Pet Peeves

Post by **A Gunslinger** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:17 pm

thefirst wrote:No, I think it was me.

Did you mean Greek tragedy or GEEK tragedy?

Whee!

Post by **thefirst** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:07 pm

Geek tragedy, that's me.

Post by **emotional leper** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:25 pm

My name is Emotional Leper.

You steal my life.

Prepare to cry.

Post by **Wyldewode** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:35 pm

If she stole your life. . . wouldn't she already be crying?

Post by **emotional leper** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 5:46 pm

Wyldewode wrote:If she stole your life. . . wouldn't she already be crying?

She might not be aware of it yet.

Post by **Wyldewode** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:05 pm

Well, for her safety we need to take it away from her. A life in the wrong hands could be disastrous.

Post by **emotional leper** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:06 pm

Wyldewode wrote:Well, for her safety we need to take it away from her. A life in the wrong hands could be disastrous.

But how do you take away that which does not exist?

And no, I will not take the Mace of Disruption, +3, out of the Bag of Holding in my Pocket.

Post by Ki » Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:16 pm

I hate it when people send you an email and within an hour call to confirm you received the email. What's the point of sending the email if you are going to call anyway?!?!?!?!??!

Post by **Wyldewode** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:20 pm

Emotional Leper wrote:And no, I will not take the Mace of Disruption, +3, out of the Bag of Holding in my Pocket.

You are a brave man indeed to put a pointy thing like that in your bag of holding.

See? I so could have asked "Is that a mace of disruption in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?"

Post by **emotional leper** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:24 pm

Wyldewode wrote:
Emotional Leper wrote:And no, I will not take the Mace of Disruption, +3, out of the Bag of Holding in my Pocket.
You are a brave man indeed to put a pointy thing like that in your bag of holding.

See? I so could have asked "Is that a mace of disruption in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?"

If you think that's pointy, wait till you see the Caltrops!

Post by **Wyldewode** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:43 pm

You're a gambler, you are.

Post by **emotional leper** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:49 pm

Wyldewode wrote:You're a gambler, you are.

I have 1 card left in my deck of many things.

Post by **MsMary** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:26 pm

Peeve: People who are not team players, who act unilaterally instead of sharing their decisions/actions that will affect the whole team, and who spread discord in an organization in the proces, under the guise of doing it for the "good" of the organization.

Corollary: Said non-team players seem to feel that if they explain their POV often enough you will eventually have to agree that they were right and everyone else was wrong all along.

Post by **Auleliel** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:27 pm

I am peeved that my university requires financial aid application forms to be submitted online, and every time in the last three years that I have hit the submit button, it deletes everything I entered into the form and refuses to submit it. I then have to spend hours e-mailing, calling, and visiting the offices of random people in an attempt to convince them to accept a paper form.

Post by **A Gunslinger** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:12 pm

Ki wrote:I hate it when people send you an email and within an hour call to confirm you received the email. What's the point of sending the email if you are going to call anyway?!?!?!?!??!

That's a good one. Another cell phone-related one is this lil' chestnut:

*guns sprays binaca in his mouth, clears throat, and steps onto nearest soapbox.*

You call, you get the message that says. "This is (fill in the name of your own annoying freind/family member who commits this peevish offense) ...I can't COME TO THE PHONE RIGHT now, but please leave..."

CAN'T come to the phone?! F*ck you!! It's a CELL, a totally mobile unit for the sake of Jiminy Cricket... it's just NOT TRUE that you can't come to the phone, it's probably on your person...we both know it. Whether it is in yer pocket, purse, belt or butt...you don't come to IT, it has been picked up (by you) and placed on your person (by you..you dork).

The truth is you simply CAN'T answer the phone at the moment, whether it is because you have a beer in your hand and can't be bothered, or you are in a confessional, or because you are engaged in a game of Twister.

So please....PLEASE for the sake of all things beautiful and small....say it RIGHT!!!

*wipes spittle from chin, gets off box*

heh.

Post by **emotional leper** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:39 pm

*** Mod Deleted (Creator): As EL understood it would be.

I will PM you if you want to raise specific concerns, EL - or you can PM Admins.

Post by **MsMary** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:05 pm

Wow, that was a mouthful. I have no idea what triggered that. Sorry to hear you are so upset, EL.

And I certainly hope this thread won't be locked due to that one post, as this thread has been a useful outlet for other participants.

I certainly have never experience this forum in that way at all.

Post by **MsMary** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:06 pm

Back to Pet Peeves. Too many posts after mine. I want my post to be noticed!
/whine

MsMary wrote:Peeve: People who are not team players, who act unilaterally instead of sharing their decisions/actions that will affect the whole team, and who spread discord in an organization in the proces, under the guise of doing it for the "good" of the organization.

Corollary: Said non-team players seem to feel that if they explain their POV often enough you will eventually have to agree that they were right and everyone else was wrong all along.

Post by **dANdeLION** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:26 pm

emotional leper wrote:I have been told more than once by a moderator that if I have a problem with something, it needs to be taken up in private. This completely overlooks the fact that that is one of the things I have a problem with........

.......some moderators who seem to know what their jobs are, would include Balon, Aliantha, Creator, Avatar, Lord Mhoram, Loremaster......

So, when Creator is forced to edit or delete your post, does that mean you'll have to take him off your list? Because, let's face it, while some of what you say makes sense, some of that other stuff is just plain rude, and wrong on top of it. In the end, your whole post comes off as "I like the mods that let me do what I want to do, and the other ones must suck at what they're doing, because they're not letting me do what I want. And the 'farewell' part at the end; well played! You sound just like my five year old when he doesn't get his way!! There are no cliques, there are no hidden agendas; there are just a group of usually responsible people doing the best they know how to. If that's not good enough for you, fine. Frankly, I'd have banned you a long time ago for general pomposity, but then, if I did that, I'd have to ban myself!

Post by **[Syl]** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:34 pm

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