Moderators: wdolson, MOD_War-in-the-Pacific-Admirals-Edition
ORIGINAL: Apollo11
Hi all,
Oh my... [X(]
Few photos from Telegraph UK regarding Hurricane Katia that hit UK few days ago...
Leeds Bradford International Airport (Englands highest airport)
"RyanAir" aborts the landing:
"Flybe" manages to land under great difficulties:
Leo "Apollo11"
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
Thanks Leo! [X(][:(] Just what I need to see before I get on an airplane!!![:D]
ORIGINAL: Apollo11
Hi all,
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
Thanks Leo! [X(][:(] Just what I need to see before I get on an airplane!!![:D]
Sorry Steve...
Leo "Apollo11"
Hey Steve-cheer up. Ilovestrategy just started off a thread in your honor. [:D]ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
ORIGINAL: Apollo11
Hi all,
ORIGINAL: AW1Steve
Thanks Leo! [X(][:(] Just what I need to see before I get on an airplane!!![:D]
Sorry Steve...
Leo "Apollo11"
No worries Leo! [:D] I'm sure the gang will now inundate the Thread with photo's of airplane crashes. [:D]And besides, crashing never bothered me. It's the fun of getting on and off the "self loading sardine cans" that always bothers me. [:(] In the USA we have an organization called the Transportation Safety administration , which while supposedly keeps passengers safe [8|], if really dedicated to "security theatre", and secretly exists to keep passengers humiliated and subservient. ("Take off your shoes,strip naked, do The hokey-pokey in front of the x-ray machine.Now dance "the funky chicken!Feel safe yet? No? Then go back to the end of the line and try again!"[:D]).In reality , it's boring for the TSA workers, and they are merely seeking entertainment. [:D]
And spending two hours on a flight followed by four hours to find your baggage. [X(]
Hm....maybe I should drive. [:D]
ORIGINAL: Mynok
ORIGINAL: JWE
Obviously, I just got a new Office 2010. Was tweakin on some stuff; didn't do like I thought it oughta. Called tech support.
<half hour of pushing buttons> "Hello, I am Ragoosh, and to me I am helping for a problem to you directly. And to what it is which is this and a directly problem yes?" < it's a problem with excel> " ... Ahhh, the excellent program, yes, yes, I this all know excellent program to be help you and it is so excellent, and what program is I can be helpful for you?"
It was seriously amusing. Didn't get jack for help, but found out Ragoosh was just 18, His first job, had no clue who Microsoft was, wanted to be an architectural model maker, worked with clay, didn't give a rat's about computers or Americans, he just answers the phone.
This is just too cool. Oh, Brother, this is just too cool. When the fit finally hits the shan, just remember young Brother Ragoosh and know, in your heart of hearts, it wasn't you.
I've talked with that guy!!! But he said his name was John........ [&:][:D][:D]
ORIGINAL: JWE
Ya'll remember the SNL skit where Gilda Radner does the 'I hate Jennifer' thing?
I hate Microsoft;
Yes, I hate Microsoft;
I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate;
Microsoft, microsoft, microsoft;
I hate Microsoft;
[microsoft] hey, you want to play Barbies?
Barbies? With you?
[microsoft] sure, just sign this license agreement and bend over.
I hate Microsoft;
Yes, I hate Microsoft;
I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate;
Microsoft, microsoft, microsoft;
I hate Microsoft;
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
ORIGINAL: JWE
Ya'll remember the SNL skit where Gilda Radner does the 'I hate Jennifer' thing?
I hate Microsoft;
Yes, I hate Microsoft;
I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate;
Microsoft, microsoft, microsoft;
I hate Microsoft;
[microsoft] hey, you want to play Barbies?
Barbies? With you?
[microsoft] sure, just sign this license agreement and bend over.
I hate Microsoft;
Yes, I hate Microsoft;
I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate;
Microsoft, microsoft, microsoft;
I hate Microsoft;
tithe.....cleaning up the coffee on the monitor screen. Thx alot. [:D]
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
ORIGINAL: JWE
Ya'll remember the SNL skit where Gilda Radner does the 'I hate Jennifer' thing?
