GM's thread about nothing (36 Viewers)

[Aerial Assault]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who doesn't know WTF "cupid shuffle" means?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uFSNtnXu48

White people "hip hop" line dancing. Most often done at a wedding reception or party with a cover band.

This makes me very, very sad.

Thank God for guns, germs and steel, because otherwise white people had no chance in the world.

Oof. One of the worst books I've read in the past 10 years, and I am actually (faintly) acquainted with the author. Read like a 30-page thesis that he just kept repeating over and over again to drag the book out to 300+ pages or whatever it was. Awful. The "steel" was pretty much missing, too.

 

[General Malaise]

I can't believe only like two people bothered to notice that I spent time morphing a picture of cos with a cat.

IT WAS BRILLIANT!Jesus, you're getting a little GMish with this.

I was too busy trying to MSFT Paint a morphing of Shuke & Hazel eating a cracker with a furious scowl to compete with Shuke's rendering of K4CosCatt to respond....what's all this now? I'm now a punchline from a guy that voluntarily drinks Busch? What a ####.

Should be "who" and not "that". Also **** and not #####

I was trying to say that Shuke was being sensitive by using the phrase "GMish". I think that's all that needs to be said.

Well....ouch.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Sooooo...anyone else start drinking at 12 and plan on staying up all night plowing through an 18-pack?

Didn't think so.

 

[UniAlias]

Sooooo...anyone else start drinking at 12 and plan on staying up all night plowing through an 18-pack?

Didn't think so.

I wish.

 

[T Bell]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who doesn't know WTF "cupid shuffle" means?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uFSNtnXu48

White people "hip hop" line dancing. Most often done at a wedding reception or party with a cover band.

This makes me very, very sad.

Thank God for guns, germs and steel, because otherwise white people had no chance in the world.

Oof. One of the worst books I've read in the past 10 years, and I am actually (faintly) acquainted with the author. Read like a 30-page thesis that he just kept repeating over and over again to drag the book out to 300+ pages or whatever it was. Awful. The "steel" was pretty much missing, too.

I didn't read the book. I watched the mini-series, and that was pretty repetitive too. Interesting hypothesis though.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

So Miss met the other main bartender tonight. I was off and thought it would be cool if they met with me and Miss drinking a few...oops.

Somewhere during the night, Jenna (other bartender,) told Miss that she would have gone home with me until she knew I was with Miss. You'd think that was a compliment of sorts...nope. Miss is livid.

Pretty sure I'm going to die in my sleep tonight.

So the ménage is out of the question?

 

[drummer]

Sooooo...anyone else start drinking at 12 and plan on staying up all night plowing through an 18-pack?

Didn't think so.

Maybe. Dunno if it's a good idea.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Sooooo...anyone else start drinking at 12 and plan on staying up all night plowing through an 18-pack?

Didn't think so.

Maybe. Dunno if it's a good idea.

I, for one, think its a WONDERFUL idea.

 

[drummer]

Sooooo...anyone else start drinking at 12 and plan on staying up all night plowing through an 18-pack?

Didn't think so.

Maybe. Dunno if it's a good idea.

I, for one, think its a WONDERFUL idea.

I have to say, you have cracked me up with your dead on sense of humor lately. You do stir the drink.

Of course, I am drunk.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Sooooo...anyone else start drinking at 12 and plan on staying up all night plowing through an 18-pack?

Didn't think so.

Maybe. Dunno if it's a good idea.

I, for one, think its a WONDERFUL idea.

I have to say, you have cracked me up with your dead on sense of humor lately. You do stir the drink.

Of course, I am drunk.

Drunk and under my spell is exactly how I like 'em.

 

[drummer]

Sooooo...anyone else start drinking at 12 and plan on staying up all night plowing through an 18-pack?

Didn't think so.

Maybe. Dunno if it's a good idea.

I, for one, think its a WONDERFUL idea.

I have to say, you have cracked me up with your dead on sense of humor lately. You do stir the drink.

Of course, I am drunk.

Drunk and under my spell is exactly how I like 'em.

Now I feel used.

 

[Ignoramus]

I can't believe only like two people bothered to notice that I spent time morphing a picture of cos with a cat.

Saw it. It was just ok. The picture of the cat already looks like cos. This was just cos cat plus blur.

This.Plus bumping it like 20 minutes later when only one other person had posted was pretty pathetic.

 

[Ignoramus]

Still fun in the 30s here.

How about in the 40s? Asking for a friend.

 

[BigJohn]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who doesn't know WTF "cupid shuffle" means?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uFSNtnXu48

White people "hip hop" line dancing. Most often done at a wedding reception or party with a cover band.

