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I have 8 minutes to find a sandwich somewhere, read this stuff and respond. Aw hell, I'm fat anyway; I'll skip the sandwich.I just wanted to check in as I've now spent 7 minutes skimming a few of the postings and also some private messages and e-mails. I'll respond to the private messages separately when I can, but for public purposes I'll just say I feel like a bit of a dickmitten. (Can a woman be a dickmitten? "Vagmitten" doesn't have the same ring.) From what I've seen, many of you have been incredibly kind to me in the past several hours, and those one or two that are dickmittens are not unexpected in that regard. And to be clear again, I don't mean, or shouldn't have, directed that as if it were a Tanner issue. He continues to be someone I like and respect very much.So that's it from me. If I'm ever not working, I'll take some time to reply, though do not worry as I won't extend the horror by mucking up the GMTAN and replying to individual posts here.
Still expect your presence at coshole
:goodposting:It is expected.
 
I'm going to bed. I did have a little to drink tonight as well.I should apologize to Krista now. I was not trying to be a ####. Everybody has crap in their lives they have to deal with. I don't know what it is like to have your job and I shouldn't have shrugged it off. I honestly hope you get somewhere where you are happy and fulfilled. My bad.
I'll assume that this was not seen last night or was ignored. My apology still stands.
You just don't quit, do you?
Not really.
 
I have 8 minutes to find a sandwich somewhere, read this stuff and respond. Aw hell, I'm fat anyway; I'll skip the sandwich.I just wanted to check in as I've now spent 7 minutes skimming a few of the postings and also some private messages and e-mails. I'll respond to the private messages separately when I can, but for public purposes I'll just say I feel like a bit of a dickmitten. (Can a woman be a dickmitten? "Vagmitten" doesn't have the same ring.) From what I've seen, many of you have been incredibly kind to me in the past several hours, and those one or two that are dickmittens are not unexpected in that regard. And to be clear again, I don't mean, or shouldn't have, directed that as if it were a Tanner issue. He continues to be someone I like and respect very much.So that's it from me. If I'm ever not working, I'll take some time to reply, though do not worry as I won't extend the horror by mucking up the GMTAN and replying to individual posts here.
Even though she says she's ok with it, I felt bad about the fat joke. sorry :(
 
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So for the first time since Christmas, I'm under 200 lbs (198 as of this morning). I'm trying to get back to the low 170s, which I haven't been in since 2010. Since then, I've been hanging in the upper 180s to about 190, that is until Christmas. So far I'm cutting back sweets, eating the serving sizes of foods, and exercising. It worked to get me to the 170s before, so we'll see what happens

 
So for the first time since Christmas, I'm under 200 lbs (198 as of this morning). I'm trying to get back to the low 170s, which I haven't been in since 2010. Since then, I've been hanging in the upper 180s to about 190, that is until Christmas. So far I'm cutting back sweets, eating the serving sizes of foods, and exercising. It worked to get me to the 170s before, so we'll see what happens
Nonsense. Everybody knows you have to buy a $300 juicer, take Herbalife, and wear a magneto powered bracelet in order to lose weight.
 
So for the first time since Christmas, I'm under 200 lbs (198 as of this morning). I'm trying to get back to the low 170s, which I haven't been in since 2010. Since then, I've been hanging in the upper 180s to about 190, that is until Christmas. So far I'm cutting back sweets, eating the serving sizes of foods, and exercising. It worked to get me to the 170s before, so we'll see what happens
Nonsense. Everybody knows you have to buy a $300 juicer, take Herbalife, and wear a magneto powered bracelet in order to lose weight.
Then I must be doing it wrong. :wall:
 
So for the first time since Christmas, I'm under 200 lbs (198 as of this morning). I'm trying to get back to the low 170s, which I haven't been in since 2010. Since then, I've been hanging in the upper 180s to about 190, that is until Christmas. So far I'm cutting back sweets, eating the serving sizes of foods, and exercising. It worked to get me to the 170s before, so we'll see what happens
Nonsense. Everybody knows you have to buy a $300 juicer, take Herbalife, and wear a magneto powered bracelet in order to lose weight.
Then I must be doing it wrong. :wall:
Send me $200 (check, M.O., or McDonaldland GCs) and a SASE and I'll send you my fool proof program.
 
All the days are starting to blend together. We need our daily recaps back
Many apologies, had to sit for (hopefully) the last section of the CPA yesterday which was consuming much of my time. I start work tomorrow but I will see what I can do from here on out.
Update: work is a drag.
Get in line, rook.
Sir, yes sir. People still taking shot videos around here or are folks over that shtick?
 
