My Fellow Geeks

Recently, I decided to make my first ever forray into the magical world of RPs, prodded by a close friend of mine, and searched for an internet board on which to practise and learn the ropes so that I didn't make a total fool of myself.

I had to search around a bit because most of the RPs were very combat-based, which is understandable in the fandom I suppose, and thus had reams and reams of rules and tables and point-systems and little number/letter thingammers with doodaas and bits which all controlled which attacks you could use and what weapons you had. And all of the FAQs for explaining this ridiculously complex system were littered with technical terms and yet more tables and eventually my brain just threw up.

So I looked for a board that was a leeeetul less high-maintenance and a bit more focused on character interaction as opposed to kicking butt, taking names and earning points so you could get that wildly over-compensating, strangely phallic sword you always wanted.
( That was, I think, my first mistake. )

Dear Lady,

Telling me that one of my co-workers is an "idiot" is not the way to get on my good side. My job requires a degree, and in fact, not a single person in my department is an actual idiot. I work with them every day and I would know.

However, telling me that said "idiot" sounds like "some kind of chink" tells me everything I need to know about you. It tells me that you are NOT worth my time. I'm certainly NOT going to pass along your thoughtful critique to my supervisor so they'll know that you don't wish to speak to "goddamn immigrants" when you call us. I sincerely hope that you make good on your threat to not shop here until you can get someone who "speaks fucking English."

For the record, all of our reps, even the "goddamn foreigners" speak excellent English.

Current Mood: shocked

Long time listener, first time caller.

What i do: in ur librariez, RFID taggin' ur books. As such, i don't have a lot of public contact. However, i am in contact with the items they return to the library. So i see all the... interesting ways people treat the items they borrow, as such they are more WTFs than sucks. Continuing in letter format...

Dear Patron,

Thank you ever so much for returning the DVD you checked out of the library so that other people could view it. We do understand that sometimes in the course of usage, items can become damaged. Books tear, DVDs scratch, cases get beaten about a bit. These things, while irksome a bit, do not seriously bother us.

However, discovering the DVD you returned was soaking wet was a bit disconcerting. When i opened said DVD case to check for our RFID tag, and saw the paper insert (and my RFID tag) were soaked so completely that the blue backing of my tag showed through the white front of the tag was eyebrow raising. However, when i inhaled and smelled the bouquet of urine de human, i was a bit freaked out. i had to wonder 1) how this happened (although i don't really want to think about that too hard), and 2) what made you think it was okay to return something like that?! The least you could have done was taken the insert out of the case and let it dry before returning it. The best thing would have been to place it in a plastic bag and bring it into the library and explain what happened. The nice circulation people wouldn't have laughed. At least not in your face. Honest.

Plz to be treating your library items with respect. Kthnxbai.

No love,

I.C.N.

(fwiw, i turned it over to one of the circulation peeps, who placed it in a plastic bag, and turned it over to another librarian who will damage it out of the system and deep-six it. I then grabbed our disinfecting wipes and almost rubbed my hands raw. I just... ew. i've seen my fair share of somewhat ick-inducing things here (The maple syrup thumbprint on the Barney dvd was kind of an ick) but this takes the cake.)

Current Mood: grossed out

If you wanted your board to be exclusive, maybe you shouldn't have let in players you don't want to play with or just don't like. Not when you've made such a big deal about getting everyone involved. Belittling them to your special group and ignoring their ideas and feelings seems like a real waste of valuable play time. You think they don't notice how you're pulling other players away from them and pushing threads to continue without them?

What is this, Camp Chippewa?


Now that's an idea for a board if a good Gary Granger and Becky Martin Granger could be had...

Background: formerly a residence porter (obai annoying drinky pplz and shitty minimum wage), now working overnight stocking shelves in the pantry (non-cooler/freezer foods) department at the Big Blue Store with the initials W and M (ohai no pplz and better pay).

Since I work overnight stocking shelves at the Big Blue WM and our store (and area) are pretty teeny, I don't actually deal with customers face to face.  One might think this prevents customer sucks and WTFs.

I wish.

FYI, this is a fair-sized list, since it's pretty much everything from the last... eight months, lol.

Dear Big Blue WM customers,

Please stop doing the following:

( Long list is loooooooooooooong *lol ancient internet joke* )

Current Mood: tired

There are no words for this at all.




I just...

Current Mood: nauseated

Background: hotel waitress. Customers usually use coupons to 'pay' for their set food unless they order a la carte.

There was a table who had a problem with their coupons- some kind of mix-up from the desk staff. I was going down to reception with one of them to clear it up. During the conversation with the reception staff he put his arm around my waist. He didn't pull me closer or anything. He just put his arm around my waist.

It got cleared up quickly, but I still did my best to put on a smile when serving that table for the rest of their meal.

