PUGGERNAUT posted:

Third party sites like Expedia and Travelocity are a bad idea, they sometimes just book you to a random room without taking into account any considerations you've made (non-smoking, pet friendly, etc.). And then if you need to make any changes or anything, you can't get a refund through the hotel, you have to go through the website.

A better plan is to check the rates on the website, then call the hotel and say "hey Travelocity is offering X room at $XX.XX, can you match that?" 99% of the time they will, just to save everyone the hassle.

Khazar-khum posted:

This summer we booked a room in a hotel through Hotels.com. When we got there, the place was being remodeled, which is a no-go for me because of my asthma. Hotels.com got us a better room, in a better location, for less money.

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Group Fail
MIDDLE SCHOOL | KEW, VIC, AUSTRALIA | LAZY/UNHELPFUL, LIARS/SCAMMERS, STUDENTS
(This happens when I end up in the rather loud annoying group of girls for a group assignment. Note: These girls are notorious for not doing any work in group assignments, and this is on Monday.)

Girl #1: “So, [My Name], what are we going to do for this project?”

Me: “I’m not sure.”

Girl #2: “Well, you should! You’re going to be doing most of the work anyway. I KNOW! We’ll do the speech!”

Me: *still quiet* “I’d prefer not—”

GIrl #3: “Geez, [My Name]! We’re doing a speech, and you’re going to need to speak louder than THAT if you want the class to hear you!”

Me: “I’ll write the speech, we’ll all do research, and send what you find to me.”

Girls #1 #2 & #3: “Okay!”

Me: “I’ll need the research papers by the end of the week, and then I’ll have another week to write the speech.”

(Fast forward to Thursday afternoon:)

Girl #1: “[My Name], have you finished the speech yet?”

Me: “No, you still haven’t sent me the research papers. I’ve written mine, and I still need yours, [Girl #2]’s, and [Girl #3]‘s.”

Girl #1: “Oh, well send me yours so that the three of us can see what sort of things we’re looking for.”

(The day before and I still haven’t gotten them, so I email them asking for it. Girl #1 sends me my research sheet, with a few sentences changed to the point of not making sense. Girl #2 sends me a Wikipedia page with links still in it, and Girl #3 sends me nothing, I manage to make a speech using what I have. I then send it to Girl #3 saying that because she didn’t really do anything she can read it out. The next day this happens.)

Teacher: “[My Name], I need you to stay at the end of class. I want to speak to you.”

(After class ends:)

Me: “You wanted to speak to me?”

Teacher: “Yes, your group said that for the assignment you did no work, and that they were forced to do everything.”

Me: “…”

Teacher: “And because you didn’t do anything, I’m going to have to fail you.”

Me: “I have proof I did work.”

Teacher: “Really? Show me.”

(I showed her the emails and the dates on all the computer documents. I got an ‘A’ for all my work, while the others all failed. I didn’t want to get them failed, but the teacher was very strict about students who did no work.)

Khazar-khum posted:

Isn't this an episode in every TV show set in a school?

Testekill posted:

The first sign that this is STDH is that Australia doesn't have middle school.

Khazar-khum posted:

Isn't this an episode in every TV show set in a school?

Chas McGill posted:

STDHs like that are so sad because a boring, totally mundane little power fantasy is the best they can think up. Such small dreams.

http://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/2ipmfh/tifu_by_assigning_homework/ posted:

"Profanity is uttered by individuals who lack the capability to otherwise better express themselves."

This is the sentence I make my jr. High students write for homework 25times when they swear in my science class. I have been doing this for several years now, and my students know that if they act out, they are telling me that they think that correcting their behavior is more important than educating themselves. So I give them busy work that is due the next school day and it must be signed by a parent.

This brings us to 2nd period. Had a young lady decide that she wanted to cuss out her friend in the middle of class. I hand her this sentence, she rolls her eyes, but nods her head and puts it in her back pack.

I just got off the phone with her mother. The conversation went something like this:

"Why the gently caress is MY baby girl doing extra homework? She didn't do no nothin' to you."

"She broke my class rules. She knows what she did, and she suffers the consequences."

"But that don't give you the RIGHT to call my baby stupid. My baby ain't doin' your stupid homework bullshit either. Just you wait til I talk to your principal and the school board see how fast your fat rear end gets fired."

::pause::

"First, I never called her stupid. Her intelligence was never even a topic of conversation between us. And second, you're going to stop talking to me in the manner that you are. I do not accept that from my students, nor do I accept it from their parents."

"There you go treating ME like I'm stupid now to tryin' to confuse me. You a rear end in a top hat, that what you is. And I ain't taking this poo poo."

"Now just a minute. You need to explain to me how you think I am treating you like you are stupid because I am completely lost."

"You is talkin' all uppity."

"I'm sorry...how?"

"You is all talk in' like you some know-it-all science bitch using all them big words and making my baby feel stupid because she has to write them she don't even know what they mean, I don't even know what they mean! You some uppity bitch ain't cha?"

"I'm still lost. What big words?"

"gently caress it, I a talk to your principal." ::click::

She got confused by the words I used, thought I was maliciously and intentionally talking that way to make her feel stupid. She indeed, called my principal. A formal reprimand may take place tomorrow. Because I used big words. And assigned homework.