'krista4 said:
Thanks for the kind words from a few of you. Also thanks to proninja for Facebooking with me last night and being a good friend. :)

To be clear, I'm not blaming Tanner; he's just the latest to express sentiment that others have expressed before (though perhaps doing it in a particularly distasteful and ill-timed way). The people in this thread often pride themselves on being a community that is "there for each other". I just don't feel it as it pertains to me, as evidenced not solely by Tanner's thoughts.

I cried for hours last night, but it was only the worst of many such incidents since around Thanksgiving. I've never felt so on the verge of a complete and total meltdown. I'm being held together with tiny bits of string and maybe some well-chewed pieces of gum. I came here hoping for some support.

I've lived my life in a way where the worst possible thing you can say to me is that I'm not independent or that I need anyone or anything. Being "needy" is to me the worst quality a person can have. That's not a fun way to live, really, but it's how I'm wired. So, not having practiced a lot of asking for things, it's probably inevitable that when I get to such a point that I have to reach out for help, I do it in the wrong way, or in a way where my need is not evidenced clearly. In that respect I can't blame anyone for not giving support or showing compassion, which they probably assume I don't need.

I don't give a flying #### about getting this March 15 bonus. I would quit this morning, but it would screw over a large number of people if I did. I spend a lot more time caring about others than taking care of myself, and despite my many, many bad qualities, selfishness is not among them. My nature continues to be that I'll #### over myself rather than other people. I don't mean that as some martyr shtick--I truly believe it's a terrible, messed-up quality that I have. And so, I'll go along for the next two months, and expect that I have a better than 50% chance of ending up dead or in the hospital before March 31.

Before I go (and perhaps I'll post again some day--who knows--and I'll certainly be lurking), I wanted to say that Leeroy Jenkins, who rarely posts here and most of you don't know very well, was the person (along with Mr. krista) who ultimately convinced me to go to coshole (which obviously I no longer intend to do). So thanks to him for being a caring friend as well. He's a great guy who y'all should get to know better.

ETA: Sorry for Gustering.
I don't know if this will help, but here are my thoughts.This thread (and board in general) are rife with BS. You can't take anything here too seriously. If you are going through something in real life that is causing you this much pain and anguish, the very first thing you need to do in unplug from here and figure out how to handle it. If you're counting on a bunch of internet nobodies to help you through something this difficult, you need to re-rank your priorities in life.

I think you pretty accurately identified some of the disconnect with the bolded section above. You do have the tendency to kvetch about work a lot and put on a brave face for the most part. The thing is, none of us have the faintest clue of what you are going through, how persistent the problem is, or even what the problem is. You vacillate between making light of the issue and throwing out frightening extrapolations like you'll end up dead, and there is no earthly way any of us can decipher any of it. Again, I think the right course is to flip off the computer and figure this out among people that you confide in personally and intimately rather than hope that anyone on a message board can empathize with the patch work of information you provide us with. If things are truly as bad as your worst depictions, then treat it with the seriousness it deserves.

I recall you asking for advice about what to do about the dilemma of going through this torture test until you can get the bonus or leaving. My advice at the time was to quit, with the understanding that it was an awful, toxic environment that was giving you physical ill. That advice stands. If this is pushing you to that brink, walk away. Today. Now. Nothing is worth this kind of pain. You need to look out for yourself first. If you're fine, then you can start to think about how your actions will impact others in the company. In effect, you're all there doing work willingly. If something is that terrible, leave. I don't know what other advice to give you. I know you're a soldier and want to see whatever it is through, but the toll it has and will take isn't worth it. You have every ability to get away from this, so do that. It's difficult to see someone willingly heap all of this trouble on themselves when the remedy is fairly apparent. You don't need or particularly care about the bonus, so move on. There are only so many ways to say this.

I understand the lashing out bit at people for not taking you seriously enough or giving you crap about this. Again, if this is a tenth as serious as you make it out to be, this isn't the place to seek advice. There can and will be thoughful replies, but expect a mix. You know better than not to. No one knows what's really going on other than you, and no one is going to be able to decipher what is going on through the virtual lens of a message board post. Even with my extensive notebooking ( :bowtie: ), I have no hope of knowing what is going on over there. You don't provide any substantial details about this situation, and that's probably a good thing. However, that's why you're getting the responses you are. We can't tell how serious this is or what the hell is going on.

