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Aesop Poprock posted:A girl I used to work with threw a bag of our Taco Bell trash out the window of her car one time like it was nothing and I was blown away and horrified by how casually she did it like it was the most normal thing in the world You overreacted a little there, I think.
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Aug 21, 2017 08:37
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Sometimes I'll be walking down the sidewalk and I see someone ahead of me that's stopped, doing something or other, and they don't move until moving would put them directly in my way. What the gently caress is up with that?
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Aug 22, 2017 14:42
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Oh, I thought of one. This doesn't come up much anymore since I escaped retail. The way people give out phone numbers. Like, if a phone number is say... 555-1819. I ask what their phone number is to lookup their account or whatever. They say "five five five eighteen nineteen." So I end up typing 555-8 and then have to delete and reask. Just say each individual number you rear end in a top hat!
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Aug 22, 2017 19:19
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Aesop Poprock posted:A girl I used to work with threw a bag of our Taco Bell trash out the window of her car one time like it was nothing and I was blown away and horrified by how casually she did it like it was the most normal thing in the world The thrill of littering is a gateway drug.
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Aug 22, 2017 20:15
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Detective No. 27 posted:Oh, I thought of one. This doesn't come up much anymore since I escaped retail. I work with clients in my job and I hate when people feel the need to give an example word with every letter of their name, like "Marianne. M as in Michael A as in apple R as in etc etc" I speak the same drat language as you! You're only making it way more confusing for me by introducing totally unnecessary words! Sometimes I don't even remember what their name is by the end of it especially with last names
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Aug 22, 2017 20:51
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That's common on the phone, it's so that you don't get, say, D, B and P mixed up. Especially good for serial numbers - otherwise the conversation becomes: "Did you say 35B?" "No, D!" "B? P? Which letter?"Detective No. 27 posted:Oh, I thought of one. This doesn't come up much anymore since I escaped retail. You'd probably enjoy this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVPZAXMCasI
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Aug 22, 2017 20:53
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Aesop Poprock posted:I work with clients in my job and I hate when people feel the need to give an example word with every letter of their name, like "Marianne. M as in Michael A as in apple R as in etc etc" I speak the same drat language as you! You're only making it way more confusing for me by introducing totally unnecessary words! Sometimes I don't even remember what their name is by the end of it especially with last names When I worked at a call center, I had a customer start spelling their name (Mary) with "M as in empire" and it was kind of a mindfuck.
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Aug 23, 2017 04:32
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Aug 23, 2017 04:40
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Joey Freshwater posted:M as in Mancy? Store managers/(probably corporate) not staffing enough cashiers, especially if it's a store where at least 50% use food stamps, mostly the ones in paper format, which takes so. Long. I'm absolutely not mad at the customer, I instead hate management/corporate.
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Aug 23, 2017 04:46
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Aesop Poprock posted:I work with clients in my job and I hate when people feel the need to give an example word with every letter of their name, like "Marianne. M as in Michael A as in apple R as in etc etc" I speak the same drat language as you! You're only making it way more confusing for me by introducing totally unnecessary words! Sometimes I don't even remember what their name is by the end of it especially with last names they made us do this at the call center I used to work at. part of the joy was figuring out words that weren't common to use. M as in mastodon, N as in Nimrod, P as in possession... it's all I had okay
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Aug 23, 2017 05:01
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Aesop Poprock posted:I work with clients in my job and I hate when people feel the need to give an example word with every letter of their name, like "Marianne. M as in Michael A as in apple R as in etc etc" I speak the same drat language as you! You're only making it way more confusing for me by introducing totally unnecessary words! Sometimes I don't even remember what their name is by the end of it especially with last names Sociopastry posted:they made us do this at the call center I used to work at. part of the joy was figuring out words that weren't common to use. 
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Aug 23, 2017 06:21
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When boomers act like the most boring poo poo is some crazy trend sweeping the nation. "Cold brew Coffee?! All these kids and their cold brew coffee these days I don't even know what it's supposed to be?! What makes this stuff so great?" I bought it because I forgot to make coffee and it had a dollar off coupon on it. It's coffee made like iced tea. get off my rear end.