Update: going to bed Update:: will tomorrow when I get a chance to talk to principal.

The Bee posted:

That is probably the most racist "I'm not saying she's black but . . . " post I've ever seen.

Paladinus posted:

I'm not an expert on written presentations of American dialects, but isn't she supposed to be from deep South?

Paladinus posted:

I'm not an expert on written presentations of American dialects, but isn't she supposed to be from deep South?

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You a rear end in a top hat, that what you is

You is talkin' all uppity

I a talk to your principal

Paladinus posted:

I'm not an expert on written presentations of American dialects, but isn't she supposed to be from deep South?

PUGGERNAUT posted:

Third party sites like Expedia and Travelocity are a bad idea, they sometimes just book you to a random room without taking into account any considerations you've made (non-smoking, pet friendly, etc.). And then if you need to make any changes or anything, you can't get a refund through the hotel, you have to go through the website.

A better plan is to check the rates on the website, then call the hotel and say "hey Travelocity is offering X room at $XX.XX, can you match that?" 99% of the time they will, just to save everyone the hassle.

Tora! Tora! Tora! posted:

Pictorial STDH to make up for derail:

The Bee posted:

That is probably the most racist "I'm not saying she's black but . . . " post I've ever seen.

At least he didn't pretend he's an English teacher posted:

Update part 3:
Get a call from principal when I arrived at work to come to her office. Mom & child are in there. Principal has an odd look on her face. (and for all of you who were wondering... mom was white. Not that it even matters). I sit down, and before or the principal can say a word, child looks at mom, mom apologizes. She goes in to how she was having a bad day insert health problems here and that she didn't understand the situation so she naturally assumed I was picking on her child.

Principal keeps composed until they leave, then lost it. She laughed so hard she was crying. Apparently, they had a conversation over the phone the night before and she defined all the words for mom. Child was fine. She was willing to accept the lines and all was well.
Oh! And I checked, where I'm at, extra homework/writing lines/etc is NOT corporeal punishment. I'm good.

Tora! Tora! Tora! posted:

Roro posted:

So if line writing isn't corporeal, then how are students expected to complete it?

Sure, that's how a frazzled manager running a badly staffed pizza joint would react posted:

Back story: I'm a pizza delivery guy! It's been about two years since I started. I'm the only dude that has never received a raise, but that's only because I work 10-20 hours a week and give away shifts. Customers ask for me all the time though because I give zero fucks when I'm at work, and everyone loves it.

So on this fine night, I'm already irritated because the day shift did an awful job of... doing their job. I had to go in early, pick up the slack... it doesn't really matter, I'm just already in a foul mood 15 minutes into what is supposed to be the easiest shift.

To relieve my pain, I mess with people. Today it was putting whatever they say after I ask them, "Can I get your name and address?" in the 'Name' blank on the POS. It just so happens that there were more than a few customers today that said, "Uhhhhhh Ben?" or "Uhhmmm Johanna" and "Err. Uh. Eeeeeh. Kevin!"

Three hours in, our owner comes in to make himself some food, normal stuff. Phone rings, and he picks it up.

I hear, "Thank you for -- Excuse me? -- Say that again? -- Can I put you on hold for a second? I'll try and figure this out."

He looks over at me, "Candie, why are there six people with 'Um' before their name?"

C: "I asked them their name and that's what they told me."

He grins, stares at the floor, and shakes his head. "Why... why would you bother?" He giggles some more. He's just dumbfounded. "Why would you even bother to put in that kind of effort?"

C: "You pay me five dollars an hour."
Boss: "Yeah? And?"
C: "... you get what you pay for. Everyone knows that."

The entire store is silent for a good ten seconds. Coworkers jaw dropped staring at me. Our owner breaks out laughing, "Fine! You win! Act like you get paid six then!"

And now I'm only $1.25 away from minimum wage.

Take that, Um Johanna!

Frostyhawk posted:

Double Plus Good posted:

Has this one been posted yet?

Double Plus Good posted:

Has this one been posted yet?

Frostyhawk posted:

Frostyhawk posted:

Darth Freddy posted:

edit. I would feel like a tottal douche if any of these help me find my dad/person/etc ever turned out to be true but there is no way that dog tag is that old.

Darth Freddy posted:

edit. I would feel like a tottal douche if any of these help me find my dad/person/etc ever turned out to be true but there is no way that dog tag is that old.

Frostyhawk posted:

Rick_Hunter posted:

Or, you know, that loving tourist hipster douche could call the United States Marine Corp and tell them they found a dog tag from Vietnam instead of using the million monkeys that comprise the internet.

Fool and the World posted:

And instead use the million monkeys that comprise the United States Marine Corp?

Rick_Hunter posted:

Or, you know, that loving tourist hipster douche could call the United States Marine Corp and tell them they found a dog tag from Vietnam instead of using the million monkeys that comprise the internet.

Frostyhawk posted:

Leninboarrir posted:

I recognize this as the English language, but these words do not make sense to me.

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Sentient Data posted:

Why bother asking if you already know it's a fake tag? The "1984028" line is supposed to be a full 9-digit social security number (And I'm pretty sure all tags of the era had the notch from the debossing machine)