BS: Rant Here!!!...............

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Tracey Dragonsfriend
Date: 04 Jun 04 - 09:28 AM

Or the ones that deny any knowledge of ever touching the database/file/document/whatever, when their username is stamped all over the "fixes" (=random changes) they've been making for days...

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: GUEST,noddy
Date: 04 Jun 04 - 08:54 AM

huh huh huh huh huh huh huuh huuhh huuhh huuhh


Sorry I thought it said PANT

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 04 Jun 04 - 08:52 AM

Helpdesk callers who say "It just went funny all of a sudden" and expect you to know what's wrong, presumably by figuring out telepathically what they did to it that they're not telling you.

How about the ones that claim to have done something "over and over" - but when you walk them through it it works? Or the ones who say their usename was ALWAYS xxxyyyzzz when the creation date on their account as aaabbbccc is five years ago?

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Tracey Dragonsfriend
Date: 04 Jun 04 - 08:45 AM

PC's that pretend they're doing something, when they really dies like a dog half an hour ago.
Days that start out cold & teeming with rain, the change their minds and turn into heatwaves, just so that whatever I dress in, I'll either freeze or boil.
People who are clearly suffering from something both debilitating and highly infectious, but come in to work anyway. Then they do nothing useful, but sneeze all over everyone all day. Thanks for sharing!
Helpdesk callers who say "It just went funny all of a sudden" and expect you to know what's wrong, presumably by figuring out telepathically what they did to it that they're not telling you.

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: GUEST,rantee
Date: 04 Jun 04 - 07:51 AM

sometimes, there's thoughtful threads.

sometimes, there's funny threads.

sometimes, there's polka dotted threads.

and sometimes there's..........................................................
RANTING! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Bill D
Date: 06 Feb 04 - 05:28 PM

Amos...have you seen that nut in the yellow suit with the $$?? all over, screaming and running crazily around, demanding that you buy his book on how to get free money from US programs? Now THAT is one of my favorites to hate!

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Amos
Date: 06 Feb 04 - 05:21 PM

Announcers, reporters, or advertisers who somehow have acquired the idea that yelling at people is more persuasive. I hate it.

A

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Johnny in OKC
Date: 06 Feb 04 - 12:55 PM

Radio morning traffic reports delivered by chirpy announcers, so fast you can't figure out what's happening, e.g.:

"Injury-accident on I-40 at Northwest I-44 southbound, another on Northeast 25th westbound at South 23'rd street, a jack-knife truck at westbound 50'th and I-44 East, slowing at East 145'th and Northwest Express ..."

Ebay "snipers" having NEVER PLACED A BID for the previous six days, suddenly popping up in the LAST FOUR SECONDS to grab that Dreadnought for a measly two bits more than your maximum.

People who wiggle two fingers of each hand in the air to indicate they are quoting something -- WAY to make yourself look like a complete moron!

Love, Johnny

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: GUEST,noddy
Date: 06 Feb 04 - 05:25 AM

bklah blah blah blah blah blhab blha blah blah blah blah blah BLAH BLSH BLAH blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blhah balhb ablah blah BLDA BLAHG BLAGH BLAH BLAH blhablblah blah !!!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 05 Feb 04 - 09:01 PM

I'm walking backwards for Christmas,
Across the Irish Sea,
I'm walking backwards for Christmas,
It's the only thing for me.
I've tried walking sideways,
And walking to the front,
But people just look at me,
And say he's just a silly ....

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: HuwG
Date: 05 Feb 04 - 06:35 PM

From the "wrong" side of the bar ...


Drinkers who, no matter how long they have been waiting to be served, say "Errrrrm ....", and who take five minutes to make up their mind what they want to drink, with everyone else waving tenners and apparently dying of thirst.

The customer who asks, "What flavour crisps do you have ?", makes you rummage through all the boxes and announce every obscure flavour before asking for "Plain".

The ones who say, "Oh, and a pint of Guinness, please", at the end of the order. Guinness takes several minutes to pour, it is like watching paint dry. Why couldn't they ask for it at the start of the order, so we can let it pour while pulling everything else.

The ones who disappear from the pub to answer their mobiles while you try and ask whether they want anything else, collect the money or proffer change.

And the ones who stand, oblivious to polite requests, blocking the hatch leading from behind the bar to in front of it. I can postpone collecting empty glasses, but I have to get down to the cellar to change barrels now. Just you stand there like a lump a bit longer, mate. I'll show you what being a prop forward is about.