Query: in what society is that acceptable? Seriously? You don't even know me, mister. I'm young enough to be your daughter.

Witnessed suck today in a Vodafone store...

Dear Customer,

I know it's frustrating when there's a fault with your phone and it needs replacing. Really, I do. Also frustrating when you've been told it can't be replaced with a brand new phone. However...

...the manager explained to you, nicely, that you had invalidated your insurance policy by taking your SIM card out of the insured phone, something you were warned not to do when you'd been in the store to buy your contract not long before. Yes, the actual phone was in use - just not by you. He explained that it didn't matter that the insured phone was being used at the same time as your contract SIM because they weren't together - you can't claim on a phone's insurance to fix a completely different phone. You then responded that customer service told you that you COULD use the insurance to have the phone sent away to be fixed, however the manager showed you the document which said that this wasn't the case. Given the fact that you repeated this FIVE TIMES no matter what he said to you, you really weren't winning much sympathy. In fact, it really looked like you were lying to get your own way with the manager, so please, throwing a hissy fit when it's been proved to you that his hands are tied really won't help you.

...you then went on to say that you'd brought the faulty, uninsured, non Vodafone sold phone in the day before for a member of staff to have a look at. You changed your story then, saying she'd told you that the insurance wouldn't pay for the phone to be sent away and fixed, but that Vodafone would, and that they would give you a brand new Vodafone phone as a courtesy phone to use whilst yours was with the manufacturer being examined. This is not only implausible, but it's a lie. As the staff member serving another customer said, he'd been there the previous day when his colleague served you, and she said nothing of the sort. In fact, she told you everything the manager has been telling you today.

...all in all, there was really no need for your rude and aggressive tone, either.

With no love,

The fifteen other customers in the store who are amazed no-one's thrown the damn phone at you yet.

Current Location: Carlisle, UK
Current Mood: cold

I get it, you have other fandoms that you enjoy more than the one we're gaming. There's fandoms that everyone in this current game enjoys more. It'd be kickass if we could all settle on a fandom, but we're from all corners of the interest web and can't seem to settle on one. We all have "games on the side" which belong to our respective fandoms but THIS is our "big game"...our "main game."

What sets you apart? You constantly make us feel like our game is inferior to your other game. You bitch about being bored, you started dropping the dreaded one liners, you're slow at replying because you're...oh wait...at your other game. And as if that wasn't bad enough, you're now telling everyone how much you love your other game, how much FUN you have with other players and other characters which are not in our game. Fap moar pleez. If you love that game so much more then, please, leave our game and go fap to your fandom's characters/the people you play with there.

We've tried to accommodate you in any way we can. We do all the plot twists you want, we even give in to the crack pairings you want. We really just want to be a happy RP family again. I'm sorry we don't "inspire you" or "kick-start your RP muse" anymore but we're not here to be your personal jesters. We worked our asses off to keep you interested but it's clear you just want to be playing elsewhere. So, why don't you just go? Oh wait, it's because you need to sit there and ignore our threads, drop shitty one liners, and then fap on our forum/other forums or on DA about how much you just LOVE the other game. Are you trying to make us feel bad? I think so. And if that was your intent, it worked. Now people you've been RPing with for over 2 years feel like crap and you've stopped talking to everyone on aim. You disappear for days on end and make up bullshit excuses as to why you're so busy but yet you can play your other game on a regular basis.

So I guess our "friendship" really meant we were your "post bitches" and now that we're of no use to you, you can just discard us and forget us. Thanks for that, really. And also, thanks for leaving all your characters intertwined with ours. Now the mods have to think of creative ways to pretend your characters never existed or just fucked off somewhere so we can salvage the remaining plot.

If you just had the balls to tell us this, we'd be okay. But you have to be catty and backstabbing and cop out on people. I thought we were all friends, I guess you had other ideas. Thanks, douchebag. It doesn't help that now I see another RP buddy from one of my side games doing the same shit in regards to another game. My God, I'm done RPing for now.

/end emo wank

Suck number 1

Why yes Mrs Customer you can return unopened items within 30 days for any reason. Sadly in your case the operational word there that you missed is unopened. Trying to return a controller that was purchased new, and now has HALF the box it came in, really does not qualify as unopened. Your upset and want to speak to a manager? Well here she is, the owner, and she also said no.

Please by all means call the "home office". Lady we are a franchise, and the owners decisions are law. Just own up to your son being a tool, for opening a controller, breaking it, and you being enough of a bitch to try to scam small buisness owners out of the cash because your crotchling is stupid and abisuve to his stuff.... classy.