The other thing that corrupts the process is that you have a lot of things going very right in your life. You are in a lucrative field and have tons of excellent prospects. You essentially found equivalent new opportunities in record time. You have lots of material things and little if any financial worry. It's difficult for many people to honestly relate to your position. That doesn't diminish the magnitude of what you're going through, but the things that keep a lot of people here up at night are not the same issues that give you anguish. I think the most important point is that this is a situation that has an obvious remedy: quit. It's hard to watch someone ask for advice, not take it, and then lament their position. That would be true of anyone. I'm not here to sugar coat things for people, and I generally think people post things so that people will sympathize and say what they want to hear. You have to expect that won't always happen, and in some cases it's a damned good thing that it doesn't. I suspect you're familiar enough with this place to weight the responses accordingly.

I think we all share in the sentiment that you get through this and come back better than ever. Don't let a temporary situation put you in a tailspin like this. Get your #### together in your real life. Places like the FFA are better utilized when we can talk about minutia and things that don't involve soul-crushing work issues. We're all pulling for you to get through this so that, in the immortal words of Studs, all of you dreams can come true.
whoa. :eek:
 
All the days are starting to blend together. We need our daily recaps back
Many apologies, had to sit for (hopefully) the last section of the CPA yesterday which was consuming much of my time. I start work tomorrow but I will see what I can do from here on out.
Update: work is a drag.
Get in line, rook.
Sir, yes sir. People still taking shot videos around here or are folks over that shtick?
I've heard it's making a comeback... still have that bag of salt?
 
All the days are starting to blend together. We need our daily recaps back
Many apologies, had to sit for (hopefully) the last section of the CPA yesterday which was consuming much of my time. I start work tomorrow but I will see what I can do from here on out.
Update: work is a drag.
Get in line, rook.
Sir, yes sir. People still taking shot videos around here or are folks over that shtick?
I did one over the weekend. I think it's just me and Guster and the occasional Thorn/Homer now.
 
So for the first time since Christmas, I'm under 200 lbs (198 as of this morning). I'm trying to get back to the low 170s, which I haven't been in since 2010. Since then, I've been hanging in the upper 180s to about 190, that is until Christmas. So far I'm cutting back sweets, eating the serving sizes of foods, and exercising. It worked to get me to the 170s before, so we'll see what happens
Nonsense. Everybody knows you have to buy a $300 juicer, take Herbalife, and wear a magneto powered bracelet in order to lose weight.
Then I must be doing it wrong. :wall:
Send me $200 (check, M.O., or McDonaldland GCs) and a SASE and I'll send you my fool proof program.
It's in the mail.
 
I have 8 minutes to find a sandwich somewhere, read this stuff and respond. Aw hell, I'm fat anyway; I'll skip the sandwich.I just wanted to check in as I've now spent 7 minutes skimming a few of the postings and also some private messages and e-mails. I'll respond to the private messages separately when I can, but for public purposes I'll just say I feel like a bit of a dickmitten. (Can a woman be a dickmitten? "Vagmitten" doesn't have the same ring.) From what I've seen, many of you have been incredibly kind to me in the past several hours, and those one or two that are dickmittens are not unexpected in that regard. And to be clear again, I don't mean, or shouldn't have, directed that as if it were a Tanner issue. He continues to be someone I like and respect very much.So that's it from me. If I'm ever not working, I'll take some time to reply, though do not worry as I won't extend the horror by mucking up the GMTAN and replying to individual posts here.
Still expect your presence at coshole
Exactly. Don't let your work-related issues inhibit your drinking regime. That's how the terrorists will win, Krista.
 
So for the first time since Christmas, I'm under 200 lbs (198 as of this morning). I'm trying to get back to the low 170s, which I haven't been in since 2010. Since then, I've been hanging in the upper 180s to about 190, that is until Christmas. So far I'm cutting back sweets, eating the serving sizes of foods, and exercising. It worked to get me to the 170s before, so we'll see what happens
Nonsense. Everybody knows you have to buy a $300 juicer, take Herbalife, and wear a magneto powered bracelet in order to lose weight.
Don't forget to suck on Bambi's marrow.
 
So for the first time since Christmas, I'm under 200 lbs (198 as of this morning). I'm trying to get back to the low 170s, which I haven't been in since 2010. Since then, I've been hanging in the upper 180s to about 190, that is until Christmas. So far I'm cutting back sweets, eating the serving sizes of foods, and exercising. It worked to get me to the 170s before, so we'll see what happens
Nonsense. Everybody knows you have to buy a $300 juicer, take Herbalife, and wear a magneto powered bracelet in order to lose weight.
Don't forget to suck on Bambi's marrow.
I hear that's actually a show running in Tijuana now.
 
