Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

Right now, I'm eavesdropping on an interesting converastion:

“I’m bored”, sighed Hugo.

“Uh-huh. Want to sneak up to Taylor’s apartment again? He has that vast expanse of carpet with no furniture”.

“I know.”

“It’s like being in the desert.”

“You’ve said that.”

“We could play French Foreign Legion again.”

“No thanks.”

“He’s got that new scarf you like.”

“I know.”

“She could be a princess we rescue”.

“I’m still not sure she’s a she.”

“How can you tell, with a scarf? The colors? The length?”

“I’m still thinking about it. It’d be easier if she were a smart wool sock, I could just ask.”

“Yeah. Too bad.”

“I’m bored.”

“We could sneak up to Taylor’s apartment, and put ourselves on the wrong feet again then when he tries to walk he keeps tripping like when he was moving his mattress in.”

“Heh… he thumped is head on the floor and yelled ‘sucking focks!’”

“Yeah! Hey Hugo, what’s a fock?”

“Umm.. it’s what two socks do when they really love each other. I’ll explain when you’re older.”

“Ok. Hey Hugo? We’re twins.”

YAY !!!!!!!!!!!!

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by mtravellerh

I'm sitting right now in my cab on a taxi stand in the rainy night waiting for clients. Ah well. I love nightshifts. No, really I do! Have my EEE right here on my lap, listening to some New Orleans music, reading the Bellem I posted today (noticed a spelling error I have to right tomorrow at home) and chatting away in the MR forum. There are worse ways to spend your time.

Ah, those times when I really was cut off from the world on nights like these. Thank God for the mobile internet.

Sometimes these little, autobiographical vignettes sound like the enthralling start of some noir movie (which would also very easily turn to SF - just ask the Wachowski brothers). This has been one of them. So, protagonist or antogonist, mtravellerh? Or would you like to retain a cynical, non-specific advocacy of moral relativism?

Cheers,
Marc

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Sometimes these little, autobiographical vignettes sound like the enthralling start of some noir movie (which would also very easily turn to SF - just ask the Wachowski brothers). This has been one of them. So, protagonist or antogonist, mtravellerh? Or would you like to retain a cynical, non-specific advocacy of moral relativism?

Cheers,
Marc

i concur most heartily.

it could be the start of a whole new serialised novel. i love those.

i'm still excited to hear from hugo and lefty. and vera (in panama, with a talking dog. oh, and harv, of course).

i love this place.

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

*shaking head at the idiocy of it all*

Have some virtual hugs, wine and choccie.

Thanks. You and me both ... shaking our heads and wondering when the complete idiots started "running things."

Sometimes, it's just too much. I had a conversation with a bank yesterday .... the client had hired me to do some negotiations with them and we sent in a power of attorney via fax.

(them) I'm sorry, we don't have a power of attorney on file."

(me) I faxed it almost two weeks ago.

(them) I'm sorry, we don't have a power of attorney on file."

(me) Did you not get the fax??

(them) We can't tell you that because we don't have a power of attorney on file.

(me) If I fax you a new power of attorney, can you call or fax or email me back to let me know that you got the power of attorney?

(them) No, we can't give you that information without a power of attorney on file.

(me) You can't tell me if you received a fax with a power of attorney until you have a power of attorney??

(them) Yes. We can't tell you we got your fax without giving you account information.

(me) Account information??

(them) Yes, the information related to the power of attorney. We can't tell you that.

(me) Even though I'm going to be the one sending you the power of attorney.

(them) Yes. We can't tell you that without the power of attorney.

(me) Are all of the people at your bank completely insane, or it is just you?

(them) I don't think I want to continue this conversation. I'll get a supervisor ....

Morons. All of them.

[zelda_pinwheel]

(me) Are all of the people at your bank completely insane, or it is just you?

*sigh* i feel for you !!! i don't know how they all manage to survive out there in nature but somehow they actually seem to flourish...

well, keep your ears stiff, that's all i can say.

[Greg Anos]

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

Thanks. You and me both ... shaking our heads and wondering when the complete idiots started "running things."

