I used to daydream about starting a company staffed by misfits
Said Simone,
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what do you want to be in this company?
Bagsie the one that comes up with ideas for adverts, but doesn't have to go through the bother of making them.
Haha that sounds like the company for me!
I'd like to be in charge of the sarcasm department.
there's a sarcasm dept?
too long has sarcasm been too heavily integrated with all levels of management, we need a department to sort it out and do it proper.
can you make the tea as well?
who's gonna brew the coffee? that needs to be sorted at once.
Whats the pay scale like ???
<--expects to be paid with old gum wrappers and belly lint :D
I'm English and I'm a student.
........
Of course I can do the bloody tea!
lol, I'm sure that would be highly stimulating executive position for me, I would be honoured.
it's worked out scientifically using jelly-wrestling.
i don't know, it's simone's company.
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Quote from: Blueflare on January 27, 2009, 05:42:17 PM
I'm English and I'm a student.
nuff said.
What's pigeon internet?
...I apologize for my horrendously bad joke. :icon_mrhappy:
how do you know it wasn't MY really bad joke.... :eusa_whistle:
Where do i sign up I'll do something in the creative arts department preferably performance based
my internet connection is so poor it may as well be pigeon internet.
I'd like to be considered for the position of professional doorstop.
I'm quite partial to the idea of being undewear tester.
But I would be quite happy to be the face of the company, giving presentations, and getting paid large sums of money to speak at other people's swanky events.
Quote from: Shades O'Grey on January 27, 2009, 09:50:28 PM
I'd like to be considered for the position of professional doorstop.
Stop those doors at once! They're a menace!
Can't get any freaking work done in this place without them damn doors thundering up and down the hallways! Just can't get into the right frame of mind to really critique the underwear I'm wearing.
Can you send me an application form? I'd love to apply for the position of underworld liaison. I understand the post-mortem benefits are excellent.
Mina.
Welcome. I'm delighted to see so many of you here today.
Each of us will wear many hats. In a small company, we must be prepared to pitch in where needed. Our roles will be shaped by our talents, our interests, and the needs of the group. Our first task is to delineate our shared values and group goals. That will determine the role of our company and its needs.
Our company will succeed, but it can only succeed by empowering each of us. Similarly, I expect each of us to adopt the interest of our group and colleagues as our own.
We are a forest of non-conformists. We can and will develop a set of common goals. Our individuality informs how we advance those goals. Clothing, for instance, I would expect to be an individual choice (except if we have a glass factory for a client, our representatives should wear shoes--not sandals--when visiting that client).
As for my own desires, I have always wanted the role of corporate poet, along with international work as a software consultant. Maybe with some technical writing and editing, on the side. I could care for the corporate cows, when I am in town. And I am good at moving chairs.
Some tips I have learned working for UPS: Walk briskly, don't run. Keep your eyes ahead of your work. Pivot, don't twist.
As you were,
S
"Shared values and group goals" with this bunch of androgynes?
Wow, are you optimistic. It would be easier to herd cats than round up this group of unicorns.
Well if we all value working and getting paid, that's often enough. The best groups or crews I've ever worked with were misfit, but a perfect match with each other.
strengths:Network & computer technology
general troubleshooting
good at teaching and encouraging others
Writing - all kinds.
connecting different ideas
streamlining processes
putting things in order
finishing projects
Weaknesses:supervising
communicating with strangers
lifting
Sleeps late
sometimes at odds with extreme pressure being put on me
finishing projects
I'd like to create graphics and do technical work as needed
Like Simone almost said: Clothing optional -
Quote from: Simone Louise on January 28, 2009, 09:24:23 AM
Clothing, for instance, I would expect to be an individual choice (except if we have a glass factory for a client, our representatives should wear shoes--not sandals--when visiting that client).
if we put our minds to it (I realize this disqualifies some of you), we could come up with a viable moneymaking scheme, I mean, plan.
- Do web stuff for people.
- create a site with good enough content to bring in people and make money off of the ads.
- auction goods found, bought, or stolen.
- Charge idiots for us to do their homework.
- perform a service over the pigeonet
- Provide some kind of content for which that people are willing to pay (which doesn't include pr0n).
- create and sell some kind of software.
The only thing on my resume (I'm thinking about cutting it down to just this) that anyone has ever commented on, asked me about or even brought up in an interview is the last line where I list
Special Skills: Works well with difficult people, works very well with very difficult people.
Do you have a name for your company?
How about:
Amalgamated Networked Directorate Re-examining Omniperspective Gender & Yielding New Experiences
I'm sure you could come up with a suitable acronym from that. ;)
Quote from: Leiandra on January 28, 2009, 11:00:51 AM
Do you have a name for your company?
How about:
Amalgamated Networked Directorate Re-examining Omniperspective Gender & Yielding New Experiences
I'm sure you could come up with a suitable acronym from that. ;)
Very clever.
Quote from: Leiandra on January 28, 2009, 11:00:51 AM
Amalgamated Networked Directorate Re-examining Omniperspective Gender & Yielding New Experiences
I nominate Leiandra to the post of head acronymologist. A very important position, especially for the US market. ;D
Mina.
I can be the Company Composer (TM). I'll write the music for our ad jingles, powerpoint presentations, company sing-a-longs, etc ;D
Oh, and who are we going to hire as Guard Sheep Herder?? >:-)
Z
Rebis, I'm sure running a tech department and sheep herding are close enough.
I would like to run back and forth in front of the office building, screaming. If that is not available I would like to pretend to work, but actually just walk around looking busy.
If that is not available I would like to pretend to work, but actually just walk around looking busy.
Ah-ha, go to the supply room and get a clipboard, they are the perfect accessory for that walking around pretending to work deal.
I'll also occasionally say annoying things like "Hey Mike, how's that memo going?" or "Hey Carol, working hard or hardly working?"
Quote from: Mr. Fox on January 28, 2009, 11:49:25 AM
I would like to run back and forth in front of the office building, screaming.
Sure, other companies have greeters. You can scare away potential customers, then we won't have to deal with them. It's much easier to get work done if you don't have to deal with people :laugh:
Z
It's much easier to get work done if you don't have to deal with people
Ain't it the truth? People are amazed at how fast we get to work and get it done, what they don't realize, but we do, is that the longer it goes on the more people show up with some idea of how to help, and we're not interested. Once we got it up, well, it is what it is. Besides, its much easier to ask forgiveness then permission anyway.
Quote from: tekla on January 28, 2009, 11:26:05 AM
Rebis, I'm sure running a tech department and sheep herding are close enough.
That works
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Quote from: Mr. Fox on January 28, 2009, 11:49:25 AM
I would like to run back and forth in front of the office building, screaming. If that is not available I would like to pretend to work, but actually just walk around looking busy.
so, you're saying you want to be in middle management?
If you can not work, while walking around looking busy, and - this is critical - be real self important about it, while constantly proving that in fact you know less than nothing about what's going on you could be a real executive. Upper Management material all the way.
Quote from: tekla on January 28, 2009, 09:47:26 AM
Well if we all value working and getting paid, that's often enough. The best groups or crews I've ever worked with were misfit, but a perfect match with each other.
It has been my experience that most people do want to do a fair day's work in return for a fair day's pay. It is management's job to make productive work possible, keep workers aware of those agreed-on goals and strategies, and recognize the value of each worker's contribution.
And Rebis, in this day of home offices, why not work in the buff (best not to use video conferencing then)? Mr. Fox, I don't know about running, but I am a pacer, used to walking up and down the halls while mulling over a knotty problem. The key is not whether we look like we are working, but whether we can, as a unit, produce what others are willing to pay for.
Rebis, I am most impressed with your lists: very organized. I like a lot of your ideas. Maybe you can skip supervising and go straight to upper management. And Z, how about scheduling and calendar management, along with music. Are you getting enough snow today?
Keep those ideas coming,
S
Quote from: Simone Louise on January 28, 2009, 02:59:29 PM
And Z, how about scheduling and calendar management, along with music. Are you getting enough snow today?
Haha, I don't think we want me to be responsible for other peeps' schedules, it's hard enough to keep track of myself, where I need to be when. OK, everyone take another coffee break now ;D
Still snowing here....
Z
Quote from: Zythyra on January 28, 2009, 03:37:05 PM
Quote from: Simone Louise on January 28, 2009, 02:59:29 PM
And Z, how about scheduling and calendar management, along with music. Are you getting enough snow today?
Haha, I don't think we want me to be responsible for other peeps' schedules, it's hard enough to keep track of myself, where I need to be when. OK, everyone take another coffee break now ;D
Still snowing here....
Z
You are good! I was just thinking about coffee.
Shall we?
S
Quote from: Simone Louise on January 28, 2009, 04:11:00 PM
Quote from: Zythyra on January 28, 2009, 03:37:05 PM
Quote from: Simone Louise on January 28, 2009, 02:59:29 PM
And Z, how about scheduling and calendar management, along with music. Are you getting enough snow today?
Haha, I don't think we want me to be responsible for other peeps' schedules, it's hard enough to keep track of myself, where I need to be when. OK, everyone take another coffee break now ;D
Still snowing here....
Z
You are good! I was just thinking about coffee.
Shall we?
S
Would that be coffee made with or without slaves? ??? :D
Let's go slave free for the company coffee, its good for PR, but at home we all drink slave coffee to protest in our own small way.
Quote from: Simone Louise on January 28, 2009, 04:11:00 PM
You are good! I was just thinking about coffee.
Shall we?
S
There will be numerous coffee and meal breaks in the schedule ;D
Z
Quote from: Mr. Fox on January 28, 2009, 11:49:25 AM
I would like to run back and forth in front of the office building, screaming. If that is not available I would like to pretend to work, but actually just walk around looking busy.
Wear a jacket which is long and flappy in nature.
Thus; walking around corners quickly will make you look super cool.
Quote from: Zythyra on January 28, 2009, 05:50:16 PM
Quote from: Simone Louise on January 28, 2009, 04:11:00 PM
You are good! I was just thinking about coffee.
Shall we?
S
There will be numerous coffee and meal breaks in the schedule ;D
Z
Why don't we have numerious work breaks during our coffee and meal times instead?
Quote from: riven_one on January 28, 2009, 07:13:50 PM
Quote from: Zythyra on January 28, 2009, 05:50:16 PM
Quote from: Simone Louise on January 28, 2009, 04:11:00 PM
You are good! I was just thinking about coffee.
Shall we?
S
There will be numerous coffee and meal breaks in the schedule ;D
Z
Why don't we have numerious work breaks during our coffee and meal times instead?
