The Soapbox

[Larrison]

Heh! Want to borrow my bagpipes to practice on the balcony? I *guarantee* that a novice, praticing on bagpipes in the middle of the night will quiet an entire apartment block in record time...


And no, I'm not going to relate any stories from personal experience

[secretly]

Here's a couple particularly "sticky" ones (bear in mind - that site has limited bandwidth, so if it's down - just try again later):
http://users.i.com.ua/%7Edenismes/ra...hchorse%20.mp3
http://users.i.com.ua/%7Epesennik/ra...7ya_Pesnya.mp3
http://users.i.com.ua/%7Epesennik/ra..._Budennogo.mp3

Thank you!!!! Not only will i play them *very* loud, I will also sing along - because, unfortunately for my neighbour, I happen to speak the language, muahaha!!!

[Zilverzmurfen]

Dear FedEx Clown

*blah blah blah*

Now it's today - and I wait. Again. I have weapons and PMS.

I'll find you.

S'wench, I love you. That's the best thing I've read in, well, quite some time!

[Zelda]

I really really HATE the fact doctors refuse to accept the fact I know my body and my symptoms. I also HATE the fact that they dont want to give me a straight answer about ANYTHING...if I get one more "oh it could be this...or that" I will not be responsible for where that laprascope ends up.
As for doctors who seem to think EVERYTHING is about pregnancy for F's sake get a GRIP.... some of us KNOW what causes a baby...and do all we bloody can to AVOID IT!

[Gav]

Yes little fluffy wuffy Bambi rejects!

So, I came in to work the other day and, before I had even sat down, I am told the network was down. I'm in the middle of having a new server room built so, groaning inside, I cracked my knuckles opened the server rack and prepared to get down to work. I notice that the main comms server is not responding to the key board and mouse so I reboot it (fingers crossed). It's not till it comes back on that I realise that that the comms contractors have been mesing about and disconnected the KVM cables. So let's add "comms contractors"" to the list.

So it's comms contractors and Rabbits.

Anyway; I spend the next half an hour ensuring that the server is running and that there is nothing unexpected going on. I say unexpected because we are running a windows network. I've never worked on a windows network that hasn't sufffered from compatibility and server problems (read that as "wierd problems). Then it dawns on me... All the servers are on their own isolated network. The office net is fine - it just can't see the servers. Cursing I reboot the fibre hub and cross my fingers. No joy.

It seems that the little @~+(^*^£ have eaten throught the fibre cable. I can lonly hope that they got indigestion. I got in today [after a day off] to find out that the comms guys didn't believe me when I told them m the fibre cable was broken because "Rabbits wouldn't chew on a Fibre cable".

I'm hoping Santa fills my request for a "12 guage network protection kit". It seems it will be useful for getting contractors to do their job and reminding the local rabbits who is boss.

[mrbiggs]

Today's rant:

I'm applying to college. I don't think I need to say anything more. *bangs head on table*

The good news, though, is that I'll be much better off when I'm done.

[bmcfencer]

Today's rant:

I'm applying to college. I don't think I need to say anything more. *bangs head on table*

The good news, though, is that I'll be much better off when I'm done.

Ah, but will you? Then you have to CHOOSE a college (or at least, that was the worst bit for me).... and then you have to actually GO to college, and you will miss the days of just filling out applications......

[MyrddinsPrecint]

tonight, i'm supposed to be completeing a math take home exam for Calc 3. this should not be hard, as i've done well in the class thus far, i'm very skilled at looking things up on the internet, and i'm very familiar with the textbook---- the textbook written by the prof teaching the class. all of these things are not only condoned, but strongly suggested.


the problem?

one of the problems is what we've been doing recently and is very easy.

another problem is what we've been doing recently and is kind of really difficult.... but at least i understand what i'm supposed to be doing.

the third is "why don't you discover and prove something that someone else already discovered and proved, but i'm going to describe it in such a way that you will NEVER find anything to help you with it. you will then read everything you can find about the mean value theorem, and it STILL won't help you! muhahahhahah"

the fourth seems as if it almost doesn't have to do with calculus at all. i mean, i know it does.... it's just very confusingly worded.


i really love the prof, he's an adorable guy. but, really, i wish that this test was based on materiel we'd already learned, rather than his normal 50% stuff you've learned and 50% stuff he'd like you to learn while taking the test.


(except, before, the stuff we taught ourselvesduring the test was stuff in the book. but we finished the book...........)

[ThatReallyHurt]

You know when you go to pick up prescriptions and there are the signs that say "to respect peoples' privacy, stand behind this line..." and there's the line on the floor like 3 or 4 feet away from the counter?

