Tornadoes. Ruin a perfectly good night.
Hmm... think I hear the sirens going right now.
Tornadoes in JANUARY?! WTF?
Welcome to global warming.
Here's a rant. I don't understand how people can just say "I don't believe in global warming." Semantics about the definition of the word belief and it's appropriateness aside (since that's just being asinine), there's not really much argument that something isn't happening. (For those who will latch on to the words "not much," remember that there's also "not much" argument that the Holocaust actually happened)
I can understand people saying "I don't think humans are responsible for global warming." I don't agree with it, but I understand it. But there's no question that our planet is going through a climate change, and that is for humans. (Although, after driving so many species to extinction through our pollution and ignorance, it seems somehow fitting that we're getting a taste of our own medicine now)
It's not a political ploy. It's a scientific fact. For some weak evidence that's still fun to consider, the Science channel, which has zero political bent, runs shows on it constantly, and it's not debated. It's a fact. Hell, even the History channel, which I think has a minor conservative slant, talks about global warming as a fact. Not that matters of such importance should be decided by a popularity contest, but the point can't be ignored that the overwhelming majority of the rest of the first world recognizes this and is taking steps to address the situation in some way.
But not the good ol' USA! No, we're too busy sending all the industry out of the country (call it "creative destruction," ya, that'll placate them) and tonguing oil out of the Middle East (nevermind the cost we incur and the fact that the energy source is going to run out completely soon, invalidating all the effort that's being spent to sustain the dying titan).
Yes, the USA, that pinnacle of democracy where 50% voter turnout is a mircale, where the flaws of a multi-century old voting system were exposed bold-faced eight years ago (eight now), and not a damned thing has been done in regards to actual voter reform. Oh, wait! My rural little Harrison County got one of them new-fangled ee-leck-tronik votin' machines! Couldn't get it to work for hours, though, until someone realized that the frigging thing God bless America! (We desperately need it)
But to return to global warming, I further don't understand people who think we shouldn't/can't do anything about it, to the point of resisting actions taken to counter the problem. To put it in terms any D&D player understands, it's like poking a gold dragon. Yeah, the gold dragon's a good guy and the chances of him eating your head are low, but it's still not a good idea.
More generally, think about a ship. There's a hole in the side, everyone agrees on that. Some people think it's the crew's fault for hitting something, others think no one's to blame. Some think it's going to sink in minutes, others hours, and others that it's not likely to sink at all.
I made a few New Year resolutions last week, most of them trying somehow to make me a better person. I will share one of them here: I'm going back to school this year. Some way, somehow, I want to take classes. No, I NEED to.
Being a better person means many different things to many different people. This time of year is typically a time to focus on one or more items recognized as deficient in some way - to narrow, to explode, to "drill down" (if you are british). Finding that point or those points of zero ground where one can point to solving X and set about solving for X. An equation for a typical resolution problem may look something like this:
Solve for X, where y +/- z = X
Learning, in itself, is not quantifiable using intigers or some other such measurable identifier. Knowledge does, however, affect...how it affects is as variable to the individual grasping that knowledge as it is exponential in it's potential usage. Utterly incomprehensible to all but that individual. Through shared experiences, we can attempt to communicate and understand that knowledge that we have gained throughout a lifetime, at whatever age is set in that moment in time.
There will be no pay raise, no extra letters to put behinid my name, no social stratus implications for taking classes this year...I just need to learn and to continue to do so amid the goings on of everyday life with work, family, and play time. Perhaps it is an innate drive to want to do this - i really always have and I know a lot of good folks who will live the rest of their lives never opening another book to read someone else's words. Sometimes I envy those people, sometimes I want to tell them in my strongest tones what they could be missing out on. But either way, when i think about this I just don't get it...not having that impulse. I am ignorant to what that is like.
So, enough of the new stuff, let's get on to the main show! You can find this rant on page 1 (yes, that long ago), right with the creator of this fine thread, Saren as well as many other long time Paizoians. You can also find it sprinkled throughout this thread over the past few years in various forms, but this core still rings true to me today:
I'm not sure if i've ever hated anything in my entire life. Hate is a very strong word and i think has been hijacked by some of the other feelings that you all have described here. I'll do a quick find/replace for hate and replace it with dislike and other such verbiage. In the vein of being malcontent, here goes:
I dislike a general lack of education for players and GMs.
I am not fond of pride or selfishness, both of which contribute to ignorance.
