your evil twin creeps up on you..... :o

You want to crack someone's hatrack, and you are restrained by conscience?

I hate it when you're about to beat a level in a video game and lose and have to start all over again.

Your boss is a big jerk >:(

you can't make a good decision. :(

you can't make a good decision. :(

Oh yeah. Happens to me all the time.

your evil twin creeps up on you..... :o


Last time he did that, I beat him over the head.

Oh yeah. Happens to me all the time.



and your head hurts

your evil twin creeps up on you..... :o
Can't you leave your evil twin at home?

Can't you leave your evil twin at home?


I can't.  she does all the heavy lifting.  i'm the brains of the outfit.
:)

I can't.  she does all the heavy lifting.  i'm the brains of the outfit.
:)
Can you stay at home and the evil twin goes out for you?

My evil twin, bad weather friend... He always wants to start where, I want to begin.... It scares me so, like I scare myself, with that book of Nostradamus up upon my shelf.

I know he looks like me
Hates work like me and walks like me
He's even got a twin like me

You just come back from a long absence, have tons of threads to look through, and you have to leave because your guests have arrived.  :(

You just come back from a long absence, have tons of threads to look through, and you have to leave because your guests have arrived.  :(
Tell your guests to wait.

I get ignored from Robin last night.Her Asperger's came out last night. :(

........it's supposed to rain but it doesn't.

[quote author=

The weathermen tend to fool you sometimes



No, it's going to rain....it's just not here yet.

[quote author=

DYHIW....the board seems "dead" (i.e., not very much posting going on)

DYHIW.....there's no baseball to watch tonight?  :(

DYHIW.....there's no baseball to watch tonight?  :(

Absolutely. I presume your Yankes are idle tonight.

I also HIW my local teams are playing and there's no station that televises the game (ie, the game is RADIO ONLY). That'll be the case for my L.A. DUDgers this Saturday. It's a nighttime game, and neither FSN Prime Ticket nor KCAL-9 will be airing the game. :(

Absolutely. I presume your Yankees are idle tonight.

I also HIW my local teams are playing and there's no station that televises the game (ie, the game is RADIO ONLY). That'll be the case for my L.A. DUDgers this Saturday. It's a nighttime game, and neither FSN Prime Ticket nor KCAL-9 will be airing the game. :(



Yup, my boys have a well-deserved night off.  Probably sleeping off the hangovers from last night.....they looked ripped by the end of the celebration in the locker room!

... you get errors at MySpace

... you get errors at MySpace

all the more reason I never go there.

DYHIW....the board seems "dead" (i.e., not very much posting going on)



...I know what you mean

...I know what you mean

It was like that yesterday at this time. :-\\

It was like that yesterday at this time. :-\\
The board is dead right now.

When your whole weekend was spent in bed from being sick. :-\\

You find out your team is doing the best they've done in years, and you have to find it out post-hand?

The board is dead right now.




It's pretty busy right now.

Life happens?

... it's not Dave's birthday anymore  :\'(

... it's not Dave's birthday anymore  :\'(
perhaps, but at least the cat is still bopping!!!!!

Life happens?



Life happens every day.

.....you run out of milk to make alfredo noodles.

have a congested cold

When your whole weekend was spent in bed from being sick. :-\\
  I can relate to that...

...when you have to wait for the kettle to boil.

...Your ex-stepparent shows their obsession, by following you to a bank, to see if your parent cashes the check they were forced to cough up?

....you can't think of anything to eat?

when they're trying to find more hours at ABP for me but can't seem to come up with any at the moment. :(

...when innocent people are caught up in a violent situation  :-\\

[quote author=

You want to eat at Au Bon Pain, but you can't because you're on the other side of the continent?

You want to eat at Au Bon Pain, but you can't because you're on the other side of the continent?


Why,Where do you live,Hawk?

Why,Where do you live,Hawk?


NoCal.

(Northern California, to you laypeople) 8)

NoCal.