We don't want to distract people with too much work :D
Z
But, but, what if we like work?
Quote from: tekla on January 28, 2009, 07:26:31 PM
But, but, what if we like work?
Work is fine, just don't want it to get in the way of enough food and coffee :laugh: Speaking of which, it's time for a chocolate break if you ask my opinion... :laugh:
Z
I'm a union girl. I can work AND drink coffee at the same time.
Have you seen "the secretary"? I love that movie. Most interesting love story I've ever seen.
Quote from: Nicky on January 28, 2009, 07:43:48 PM
Have you seen "the secretary"? I love that movie. Most interesting love story I've ever seen.
Yep. The wife rented that movie one night, not reading the box first :o
Once you get past the whole S&M stuff the story is actually really sweet. I leant my copy to my mum. She acted alarmed but I think she actually really liked it.
Quote from: Nicky on January 28, 2009, 08:44:21 PM
Once you get past the whole S&M stuff the story is actually really sweet. I leant my copy to my mum. She acted alarmed but I think she actually really liked it.
Yeah once the movie got going and we realized that the S&M stuff wasn't really the main focus of the movie we enjoyed it.
Quote from: Simone Louise on January 28, 2009, 02:59:29 PM
Quote from: tekla on January 28, 2009, 09:47:26 AM
Well if we all value working and getting paid, that's often enough. The best groups or crews I've ever worked with were misfit, but a perfect match with each other.
It has been my experience that most people do want to do a fair day's work in return for a fair day's pay. It is management's job to make productive work possible, keep workers aware of those agreed-on goals and strategies, and recognize the value of each worker's contribution.
And Rebis, in this day of home offices, why not work in the buff (best not to use video conferencing then)? Mr. Fox, I don't know about running, but I am a pacer, used to walking up and down the halls while mulling over a knotty problem. The key is not whether we look like we are working, but whether we can, as a unit, produce what others are willing to pay for.
Rebis, I am most impressed with your lists: very organized. I like a lot of your ideas. Maybe you can skip supervising and go straight to upper management. And Z, how about scheduling and calendar management, along with music. Are you getting enough snow today?
Keep those ideas coming,
S
Thanks. I've always been ignored where I work. Or maybe used to work depending on if I'm on the list thursday (layoffs - there almost no one left so this is entirely possible for me).
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Please don't be scared or frightened by this but I love you all and I'm truly glad I've met everyone here.
Please don't worry about me. I was visiting someone today and I realized how at home I feel here. So that's all.
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Quote from: tekla on January 28, 2009, 05:26:47 PM
Let's go slave free for the company coffee, its good for PR, but at home we all drink slave coffee to protest in our own small way.
we'll have to drink twice the amount of slave coffee to make up for the free trade stuff
Quote from: Rebis on January 28, 2009, 09:03:43 PM
we'll have to drink twice the amount of slave coffee to make up for the free trade stuff
I see that no one is stepping up and asking for the civet coffee :D
I would drink it only if I got it for free. I guess you could say I wouldn't pay a nickel for that sh*t
Quote from: Rebis on January 28, 2009, 09:54:12 PM
I would drink it only if I got it for free. I guess you could say I wouldn't pay a nickel for that sh*t
You prefer to get the sh*t for free ... like a movie star going to the Oscars.
Maybe you should handle PR in addition to sheep herding and the tech department. ;)
Mina.
Wow! I've missed a lot while 'traveling for work'. Don't bother going to my office, just email me over the pigeonet. :P
Incidentally, everything here is covered in ice...gotta break out. :icon_chainsaw:
Quote from: mina.m->-bleeped-<-ie link=topic=54404.msg338965#msg338965 date=1233201517
Maybe you should handle PR in addition to sheep herding and the tech department. ;)
Very similar occupations :D
<-in IT
Quote from: Rebis on January 28, 2009, 09:03:43 PM
Please don't be scared or frightened by this but I love you all and I'm truly glad I've met everyone here.
Please don't worry about me. I was visiting someone today and I realized how at home I feel here. So that's all.
I think it is fair to say that most people love you back. There is a place that only Rebis can fill and it feels even more like home when you are here.
Thank you. :)
i will work hard if i believe in what i'm doing.
will work *very* hard if i believe in what i'm doing, and it (the product or service) helps people
work from from home, by pigeonet
i needs flexible hours
i can't really do anything, except editing
Quote from: ell on January 29, 2009, 08:52:19 PM
i will work hard if i believe in what i'm doing.
will work *very* hard if i believe in what i'm doing, and it (the product or service) helps people
work from from home, by pigeonet
i needs flexible hours
i can't really do anything, except editing
Nice editing on your post there ell, keep up the good work ;)
Today I joined Pica in the unemployment line.
Seriously. I'm thinking of flying to London and stealing that interview for tour guide.
Quote from: Nicky on January 29, 2009, 09:04:13 PM
Quote from: ell on January 29, 2009, 08:52:19 PM
i will work hard if i believe in what i'm doing.
will work *very* hard if i believe in what i'm doing, and it (the product or service) helps people
work from from home, by pigeonet
i needs flexible hours
i can't really do anything, except editing
Nice editing on your post there ell, keep up the good work ;)
only when you know the grammar rules can yuz start breakin' 'em.
Quote from: Rebis on January 29, 2009, 10:23:24 PM
Today I joined Pica in the unemployment line.
Seriously. I'm thinking of flying to London and stealing that interview for tour guide.
*hugs* for Rebs. :icon_hug:
You're not just loved, you're SUPER LOVED! :-*
which, coming from this group, may or may not be a good thing :P
Quote from: Jaimey on January 29, 2009, 11:49:15 PM
Quote from: Rebis on January 29, 2009, 10:23:24 PM
Today I joined Pica in the unemployment line.
Seriously. I'm thinking of flying to London and stealing that interview for tour guide.
*hugs* for Rebs. :icon_hug:
You're not just loved, you're SUPER LOVED! :-*
which, coming from this group, may or may not be a good thing :P
Thanks.
And you're right. I may have to have you each psycho analyzed to be certain your love is a good kind of love. :P
Quote from: Rebis on January 30, 2009, 12:06:40 AM
And you're right. I may have to have you each psycho analyzed to be certain your love is a good kind of love. :P
That's probably a good idea. I imagine that some other tests would also be in order, depending on the type of love that's being given. >:-)
Quote from: Rebis on January 29, 2009, 10:23:24 PM
Today I joined Pica in the unemployment line.
Seriously. I'm thinking of flying to London and stealing that interview for tour guide.
Dismissal hurts, even when the economy forced it. Sorry it happened.
As for guiding, Boston is closer. How's your accent? Or how about becoming a professor? The Globe said Tufts and some other universities are hiring. Others are probably taking advantage of the pool of available talent.
Best of luck!
S
hi... hey this sounds neat. misfits well ill fit in i am a nut case .. ill just lean on the broom......he he ....
...noeleena...
p s .oh when do we start
Quote from: Rebis on January 29, 2009, 10:23:24 PM
Today I joined Pica in the unemployment line.
Sorry you lost your job Rebis!
Z
Is the position of Director of Sarcasm and Criticism open?
Sorry about that Rebis, life is sucking for a lot of people. My GF lost her store after 18 years with the company. Hell, I hear that even the Governor of Ill is out looking for work today.
Quote from: Rebis on January 29, 2009, 10:23:24 PM
Today I joined Pica in the unemployment line.
Seriously. I'm thinking of flying to London and stealing that interview for tour guide.
ah, that sucks rebis. I hope something work wise pops up for you soon.
so sorry to hear that, Reebs. you ok? :(
Hi everybody,
I was entirely okay until noon. Then I had a panic attack. But I'm getting better.
A person where I worked sent me info on a local company that needs a Net developer (whatever that is). I feel good about it because even if they don't hire me, their employment ads always ask for someone who likes to laugh and get along with people.
So, I feel better. I'm not greedy and my advantage may be I have no school loans to pay off.
I don't think I can teach, Simone. I only have a high school diploma and "some college". But, there is a lot going on in Boston.
Quote from: Rebis on January 30, 2009, 11:27:58 AM
Hi everybody,
I was entirely okay until noon. Then I had a panic attack. But I'm getting better.
A person where I worked sent me info on a local company that needs a Net developer (whatever that is). I feel good about it because even if they don't hire me, their employment ads always ask for someone who likes to laugh and get along with people.
So, I feel better. I'm not greedy and my advantage may be I have no school loans to pay off.
I don't think I can teach, Simone. I only have a high school diploma and "some college". But, there is a lot going on in Boston.
If it is a ".net developer" then that's microsoft's current programming environment, and it is a lot like java. If you've ever done programming using C++ then you're not too far off of being able to do it with C# (a .net language). An excellent (albeit long read) reference "is pro C# with .net 3.0" by troelson.
I just made the same jump myself. Let me know if you have any questions.
Rebis,
My son has a resume like yours. In high school, he found he could circle back home and skip school. When the automated system called, he would erase the message that he was not in school. The school didn't call his mother because she worked outside the local calling area. The school didn't call me because, after all, I was just the father. This went on for a whole month before he got caught. Then he made up the work and finished the semester with A-grades. He graduated, attended 5 colleges in 2 states, but when the going got tough, he stopped attending classes. Still, he has a relatively secure high tech job and lives happily with his cats and face book.
Me? I have that BA in philosophy and BS in dairy, worked on an MBA for about a year, have a certificate in UNIX, some work in poetry and religion. None of that helps with a job. It was frustrating to have HR people tell me I had the wrong degree and that experience beyond the most recent 5 years was worthless.
Still, I'd tell you what I repeatedly have told my son. After you have secured the job, consider finishing college. For you. Education never stops and the discipline and validation of a school is worth the cost.
I suspect you'd make a good web developer (and it's a skill we can use in this company). You'll want a job that stretches you and allows you to learn. Best of luck in your search.
S
Quote from: riven_one on January 30, 2009, 01:14:20 PM
Quote from: Rebis on January 30, 2009, 11:27:58 AM
A person where I worked sent me info on a local company that needs a Net developer (whatever that is). I feel good about it because even if they don't hire me, their employment ads always ask for someone who likes to laugh and get along with people.
If it is a ".net developer" then that's microsoft's current programming environment, and it is a lot like java. If you've ever done programming using C++ then you're not too far off of being able to do it with C# (a .net language). An excellent (albeit long read) reference "is pro C# with .net 3.0" by troelson.
I just made the same jump myself. Let me know if you have any questions.
Yes. Part of my 'some college' is two semesters of C++
I feel good about this.