I distain using laziness as a justification for anything. Laziness breeds stupidity.
I take exception to any other system of tabletop governance other than Democracy. A DM is not a dictator and the sum of players is not greater than the DM...Unawares DMs or players will consistantly encounter problems in their games.
I abhor generalizing (in general), unilatarilizing, typing, grouping, or "body of working" for answering any rules-related question (stat-block related). This is otherwise recognized as narrow-mindedness.
And finally, I can't stomach refusing to, or failure to, recognize one's own faults. Placing blame for anything that you can control yourself (by whatever means necessary), suggests any one (or more) of the following: ignorance, pride, selfishness, laziness, poor governance, and/or narrow-mindedness.
Happy New Year
As ever,
ACE
Tornadoes. Ruin a perfectly good night.
Hmm... think I hear the sirens going right now.
Tornadoes in JANUARY?! WTF?
Here, It's blizzards that keep you from getting anywhere!
LSU ROCKS!!! TIGERS ARE #1!!!!!
ARGH; why do women have to complicate relationships; no good comes of it; sheesh; any girls out there not a headcase; whew; ok feel better now.
RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32, 2010 Top 8
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Because if he keeps this up all year, this Buckeye's going to be forced to go find him and dump his furry, undead butt into a bayou somewhere.I'm not worried. I'm SEC. Buckeyes are 0-9 against SEC.
Yah, I didn't know that until this morning. I'm not taking anything away from the Tigers, heck I'm a Browns fan, we know all about abuse.
"Here, have some cookies. The smell? Well they're almond cookies, why?"
Big tires do not make you a better driver.
Just because your car has four wheel drive does not make you a better driver.
All the traction tires and chains will not save you if you drive like an idiot.
Your car being "safe" does not absolve you of learning how to drive the f#%%ing thing. (Thank you George Carlin.)
(Snow is fun kids! :D)
ARGH; why do women have to complicate relationships; no good comes of it; sheesh; any girls out there not a headcase; whew; ok feel better now.
You'll get through it, man. Sometimes all it takes is a weekend off rolling dice with your friends or doing something else to take your mind off things and suddenly it won't seem so bad.
Bosses who micromanage everything do a pretty good job of lowering their employees' efficiency.
Okay, forgive me if I'm coming off as a snob or something but I'm dog-sitting in my sister's apartment and the Travel Channel is the only thing on.
Cast your mind: you're in Rome, Italy. A city renowned for history, art, culture and amazing Italian cuisine. Why would you go there and eats at MCDONALD'S? I don't care how much nicer it is than normal. I don't care if they do serve nice fresh gelato for dessert. I don't care if your Big Mac comes with a salad. It's the same crap you'll get anywhere else. Who goes to this restaurant rather than taking a look around, finding a small local place and eating some genuine, freshly prepared food? According to this special on the Travel channel: the British. Hey, don't blame me. Everyone they talked to in that McDonald's was British.
Economics is one thing: I understand that you want a fast, cheap meal sometimes. Lunch hour at work, driving someplace and you're hungry. Fine, great, McDonald's. Not something you want to do every day, but it's there. But why in God's name would you waste a meal in Italy or New York or Berlin or any other place that you may not go to every day in order to eat at McDonald's? You can dress it up, make a nice building, install a salad bar, hire a waiter and a doorman. It's still McDonald's.
In Defence of the British. As Ericthecleric says, we are not all as bad as that. I think it all comes down to scale. I'm sure in the states there are plenty of people who, if they ever went to Italy, would use a McDonalds. You dont see them in Italy (for example) because America is Huge and there is plenty of variety in the same country for them to go and see (assuming they are not so insular that they leave there own state (I know plenty of Americans don't fit this description)). As for us Brits we are a small country. If you want variety you have to travel.
Also, why would we want these heathens in Britain, Ship 'em out I say! No wait, we tried that several times and it's never turned out well for us....
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Okay, forgive me if I'm coming off as a snob or something but I'm dog-sitting in my sister's apartment and the Travel Channel is the only thing on.
Cast your mind: you're in Rome, Italy. A city renowned for history, art, culture and amazing Italian cuisine. Why would you go there and eats at MCDONALD'S? I don't care how much nicer it is than normal. I don't care if they do serve nice fresh gelato for dessert. I don't care if your Big Mac comes with a salad. It's the same crap you'll get anywhere else. Who goes to this restaurant rather than taking a look around, finding a small local place and eating some genuine, freshly prepared food? According to this special on the Travel channel: the British. Hey, don't blame me. Everyone they talked to in that McDonald's was British.
