Student A: "Okay. Letter 1 is Number B."
Student B: "What?"
Student A: "Letter 1 is Number B."
Student C: "Got it. I'm on Letter 3."
Student B: "....guys."
Student A: "Letter 2 is Number D."
Student B: "Ms. Scint, are you hearing this?"
Me: "Mhm."
Student B: "That's bad grammar."
Me: "No, the grammar is fine. 'Letter' and 'is' perfectly agree."
Student A: "Ha!"
Me: "Now, the vocab on the other hand..."
Student C: "Do you think it's number C?"
Student B: "I hate this."
Gah! This is worse than 'Whom is on First?'
So... yeah...
I took 3 months off from FaWtL because I'd realized I was a sea of negativity in what was supposed to be a light-hearted, meaningless thread. Drejk finally convinced me to come back...
...and it took me all of 15 days to upset a few people again.
I do not relish being the troll. I'd rather not upset people at all, truth be told.
So I'm going back into hibernation, but this time with notice so you don't all worry about me.
I love you, I don't want to constantly anger one population or another, and I don't want to constantly self-monitor for fear of saying something that triggers harsh memories in someone.
Thus, I'll be moving on, and I wish you all happy trails!
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Wuh?
If you are referring to the crappy parenting complains, you are not to be blamed for the fact that a lot of people should not be parents in the first place.
*sigh*
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Hermione was talking about one her Pinterest boards and pronounced the word "ombre" like "umber".
Now I keep trying to imagine an Ombre Hulk.
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Hermione was talking about one her Pinterest boards and pronounced the word "ombre" like "umber".
Now I keep trying to imagine an Ombre Hulk.
MY BRAIN: Like, he's varying shades of green representing an emotional spectrum from rage to mild annoyance?
"Ombre Hulk work way up from gentle pressure to smash!"
Hermione was talking about one her Pinterest boards and pronounced the word "ombre" like "umber".
Now I keep trying to imagine an Ombre Hulk.
MY BRAIN: Like, he's varying shades of green representing an emotional spectrum from rage to mild annoyance?
"Ombre Hulk work way up from gentle pressure to smash!"
So... yeah...
I took 3 months off from FaWtL because I'd realized I was a sea of negativity in what was supposed to be a light-hearted, meaningless thread. Drejk finally convinced me to come back...
...and it took me all of 15 days to upset a few people again.I do not relish being the troll. I'd rather not upset people at all, truth be told.
So I'm going back into hibernation, but this time with notice so you don't all worry about me.
I love you, I don't want to constantly anger one population or another, and I don't want to constantly self-monitor for fear of saying something that triggers harsh memories in someone.
Thus, I'll be moving on, and I wish you all happy trails!
Wait, what?
Clearly I'm oblivious.
I missed something too.
Hermione was talking about one her Pinterest boards and pronounced the word "ombre" like "umber".
Now I keep trying to imagine an Ombre Hulk.MY BRAIN: Like, he's varying shades of green representing an emotional spectrum from rage to mild annoyance?
"Ombre Hulk work way up from gentle pressure to smash!"
Should be read in a French accent for maximum effect.
Should be read in a French accent for maximum effect.Hermione was talking about one her Pinterest boards and pronounced the word "ombre" like "umber".
Now I keep trying to imagine an Ombre Hulk.MY BRAIN: Like, he's varying shades of green representing an emotional spectrum from rage to mild annoyance?
"Ombre Hulk work way up from gentle pressure to smash!"
That's how I typed it!
So... yeah...
I took 3 months off from FaWtL because I'd realized I was a sea of negativity in what was supposed to be a light-hearted, meaningless thread. Drejk finally convinced me to come back...
...and it took me all of 15 days to upset a few people again.I do not relish being the troll. I'd rather not upset people at all, truth be told.
So I'm going back into hibernation, but this time with notice so you don't all worry about me.
I love you, I don't want to constantly anger one population or another, and I don't want to constantly self-monitor for fear of saying something that triggers harsh memories in someone.
Thus, I'll be moving on, and I wish you all happy trails!
I do wonder what Happy Trails Mix might be like. Soaked in rum or hash oil (or both!), and containing a small plastic novelty, maybe.
If there's anyone in Kansas or near enough, or if you know someone in that area, and they happen to be looking for or interested in adopting a dog, please share this link with them. Our baby girl needs a home.
So, apparently I'm mildew. No matter your best efforts and most modern cleaning supplies, you can't get rid of me.
Yet again I accidentally left Steam running last night. Yet again Drejk took the opportunity to pounce on me and scold me.
So, here's my take: FaWtL is supposed to be a light-hearted, silly, meaningless, random place. Kind of like Camelot.