Suck 2

We from time to time buy dead systems for parts to use in our repair buisness. This is done on a case by case buisness. We do NOT buy open systems for parts. The reason is that there are tons of instant repair techs who think they can fix their consoles because youtube showed them how. Combine that with the legion of consoles being banned for being modded and we stand to lose more than we make. This means that if your system has been opened we will not buy it... PERIOD.

So obviously sir, your solution to this being told to you is to scream and demand we buy it, and we HAVE to inspect it to see that nothing has been done to it, so we HAVE to buy it. Its a pile of parts, half of which are broken and completely marked up because you mistook a sledge hammer for a screwdriver and are an idiot. So when you yell at the owner and say this is bullshit, please dont act surprised you were thrown out.

Suck 3

Dear mister at home Wii modder. Calling us to say you had attempted a home mod to make the system copy wii games illigeally was a bad move. We informed you that we could restore the system, but would NOT warranty it, nor complete the mod. So your solution was obviously to get upset and threaten to call Nintendo and our home office. Good luck with that buddy. Best part is having a long time friend at the BBB. He called after laughing at you to say the complaint was dismissed 5 minuets after you filed it.

Suck 4

If you decide to do a home hard drive install of your PS3 and fuck it up, dont call to tell us we have to fx it. We choose to fix it, nothing else. Coming in demanding we do it now and ignore the two weeks worth of backed up repairs does you no good. Then getting pissed because we informed you that by doing what you did, you had not only voided your warranty and we would not guarantee the work. But you had also erased your save games as well because your an idiot, well thats just special.

Let me clue you in, we would have fixed it for around 20 bucks, but when you throw the fit like you did, the price tripled. So enjoy your PS3 in 3 weeks instead of the day or so we normally do it in and the 60 bucks you lost for being a dick and not being nice.

Okay, so this is rather non-serious and whatever, but I thought you guys might find it amusing/relevant?

I had a dream last night. A PROPHETIC DREAM. (Well not really, but one of my friends thinks it is.)
I was talking to Christopher Paolini in the parking lot of my school and he was going on and on about this part he had planned where Galbatorix was to become GALBOZOR and Shruikan becomes SHRUIZOR. Meaning they become REALLY BIG. Meanwhile, in the background, GALBOZOR and SHRUIZOR were crashing around in the parking lot and I was all "Goodness, what a stupid idea, Pao-lee-nee"

I think the best part is that it's not too far off from something he'd do. Galby using his magic to become a giant...hmmm.
In other news, Anti-Shur'tugal has clearly infected me.

*runs away from the oncoming tide of anger and hatred*

(Anybody else have dreams like this, by the way?)

Current Mood: uncomfortable
Current Music: o:

I am having way too much fun for my own good. I drew a couple more things, hope you aren't fed up with me yet! XD

Current Mood: sleepy

Gonna try again to talk mom into letting me go visit beautifultwist and her mother for New Year's.

I need out of this house for a few days.

I work in a call center for a place that sells classical string instruments and various accessories. One of our biggest holiday items is electrics, particularly electric violins. Our customer base is made up primarily of musicians, with about 30% being parents, spouses, or friends of musicians who know nothing about anything. So we expect to do a lot of explaining when someone has a problem.

This morning, I get the call from an antsy woman wanting to know why it took "so long" to answer the phone. She called right at 9am, and her call was answered before 9:01. Sighing exasperatedly the whole time, she expresses her disappointment at how we could have possibly sent her an electric violin that didn't work. Several times she explained what it wasn't doing, and several times I told her that it sounded like a bad battery.

But we checked it in out battery tester. The battery is fine! The problem is this stupid thing, and you need to overnight me a new one TODAY!!! how can you send out something so expensive without checking it blah blah blah. I calmly explain that I can send out a new one, but I'm not able to overnight it for free. We talk a bit more and she busts out with this gem: Well, I don't know how you could even send out one like this, the part where the battery is supposed to connect is just plastic! It doesn't even have connectors on it!

Ma'am, the plastic end is where the back of the battery goes. The metal part is where the battery actually connects. It's just like an alarm clock, or really...any item that takes a battery. Just turn the battery around and it should be fine.

Long silence...

Oh...why don't I tell my son that and see if it makes any difference.

Yeah, you do that.

Current Mood: shocked
Current Music: Family Guy with the hubby

Hi i be selling your burgers and fries.


Background we have a sr drink it is a kid's cup that has been comped out. we tend to give a larger cup just because it is so small and just about everyone complains so we just bypass the yelling and give the larger cup.


Dear sir
I am sorry but there is no way that we are allowed to upgrade the sr drink to a medium for 50 or 75 cents. I already knew that and yet asked to make you happy, but you stood there and yelled at my boss that you go to (my company) all the time in Huston and they let you do it there.

1. If they do it in huston then by all means drive there to get your free drink

2. they have a different head office then us so maybe they can get away with it with out getting written up.

