What's mildly amusing you today? - Page 101

xoxoxoBruce · 10-20-2016, 03:42 PM

They learned to keep their damn mouth shut.

Clodfobble · 10-26-2016, 08:35 PM

The secondary side of my kids' school has a "from the neck up" Halloween tradition. Students must wear their regular uniforms, but they can wear masks, makeup, wigs, Spock ears, etc...

Except I just received a notification that "due to current events outside the school, clown costumes or makeup will NOT be permitted." So apparently that's still a thing.

Undertoad · 10-27-2016, 08:43 AM

In my professional situation I did some business with a northern company called "Beaver Brokerage Inc." I had to stifle the thought that pimping must be legal in Canada.

(they are actually customs brokers)

Sundae · 10-27-2016, 08:53 AM

Or there are lots of wrecked va-jay-jays in Canada that need to be dealt with?

footfootfoot · 10-27-2016, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

The secondary side of my kids' school has a "from the neck up" Halloween tradition. Students must wear their regular uniforms, but they can wear masks, makeup, wigs, Spock ears, etc...

Except I just received a notification that "due to current events outside the school, clown costumes or makeup will NOT be permitted." So apparently that's still a thing.

What about going dressed as Nemo?

BigV · 10-29-2016, 12:59 PM

There's something... fishy about your suggestion.

Clodfobble · 12-14-2016, 07:04 AM

My stepdaughter, who had a hell of a time getting a job because of her general anxiety and complete lack of people skills, has been promoted to assistant manager just 3 months after starting at the job she finally did manage to secure.

Part of me is thrilled at the progress she's made, which isn't nothing--but part of me is like, "...seriously? Are they that hard up for talent?" And then yesterday she casually mentioned that she's had at least 4, maybe 5 different managers since she started. She's not sure the one counts, because he quit on his second day and she never actually met him. The place is apparently a shithole and no one can stand it for more than a few weeks. Even beyond managers, she says at this point there are only 3 employees who have been there longer than she has.

For her part, she doesn't hate it. It's a little stressful, but no less stressful than every day life is for her. Yeah, customers yell at the staff for tiny mistakes--but regular people yell at her every day for her gigantic mistakes, so she doesn't really notice the difference. Yeah, the regional manager has profoundly unrealistic expectations of the amount of work a single employee can do, but everyone her whole life has had unrealistic (for her) expectations of what she can successfully accomplish, so she's very used to not meeting expectations and just letting the daily failures roll off her back.

So I told her, hey, that's good news. Just keep showing up, use the place to practice whatever skills you need to, and they'll never, ever fire you.

glatt · 12-14-2016, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Just keep showing up, use the place to practice whatever skills you need to, and they'll never, ever fire you.

I love it. Good for her.

classicman · 12-14-2016, 11:00 AM

Well, she's learning. Congrats! Was there a pay raise also? (asked in my dad voice)

Clodfobble · 12-14-2016, 02:39 PM

From $8.20 an hour to $9.50, supposedly, though with the way that place is run I told her she'd better keep an eye on her next paycheck to be sure it actually happened.

BigV · 12-15-2016, 09:29 PM

Such good news!

I've had "managers" like that. She has as good a coping strategy as I can think of. Brava!

footfootfoot · 12-16-2016, 07:21 AM

What kind of job? Did you say and I missed it?

Gravdigr · 01-18-2017, 12:00 PM

I just reminded myself of a scene from NYPD Blue...

Sipowicz has just arrived on scene, where a man has killed his wife. The man is being treated for a large v-shaped (no, it didn't look like Big V) wound in his head. When asked why he killed his wife, he explains that he didn't mean to, but, she had hit him in the head "wif a smoovah".

The cops look around at each other for a moment. Sipowicz asks "Whaddya mean she hit you 'wif a smoovah'? Whatta hell is a 'smoovah'

The man replied "You know, a smoovah, like ya smoove out da wrinkles on a shirt."

His wife had hit him in the head with an iron.

Carruthers · 02-11-2017, 09:34 AM

This morning Dad made it known that he required a packet of Chinese Lantern seeds.
I work on the principle that 'to hear is to obey' as it makes life easier, so I headed for the garden centre.
Apart from the usual horticultural stuff, there's a coffee shop, pet supplies store and a small bookshop and that's where I spotted this...