Well, I don't like it when someone saunters up right behind me when I'm talking to the pharmacist, listens in, and starts discussing my prescription with her husband.

"Oh, he's too young to need ******, don't you think? I didn't need to take that until last year."
"No, it was April. Remember, we were in BC visiting your brother."
"I don't remember needing as much as he does, though."

If she wasn't over eight hundred years old, I would've taken and hid her cane on her...

[Go? Fencing?]

I hate it when people won't stop talking.

[The Terran]

I hate it when people won't stop talking.

Could you tone down please? I think you ought to consider summarizing what you have to say. You talk way to much.

[fencergal33]

People make me so mad sometimes.

Sometimes, you think people are your friends, and you think that you share a mutual respect for each other. Then, they prove you wrong with their ridiculous behavior. When you call them on it, they turn on you and become complete a$$es, even though all you're trying to do is show them that they are acting like idiots so they don't embarass themselves any further.

What happened to act your age? Treat others as you would like to be treated? Heck, even respect your elders? ugh.

[D'Art]

Could you tone down please? I think you ought to consider summarizing what you have to say. You talk way to much.

I hate it when people quote other people in this thread, when the rules state, quite clearly, "Do not reply to posts".

*EDIT* Oh, bugger

[Zelda]

I hate the fact I am tired, my brain feels like cotton wool and I have to go to work tomorrow (or Uni at any rate). Public holidays on Thursday are EVIL!!!

[larry hurdiss]

Wow....so many favorite "RANTS"~!~!~
for the dog lovers...
come see us....
my 160 lb Newfie thinks he is a rock star and he loves when people stop to pet him!
his pals....a pair of otterhounds,,,,150 lbs each are just as bad,,,,,,and bay at the top of their considerable lungs if they are not included.....
so....come and dog-sit-walk for us....
On the other hand...i agree...
the inane "Big dog" comments.....are grinding...
"How much do they eat"...is usually met with " not as much as my teen, and they arent going to an expensive college, either..."
the cell phone and driver RANTS go without comment.......
my current fav is to agree with whomever mentioned that "YOU"RE WELCOME"
has been replaced with "No Problem".......................Dang~!~!~!!
and since when is "WAY" an adjective .............as in "way more".............
grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
lol...............
and the idiots who repeat your question before answering it....
ad infinitum and ad nauseum..............
too much fun ~!

[larry hurdiss]

LOL...
can you begin to guess what doctors HATE~!~!~!~!
lol..
have any of us heard of "Differential Diagnoses".............
so many diseases/ disorders have similar signs and symptoms...
if my doc doesnt answer my questions to my satisfaction, i fire him/her....
old saying from the 60's...
" if you are getting what you want, you are not asking for it"..............
if i havent gone to medical school....do i really " know my body better than she does"?????
AND...........i have found that very few docs know anything significant or verifyable about nutrition/ training/ or preventive health................'
LOL...................grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
[ and i am one ;-)..........]

[Fencergrl]

My big rant is about people wearing dark clothing at night, especially when it’s raining.

These idiots seem to veer off to cross the road in unexpected places as well. Are they insane??? Suicidal? Or just plain stupid??? Do they not realize how difficult it is to see them when you are driving 50 kms per hour down the road?

These dark, brainless erratic fools are often on bicycles or walking. So if they get hit they will likely be killed or seriously injured. And every rainy night some do. This doesn’t surprise me other than how little these idiots value their own life.

On the other hand, commuting cyclists, joggers and dog walkers tend to be great. Their clothing is reflective, they often have lights on them or with them.

Wake up people!!! Before going out in the dark and or rain, put something on to ensure you are seen!

There… I feel better now.

[Krazyhades]

I hate how people working at, say, and icecream parlor (any small business, basically) where they don't really need to provide much service, and do the minimum required amout to get your order (or whatever it is) out of the way, expect a tip. HELL NO! All you did was turn around, scoop up some icecream half-heartedly, slap some sprikles on (actually, I don' like sprinkles, but whatever), and then give it to you and impolitely clunk it on the counter deserve a tip. Maybe if I get some actualy service! Just like I wouldn't expect a tip if I wasn't going above and beyond, neither should they.

[Epee_Pox]

I hate the fact that, at this very moment, I am craving a chocolate bar. And there isn't one magically appearing on my desk! This is exactly what's wrong with this country.

[Fencergrl]

I aim to please... here you go!

http://www.chocolove.com/images/new_bar_300.jpg