GM's thread about nothing (36 Viewers)

[mr. furley]

So at the company secret Santa I got a gift certificate to a "salon and lounge for men." Listen, just because I can dress myself, cook for myself, and am unmarried, does not mean that I want to go get a ####### manicure or a 39 dollar "cut, luxury shampoo, stress relief, aroma therapy towel wrap (whatever the #### that is) and style."

And note to my young hipster dufus co-worker whose sexuality I question - the fact that they "let you bring your own beer" doesn't change the ### #### analysis. When I go to get a haircut, I want to go in, get my hair cut, and get out. When I want to hang out and drink, I go where men actually do that - a bar.

maybe i'm doing it wrong

 

[RudiStein]

The private school I went to became a repository of public school refugees.

:confirmed:We were the biggest bunch of delinquents you could find. In the 8th grade, you got to go on a 3 day trip to Chicago at the end of the year, unless you happened to get suspended sometime during the year. It wasn't all that easy, for most kids in the school, to get suspended. We had 32 boys in my class and 16 of us were suspended at least once during the year.

At my school we have a Disneyland trip. It used to be an overnighter to Catalina. When a kid doesn't qualify to go due to behavior problems we use the term "self-select out". As is "Tyler self-selected himself out of Disneyland when he shoved Micah's head in the toilet."

 

[St. Louis Bob]

The private school I went to became a repository of public school refugees.

:confirmed:We were the biggest bunch of delinquents you could find. In the 8th grade, you got to go on a 3 day trip to Chicago at the end of the year, unless you happened to get suspended sometime during the year. It wasn't all that easy, for most kids in the school, to get suspended. We had 32 boys in my class and 16 of us were suspended at least once during the year.

At my school we have a Disneyland trip. It used to be an overnighter to Catalina. When a kid doesn't qualify to go due to behavior problems we use the term "self-select out". As is "Tyler self-selected himself out of Disneyland when he shoved Micah's head in the toilet."

lmaoI like that. Chris self-selected himself out for punching Mrs. ##### the music teacher.

 

[YSR]

The private school I went to became a repository of public school refugees.

:confirmed:We were the biggest bunch of delinquents you could find. In the 8th grade, you got to go on a 3 day trip to Chicago at the end of the year, unless you happened to get suspended sometime during the year. It wasn't all that easy, for most kids in the school, to get suspended. We had 32 boys in my class and 16 of us were suspended at least once during the year.

At my school we have a Disneyland trip. It used to be an overnighter to Catalina. When a kid doesn't qualify to go due to behavior problems we use the term "self-select out". As is "Tyler self-selected himself out of Disneyland when he shoved Micah's head in the toilet."

Zaxxon self-selected out when he asked to be ###### while his head was in the toilet.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Sexual Cornhole

 

[the rover]

never watched Tosh. He better be funnier than Dane Cook.

You know those Russian dolls that stack inside of each other? LinkDaniel Tosh is a smaller doll inside of Dane Cook. He stinks.

 

[YSR]

Sexual Cornhole

:bandname:

 

[General Malaise]

I'd like to self-select myself out of tonight's festive "tacky xmas sweater" party, but I'm unable to opt-out because my wife and kids are giddy as goats to go to this....thing.

I went to Godwill (first, last and only time I do that) to try and find a tacky xmas sweater, but I didn't really find anything remotely close to a festive sweater. So I bought an extra large t-shirt from some Jingle Bell run benefiting Arthritis. That's right...not Cancer or Lupos or Lou Gherig's Disease or something that might actually be terminal, no. Arthritis. Don't they take asprin for that?

Can't wait to wear stranger's clothes.

 

[YSR]

So, I'm an ####### and while sitting on the dock tonight, I stupidly let my iPhone drop into the water. I know Apple/AT&T still has the monopoly on this.... anyone have any other suggestions on how I might replace?

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

So, I'm an ####### and while sitting on the dock tonight, I stupidly let my iPhone drop into the water. I know Apple/AT&T still has the monopoly on this.... anyone have any other suggestions on how I might replace?

US Cellular around those parts? Free phones for new customers right now, including Android and Blackberry phones.

 

[jplvr]

Can't wait to wear stranger's clothes.

I can't get past this part of it either. I feel gross right now just thinking about it. I've shopped at Goodwill for Halloween clothes, but never could find anything... not that I even tried anything on.YSR> Refurb then wait out Verizon launching the iPhone? I was told at a Christmas party by a rep they can't even talk about it right now, but January 1st should be huge for them. He kept being all cryptic, so if they don't end up getting the stupid things in January, I'm going to drive 4 hours to kick him in the balls because he wouldn't just tell me specifically that they'd have them by "XX/XX/11."I'm running away from AT&T like it's herpes.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

So, I'm an ####### and while sitting on the dock tonight, I stupidly let my iPhone drop into the water. I know Apple/AT&T still has the monopoly on this.... anyone have any other suggestions on how I might replace?