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Quote from: Simone Louise on January 30, 2009, 01:27:22 PM
I suspect you'd make a good web developer (and it's a skill we can use in this company). You'll want a job that stretches you and allows you to learn. Best of luck in your search.
S
I'd like to do college just for the learning. It's why I have some. I took creative writing and history classes just to make me happy. I didn't do more because I didn't really have any money. And my stupid old job kept me working late a lot.
I think I could do web developing too. And I think it would be interesting to me personally.
It's possible that while I'm unemployed, the state might pay for me to take some certification tests. Maybe. That will help.
Thank you both.
Quote from: Virginia Marie on January 30, 2009, 05:16:25 PM
I hope things work out for you Rebis. Stay possitive :icon_smile: I'm sure You'll get something going
Virginia search's for an appropriate Evil joke to through in there but can't find one :-\
That happens to me sometimes too.
So have we picked an official name for this organization yet?
I Nominate MisFitCo. Other options include ScrewballCo, EccentricCo, Geekco, and I kind of like AndroFishCo.
I'm not sure that Androfishco is a good one.
Androgyne
Androfish
there may be some unpleasant connotations in that one.
Quote from: Shades O'Grey on January 28, 2009, 09:44:02 AM
"Shared values and group goals" with this bunch of androgynes?
Wow, are you optimistic. It would be easier to herd cats than round up this group of unicorns.
You ain't herding
this cat!
I can truthfully say that I have the perfect combination of job experience as a computer geek/librarian/poll dancer/bar manager.
Quote from: Leiandra on January 28, 2009, 11:00:51 AM
I nominate Leiandra to the post of head acronymologist. A very important position, especially for the US market. ;D
I also have experience in anachronimology.
Quote from: Simone Louise on January 28, 2009, 02:59:29 PM
And Rebis, in this day of home offices, why not work in the buff (best not to use video conferencing then)?
Unless, of course, your job is as an online sex worker.
Quote from: Virginia Marie on January 31, 2009, 10:06:54 PM
Hmmmm, The Eccentric Screwball Misfit Androfish Geek Co.
Kinda has a nice ring to it :laugh: >:-) :laugh:
ESMAG co. I like it.
The head of the Department of Redundancy Department would like to remind you to now go back and do it all again.
Yeah, I had to work the same band two nights in a row, which only happens once or twice a year or so, always seems odd - like, didn't we do this last night?
And when they have two arialists- sisters even, well the mind reels.
The band was Devotchka, not bad.
No, just sisters, but any girl doing the Chinese Silk tricks does things to my mind.
Quote from: tekla on February 01, 2009, 05:01:25 PM
The head of the Department of Redundancy Department would like to remind you to now go back and do it all again.
and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again...
>:-)
Well, I seem to be an incurable procrastinator. And I am good at confusing people. Do you think there'd be a job for me in EGASM co ?
and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again...
Umm? Z? You missed dotting an 'i' on the first again, you don't mind doing it all over do you?
No workman's comp, I smell pre-existing injury.
Quote from: tekla on February 01, 2009, 07:27:41 PM
and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again...
Umm? Z? You missed dotting an 'i' on the first again, you don't mind doing it all over do you?
Oh, OK
and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and...
Is there an echo in here?? Hey Tekla ddahling, turn down the reverb please :laugh:
Quote from: Virginia Marie on February 01, 2009, 08:07:39 PM
I know, but the poor dear keeps doing this to herself. Maybe a transfer to the postal room would do her some good. :laugh: >:-) :laugh:
Sorry, you can't make me go to the mail room... the fe-mail room perhaps ;)
Z
Cavity Search?
So, where is Z? She's never around when we need her.
Z?
Oh Z?
Quote from: tekla on February 01, 2009, 08:32:31 PM
So, where is Z? She's never around when we need her.
Z?
Oh Z?
Zie went that way >>>>>>>>>
<<<<<<<<<<<< no, zie went that way :laugh:
<in the ensuing confusion Z slips out the door for coffee>
Am I fired yet? I want to get a head start on unemployment and my wrongful termination lawsuit.
Some of you people had trouble with your TPS report.... :police:
Quote from: tekla on February 01, 2009, 09:17:08 PM
Am I fired yet? I want to get a head start on unemployment and my wrongful termination lawsuit.
Sorry, once you've signed up with this company you can't leave!
Z
They are still wading through my 30 page, single spaced, 6 point type interoffice memo.
Quote from: Virginia Marie on February 01, 2009, 08:20:55 PM
Uh oh, get the wrist wraps and isotonic gloves out
Oh, now
there's a job I can handle! >:-) Dominatrix... er... I mean Physical Therapist.
I am a dedicated conformist, so amongst this crowd wouldn't that make me the biggest non-conformist of all times? If so, can I really say I'm such a conformist then?
...OMG, who am I!?
:icon_headache:
I'd ask to be named Director of Non-Conformity, but my head just exploded.
Oh no, Rebis is in the unemployed losers gang... oh well. ESMAG will help us out.
I want to be Director of Directions, they ask me where something is...I point at it. I will also sit on big settees with biscuits and potential investors and talk them into investing - oh and can I also be a head on a screen like Holly in Red Dwarf?...Oh and in charge of 17th century London, and anyone called Samuel.
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Quote from: ZaidaZadkiel on February 01, 2009, 06:36:18 PM
Well, I seem to be an incurable procrastinator. And I am good at confusing people. Do you think there'd be a job for me in EGASM co ?
aloha zaddy.
Maybe I should give my director of directions to you. Confusion is a good thing, aids creativity.
Quote from: Pica Pica on February 02, 2009, 08:26:53 AM
oh and can I also be a head on a screen like Holly in Red Dwarf?
You mean you want to be M-M-M-Max Headroom?
excuse me while I drain the company's accounts of all their funds. >:-)
for, I am the Trickster and a Thief as well. 8)
Quote from: Pica Pica on February 02, 2009, 08:26:53 AM
Oh no, Rebis is in the unemployed losers gang... oh well. ESMAG will help us out.
I want to be Director of Directions, they ask me where something is...I point at it. I will also sit on big settees with biscuits and potential investors and talk them into investing - oh and can I also be a head on a screen like Holly in Red Dwarf?...Oh and in charge of 17th century London, and anyone called Samuel.
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Quote from: ZaidaZadkiel on February 01, 2009, 06:36:18 PM
Well, I seem to be an incurable procrastinator. And I am good at confusing people. Do you think there'd be a job for me in EGASM co ?
aloha zaddy.
Maybe I should give my director of directions to you. Confusion is a good thing, aids creativity.
Oh no, I couldn't handle pointing other people to a a direction, I'm never sure where up is. I mean, going up is to the left or to the right ?
I'd much rather be a Director of Directors. That way I could steer myself. (Would that make an infinite regress, btw ?)
Quote from: Virginia Marie on February 02, 2009, 03:22:27 PM
Quote from: Rebis on February 02, 2009, 02:59:10 PM
excuse me while I drain the company's accounts of all their funds. >:-)
for, I am the Trickster and a Thief as well. 8)
Your search showed no matches for funds - Or did you mean "Fun"?
I'll take that too, My Dear. Thank you for the suggestion.
What about consultants?
Quote from: ZaidaZadkiel on February 02, 2009, 03:29:19 PM
I'd much rather be a Director of Directors. That way I could steer myself. (Would that make an infinite regress, btw ?)
I think you and tekla belong on the Steering Committee Committee.
I'll get right on it after the meeting of the Advisory Group on Advisory Groups and my Planning Session where we need to plan future planning sessions.
Quote from: tekla on February 03, 2009, 11:58:48 AM
I'll get right on it after the meeting of the Advisory Group on Advisory Groups and my Planning Session where we need to plan future planning sessions.
Hm I think we should call a meeting to assess how your progress is progressing in those meetings.
Well the report on progress has been delayed but the report on delays has been moved up.
Ooo sounds like a good reason to call a meeting.
TBH I just like to get somebody in a room and argue with them by reiterating what they just said, using different words. It shows I was paying attention.
What I like best about meetings is getting there early to seize all the good doughnuts, drawing a very complicated Org-Chart, and then stepping out to take a very important phone call for the rest of the day.
Quote from: tekla on February 03, 2009, 12:31:19 PM
What I like best about meetings is getting there early to seize all the good doughnuts, drawing a very complicated Org-Chart, and then stepping out to take a very important phone call for the rest of the day.
Okay! You're board of director material.
Look, I'll have to get back to you on that, but I want your report on my desk before you leave today.
Quote from: tekla on February 03, 2009, 12:31:19 PM
What I like best about meetings is getting there early to seize all the good doughnuts, drawing a very complicated Org-Chart, and then stepping out to take a very important phone call for the rest of the day.
Oh no worries. Once I get started I'm only speaking to hear the sound of my own glorious voice anyway :).
Quote from: Lisbeth on February 03, 2009, 11:51:48 AM
I think you and tekla belong on the Steering Committee Committee.
is there a parallel parking committee??
You can't leave, we haven't fired you yet.
i will assess asses.
Quote from: Rebis on February 02, 2009, 02:59:10 PM
excuse me while I drain the company's accounts of all their funds. >:-)
for, I am the Trickster and a Thief as well. 8)
Hey, maybe after that we can get a piece of the bailout!
Quote from: ell on February 03, 2009, 09:19:08 PM
i will assess asses.
Oh good! Tell me honestly, do these jean make me look fat??
More than one I'm sure.
rofl
Quote from: Jen on February 03, 2009, 09:42:18 PM
Quote from: ell on February 03, 2009, 09:19:08 PM
i will assess asses.
Oh good! Tell me honestly, do these jean make me look fat??
there's only one possible answer... no
Z
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Quote from: Virginia Marie on February 03, 2009, 09:30:52 PM
Don't tell me Z got ticketed for parallel parking again.
It's OK, I mailed my tickets to Rebis ;)
Quote from: riven_one on February 03, 2009, 09:38:45 PM
Hey, maybe after that we can get a piece of the bailout!
I think we should definitely get bailed out before we run the companies finances into the ground :laugh:
If we do get bailed out, the new law may limit us to $500,000 in salary and bonuses--certainly our compensation should not exceed that of Bill Clinton or Tom Daschle. Who among us can make do with so limited an income?
I toured the Kennedy Space Center. Our guide told us the astronauts used the training jets as company cars. Good thing no one's caught them flying to Washington to ask for a bailout.
Our guide also told us they need every kind of skill used in industry, but only the best of the best. I was going to write a description of the best of the best procrastinators, but that will just have to wait.