(Northern California, to you laypeople) 8)



Au Bon Pains where you live?

Au Bon Pains where you live?



He just said it wasn't.

You want to eat at Au Bon Pain, but you can't because you're on the other side of the continent?


I echo the statement..

I echo the statement..


Are there ABP's where you live HS? ???

Are there ABP's where you live HS? ???



She's in California too, Howard.  She was saying she agreed with Hawk because there aren't any where they are.

...you walk into a place and it smells like pork rinds?  :P

Are there ABP's where you live HS? ???


They are only in 19 States.  Fidn your nearest ABP here

You have massive heartburn and feel sick :-\\

They are only in 19 States.  Fidn your nearest ABP here
HOLY COW!!!  Check out how many are in Thailand :o :o :o

...people talk and they insert the term "blah blah blah" in their sentence.  wtf is that? 

HOLY COW!!!  Check out how many are in Thailand :o :o :o



Mr.Steve Carpenter has plenty of franchises,He'll tell you.

...when you eyes just want to close, and you are not ready for sleep yet?

...it's cold out and your rings on your fingers are too loose? :-\\

DYHIW...you're trying to post a reply on a certain thread and just when you hit the post button, you get a message saying:

Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post.

Then, in most cases, you have to go back and alter your reply! >:(

I think this has been mentioned before.

... you stumble upon more annoying banner ads.  The one (pictured below) just about gave me a heart attack.  When you move your mouse over the left side, the devil lets out this evil laugh.  On the right side, the angel says something holy in a high pitched voice

You aren't feeling to well, and it figures, its the weekend. ::)

People stick their bare feet on the dashboard of the car or out the window........I hate looking at other people's nasty ass feet.  I feel like taking a stick, leaning out my window and thwapping them on the ankle with it. 

I just saw one of those whackaloons this afternoon.

[quote author=

DYHIW you FINALLY get the high score on a game in the arcade and less than 2 days later, someone beats your score.  :\'( :\'(





Cat

This is the best word I have ever heard!



It's fun, isn't it! 

[quote author=

A game to be played in an Insane asylum with a big stick.



ROFLMAO

I hate it when my mind goes blank.  Wait what was I saying? :-\\

8) You are down to your last $100 bucks and that has to last untill payday?? :-\\

DYHIW you FINALLY get the high score on a game in the arcade and less than 2 days later, someone beats your score.  :\'( :\'(





Cat


Sorry. It came as a total shock to me that I hit that number. I wasn't even paying attention.

8) You are down to your last $100 bucks and that has to last untill payday?? :-\\



i know the feeling. :-\\

i know the feeling. :-\\
:o Yep...and we are going to the fair tommorow...Its wristband day but its still expensive...We will be eating Ramen noodles for a week...and leftover chinese!

:o Yep...and we are going to the fair tommorow...Its wristband day but its still expensive...We will be eating Ramen noodles for a week...and leftover chinese!


I know how hard it can be...believe me...we've been doing some real "lowrent" things lately. :-\\ :D

... you want to update your MySpace, but you can't think of thigns to add to it

I know how hard it can be...believe me...we've been doing some real "lowrent" things lately. :-\\ :D
I swear, I dont know how we did it when the boys were still at home! Our grocery bill was at least 350 a week!...With them playing sports and all, we couldnt keep food in the house!..now its just my daughter and I dont know ...STILL...how we managed!

I swear, I dont know how we did it when the boys were still at home! Our grocery bill was at least 350 a week!...With them playing sports and all, we couldnt keep food in the house!..now its just my daughter and I dont know ...STILL...how we managed!



WOW...that's a LOT! :o  We usually go grocery shopping like every 3 weeks or so (and we get necessities during that period of time)....we usually go to the store called, ADLI...it has off brands and is cheaper...but it's STILL hard.