Economics is one thing: I understand that you want a fast, cheap meal sometimes. Lunch hour at work, driving someplace and you're hungry. Fine, great, McDonald's. Not something you want to do every day, but it's there. But why in God's name would you waste a meal in Italy or New York or Berlin or any other place that you may not go to every day in order to eat at McDonald's? You can dress it up, make a nice building, install a salad bar, hire a waiter and a doorman. It's still McDonald's.
Rome is a very intense city. McDonald's is a lulling, comfortable thing.
Heathy,
I thought you were off drowning fish!
Elcian
Aye, in fried batter and vinegar. ;)
Excellent, can I get mine with McChips..Damn, fell into that one..
Elcian
You guys don't have that McRib over there, do you? If so, I apologize.
Also the fries (or chips) aren't worth a s@!! any more.
The only reason I go to McD's any more is the happy meal toys and the breakfast's pretty tasty. But my cholesterol is borderline jacked up, so I have to stay away.
I believe we have had or do have the afore mentioned McRib (appology accepted, though I doubt it would have been fair to pin the blame on you for that one).
I agree about the chips (they are called Fries in McDonalds over here too), mostly they arrive cold, though occasionally, at random intervals, they arrive scorching hot just to amuse the staff as they watch you burn your tongue on them.
Mostly I stop only for Coffee as I work as a rep and I can park and use the Gents all in one stop. Add to that that they are everywhere and they are actually more convienient than conveniences.
Elcian
PS Yeah, I'm trying to lose wieght so I have to avoid most of the menu.
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I have *sigh* actually eaten in a McDonald's in Rome. I know how this sounds. Anyway, I was a freshman in high school, and there was this mondo-huge trip to Rome being organized, and... Well, just so you know, the food in that particular McDonald's was worse than that in U.S. McDonalds'. Oh, and they served beer. Warm beer, according to my non-straight-edge friend Nate.
F*+#ing unbelievable.
well, I know at Burger King and McDonalds in Germany served canned beer when I was there; the hamburgers did not tast the same though; the meat quality was much less tasty and full of grizzle; didnt eat there but a few times as it was right at the drop off and pickup point for the Strassenban; so sometimes you got the munchies.
"I was at the, uh, McDonald's in Shelbybille the other night.."
"The McWhat's?"
"McDonald's. I had never heard of it, either but there's apparently over 2 million worldwide."
"Huh. Must of sprung up over night."
"And the thing that got me was the little differences, you know?"
"Give me an example. Do they have the, uh, Krusty Burger with cheese?"
"Yeah, they have it but they don't call it a 'Krusty Burger with cheese'. They call it a 'Quarter Pounder with cheese'."
"A 'Quarter Pounder with cheese'?! Well, I can imagine the cheese, but... Do they have 'Krusty Gum-based Partially Gelatinated Soy Beverages'?"
"Yeah, but they call 'em 'Shakes'."
"Huh. 'Shakes'. Don't know what you're gettin'."
I'm just pokin' fun, Brits. It was just kind of unreal to see these people praising McDonald's in one of the greatest countries for fine cuisine. I am kind of glad that the place looked completely empty except for these folks and one woman on the staff.
I can't stand at least one of my players.
The background to this is that I'm new to DM'ing. My husband ran our game for close to two years. He was burnt out and since no one else stepped up, I did. I figured, we'd play the Savage Tide Adventure Path and that would be simple enough. Except being the OCD overly organized person that I am, I still had to put hours upon hours of work into a single game session.
We have six players. One is my husband, Jason. He's an amazing player, someone who knows all the rules and helps me work things out ahead of time without ever metagaming during the game. We have David, who is a bit soft spoken, but at least he always enjoys the game and never gets smarmy with me. The other four are my rant.
George. George is as new to the game as I am to DM'ing. Which would be fine.. if he wasn't just so damn obnoxious. 'I want to do this! RIGHT NOW!' in the loudest voice possible, while someone else is doing something. He just doesn't get it and I have no idea how to explain it to him. And he has hissy fits.
AJ. Aj is more of a past problem than a current one. Her husband is the bigger issue. She just refuses to stand up for herself with him and it bugs the hell out of me.
