What's mildly amusing you today? - Page 90

xoxoxoBruce · 06-19-2015, 09:26 PM

You're probably right, ignorance, although maybe willful ignorance. If you were a man she might of asked how the shrimping was.

Clodfobble · 06-19-2015, 10:42 PM

If you were further north, maybe I could see it--but Houston has like the biggest Vietnamese population outside of California. Assuming you were immigrants shows an extreme lack of awareness of her surroundings...

Undertoad · 06-19-2015, 11:37 PM

I feel like every little communication, no matter how awkward or slightly off-putting, is breaking down a tiny barrier.

Sundae · 06-20-2015, 05:37 AM

You gave her something to tell her friends anyway.
About this tiny, gorgeous little foreign girl who actually does book-keeping, who'd have thought it?

Mildly amusing me yesterday was overhearing a group of schoolboys (14?).
It was silly schoolboy humour, so I'm obviously still young at heart.

Boy 1) Why have I got such itchy pits? They're really itchy!
Boy 2) Maybe it's cancer.
Boy 3) Maybe you're just Itchy-Pit-Boy.

DanaC · 06-20-2015, 06:12 AM

Hahahahah that last line I can hear so clearly.

BigV · 06-21-2015, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

I feel like every little communication, no matter how awkward or slightly off-putting, is breaking down a tiny barrier.

That's some wishful thinking right there. I feel you misunderestimate the power of confirmation bias.

FTR, I share your wishfulness.

infinite monkey · 06-23-2015, 12:02 PM

I've been at my 2nd job what, a month and a half now? I was named Associate of the Month for our department.

Too funny. I like that job. It's hard work and it's fun, well I and a couple others make it fun. So...

glatt · 06-23-2015, 12:05 PM

Hey, congratulations!

The cream rises to the top.

Clodfobble · 06-23-2015, 03:26 PM

I'm really glad you've found something that suits you, infi. I felt like you kept going from chore to chore for years, and finally you have something that makes you smile, which is all that's really important. Good for you!

infinite monkey · 06-24-2015, 11:44 AM

Thank you glatt and Clod.

I am much happier these days, Clod. I mean, not all the time, but I'm so much better than when I was in stress-world. I'm completely off any medication (after years of various concoctions), I'm physically feeling so much better and looking better as a result, and I laugh a lot more.

I learned money isn't everything and I don't want to fall into the 'follow the money' trap again but my real stressors now do come from keeping up on the bills and trying so hard to cut back on, well, everything. But cable TV and internet and Netflix aren't everything either.

I just know that if I keep feeling better and doing better, things will keep falling into place.

And I do usually have fun while working hard, at both jobs. It's like I'm seeing the person I used to be again. People are drawn to me again, if that makes sense.

So really, thanks, your comments mean a lot.

limey · 06-24-2015, 11:58 AM

Infi, this post of yours is making me happy

Sent by thought transference

infinite monkey · 06-24-2015, 01:56 PM

Thank you limey!

classicman · 06-28-2015, 09:59 PM

Just seeing this ... great to see you are being recognized and such. Happy for you.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-01-2015, 02:38 PM

Found a package from Amazon in the mailbox, I'd forgotten they'd said it would be delivered yesterday. Small box maybe 6x10x3 inches or so, with some headlight bulbs. I noticed about a dozen tiny black ants on the box which I promptly murdered with malice and forethought.

Opening the box I found hundreds of the little bastards and several dozen eggs attached to the box and the bulb packaging. They appeared to be upset about me killing their kin, but hadn't enough time to make up protest signs yet.

Tossed the box in the tub and gave them a shower to cool them off. Must have done the trick because they were all taking a nap when I was done.

Happy Monkey · 07-01-2015, 03:16 PM

I wonder if there's a component of rugged electrical components* that attract ants, or if they just thought it was a convenient unoccupied hole.

* referencing this, plus the discussion of ants in the AC unit elsewhere.

06-19-2015, 09:26 PM	#1336
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You're probably right, ignorance, although maybe willful ignorance. If you were a man she might of asked how the shrimping was. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-19-2015, 10:42 PM	#1337
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	If you were further north, maybe I could see it--but Houston has like the biggest Vietnamese population outside of California. Assuming you were immigrants shows an extreme lack of awareness of her surroundings... __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

06-20-2015, 05:37 AM	#1339
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	You gave her something to tell her friends anyway. About this tiny, gorgeous little foreign girl who actually does book-keeping, who'd have thought it? Mildly amusing me yesterday was overhearing a group of schoolboys (14?). It was silly schoolboy humour, so I'm obviously still young at heart. Boy 1) Why have I got such itchy pits? They're really itchy! Boy 2) Maybe it's cancer. Boy 3) Maybe you're just Itchy-Pit-Boy. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

06-23-2015, 12:02 PM	#1342
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I've been at my 2nd job what, a month and a half now? I was named Associate of the Month for our department. Too funny. I like that job. It's hard work and it's fun, well I and a couple others make it fun. So... Last edited by infinite monkey; 06-23-2015 at 12:09 PM. Reason: i don't write for a living but fixed it for lamplighter

06-23-2015, 03:26 PM	#1344
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I'm really glad you've found something that suits you, infi. I felt like you kept going from chore to chore for years, and finally you have something that makes you smile, which is all that's really important. Good for you! __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

06-19-2015, 11:37 PM	#1338
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I feel like every little communication, no matter how awkward or slightly off-putting, is breaking down a tiny barrier.

06-23-2015, 12:05 PM	#1343
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Hey, congratulations! The cream rises to the top.

06-24-2015, 11:44 AM	#1345
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Thank you glatt and Clod. I am much happier these days, Clod. I mean, not all the time, but I'm so much better than when I was in stress-world. I'm completely off any medication (after years of various concoctions), I'm physically feeling so much better and looking better as a result, and I laugh a lot more. I learned money isn't everything and I don't want to fall into the 'follow the money' trap again but my real stressors now do come from keeping up on the bills and trying so hard to cut back on, well, everything. But cable TV and internet and Netflix aren't everything either. I just know that if I keep feeling better and doing better, things will keep falling into place. And I do usually have fun while working hard, at both jobs. It's like I'm seeing the person I used to be again. People are drawn to me again, if that makes sense. So really, thanks, your comments mean a lot.

06-24-2015, 11:58 AM	#1346
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Infi, this post of yours is making me happy Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

06-24-2015, 01:56 PM	#1347
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Thank you limey!

06-28-2015, 09:59 PM	#1348
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Just seeing this ... great to see you are being recognized and such. Happy for you. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-01-2015, 02:38 PM	#1349
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Found a package from Amazon in the mailbox, I'd forgotten they'd said it would be delivered yesterday. Small box maybe 6x10x3 inches or so, with some headlight bulbs. I noticed about a dozen tiny black ants on the box which I promptly murdered with malice and forethought. Opening the box I found hundreds of the little bastards and several dozen eggs attached to the box and the bulb packaging. They appeared to be upset about me killing their kin, but hadn't enough time to make up protest signs yet. Tossed the box in the tub and gave them a shower to cool them off. Must have done the trick because they were all taking a nap when I was done. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-01-2015, 03:16 PM	#1350
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I wonder if there's a component of rugged electrical components* that attract ants, or if they just thought it was a convenient unoccupied hole. * referencing this, plus the discussion of ants in the AC unit elsewhere. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

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