Enough. Perhaps I won't need to do the job much longer.

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: GUEST,Shlio
Date: 05 Feb 04 - 11:55 AM

Physiotherapists!

The type who see you after making you wait for six months and reward you by saying you have "ghastly posture". That's fine - they're paid to say things like that. But the improvements they suggest should NOT make your back hurt worse than ever.

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Johnny in OKC
Date: 05 Feb 04 - 11:13 AM

If they think same-sex marriages are a problem,
just wait until they get to same-sex divorce.

Who gets to keep the Pomeranian?

JOHNNY in OKC

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Shanghaiceltic
Date: 05 Feb 04 - 05:56 AM

Kenny G for elevator and hotel lobby music; bloody stuff is played everywhere over here.

and

The officious little S**** in hats here who stop you crossing roads by blasting whistles in your ears and waving a little yellow flag in your face. And no they are not policemen.

and

Shanghai taxi drivers who gob out of the window all the time.

and

Those little bastards with their cell phones playing bloody noisy games on them all the time, especialy when it is a taxi driver who is driving!!

and

That stupid Kia car advert, the one that goes 'The car that cares'

and

Waitresses in resteraunts here only offering you Budweiser beer which is made under licence in China and is even worse than the cats pee brewed in the US.

and

I think that is enough for the moment.

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: dianavan
Date: 05 Feb 04 - 02:22 AM

KimC:

I often have to solve problems at work. I am often referred to as a trouble-shooter. Quite often people are sent to me for a "reality check".

What really gripes me is when people won't cop to making a mistake. Its pretty hard to solve a problem when people won't admit to their part of the problem. I can accept that people make mistakes but I have a very hard time with half-truths and cowards who are afraid they might get into trouble.

d

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Firecat
Date: 04 Feb 04 - 01:38 PM

Rude people! There is absolutely no reason whatsoever for rudeness. If you don't lke what someone is saying, just tell them politely!!!

Oh, and don't even get me started on answerphones. I ask you, is it really necessary to put "Leave your name and number after the tone"??? My voicemail for my mobile just says, "It's an answerphone, you know what to do."

Work does my head in as well. They say "If you don't get such-and-such a percentage, you will be sacked". I've not done brilliantly recently but as far as I am aware they haven't sacked anyone!!

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Kim C
Date: 04 Feb 04 - 01:00 PM

Dianavan, I work with those no-planning, drop-everything-and-work-on-my-problem people. If they would just take one freakin minute to rub their two brain cells together, we wouldn't have these panic situations. But I guess that makes too much sense, doesn't it?

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Teresa
Date: 04 Feb 04 - 03:28 AM

Reminds me of another rant: ...

Web pages that have no text on images. For example when you place your mouse over a graphic and it says:

[imgsrcequals456bjuo54963298143276912890bufubar%%$&#%&&!!*!!!!!]

Hows about putting a pair of quotes in there with some little piece of descriptive text for us blind folks, and giveing extra info for folks who mouse over ...

End of tech rant.

Thanks to Mudcat and many others, for making sites accessible! :D

As fer the rest of y'all ...

Teresa

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Bill D
Date: 04 Feb 04 - 12:10 AM

*deep breath*...

people who do not comprehend that on a computer and on the internet you do NOT number files, images, folders, etc. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11..

they end up
1
10
11
2
3
4
.
.etc..You MUST use leading zeros!
01
02
03
04.....etc. or THEY WILL BE OUT OF ORDER!!!! The Record Lady, bless her generous heart, who put thousands of wonderful songs on the net, did NOT understand this. In a list of a hundred songs, identified only by a number sequence, it gets VERY tedious to re-name them. And I dare not even start on pages of image files!!!

thank you for your attention...

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Amos
Date: 03 Feb 04 - 09:29 PM

Especially companies who send you some completely falsified information -- such as "Congratulations on choosing Acme as your insurer" when you never made any such choice -- and then plead bureaucratic divisions and processes and ignorance when you call to ream them out about it.


A

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: dianavan
Date: 03 Feb 04 - 09:15 PM

Dogs that wear clothes!

Evergreens pruned into wierd shapes.

S.U.V's and Jeeps that have never seen a country road.

Bankers who think they're doing you a favour.

People who do not plan and then expect you to go into "emergency mode" to save them.

Liars!