I accidentally killed my brand new iphone 4 earlier this year when I jumped in a lake and forgot it was still in my pocket. i went down to the Apple store and they replaced it on the spot for $200 . I was worried I'd have to pay full price since I couldn't exactly sign another 2-year contract with AT&T but they didn't care at all and have a supply ready just for schmucks like us.Also, insurance doesn't cover water damage and they can tell if the phone was killed by water. If you don't mind spending another $200, it was a surprisingly painless process to replace. If you don't have an Apple store nearby, I assume you could call them and ask them what to do.

 

[YSR]

So, I'm an ####### and while sitting on the dock tonight, I stupidly let my iPhone drop into the water. I know Apple/AT&T still has the monopoly on this.... anyone have any other suggestions on how I might replace?

I accidentally killed my brand new iphone 4 earlier this year when I jumped in a lake and forgot it was still in my pocket. i went down to the Apple store and they replaced it on the spot for $200 . I was worried I'd have to pay full price since I couldn't exactly sign another 2-year contract with AT&T but they didn't care at all and have a supply ready just for schmucks like us.Also, insurance doesn't cover water damage and they can tell if the phone was killed by water. If you don't mind spending another $200, it was a surprisingly painless process to replace. If you don't have an Apple store nearby, I assume you could call them and ask them what to do.

Good to know. We have an Apple store here - hoping they won't be turds about this. BF ended up going next door to the neighbors who have a pool and grabbing their skimming net. He brought it over to our dock and after 5-6 sweeps (during which he had a good 1/2 armful of sludge), we fished out my phone. It's sitting in rice now. We'll see. Someone please bookmark this post for when I am ever tempted to complain about him (his parents are excluded from this). He is far better a man than I deserve.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

It's sitting in rice now. We'll see.

Yeah, I tried this too. It might have worked but I was impatient, tried to turn the phone on, and shorted it out completely.GLLL.

 

[jplvr]

I've heard something about the fridge for drying out a phone... I don't think it was the freezer. As you can see, I can't remember what was actually suggested, but I think it involved a ziplock bag. This could be directions for something drug related too. I never know.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Am I a bad dad for posting that about Cal?

 

[Hawks64]

Can't wait to wear stranger's clothes.

I can't get past this part of it either. I feel gross right now just thinking about it. I've shopped at Goodwill for Halloween clothes, but never could find anything... not that I even tried anything on.YSR> Refurb then wait out Verizon launching the iPhone? I was told at a Christmas party by a rep they can't even talk about it right now, but January 1st should be huge for them. He kept being all cryptic, so if they don't end up getting the stupid things in January, I'm going to drive 4 hours to kick him in the balls because he wouldn't just tell me specifically that they'd have them by "XX/XX/11."I'm running away from AT&T like it's herpes.

FYI my Uncle is a Director for VZW on the consumer side. When the iPad came out he didn't find out until the day before the launch when his boss, some VP, called him and told him it was launching the next day. Doubt a rep would know much unless they are very high up in the org.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Am I a bad dad for posting that about Cal?

Hell no, we are all bad parents but it has nothing to do with what we post on message boards :X

 

[kevzilla]

Am I a bad dad for posting that about Cal?

No, of course not.You're a bad dad for not going up there and kicking Sister Mary Elephant's ###.

 

[Hawks64]

Am I a bad dad for posting that about Cal?

Nope, I owe you some thanks actually, we are going through something similar with our oldest. Very hard time learning (he's in 1st grade) and gets visibly frustrated. The way he acts out is by trying to be Mr funny-man, and gets in trouble for disrupting the class. Trying to work through that and watch him struggle is incredibly hard so I feel your pain in that regard.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Mex & Kev, thanks, you both make a solid point.

GM, I got your card today. I just noticed it open on my desk. Countdown to her asking me wtf you are starts......now!!

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Am I a bad dad for posting that about Cal?

Nope, I owe you some thanks actually, we are going through something similar with our oldest. Very hard time learning (he's in 1st grade) and gets visibly frustrated. The way he acts out is by trying to be Mr funny-man, and gets in trouble for disrupting the class. Trying to work through that and watch him struggle is incredibly hard so I feel your pain in that regard.

Thanks GB, Cal is in the 1st grade too, for now. I'm going to go pour me a whiskey, roll a joint and watched Scrooged! in your honor. I hope things work for you too.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Mex & Kev, thanks, you both make a solid point.

GM, I got your card today. I just noticed it open on my desk. Countdown to her asking me wtf you are starts......now!!

Whoever had 4 minutes is the winner. Kind of.Mrs. SLB: Do I need to send a Christmas card to that guy, N####?

Me: That would be great.

 

[Hawks64]

Am I a bad dad for posting that about Cal?