I hate Microsoft;
Yes, I hate Microsoft;
I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate;
Microsoft, microsoft, microsoft;
I hate Microsoft;
[microsoft] hey, you want to play Barbies?
Barbies? With you?
[microsoft] sure, just sign this license agreement and bend over.
I hate Microsoft;
Yes, I hate Microsoft;
I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate;
Microsoft, microsoft, microsoft;
I hate Microsoft;
tithe.....cleaning up the coffee on the monitor screen. Thx alot. [:D]
There must be an Apple song in there somewhere too.
ORIGINAL: Apollo11
Hi all,
Oh my... [X(]
Few photos from Telegraph UK regarding Hurricane Katia that hit UK few days ago...
Leeds Bradford International Airport (Englands highest airport)
"RyanAir" aborts the landing:
"Flybe" manages to land under great difficulties:
Leo "Apollo11"
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
ORIGINAL: Mynok
ORIGINAL: JWE
Obviously, I just got a new Office 2010. Was tweakin on some stuff; didn't do like I thought it oughta. Called tech support.
<half hour of pushing buttons> "Hello, I am Ragoosh, and to me I am helping for a problem to you directly. And to what it is which is this and a directly problem yes?" < it's a problem with excel> " ... Ahhh, the excellent program, yes, yes, I this all know excellent program to be help you and it is so excellent, and what program is I can be helpful for you?"
It was seriously amusing. Didn't get jack for help, but found out Ragoosh was just 18, His first job, had no clue who Microsoft was, wanted to be an architectural model maker, worked with clay, didn't give a rat's about computers or Americans, he just answers the phone.
This is just too cool. Oh, Brother, this is just too cool. When the fit finally hits the shan, just remember young Brother Ragoosh and know, in your heart of hearts, it wasn't you.
I've talked with that guy!!! But he said his name was John........ [&:][:D][:D]
No....his name was "Bill" and the weather in Bangledesh is fine this time of year.
[:)]
ORIGINAL: Nikademus
A good laugh....but any mention of the Outsourcing thing always reminds me of the time we almost had a Strike at ATT. Company's reaction? Opened two new outsourcing call centers....one in Nova Scotia (!!).....the other in the Philippines. (!!!!!!)
I'm applying to be a Part Time Metro transit driver. Seriously. Good pay and benefits, even if your part time.....and it's one industry they CANT outsource. (though i suppose someday they'll all be computer driven)
Lord knows my 2nd contract job won't go anywhere......still awaiting developments with the first.
ORIGINAL: Apollo11
Hi all,
ORIGINAL: Mynok
ORIGINAL: Apollo11
Complicated as hell... [:D]
Oh you have no idea. Now you get to learn about NCAA bylaws and enforcement, ostensibly designed to ensure amateur status for all programs, i.e. make sure no school is surreptitiously paying players to come play for them. In addition, it establishes academic standards to keep the 'educational integrity' of the school, i.e. so schools can't recruit dumb oaf lineman, put him in the Breathing While Walking 'course of study', and then play him.
These bylaws are honored more in the breach than otherwise in all truth, though most violations are minor gaffs like accidently meeting a recruit during 'quiet time' and such. There are a few schools with a history of major violations. Most major issues come from booster clubs rather than coaching staffs, though there are exceptions. Boosters can be ingenious in their methods of feeding money to recruit's families. The sad truth is that many of these kids are black and come from very rough backgrounds. They (and their families) are very susceptible to offers of money for obvious reasons.
College football is a huge business and it is becoming more critical to the many educational institutions' financial bottom line as state monies dry up. And they get their product essentially for free.
BTW, I am still utterly confused about this whole "system"... who on Earth managed to devise such way to play... [:D]
Leo "Apollo11"
ORIGINAL: witpqs
Maybe you can drive a UMV from your alien spacecraft!