Thats enough for now.

d

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 03 Feb 04 - 07:04 PM

Kind to animals good!
Cruel to animals Ba-a-a-a-ad!
Kind to animals good!
Cruel to animals Ba-a-a-a-ad!
Kind to animals good!
Cruel to animals Ba-a-a-a-ad!
Kind to animals good!
Cruel to animals Ba-a-a-a-ad!
Kind to animals good!
Cruel to animals Ba-a-a-a-ad!
Kind to animals good!
Cruel to animals Ba-a-a-a-ad!
Kind to animals good!
Cruel to animals Ba-a-a-a-ad!
Kind to animals good!
Cruel to animals Ba-a-a-a-ad!
Kind to animals good!
Cruel to animals Ba-a-a-a-ad!
Kind to animals good!
Cruel to animals Ba-a-a-a-ad!
Kind to animals good!
Cruel to animals Ba-a-a-a-ad!
Kind to animals good!
Cruel to animals Ba-a-a-a-ad!
Kind to animals good!
Cruel to animals Ba-a-a-a-ad!

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Cluin
Date: 03 Feb 04 - 11:51 AM

How about the jerk who has to speed up and pass you, just so he can make a left turn a quarter mile up the road? So now you have to stop behind him and wait for him to make his left, which apparently he couldn't make until he got in front of you, especially when there was nobody behind you.

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Jeanie
Date: 03 Feb 04 - 06:32 AM

Here is something that really concerns me when driving. It is now so common that I think some drivers must think it is part of the Highway Code:

Drivers waiting to turn from a side road into a more major road, who "nose" their cars further and further out into the oncoming traffic.

Some people don't even wait at all! I see them drive up and *immediately* start to nose out. They act as if it is their right to do this. Why not wait patiently and be safe ?

- jeanie

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: muppett
Date: 03 Feb 04 - 05:29 AM

I hate it when you're out in the rain and you get stuck behind someone with a Brolly (umbrella) and you can't overtake them without getting poked in the eye with them or if someone's approaching you with one, they don't see you till the last moment and you have to serve to miss them and usually it's either into a puddle or out onto the road.

I hate it when you're in the pub & someone comes upto you & asks 'Is someone sitting on that seat' and points to an empty seat.

I hate when you get on a busy bus and people all stand huddled at the front, instead of moving down.

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Amos
Date: 03 Feb 04 - 12:27 AM

"...and I'll be your waiter tonight and my name is Cindy Smithers if you need anything!!"

(They don't tell you what their name is if you DON'T need anything, but they make sure to come back when you don't, and bubble out with "How IS everything??" or even worse, "How are WE doing here, folks??". The obvious answer is "I'm doing fine -- I just saved ten bucks on your tip!" but you never SAY that!! :>) )

A

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Teresa
Date: 03 Feb 04 - 12:17 AM

I hate hate HATE it when I say something I want taken seriously and the person I'm talking to says: "Whatever." I'd rather they call me a blockhead.

I hate it when I'm walking, using my white cane, and someone says: "Turn." Which way?

I hate it when I tell people I'm interested in folk music and they say "Oh, yeah, that was the 60s; it's not in anymore."

I hate it when I tell someone I'm interested in science fiction and they say: 'I outgrew that phase."

Ahhhhh, haven't ranted in forever. That felt good.   Thanks for the opportunity, and thanks for reviving the thread, Cluin. Now we'll question whether it was a good idea ... ;)
Teresa

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Bill D
Date: 03 Feb 04 - 12:11 AM

I, my friends, am sick unto death of cute, perky, young women reading the **NEWS** on the TV these days, who can't change the tone in their voice or the expression on their vapid faces , whether the subject is the local garden show, or the horrible deaths of 200 peole in an airplane crash!

"Hi, I'm Cindy Smithers (rising inflection), and tonight there was this terrible crash on U.S. Eighty0Onnneee,(rising inflection). We are on the line with Sgt. Jones of the highway patrool (rising inflection)...and..."

you get the idea...they'd be 'perky' if Armageddon had just been announced.

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Amos
Date: 02 Feb 04 - 11:49 PM

Friends don't let friends drink and modulate-demodulate, that's what I always say!!

A

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Cluin
Date: 02 Feb 04 - 11:22 PM

Buddy on the road with his jacked-up 4x4 that he never actually takes OFF the road for fear it will scratch the paint... but still this cock-knocker has to tear around town with no mudflaps to spoil the lines on his "extreme" ride, throwing slush and dirt on everybody's windshield. Thanks for the shower, shitferbrains.