Nope, I owe you some thanks actually, we are going through something similar with our oldest. Very hard time learning (he's in 1st grade) and gets visibly frustrated. The way he acts out is by trying to be Mr funny-man, and gets in trouble for disrupting the class. Trying to work through that and watch him struggle is incredibly hard so I feel your pain in that regard.

Thanks GB, Cal is in the 1st grade too, for now. I'm going to go pour me a whiskey, roll a joint and watched Scrooged! in your honor. I hope things work for you too.

Thanks, hope you and the Mrs get through this with Cal in short order. Draining my first Breakfast Stout of the night.

 

[General Malaise]

Am I a bad dad for posting that about Cal?

Why would you think that? Sounds like to me you're a great dad who gives a damn about the well being of his son. Wish there were more dads like that.

 

[General Malaise]

Mex & Kev, thanks, you both make a solid point.

GM, I got your card today. I just noticed it open on my desk. Countdown to her asking me wtf you are starts......now!!

Whoever had 4 minutes is the winner. Kind of.Mrs. SLB: Do I need to send a Christmas card to that guy, N####?

Me: That would be great.

Cosjobs wife gives Cosjobs an armfulof crap every year when he gets my card. I think she even teases him a little for having 'internet friends'.

No need to send a card, GB. I just threw it in with the thank you note and thought it might be funny to catch your wife's reaction.

 

[RudiStein]

I replied to Bob's long post about Cal earlier today. No idea what happend to it.

 

[General Malaise]

Am I a bad dad for posting that about Cal?

Nope, I owe you some thanks actually, we are going through something similar with our oldest. Very hard time learning (he's in 1st grade) and gets visibly frustrated. The way he acts out is by trying to be Mr funny-man, and gets in trouble for disrupting the class. Trying to work through that and watch him struggle is incredibly hard so I feel your pain in that regard.

Best of luck to you and your family, GB. If either of you ever have any questions at all, my mom taught at one of the best private schools in Dallas for children with ADHD, Dyslexia and other learning blocks. She's got more credentials than a 5-star general. I'd be happy to pass her any questions or concerns you might have. She's an expert in this arena and so let me know if you ever need some input from Momma Malaise.

 

[RudiStein]

I don't get Xmas cards from FBGs

Of course I don't pass out my address. That might be it.

 

[General Malaise]

I replied to Bob's long post about Cal earlier today. No idea what happend to it.

Why on earth would THAT be deleted? I know guys like you are on a short leash, but I'm surprised something like that would vanish. We do a lot of 'delete worthy' things in this thread, but your post on this topic wasn't one of them.

 

[General Malaise]

I don't get Xmas cards from FBGs Of course I don't pass out my address. That might be it.

Next time I see you, I'll thrust your head into my nipple, Elaine to Costanza style.

 

[Hawks64]

Am I a bad dad for posting that about Cal?

Nope, I owe you some thanks actually, we are going through something similar with our oldest. Very hard time learning (he's in 1st grade) and gets visibly frustrated. The way he acts out is by trying to be Mr funny-man, and gets in trouble for disrupting the class. Trying to work through that and watch him struggle is incredibly hard so I feel your pain in that regard.

Best of luck to you and your family, GB. If either of you ever have any questions at all, my mom taught at one of the best private schools in Dallas for children with ADHD, Dyslexia and other learning blocks. She's got more credentials than a 5-star general. I'd be happy to pass her any questions or concerns you might have. She's an expert in this arena and so let me know if you ever need some input from Momma Malaise.

Thanks GM, we are thinking Dyslexia might be part of the issue. He mixes up numbers all the time and often in words. So we'll see. Getting his eyes/ears checked as the first step, depending on those results will determine next steps.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

no recent Rudi posts from this thread in the purged forum.

 

[YSR]

I will send my address to anyone who has extra Christmas cards. We have no friends here.

PM for details.

 

[RudiStein]

I replied to Bob's long post about Cal earlier today. No idea what happend to it.

Why on earth would THAT be deleted? I know guys like you are on a short leash, but I'm surprised something like that would vanish. We do a lot of 'delete worthy' things in this thread, but your post on this topic wasn't one of them.

I don't even know if it was deleted or not. I'm 99% sure I posted it from work right after last period.Then again I was haaaaammmmered.**By "hammered" I mean jealous of those people who can drink at work.

 

[General Malaise]

Am I a bad dad for posting that about Cal?

Nope, I owe you some thanks actually, we are going through something similar with our oldest. Very hard time learning (he's in 1st grade) and gets visibly frustrated. The way he acts out is by trying to be Mr funny-man, and gets in trouble for disrupting the class. Trying to work through that and watch him struggle is incredibly hard so I feel your pain in that regard.