My wife was doing this crap in college 10+ years ago.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

The cool thing about drinking all night is that when you run out of beer at 7:30am, there's a place right up the street to refuel.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Oh and I just watched the Breaking Bad finale again. I was a little pissy the first time I watched it, but the more I see it, the more absolutely perfect it is.

 

[kevzilla]

Still fun in the 30s here.

How about in the 40s? Asking for a friend.

Do I hear 50's?

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Still fun in the 30s here.

How about in the 40s? Asking for a friend.

Do I hear 50's?

It's never as bad as Abe/Krista says. They're just prudes.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Says the guy pounding beers at 7:49.

WHEEEEEEE!!!!!

 

[Abraham]

Morning Homer. Surely that isn't the same 18 pack you started at noon...

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Morning Homer. Surely that isn't the same 18 pack you started at noon...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

12 does not mean noon.

 

[Thorn]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who doesn't know WTF "cupid shuffle" means?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uFSNtnXu48

White people "hip hop" line dancing. Most often done at a wedding reception or party with a cover band.

Thorn's first rule of dancing: Don't do dances with directions.

 

[Abraham]

I had a really good dream involving Selena Gomez last night. She is rapidly moving up my list.

 

[Guster]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who doesn't know WTF "cupid shuffle" means?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uFSNtnXu48

White people "hip hop" line dancing. Most often done at a wedding reception or party with a cover band.

Thorn's first rule of dancing: Don't do dances with directions.

:takesnotes:

 

[Guster]

I switched back and forth between beer and wine last night. That wasn't a very good idea.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I feel rather dickmittenish posting this with everything that BB is going through with his son but I owed an update to the GMTAN about my son and his issues. We met with the Nueropsychologist yesterday to find out the results of the testing my son had last month regarding his reading and learning issues. Some good news and some not so good news.

Good news, no ADHD type issue is neither the root cause nor a contributor to his issues with reading. She has a diagnosis of mild unspecified adhd type with no need for meds or any intervention. Essentially there is no clinical indication of ADHD but she saw a few minor things that resulted in that diagnosis. That's the good news.

The not so good news. He has a severe reading disability. It's tied to visual issues primarily visual memory, which is a severe problem for him. Most of the tests relating to the visual perception, processing, memory all scored in the low or very low and some were less than 1% meaning that 99% of kids his age are above where he's at. He also has an issue with phonological processing being very slow, which causes reading comprehension problems on it's own. He also has major visual tracking issues. Those of you with younger kids will likely know what sight words are. Because of the visual issues he has, sight words are something he can't do without serious repetition. He recognizes letters, but not like you and I do. It takes him a minute to get the letters and then he has to begin the process of decoding the sounds in the word. He can't just learn the word one time or after a few times, it can take thousands of times before he can recognize it from memory and often times it can take longer.

The doctor recommended seeing a developmental ophthalmologist to see if there are any issues with his eyes (his vision is fine) that are contributing/causing the issues. If there are not we are at the limits of what can be done to help him. Reading will likely always be a problem for him and be a big challenge for the rest of his life. She really had no suggestions on any programs that are better than the one he is in currently, or anywhere we can turn to for additional help.

She had a few suggestions on things the school can do to further help, ie audio books, use of a computer as often as possible. Extra time on all tests and homework, tests read to him, etc. So we have passed that on the to school and will be meeting with them at the end of the month, and hopefully they will have implemented those suggestions by the time that meeting occurs.

More good news. His auditory modality functions at the 98 and 99%, meaning if he can hear it he will learn it. He can't recognize it visually but knows and understands it verbally. That's a huge positive and will be a very big asset to him. Also, his difficulties are not affecting his self-confidence. He understands he has an issue, knows he will need help with things but it doesn’t bother him. He’s only slightly concerned about bad grades but nothing else. He has a very high self-awareness and some other stuff I can’t remember but from her tests she doesn’t have any concerns with him and self-esteem which is a big concern of mine.

The last bit of good news is that everyone has commented on how hard he works, even though he’s not making a lot of progress he still puts forth a ton of effort.

That’s where we stand today, we have an apt with the eye doctor on 10/22 and hopefully will get encouraging results that they can help with his visual issues.

Thanks to all of you that have offered support, PMs and advice, it’s greatly appreciated.

Glad to hear the good news and I know how troubling the rest can be. You'll get there, I know it. There are a lot of wonderful, caring, people out there to help special needs children. Hang in there GB.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Tecumseh put a lineup in please.