3. just because one store (or a few stores ) break the rules doesn't mean that we all will


have a great day enjoy your medium cup that you payed full price for

ps if you had not been such a jerk about it then maybe i would have been willing to bend the rules for you but nope

Um. Do we remember this? I posted this the other day?

Yea.

She decided that I'm such an evil, selfish, cunt muffined bitch that she decided to flame all about me all over her LJ, as well as her facebook. Because I'm so evil and so heartless for kicking her for inactivity that I deserve to have this kinda shit smeared not only around my face, but the rp as well. This resulted in a rather nice application being withdrawn, because the booted decided to stalk and AIM the apper, and warn her about all the terrible things that has never fucking been done by me or the RP. The applier has no interest now in the rp, and I am sad faced.

I've come to the conclusion that she lied on her own ap about her age. Or at least I'm hopeful that she's at least 12 and not 19.

Karma? A player knows this girl personally. And although she's never had a vendetta against her (that I knew of), and although I never support this kinda action, she went ahead and decided to egg her in the face for her abhorrent behavior.

No really. She chucked an egg at her.

Meanwhile, our supporters have posted her dreadful OOC leaving post on their journals and in comments on her own, to reveal her childish actions. I feel a bit happy that I no longer need my brick, no matter how much I've head desked over this.

I really should become an Earl Hickey follower.

Sir,

I have none of the shirt you are trying to return in stock. YOU failed to bring with you your receipt, and the tag is not here either. I have no catalog to look this shirt up in (to get a number) even if I was willing to BREAK POLICY to exchange this shirt.

No no no no. Even if I COULD take back the shirt, I still wouldn't. Why? Well, frankly, it smells like smoke and has obviously been through the wash. You wore it. And it has a pull in the sleeve!

No, having worn it, you cannot return it for a pull in the sleeve. Why? How do I know YOU didn't cause the damage? Exactly.

And one last thing, if you brought in a non damaged, non smelly, shirt with a tag and/or a receipt, YOU STILL WOULD NOT GET YOUR MONEY BACK! (Evil laugh because I'm doing this to you personally /sarcasm)

The return policy is clearly stated on each register, hanging on a big sign behind the registers and even (in preparation for the holidays) ON THE FRONT GODDAMN DOOR! You can EXCHANGE or take STORE CREDIT. That's it, that's all.

Go away now!

I work in a small restaurant. We have a metal awning over our front door. Due to a variety of factors (Including the buildings age, and the landlord's apparent cheapness) it was attempting to fall off the building today. It looked kinda like this /-----. (Sorry for low-tech picture. I'm not very computer savvy, but I'm sure y'all get the idea.) My manager freaked out when he got there, roped the area off with caution tape and posted signs directing people to the door on the side of the building.

I can not tell you the number of times today people looked at the awning, looked at the cation tape, looked at the signs, looked through the window as if to confirm we were open, looked at the awning again, and then moved the tape out of the way so they could go under it. Toward the end of the day I was starting to hope it would fall on people, just so they'd quit trying to come inside through the front.


Another minor boggle of my mind: Eggs in a Basket. A hole is cut into a slice of bread, the egg is cracked into the hole and cooked inside bread. I understand not knowing what you're ordering. (But really, why would you order something if you didn't know what it was?) However, ways we absolutely can NOT make Eggs in a Basket include: Sunny Side Up (only one side of the bread would be cooked) Scrambled (I recommend Over Hard aka Fried, same diff, except not split up as well) and last but certainly not least......Poached. (No really, how? How would that work?) I won our daily "dumbest question customers ask us" by a landslide that day.

( This could get a bit of length )

My last customer of the night turned her grapes into grape juice and bread (almost) into breadcrumbs last night because she kept pushing the button and advancing the belt. Nevermind my warnings that it would happen or my offerings to advance the belt for her while she bagged. You can guess who was so very obviously at fault here.

Then there was the customer who left their shopping basket on the belt behind me. They said "I'll be right back, I forgot my wallet at home." Told them it wasn't a problem and I'd watch their groceries. About 20-30 min goes by (we closed in less then 10 min) and they still haven't returned to get said basket. This is when I notice a roast buried under all the frozen dinners. I checked to make sure the frozen stuff was still frozen and the roast was still cold enough to put back. Everything was, so back to the coolers and freezers it went. No sooner do I get back to my register when the customer comes running in. "Where's my stuff? Why'd you put everything back?!?!?!" I explained that not only had they been gone long enough that I couldn't leave anything out longer, but we were closing soon, in about 5 minutes by that time. This was not acceptable. So they went back into the store and wasted 15 minutes picking out more stuff because "now we're even since I've wasted 15 minutes of your time". How old are we, fucking 3?

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