Best of luck to you and your family, GB. If either of you ever have any questions at all, my mom taught at one of the best private schools in Dallas for children with ADHD, Dyslexia and other learning blocks. She's got more credentials than a 5-star general. I'd be happy to pass her any questions or concerns you might have. She's an expert in this arena and so let me know if you ever need some input from Momma Malaise.

Thanks GM, we are thinking Dyslexia might be part of the issue. He mixes up numbers all the time and often in words. So we'll see. Getting his eyes/ears checked as the first step, depending on those results will determine next steps.

Where are you guys located?

 

[General Malaise]

I replied to Bob's long post about Cal earlier today. No idea what happend to it.

Why on earth would THAT be deleted? I know guys like you are on a short leash, but I'm surprised something like that would vanish. We do a lot of 'delete worthy' things in this thread, but your post on this topic wasn't one of them.

I don't even know if it was deleted or not. I'm 99% sure I posted it from work right after last period.Then again I was haaaaammmmered.**By "hammered" I mean jealous of those people who can drink at work.

I don't think anybody likes to jump to conclusions like I do.

 

[RudiStein]

no recent Rudi posts from this thread in the purged forum.

Yeah, I sometimes have trouble posting at work. Sometimes I have to hit "add reply" twice. Of course I double post a lot.

 

[General Malaise]

Mex & Kev, thanks, you both make a solid point.

GM, I got your card today. I just noticed it open on my desk. Countdown to her asking me wtf you are starts......now!!

Whoever had 4 minutes is the winner. Kind of.Mrs. SLB: Do I need to send a Christmas card to that guy, N####?

Me: That would be great.

Grade my handwriting please.

 

[Hawks64]

Am I a bad dad for posting that about Cal?

Nope, I owe you some thanks actually, we are going through something similar with our oldest. Very hard time learning (he's in 1st grade) and gets visibly frustrated. The way he acts out is by trying to be Mr funny-man, and gets in trouble for disrupting the class. Trying to work through that and watch him struggle is incredibly hard so I feel your pain in that regard.

Best of luck to you and your family, GB. If either of you ever have any questions at all, my mom taught at one of the best private schools in Dallas for children with ADHD, Dyslexia and other learning blocks. She's got more credentials than a 5-star general. I'd be happy to pass her any questions or concerns you might have. She's an expert in this arena and so let me know if you ever need some input from Momma Malaise.

Thanks GM, we are thinking Dyslexia might be part of the issue. He mixes up numbers all the time and often in words. So we'll see. Getting his eyes/ears checked as the first step, depending on those results will determine next steps.

Where are you guys located?

Up in the burbs of Chicago GB.

 

[General Malaise]

Why is there a wolf logo attached to my post above?

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

I will send my address to anyone who has extra Christmas cards. We have no friends here.PM for details.

How about a Christmas card/Save the date combo?I should probably check if we have extras first

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Why is there a wolf logo attached to my post above?

you put it there.

 

[General Malaise]

Up in the burbs of Chicago GB.

Good. Bigger the city, the more resources available to you. My mom's school did evaluations for kids your son's age. I would bet there are some fabulous schools in Chicago that can help diagnose and devise a plan of action.Some of the best and brightest children in the city of Dallas attended my mom's school. Once they were able to remove certain learning blocks, many of these kids went on and absolutely thrived in mainstream schools and college.

 

[General Malaise]

Why is there a wolf logo attached to my post above?

you put it there.

Huh. That's pretty peculiar behavior.Alright, done stalling. I have to go to this party now. Grrrrr.

 

[YSR]

Why is there a wolf logo attached to my post above?

you put it there.

Huh. That's pretty peculiar behavior.Alright, done stalling. I have to go to this party now. Grrrrr.

Grrrrr.

 

[General Malaise]

Zippy sent me his christmas letter once year. That was....odd.

 

[Hawks64]

Up in the burbs of Chicago GB.

Good. Bigger the city, the more resources available to you. My mom's school did evaluations for kids your son's age. I would bet there are some fabulous schools in Chicago that can help diagnose and devise a plan of action.Some of the best and brightest children in the city of Dallas attended my mom's school. Once they were able to remove certain learning blocks, many of these kids went on and absolutely thrived in mainstream schools and college.

We are pretty lucky that we have the Illinois branch of he International Dyslexia Association fairly close so I am very confident that we can get him the help he needs once we figure it out. He's a bright kid but struggles with reading/writing and numbers/math. Once we can figure out how he learns he should be fine, but getting there is proving to be more of a challenge than I thought.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Thanks GM, I'll remember your Mom. Your handwriting sucked but was better than mine. Krista posted my thank you note, you be the judge. I'll give you a D.

YSR, everybody in the football got a card. I would send you one but it might put your boyfriend on a plane to St. Louis.

Do you know how may cats there are in this country? /scrooged

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

Anyone ever use Rosetta Stone? Thinking about learning Greek