Isolated Blurt Thread

[sheablue]

I don't know why it's so hard for the "baristas" at the Starbucks near my house to get my Chocolate Chai tea latte right. If I wanted lukewarm milk with a hint of sugar, I could do that myself at home.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I don't know, I kind of like this, if it were trimmed up a bit. Not too many men can grow a proper mustache.

Sorry, my hair is either growing or shaved. There is no trimming.

 

[johneb87]

You mean like how I looked back in spring of this year?
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c65/theegoatpig/Pics%20of%20Me/SDC11441_zps15968397.jpg

LOL, you win. Mine didn't get that bushy. I was given a beard trimmed a few years back and have been encouraged by others to use it. Though my facial hair relies on my how long my haircut is.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

LOL, you win. Mine didn't get that bushy. I was given a beard trimmed a few years back and have been encouraged by others to use it. Though my facial hair relies on my how long my haircut is.

Wasn't a competition. I was glad to get rid of it too. I don't know what possesses me to grow it out every few years.

 

[johneb87]

Waiting for the bus and freezing cold. Brrrrr

 

[sheablue]

Two things that are not conducive to productive writing:

1). Wearing socks

2). Listening to your dog chew enthusiastically on a rawhide bone while flopping about in her rattling crate.

 

[desertslave]

I love the cooler nights (relative to AZ). Windows are wide open, there are occasional chilly breezes, and it's delightful to snuggle with Himself without getting slippery (in unnecessary places).

 

[johneb87]

Two things that are not conducive to productive writing:

1). Wearing socks

2). Listening to your dog chew enthusiastically on a rawhide bone while flopping about in her rattling crate.

How about a cat meowing nonstop.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

this week is seriously taking forever...

 

[Worker11811]

How about a cat meowing nonstop.

Squirrels scampering in your attic and scratching inside the walls.

I would say that drives me crazy but that's no drive. More like a short walk.

 

[johneb87]

Why the fuck do people have to take things out on me that I don't have any control over!!!!!!

 

[PennLady]

Why the fuck do people have to take things out on me that I don't have any control over!!!!!!

Because you are, unfortunately, there.

 

[PennLady]

I seem to be addicted to watching Pacific Rim.

 

[johneb87]

Because you are, unfortunately, there.

Sadly true.

And am I allowed to forward them on to the person who is responsible for their issue? No, I get to sit and take the abuse. Grrrrrrrr

 

[Worker11811]

I was, once, working in the box office of a movie theater when a woman came up to the window and we had the following conversation:

Box office: "Good afternoon. May I help you?"
Customer: "Two, please?"
"For which movie?"
"Tickets!"
"Which movie would you like tickets for, ma'am?"
"Star Wars."
"Star Wars plays at three different times. Which time?"
"2:00"
"Ma'am, it's 2:30. The feature has already started."
"I want to watch Star Wars!"
"There is another showing at 3:00."
"Star Wars?"
"Yes, Star Wars plays at 3:00."
"Okay, two, please."
"That will be $15.00, please."
"How much?"
"Fifteen."
"How much is a ticket?"
"Adults are $7.50."
"I want an adult and a child!"
"Yes, ma'am. That will be $13.00"
"How much?"
"$13.00."
"How much are children?"
"Children's tickets are $5.50."
"How much are adults?"
"$7.50."
"No, that's not right."
"Ma'am, the sign shows the prices, right here."
"No, that's too much!"
"I'm sorry, ma'am, that's the price. It's on the sign."
"Stupid cashier!" (Storms off...)

Whose fault was that? Mine or hers?
Why did I get reamed for it?
They didn't even play back the tape from the security camera.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

New Jersey is going Trick Or Treating for the first time in three years. I'm surprised a volcano didn't open up last night and swallow a few towns whole.

 

[drteetho]

I was, once, working in the box office of a movie theater when a woman came up to the window and we had the following conversation:

Box office: "Good afternoon. May I help you?"
Customer: "Two, please?"
"For which movie?"
"Tickets!"
"Which movie would you like tickets for, ma'am?"
"Star Wars."
"Star Wars plays at three different times. Which time?"
"2:00"
"Ma'am, it's 2:30. The feature has already started."
"I want to watch Star Wars!"
"There is another showing at 3:00."
"Star Wars?"
"Yes, Star Wars plays at 3:00."
"Okay, two, please."
"That will be $15.00, please."
"How much?"
"Fifteen."
"How much is a ticket?"
"Adults are $7.50."
"I want an adult and a child!"
"Yes, ma'am. That will be $13.00"
"How much?"
"$13.00."
"How much are children?"
"Children's tickets are $5.50."
"How much are adults?"
"$7.50."
"No, that's not right."
"Ma'am, the sign shows the prices, right here."
"No, that's too much!"
"I'm sorry, ma'am, that's the price. It's on the sign."
"Stupid cashier!" (Storms off...)

Whose fault was that? Mine or hers?
Why did I get reamed for it?
They didn't even play back the tape from the security camera.

That almost sounds like a Monty Python skit.

Was the place you worked at called Theatre of the Absurd?

 

[Worker11811]

I used to be the technician for one of the three largest chains of movie theaters in the country.

The one that used to have the singing cats for their mascots.

I had about a dozen theaters around the Southern US to maintain and repair. All my work was done and the theater was short staffed so I filled in at the box office for an hour or two.

It's hard to keep a straight face when somebody walks up to the box and asks, "What time does the 3:00 movie start?"

I shit you not!

 

[oggbashan]

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It's hard to keep a straight face when somebody walks up to the box and asks, "What time does the 3:00 movie start?"

I shit you not!

In the UK that wouldn't necessarily be a stupid question.

The movie time might be advertised as 3.00 but before the main feature screens there would be advertising trailers for future movies, and just advertising shorts. They could last 20 minutes in the 1960s, less now.

If you were collecting a child from school at 3.00 and wanted to take them to that movie, you might be able to walk in before the start of the main feature, having missed all the unnecessary crud.

But the question should be something like :"What time will the main feature start in the showing starting at 3.00?".

 

[Worker11811]

I thought that UK/Europe had laws stipulating that, regardless what time the program started, the feature had to start at the advertised time.

Another thing... Trailers!

First shalt thou take beginest the Holy Program, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out.

 

[Handley_Page]

I thought that UK/Europe had laws stipulating that, regardless what time the program started, the feature had to start at the advertised time.

Another thing... Trailers!

First shalt thou take beginest the Holy Program, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out.

And thou shall count only in Decimal, thou shalt not count in Binary nor shall you count in Octal or any foreign tongue.

 

[Worker11811]

There are 10 kinds of people in the world.

Those who can count in binary and those who can't.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Last day of work before vacation. Plane takes off in 74.25 hours

 

[TheeGoatPig]

One more hour til vacation, one more hour, one more hour...

 

[johneb87]

One more hour til vacation, one more hour, one more hour...

Have fun! Don't do anything I wouldn't do.