It rained Monday in Florida and snowed Tuesday in Massachusetts. I'm told it's the cloud over my head. No wonder Z can't parallel park; who can see the lines beneath all that snow.
Keep up the good work,
S
I've been in close consultation with the Board of Directors on how anyone (well other than our minimum wage employees of course) could ever scrape by on a mere half mill per year. Two words: Expense Accounts.
I have another idea. We could short ALL the company's stock, then run the company into the ground, and buy all the stock back for an enormous profit. I think this would take care of our money probs for a while, especially if we can apply for some bailout money before buying it back.
I've yet to receive one paycheck other than the ones I've stolen. Someone is going to be reported for this.
Take the bailout money and use it to buy some small businesses
Quote from: Rebis on February 05, 2009, 11:01:47 AM
I've yet to receive one paycheck other than the ones I've stolen. Someone is going to be reported for this.
No problem, we just "fixed the glitch"...now, let me just grab that Swingline stapler....
Sorry Rebis, I had you down as a phantom employee, and I've been cashing your checks, on the plus side, you don't actually have to show up at work.
I've only been getting Is Owed Unto's
Quote from: tekla on February 05, 2009, 01:40:08 PM
Sorry Rebis, I had you down as a phantom employee, and I've been cashing your checks, on the plus side, you don't actually have to show up at work.
Thank you. I consider that a deal!
The old joke about 'they pretend to pay us, and we pretend to work.'
Quote from: Pica Pica on February 05, 2009, 03:02:05 PM
I've only been getting Is Owed Unto's
Not from me. I've been sending you napkins in your paycheck envelope.
I've only been getting Is Owed Unto's
Try 'em with jam, your not getting enough fiber in your diet anyway.
Quote from: Pica Pica on February 05, 2009, 03:02:05 PM
I've only been getting Is Owed Unto's
So that's what it stands for. I always thought it was text speak, lol.
I O U
Quote from: Laurry on February 05, 2009, 01:34:48 PM
Quote from: Rebis on February 05, 2009, 11:01:47 AM
I've yet to receive one paycheck other than the ones I've stolen. Someone is going to be reported for this.
No problem, we just "fixed the glitch"...now, let me just grab that Swingline stapler....
yeah...i'm going to need you to...
did you get the memo?
Quote from: Jaimey on February 05, 2009, 10:53:15 PM
Quote from: Laurry on February 05, 2009, 01:34:48 PM
Quote from: Rebis on February 05, 2009, 11:01:47 AM
I've yet to receive one paycheck other than the ones I've stolen. Someone is going to be reported for this.
No problem, we just "fixed the glitch"...now, let me just grab that Swingline stapler....
yeah...i'm going to need you to...
did you get the memo?
Umm...... yeah.........
Quote from: Laurry on February 05, 2009, 01:34:48 PM
No problem, we just "fixed the glitch"...now, let me just grab that Swingline stapler....
Sounds like my first job when I worked for the University of Iowa. I was never hired, but since they paid me, it didn't matter. There was another guy in my department who was fired, but as they continued to pay him, that didn't matter either.
Hawkeye eh? I knew there was something wrong about you.
tekla - 'clone to the bone
I did not start this thread, but it was based on a posting of mine. That posting was based on a strong conviction that many otherwise able and motivated people are like pegs that do not fit in the holes provided by large international corporations. They are misfits in that environment. Given a few accommodations, they can be star performers and the companies that realize that should have a competitive advantage.
Being allowed to wear comfortable clothes to work, for instance, is not a license to goof off. These accommodations, instead, should free the worker to do their best and should add to their motivation. I know from your postings that most of you are strong, dedicated, but frustrated performers.
Finally, I was just reading a posting in one of the other forums here, by a writer I deeply respect, that those who can put on the clothes of their birth sex when they go to work are not misfits. My observation reading your postings is that androgynes, whether or not they cross dress, are misfits who must dissemble to avoid abuse and discrimination.
God knows I like a joke as much as any of us and contributed to the hijacking of this thread. I am not seeking a political expression of our rights. I merely want to bring this thread back home by stating that androgynes and many others are misfits who could perform at a higher level if allowed to express their/our true selves.
With apologies for being serious,
S
no apology required, that was a lovely bit o' talking.
i have had two jobs that let me be myself and about fifteen where i steamrollered myself through anyway. I know which i prefer.
I guess I really need this job now, so let's get cracking.
I wonder if part of my desire to be a writer is my desire for the freedom to be myself. ??? It's that or my utter dislike of authority. >:-)
I know my fondness for writing comes from the thought of relying on, and being answerable to, no one but my own internal bull->-bleeped-<-ometre...as raymond chandler put it.
I also know it is a wonderful way of imaginatively exploring different parts of life. My narrator in my coming novel is a woman for example. My next narrator when I've done this novel (so about a years time then) lives in 17th century London, as I'd have liked. My last one had an imaginary friend and yearned for a girl called Alice Cooper.
I love it all.
Quote from: Simone Louise on February 10, 2009, 04:32:00 PM
God knows I like a joke as much as any of us and contributed to the hijacking of this thread. I am not seeking a political expression of our rights. I merely want to bring this thread back home by stating that androgynes and many others are misfits who could perform at a higher level if allowed to express their/our true selves.
I agree that we could perform better if we had the freedom to fully express our non binary gender nature. There is a cost to the stress of hiding oneself.
Z
Quote from: Zythyra on February 11, 2009, 08:36:28 AM
Quote from: Simone LouiseGod knows I like a joke as much as any of us and contributed to the hijacking of this thread. I am not seeking a political expression of our rights. I merely want to bring this thread back home by stating that androgynes and many others are misfits who could perform at a higher level if allowed to express their/our true selves.
I agree that we could perform better if we had the freedom to fully express our non binary gender nature. There is a cost to the stress of hiding oneself.
Z
I am extremely frustrated. For serious.
Extremely.
I've always thought that if you can create a situation where people were allowed to feel good about themselves, and to like the company for what it was giving them - in this case its really not much, a lack of a dress code, that you could get outstanding results from them.
And, since were fast getting to a point where we might as well, might as well, we, might as well.
Quote from: Rebis on February 11, 2009, 09:52:56 AM
I am extremely frustrated. For serious.
Extremely.
Sending virtual hugs and empathy my friend!
Z
Quote from: Pica Pica on February 10, 2009, 09:43:14 PM
yearned for a girl called Alice Cooper.
:laugh: I had a teacher who looked exactly like Alice Cooper. Poor woman.
Quote from: Rebis on February 11, 2009, 09:52:56 AM
I am extremely frustrated. For serious.
Extremely.
*hugs* Me too. *megahugs*
Sadly, I can only yearn to look as good as Alice Cooper. :'( <--- more weeping today? Will it never end?
Quote from: Rebis on February 11, 2009, 05:06:26 PM
Sadly, I can only yearn to look as good as Alice Cooper. :'( <--- more weeping today? Will it never end?
alas it will.
Quote from: Rebis on February 11, 2009, 05:06:26 PM
Sadly, I can only yearn to look as good as Alice Cooper.
I've seen your picture. You underate yourself. I thought you looked pretty good. It is probably the dysphoria speaking more than anything else do yo think?
Quote from: Nicky on February 11, 2009, 06:09:59 PM
I've seen your picture. You underate yourself. I thought you looked pretty good. It is probably the dysphoria speaking more than anything else do yo think?
yeah Reebs has this face thing. but sie's got an adorable face. just can't see it hirself. :icon_no:
Quote from: Nero on February 11, 2009, 06:13:54 PM
yeah Reebs has this face thing. but sie's got an adorable face. just can't see it hirself. :icon_no:
Agreed. :-*
Thanks. It is definitely dysphoria.
Quote from: Rebis on February 12, 2009, 09:15:02 AM
Thanks. It is definitely dysphoria.
Ah. You need to take that dysphoria out and give it a good beating! Let it know who's boss!
Quote from: Jaimey on February 12, 2009, 08:11:52 PM
Ah. You need to take that dysphoria out and give it a good beating! Let it know who's boss!
I like that idea! I can see it... hang the dysphoria out on the laundry line, wack it with a broom like a rug :laugh:
Z
I can feed the pigeons and some else can clean up the poop.
I need to speak with the Human Resources person to see if the Director of Phenomenology is open? I have a life time of expierence inthis field. I'd be willing to do it on a contract basis.
I am expeienced in both physical and meta physical phenomenon and am capable of wrinting reports that even I don't understand.
This morning a mouse ran across my galley and the the sun rose again in the east. A cucumber is long and thin so that it can't be confused with a small watermelon.
Resume and references available upon request
Quote from: Genevieve Swann on February 26, 2009, 05:49:52 AM
I can feed the pigeons and some else can clean up the poop.
There won't be a need for cleaning if you feed them their poop.
Quote from: Rebis on February 26, 2009, 04:00:07 PM
There won't be a need for cleaning if you feed them their poop.
isn't that what caused mad cow disease?
I'd like to be in charge of the coolhunters division ;)
Quote from: Pica Pica on February 26, 2009, 04:22:06 PM
isn't that what caused mad cow disease?
Mad Cow is caused by feeding the animals ground up remains of their own species mixed in with their regular chow. Mad Cow is based in the spine, or it at least resides there. For some reason, idiots who raise beef decided to feed them bits of other cows. The cows get it from their diet mostly.
There is a human version that was spread on some island where the natives practiced cannibalism.
supposedly, it is passed on to humans who eat the brains and spinal cord of an animal that had the infliction, which is something I do often but have yet to feel the desired effects.
I couldn't give blood until 20 years passed after I left Germany because I may have eaten a hamburger there, or a bad schnitzel.
Yeah, that bad schnitzel will do you in. Mad schnitzel disease. :icon_headache:
You know, they made a movie about crazy hamburgers. It's called "The Mad." Everyone should watch it. There are zombies. :icon_zombie: And anthropormorphic hamburger meat. Yum.
Quote from: Jaimey on February 26, 2009, 09:29:27 PM
Yeah, that bad schnitzel will do you in. Mad schnitzel disease. :icon_headache:
You know, they made a movie about crazy hamburgers. It's called "The Mad." Everyone should watch it. There are zombies. :icon_zombie: And anthropormorphic hamburger meat. Yum.
Sounds like my local jack in the box at 3am.
Silly me. I didn't realize schnitzel was a funny word.
I have been so burnt out lately.
Quote from: Rebis on February 27, 2009, 04:58:50 PM
Silly me. I didn't realize schnitzel was a funny word.
I have been so burnt out lately.
*hugs* Schnitzel is a very funny word. Even if you didn't realize it, you made us happy. :D
Is this "Happiness" something for which I can receive compensation?