Simon. Ah, Simon. He gets pissed when he feels he's right, but he's not. He's occasionally argumentative. He undermines my authority. Case in point, when starting our game there was a question about a level adjustment. I wanted to ask my husband for clarification before making a choice. Before Jason showed up, there was another question from another player. Simon turns and says there's no point in asking you. You don't even know about the level adjustment thing. There have been other incidents but that PISSED me off to no end.
And finally, my problem child, Justin. Justin is Aj's husband. Justin is a rules nazi. Justin is a badly played neutral character with neutral filling. Justin is beyond argumentative, Justin is just simply a *$%&$%(. And god forbid I don't know something. There should be a give and take. Players remind me about negatives they take and I'll remind them about positives they take. Everyone has to learn. And since no one else even wanted to try controlling this group, I did. And he just spits on me week after week. During a conversation with my husband while I was outside discussing something with Dave's character, Simon said it's ok, she's new. Justin's reply? That's not an excuse.
I'm tired of being treated like I don't know anything. I'm trying really really hard to make this fun and all the players do is complain. We hand out experience points for RP, and that's a fight every time. Someone thinks they should get XP for doing this or that. Someone thinks another person shouldn't have gotten more. They as players suck. They have no tactics. They often get into stupid combat. They never search for anything. They expect everything handed to them. They're decent as individuals but Aj and Justin are clerics. Justin has never cast a cure spell except on himself! How does that work? AJ avoids combat at all costs...
I've been running this game for two months. We're just finishing the second magazine. We game once a week, about 8 hours at a time, if not more on occasion.. it's just tooooo slow.
Software activations suck so badly. Not even the activation itself; the fact that a program that someone in my immediate family payed money for cannot be used by more than two computers at once.
Don't lecture me about piracy. I've heard it. This has been payed for and has a serial number. I understand that software companies have to take security measures against software pirates. I just think it's really lame to have to buy a family version of software we've already bought for $300-$600. We're on a freakin' budget here. In my opinion, if you pay money for something, you should be able to share it as you like. If you have to enforce a limit, fine. But two activations is ridiculous, in my opinion. Freakin' Adobe.
Freakin' Adobe.
Ay-men. *stabs draconian activation procedures in the cooter*
I'm suddenly reminded of Terminal Server Licenses for a Windoze server. *starts frothing at mouth*
harlequinbliss, I feel your pain.
It is hard to have sucky players. Not inexperienced players nor stupid players. Simply ahole players. I have one. Last week he was unable to attend and guess what? Everyone had fun, including me!
They didn't ruin the plot (like normal) or nothing!
It sucks when players aren't respectful. Yes you can talk to them, kick them out, etc. But you shouldn't have to.
We are suposed to be adults remember?
Thank good I haven't been stuck in a survival situation with some of the people I have played with. If I was and they acted the way that their characters did, or sometimes just the way they did, I would kill them with little hesitation. Because they would jeopardize my survival and everyone elses that much. Arrogant selfish bullying pricks.
My that feels good.
3337 rants is too many to read through... so please forgive if this has been mentioned before.
PIN number is the one that gets me.
It's not a PIN number.... It's a PIN!
Personal Identification Number.
Not Personal Identification Number Number.
Or ATM machine.
Automatic Teller Machine machine.
My personal favorite is the La Brea Tar Pits in L.A.
From its common Spanglish form into pure English, it translates as "the The Tar Tar Pits."
Part of the problem here and with the Rio Grande is that these are on the borderline between simple descriptions and a proper name and descriptions get translated but the name is the name in all languages and sometimes you don't even have to cross languages to get redundancies: for example up here in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada area we have a street named Avenue Road, which seems redundant but again it's a proper name so it is not redundant, it only appears to be.
I'm not sure if i've ever hated anything in my entire life. Hate is a very strong word and i think has been hijacked by some of the other feelings that you all have described here. I'll do a quick find/replace for hate and replace it with dislike and other such verbiage. In the vein of being malcontent, here goes:
I dislike a general lack of education for players and GMs.
I am not fond of pride or selfishness, both of which contribute to ignorance.
I distain using laziness as a justification for anything. Laziness breeds stupidity.
I take exception to any other system of tabletop governance other than Democracy. A DM is not a dictator and the sum of players is not greater than the DM...Unawares DMs or players will consistantly encounter problems in their games.
I abhor generalizing (in general), unilatarilizing, typing, grouping, or "body of working" for answering any rules-related question (stat-block related). This is otherwise recognized as narrow-mindedness.
