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Malabarista - now with added pony Posted Nov 14, 2008
And those even work on my keyboard, which is QWERTZ!
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Bright Blue Shorts Posted Nov 18, 2008
Ok ... I think this is a truly, legitimate, petty hate because it just feels very small-minded of me but ... those damn charity sacks that get left on your doorstep.
Almost never do I have anything to put in them. I'm one of nature's hoarders and I don't conform to life's 'planned obscelence' strategy.
If I have any clothes to get rid of it's because they're worn out. You can't sell them in a charity shop. They have holes or stains or a combination of the two. My "T'Pau 1988" tour T-shirt is never going to look good on a child living in the middle of the Sahara desert ...
If I should ever have a clearout then it's guaranteed that there's never a sack collection due. Worse still is the fact that all the charities seem to leave their sacks in the same week ...
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Moonhogg - Captain Coffee Break Posted Nov 18, 2008
That's because they never expect anyone to have left anything for them! It's like Jehova's Witnesses. If you invite one in, they'd probably faint with shock!
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Bright Blue Shorts Posted Nov 19, 2008
Recruitment agencies referring to SQL (ESS-CUE-ELL) as Sequel. (Although much debate goes on about which is correct, I'm pretty sure the f-wits in recruitment are not the ones to be setting the standard).
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Yvonne aka india Posted Nov 19, 2008
I know that at work we have hardware referred to as "sequel servers", but that might just be accepted pronunciation for that situation.
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Bright Blue Shorts Posted Nov 19, 2008
Microsoft make "SQL Server" and they do pronounce it Sequel which would fit in with what your company has. But not every bit of SQL in the world is Microsoft's SQL Server ...
Like I say, it is a bit debatable ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL
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psychocandy-moderation team leader Posted Nov 20, 2008
"Breath" when people mean "breathe".
"Your" when people mean "you're".
"Their" when people mean "there". (Or vice versa)
And I'll second the two mentioned above. I work in accounting for a real estate company and want to rip people's throats out when they ask for something to be applied to the borrower's "principle".
Seems like another good time to moan about apostrophe abuse as well.
I also have a petty hate that makes me feel a tad guilty... my office building has a number of security guards who take turns covering various shifts. One of the guards on the graveyard shift apparently has Alzheimers and can't recognize the regular tenants. I start work by 6am and leave by 3:30, so I carry a 24-hour-access ID badge with my photo, name and company name on it. And any time this guy is working when I arrive, he shouts at me, physically pulls me off the elevator, and makes me sign the guest list, even though I (a)have the damned photo ID and (b) have worked here for nearly four years. I almost feel bad for being annoyed about it, because he's not entirely well, but on the other hand I think that a security guard with Alzheimers should start thinking about long-term disability or retirement.
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psychocandy-moderation team leader Posted Nov 20, 2008
Where the hell did that smiley come from? I didn't type any smileys!!
Another petty hate- spontaneous smileys.
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Yvonne aka india Posted Nov 20, 2008
Boxes and paper with perforated seams, supposed to make them easier to get into and separate.
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Rod Posted Nov 20, 2008
I know someone who's busy inventing bullet-proof clothing, lightweight almost to the point of non-existence, made exclusively of paper perforations.
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Malabarista - now with added pony Posted Nov 20, 2008
PC, do you read "Skin Horse"? It's a comic about a secret government agency, and their security guard never recognises anyone because they wipe his memory daily!
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Malabarista - now with added pony Posted Nov 20, 2008
Maybe you should!
Though from what I saw of the Security guards in PC's building, they aren't drawn by Shaennon Garrity
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psychocandy-moderation team leader Posted Nov 20, 2008
Mala, I'm trying to remember which security guard was on duty when you were there. I think I know which one, and she's a real doll. Though maybe I shouldn't say too much- someone from work might ID me on here and then they'll know how much time I spend hootooing from the office.
I must check out this comic, however. That sounds hilarious, more so because I can relate to it...
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Malabarista - now with added pony Posted Nov 20, 2008
I think there was a man at the desk, though.
And yes, you must read Skin Horse
http://www.skin-horse.com/
(The double arrow at the bottom will take you to the start...)
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psychocandy-moderation team leader Posted Nov 21, 2008
Fantastic! Thanks.
Now I have to wonder which guard was on duty. The regular daytime guy is wonderful. The heavyset balding guy is the one who gives me the random troubles.
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