harrie June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 (edited) Happy birthday, Erratic, and many happy returns. Edited June 10, 2014 by harrie Link to comment
Loandbehold June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 Happy Birthday, Erratic! And, payback's a bitch. Much like you pummeled me on my b-day Mets quiz, I have done the same on your Douglas Adams one. So, next year, we need to decide whether to put our competitive juices aside, or, instead, BRING IT ON!!!! Vibes to all the sickies out there. And, thanks for the support regarding my mom. She has woken up yesterday and today to take her pill, and after only a few calls from my brother. It's amazing what can pass for good and exciting news. 2 Link to comment
KittenPokerCheater June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 Happy Birthday Erratic! May it be an awesome year to come. Glad your mom is doing a little better LnB. Trudi, in Europe I believe Yaz was known as Yazoo, if that helps. Otherwise, google the song "only you" for a listen. I think it's one of the most romantic-ish songs ever. Also, vibes for all the traumatized kids in Oregon. I know there's a second amendment, but I would like some gun safety laws. 2 Link to comment
Endeavour June 10, 2014 Share June 10, 2014 I'm glad to hear your mom is doing a bit better Loandbehold. Also, vibes for all the traumatized kids in Oregon. I know there's a second amendment, but I would like some gun safety laws. I didn't hear the news today. Such a shame. Link to comment
Endeavour June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 I probably shouldn't double post, but I wanted to thank everyone for their good thoughts for my mom. I gave a humorous thank you the other day, but wanted to give a sincere thanks because everyone here was so kind. It's been a very stressful few days and you all made it a bit better and easier to get through. It means a lot. 3 Link to comment
trudi-tru June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 in Europe I believe Yaz was known as Yazoo, if that helps. It doesn't. Maybe he/she wasn't big here. Also, vibes for all the traumatized kids in Oregon. I know there's a second amendment, but I would like some gun safety laws. I think it's about damn time. The shooting was in Portland, isn't there where Darkpool lives? You ok, D? Link to comment
Darkpool June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 Thanks, trudi. I'm fine. Shooting was in east county, just outside Portland. I don't know anyone at the school, so this didn't touch me personally. But I'm seeing shock on Facebook from folks whose kids used to go to Reynolds High or will go there someday, or who know people with family at the school, or who just live close by. One freshman (14 years old) was killed. People are rallying around him; there was a candlelight vigil for him tonight and a GoFundMe campaign to raise funeral expenses that's almost fully funded in less than day. I can't imagine what his parents are going through right now. Link to comment
DAngelus June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 (edited) Erratic, belated happy birthday! Geminis rule! (Twice.) And, that's about the it. I guess I felt like letting people know I was here, but of course I never hang out in Meet Market, er, Small Talk threads. (It's the blinding self-loathing, y'know.) I actually registered so I could vilify that wretchedly sexist/homophobic Faking It finale (unfortunately, not the series finale, but it is for me), but I'm sure I'll drift back here eventually. After all, the game threads I killed on TWoP are now buried with that site, so the guilt is (mostly) gone. (Anybody want the answers to the "Millard Fillmore" category that killed "What is Buffy Jeopardy?" No? Not surprised. [And the answer to my 20 Questions-killing quiz was "Mason's eyebrows", btw.]) Edited June 11, 2014 by DAngelus Link to comment
dusky June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 I am still here, but still without a keyboard. Been reading and vibing and giving hearty fuck s to ms, cancer and dementia. You wonderful people are missing out on a truly amazing rant about my ex husband. It might very well be pages long along with extensive quotes from the email where he demands that his 17 year old daughter speak with him at least twice a month or he will no longer send child support. 1 Link to comment
Darkpool June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 (edited) I'd say "fuck dusky's ex" but he doesn't deserve it. From anyone. Ever again. There are other things he deserves instead. Edited June 11, 2014 by Darkpool 3 Link to comment
AnnieF June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 he demands that his 17 year old daughter speak with him at least twice a month or he will no longer send child support.This fucking guy. Yeah, sure, it's totally possible to force a teenager to talk. Yep. Easiest thing in the world. And of course a 17-year-old is completely a child, not an adolescent with their own identity and thoughts and feelings about, mm, let's think of an example, I dunno, let's say being treated like a baby by one's father. Just as a for-instance. Can anyone find my eyeballs? They rolled right outta my head onto the floor. 3 Link to comment