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It amused me that the slot for the Pensioners manual is empty.
I wonder if there had been a run on that book or perhaps they just don't stock them at all due to limited demand.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-11-2017, 11:00 AM

I thought that book was just smaller. So the publisher/display provider puts a picture in that slot to let the customer know the book exists, and the retailer is failing them. Genius.

10-20-2016, 03:42 PM	#1501
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They learned to keep their damn mouth shut. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-26-2016, 08:35 PM	#1502
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	The secondary side of my kids' school has a "from the neck up" Halloween tradition. Students must wear their regular uniforms, but they can wear masks, makeup, wigs, Spock ears, etc... Except I just received a notification that "due to current events outside the school, clown costumes or makeup will NOT be permitted." So apparently that's still a thing. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-27-2016, 08:53 AM	#1504
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Or there are lots of wrecked va-jay-jays in Canada that need to be dealt with? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-29-2016, 12:59 PM	#1506
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	There's something... fishy about your suggestion. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

12-14-2016, 07:04 AM	#1507
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	My stepdaughter, who had a hell of a time getting a job because of her general anxiety and complete lack of people skills, has been promoted to assistant manager just 3 months after starting at the job she finally did manage to secure. Part of me is thrilled at the progress she's made, which isn't nothing--but part of me is like, "...seriously? Are they that hard up for talent?" And then yesterday she casually mentioned that she's had at least 4, maybe 5 different managers since she started. She's not sure the one counts, because he quit on his second day and she never actually met him. The place is apparently a shithole and no one can stand it for more than a few weeks. Even beyond managers, she says at this point there are only 3 employees who have been there longer than she has. For her part, she doesn't hate it. It's a little stressful, but no less stressful than every day life is for her. Yeah, customers yell at the staff for tiny mistakes--but regular people yell at her every day for her gigantic mistakes, so she doesn't really notice the difference. Yeah, the regional manager has profoundly unrealistic expectations of the amount of work a single employee can do, but everyone her whole life has had unrealistic (for her) expectations of what she can successfully accomplish, so she's very used to not meeting expectations and just letting the daily failures roll off her back. So I told her, hey, that's good news. Just keep showing up, use the place to practice whatever skills you need to, and they'll never, ever fire you. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

10-27-2016, 08:43 AM	#1503
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	In my professional situation I did some business with a northern company called "Beaver Brokerage Inc." I had to stifle the thought that pimping must be legal in Canada. (they are actually customs brokers)

12-14-2016, 11:00 AM	#1509
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Well, she's learning. Congrats! Was there a pay raise also? (asked in my dad voice) __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

12-14-2016, 02:39 PM	#1510
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	From $8.20 an hour to $9.50, supposedly, though with the way that place is run I told her she'd better keep an eye on her next paycheck to be sure it actually happened. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-15-2016, 09:29 PM	#1511
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Such good news! I've had "managers" like that. She has as good a coping strategy as I can think of. Brava! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

12-16-2016, 07:21 AM	#1512
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	What kind of job? Did you say and I missed it? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-18-2017, 12:00 PM	#1513
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I just reminded myself of a scene from NYPD Blue... Sipowicz has just arrived on scene, where a man has killed his wife. The man is being treated for a large v-shaped (no, it didn't look like Big V) wound in his head. When asked why he killed his wife, he explains that he didn't mean to, but, she had hit him in the head "wif a smoovah". The cops look around at each other for a moment. Sipowicz asks "Whaddya mean she hit you 'wif a smoovah'? Whatta hell is a 'smoovah' The man replied "You know, a smoovah, like ya smoove out da wrinkles on a shirt." His wife had hit him in the head with an iron. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-11-2017, 09:34 AM	#1514
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	This morning Dad made it known that he required a packet of Chinese Lantern seeds. I work on the principle that 'to hear is to obey' as it makes life easier, so I headed for the garden centre. Apart from the usual horticultural stuff, there's a coffee shop, pet supplies store and a small bookshop and that's where I spotted this... It amused me that the slot for the Pensioners manual is empty. I wonder if there had been a run on that book or perhaps they just don't stock them at all due to limited demand. __________________

02-11-2017, 11:00 AM	#1515
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I thought that book was just smaller. So the publisher/display provider puts a picture in that slot to let the customer know the book exists, and the retailer is failing them. Genius. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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