Isolated Blurt Thread

[NaokoSmith]

A mardy Piglet moaning on Monday morning.
Sandwiches sorted, family fed, laundry-line loaded. Students soothed, managers managed.
MILF can wander off online over a coffee in the wifi cafe.
Let the bananas dance!

 

[Handley_Page]

Odd way to blow.

Unrelated blurt:
Burgers just aren't the same without cheese.

Ah, round here it might depend on which Horse is in the 'burger.

It's pothole season again.

You too, huh?

A mardy Piglet moaning on Monday morning.
Sandwiches sorted, family fed, laundry-line loaded. Students soothed, managers managed.
MILF can wander off online over a coffee in the wifi cafe.
Let the bananas dance!

Managers managed?.
Surely that's an oxymoron?

 

[NaokoSmith]

Managers managed?.
Surely that's an oxymoron?

My dear, if you've never had to manage your own managers, you're very lucky! De haut en bas may be mildly titillating, but de bas en haut is bloody hard work. I just smile sweetly and say: "That'll do nicely!"

 

[Handley_Page]

My dear, if you've never had to manage your own managers, you're very lucky! De haut en bas may be mildly titillating, but de bas en haut is bloody hard work. I just smile sweetly and say: "That'll do nicely!"

Now, being an ignorant former Techie, I cannot say that I correctly grasp the full implications of top to bottom: Or the reverse.

Hey ho; we really do try and learn at times.

I once had a manager who just loved "management-speak". It had been decided by those on high that we'd have a new method of doing things and we had several meetings, workshops and other time-wasting events.
He announced one afternoon that he want to come with us (a pair of us did this job), to "do a walk-through" for our regular trip the following day.
Enquiries as to exactly what he meant took about 5 uninterrupted minutes and my mate and I were still not much further on.

However, I suspect that he failed to grasp our comprehension of the task, in that he was not ready at our usual departure time.
We gave him about 10 minutes, tried down his corridor to locate him, but no; absent he was.

So off we went. We managed to do the job is almost record time and had done most of the paper-work by Lunch time. He breezed in and said "Right are we off then?"
He was mortified when I told him the job had been done.
It took a good while to explain to him that we had arrangements with our 'customers' and could not, in all honesty, let them down.
He steamed about it for days afterwards.

 

[NaokoSmith]

Now, being an ignorant former Techie, I cannot say that I correctly grasp the full implications of top to bottom: Or the reverse.

Hey ho; we really do try and learn at times.

I once had a manager who just loved "management-speak". It had been decided by those on high that we'd have a new method of doing things and we had several meetings, workshops and other time-wasting events.
He announced one afternoon that he want to come with us (a pair of us did this job), to "do a walk-through" for our regular trip the following day.
Enquiries as to exactly what he meant took about 5 uninterrupted minutes and my mate and I were still not much further on.

However, I suspect that he failed to grasp our comprehension of the task, in that he was not ready at our usual departure time.
We gave him about 10 minutes, tried down his corridor to locate him, but no; absent he was.

So off we went. We managed to do the job is almost record time and had done most of the paper-work by Lunch time. He breezed in and said "Right are we off then?"
He was mortified when I told him the job had been done.
It took a good while to explain to him that we had arrangements with our 'customers' and could not, in all honesty, let them down.
He steamed about it for days afterwards.

Yup, that's the sort of thing I mean by managing the managers! They sometimes seem to think that the whole thing is set up to be their personal playground, rather than to provide a service to customers or, in my case, support students.

Actually, while smiling sweetly and saying "That'll do nicely!" I do the job 'my way' and since it works, there's rarely any fuss about it at the end when they come round to mop up bits of hysterical manager.

 

[Handley_Page]

Forgive the ignorance, but what's Flashfic ?

 

[oggbashan]

Forgive the ignorance, but what's Flashfic ?

It is This Thread in the Writer's Challenge sub-forum.

Flashfic in general is Flash Fiction, very short stories often just 50 or 100 words but sometimes even shorter.

I have written two How-Tos on Flash Fiction.

 

[mynameisben]

I am up way too damn early for a holiday morning.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Today I officially retire!
(That means I only have to teach one course a term to make the same salary...)

 

[NaokoSmith]

Today I officially retire!
(That means I only have to teach one course a term to make the same salary...)

Congratulations Tio.
You'll be able to party party now!

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Congratulations Tio.
You'll be able to party party now!

Thanks Naoko! And you're invited.

 

[NaokoSmith]

Thanks Naoko! And you're invited.

I'll dig out my fishnets and canary costume then!

 

[SweetMaj]

Thanks Naoko! And you're invited.

How about sending an invitation to the rest of us?

Later...

 

[Tio_Narratore]

How about sending an invitation to the rest of us?

Later...

You have a standing invitation, Maj. A laying down and a bent over invitation as well...

 

[SweetMaj]

You have a standing invitation, Maj. A laying down and a bent over invitation as well...

<- Now I'm all dolled up for your retirement party, handsome. /


Is Lit extremely slow or is it just me?

(Or maybe both.)

 

[Tio_Narratore]

<- Now I'm all dolled up for your retirement party, handsome. /


Is Lit extremely slow or is it just me?

(Or maybe both.)

You're such a fast woman, you make Lit seem slow.

 

[MrsBorg]

Are there any tasty morsels going spare???

 

[Handley_Page]

no, they're going cheep, cheep . . .

 

[SweetMaj]

You're such a fast woman, you make Lit seem slow.

I'm off to watch LA-ink.

 

[McKenna]

My son's lullaby, since the day he was born, has been either Scarborough Fair, or Baby Mine. As an infant, I could (usually) get him to sleep within minutes of singing. He's two now, and still nods off when I sing to him.

 

[Belegon]

My son's lullaby, since the day he was born, has been either Scarborough Fair, or Baby Mine. As an infant, I could (usually) get him to sleep within minutes of singing. He's two now, and still nods off when I sing to him.

You could sing Scarborough Fair to me anytime... however, sleep is not going to be my first priority...

 

[damppanties]

<snip> nude pics </snip>

I miss Betsy.

 

[Handley_Page]

My son's lullaby, since the day he was born, has been either Scarborough Fair, or Baby Mine. As an infant, I could (usually) get him to sleep within minutes of singing. He's two now, and still nods off when I sing to him.

My late wife did not have a singing voice: At all..
Her contralto speaking voice could have me fascinated and excited very quickly.
I commented about her singing once; "Well, the kids fell asleep with it," she muttered.
"Too scared not to," I replied before dodging out of her way.

I miss Betsy.

Eh ?

 

[steve44uk]

My late wife did not have a singing voice: At all..
Her contralto speaking voice could have me fascinated and excited very quickly.
I commented about her singing once; "Well, the kids fell asleep with it," she muttered.
"Too scared not to," I replied before dodging out of her way.





Eh ?

Heh. Feelin' brave, were ya...?

I'll see your "Eh?" and raise you a "Whaaa...?"

 

[NaokoSmith]

You could sing Scarborough Fair to me anytime... however, sleep is not going to be my first priority...

I will sing to you. The Ride of the Valkyrie from the Ring Cycle.