And finally, I can't stomach refusing to, or failure to, recognize one's own faults. Placing blame for anything that you can control yourself (by whatever means necessary), suggests any one (or more) of the following: ignorance, pride, selfishness, laziness, poor governance, and/or narrow-mindedness.
Raise your hands all who think that, by the time the rant thread gets to 80 pages ACE will have posted this fifty times (that is one page worth of times) on this thread alone-not that I'm complaining ACE just noting that it keeps popping up.
Cool. McDonald's suck worldwide. I feel better now.
This got me thinking…
In mid to late November, I took a trip to London, England (yes adding England on there probably sounds redundant to most, but I’m from Ontario, Canada and we have a city here called London-on a river called the Thames, actually) and actually grabbed a quick lunch at McDonalds one day but for all the other meals of the trip ate at local non-chain restaurants or had the hotel’s complimentary breakfast of haddock, beans and cereal. If you can sit down for a meal, eat somewhere local if you are travelling. Eat at McDonalds (or another chain) if you aren’t going to sit and/or can’t stay is probably a good rule of thumb.
Also London is an incredible city, and I highly recommend visiting the city, although if at all possible, book more than a week for your stay. A week simply isn’t long enough to fully enjoy everything there is to see and do in London.
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I hate that I've just now noticed this thread and that its going to take me way too long to catch up with it(currently starting page 3).
Oh, and I don't know about the thread membership issue, but I've found the easiest way to keep track of a thread is to make a post on it, and look it up through my profile in the "Recent Post" section.
A quick, smartassed remark is all it takes to keep track of them. Like this one. :P
Yeah, I love this tread; is very there-oh!-putic. Life is pretty good at the moment so I have no rants atm, but you never know what is around the corner :)
Here's a rant: people putting rants outside the rant thread! For example, some idiot started a thread called "Elder Evils" the other day. It should have gone here! What a nimrod.
Keep the post count high, people. I have an ego to care for!
Yeah, dang Nimrods; I see that too; lots of stuff should be in this thread that are spread around, though I have a lot of love for the "things in life that suck" thread, but if it really rants i put it here; count on it.
Flippin girl says she is gonna call me; dang it,it is 3pm and some change; she should bleedin call; ok; got it out of my system now; she will, am sure.
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Simply ahole players. I have one. Last week he was unable to attend and guess what? Everyone had fun, including me!Is he likely to read that?
Cos if he did; you might find the problem goes away...(hint, hint...)
Better yet, get everyone together. Then, in your best Bill Lumburgh impression, say the following:
"Uhmmm, hi. Yeah, we just wanted to get together with you to let you know, ermmm... yeah, we're gonna have to let you go, mmkay? Have a good day. Yeah."
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I made a few New Year resolutions last week, most of them trying somehow to make me a better person. I will share one of them here: I'm going back to school this year. Some way, somehow, I want to take classes. No, I NEED to.
Seriously?
Because from the rambling post above (and many others), it would seem that you're a person who's taken one class too many?I'm not anti-intellectual but I'm not a fan of cloistered learning. Maybe it's time to spend time with that family you mention. Do you have kids, or nephews/nieces? How about sharing what you already know with the next generation? They're bound to look at things from a different angle, and ask you questions you never expected, making you aware that there are things you never knew you never knew. Then you can reply "I don't know the answer to that; why don't we go find out?" Thus killing two birds with one stone?
There's plenty of people wish they'd spent more time with their kids, but I can't imagine anyone on their deathbed, thinking "Damn it! I never got to take that course on advanced calculus!".
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There's plenty of people wish they'd spent more time with their kids, but I can't imagine anyone on their deathbed, thinking "Damn it! I never got to take that course on advanced calculus!".
Oh, believe me, you'd be surprised. I know some crazy motherf%#!ers who actually liked calculus.
Personally, though, I thought high-school calc was an invention of Satan himself. Wouldn't know about college, though... Never been.
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I'm new to DM'ing. My husband ran our game for close to two years. He was burnt out and since no one else stepped up, I did....(follows with tales of horror players)...
They sound like a bunch of jerks.
Did they pull this same shit when your husband DMed?
If so, I can see why he felt burned out.
If they didn't do it before, then it's not acceptable to start pulling these stunts now, especially with a novice DM.
If they're so smart and knowledgable about the game, then why have none of them had the balls to step behind the screen?