WOW...that's a LOT! :o  We usually go grocery shopping like every 3 weeks or so (and we get necessities during that period of time)....we usually go to the store called, ADLI...it has off brands and is cheaper...but it's STILL hard.
8) We have ALDI here..but I have never been there...I guess how we did it is that my husband spent ALL of his time out of town...He makes 24 an hour here but jobs are scarce in his field...He usually goes to Cali..and he makes up to 40 an hr..and all overtime is doubletime..He is going to go again soon..I HATE it! I miss him terribly!

8) We have ALDI here..but I have never been there...I guess how we did it is that my husband spent ALL of his time out of town...He makes 24 an hour here but jobs are scarce in his field...He usually goes to Cali..and he makes up to 40 an hr..and all overtime is doubletime..He is going to go again soon..I HATE it! I miss him terribly!


is he a truck driver or something? ???

... you want to update your MySpace, but you can't think of thigns to add to it

All the more reason I don't have a Myspace profile. Besides, I spend more time here anyway.

On the subject of Myspace, I HIW I go into a coffee shop where there's five computers, and all of them are occupied by people playing around on that site...when I wanna do something really quick.

Just because you can't think of something to add to your Myspace profile, doesn't make it a reason not to have one.  And if people are using Myspace....who cares.  It's not like it's a school library and if they're not using the internet for something school-related they have to get off.

On the subject of Myspace, I HIW I go into a coffee shop where there's five computers, and all of them are occupied by people playing around on that site...when I wanna do something really quick.
...with no sense of prioritising work on the computer.

People give out fake flattery.

... you make a bag of popcorn, but the stupid microwave turntable makes the bag get stuck, and all the popcorn burns

Sorry. It came as a total shock to me that I hit that number. I wasn't even paying attention.



Not to worry. I'll get it back.  ;D ;D




Cat

Just because you can't think of something to add to your Myspace profile, doesn't make it a reason not to have one.  And if people are using Myspace....who cares. 

Perdonez-moi, but if someone needs to urgently check their email for not more than two minutes, and all the machines are occupied by people who are not doing anything constructive, then the people who are waiting start to get impatient. This happened to me once; I ended up waiting at least 10 or 15 minutes before a machine finally opened up. All I had to do was check my email to see if I had a message...and that took only two short minutes. :)

OTOH, if I did indeed have a Myspace profile, I could probably think of several things to add to it.



It's not like it's a school library and if they're not using the internet for something school-related they have to get off.

Right. There should be a time limit on some of these public machines.

OTOH, if I did indeed have a Myspace profile, I could probably think of several things to add to it.

Right. There should be a time limit on some of these public machines.



That's not what I was suggesting.

..somebody is dense.

..somebody is dense.



No sh*t.

Perdonez-moi, but if someone needs to urgently check their email for not more than two minutes, and all the machines are occupied by people who are not doing anything constructive, then the people who are waiting start to get impatient. This happened to me once; I ended up waiting at least 10 or 15 minutes before a machine finally opened up. All I had to do was check my email to see if I had a message...and that took only two short minutes. :)

OTOH, if I did indeed have a Myspace profile, I could probably think of several things to add to it.

Right. There should be a time limit on some of these public machines.
Well, maybe they think you checking your email is "not constructive" as well.  There is a reason it's a PUBLIC computer.  If you don't want to wait for someone else to finish whatever they're doing, use your OWN or go somewhere else.  They're just as entitled to do what THEY want as you are to do what YOU want.  It's none of your business what they're doing and vice versa. 

Well, maybe they think you checking your email is "not constructive" as well.  There is a reason it's a PUBLIC computer.  If you don't want to wait for someone else to finish whatever they're doing, use your OWN or go somewhere else.  They're just as entitled to do what THEY want as you are to do what YOU want.  It's none of your business what they're doing and vice versa. 

Yeah, but they shouldn't monopolize the system and waste other ppl's time. ::) By the way I think you may have misunderstood me.

Edit: There are other people waiting too. ::)



...with no sense of prioritising work on the computer.

I'm with Philip.

Yeah, but they shouldn't monopolize the system and waste other ppl's time.