And yet I come in, and post politics, and neighbors, and parenting, and bicycling, and whatnot, and I manage to offend quite a few people. I know I've pissed off Freehold, and LM, and gran, and I've at least irritated the living daylights out of Orthos, TOZ, and several others on occasion. Seems like the only people I don't upset with some regularity are the furriners. I don't remember Limey ever getting uppity with me, and Drejk keeps dragging me back here.
So, the honest question: Is FaWtL better with or without me? I feel like I get people upset, then I want to argue with them (yes, Orthos, I nearly killed myself holding in a response to your post, but that is not FaWtL's purpose nor place), and I feel like I detract from the overall vibe of the place.
I really am the unpleasant mildew that makes a place smell funny and be uncomfortable to be in.
So, preferably private poll: Would you prefer for me to stay or go? You can PM me the answer because I have rhino hide -- I was an 80s punker then a public school teacher; it's nigh impossible to hurt my feelings any more, and I sure as heck don't want somebody publicly posting, "Please get the f*** off the thread!" and getting crap for it. It's a perfectly valid response.
Drejk wants me back. So much so that he lurks on his machine at 1 in the morning on pounce on me if I don't turn off Steam. But how to others actually feel? I honestly want to know one way or the other.
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Drejk wants me back. So much so that he lurks on his machine at 1 in the morning on pounce on me if I don't turn off Steam. But how to others actually feel? I honestly want to know one way or the other.
Not true! I wasn't lurking, 1 am is quite early for me - the only reason I am going to sleep now is because I am going to wait in queue in social security office tomorrow (and they close at 14, that is 2 pm, and the queues vary between 10 minutes and three hours, depending on how many pensioners have things to deal with), and I will need to get up early on Sunday because of planned Twilight Empire boardgame so I need to at least try to get earlier and earlier over the next few days.
I simply pounced on NH because I saw him active on Steam.
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And a free story time while I'm here.
The vet scanned her microchip and gave the number to the company, and I kid you not: They called the owner and left a message. "There has been an incident with your animal. Call this veterinary clinic as soon as possible."
Sadistic ****ards.
Panicked wife called from SFO where she'd been about to board an international flight. The vet receptionist wasn't particularly useful because "privacy laws" so he finally let me talk to her. She was my back yard neighbor and the dog grew up around cats, so she likely followed her "sister" (a tuxedo cat who visits our yard) into our yard. She was about to leave the country, and hubby was 90 minutes away, so could I please just put her back in her yard? Sure! Relieved that I had a well-trained, absolutely lovely young dog, but irritated that they'd left such a sociable puppy (5 months) alone in the yard in the cold all day, I walked her back home. She was overjoyed to get out of the vet's with nothing but treats and took me straight to her house and I let her in the back yard.
Unfortunately, apparently in the time it took me to walk around the block she went through the fence again and out my open gate (which I'd taken her through to get to the vet's). While I was patching my back fence she got into neighbor-with-a-toddler's yard, so he locked up his house and called animal control. Just after my lunch break everything came to a head. Animal control tried to catch poor girl so she started barking. By miracle, husband had gotten the call from his wife, quit work and headed home, heard the barking, and interceded. He used my name, which relaxed neighbor-with-a-toddler immensely. I came out and explained everything that had happened to everyone and everyone was happy (yes, even animal control, because she didn't want to take "such a beautiful dog" to the pound).
But I am VERY sure that roaming well-trained dog will not be seen outside of her yard again. Panicking the wife was bad enough. Seeing your dog being loaded into an animal control truck must have been fricking terrifying.
Oh, almost forgot the "crappy landlords" part. When our previous neighbor died of old age, a property management company snapped up the property and they're churning through tenants like Kleenex during flu season, so the chances of them going in halvsies with me to actually get the fence fixed are virtually 0. I hate property management companies.
I'm not really on FaWtL anymore.
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I do wonder what Happy Trails Mix might be like. Soaked in rum or hash oil (or both!), and containing a small plastic novelty, maybe.
That reminds me… McDonald’s missed a marketing opportunity by not licensing Wednesday Addams Unhappy Meals.
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So, the honest question: Is FaWtL better with or without me? I feel like I get people upset, then I want to argue with them (yes, Orthos, I nearly killed myself holding in a response to your post, but that is not FaWtL's purpose nor place), and I feel like I detract from the overall vibe of the place.
I absolutely want you to stick around. I'm basically exactly the same myself, to the point where I have to step away from various threads on a regular basis to avoid getting into long drawn-out arguments all the time.
Sure, we disagree about things. That's life. The things we disagree about aren't things like whether people should have rights based on their skin color, sexuality, identity, or nationality. So everything else can be water under the bridge.
