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Post by thethird on Nov 14, 2009 23:52:43 GMT -5
Obvious thug-types.
For a while now, several of these guys have been hanging out in front of my school's main entrance before and after classes. I was kind of okay with it, because they kept to themselves mainly (except for shooting off firecrackers in the midst of the student body, that was just a piss-off)......right up until Friday, when a few of them threatened to "punch the fuck out of my face" minutes before class. Seriously? What the fuck? I'd at least like the staff to be on top of this considering it's been happening for weeks, and that they regularly tell us that they work hard to make the place comfortable and safe.
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Post by America Young Fusion on Nov 15, 2009 1:16:36 GMT -5
Me and my boxing predictions pissed an entire nation off tonight.
Fear Pacman!
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Post by muteKi on Nov 15, 2009 1:32:32 GMT -5
Swine Flu paranoia. It's getting really old. It's like someone invented an amnesia ray and ensured that everyone completely forgot all about bird flu, West Nile, SARS, Norwalk, that apocalyptic "Spanish flu" that might come back every year and never does, mad cow, etc etc etc. I'll point this out to people and they'll say, "Yes, but this one..." or "Didn't you read about that boy in Ontario?" They've all fallen for it hook, line and sinker, again! I was auditing a pharmacy the other day, and a woman came to the counter wanting to buy a surgical mask that she could wear while waiting in line for her vaccine. I really thought this would have blown over by now. It's the goddamn flu, people! You throw up and get the shits! It sucks, but odds are in favour of your surviving the ordeal. Blame cable news. In their defense, the kinds of people who'd probably watch a 24-hour news service would be the retired elderly or parents who aren't working (so that they can care for a young child). These are two cases of groups (very old, very young) that are high-risk to actually die from the flu. (Obviously anyone immuno-deficient is as well.) The flu is significantly stronger than a simple cold, and it's important to realize that. Although none of you are probably likely to die from contracting it, it's still potentially debilitating, at least for a week or two. (There's also no promise that you won't spread it to someone else for whom it could be a series problem, but that's a bit of a different argument.) |
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Post by zogbog on Nov 15, 2009 9:26:38 GMT -5
I cant get the work done if you dont send me the files to get it done, christ, do I have to hound people every 2 seconds?
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Post by Jave on Nov 15, 2009 11:40:49 GMT -5
In their defense, the kinds of people who'd probably watch a 24-hour news service would be the retired elderly or parents who aren't working (so that they can care for a young child). These are two cases of groups (very old, very young) that are high-risk to actually die from the flu. (Obviously anyone immuno-deficient is as well.) The flu is significantly stronger than a simple cold, and it's important to realize that. Although none of you are probably likely to die from contracting it, it's still potentially debilitating, at least for a week or two. (There's also no promise that you won't spread it to someone else for whom it could be a series problem, but that's a bit of a different argument.) I can understand being cautious. But this has gone on for way too long, and it's getting out of hand. People I work with, people who are most certainly neither retired, elderly, or even all that prone to cable news, will suggest things like abolishing handshakes, or having disinfectant wipes available all the time, or even implementing emergency quarantine procedures. I've been sick three times since the story first broke, all three of those were because of my weak sinuses, something my co-workers really ought to be aware of by now, and yet every time I cough more than three times in an hour, people freak the hell out! I'm really fed up with it. |
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Post by muteKi on Nov 15, 2009 13:24:43 GMT -5
Ah, is that what you meant. I guess I've not really met anyone that paranoid about the matter.
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Post by Weasel on Nov 15, 2009 15:48:57 GMT -5
I must rant again about things that are inconvenient for me while walking around town. The cars that drive around my neighborhood will not use their blinkers. Thus, I cannot tell when they want to turn. This makes me stand on the corner of the sidewalk for several minutes, looking like a total dork, while the car is waiting for me to cross. I get waved along, then the car turns exactly where I was crossing, which is what I was waiting for him to do in the first place.
I understand that pedestrians have the right of way, but sometimes I don't feel comfortable making the driver of a 4,000 pound SUV sit at an intersection while I walk across the street.