Really?  It's a public computer.  They are under no obligation to get their asses off just because YOU think what they're doing on the computer isn't "constructive".  The only person whose time got wasted is yours. 

I GOTTA PEE

I GOTTA PEE


*hands over recently-finished beer bottle*

HIC!

Yeah, but they shouldn't monopolize the system and waste other ppl's time. ::) By the way I think you may have misunderstood me.


I'm with Philip.



I understand your logic Jeff. I know at our local library, a few years ago (when I didn't have access to the internet a lot)...I would go there to access it.  The library had a rule that you could only sign into the computer for 45 minutes at a time...and when your time was up...you had to let the next person take a turn.  I don't know if your library uses this method...but if it is the person's allotted time...I suppose they can do what they please...it's all on a first come first serve basis....but I know that it can be frustrating whenever you have to do something very quick..and someone is just playing around or whatever on the computer.

I understand your logic Jeff. I know at our local library, a few years ago (when I didn't have access to the internet a lot)...I would go there to access it.  The library had a rule that you could only sign into the computer for 45 minutes at a time...and when your time was up...you had to let the next person take a turn.  I don't know if your library uses this method...but if it is the person's allotted time...I suppose they can do what they please...it's all on a first come first serve basis....but I know that it can be frustrating whenever you have to do something very quick..and someone is just playing around or whatever on the computer.


Yes...and I managed to not lose my patience. This was in a coffee shop on campus, just a couple weeks ago. I killed a little bit of time by chatting with someone else who was waiting. :)

Just to recap, this was in a coffee shop, not a library.

Yes...and I managed to not lose my patience. This was in a coffee shop on campus, just a couple weeks ago. I killed a little bit of time by chatting with someone else who was waiting. :)

Just to recap, this was in a coffee shop, not a library.


oh okay...I wasn't aware of that.  Around here...you have to bring your own laptop to the coffee shops and you can hook them up there.....the only place that has computers that you can use is at the library.

Just to recap, this was in a coffee shop, not a library.



You're missing the point.....you have no right to complain about what someone else is doing on the computer when it's first come, first serve on a public computer.  If they were downloading songs or looking at porn, then you can complain.  But surfing around on Myspace?  Please.  You should have gone to a library on campus or just waited until you got home.  This wasn't something to pitch a hissy fit over.

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Not at all...I was replying to Erin's post.


I know you were.  See, I can look up and tell what post you were responding to.  I'm quick like that. 


If it had been a school library, you would have had a point.....if what you needed to do was school related.  But it wasn't.  You had to check your email.  So even if it was a school library, they wouldn't have booted someone off for doing non-school things just so you could do the same thing.  It was a public computer in a coffee shop.  You had no leg to stand on.

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DYHIW the board goes down for a few minutes?

DYHIW the board goes down for a few minutes?


YES! I was wondering what was going on! :D

Yes, but you had replied to my reply to Erin. So I was a bit confused when you said I was missing the point.


I was responding to you saying it was a coffee shop, not a library.  That was the crux of my point.  I was merely quoting you to emphasize the point I made......a while back.

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is he a truck driver or something? ???
8) he is a Journeyman Lineman/Wireman..When the power goes out ..he is there...He works big jobs thou..He went to the aftermath of Katrina and Rita and he wires up the big motors for nuclear powerhouses...In Katrina one of his first days this young apprentice went up a pole and it wasnt properly grounded..He got burned from his upper body to his feet..The coins in his pants were welded to his skin..My husband was the one who heard the explosion first and cut his clothes off, The very next day they sent my husband up the same pole..he is scarred for life...My husband has been doing this for 20 years and he said Katrina/Rita was the worst expierience he has ever had..I cant even begin to tell you the stories.. :\'(

Yeah, but they shouldn't monopolize the system and waste other ppl's time. ::) By the way I think you may have misunderstood me.


