The Official Ranting Thread

[XaviarRkR]

Rant 1
Idiots who use mobile phones next to petrol pumps (three fold, it jiggers them up, could cause an explosion if dropped... not too sure 'bout that.... and there's always some over zeallous snob who'll sue the idiot or cause a fight)

rant 2
idiots who smoke at petrol punps an ignore you when you tell them to stop and then have a go at you for trying to prevent a disaster.


or, put simply,
Major rant

CUSTOMERS! Ggrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!!
Nah, lucky me, most of them are ok with me. But some are just so stupid that they make the winner of the Annual Stupidity Contest for the last twenty years look like a genious!

One came up to me when I was working on the meat department. She aproached and said "Sump oil" to which I replied. "Sorry?"
"Sump oil" she says again.
"We don't sell, sump oil maddam, but we do sell car oil"

I wont give the entire conversation, but i had to explain to closed ears that sump oil comes from the sump tank.

 

[BigNorm]

whew, my pride and joy thread hath grown rank and stagnant, time for freshening up with another funny clip i made from the beginning sequence on Aqua Teen Hunger Force, with Dr. Wierd. it's the best one i've seen yet.

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

One thing thats bugs me is when people ask you for advice and then don't take it (which is their right), and then come back whining and asking why they didn't take it before. Its like they leave it up to you to tell them that they were too proud or whatever to listen to you. And then they may get angry at you for telling them that. LOL

 

[BigNorm]

I HATE WASPS!!!

a few hours ago i was reaching over my backyard fence to unlock the gate, when some wasps stung my left hand 5 times. so here i am, typing with 1 hand as my left is almost a grapefruit (figuratively speaking). i'm about to go and roast their nest with a can of spray paint and lighter flamethrower while i sing a song about barbequeing and laughing like a maniac.

 

[MistressValerie1]

Be careful with that lighter fluid, Normie; if you do it wrong, the flame can travel back into the bottle and cause it to explode in your hand.

 

[nessonite1]

Normie...wait til tomorrow and buy some wasp killer. It kills the wasps and dissolves the nest. if it's a really big nest get professional assistance. last thing you want is 500 pissed off wasps attacking you. An enormous quanity of wasps can live in a very small nest. Until then...at least, being male, you're used to operating a computer one-handed. 😀 😀

 

[BigNorm]

Normie...wait til tomorrow and buy some wasp killer. It kills the wasps and dissolves the nest. if it's a really big nest get professional assistance. last thing you want is 500 pissed off wasps attacking you. An enormous quanity of wasps can live in a very small nest. Until then...at least, being male, you're used to operating a computer one-handed. 😀 😀

one handed... har har! 🙄 🙄 🙄

ya, i got some wasp killer, going hunting a little later. i couldn't use the flame thrower wth one hand anyway, not to mention the nest is on my vinyl fence, so fire is a no no.

yesterday i accidently made the mistake of giving a friend a high five with my stung up hand, and youch! that felt bad.

 

[nessonite1]

Let us know how the hunt goes!

 

[BigNorm]

oh yes! the hunt! their dead alright, turns out there were like 10 of them and had a nest right on the latch on the gate to my back fence. watching their slow death made my pain subside a bit. it's hard sleeping as i tend to roll on my hard in mid-sleep, so that wakes me up. i'll live, i'm a tough guy, ARRRRGGHH! :grind_tee :grind_tee :grind_tee

 

[Hungarian21]

May the rant be with u...

 

[BigNorm]

still mad over the ending of Buffy the vampire slayer, my most favorite show. feels like losing an arm, and getting those ghost feelings, like it's still there, but it's not.to make matters worse, it looks as if FX networks is replacing the show whch played weekdays from 1-3 pm ( 2 episodes a day) with that 70's show? damn.
Charmed (which i like, but not as much as buffy) is going on their 8th season, stargate sg-1, like their 9th season (it's a crap show anyways) oh, and 7th heaven, their 13th or so friggin season. shows don't last that long, soaps do. so it's turing into a friggin soap.

and angel, was my buffy substitute, and a good show also, only had 5 seasons.

that's so lame.

ok, i think i cleared my system of that.

 

[MistressValerie1]

I really miss Joan of Arcadia, the only network TV show that I watched regularly. CBS killed it because it appealed to an older audience than they expected.

 

[BigNorm]

what can ya say other than, damn old people! lol, j/l.

 

[Hungarian21]

Hey, I just found out about this thread; wow, what have i been missing? 😛

K, what am I mad about: FU**ing SCHOOLWORK,
the release date of Battlefront 2 (still 2 months)😡
The release date of the new Zelda game (someone must have screwn up, because the new zelda was suppoused to come out next month, but because of that screw up, they had to restart something in the game and now it wont come out till april! 😡

Ah, I alread love this place! :happy:

 

[Ignatz]

Okay, troops, I just did something really scary.
I was sitting here playing the Word Game with Nessie and HDS and, while waiting for one of them to post, I glanced up at the calendar which hangs on the wall above my computer. I took due note of my upcoming paydays and other auspicious events marked for this month. Then it occurred to me to look ahead at October and...just for second, mind you...a wee fragment of a split second...with my hand still on the mouse, I tried to move the cursor onto the wall calendar to change it!
Do I just need sleep...or should I sell this #@%* computer and go fishing while I still have a few marbles left?

 

[nessonite1]

ROFL!!!

Oh lord thats the finniest thing Ive ever heard! I'd tell you to get some rest from the computer if it didnt sound exactly like something I would do myself XD

 

[Hungarian21]

Maybe you should hibernate...🙄

 

[Mercury1]

I want to first apologize in advance if I insult someone. I swear, it's unintentional and I mean no disrespect to any people in particular.