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Post by Catalyst on Nov 15, 2009 16:15:21 GMT -5
Being accused of cheating when your really just a skilled player. Yesterday, while me and my brother where playing Halo with a group of old friends our leader left. He left some guy that we'd seen every once in a while in charge. Four games later I'd one all the games by quite a bit of points (like embarrassing sums). After the fourth game, we get booted. No, explanation. Nothing. We try getting back in assuming it's a mistake and get booted again, but not before hearing someone accuse us of using some type of cheating device (something about aiming).
Now I'm not a tech savy person. I can't even insert a pic into my messages so that it'll display on this website (please don't laugh peoples). Anywho, one of our friends that we know real well, offers to vouch for us. We explain that we don't even know this device, and that we would in no way cheat. A few matches later we get accused of health augmenting (not even sure how we would do that); they can't even get how we could possible be cheating which is super annoying, at least keep your hair-brained accusations consistent. At this point we realize that the person playing is just a noob.
He left the game soon after, but theirs still an issue. Today, my brother (who was also accused of using this cheat device along with me), is entering a tournament with original leader. Now I'm afraid that even if he wins his matches that other player is just going to accuse us of cheating. If he wins and gets accused, I'll have my brother give up the victory only if the accuser takes back what he said and admits that it's his inadequacy and our skill that made him say what he said. What makes this whole situation sadder is that our leader organized this tournament for some wholesome clean fun, which he said our group was lacking.
I swear this is pissing me off so much, it was like a cherry topping to an otherwise horrible day. I feel like I could crush diamonds into dust at the moment.
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Post by muteKi on Nov 15, 2009 16:43:35 GMT -5
Homonym misuse.  |
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Post by Jave on Nov 15, 2009 17:00:54 GMT -5
Dam write!
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Post by zogbog on Nov 15, 2009 17:44:10 GMT -5
I must rant again about things that are inconvenient for me while walking around town. The cars that drive around my neighborhood will not use their blinkers. Thus, I cannot tell when they want to turn. This makes me stand on the corner of the sidewalk for several minutes, looking like a total dork, while the car is waiting for me to cross. I get waved along, then the car turns exactly where I was crossing, which is what I was waiting for him to do in the first place. I understand that pedestrians have the right of way, but sometimes I don't feel comfortable making the driver of a 4,000 pound SUV sit at an intersection while I walk across the street. A million times this D:< |
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Post by muteKi on Nov 15, 2009 18:11:53 GMT -5
I usually wave across single cars when I'm going to cross. After all, they'll clear out really quickly. I'll wait a little while to cross; if I cross first they wait longer than I would for them to cross.
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Post by Smithee on Nov 15, 2009 21:34:51 GMT -5
Yo, my mom is making me get the vaccination for H1N1.
What stupidity, I get sick, I get better. Simple.
Although, I do like getting needles! Something about showing my little brother and sister about how bad-ass I am because I don't care about having tiny metal tubes stuck into me.
Also, my big brother is scared of needles LOL. I remember a few years ago, he was like my age or something, and he was crying.
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Post by America Young Fusion on Nov 15, 2009 22:03:16 GMT -5
Holy shit, my family is actually doing their best to avoid that vaccine. Maybe it's another nationality difference, most people here think the swine flu is bullshit b/c it's like a media cover for the incredibly terrible new governor and his administration. Kinda like how the republicans would use Bin Laden tapes.
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Post by Atma on Nov 15, 2009 22:06:12 GMT -5
Holy shit, my family is actually doing their best to avoid that vaccine. Maybe it's another nationality difference, most people here think the swine flu is bullshit b/c it's like a media cover for the incredibly terrible new governor and his administration. Kinda like how the republicans would use Bin Laden tapes. Up here in America, people are avoiding it because they believe there's incredible poisons in it that will cause people to become autistic. It's all sensationalist garbage, but unfortunately, it works, especially if given out by something that should generally be respected, like a news outlet or the government, but even then it's not the best source. if you don't want to get it, then don't, but don't frighten other needlessly about it. Oh well, more for us. |
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