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Aug 23, 2017 06:26
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Sociopastry posted:they made us do this at the call center I used to work at. part of the joy was figuring out words that weren't common to use. Amateur hour. P as in pneumonia, X as in Xi (Zy, or 'shee' if you're feeling nasty), Q as in Qi (has a 'ch' sound to it), K as in Knurl, D as in Djinn. I also like the ones that make other letters (A as in Are, S as in See, E as in Eye, W as in Why, Y as in You) Che Delilas has a new favorite as of 09:20 on Aug 23, 2017 |
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Aug 23, 2017 09:17
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veni veni veni posted:When boomers act like the most boring poo poo is some crazy trend sweeping the nation. "Cold brew Coffee?! All these kids and their cold brew coffee these days I don't even know what it's supposed to be?! What makes this stuff so great?" I remember when I got my first coffee bean grinder and my dad made fun of me about it every time he came over for months. "Look at mister fancy here, too good for folgers now are you?" etc and would refuse to drink it. I think it's just a being afraid of change thing where they don't want to have to do it the "new" way. Eventually I got him to try a cup and he reluctantly admitted it was "OK" and now has one of his own.
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Aug 23, 2017 10:35
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Joey Freshwater posted:M as in Mancy? You of all people should get that, Ray.
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Aug 23, 2017 11:05
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veni veni veni posted:When boomers act like the most boring poo poo is some crazy trend sweeping the nation. "Cold brew Coffee?! All these kids and their cold brew coffee these days I don't even know what it's supposed to be?! What makes this stuff so great?" Is iced coffee really not a thing in America? Everyone here in Australia loves iced coffee both the type made in a cafe and the stuff from the bottle.
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Aug 23, 2017 12:44
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Tarantula posted:Is iced coffee really not a thing in America? Everyone here in Australia loves iced coffee both the type made in a cafe and the stuff from the bottle. It's different to iced coffee in that it's never hot to begin with.
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Aug 23, 2017 12:49
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EmmyOk posted:It's different to iced coffee in that it's never hot to begin with. Huh I looked it up and I thought he was just using an Americanism I'd never heard.
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Aug 23, 2017 12:55
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Aesop Poprock posted:I work with clients in my job and I hate when people feel the need to give an example word with every letter of their name, like "Marianne. M as in Michael A as in apple R as in etc etc" I speak the same drat language as you! You're only making it way more confusing for me by introducing totally unnecessary words! Sometimes I don't even remember what their name is by the end of it especially with last names Yeah some people really don't get the concept -- you do it for letters that are hard to distinguish over the phone, not ALL of the letters. M and N need it, and possibly E. But A, R, and I really don't.
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Aug 23, 2017 15:02
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People that don't understand elevators. That especially covers people that always press both direction buttons because 'it makes it come faster', and people who get on a lift that's going in the wrong direction. Motherfucker it's going to stop on your floor again because you pressed for up, you achieve nothing by getting in and riding it all the way to the bottom except crowding the people on the lift.
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Aug 23, 2017 15:27
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YeahTubaMike posted:Sometimes I'll be walking down the sidewalk and I see someone ahead of me that's stopped, doing something or other, and they don't move until moving would put them directly in my way. What the gently caress is up with that? Yes. It's a sidewalk, not a sidestand. Move.
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Aug 23, 2017 15:33
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I'm waiting on 1 email confirmation so I can do my job. It's been 2+ weeks of back and forth and I just need a confirmation and an address. I have to spend about $2000 prepping a stage show for a tour and I need to know if I can ship things to the theater we're teching at, or if it all needs to arrive at the loving warehouse. Let me do my job! Email me back!
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Aug 23, 2017 15:41
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Tarantula posted:Huh I looked it up and I thought he was just using an Americanism I'd never heard. It's made by soaking beans in cold water for a longer period instead of cooling down hot coffee. it is a bit of a trend to some degree (it's been around forever but just started popping up everywhere since Starbucks started selling it 10 years later than every other coffee shop). TBH I hope the trend lasts because it makes a better iced coffee.
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Aug 24, 2017 00:34
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No it doesn't. It makes mild to bland coffee. The best iced coffee is the japanese style where you brew hot coffee on top of ice cubes. Cold brewing coffee is like boiling steak in lukewarm water. 10 years from now cold brew will be embarrassing like frappucinos and people only like it for the instagrams of the coffee in mason jars.
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Aug 24, 2017 01:28
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Nah. I personally just dump hot espresso over Ice every morning, but if you think cold brew is mild or bland you have no idea what you are talking about and I suspect you haven't even had it. veni veni veni has a new favorite as of 03:47 on Aug 24, 2017 |
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Aug 24, 2017 01:43
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They're both very good (if made correctly obviously), but the Japanese method is more convenient so that's how I roll. When I'm making it at home, at least. If I'm buying one then I don't really taste a difference.
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Aug 24, 2017 16:30
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veni veni veni posted:Nah. I've had it many times from the crap places like Peet's up to Four Barrel to Ritual to making it myself. After about a month I realized it sucks compared to the japanese style. Coffee beans just release more flavor with proper amount of heat. If someone gifts me a bag of lovely coffee from starbucks or whatever I'll turn that into cold brew and it's bearable.