When I was eight, my mother died. I have two older brothers, two younger brothers and a younger sister. (My sister was barely a year old when my mother died). So that meant that my father had to raise the kids all by himself. And, I might add with glowing pride, he did an INCREDIBLE job. He cooked for us, cleaned up after us, helped us with school, homework, etc. etc. etc., ALL of which was on an incredible budget. He did everything that most people today would consider to be the 'Woman's role', as well as the 'Man's role'.

My rant is this: the media, people in general and basically everyone I come in contact with; allllll of them feel that only WOMEN can cook, and only WOMEN can clean and only WOMEN can raise children. According to, like, the world, men don't know anything about child-rearing. Only WOMEN can do domestic things.

The biggest pet peeve I've ever had, that makes my blood boil, is when I see a commercial for, let's just say, cleaning your bathroom. Who's the person cleaning the bathroom? A woman. Who's the person making supper for the family? A woman. Who's the person administering aid to an injured child? A woman. What's the father doing? Sitting on the couch, reading, or otherwise no where to be found. Or, most annoyingly, the commercial portrays him as a stumbling oaf with no clue.

Just once, I'd like to see a commercial where the man is doing the domestic duty, and then, not like he's a caveman. I've seen commercials that have like food stuffs and a man is making it, but he wouldn't if it wasn't 'Easy to make'. (Like that one Hamburger Helper commercial that made me almost want to attack the TV).

Anyway, there's my rant. Whew, I feel better now.😛 Thanks!

 

[Hungarian21]

It sounds to me that your father is one great man. I bow to him...though I dunno if he cares, or knows. Whatever. :happy:

Anyway, I dont think you offend anyone here. This, after all, is a "ranting" thread, so ofcourse, people will rant here! Obvious!😀

As for the commercials; you shouldn't take it so personally. I'm sure it hurts to watch, but you got to understand that its not to make you mad; its for them to make money. By nature, most (i would estimate like 80-90%) families have the mother doing the cleaning and stuff. If they showed a man do it, that might just be unusual for the viewers; dont forget, their jobs are to make the commercials interesting or their products wantable. So, dont think for a second they are saying men are cavemen. Its just natural. Sia! :happy:

wow, this must be the longest post I wrote so far here...SWEET!

 

[Hungarian21]

Holy shit, now this is something to rant about...

If you have comcast, you might have already seen it. I couldn't download the video, for I'm not a member of Comcast, but at least I got to see it:

Some Son of a B*tch has stolen a glass container loaded with about 300-500 hundred dollars for the Katrina victims from a little shop. Just how can anyone be so F*CKING CRUEL!?!?😡

how?

 

[BigNorm]

Holy shit, now this is something to rant about...

If you have comcast, you might have already seen it. I couldn't download the video, for I'm not a member of Comcast, but at least I got to see it:

Some Son of a B*tch has stolen a glass container loaded with about 300-500 hundred dollars for the Katrina victims from a little shop. Just how can anyone be so F*CKING CRUEL!?!?😡

how?

sad, sad, sad, at least i just saw adam sandler make out with a woman, ronchy style for $500 bucks for the katrina relief fund. that's a bright, and funny side.

still being all pissed that buffy is over with, but i think i found out why. seems joss whedon who created, wrtitten, and directed buffy, started a project, a show, firefly, which probably why buffy ended, but firefly only lasted 11 episodes before the evil network excecutives pulled the plug. bad idea! cause it had like millions of outraged fans, and now is in the form of the new movie, Serenity, which looks pretty boss. funny, cause buffy started out looking like a failure, but became pure gold. firefly started out the SAME way, and still got the pure gold effect, even if it was cancelled. whatever joss whedon touches seems to turn to gold. i think this movie is gonna be big.

so there seems to be a brighter sight to the end of buffy, and i just might come out of this depression at the loss of buffy. i sound like a total geek, i know, so sue me.

 

[Hungarian21]

I'll sue you, but only in CA.:happy:

 

[BigNorm]

severe bumpage 😀

well, a couple of weeks ago, i was gone out of town for a family get together in alabama, and before i left, i left my computer on for a friend to type up a report or something, and i left instructions on how to turn it off, etc. when i came back a week later, it was still on! i didn't even have enough virtual memory to turn the computer off, and the wall behind the computer fan was very hot. god knows how hot it was inside the computer. anyways, from that point on, my computer's been acting all wonky. at least he offered to pay for the repairs. he claimed that i had a custom computer case, and the power button matched the case almost seemlessly in a wierd camouflage way, so he couldn't turn it off. so, i'm still a little perturbed, and i lost all my firefox and internet explorer bookmarks and favorites, among other things.

 

[Hungarian21]

severe bumpage 😀

🙄 I've seen worst...😛

Sorry about you computer; did you try getting it fixed yet? Most computers have like a back-up drive, so you dont loose major info. I dont know if bookmarks would be considered one, but with some luck, some geek could get it fixed for ya. 😉

 

[BigNorm]

🙄 I've seen worst...😛

Sorry about you computer; did you try getting it fixed yet? Most computers have like a back-up drive, so you dont loose major info. I dont know if bookmarks would be considered one, but with some luck, some geek could get it fixed for ya. 😉

i got it covered, all i gotta do is format my hard drive, which always makes me nervous.

oh, and hungarian, i am that kinda geek that helps people out with their computers. 😀

i'm working on my A+ Certification to be a Computer Repairman or Computer Engineer.