All the days are starting to blend together. We need our daily recaps back
Many apologies, had to sit for (hopefully) the last section of the CPA yesterday which was consuming much of my time. I start work tomorrow but I will see what I can do from here on out.
Update: work is a drag.
Get in line, rook.
Sir, yes sir. People still taking shot videos around here or are folks over that shtick?
I did one over the weekend. I think it's just me and Guster and the occasional Thorn/Homer now.
Link(s)?
 
If a random black man complements you on your shirt, that's a good thing, right?

Stu, please advise...
Heyyo. The Official GMTAN Hipster is back. I'll field this question.The answer is yes. Black people hate white people, not because of slavery, but because we're awkward and whiny and our best dance moves come from a flamboyant Irishman pretending to skip along a river. So when one actually goes out of their way to compliment you (in any way), it's a landmark event. If they compliment your :style: it's huge. This is the source of all hipster cred. You've made it, Bogart. Congrats. You can now call me brother, brother.

 
If a random black man complements you on your shirt, that's a good thing, right?

Stu, please advise...
Heyyo. The Official GMTAN Hipster is back. I'll field this question.The answer is yes. Black people hate white people, not because of slavery, but because we're awkward and whiny and our best dance moves come from a flamboyant Irishman pretending to skip along a river. So when one actually goes out of their way to compliment you (in any way), it's a landmark event. If they compliment your :style: it's huge. This is the source of all hipster cred. You've made it, Bogart. Congrats. You can now call me brother, brother.
:thumbup:
 
I have 8 minutes to find a sandwich somewhere, read this stuff and respond. Aw hell, I'm fat anyway; I'll skip the sandwich.I just wanted to check in as I've now spent 7 minutes skimming a few of the postings and also some private messages and e-mails. I'll respond to the private messages separately when I can, but for public purposes I'll just say I feel like a bit of a dickmitten. (Can a woman be a dickmitten? "Vagmitten" doesn't have the same ring.) From what I've seen, many of you have been incredibly kind to me in the past several hours, and those one or two that are dickmittens are not unexpected in that regard. And to be clear again, I don't mean, or shouldn't have, directed that as if it were a Tanner issue. He continues to be someone I like and respect very much.So that's it from me. If I'm ever not working, I'll take some time to reply, though do not worry as I won't extend the horror by mucking up the GMTAN and replying to individual posts here.
clitmitten
lipmitten :unsure:
 
'guru_007 said:
strykerpks, I just wanted to say that I think you're a good feller.And, fwiw, I remember very, very fondly times when I was younger (say your age), not making a lot of money, with a new wife, a new child (or two), and living literally pay check to pay check, and I'm not going to say those were the best days of my life, but they were AWESOME days of my life.<sniff sniff>
Why aren't you coming to Coshole? You're like the next town over. I'll buy you a Coors Light. :thumbup:
I know, I know, still haven't completely ruled it out. Would honestly like to meet quite a few people that will be there, including yourself.And I've never been to Austin..... :bag:
What side of town are you in? I'm contemplating driving up Saturday, back Sunday. Still pending people surviving and not dying on me before the weekend
 
'cosjobs said:
'guru_007 said:
strykerpks, I just wanted to say that I think you're a good feller.And, fwiw, I remember very, very fondly times when I was younger (say your age), not making a lot of money, with a new wife, a new child (or two), and living literally pay check to pay check, and I'm not going to say those were the best days of my life, but they were AWESOME days of my life.<sniff sniff>
Why aren't you coming to Coshole? You're like the next town over. I'll buy you a Coors Light. :thumbup:
I know, I know, still haven't completely ruled it out. Would honestly like to meet quite a few people that will be there, including yourself.And I've never been to Austin..... :bag:
What side of town are you in? I'm contemplating driving up Saturday, back Sunday. Still pending people surviving and not dying on me before the weekend
South side.
The baddest part of town.
 