Glad you didn't change mine now. Nice game Eli.

I need to hand these out on Back-to-School Night

Fairly certain this is how the teachers look at me.

It's not a necessity.

lol

That's what that was? You should probably get in touch with dkeato to put it on a shirt

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Sooooo...anyone else start drinking at 12 and plan on staying up all night plowing through an 18-pack?

Didn't think so.

I had 4 beers at the bar and was going to be plowing something. Glad I made the right call. I'm all "Age of Aquarius" in bed now.

Morning Homer. Surely that isn't the same 18 pack you started at noon...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

12 does not mean noon.

 

[Tiger Fan]

I like the song "Porch".

Top 3 song IMO

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who doesn't know WTF "cupid shuffle" means?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uFSNtnXu48

White people "hip hop" line dancing. Most often done at a wedding reception or party with a cover band.

Thorn's first rule of dancing: Don't do dances with directions.

I prefer to act like an invalid on shrooms.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

One of my sales reps quit yesterday. Really sucks, he almost doubled his quota last month. Then I didn't hear from him for two whole days. I was WTF and already had his review scheduled so I just let it go. I got on him, not real dickish but firm, about not turning in call reports. He looked terrible. I asked what the problem was and he tells me his best friend has brain cancer. Went though chemo and everything about a year ago and thought it was gone. Then it came back and they can't do anything. Eerily, terribly, familiar no? Said he just wasn't in the frame of mind to do the job which I totally understood. Thought he was going to cry right there. Both of these guys are 27. ####### cancer. :(

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Good news is that we were supposed to go camping tomorrow with the Boy Scouts. I long played it and got out of the camping part. So we are going to go do the "activities" (seriously,, walking through the wood is an activity? I can do that at my house. For now.) and not sleep in the cold my wife with a jacked up back and me with my neck. ANOTHER WIN FOR MILOS!!!!!

 

[Hawks64]

I feel rather dickmittenish posting this with everything that BB is going through with his son but I owed an update to the GMTAN about my son and his issues. We met with the Nueropsychologist yesterday to find out the results of the testing my son had last month regarding his reading and learning issues. Some good news and some not so good news.

Good news, no ADHD type issue is neither the root cause nor a contributor to his issues with reading. She has a diagnosis of mild unspecified adhd type with no need for meds or any intervention. Essentially there is no clinical indication of ADHD but she saw a few minor things that resulted in that diagnosis. That's the good news.

The not so good news. He has a severe reading disability. It's tied to visual issues primarily visual memory, which is a severe problem for him. Most of the tests relating to the visual perception, processing, memory all scored in the low or very low and some were less than 1% meaning that 99% of kids his age are above where he's at. He also has an issue with phonological processing being very slow, which causes reading comprehension problems on it's own. He also has major visual tracking issues. Those of you with younger kids will likely know what sight words are. Because of the visual issues he has, sight words are something he can't do without serious repetition. He recognizes letters, but not like you and I do. It takes him a minute to get the letters and then he has to begin the process of decoding the sounds in the word. He can't just learn the word one time or after a few times, it can take thousands of times before he can recognize it from memory and often times it can take longer.

The doctor recommended seeing a developmental ophthalmologist to see if there are any issues with his eyes (his vision is fine) that are contributing/causing the issues. If there are not we are at the limits of what can be done to help him. Reading will likely always be a problem for him and be a big challenge for the rest of his life. She really had no suggestions on any programs that are better than the one he is in currently, or anywhere we can turn to for additional help.

She had a few suggestions on things the school can do to further help, ie audio books, use of a computer as often as possible. Extra time on all tests and homework, tests read to him, etc. So we have passed that on the to school and will be meeting with them at the end of the month, and hopefully they will have implemented those suggestions by the time that meeting occurs.

More good news. His auditory modality functions at the 98 and 99%, meaning if he can hear it he will learn it. He can't recognize it visually but knows and understands it verbally. That's a huge positive and will be a very big asset to him. Also, his difficulties are not affecting his self-confidence. He understands he has an issue, knows he will need help with things but it doesn’t bother him. He’s only slightly concerned about bad grades but nothing else. He has a very high self-awareness and some other stuff I can’t remember but from her tests she doesn’t have any concerns with him and self-esteem which is a big concern of mine.

The last bit of good news is that everyone has commented on how hard he works, even though he’s not making a lot of progress he still puts forth a ton of effort.

That’s where we stand today, we have an apt with the eye doctor on 10/22 and hopefully will get encouraging results that they can help with his visual issues.