Quote from: Rebis on February 28, 2009, 12:20:29 AM
Is this "Happiness" something for which I can receive compensation?
You'll have to talk to payroll about that. (they will refer you back to us)
I'm fine with that as long as they repeatedly play "Kill the Wabbit" while I'm on hold.
Quote from: Rebis on February 28, 2009, 12:20:29 AM
Is this "Happiness" something for which I can receive compensation?
Do you accept pigeon poop? I understand that we have a supply of it.
As a matter of fact, I do accept pigeon poop.
Quote from: Rebis on February 28, 2009, 08:52:24 PM
As a matter of fact, I do accept pigeon poop.
Satisfy my curiosity...what do you do with the pigeon poo?
hi... its called manua its good for those cooffe trees that you so desperately need ,. so time for a drink ,,,, oh weres those donuts are they on the round table or is it the long drawn out affairs department .....speeking of which .... weres our industal diversions net work,, oh heck weres me broom .....
...noeleena...
Quote from: Jaimey on March 01, 2009, 01:40:54 AM
Satisfy my curiosity...what do you do with the pigeon poo?
It makes great donut filling. :-X
Quote from: Rebis on March 01, 2009, 10:04:13 AM
It makes great donut filling. :-X
I prefer bacon filled donuts with a nice fish glaze :D
Quote from: Rebis on March 01, 2009, 10:04:13 AM
It makes great donut filling. :-X
Quote from: riven_one on March 01, 2009, 11:01:53 AM
I prefer bacon filled donuts with a nice fish glaze :D
:eusa_sick: Ugh. Ew.
Quote from: Jaimey on March 01, 2009, 01:59:29 PM
:eusa_sick: Ugh. Ew.
Someone finally grossed out jaimey :D
the bacon filled, fish glazed donut sounds like something Pica would make.
Which explains hir lack of dinner guests.
Quote from: Rebis on March 02, 2009, 06:06:19 AM
the bacon filled, fish glazed donut sounds like something Pica would make.
Which explains hir lack of dinner guests.
It does sound like a british dish, doesn't it?
Quote from: riven_one on March 02, 2009, 08:59:24 AM
It does sound like a british dish, doesn't it?
All it needs is a cute name like "bubble and squeak". :D
How about "Surf'n'turf Donut?
Quote from: Nicky on March 02, 2009, 01:17:57 PM
How about "Surf'n'turf Donut?
A steak filled donut with a bass glaze, topped by mashed potatoes and gravy!
I wonder if you would use A1 on that ???
Reminds me of: "We start with a generous serving of our creamy mashed potatoes, layered with sweet corn and loaded with bite-sized pieces of crispy chicken. Then we drizzle it all with our signature home-style gravy and top it off with a shredded three-cheese blend. It's all your favorite flavors coming together." That's already been done. Would you like it ala mode?
S
Quote from: Simone Louise on March 02, 2009, 05:25:56 PM
Reminds me of: "We start with a generous serving of our creamy mashed potatoes, layered with sweet corn and loaded with bite-sized pieces of crispy chicken. Then we drizzle it all with our signature home-style gravy and top it off with a shredded three-cheese blend. It's all your favorite flavors coming together." That's already been done. Would you like it ala mode?
S
Can you recreate that in a donut? ???
You know who is going to come sniffing about :police:
Just roll out some dough and stuff it all in there. If anyone has a deep fryer that will hold a turkey, that should hold it...
You people need serious help and I hope you get it. In other news, I took out the provisions for such care from our insurance coverage so we could pay for another corporate jet.
Good idea. We need a fleet.
In fact, I am going to use 5 jets at the same time.
I'll be amputating parts of myself and each part will travel on a different jet. Upon landing, a medical team on crack, I mean a crack medical team, will reattach everything.
Quote from: Rebis on March 03, 2009, 10:49:35 AM
Good idea. We need a fleet.
In fact, I am going to use 5 jets at the same time.
I'll be amputating parts of myself and each part will travel on a different jet. Upon landing, a medical team on crack, I mean a crack medical team, will reattach everything.
Sounds like a great plan as long as you don't turn out like that kid on willie wonka (wonkavision) once your trip is done. Then we'd have to start calling you rebette :D
Quote from: riven_one on March 03, 2009, 12:36:48 PM
Sounds like a great plan as long as you don't turn out like that kid on willie wonka (wonkavision) once your trip is done. Then we'd have to start calling you rebette :D
As long as we don't have to start calling Rebs "Picasso", I think it'll be all right. >:-)
When i make flat pack furniture i always have a piece left over at the end...what if that happened to Rebis :o
Rebis and the Rebettes, 'ooo sha la la'
Rebis and the Rebettes is the intellectual property of our company, you owe us fifty bucks (payable to me, in cash) for using it.
Sincerely,
Something Smith, esq. and all that
Quote from: tekla on March 04, 2009, 02:11:29 AM
Rebis and the Rebettes is the intellectual property of our company, you owe us fifty bucks (payable to me, in cash) for using it.
Sincerely,
Something Smith, esq. and all that
a division of Dewey, Cheetam, and Howe :D
Quote from: Simone Louise on March 02, 2009, 05:25:56 PM
Reminds me of: "We start with a generous serving of our creamy mashed potatoes, layered with sweet corn and loaded with bite-sized pieces of crispy chicken. Then we drizzle it all with our signature home-style gravy and top it off with a shredded three-cheese blend. It's all your favorite flavors coming together." That's already been done. Would you like it ala mode?
S
... >:-) I just thought of something.
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi269.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fjj48%2Fjaimey_1982%2FMatt%2520Dec%25202008%2FIMG_0669-1.jpg&hash=27c1d3e50713928ef99dabe11ccd5e41686b9db4)
Next time my friend is in town, we're getting a bucket of chicken to take to pay our respects. ;D
Yep, he was a legend in obesity circles...
Why does it have to taste so good :'(
The question is; can it be cooked with the same flavor, but in a non-fat way?
Quote from: Rebis on March 04, 2009, 04:53:15 PM
The question is; can it be cooked with the same flavor, but in a non-fat way?
But what would be the point?
Quote from: Jaimey on March 04, 2009, 02:46:35 PM
... >:-) I just thought of something.
Next time my friend is in town, we're getting a bucket of chicken to take to pay our respects. ;D
That's our choice while watching the Kentucky Derby on TV, sometimes accompanied by a mint julep. Lately, we've decided we could skip the julep, and I'm not particularly interested in the horse race.
S
You lot are out of control!
You should all move to Glasgow and live for ever more (cholesterol permitting!) on that great Scottish delicacy - The Deep Fried Pizza ;D
You should all move to Glasgow and live for ever more (cholesterol permitting!) on that great Scottish delicacy - The Deep Fried Pizza
Oh, you mean they serve something else in Scotland other than like Scotch and that sheep rectum lining deal? Never made it past the first course at any rate.
Quote from: tekla on March 04, 2009, 08:56:57 PM
You should all move to Glasgow and live for ever more (cholesterol permitting!) on that great Scottish delicacy - The Deep Fried Pizza
Oh, you mean they serve something else in Scotland other than like Scotch and that sheep rectum lining deal? Never made it past the first course at any rate.
Deep Fried Mars Bars sound good to you? ;)
Pizza from Chicago and chesecake from NYC and Dim Sum from up the street sounds good to me. But, if its not liquid, I'm not doing it tonight.
((((Dim Sum))))
It took a while for the Chinese to get the idea that as Westerners we like Dim Sum in the middle of the afternoon, but we brought them round.
Quote from: tekla on March 04, 2009, 08:56:57 PM
that sheep rectum lining deal
Hmmm.... new ESMAG food idea? Stuff it into a donut, covered with fish paste and mashed potatoes? :D
Quote from: riven_one on March 04, 2009, 10:03:28 PM
Hmmm.... new ESMAG food idea? Stuff it into a donut, covered with fish paste and mashed potatoes? :D
We should add that to our diet plan...eat one and you won't be able to eat for a week. The pounds will fly off!
@Simone: I don't care for the julep either...or the race. One trip to the Derby is enough for a lifetime...three, well, unless I'm a millionaire with a box seat of some sort, leave me out of it. :) I have to say, we had quite a time trying to find the ol' Colonel. The cemetery maps are upside down, I swear. ;D
Quote from: Jaimey on March 04, 2009, 11:08:35 PM
We should add that to our diet plan...eat one and you won't be able to eat for a week. The pounds will fly off!
@Simone: I don't care for the julep either...or the race. One trip to the Derby is enough for a lifetime...three, well, unless I'm a millionaire with a box seat of some sort, leave me out of it. :) I have to say, we had quite a time trying to find the ol' Colonel. The cemetery maps are upside down, I swear. ;D
I was born and raised in kentucky for the first few years of my life. I remember as a kid we went to the derby, sat in the infield, and the adults had mint julips. It was all terribly boring for a kid, but I remember churchill downs as being this
huge place. When my wife and I were dating we went back to my home city, and made a run to louisville to poke around, and found churchill downs. It was a rather small facility in a dowdy neighborhood LOL......
Quote from: riven_one on March 05, 2009, 09:48:37 AM
I was born and raised in kentucky for the first few years of my life. I remember as a kid we went to the derby, sat in the infield, and the adults had mint julips. It was all terribly boring for a kid, but I remember churchill downs as being this huge place. When my wife and I were dating we went back to my home city, and made a run to louisville to poke around, and found churchill downs. It was a rather small facility in a dowdy neighborhood LOL......
It's a lot different than it looks on tv. I was in the infield three times because I was in UofL's marching band...ick. It's like mardis gras but you can't leave until after the Derby. What part of Kentucky are you from? (I'm a geography nerd...this sort of thing is exciting for me :D) The infield sounds like it used to be relatively calm, from what you said. It's a big drunken mess now. ::)
Marching band, eh? :eusa_think:
Quote from: Rebis on March 05, 2009, 01:05:45 PM
Marching band, eh? :eusa_think:
Indeed. I played cymbals and bass drum...but not at the same time. ;D
...an ESMAG marching band? I think
I'll we'll be needing some major funding for that, so if you'll just make that check out to me, I'll get right on it!
Quote from: Jaimey on March 06, 2009, 02:40:14 PM
Indeed. I played cymbals and bass drum...but not at the same time. ;D
...an ESMAG marching band? I think I'll we'll be needing some major funding for that, so if you'll just make that check out to me, I'll get right on it!
Wouldn't an ESMAG marching band be marching in all directions, instead of all neatly lined up ??? :D
The odd thing about it is that it seems every department or person with a plan who asks for funding, receives the funding they requested.
