catesta Posted May 11, 2004 Report Posted May 11, 2004 My students know that the sound of any one of them "snapping" gum in my class either while I am lecturing, or showing a film, will put them into instant physical jeopardy. I am not sure why that particular sound gets to me .. standing in line with others while they are doing it tries my patience to the nth degree .... I have to restrain myself from verbally attacking seemingly innocent strangers... but that persistent "pop!" "pop!" "pop!" drives me nuts .... Oh man, am I with you on this. Quote
catesta Posted May 11, 2004 Report Posted May 11, 2004 hey, why not just blame catesta? What do I have to do to get jazzmoose blamed for something....., anything? Quote
catesta Posted May 11, 2004 Report Posted May 11, 2004 Couw, he's an easy target with those big ass antlers and all, no? Quote
garthsj Posted May 11, 2004 Report Posted May 11, 2004 I think that is an improvement! I never said that I cannot pop my gum.. I just do not like others to do it around me... professor's privilege! Quote
couw Posted May 11, 2004 Report Posted May 11, 2004 Couw, he's an easy target with those big ass antlers and all, no? we should be able to blame him for something... :rsly: hmmmm Quote
RainyDay Posted May 11, 2004 Report Posted May 11, 2004 (edited) Our computer network. Our whole technology thing is a mess. The network sometimes takes 'ludes and takes for freaking ever to open programs, documents, or e-mails. Our e-mail system is totally farked up. I have to keep a Yahoo account so I don't miss e-mails. This was on the advice of our info systems personnel. I have deadline driven work so this is a bit of a problem for me. The printer went out and wasn't fixed for well over a month. One day the printer decided it wanted "rough paper" from tray 1 and we couldn't print from trays that accommodate reams of paper and quickly prints out documents. Now there are traffic jams in the printer/copy room. We ran out of copy/printer paper and had to scrounge up colored paper to print out documents. One of my counterparts at another agency asked me when we were attending a regional meeting why my boss and I had pink agendas. I felt like the poor kid with holes in my shoes. One day my boss used the electric pencil sharpener and the electric stapler next to it started spitting staples at him. So you'd hear the "whrrrr" of the sharpener than "bang, bang, bang!" When I went into the copy room after him, there staples all over the floor. A common shout around here is "Is your e-mail working?" Another department in this megopolis I work for was without e-mail for about a year. Today is the blood drive. On top of frozen salaries, more employee contributions to benefits, nothing electronic that is working properly, they now want my blood. But I have a job so it's cool. Edited May 11, 2004 by RainyDay Quote
rachel Posted May 12, 2004 Report Posted May 12, 2004 Just found out that the office manager for our Homeowners Association embezzled, let's say, just about all of our money. She's on the verge of being indicted; however, I'm sure the money is gone. A time like this is when I need either my dog Myles again or Jennifer, my avatar. Quote
chris olivarez Posted May 12, 2004 Report Posted May 12, 2004 Bill Gates is alive to constantly remind of the excesses of capitalism,planned obsolesence as a way of life and how ethics and capitalism are so often mutually exclusive. Quote
Aggie87 Posted May 12, 2004 Report Posted May 12, 2004 Just found out that the office manager for our Homeowners Association embezzled, let's say, just about all of our money. She's on the verge of being indicted; however, I'm sure the money is gone. A time like this is when I need either my dog Myles again or Jennifer, my avatar. Somehow I'm guessing Myles would have a little more success "coaxing" the office manager into returning the money? I think Jennifer's too cute to do much intimidating! Quote
Aggie87 Posted May 12, 2004 Report Posted May 12, 2004 Okay, I gotta admit Myles isn't very intimidating! Though that vampire-cat that appears to be sucking his blood certainly is!!! Maybe you can sic the cat on her instead?? Quote
garthsj Posted May 12, 2004 Report Posted May 12, 2004 When venting doesn't help, and I need to have some serious payback .... I turn to SAM ... THE ATTACK SCHNAUZER .... he never fails me ... Quote
neveronfriday Posted May 12, 2004 Author Report Posted May 12, 2004 I want a 22'' monitor, NOW! Quote
rachel Posted May 12, 2004 Report Posted May 12, 2004 Love the Schnauzers! Here's Roc, the ferocious antlered one. He would greet strangers at the door on his back. I dressed him in his master's tux tie on master's wedding day. During playoffs it was a Pacers' t-shirt. Poor guy.... Quote
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