Thanks to all of you that have offered support, PMs and advice, it’s greatly appreciated.

Glad to hear the good news and I know how troubling the rest can be. You'll get there, I know it. There are a lot of wonderful, caring, people out there to help special needs children. Hang in there GB.

I am sure we will and thanks GB!

 

[Homer J Simpson]

One of my sales reps quit yesterday. Really sucks, he almost doubled his quota last month. Then I didn't hear from him for two whole days. I was WTF and already had his review scheduled so I just let it go. I got on him, not real dickish but firm, about not turning in call reports. He looked terrible. I asked what the problem was and he tells me his best friend has brain cancer. Went though chemo and everything about a year ago and thought it was gone. Then it came back and they can't do anything. Eerily, terribly, familiar no? Said he just wasn't in the frame of mind to do the job which I totally understood. Thought he was going to cry right there. Both of these guys are 27. ####### cancer. :(

Sounds like he's going through a really sh##ty time and not dealing with it well.

Any chance he can come back?

 

[BigJohn]

One of my sales reps quit yesterday. Really sucks, he almost doubled his quota last month. Then I didn't hear from him for two whole days. I was WTF and already had his review scheduled so I just let it go. I got on him, not real dickish but firm, about not turning in call reports. He looked terrible. I asked what the problem was and he tells me his best friend has brain cancer. Went though chemo and everything about a year ago and thought it was gone. Then it came back and they can't do anything. Eerily, terribly, familiar no? Said he just wasn't in the frame of mind to do the job which I totally understood. Thought he was going to cry right there. Both of these guys are 27. ####### cancer. :(

Sounds like he's going through a really sh##ty time and not dealing with it well.

Any chance he can come back?

Quitting seems rash. Leave of absence?

 

[mr roboto]

SLB, can't he just take some time off. If he's a good sales guy, he can make up production. Or is that not cool in the company.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Looks like GMTAN wants to save little Timmy's job.

Thoughts, Bob?

 

[Abraham]

Looks like GMTAN wants to save little Timmy's job.

Thoughts, Bob?

I don't think the leave of absence is an issue. But not calling your boss to say, "I'm sorry Bob. I need some time." is the wrong way to go about it.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Looks like GMTAN wants to save little Timmy's job.

Thoughts, Bob?

I don't think the leave of absence is an issue. But not calling your boss to say, "I'm sorry Bob. I need some time." is the wrong way to go about it.

Yep, this is it. He basically took 3 paid days off and didn't bother to tell me. He's a good kid and I sincerely feel for him. The thing is we've had communication issues before all of this and he didn't seem to get it. I just think it's better so shake hands as friends and go our separate ways.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I keep grabbing beers that I say are gonna be the last one.

They're never the last one!

 

[Thorn]

Good news alert

Spoiler

So I hit my bonus for Q3, the first time it was available. Hitting a casino and a bachelor party for the weekend so that's pretty much a wash.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I keep grabbing beers that I say are gonna be the last one.

They're never the last one!

I love you.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who doesn't know WTF "cupid shuffle" means?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uFSNtnXu48

White people "hip hop" line dancing. Most often done at a wedding reception or party with a cover band.

Has anyone NOT looked like a total loser line-dancing?

(besides these people)

 

[Captain Quinoa]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who doesn't know WTF "cupid shuffle" means?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uFSNtnXu48

White people "hip hop" line dancing. Most often done at a wedding reception or party with a cover band.

CQ's first rule of dancing: Don't do dances with directions.

 

[Thorn]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who doesn't know WTF "cupid shuffle" means?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uFSNtnXu48

White people "hip hop" line dancing. Most often done at a wedding reception or party with a cover band.

Has anyone NOT looked like a total loser line-dancing?

(besides these people)

Even those people.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Good news alert

Spoiler

So I hit my bonus for Q3, the first time it was available. Hitting a casino and a bachelor party for the weekend so that's pretty much a wash.

:thorndance:

 

[Thorn]

Good news alert

Spoiler

So I hit my bonus for Q3, the first time it was available. Hitting a casino and a bachelor party for the weekend so that's pretty much a wash.

Spoiler

:thorndance:

That WILL happen.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I need another Thorn/Gusterhole soon.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Please tell me I'm not the only one who doesn't know WTF "cupid shuffle" means?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uFSNtnXu48

White people "hip hop" line dancing. Most often done at a wedding reception or party with a cover band.

Has anyone NOT looked like a total loser line-dancing?

(besides these people)

Even those people.

You know nothing.

 

[Limp Ditka]

The only thing that could make that more unbearable is a Righetti shirt ripping