You play a lot longer sessions than me, so you're getting through the chapters faster, but you're still looking at over a year to finish, assuming the later chapters don't slow down during high-level combat, which it seems to do. That's a long time to put yourself through something that unpleasant, and it may be kinder in the long run to find some replacement players, and start again (using what you've learned) than to soldier on for months, and have the whole thing blow up and end acrimoniously anyway.
RRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNTTTTTTTTTTT!
There, the rant thread is revived (sort of)
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Okay, forgive me if I'm coming off as a snob or something but I'm dog-sitting in my sister's apartment and the Travel Channel is the only thing on.
Cast your mind: you're in Rome, Italy. A city renowned for history, art, culture and amazing Italian cuisine. Why would you go there and eats at MCDONALD'S? I don't care how much nicer it is than normal. I don't care if they do serve nice fresh gelato for dessert. I don't care if your Big Mac comes with a salad. It's the same crap you'll get anywhere else. Who goes to this restaurant rather than taking a look around, finding a small local place and eating some genuine, freshly prepared food? According to this special on the Travel channel: the British. Hey, don't blame me. Everyone they talked to in that McDonald's was British.
Economics is one thing: I understand that you want a fast, cheap meal sometimes. Lunch hour at work, driving someplace and you're hungry. Fine, great, McDonald's. Not something you want to do every day, but it's there. But why in God's name would you waste a meal in Italy or New York or Berlin or any other place that you may not go to every day in order to eat at McDonald's? You can dress it up, make a nice building, install a salad bar, hire a waiter and a doorman. It's still McDonald's.
A bit late on this one, but...
A lot of Brits are pretty conservative about what they eat. It can be close-minded, but they exist. They might have tried local stuff and not liked it (Italian food is much more regional than we might suppose, leading to confounded expectations). And maybe it was the most convenient place after an exhaustive trip round the museum. And maybe they had pasta in the evening.
At the moment, I am in Hong Kong. I would say I like Chinese food, but I am not really enjoying the local cuisine much at all as it is the real thing, not Anglicised like I am used to. I have had some good meals on trips to Taiwan and Japan, but here in HK I really haven't had anything local I liked: good Thai, good Malaysian, even an OK Indian. But the local stuff leaves me cold. Maybe it is a failing of mine, but I guess I am entitled to my tastes. And hey - I like sushi. It's not like I only eat meat and potatoes.
Oh, and I haven't defiled myself yet with a McDonalds.
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(Hotel Night Shift Rant)
I hate customers who at 2:12 AM start yelling into their phones.
I hate it when other customers call my desk as I'm going up the stairs to the first customer's room to compain about the first customer.
When I ask you to keep the volume down so everyone else can sleep, and you agree, I expect you to keep quiet for more than eight minutes; not to start with the yelling again. If I go up a second time to give you one last chance and after this warning you tells me "Shut up. Call the cops.", do not be surprised when we kick your ass to the curb.
Dumbass, I'm not here for you to disrespect, but if you tell me to do something, don't get pissy when I do it. Stop trying to plead with the cops I've called to let you stay, its not their choice you halfwit, you had your damned chances and you blew it. And telling both myself and the cops that you "didn't know I worked here" doesn't work when we wear fricking uniforms with the hotel logo and nametags you little moron.
And don't call my desk from the parking lot to appologize in hopes I'll let you back in. I told you that since you're part of a work group that you can have the room in 24 hours, but not before. I don't make exceptions for anyone else, why the hell should you be so special? Because your boss will fire you for being such an ass? Did these thoughts not run through your mind beforehand?
I hate customers who think that the priviliges program our hotel uses makes them kings and queens.
When you come in ask if I have any availability, and I tell you that I'm sold out, your response should not be "Even for a Priviliges Member?". What the hell do you think I'm going to do, kick out a paying customer to accomodate you? Hell, you'd probably complain that the room isn't clean.
I hate people who come in and ask a question, then won't believe me when I give them an answer.
When you ask if I have a hottub suite, and I respond that it is occupied, don't ask "Is that your only one?". No, I've got several, I'm just hoarding them you idiot.
When you ask if I have any rooms and I tell you I'm sold out, don't try and argue with me.
I hate people who come in and think they can get to make the rules.
When I work, I'm normally the only employee here. Durring the Night Shift, this hotel is my house. Don't tell me how I should be running things unless you wanna hit the bricks. Or be hit by a brick. I can do either.
I hate it when people try to haggle with me, or compare my rates with the Motel 6 down the road.