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Aug 24, 2017 17:02
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yeah I eat rear end posted:I remember when I got my first coffee bean grinder and my dad made fun of me about it every time he came over for months. "Look at mister fancy here, too good for folgers now are you?" etc and would refuse to drink it. One thing I love about my mom is, despite being in her 60s, she just loves everyfuckingthing. Starbucks has some new way out there flavor? Let's try one! Croissants AND donuts at the same time (she lives in the middle of nowhere, things take time to get to her)?! We have to try those! Butter in your coffee? Sounds gross, but I'll take a sip! When I graduated college a bunch of us went out for Chinese. I was the only vegetarian and she was the only one in my family to politely try tofu. She didn't finish the piece, but she at least tried it! I really think she was just happy there was something there I could eat, after seeing me struggle through vegetarianism in WV in the 90s, growing up. Sometimes she's a little on the goofy side, but I wish I had just a fraction of her optimism and her wide-eyed enthusiasm for the most mundane poo poo.
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Aug 24, 2017 18:05
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veni veni veni posted:Nah. I work at a Dunkin' Donuts and I can tell you straight up if your cold brew is coming out bland you are doing something wrong.
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Aug 24, 2017 19:17
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Coffee is poo poo anyway.
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Aug 24, 2017 19:19
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I bought a jug of cold brewed coffee where the product name was "Not Too Sweet" and it was the sugariest thing I've ever put in my mouth, including plain sugar. I felt betrayed. It was these assholes. 
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Aug 24, 2017 21:21
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YeahTubaMike posted:Sometimes I'll be walking down the sidewalk and I see someone ahead of me that's stopped, doing something or other, and they don't move until moving would put them directly in my way. What the gently caress is up with that? Mine is people walking their dogs and idly looking at their phone. The person dog and leash will cover the entire sidewalk and then some, and because they're not paying attention you have to tell them to get out of the way. The best is when they stand at a corner and block sidewalks going in two directions. I see this a lot when I go for a run.
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Aug 24, 2017 22:01
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Nostradingus posted:I bought a jug of cold brewed coffee where the product name was "Not Too Sweet" and it was the sugariest thing I've ever put in my mouth, including plain sugar. I felt betrayed. Yeah this was the crap I was drinking. it's not good.
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Sir Lemming posted:Yeah some people really don't get the concept -- you do it for letters that are hard to distinguish over the phone, not ALL of the letters. M and N need it, and possibly E. But A, R, and I really don't. As someone with a name containing the letters B, P, T, and G, and who frequently gets ASKED to spell my name sloooooowly using this system, you are not wrong but you're underestimating how much sounds alike. My name is the most Anglo-Saxon goddang thing, and I have to spell it every. time. full stop. That said, the first few times this happened to me I was so flustered I just chose random crap to represent the letters, and now they've stuck. SORRY PHONE PEOPLE. StrangersInTheNight has a new favorite as of 22:22 on Aug 24, 2017 |
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StrangersInTheNight posted:As someone with a name containing the letters B, P, T, and G, and who frequently gets ASKED to spell my name sloooooowly using this system, you are not wrong but you're underestimating how much sounds alike. My name is the most Anglo-Saxon goddang thing, and I have to spell it every. time. full stop. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XfIFjCwUBI Reminds me of this standup clip :P
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Aug 24, 2017 22:24
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When I'm organizing stuffed animals at work and someone picks one up from a spot I just perfected to be all facing outwards then proceeds to put the item back backwards. I swear they do it on purpose.
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Aug 26, 2017 08:05
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Wronng thread
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YeahTubaMike posted:Sometimes I'll be walking down the sidewalk and I see someone ahead of me that's stopped, doing something or other, and they don't move until moving would put them directly in my way. What the gently caress is up with that? Similarly, when it's a small walkway and they're not only walking slowly, but slightly meandering from side to side so I can't walk past them without me looking like the rear end in a top hat Stay to the right dammit, or whatever side cars drive on in your country, sidwalks aren't difficult
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YeahTubaMike posted:Sometimes I'll be walking down the sidewalk and I see someone ahead of me that's stopped, doing something or other, and they don't move until moving would put them directly in my way. What the gently caress is up with that? Walking down a narrow sidewalk or what have you with a couple holding hands coming in the opposite direction. Would it loving kill you guys to let go of each other's hands for a couple of seconds so I can pass by smoothly so we're both not doing the awkward "who's going first?" dance? He's not going to cheat on you the moment your hands cease to touch, and ditto with leaving you for another man the instant skin contact ends, so just let go of each other's hands for a couple of seconds and let me pass! Unless of course, they can't let go since it's a freak super glue accident and they're walking to someplace that can rectify the situation, in which case I'm terribly sorry, and carry on.
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