Even when I don't agree with you, I tend to find your posts some mixture of amusing, intriguing, and enlightening. I think we as a community here in FAWTL would be less for your absence.
I'll be the first to argue and disagree if I feel like you've put your foot in your mouth, but I wouldn't ever wish you to leave over it.
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So, apparently I'm mildew. No matter your best efforts and most modern cleaning supplies, you can't get rid of me.
Yet again I accidentally left Steam running last night. Yet again Drejk took the opportunity to pounce on me and scold me.
So, here's my take: FaWtL is supposed to be a light-hearted, silly, meaningless, random place. Kind of like Camelot.
And yet I come in, and post politics, and neighbors, and parenting, and bicycling, and whatnot, and I manage to offend quite a few people. I know I've pissed off Freehold, and LM, and gran, and I've at least irritated the living daylights out of Orthos, TOZ, and several others on occasion. Seems like the only people I don't upset with some regularity are the furriners. I don't remember Limey ever getting uppity with me, and Drejk keeps dragging me back here.
So, the honest question: Is FaWtL better with or without me? I feel like I get people upset, then I want to argue with them (yes, Orthos, I nearly killed myself holding in a response to your post, but that is not FaWtL's purpose nor place), and I feel like I detract from the overall vibe of the place.
I really am the unpleasant mildew that makes a place smell funny and be uncomfortable to be in.
So, preferably private poll: Would you prefer for me to stay or go? You can PM me the answer because I have rhino hide -- I was an 80s punker then a public school teacher; it's nigh impossible to hurt my feelings any more, and I sure as heck don't want somebody publicly posting, "Please get the f*** off the thread!" and getting crap for it. It's a perfectly valid response.
Drejk wants me back. So much so that he lurks on his machine at 1 in the morning on pounce on me if I don't turn off Steam. But how to others actually feel? I honestly want to know one way or the other.
I think I've been pissed off at you exactly once since I first met you, and that was many years ago when you were still drinking.
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My feelings never get hurt on this thread. Even though no one thought my joke about slashing grapes with a sword was funny.
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My feelings never get hurt on this thread. Even though no one thought my joke about slashing grapes with a sword was funny.
I thought it was pineapples. It wasn't laugh-out-loud funny, but it did remind me of my favorite John Belushi character, and that made me smile.
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Random Dumb Old Man Crap
No need to be so melodramatic. Get your ass back in here.
My feelings never get hurt on this thread. Even though no one thought my joke about slashing grapes with a sword was funny.I thought it was pineapples. It wasn't laugh-out-loud funny, but it did remind me of my favorite John Belushi character, and that made me smile.
It was pineapples. Then I did a followup with grapes. Also, the above post was meant as humor. I have to remember, a lot of times, tone of voice carries the intent. Which takes extra words in the written format.
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Random Dumb Old Man CrapNo need to be so melodramatic. Get your ass back in here.
After meeting you in person, I expected no other response. :D
Just had a guest come down to the lobby and get mad because the breakfast wasn't ready. I told him "I'm sorry, sir,but the breakfast doesn't start until 6:30." He starts ranting about how he thought it started at 6, how it should start at 6, how stupid it is that it doesn't start until 6:30, etc. When he finally shuts up and glares at me as if demanding I do something, I calmly say, "Well, sir, even if it did start at 6, it wouldn't be ready yet. It is only 5:20." He didn't like that answer, but stormed off sputtering about how bad we are to not have the breakfast ready. The last thing I heard him say as he rounded the corner was "They don't even have any f@!%ing coffee." Which is funny because he had been standing about 3 feet from the 2 pots of freshly made coffee while he ranted at me.
Speaking of posts, may I say I love yours because they remind me why I only lasted 8 months in retail?
The optimist in me says that people are generally good. We've had two horrific car crashes the last few months, and both times passersby risked life and limb to rescue those inside.
Then you work with the general public, and learn that all too many of them are pond scum.
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I think I've been pissed off at you exactly once since I first met you, and that was many years ago when you were still drinking.So, apparently I'm mildew. No matter your best efforts and most modern cleaning supplies, you can't get rid of me.
Yet again I accidentally left Steam running last night. Yet again Drejk took the opportunity to pounce on me and scold me.
So, here's my take: FaWtL is supposed to be a light-hearted, silly, meaningless, random place. Kind of like Camelot.
And yet I come in, and post politics, and neighbors, and parenting, and bicycling, and whatnot, and I manage to offend quite a few people. I know I've pissed off Freehold, and LM, and gran, and I've at least irritated the living daylights out of Orthos, TOZ, and several others on occasion. Seems like the only people I don't upset with some regularity are the furriners. I don't remember Limey ever getting uppity with me, and Drejk keeps dragging me back here.