'cosjobs said:
'guru_007 said:
strykerpks, I just wanted to say that I think you're a good feller.And, fwiw, I remember very, very fondly times when I was younger (say your age), not making a lot of money, with a new wife, a new child (or two), and living literally pay check to pay check, and I'm not going to say those were the best days of my life, but they were AWESOME days of my life.<sniff sniff>
Why aren't you coming to Coshole? You're like the next town over. I'll buy you a Coors Light. :thumbup:
I know, I know, still haven't completely ruled it out. Would honestly like to meet quite a few people that will be there, including yourself.And I've never been to Austin..... :bag:
What side of town are you in? I'm contemplating driving up Saturday, back Sunday. Still pending people surviving and not dying on me before the weekend
South side.
The baddest part of town.
If you go down there, you better just beware
 
If a random black man complements you on your shirt, that's a good thing, right?Stu, please advise...
Likely. Fist bump involved?This shirt?
Plaid Thomas Dean. No fist bump, but he did pull my collar back to see the pattern on the other side.
Sorry to hear about you getting pickpocketed.
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: THERE HE IS!!! :excited:
Explain this shtick please.
 
'cosjobs said:
'guru_007 said:
strykerpks, I just wanted to say that I think you're a good feller.And, fwiw, I remember very, very fondly times when I was younger (say your age), not making a lot of money, with a new wife, a new child (or two), and living literally pay check to pay check, and I'm not going to say those were the best days of my life, but they were AWESOME days of my life.<sniff sniff>
Why aren't you coming to Coshole? You're like the next town over. I'll buy you a Coors Light. :thumbup:
I know, I know, still haven't completely ruled it out. Would honestly like to meet quite a few people that will be there, including yourself.And I've never been to Austin..... :bag:
What side of town are you in? I'm contemplating driving up Saturday, back Sunday. Still pending people surviving and not dying on me before the weekend
South side.
The baddest part of town.
cos> I know where you are, I meant guru... I will be driving through town, and could go either Katy or 290, and could swing by to pick up him.
 
'cosjobs said:
'guru_007 said:
strykerpks, I just wanted to say that I think you're a good feller.And, fwiw, I remember very, very fondly times when I was younger (say your age), not making a lot of money, with a new wife, a new child (or two), and living literally pay check to pay check, and I'm not going to say those were the best days of my life, but they were AWESOME days of my life.<sniff sniff>
Why aren't you coming to Coshole? You're like the next town over. I'll buy you a Coors Light. :thumbup:
I know, I know, still haven't completely ruled it out. Would honestly like to meet quite a few people that will be there, including yourself.And I've never been to Austin..... :bag:
What side of town are you in? I'm contemplating driving up Saturday, back Sunday. Still pending people surviving and not dying on me before the weekend
South side.
The baddest part of town.
If you go down there, you better just beware
of a man named Uruk Hai.
 
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If a random black man complements you on your shirt, that's a good thing, right?Stu, please advise...
Likely. Fist bump involved?This shirt?
Plaid Thomas Dean. No fist bump, but he did pull my collar back to see the pattern on the other side.
Sorry to hear about you getting pickpocketed.
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: THERE HE IS!!! :excited:
Explain this shtick please.
My fake (or semi-fake) racism shtick?
 
All the days are starting to blend together. We need our daily recaps back
Many apologies, had to sit for (hopefully) the last section of the CPA yesterday which was consuming much of my time. I start work tomorrow but I will see what I can do from here on out.
Update: work is a drag.
Get in line, rook.
Sir, yes sir. People still taking shot videos around here or are folks over that shtick?
I did one over the weekend. I think it's just me and Guster and the occasional Thorn/Homer now.
I have one from New Year's Eve of PV and Mrs. Frosty doing a shot of apple pie moonshine, after which PV immediately bolts from the room and, I would later learn, threw up in our bathroom. Then, I would later learn, when TRE went to check on her he somehow fell over and got stuck in our bathtub. I would have very much liked video of that.
 
If a random black man complements you on your shirt, that's a good thing, right?Stu, please advise...
Likely. Fist bump involved?This shirt?
Plaid Thomas Dean. No fist bump, but he did pull my collar back to see the pattern on the other side.
Sorry to hear about you getting pickpocketed.
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: THERE HE IS!!! :excited:
Explain this shtick please.
Yeah, I have no idea. They started using it in the Wagering thread and it seems catchy enough. I'm sure Truckiasasoppo could explain it.
 
If a random black man complements you on your shirt, that's a good thing, right?Stu, please advise...
Likely. Fist bump involved?This shirt?
Plaid Thomas Dean. No fist bump, but he did pull my collar back to see the pattern on the other side.
Sorry to hear about you getting pickpocketed.
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: THERE HE IS!!! :excited:
Explain this shtick please.
Yeah, I have no idea. They started using it in the Wagering thread and it seems catchy enough. I'm sure Truckiasasoppo could explain it.
My guess is that BRONG started doing it for some reason.
 

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