If we had a manager, we would have to fire them.
I'm talking about any individual who potentially has the authority to limit our spending, but who is obviously not doing it.
I was unaware that the team had soft balls.
Quote from: Virginia Marie on March 06, 2009, 09:56:05 PM
I like my new office chair. Should the marching band play before or after the game? Or maybe both?
I say during. That should make for an exciting ball game, whichever ball we are talking about.
yay softball!
Quote from: Rebis on March 06, 2009, 09:48:13 PM
I was unaware that the team had soft balls.
this worries me. :P
As an interesting side note, injuries from softball lead to more trips to the emergency room than any other sport. The cause is that a lot of people who play typically don't do much exercise, and tend to be older.
So, eat your ESMAG approved meals and do your stretching exercises/weight training before heading out onto the field and mixing it up with the marching band.
Quote from: Virginia Marie on March 06, 2009, 09:30:01 PM
Not only would they be marching in all directions, they would also be slurping their fish and fruit smoothies and ESMAG snacks. But that's just part of the ESMAG allure that attracts so many :laugh:
It's somewhat difficult to play wind instruments or horns while simultaneously drinking smoothies ;)
Z
Quote from: Zythyra on March 09, 2009, 02:01:14 PM
It's somewhat difficult to play wind instruments or horns while simultaneously drinking smoothies ;)
Z
Somehow, I think it'll be hard to do anything else while drinking ESMAG smoothies...let's hope there's a puke-fairy near the field...
Maybe playing "scales" has a new meaning when you consider the fish smoothies LOL......
Quote from: riven_one on March 10, 2009, 01:16:19 AM
Maybe playing "scales" has a new meaning when you consider the fish smoothies LOL......
OY!!!
At least everyone will know what to do when they reach
fine after the D.C. :D
Z
Quote from: Zythyra on March 10, 2009, 07:34:01 AM
At least everyone will know what to do when they reach fine after the D.C. :D
Z
You say 'oy' and then add to the madness.
I respect that. You're a halibut androgyne, Z. >:-)
Quote from: Jaimey on March 10, 2009, 10:06:17 PM
You say 'oy' and then add to the madness.
I respect that. You're a halibut androgyne, Z. >:-)
You
haddock admit, I got
sole ;) :D
Z
Quote from: Zythyra on March 11, 2009, 09:28:49 AM
You haddock admit, I got sole ;) :D
Z
Holy mackeral, more fish jokes. Maybe we cod start a fish joke thread? It would keep the smelt out of this one :D
Quote from: riven_one on March 11, 2009, 11:58:21 AM
Holy mackeral, more fish jokes. Maybe we cod start a fish joke thread? It would keep the smelt out of this one :D
A fish joke thread? What kind of clownfish do you take us for?
Dum-bass. ;D
hi... hey you got.s sole ...... more like.s floundering ...
if it smells like fish it's a tasty dish
if it smells like cologne leave it alone
Cod humour!
Cod I just Pike out of this
bait its fungu
:eusa_whistle: Forget the cods, he needs a sturgeon...
I love you guys XD
re: management
The management works best when they do no management!
you guys are teaching more about food and fishes than androgyny.
Somehow, that feels appropriate ...
Quote from: ZaidaZadkiel on March 13, 2009, 12:51:52 PM
you guys are teaching more about food and fishes than androgyny.
Somehow, that feels appropriate ...
Yes, grasshopper. Learning about fishes will lead to great realizations. :icon_hover-alien:
hi.. hey are you saying we are like some fish ..... well yea .. why not .... he he ......love it .. hope we dont. smelt. though.
...noeleena...
grasshopper ??
Shouldn't tadpole be more appropriate ?
Quote from: ZaidaZadkiel on March 13, 2009, 11:34:10 PM
grasshopper ??
Shouldn't tadpole be more appropriate ?
Excellent point. The student teaches the master ('master' is debatable...). :laugh:
NOTE FROM MANAGEMENT
It has come to the attention of management that certain employees have been caught using company computer equipment in inappropriate ways during business hours.
Activities include posting about fish and bacon and all manner of foul food concoctions. It also appears that attempts are being plotted to overtake management, or to establish a new company.
Recent posts even include obscure references to an old TV show done by a creepy looking guy.
Management reminds employees that come of you have signed non-compete agreements, and besides we are the ones in charge, not you. We own you and expect you to behave accordingly.
Signed
MANAGEMENT
I was sure that bacon and fish were covered under Section 47C89B3019.k010 under recreation research and absolute nonsense for the betterment of employees and extortionists employed by ESMAG. Weird. :-\
Quote from: Virginia Marie on March 14, 2009, 10:34:33 PM
Oh my, I hear promotion bells ringing.
Do I get a raise? :laugh:
hi... so i hear the sharks teeth are moving ... or was that management .... what no fish cakes ...how about crab mince . watch out therell be no sardins left
give a person a fish and he will eat for a day
teach a person to fish and he will want to buy a boat.
Quote from: Bombi on March 15, 2009, 07:29:53 AM
give a person a fish and he will eat for a day
teach a person to fish and he will want to buy a boat.
Give a man a match and keep him warm for a night.
Set him on fire and keep him warm the rest of his life >:-)
Quote from: riven_one on March 15, 2009, 11:04:47 AM
Give a man a match and keep him warm for a night.
Set him on fire and keep him warm the rest of his life >:-)
That's one of my favorites...heh. Great minds think alike. >:-)
give a man a fish and set him on fire.
Now you have bacon.
Give a fish a man
and you can feed it for a month
Quote from: Nicky on March 15, 2009, 06:05:47 PM
Give a fish a man
and you can feed it for a month
try telling this guy
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.beliefnet.com%2Fpontifications%2Fimgs%2FJaws.jpg&hash=4b5a7a09131aadcf9e2a92e9e7f2a4092c2fa34f)
I love the eroticism of that picture.
mud shark
Quote from: Pica Pica on March 15, 2009, 08:49:32 PM
mud shark
In the sense of a white girl that only goes for black men, or a dump taken in the ocean or like in the ass predator sense?
none, it's a zappa reference.
Quote from: Pica Pica on March 16, 2009, 02:00:00 PM
none, it's a zappa reference.
Frank Zappa rocked!!! :laugh:
My zappa knowledge is a little thin sorry. :embarrassed:
I like how he called his daughter Moon Unit. And Dynamo Hum was a bloody funny song.
Quote from: Nicky on March 16, 2009, 02:12:20 PM
My zappa knowledge is a little thin sorry. :embarrassed:
mine too...
Quote from: Nicky on March 16, 2009, 02:12:20 PM
My zappa knowledge is a little thin sorry. :embarrassed:
I like how he called his daughter Moon Unit. And Dynamo Hum was a bloody funny song.
Gag me with a spoon!
INNEROFFICE MEMO
From: The Department of Research and Looking Things Up
To: All Employees
Re: Frank Zappa
On the wiki, where its one of the best wiki bios
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Zappa)
Complete Bio
http://www.nndb.com/people/737/000024665/ (http://www.nndb.com/people/737/000024665/)
Official Frank Zappa Site
http://www.zappa.com/flash/lumpymoney/index.html (http://www.zappa.com/flash/lumpymoney/index.html)
Complete Discography (prepare to be amazed - 85 studio releases alone)
http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/lyrics/index.html (http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/lyrics/index.html)
Frank on Crossfire, very funny, and sad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ISil7IHzxc# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ISil7IHzxc#)
Quote from: Virginia Marie on March 16, 2009, 02:01:56 PM
Frank Zappa rocked!!! :laugh:
He was well cool, saw him in '74 or '75 at Bologna football stadium whilst tr*pp*ng! We got chased by Carabinieri riot police for what seemed like kilometres afterwards! ;D
Call any vegetable and chances are it will respond to you.
and who could forget Mutant Industrial Vacuum Cleaners.
Quote
Watch out where them huskies go
and don't you eat that yellow snow
I've always considered you a cat copier.
Quote from: Rebis on March 19, 2009, 09:16:17 PM
I've always considered you a cat copier.
Would that be messy? Or perhaps dangerous?
...I suppose it depends on whether or not the cat is dead...(I'm such a weirdo...) >:-)
Quote from: Jaimey on March 20, 2009, 02:53:53 AM
Would that be messy? Or perhaps dangerous?
...I suppose it depends on whether or not the cat is dead...(I'm such a weirdo...) >:-)
it also depends on the medium on which it is coppied.
Take for example, CAT scans, like this:
http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00H/00HCZb-31023484.jpg (http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00H/00HCZb-31023484.jpg)
Quote from: ZaidaZadkiel on March 20, 2009, 05:50:12 AM
it also depends on the medium on which it is coppied.
Take for example, CAT scans, like this:
http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00H/00HCZb-31023484.jpg (http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00H/00HCZb-31023484.jpg)
Poor moggy! ;D
Quote from: Jaimey on March 20, 2009, 02:53:53 AM
Would that be messy? Or perhaps dangerous?
...I suppose it depends on whether or not the cat is dead...(I'm such a weirdo...) >:-)
I imagine it's hard to get them to lay flat on the glass, and they might want to chase the light as it moves across the glass as well.
Quote from: riven_one on March 20, 2009, 09:25:56 AM
I imagine it's hard to get them to lay flat on the glass, and they might want to chase the light as it moves across the glass as well.
Just close the lid on them and sit on it! >:-)
Quote from: imaz on March 20, 2009, 09:34:56 AM
Just close the lid on them and sit on it! >:-)
Now that would be messy! >:-)
Quote from: Jaimey on March 20, 2009, 06:11:30 PM
Now that would be messy! >:-)
A cat-a-strophic event :D
Quote from: riven_one on March 20, 2009, 07:52:18 PM
A cat-a-strophic event :D
Quote from: Zythyra on March 20, 2009, 08:20:45 PM
fur sure ;D
Z
You all are a-paw-ling and beastly! How dare you expose us to puns as catty and fowl as those! >:-)
Quote from: Virginia Marie on March 21, 2009, 12:06:54 AM
There is something fishy about folks pawing about with such odd puns. Odd birds :laugh:
You had to really claw for that one, eh? :D
i thought the puns purr-fect
There used to be a whole website (www.cat-scan.com (//http://) (//http://)) dedicated to pictures of, well, scanned cats. That was the old internet though. Before your time.
Quote from: Lokaeign on March 21, 2009, 10:53:54 PM
There used to be a whole website (www.cat-scan.com (//http://) (//http://) (//http://) (//http://)) dedicated to pictures of, well, scanned cats. That was the old internet though. Before your time.
