The Vent and Rant Thread

[lilac_jive]

Originally Posted by slayda

I love my job. Oh wait, I don't have a job any more. I'm retired!

Do you think I can retire at age 25?

I'm tempted to go pick up a powerball ticket today, the jackpot is at $140 million

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by mtravellerh

Not everybody is as eloquent as you, my fertile word acrobat friend. Aren't differences the salt of our existence?

Sometimes the lesser said, the better the rant (in fact I had a bit of a discussion on some other thread that made me furious and I didn't want to use real ugly words with the guy!)

I must say I disagree about "rant". Quite often, perhaps usually, the lesser said the better, but, in my opinion not the better the rant. A rant is by definition a long-winded and descriptive vitriolic outpouring usually involving anatomical rearrangement of the antagonist.

I must give you, however, that a "vent" can be as succinct and without detail as desired, and, as this is the vent and rant thread, I apologise profusely and retract my former critique - because of that, and because I even specified "vent" within and should have noted my error.

That is to say, please, vent on freely with my humble apologies, my less reflexive (though intended as jocular) reaction, and my concerned and supportive audience. You are, here and elsewhere, a pillar of restraint, and my admiration is without limit.

Cheers,
Marc

[mtravellerh]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

That is to say, please, vent on freely with my humble apologies, my less reflexive (though intended as jocular) reaction, and my concerned and supportive audience. You are, here and elsewhere, a pillar of restraint, and my admiration is without limit.

Cheers,
Marc

Oh, you intended to be funny! Okay then.

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by mtravellerh

Oh, you intended to be funny!
...

Oh, the horror. The phrase that has killed a thousand Fools. A million clowns cry out and are suddenly silenced. "Oh, you intended to be funny!". The shame...how can I ever go on?

Cheers,
Marc (Note, the above is also intended to be funny )

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by slayda

I love my job. Oh wait, I don't have a job any more. I'm retired!

All right for some !!!!

Oh - wait, that includes moi aussi ....

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Oh, the horror. The phrase that has killed a thousand Fools. A million clowns cry out and are suddenly silenced. "Oh, you intended to be funny!". The shame...how can I ever go on?

Cheers,
Marc (Note, the above is also intended to be funny )

Really.... !

[zelda_pinwheel]

AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGHH

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mtravellerh]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGHH

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Absolutely!

[vivaldirules]

Now, this looks serious. No silly DING! today. Or is it?

[zelda_pinwheel]

no it's not a DING ! today. i almost miss the damned DING ! now.

[pshrynk]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGHH

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, want to talk about it?

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

Have some chocolate and a good shout.

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

no it's not a DING ! today. i almost miss the damned DING ! now.

Zelda, here's what I think you should do (wisdom from the Lounge dog):

1. Always, always, always start with a cup of tea and bit of chocolate.
2. Contact neko through the waves. Get in touch with her sensibilities. Relax.
3. Read one of marc's posts
4. Sing the Llama, Llama, Duck song
5. Smash the bejeebers out of your freaking computer and throw it at any of The SHUMS thoughtless clients who are trying to take advantage of you and who might be within reach

[zelda_pinwheel]

farking clients, not paying me enough, asking for more work (for free, or so they think), going on vacation for over a farking month to los angeles 3 months after they went on vacation to new york, i think they are taking advantage of me. for god's sake, i have rent to pay, this isn't a farking hobby !!!

in a nutshell.

[zelda_pinwheel]

thanks all for the intervening suggestions.

still cranky though.

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

5. Smash the bejeebers out of your freaking computer and throw it at any of The SHUMS who might be within reach

In which case change that to:

Smash the bejeebers out of any SHUMS who might be within reach and throw the remains at your client