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 08 May 03 - 03:09 PM

My childhood was fairly screwed after the age of 8, but I turned out a really well balanced, even tempered and calm individual...

It's the last 18 years of adulthood that have really f&%*ked my head!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Kim C
Date: 08 May 03 - 09:45 AM

I had a lousy childhood. I'm making up for it now. Six months of counseling helped a lot. :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: MMario
Date: 08 May 03 - 09:19 AM

I've got another too - just reminded of it by another thread; and it's one that bugs me a lot on and off.

I really,Really,REALLY dislike (and disbelieve) the various studies that purport that various facets of child rearing (especially those you underwent yourself) lead to twisted psyches, violence, criminal tendencies, delusion,drug use, the belief that Shatner is a great actor, etc, etc, etc.

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 08 May 03 - 08:39 AM

Drunks. I hate drunks. I hate drunks at gigs and sessions. I hate drunk Mudcatters that can't tell a joke from a serious post and try to verbally tear you a new asshole because they're too fucked up to realize you were only joking. Of course, when they wake up and read what they posted the night before they realize it was a joke and then they have to apologize. Why not just make life simple? Either don't drink or else turn the computer off after the third drink.

Bruce

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Firecat
Date: 08 May 03 - 08:07 AM

I've got another!!!!! People who nag you to vote!!!!!

OK, granted, voting is important, but it's the elections for the new Student Union President and Vice President at the moment, and I've decided, on perfectly legitimate grounds (i.e I'm not at college next year!!) and I go up to ask people whether soemthing we've arranged is still on, and I get "Have you voted yet?" from one of the candidates. Fair enough, i explain, and she comes out with "So?? Vote anyway! For me!!!" I walked off. I was irritated as it was.

Oh, and another!! Small children on buses whose parents don't get them to modulate the volume level!! On the bus today as I was going through Whitley, a small child and it's mother got on. I was upstairs, the small child was downstairs, but I still got a headache from it. And then, more small, noisy little brats got on the bus as I was going to college!!!! It sounds like a zoo!!!!!!!

I don't mind small children, except when they're screaming for no reason. I felt like throwing this particular small child and it's associates on the bus out of the window. One of them even attempted to hit me. I nearly slapped the little brat!!!!!

And ....relax!

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Bobert
Date: 07 May 03 - 10:17 PM

Man, what makes me madder than John Ashscroft readin' the Bill of Rights, is close mined people. Here I've been working on moving the "farmers market" to a bettter location in my small town, and everyone I've talked to says, "Hey, Great, Bobert" except the manager of the market. The vendors wanta go. The town is behind it. But this person, who is the only person on the planet that doesn't want to move (even though they *have* to move soon) is gonna hold us at bay. And fir what? I'll tell ya what. Rocks fir brains syndrome.... That's what.... Geeeze...........

Nevermind.

Bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Doug_Remley
Date: 07 May 03 - 10:05 PM

This frigging Bush-man is either truly DUMB or actually EVIL. It is difficult for a mildly sane person to pretend such density!!

It's tiring for every person one meets to say over and over "But, such talent! You must do this for US for we can't!" T'was Done! The world is vast. It's my life and I shall choose, not you.

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Kim C
Date: 07 May 03 - 11:49 AM

The printer just brought the programs for a special event this weekend... it was a free job... they donated all the printing and the paper... and the first words out of the event coordinator's mouth were ... "They were supposed to be on GLOSSY paper."

Lookit - it's a FREE job. The programs look great. Be THANKFUL and get OVER it!

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: GUEST, heric
Date: 06 May 03 - 07:10 PM

"Please find enclosed." and GoddAMMNED if it wasn't enclosed just like she wrote, and here it is right here and I FOUND it!

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Rustic Rebel
Date: 06 May 03 - 06:33 PM

I don't like billboards either. They are vision pollution. I'd like to do some monkey wrenching on some of these billboards around here.

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 06 May 03 - 03:57 PM

People in the emergency room/casualty area who come in with a splinter and expect to be seen before the bloke with the heart attack.... those who come in just to get a prescription fixed, or who couldn't be arsed to go see their own GP because the weather was nice (that was one complainants excuse for being in the A&E today.... he complained about the attitude of the staff who told him he'd have to wait 3 hours).

Similarly - those nursing staff who stand at the door, whisper your name and turn their backs before you realise it's you they want, and then hare off down a corridor with you hobbling on behind (in one case, practically holding my stomach together with both hands)!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Kim C
Date: 06 May 03 - 10:08 AM

Them: I always wanted to learn to play the violin.