Seems like a "cat" scan has taken on a new meaning.
This is my representative in the House. :D Now those are messy kittens (just after 5:00).
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/83449/march-08-2007/better-know-a-district---kentucky-s-3rd---john-yarmuth (http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/83449/march-08-2007/better-know-a-district---kentucky-s-3rd---john-yarmuth)
and his Christmas card...(~2:30)
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/216623/january-26-2009/tip-wag---john-yarmuth-s-holiday-card (http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/216623/january-26-2009/tip-wag---john-yarmuth-s-holiday-card)
Quote from: Lokaeign on March 21, 2009, 10:53:54 PM
There used to be a whole website (www.cat-scan.com (//http://) (//http://) (//http://) (//http://)) dedicated to pictures of, well, scanned cats. That was the old internet though. Before your time.
Whoa. </neo>
It's been a while, then. I still remember browsing around with a computer of like, 64 MB, and it not being slow.
In my time, you didn't have youtube, you had animated gif files. There used to be repositories of them. Porn was dithered. Webpages were "optimized" for 800x600. Having a gif of flames and skulls was not cool. Embedded midi. telnet'ing to sites was not illegal.
</nostalgia>
Got my first computer in 1984, Trash 80, acoustic phone coupler, dial into the 'WELL, and sent in Grateful Dead set list in DOS.
i'd never heard of the internet until 1998
My first experience with the internet was in the early 90's. My boss had someones university account login, and he was using it to dial into the internet. He was downloading something called "linux". At the time it fit on 11 1.2mb diskettes LOL..... and of course having your email address on your business card was uber cool. My first internet account was with "delphi", and it was a unix shell account.
Quote from: Pica Pica on March 22, 2009, 07:29:24 AM
i'd never heard of the internet until 1998
You young bastard
Quote from: riven_one on March 22, 2009, 02:56:17 PM
My first experience with the internet was in the early 90's. My boss had someones university account login, and he was using it to dial into the internet. He was downloading something called "linux". At the time it fit on 11 1.2mb diskettes LOL..... and of course having your email address on your business card was uber cool. My first internet account was with "delphi", and it was a unix shell account.
I had 'Delphi' too. We had to use that text webcrawler thing.
My first computer was a Commodore 64. I mostly used it to sync my keyboards and drum machine together. I new about the internet in the 90's but didn't have much interest in it until just a few years ago :laugh:
My first computer was a Commodore VIC 20. Second was a 512k Macintosh.
My ex had a Commodore 64, but I rarely ever used it. My first computer was a used Mac Plus that I bought in 1989. I still use Macs.
Z
The Commodore 64 was a legend! I had one with a 'data set' which essentially meant you put tapes in it instead of discs, and I remember you had to tune it to get it to work properly. It had a little hole to put a screw driver in. There was an art too it. I had no idea why it needed to be done but it worked. Later we got a floppy disc drive. I had so many awsome games - hyper olympics, blue max 2000, summer games, californian games, caveman olympics, bubble bobble, double dragon, dune buggy...we had a dot matrix printer and continuous feed paper. I used to print out banners and it would take half a day.
My first computer was a Commodore Amiga 1000. It was a great little machine.
Yep, the Amigas were good. I remember the games but that's about it.
I used to play Double Dragon on my Tandy. I wasn't very good at it though. :embarrassed: I was much better at Where in the World Is Carmen San Diego? :laugh:
Imagine my surprise when at my last job when they had us using a DOS program..."what do you mean you can only use the arrow keys?"
Quote from: Nicky on March 22, 2009, 05:54:29 PM
The Commodore 64 was a legend!
I might be mixing up model numbers, it was the portable one that they made...
Z
Quote from: Nicky on March 22, 2009, 05:54:29 PM
The Commodore 64 was a legend! I had one with a 'data set' which essentially meant you put tapes in it instead of discs, and I remember you had to tune it to get it to work properly. It had a little hole to put a screw driver in. There was an art too it. I had no idea why it needed to be done but it worked.
The VIC 20 used the same peripherals as the 64. You had to adjust it because the digital information was recorded as an analog signal.
Quote from: Rebis on March 22, 2009, 02:57:21 PM
You young bastard
i think it's actually more reflective of the slow coming of the internet revolution to the shores of blighty and my low status on the social/technological ladder.
I was a late bloomer too, as I didn't get on line until 1998 either. That's when I bought my first real computer: a brand-spanking-new Bondi Blue G3 iMac.
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fc%2Fc0%2FIMac_Bondi_Blue.jpg%2F150px-IMac_Bondi_Blue.jpg&hash=3184aa9640d38d59a79820259a41b7db7845b158)
At the time my singular motivation for getting on line was a short picture caption I read in article about Usenet in an old (1994 I believe) issue of Wired magazine I was browsing through one day. The caption read simply "The transgender community has found a home on the Internet". I'd never seen the word "transgender" before, but I knew what it meant. :o
Prior to that my only computers were a variety of old Macs (mostly LC "pizza boxes") that I cobbled together out of parts from the tech department's garbage cans at the school I worked at. They were fun and I learned a few things with them, but I didn't even own a modem, so I never connected any of them to the 'net.
I didn't have internet until I went to college in 2000.
Yeah, memories. The Trash 80 (Tandy from Radio Shack, one of the few you could buy then) had cassette drives. How quaint.
And the web has been around longer then the term internet has been in use. I used one of the first public ones, The 'WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link) which was started by hippies in SF.
Quote from: Virginia Marie on March 23, 2009, 02:21:23 AM
Hippies will do stuff like that. Always starting something :laugh: Peace, Love, and getting connected :laugh:
never finish anything though
Quote from: KYLYKaHYT on March 22, 2009, 08:15:14 PM
I was a late bloomer too, as I didn't get on line until 1998 either. That's when I bought my first real computer: a brand-spanking-new Bondi Blue G3 iMac.
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2Fc%2Fc0%2FIMac_Bondi_Blue.jpg%2F150px-IMac_Bondi_Blue.jpg&hash=3184aa9640d38d59a79820259a41b7db7845b158)
Wow! that was mine too, so cool at the time :)
Quote from: imaz on March 23, 2009, 06:52:45 AM
Wow! that was mine too, so cool at the time :)
I still have mine... along with its matching Flintstones' peripherals (well, the ones that have survived, anyhow). It now resides in my shop and is so caked with dust and paint overspray that its hard to even tell what color it originally was. :'(
ahhhh the memories my first computer was a comadore 64 it would take 1/2 hour to load some games off the tape drive we eventualy got a disk drive 360K 5 1/4 inch disc (if i remember rightly)
I wrote a number of programs and little games way back then
joystick control was way easier then on the windows systems we live with today then again there was only 8 colours
and the 64 in the name refered to how much Ram the computer had 64k LoL we have come a long way
64K, we have come a long way indeed.
One of the first pagers I ever carried had 1 M (that 1024K) memory. It was considerably smaller than the first IBM PC I used, which had 640K of memory.
Ah, to be an info-tech old fart!
Quote from: Shades O'Grey on March 23, 2009, 01:58:13 PM
64K, we have come a long way indeed.
One of the first pagers I ever carried had 1 M (that 1024K) memory. It was considerably smaller than the first IBM PC I used, which had 640K of memory.
Some much younger kids were making fun of my old flash drive because it only had 256 meg. Made me feel old...
I took my first programming course in the summer of 1960. I programmed on the IBM 7080 ("The IBM 7080 was a transistorized variable word length BCD computer in the IBM 700/7000 series commercial architecture line, introduced in August 1961, that provided an upgrade path from the vacuum tube IBM 705 computer."--from Wikipedia). I designed the DE 525 for Olivetti. My first personal computer was the KIM-1 ("The KIM-1, short for Keyboard Input Monitor, was a small 6502-based microcomputer kit developed and produced by MOS Technology, Inc. and launched in 1975. It was very successful in terms of that period, due to its low price (following from the inexpensive 6502) and easy-access expandability."--from Wikipedia); it is on display here in my basement office. My partner and I went into business doing technical writing/graphic design on a Mac Plus and LaserWriter Plus in February, 1987. My G3 iMac is the Tangerine Machine, sitting unused on a desk down here. My FreshRoast Plus Coffee Bean Roaster is also down here. None of these machines have male or female bodies or identities, so far as I know.
S
Quote from: Shades O'Grey on March 23, 2009, 01:58:13 PM
64K, we have come a long way indeed.
One of the first pagers I ever carried had 1 M (that 1024K) memory. It was considerably smaller than the first IBM PC I used, which had 640K of memory.
Ah, to be an info-tech old fart!
I had one of the original ibm pcs. It sported 128kb of memory LOL..... The tech came out and installed another 128kb of memory, and a 2nd floppy drive. The upgrade consisted of dozens of 16kb dram chips that he had to press into the motherboard one by one. They came in a long tube.
It was cool because I could leave the dos disk in drive A, and my word processing disk (wordstar) in drive B. Then one day I scrounged up a 10mb hard disk, and the fun really began.
Our boss had a 4mb "above board" card in his pc. It took something called an "expanded memory manager" to use it. We all sat around trying to decide who would EVER need that much memory ??? :D
Quote from: Simone Louise on March 23, 2009, 06:38:57 PM
My G3 iMac is the Tangerine Machine, sitting unused on a desk down here. My FreshRoast Plus Coffee Bean Roaster is also down here. None of these machines have male or female bodies or identities, so far as I know.
"Tangerine Machine" is definitely an androgyne name.
"FreshRoast Plus Coffee Bean Roaster," however, sounds like some kind of deity. :laugh:
...and at the heart of the forest is a shrine to the great Fresh Roast Coffee Bean Roaster. It is a place of quiet contemplation and a place to receive an excellent cup of coffee, but if you are in a hurry and of common disposition you can also pop next door to the quickymart where the owner, Tangerine Machine, crafts a mean brew at a fraction of the price...
coffee = yum. :laugh:
Quote from: riven_one on March 23, 2009, 08:18:48 PM
I had one of the original ibm pcs. It sported 128kb of memory LOL..... The tech came out and installed another 128kb of memory, and a 2nd floppy drive. The upgrade consisted of dozens of 16kb dram chips that he had to press into the motherboard one by one. They came in a long tube.
It was cool because I could leave the dos disk in drive A, and my word processing disk (wordstar) in drive B. Then one day I scrounged up a 10mb hard disk, and the fun really began.
Our boss had a 4mb "above board" card in his pc. It took something called an "expanded memory manager" to use it. We all sat around trying to decide who would EVER need that much memory ??? :D
DOS 3.3 was great.