Barphe June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 dusky, your ex is a (insert insult of choice here). 1 Link to comment
trudi-tru June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 This fucking guy. Yeah, sure, it's totally possible to force a teenager to talk. Yep. Easiest thing in the world. And of course a 17-year-old is completely a child, not an adolescent with their own identity and thoughts and feelings about, mm, let's think of an example, I dunno, let's say being treated like a baby by one's father. Just as a for-instance. Aside from the above, child support is not a payment for a service provided to you by your child. That is the parent's moral and legal responsability. Having a line of communication with your daughter is another matter. Once you have a keyboard I wanna hear everything, dusky. Everything. 5 Link to comment
Earl Is Dead June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 trudi already shared my thoughts exactly, so I'll just add that that really sucks dusky. Vibes to you. 1 Link to comment
KittenPokerCheater June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 So, the twatflufflenutterdick is basically blackmailing his daughter for money he has already agreed to pay and has a moral obligation to do. What a father. My eyeballs are joining Annief's in rolling on the floor. It's a veritable marble mill. 4 Link to comment
Chyna June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 So, the twatflufflenutterdick is basically blackmailing his daughter for money he has already agreed to pay and has a moral obligation to do. What a father. Never mind that if he used the energy it took to blackmail her and put it toward, y'know, being a decent person and parent, she might be willing to talk to him voluntarily. What a jackhole. 4 Link to comment
DAngelus June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 Oh, hell, I might as well join the pile-on. Sounds like the ex(crement) deserves it. What jumped out at me was that the daughter is 17. So the support payments are going to stop next year (or sooner), anyway. Much as I'm sure that dusky would like the money she is legally due without having to go to court to collect it, the longer fact is that she has already most likely started to make plans for a financial paradigm that does not include the support payments. It's not as though the daughter is, say, 8, and the ex can really mess up a decade's worth of plans…it reads more as though he realizes this is pretty much the last chance he has to play this particular blackmail card, so he's going to milk it for everything it's worth. Pathetic, desperate jerk. Gee, I wonder why his daughter doesn't want to talk to him? Link to comment
Erratic June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 (edited) Oh Dusky, will this stickydouchenozzle ever learn to just pay up and shut up? Maybe your daughter should mail him a piece of dried up jerky or swatches as her communication to him each month. Maybe he'll see what a huge act of love that is and double his child payments. Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes. I had a pretty decent day despite the plague coursing through my body. Vibes to parents and job hunters and house buyers. Big fuck offs to MS, Alzheimer's and cancer*. *cute joke from season 2 OITNB. Not really spoilery, but just in case: A doctor says to a patient, "I've got some bad news, and some more bad news. The bad news is you have cancer. The other bad news is that you have Altzheimer's." The patient thinks for a few seconds, sighs, and says, "Well, at least I don't have cancer". Edited June 12, 2014 by Erratic 1 Link to comment
dusky June 11, 2014 Share June 11, 2014 I love that you remembered the swatches an jerky, erratic. You people are the greatest Link to comment
Harvester June 12, 2014 Share June 12, 2014 dusky, your ex is truly sad and disgusting. Perhaps your daughter can record a few basic words like hey and yeah. See if the eleven fucking notices. He didn't say she had to talk to him live. I am really sorry you have to deal with that jackass. I do have good news though. Remember the job I interviewed for weeks ago? I got it! Now I have the dramatic and fun job of telling my current horrible boss. Thank you all for the magic vibes! 7 Link to comment
Erratic June 12, 2014 Share June 12, 2014 Fucking A, Harvester :) Also, welcome back, DAngelus. And, you didn't kill those threads, they were dying slowly for a few weeks. Link to comment
trudi-tru June 12, 2014 Share June 12, 2014 Score, harvester! So happy for you! That is a pretty interesting theory, DAngelus. Unfortunately, I don't think he's smart enough for that kind of thinking. He's just a sad, pathetic, useless nincompoop*. *I was browsing the thesaurus for word and came across this. I'd never heard it, what a funny word (to me at least). 1 Link to comment
Endeavour June 12, 2014 Share June 12, 2014 @dusky - sorry your ex is giving you grief. Congrats @Harvester! Great news. Have fun telling your boss. Link to comment