Me: It's never too late.

Them: I'm too old.

Me: I didn't start till I was over 30.

Them: My fingers are too fat.

Me: No they aren't.

Them: I don't have time to practice.

Me: If you really want to learn, you'll find the time.

Them: I don't have the patience.

Me: If you really want to learn, you'll find the patience.


Look ---- if you REALLY want to DO something, then JUST DO IT! Stop making all these damn excuses about why you CAN'T! AAAARRRRRRRGGGGHH!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Gloredhel
Date: 06 May 03 - 02:36 AM

I volunteer to organize the music for the May Crowning at church tonight. I find a violinist, some singers, pick music, get everything ready to go. I show up tonight, and Fr. G. says, "And J. will lead us in singing..." J? J?! I didn't even know she was supposed to be there, let alone that she was taking over my job! He told me nothing about this. At least I still had my solo. But then half the congregation started singing along during my solo. I'm never, ever, ever working for Fr. G. again. I have freakin' exams this week! I didn't need the extra stress, and especially not the stress of someone who's as much of a prima donna as I am being ignored.    ARGH!

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Bobert
Date: 01 May 03 - 11:56 PM

Well. thankee, Tweezer, fir the complicment. Ahhh, hey, I ain't responsible fir the current mess. I brokered my vote amd voted fir Gore. Din't do no good... But the cureent guy had it so rigged that he was gonna win with 0% of the popular vote. Figure that one out!

Yeah, what I don't get is why does the US of A allow loosers to be crowned? Yeah, now that really makes mw mad! Real mad. Madder than Pee Wee Herman with a full box of popcorn! No, make that madder than Bush having been told that he was going to have to be retested for his GED... Now that's real mad. The boy is gonna have to hit the books purdy hard...

bobert

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Tweed
Date: 01 May 03 - 08:36 PM

I am sick to f******g death of crybaby ranters that bear thar souls, weeping and gnashing thar teefez of everdanged slite wihich habz been portrayed upon ther worfless selfs. It iz the hite ob obsequitchusness in my homeless opium and shud be outlawed from this lannd. A persperous nation kinnever stand wif crybabys and catterwarblers allus makin' noise and genrely bitching incontinentnly. Thank you Boberdz fer this fine outlet fore my own deep seeded allusions. You are AOK wif me even ef you iz cursed wif being summat greenish tinctured..

Yerz,
Tweedezre

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Amos
Date: 01 May 03 - 08:20 PM

People who are absolutely obsessed witht heir bodies as though they had no other source of identitiy than their meat-symbols. It's on a par withthose who identify completely with their cars, equally noxious habit.

A

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Janie
Date: 01 May 03 - 04:29 PM

MMario...Maybe those western North Carolina llamas hail from the same clan as Fred Miller's wife? But they poop all up and down the trails--yek!!!! Janie

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Kim C
Date: 01 May 03 - 10:05 AM

Okay, I have a rant.

I am sick and tired of these women in my office and their damn DIETS! I can't eat this, I can't eat that... (Oh, please. You can eat whatever you want.) But I don't have time to exercise. (No, that isn't true, if you really wanted to, you would MAKE the time.)

If people want to diet, that's fine by me, that's their business. But I don't need a frickin play-by-play account!

End of rant.

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Little Hawk
Date: 01 May 03 - 09:36 AM

Couldn't agree more, Fred. These gratuitous farters must be stopped. They are offensive, tedious, and not funny.

Cluin - I hate advertising just as much as you do. The best place to go where you can get away from it is Cuba (but not for long if Uncle Sam succeeds in taking over...). I really miss the days when you could rent a video and not have to see ads for 5 or 6 other totally undesirable movies before you get to see the one movie you actually paid to see. (You can FF through them, of course...you don't have that luxury when sitting in the movie theatre.)

People put up with this crap for two reasons. 1. They don't know any better. 2. There appears to be no escape.

Those are the same two reasons for why people put up with a political party system that doesn't really represent them, and a democracy that isn't real either.

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: Rant Here!!!...............
From: Sam L
Date: 01 May 03 - 09:23 AM

People who don't think I'm as funny as I think I am. Idiots.

People who fart and laugh and joke about it. Those of us who don't fart are exposed to this insensitivity constantly, from childhood, and it's hurtful, and damaging to our self-esteem. It's been especially difficult for me, coming from a quiet non-farting family, and now married into a gregarious, operatic, farting clan.