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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. Also hotel staff HATE third party websites because customers are dumb shits that don't know how they work. People call the hotel when they can't book on them, for cancelations, for refunds, for anything, and basically it doesn't work. Just call the hotel or book on their website.
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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. I had a very different experience in almost the same situation. Hotels.com booked us a smoking room which my wife cannot sleep in due to sinus problems. So at 2 am in Orange CA the drone on the phone said that it was our fault because although the room didn't say smoking, it didn't say nonsmoking either They said they would only refund or make other arrangements for us is if we found a doctor that night to write a note that says it would be harmful for her to sleep there. Never again.
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# ? Oct 5, 2014 21:44 |
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Isn't this an episode in every TV show set in a school?quote:Group Fail
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 08:44 |
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Khazar-khum posted:Isn't this an episode in every TV show set in a school? The first sign that this is STDH is that Australia doesn't have middle school. Primary school is Prep to grade 6 while High/Secondary School is grades 7 to 12.
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 08:48 |
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STDHs like that are so sad because a boring, totally mundane little power fantasy is the best they can think up. Such small dreams.
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 09:52 |
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Testekill posted:The first sign that this is STDH is that Australia doesn't have middle school.
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 10:38 |
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Khazar-khum posted:Isn't this an episode in every TV show set in a school? 'Needless to say, I had the last laugh.' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxZ5AKDvyfU&t=46s
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 13:49 |
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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. Bus rune girl
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 14:11 |
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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."
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 14:35 |
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That is probably the most racist "I'm not saying she's black but . . . " post I've ever seen.
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 14:43 |
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Not only that, but the "teacher's" language is terrifically high-handed, yet full of grammatical errors. That doesn't add to the STDH, it just bugs the gently caress out of me. Here's what I think really happened, based on Being A Teacher: Eighth-grader said the gently caress word in class. Teacher, who likely communicated the policy from the beginning of the year, implements consequence. Kid goes home and complains to parent. Parent (a) Calls the teacher to confirm the situation and ascertain why their child is doing "punishment" homework. AND/OR (b) Tells the kid, "suck it up." Kid cries ANGRY TEARS OF LIFE'S UNFAIRNESS. Kid writes this crap right here.
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 14:50 |
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The Bee posted:That is probably the most racist "I'm not saying she's black but . . . " post I've ever seen. 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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# ? Oct 9, 2014 14:58 |
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Paladinus posted:I'm not an expert on written presentations of American dialects, but isn't she supposed to be from deep South? Generally, you don't type like-uh thees mastuh, unless you're trying to say the person is a nig-nog.
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 15:07 |
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Paladinus posted:I'm not an expert on written presentations of American dialects, but isn't she supposed to be from deep South? Nah. These sections give it away in particular: quote:You a rear end in a top hat, that what you is If they were trying parody some belligerent redneck they would have thrown in some more y'alls, cain'ts, ain'ts, and references to gun rights and keeping prayer in schools. EDIT: and another thing, that quote DOES imply that people who curse are just too stupid to use bigger, fancier words. "Profanity is uttered by individuals who lack the capability to otherwise better express themselves." It's not making a statement about the use of profanity being lazy, it's making a statement about people who use profanity being too lazy/dumb to 'better express themselves.' I mean, it's not something I'd call the school screaming about if I was a parent and found out my kid was cursing, but it's a pretty bad choice of words on the part of the teacher. Also, this guy isn't quoting anyone famous. That's an original quote right there. All it's missing is -Me at the end of it. Euphoric. Double Plus Good has a new favorite as of 15:34 on Oct 9, 2014 |
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Paladinus posted:I'm not an expert on written presentations of American dialects, but isn't she supposed to be from deep South? It's from Reddit though...
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 15:36 |
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 17:46 |
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Well if the Lad Bible said it it must be true
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 18:28 |
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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. Late, but I've had the opposite experience: I was staying at a hotel I'd booked through hotwire and wanted to stay an extra night. When the front desk told me they couldn't match the rate I'd gotten online, I went back up to my room and booked another night at the same rate through hotwire again. It seemed like the "special" rates are negotiated elsewhere and the front desk didn't have the authority to go that low. Which is kinda stupid and just cost the hotel money. Pictorial STDH to make up for derail:
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 19:23 |
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Tora! Tora! Tora! posted:Pictorial STDH to make up for derail: Even if this is made up, I did laugh, and knowing kids I know, could see it happening. I'm becoming a poo poo that didn't happen.
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 20:34 |
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The Bee posted:That is probably the most racist "I'm not saying she's black but . . . " post I've ever seen. Nah, it's cool, that dude posted an update to his story that definitely, really, absolutely happened: At least he didn't pretend he's an English teacher posted:Update part 3: So you see, that was a 100% accurate transcription of how a real human being (who definitely was white, for reals) speaks. Also, turns out all this time, extra homework is only punishment for the spirit world!
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 21:17 |
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So if line writing isn't corporeal, then how are students expected to complete it?
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 21:19 |
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I exited my 5th grade spelling bee on the word misspell.
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 21:20 |
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Roro posted:So if line writing isn't corporeal, then how are students expected to complete it? Wait a second, you're right. How are all his students able to do all the bullshit line writing he gives them unless---crap, we may have just read a draft of Shyamalan's latest project. STDH tax: 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.
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 21:56 |
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Has this one been posted yet?
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# ? Oct 9, 2014 22:31 |
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# ? Oct 10, 2014 06:20 |
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I should've known better than to think My Life Is Twilight wouldn't eventually evolve into this.
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# ? Oct 10, 2014 06:30 |
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What a twat.
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# ? Oct 10, 2014 06:36 |
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Double Plus Good posted:Has this one been posted yet? "Dear Soldier, this is Chester, he was my first kiss. I hope he keeps you from being lonely."
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# ? Oct 10, 2014 07:23 |
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Double Plus Good posted:Has this one been posted yet? 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.
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# ? Oct 10, 2014 07:29 |
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If this story is true, the principal must be a nonce and they don't just watch the show together.
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# ? Oct 10, 2014 10:07 |
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The only thing our principal was a huge fan of was Jack Daniels.
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# ? Oct 10, 2014 11:26 |
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Darth Freddy posted:
While I'm not an expert by any means, if that dog tag isn't a reproduction then by my understanding it dates to the mid-60s at the latest. USMC dog tags switched in 1965 from using the Marine's service number on line 3 to using their Social Security number, and the number on that tag is two digits too short to be an SSN. Obviously this might still be STDH, but the format of the dog tag at least places it in the right time period.
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# ? Oct 10, 2014 15:04 |
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Darth Freddy 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.
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# ? Oct 10, 2014 15:33 |
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This is why I can never be a devoted super fan of anything. It makes you insane and stupid enough to think the world works this way.
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# ? Oct 10, 2014 15:48 |
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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. And instead use the million monkeys that comprise the United States Marine Corp?
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# ? Oct 10, 2014 15:59 |
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Fool and the World posted:And instead use the million monkeys that comprise the United States Marine Corp? A million monkeys with records used to find stuff like this all the time because it's their job, yeah.
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# ? Oct 10, 2014 16:21 |
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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. 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) Sentient Data has a new favorite as of 16:38 on Oct 10, 2014 |
# ? Oct 10, 2014 16:34 |
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I recognize this as the English language, but these words do not make sense to me. content:
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# ? Oct 10, 2014 17:52 |
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Leninboarrir posted:I recognize this as the English language, but these words do not make sense to me. To this day I am still laughing and cannot stop. Send help.
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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) My point being this is obviously STDH because no one's first instinct should be to use the internet as their legion of lackeys when you're looking at a Federal ID.
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