Earl Is Dead June 12, 2014 Share June 12, 2014 Congratulations Harvester! I hope telling your current horrible boss feels terrific. 1 Link to comment
LittleVoice June 12, 2014 Share June 12, 2014 Congratulations, @Harvester! @dusky, are you my niece? Because that sounds like something her ex would pull. Except their daughter isn't 17. Link to comment
AnnieF June 12, 2014 Share June 12, 2014 Congrats, @Harvester! That's awesome. :) @DAngelus, @trudi-tru is right; it might seem like @dusky's ex is trying one last gasp of emotional fuckery, but past data does not suggest that he's got the brain power to work something like that. Besides the swatches and the jerky (yep, those are for-real gifts he gave to his daughter, 'cause what teen doesn't want to receive random fabric swatches?) he also gave her a flute one year for Xmas. A random, out-of-nowhere flute, to his kid who has never played. This guy is just the worst. Link to comment
Chyna June 12, 2014 Share June 12, 2014 just a sad, pathetic, useless nincompoop*.*I was browsing the thesaurus for word and came across this. I'd never heard it, what a funny word (to me at least). Hee, trudi. It's kind of an old-fashioned word, which is why you'd never heard it before. It turns up quite a bit in Bugs Bunny cartoons, which is proof that it is indeed hilarious. Link to comment
Loandbehold June 12, 2014 Share June 12, 2014 Congratulations Harvester! That's fantastic news. We always knew you were awesome; it's good to hear that your new employer recognized that as well. Hee, trudi. It's kind of an old-fashioned word, which is why you'd never heard it before. It turns up quite a bit in Bugs Bunny cartoons, which is proof that it is indeed hilarious. Abso-freakin'-lutely. I mean, sufferin' succotash, I'd forgotten how often that word was used in Bugs Bunny cartoons. 1 Link to comment
harrie June 12, 2014 Share June 12, 2014 Harvester, that's fantastic. Congratulations and best of luck with the new opportunity. My sympathy, dusky, for having such a jerk of an ex. At first I was thinking "Okay, jerky is a crappy gift but Swatches aren't so bad. They're cute, and nostalgia-y stuff cycles around so they might become trendy or valuable sometime." Then I realized everyone was talking about fabric swatches. Just.....what an irredeemable douche. I also was thinking Yaz was Todd Rundgren's group. That was Nazz. I am batting 1.000 today. Link to comment
AnnieF June 12, 2014 Share June 12, 2014 Yaz(oo) was Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke, who was in early Depeche Mode and later was half of Erasure with Andy Bell. Abso-freakin'-lutely. I mean, sufferin' succotash, I'd forgotten how often that word was used in Bugs Bunny cartoons.As soon as @Chyna mentioned Bugs Bunny, I couldn't help but hear NIIIIIN-com-poop-pbbtt in Mel Blanc's voice. Ssssuffferin ssssuccotashfshfhsh! Link to comment
KittenPokerCheater June 12, 2014 Share June 12, 2014 Ssssuffferin ssssuccotashfshfhsh! Congrats on your new job harvester!. Glad you are going to be shot of those NIIIIIN-com-poop-pbbtt bosses. Oh I love those WB old school cartoons. I loved Marvin the martian with his silly helmet and his dehydrated monsters. Half of Yaz(oo) became part of Erasure? Wow. I just naturally assumed that Yaz(oo) took their money and retired after they stopped making cds. Link to comment
Endeavour June 12, 2014 Share June 12, 2014 At first I was thinking "Okay, jerky is a crappy gift but Swatches aren't so bad. They're cute, and nostalgia-y stuff cycles around so they might become trendy or valuable sometime." Then I realized everyone was talking about fabric swatches. Me too! I was just about to post that. I'm glad I wasn't the only one. Well acquainted with nincompoop. Just don't remember where from. I'll be on the lookout with the cartoons now. 1 Link to comment
KittenPokerCheater June 12, 2014 Share June 12, 2014 Cruella DeVille used the word Nincompoop in 101 Dalmations (the Disney animated version). I think that may have been how I first learned the word. Link to comment
Valny June 13, 2014 Share June 13, 2014 (edited) harvester- congrats on the new job! Is it basically the same field of work? Will you be closer or farther away from your home? Oh I love those WB old school cartoons. I loved Marvin the martian with his silly helmet and his dehydrated monsters. KPC- I don't remember his dehydrated monsters though. Bugs Bunny was and will always be my favorite WB cartoon. He's the man!...or the rabbit. Heh, you reminded me I have some cute Marvin the Martian and his dog ornaments and a watch that I never wear, I just thought it was cool looking at the time. And my brother gave me a big stuffed Marvin some years back. I like Marv,but I don't love him, so I don't know why he bought it for me. I should give him to you KPC! Re: dusky's ex. I just gave a bunch of upvotes to everyone's great remarks instead or typing anything else about that nitwit. Anyone still watching Fargo? I am enjoying the hell out of that show, it's crazy! Vibing for any sickies or life problems that sneak up on us. Edited June 13, 2014 by Valny 1 Link to comment