No, I understood just fine.  You are the one who doesn't seem to "understand".  Checking your email was important to YOU, messing around on myspace was important to THEM.  Why should THEY have to stop what THEY were doing to accomodate YOU?  Who died and made YOU the "coffee shop internet access police"?  If there's no rule in place as to how long you can be on, then they have every right to stay on as long as they want.  Like SM said, maybe they don't have their own computer and the time they were on myspace was the ONLY time they got online all day long.  I'm sure there are other places to go online at the school, why not go somewhere else, or, here's a thought, go on your HOME computer, then you have nothing to whine about....

No, I understood just fine.  You are the one who doesn't seem to "understand".  Checking your email was important to YOU, messing around on myspace was important to THEM.  Why should THEY have to stop what THEY were doing to accomodate YOU?  Who died and made YOU the "coffee shop internet access police"?  If there's no rule in place as to how long you can be on, then they have every right to stay on as long as they want.  Like SM said, maybe they don't have their own computer and the time they were on myspace was the ONLY time they got online all day long.  I'm sure there are other places to go online at the school, why not go somewhere else, or, here's a thought, go on your HOME computer, then you have nothing to whine about....


Exactly.

Everything is relative, have you taken a physics course Jeff?

have you taken a physics course Jeff?

Yes I did. Spring semester of last year. I barely passed it, though. There were lots of different formulas to memorize.

...you cannot find any tea -bags?

so no tea bagging for you   :D

Yes I did. Spring semester of last year. I barely passed it, though. There were lots of different formulas to memorize.


You didn't learn so much about relativity then?

YES! I was wondering what was going on! :D

It was down again just now. ::)

I hate dealing with the trash compactors at work >:(

...the boards all go slow again!

...the boards all go slow again!



It's the same over here

You eat too much sugar and get a headache.

so no tea bagging for you   :D


ROFLMAO

I hate it when your favorite radio station changes formats. My favorite station "Oldies 93.1" has changed to "Country 93.1 the Wolf". There are now no oldies stations in my area.

I hate it when your favorite radio station changes formats. My favorite station "Oldies 93.1" has changed to "Country 93.1 the Wolf". There are now no oldies stations in my area.



oh gosh, I hate that....and there are always like 50 country stations to start with...I mean, how many bloody country stations does one area need? ::)

....you're out of Ritz crackers?

I hate it when your favorite radio station changes formats. My favorite station "Oldies 93.1" has changed to "Country 93.1 the Wolf". There are now no oldies stations in my area.




Just like Jack FM,playing what we want. ::)

LOST is on tonight, but you are so pooped from work, you might just go to bed early, and forget about tv.

Someone decides to show their obviously limited use of the human brain, by posting and spamming a totally ridiculous, disgusting and utterly meaningless pornographic thread and PMs to people?

Someone decides to show their obviously limited use of the human brain, by posting and spamming a totally ridiculous, disgusting and utterly meaningless pornographic thread and PMs to people?


Did they think that calling it "urgent messages from admin" when it clearly wasn't from one of the moderators would fool us?

The only 2 pms you get, you can't read. FIGURES!!! :D

DYHIW you send someone an email asking for a response regarding something important and they don't respond? >:(

The only 2 pms you get, you can't read. FIGURES!!! :D


Same Here. ::)

DYHIW you are looking for a thread and can't find it?





Cat

DYHIW you are looking for a thread and can't find it?





Cat

sure...even when the Google Search Box on top can't find it. :-\\

DYHIW you send someone an email asking for a response regarding something important and they don't respond? >:(


Buttpirates.

...you wait ages to make a sneeze.

...you wait ages to make a sneeze.
8) ..and then no one says "God Bless You"

8) ..and then no one says "God Bless You"


I get annoyed when people say that. >_<

...people cut in front of you at a public place? ::)

8) Yep...Like when some dude see's a friend at the store and they start talking and the other dude just jumps right in front of you!...I just wanna smack em!..i always look behind ..and if someone has a few items..I always let them get ahead of me..

You don't get to go to the fair because of rain and being sick. >:( I'm extremely mad right now. Time to wait another whole year. ::)