So, the honest question: Is FaWtL better with or without me? I feel like I get people upset, then I want to argue with them (yes, Orthos, I nearly killed myself holding in a response to your post, but that is not FaWtL's purpose nor place), and I feel like I detract from the overall vibe of the place.
I really am the unpleasant mildew that makes a place smell funny and be uncomfortable to be in.
So, preferably private poll: Would you prefer for me to stay or go? You can PM me the answer because I have rhino hide -- I was an 80s punker then a public school teacher; it's nigh impossible to hurt my feelings any more, and I sure as heck don't want somebody publicly posting, "Please get the f*** off the thread!" and getting crap for it. It's a perfectly valid response.
Drejk wants me back. So much so that he lurks on his machine at 1 in the morning on pounce on me if I don't turn off Steam. But how to others actually feel? I honestly want to know one way or the other.
For you, I'll try harder. Because I care.
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In FFXIV, our sister guild has taken to calling me "Mom".
"I was really upset with you, but I talked to Mom about it, and she helped me work it out so I think we can work together again."
I am nothing but delightment.
And yes, that's a word.
EDIT: Cue LM: "You are a mom! Just an uglier, hairier one..."
Just had a guest come down to the lobby and get mad because the breakfast wasn't ready. I told him "I'm sorry, sir,but the breakfast doesn't start until 6:30." He starts ranting about how he thought it started at 6, how it should start at 6, how stupid it is that it doesn't start until 6:30, etc. When he finally shuts up and glares at me as if demanding I do something, I calmly say, "Well, sir, even if it did start at 6, it wouldn't be ready yet. It is only 5:20." He didn't like that answer, but stormed off sputtering about how bad we are to not have the breakfast ready. The last thing I heard him say as he rounded the corner was "They don't even have any f@!%ing coffee." Which is funny because he had been standing about 3 feet from the 2 pots of freshly made coffee while he ranted at me.Speaking of posts, may I say I love yours because they remind me why I only lasted 8 months in retail?
The optimist in me says that people are generally good. We've had two horrific car crashes the last few months, and both times passersby risked life and limb to rescue those inside.
Then you work with the general public, and learn that all too many of them are pond scum.
You guys managed to even start working in retail?!
EDIT: Cue LM: "You are a mom! Just an uglier, hairier one..."
Clearly you haven't seen some of the moms that I have.
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Not doing well. Writing up Sophie's profile for adoption hurt. Seeing her happy face demanding pets after posting it twisted the knife.
I feel like a monster, and it's going to hurt just as much when we finally give her away, either to a family or back to the shelter.
I hate this so much.
Say 'Gloucestershire'! Americans, you go first!"I know that I pronounced that wrong. I don't care, it's French. I don't care if I mispronounce French. If they want me to pronounce it correctly, they should write it in English."Pronouncing something correctly and writing it in English are mutually exclusive.
Glouchestershire.
That was easy.
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Not doing well. Writing up Sophie's profile for adoption hurt. Seeing her happy face demanding pets after posting it twisted the knife.
I feel like a monster, and it's going to hurt just as much when we finally give her away, either to a family or back to the shelter.
I hate this so much.
I am so, so sorry.
Where are you guys again? I may know someone in the area who might have room.
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Not doing well. Writing up Sophie's profile for adoption hurt. Seeing her happy face demanding pets after posting it twisted the knife.
I feel like a monster, and it's going to hurt just as much when we finally give her away, either to a family or back to the shelter.
I hate this so much.
I am so, so sorry.
Where are you guys again? I may know someone in the area who might have room.
Topeka-Manhattan area. Orthos has the link a few posts up.
Unfortunately (or, depending on viewpoint, fortunately), Scint and Orthos are the only people I know in Kansas.
I'm sharing the link in a couple Discords I'm in.
Also ..how is Sophie with other dogs/cats? Should probably include that in the adoption post.
Trouble is we're not completely sure. We don't go out much, so she's not had a lot of opportunity around them, and we never had the money to get a second dog.
She can be territorial, but I don't know if it's something she'd struggle to adapt to or not.
Kind of figured on a "don't know" answer. I've got a friend in Omaha - she likely can't take on a 3rd dog, but she might have an interested coworker.
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Take your sword to the grocery store. If you can toss the pineapple into the air and slash it in two, before it hits the ground; the pineapple is ripe.
Ah.
While others were studying produce, you were studying the blade.
Hilarious side note- autocorrect originally changed had this as "While Orthos was studying produce, you were studying the blade."
Now I want a picture of Orthos just looking at a tomato or something, concentrating intently.