Darkpool June 13, 2014 Share June 13, 2014 (edited) Valny, I love that your Photobucket handle is "yamsham." This talk about dusky's ex is starting to remind me of an old George Carlin game show routine. "Welcome back to Jerk, Douchenozzle, Jackhole. Our first subject is a divorced absentee dad who subjects his daughter to emotional abuse on the rare occasions he's not ignoring her entirely. He likes to send her cheap gifts that are so thoughtless and insulting she'd prefer he forgot her birthday altogether! Our panel will decide: is he a jerk, a douchenozzle, or a jackhole?" Edited June 13, 2014 by Darkpool 5 Link to comment
Harvester June 13, 2014 Share June 13, 2014 I am still working for the public school system, but I am moving to a different department. I will be specializing in supporting the district's large population (45%) of English learners. I think it will be very good for my career. Quitting has gone well. My boss was okay, but her boss was sad since I am the fourth person in our department to quit. 2 Link to comment
Erratic June 13, 2014 Share June 13, 2014 Dehydrated monsters were awesome! I've dressed up as Marvin the Martian twice for Halloween. He is the coolest of Bugs Bunny's enemies by far! Can I quit my job too? 2 Link to comment
trudi-tru June 13, 2014 Share June 13, 2014 (edited) It's kind of an old-fashioned word, which is why you'd never heard it before. It turns up quite a bit in Bugs Bunny cartoons, which is proof that it is indeed hilarious. This just makes it all the more awesome. I am the fourth person in our department to quit. Isn't anyone wondering why? If people keep quitting, maybe the problem is not them, you know? My favourite old shool cartoon will always be Wacky Races. Go Penelope! Edited June 13, 2014 by trudi-tru 1 Link to comment
Chyna June 13, 2014 Share June 13, 2014 Isn't anyone wondering why? If people keep quitting, maybe the problem is not them, you know? This is what I was wondering too. Is it just coincidence or a sign of a larger problem? When I quit my last regular 9-5 gig, it was partly because I'd had Chynette and figured freelancing would work better for me, but also because the job had gotten too complicated to do well. I was overseeing content for the website, which meant that I had way too many bosses. Everyone needed something NOW and didn't care that I'd been given other priorities by other bosses. In the three years after I left, they had four different people in that position. Everyone kept quitting for the same reasons (which I told them at my exit interview). I only knew this because every time someone quit, they'd call me and see if I was willing to come in for a few weeks and fill in. Ha! Link to comment
Endeavour June 13, 2014 Share June 13, 2014 (edited) Can I quit my job too? Me three? Isn't anyone wondering why? If people keep quitting, maybe the problem is not them, you know? This is what I was wondering too. Is it just coincidence or a sign of a larger problem? When I quit my last regular 9-5 gig, it was partly because I'd had Chynette and figured freelancing would work better for me, but also because the job had gotten too complicated to do well. I was overseeing content for the website, which meant that I had way too many bosses. Everyone needed something NOW and didn't care that I'd been given other priorities by other bosses. In the three years after I left, they had four different people in that position. Everyone kept quitting for the same reasons (which I told them at my exit interview). I only knew this because every time someone quit, they'd call me and see if I was willing to come in for a few weeks and fill in. Ha! From my experience, "they" are never the problem and seldom learn. Anyone still watching Fargo? I am enjoying the hell out of that show, it's crazy!Just caught up last night. There are many WTF moments in that show. Surprised the finale is next week. ETA: Battle with quote tags Edited June 13, 2014 by Endeavour Link to comment
Hostile16 June 14, 2014 Share June 14, 2014 Interestingly, "nincompoop" dates back to the 17th century. "Hie, thee, nincompoop!" (Or, as my Kindle wants to say, "His, their, monopoly!") KPC, thanks for giving a shout-out to Vicki Bliss. Love her! 1 Link to comment
Erratic June 14, 2014 Share June 14, 2014 I applied for a new job today. Back to my roots. A whole career change in an area I haven't been in for about eight years. I'm unlikely to get the job, but some vibes would be appreciated just in case. Link to comment
Loandbehold June 14, 2014 Share June 14, 2014 Major new (old) career vibes to you, Erratic. Link to comment
romantic idiot June 14, 2014 Share June 14, 2014 Many many vibes to you, and be lated birthday wishes, Erratic!! and hearty fuck you's to MS, cancer, Alzeimer's, dementia and no fucks nor screws ever to bad parents. 2 Link to comment
Earl Is Dead June 14, 2014 Share June 14, 2014 Career switching vibes to you @Erratic. Link to comment
Endeavour June 14, 2014 Share June 14, 2014 Good luck @Erratic - many job changing vibes heading your way. Link to comment
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