This is a hotel with everything but an in-house restaraunt. Our rates are based on the ammenities you have access to while you are here. There is no way I will cut your rate because you don't want the refrigerator, microwave, and TV. I don't care if you promise you won't use our wireless internet, exercise room, or pool. I've neither the time nor the man-power to place guards at every convenience here to keep you out because you paid less than someone else. You obviously want to stay somewhere better than the Roach Motel, but you gotta pay if you want it. You either pay for a good room, or you pay for garbage. Accept the decision and make a choice.
I hate it when people think they can get their way if they insult me.
Yeah, call me names, that'll get you what you want. Sure, I'll give you the executive suite because you've made insinuations as to my heritige. Right after I eat five pounds of burritos, light my ass on fire, and fart my way to the moon.
I hate people who tell jokes which aren't funny, and still expect me to laugh.
Seriously, I just didn't laugh. I obviously must not find it humorous. Do not be offended, it merely means I have a different sense of humor. Its not like I insulted you, and it doesn't mean you should respond with "Well f~$% you, then.". You need to let that which does not matter, just go on by.
As an addendum, perhaps your joke is funny, but due to the fact I litterally deal with hundreds of customers every day, I've probably heard it nine times already. This week. So you're not as original and inventive as you thought. Get over it.
Ahh, that feels so much better.
I'm sick of listening to all this Tom Brady nonsense! Even if they win today, he still won't have equalled the mark of Terry Bradshaw - 4 Rings in 6 years, this will be 4 in 7 for Brady.
I repeat, Bradshaw won 4 rings in 6 years - Brady (depending on tonight) 4 in 7. Individual stats are nice, but...
Take out this year, and he's had AVERAGE stats each year - never more than 28 TDs and always 1/2 as many INTs each year. a 2:1 ratio is nothing to get all excited about. I'll still put him in the top 10 because of his playoff success, but he doesn't crack the top 5. I won't deny this is the best statistical season for a QB, but please....
Enough already!
At least Tom Brady won't be in 4th edition.
OK, there's my rant...where's my coffee?
Hey, everyone, did you hear the news? WotC has decided to put Tom Brady into 4th edition. Cool!
Okay, forgive me if I'm coming off as a snob or something but I'm dog-sitting in my sister's apartment and the Travel Channel is the only thing on.
Cast your mind: you're in Rome, Italy. A city renowned for history, art, culture and amazing Italian cuisine. Why would you go there and eats at MCDONALD'S? I don't care how much nicer it is than normal. I don't care if they do serve nice fresh gelato for dessert. I don't care if your Big Mac comes with a salad. It's the same crap you'll get anywhere else. Who goes to this restaurant rather than taking a look around, finding a small local place and eating some genuine, freshly prepared food? According to this special on the Travel channel: the British. Hey, don't blame me. Everyone they talked to in that McDonald's was British.
Economics is one thing: I understand that you want a fast, cheap meal sometimes. Lunch hour at work, driving someplace and you're hungry. Fine, great, McDonald's. Not something you want to do every day, but it's there. But why in God's name would you waste a meal in Italy or New York or Berlin or any other place that you may not go to every day in order to eat at McDonald's? You can dress it up, make a nice building, install a salad bar, hire a waiter and a doorman. It's still McDonald's.
A bit late on this one, but...
A lot of Brits are pretty conservative about what they eat. It can be close-minded, but they exist. They might have tried local stuff and not liked it (Italian food is much more regional than we might suppose, leading to confounded expectations). And maybe it was the most convenient place after an exhaustive trip round the museum. And maybe they had pasta in the evening.
At the moment, I am in Hong Kong. I would say I like Chinese food, but I am not really enjoying the local cuisine much at all as it is the real thing, not Anglicised like I am used to. I have had some good meals on trips to Taiwan and Japan, but here in HK I really haven't had anything local I liked: good Thai,...
I don't want to stereotype or anything; I wasn't being serious. But, still, I just don't get going someplace cool like Rome, Italy and eating at a belching factory of death. I can understand giving he local food a try and not finding it to your liking, but there's got to be someplace better. Hell, fill up on desserts for the rest of your holiday.
My friend went to Hong Kong for two days before hitting Bali for his honeymoon. He really wasn't a fan of the food in HK, either; what he got was really greasy and not appetizing. Bali on the other hand, was apparently amazing. So I guess it depends on where you go.
I'd rather play 4E than pretend I'm excited Tom Petty is the halftime show at the Super Bowl. Thank Cthulhu for beer.