I used to run it on a IBM PC with a 20 MB HDD, 2 floppy drives, and 640K of RAM. I had different DOS 3.3 boot disks with different utilities and tools based on what I needed to do.
Quote from: Shades O'Grey on March 24, 2009, 09:46:48 AM
DOS 3.3 was great.
I used to run it on a IBM PC with a 20 MB HDD, 2 floppy drives, and 640K of RAM. I had different DOS 3.3 boot disks with different utilities and tools based on what I needed to do.
Yeah, but dos 4.0 was a disaster. Thank god for DR Dos or microsoft would have been content to stick with 4.0 forever.
Much of what I know now is because of the primitive nature of those early computers (irqs, dmas, memory maps, etc) and having to dive in and fix them and program them. Windows programming (when it first came out) was akin to programming on the bare metal.
I find that people nowadays have no clue what's going on inside the machine and I get a lot of "fix it" jobs from friends and neighbors.
Yeah, I had heard enough horror stories to keep me from trying DOS 4. I went from 3.3 straight to 6. I had even mastered EDLIN, but the text editor built into DOS 6 was better.
...no more computer talk... :icon_headache: i'm not computer literate enough to join in. :'(
:laugh:
Quote from: Nicky on March 23, 2009, 09:50:50 PM
...and at the heart of the forest is a shrine to the great Fresh Roast Coffee Bean Roaster. It is a place of quiet contemplation and a place to receive an excellent cup of coffee, but if you are in a hurry and of common disposition you can also pop next door to the quickymart where the owner, Tangerine Machine, crafts a mean brew at a fraction of the price...
I'm guessing the shrine is next to Candy Mountain?
Quote from: Jaimey on March 25, 2009, 01:57:52 PM
I'm guessing the shrine is next to Candy Mountain?
Yes, and the Bagel Barrows can be found just a short jaunt away.
Quote from: Shades O'Grey on March 25, 2009, 02:11:45 PM
Yes, and the Bagel Barrows can be found just a short jaunt away.
Tasty.
Thread Necromancy Time
Company of Misfits re-hiring, any misfits want a job, name it, claim it then shame it.
Hmmm...let's see....I could work our social services department! I'm good at that. Patient advocate...I'm good at that...umm...hamburger taster? Pretty good at that!!!
Are any of these spots open or available?
I'm sort of an overachiever. I tend to shame a job before I even show up and redefine 'messed up' for the entire range of such jobs once I actually get to (forced to) do it. Is there a job for me?
I want a change of position;
Now I want to be a Moodist.
Being a Moodist includes (but is not limited to) being able to tell the mood I am in, and with proper documentation, to tell the mood others are in.
All of this occurs while wearing a cow costume
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fecx.images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F419jlO39rZL._SL500_AA280_.jpg&hash=6749828faa58ca1925e63b9750dd6aa36e191ddd).
I'd take the position of advertising executive. I'd draw mustaches on everyone in the newspapers and tattoo them on prospective clients. People would think of our company every time they looked in the mirror.
If the position involves being paid twice a week and taxed once a month I'm in!
Preferably as the Irate Customer Relations Officer in the Complaints Dept, Hitting with Stick Section! >:-)
Motto-"Hit them enough and they won't dare complain!"
I'd like to be the forest guru. Tithe 10%, please. >:-)
Does this mean I have to pretend to be a CEO again? Well, I do miss going down to the lobby cafe to get a Fish N' Fruit Smoothie with extra bacon
I'm just concerned about the Company's transitioning at work policy
Quote from: Virginia Marie on January 30, 2011, 07:07:45 PM
I'm just concerned about the Company's transitioning at work policy
No need for concern, one can transition daily, or even more often, as desired! ;D
Z
I have a certain flair for repurposing, re-imagining, scavenging, getting around problems, duck-tape creativity, and all-around white trash engineering...
(I'm white trash with a more socially-responsible edge, so I call myself * Caucasian Recycling * ;D)
I'm not always right on, but I'm full of wacky ideas, a number of which work. And I have a lifetime's experience in doing things cheaply-always good for the bottom line.
I want to be the Facilities Manager...the facility will be interesting...
Quote from: justmeinoz on January 30, 2011, 05:06:11 AM
If the position involves being paid twice a week and taxed once a month I'm in!
Preferably as the Irate Customer Relations Officer in the Complaints Dept, Hitting with Stick Section! >:-)
Motto-"Hit them enough and they won't dare complain!"
I wanted that Job!! :laugh:
I'll gladly settle for the Ranting Babble-Babbler. I do seem to have a knack for it lately.
Or head of the Narcissist Dept. Since I am officially diagnosed as one, not only can I do it, but I can spot another one in seconds. Or just hand out handy tips on how to be one as needed. Hey! I am really good at it, trust me, I'm the best.
Quote from: rite_of_inversion on January 30, 2011, 09:00:40 PM
(I'm white trash with a more socially-responsible edge, so I call myself * Caucasian Recycling * ;D)
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Quote from: Virginia Marie on January 30, 2011, 07:07:45 PM
Well, I do miss going down to the lobby cafe to get a Fish N' Fruit Smoothie with extra bacon.
Oh, dear me. How long has it been since we had Fish smoothies and bacon? Ah, the good ol' days. :icon_weee:
This has become a fun thread over the years, and I probably should let it be. But I have a history of getting myself in trouble.
The thread is based on a quote of mine, and I still believe in the original idea. Early in my working life, I noticed that the BIG companies had personnel requirements that had little to do with the ability of a would-be worker to contribute to the goals of the company. When I was in charge of a computer facility (revolving around an IBM 360-40--anybody remember such things? Oh well, makes no difference), the IBM rep in his blue suit, white shirt, etc., told me that I had more women working in my computer room, than anywhere else he visited in southeastern Michigan. That was because I hired motivated, intelligent people regardless of sex/gender.
The best natural computer programmer I ever knew was a musician, who on his first day in the office noticed that all the desks were lined up in the same direction, said "Oh, no!", and turned and shifted his assigned desk. He would go in the back room after hours when he thought no one was around and play the violin, passionately.
I went to school with a wonderful architect who was a paraplegic, in the days when nobody made accommodations for such people. I often wonder how he made out in his professional career.
As for me, you never want to give me a project without a deadline, say: "Do this when you have time," and walk away. That project will never be finished, though I may start to work on it, may even be enthusiastic. I have no sense of timing or priorities. I need a deadline, and someone to gently remind me of it. Oh, and then there's this gender thing. Nonetheless, I am a good, creative programmer myself, a decent writer who loves words, and am capable of assembling and managing a cohesive teams of workers.
So, it has always seemed to me, that one could consciously assemble a company composed of such people: gifted, talented, desiring to do the best they can, and flawed in some way. The company would have to treat each employee as an individual, and create an environment in which each employee could be successful, could grow, could find satisfaction, and have fun. Many companies have some of these people, but I don't think any company actually seeks out these people I call misfits. All it would take is adapting the company to its highly skilled and talented employees.
In terms of androgynes, what difference does it make if an employee appears as f one day, m the next, and a mixture on the third day, if they produce something that makes the world a better place--and that someone will pay for. Some truly amazing people, rejected by the establishment, are available. That is the idea behind the company of misfits.
Now, you may return to your treif smoothies. I only ask that you chew on this idea between sips. Oops, I need to go cook supper.
S
Quote from: Simone Louise on January 31, 2011, 05:54:21 PM
So, it has always seemed to me, that one could consciously assemble a company composed of such people: gifted, talented, desiring to do the best they can, and flawed in some way. The company would have to treat each employee as an individual, and create an environment in which each employee could be successful, could grow, could find satisfaction, and have fun. Many companies have some of these people, but I don't think any company actually seeks out these people I call misfits. All it would take is adapting the company to its highly skilled and talented employees.
Well, I didn't take the time to read back far enough to find this out......So then...
At one time I was designated as a Scientist when I worked in R&D for a Corporation.
It's also when my GID got out of control, and I had a major breakdown. I never went back. I should have though. Everyone there, and that's about 75 of us, where misfits of some sort. It's part of why I was hired.
I would like to be the Resident Scientist, in charge of Scientific Misfit Investigations. SMI. I only require a lab with lots of equipment that no one knows what it's for. Even me. I will only require lots and lots of really cheap horrible coffee. I will create what ever technology that is required, so long as it really doesn't do anything. Just like me and the Lab equipment. Oh, I need lots of sugar for the coffee. And a large cup and spoon. And a comfy chair I can lean back on to put my feet on the desk, as I contemplate the need for useless technology.
Then I will be able to create something of a grand nature that will make us all rich. We will all be happy forever after.
Hah! Happy Forever Technology. HFT. Why didn't I think of it sooner. I will need some new equipment it seems.
This just gave me a brilliant idea!!! I'll be bothering the lobby cafe directly in the morning to have a chicken casserole with lime sherbet smoothie made for me by lunchtime to go with my tea
Chicka chickah!!! :icon_geekdance:
Quote from: Virginia Marie on January 31, 2011, 10:47:23 PM
lime sherbet smoothie
That sounds really good. Then again, I love anything with lime.
Quote from: Virginia Marie on January 31, 2011, 10:47:23 PM
This just gave me a brilliant idea!!! I'll be bothering the lobby cafe directly in the morning to have a chicken casserole with lime sherbet smoothie made for me by lunchtime to go with my tea
CEO's get the best perks!
Do they deliver coffee? The lobby cafe people I mean...
Simone: What you posted has been in my mind for years.
I am actively working to make that, or at least my version of that, happen in real life.
cheers!
Quote from: ZaidaZadkiel on February 01, 2011, 02:33:57 PM
Simone: What you posted has been in my mind for years.
I am actively working to make that, or at least my version of that, happen in real life.
cheers!
Cheers, and best of luck to you!
S
Simone, I'm going to show my wife that post...she's a computer programmer, and the thing is, I think it'd be great if she could find a bunch of other geeky, eccentric people like herself to work as a contract team. And I'd not thought about that idea before...but maybe that would work for her!
She tried to go solo and failed because she's got social anxiety issues,because she's not terribly disciplined about things, and because it's near-impossible to know everything about computers.
If she could find several other programming and network systems types to form a small group to bid on contracts...I think she'd do a WHOLE lot better than working alone. A group of compatible personalities and interlocking knowledge sets? And maybe they could add people over time?
Having others working with her would help make her more responsible, and someone else could manage the networking to get paying contracts.
I'm going to run that by her tomorrow.
Wow...If this works out for her...I don't know how to thank you!