Sometimes, it's just too much. I had a conversation with a bank yesterday .... the client had hired me to do some negotiations with them and we sent in a power of attorney via fax.

(them) I'm sorry, we don't have a power of attorney on file."

(me) I faxed it almost two weeks ago.

(them) I'm sorry, we don't have a power of attorney on file."

(me) Did you not get the fax??

(them) We can't tell you that because we don't have a power of attorney on file.

(me) If I fax you a new power of attorney, can you call or fax or email me back to let me know that you got the power of attorney?

(them) No, we can't give you that information without a power of attorney on file.

(me) You can't tell me if you received a fax with a power of attorney until you have a power of attorney??

(them) Yes. We can't tell you we got your fax without giving you account information.

(me) Account information??

(them) Yes, the information related to the power of attorney. We can't tell you that.

(me) Even though I'm going to be the one sending you the power of attorney.

(them) Yes. We can't tell you that without the power of attorney.

(me) Are all of the people at your bank completely insane, or it is just you?

(them) I don't think I want to continue this conversation. I'll get a supervisor ....

Morons. All of them.

Now you see what happended to the Stepford people, they became bankers.......

[ShortNCuddlyAm]

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

(me) Are all of the people at your bank completely insane, or it is just you?

(them) I don't think I want to continue this conversation. I'll get a supervisor ....

I think half way through that I would have started humming "there's a hole in my bucket", except the person on the other end probably wouldn't have understood the sarcasm intended...

[zelda_pinwheel]

i'm currently giggling like a loon at this video my friend sent me :



she said it reminded her of my cats and boxes. they would deny it but it's totally true. don't miss what happens around 0:20 !

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i'm currently giggling like a loon at this video my friend sent me :



she said it reminded her of my cats and boxes. they would deny it but it's totally true. don't miss what happens around 0:20 !

OMG!! That was so funny!!!! That was perfection!!

I needed that. I'm in a "mood" tonight. I got one of those calls from some 800 or 888 numbers ... saw it on my caller ID and knew damn well it was going to be a sales call .... at 8:00 at night no less.

So, at the risk of boring you all with yet another conversation -- at least this one is short:

(them) May I speak to Mrs. Federlic Smavetchi??

(me) If you can't properly pronounce my f**king name, I really don't think you need to talk to me at all. Kthxbye!! (click)

Zeep .... bless you for that video!!!

[zelda_pinwheel]

happy to help !

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i'm currently giggling like a loon at this video my friend sent me :
...

Which reminds me of my favourite cat video, which I'm currently re-watching:



Also, I'm getting drenched by two slobberdogs as I try to eat my lunch.

Cheers,
Marc

[zelda_pinwheel]

it's blink, with a cast of cats !!! (don't look away, even for a second !)

[RickyMaveety]

Originally Posted by montsnmags

Which reminds me of my favourite cat video, which I'm currently re-watching:



Also, I'm getting drenched by two slobberdogs as I try to eat my lunch.

Cheers,
Marc

I love that one too!! It reminds me of one of those old time cartoons. I love how the cat gets closer and closer, but you seldom see him move.

[BookishDreamer]

If you love those videos, then take a look at this one. Same cat as the box video. Check out his facial expression at the very end.



Dreamer

[desertgrandma]

Originally Posted by RickyMaveety

OMG!! That was so funny!!!! That was perfection!!

I needed that. I'm in a "mood" tonight. I got one of those calls from some 800 or 888 numbers ... saw it on my caller ID and knew damn well it was going to be a sales call .... at 8:00 at night no less.

So, at the risk of boring you all with yet another conversation -- at least this one is short:

(them) May I speak to Mrs. Federlic Smavetchi??



(me) If you can't properly pronounce my f**king name, I really don't think you need to talk to me at all. Kthxbye!! (click)

Zeep .... bless you for that video!!!

I love those calls......especially when, I kid you not, you can hear kids in the background, and the stupid woman yelling at them before she knows I"m on the line.

I've been fighting a sense of 'disaster', despair, 'something really bad is about to happen', 'there is a rip in the continuum' feeling.
Ever since Nov 5.................