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"I just want to hold it for a second. I know what I'm doing."
Now if that ain't the classic remark to set alarm bells ringing and red lights flashing...... All on a par with:- "Trust me. I know where I'm going. I've been here before." "It's perfectly all right, dear boy, the natives are friendly." "Don't worry, that knot'll hold a battleship." Etc., etc., etc.... Athanor My favourite last words are "I just want to try something..." Closely followed by "Oh look! A dragon!" |
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"I just want to hold it for a second. I know what I'm doing."
Now if that ain't the classic remark to set alarm bells ringing and red lights flashing...... All on a par with:- "Trust me. I know where I'm going. I've been here before." "It's perfectly all right, dear boy, the natives are friendly." "Don't worry, that knot'll hold a battleship." Etc., etc., etc.... Athanor and "Nah, you *always* cut the red wire!My current wtf is the Abit AN8-Ultra mobo that I put in my rig. Giving me all sorts of trouble. When I put it together and tested it, all worked fine. Bring it to my room and suddenly all the gfx cards are giving me the darned #25 error, the solution to which according to Abit manuals is to remove the card and reseat it. Which I've done. And both of the cards work in the other (albeit way underpowered) rig. So until I sort this out, I won't be on Minecraft. >.> *gah* (Thinking of it, it's almost as much of a gah as it is a wtf ?!) >.> |
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« Reply #452 on: December 28, 2011, 04:52:26 am » |
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"I just want to hold it for a second. I know what I'm doing."
Now if that ain't the classic remark to set alarm bells ringing and red lights flashing...... All on a par with:- "Trust me. I know where I'm going. I've been here before." "It's perfectly all right, dear boy, the natives are friendly." "Don't worry, that knot'll hold a battleship." Etc., etc., etc.... Athanor One of my all time favorites, local news headline: MAN DIES WHEN HE INVITES FRIENDS TO "WATCH THIS!" Reminds me of every good redneck's last words: "Y'all hold my beer and watch this!" As a redneck I can attest to the truth of it. |
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"Well, I don't really think that the end can be assessed as of itself as being the end because what does the end feel like? It's like saying when you try to extrapolate the end of the universe, you say, if the universe is indeed infinite, then how - what does that mean? How far is all the way, and then if it stops, what's stopping it, and what's behind what's stopping it? So, what's the end, you know, is my question to you."
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« Reply #453 on: December 28, 2011, 05:24:53 am » |
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"I just want to hold it for a second. I know what I'm doing."
Now if that ain't the classic remark to set alarm bells ringing and red lights flashing...... All on a par with:- "Trust me. I know where I'm going. I've been here before." "It's perfectly all right, dear boy, the natives are friendly." "Don't worry, that knot'll hold a battleship." Etc., etc., etc.... Athanor One of my all time favorites, local news headline: MAN DIES WHEN HE INVITES FRIENDS TO "WATCH THIS!" Reminds me of every good redneck's last words: "Y'all hold my beer and watch this!" As a redneck I can attest to the truth of it. This reminds me of a VERY recent local news headline: http://www.wxii12.com/news/30037563/detail.html"Man eats Cocaine from Brothers Butt; Dies." |
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« Reply #454 on: December 28, 2011, 06:20:11 am » |
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"I just want to hold it for a second. I know what I'm doing."
Now if that ain't the classic remark to set alarm bells ringing and red lights flashing...... All on a par with:- "Trust me. I know where I'm going. I've been here before." "It's perfectly all right, dear boy, the natives are friendly." "Don't worry, that knot'll hold a battleship." Etc., etc., etc.... Athanor One of my all time favorites, local news headline: MAN DIES WHEN HE INVITES FRIENDS TO "WATCH THIS!" Reminds me of every good redneck's last words: "Y'all hold my beer and watch this!" As a redneck I can attest to the truth of it. This reminds me of a VERY recent local news headline: http://www.wxii12.com/news/30037563/detail.html"Man eats Cocaine from Brothers Butt; Dies." And the other all-time classic: "Why is that guy waving at us?" OMG I seem to have opened a can of worms here. Athanor. |
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« Reply #455 on: March 04, 2012, 02:42:06 pm » |
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Erm... "If you had a gag reflex you couldn't even eat"... WTF? Everyone has one, it's just some people's is a little more... sensitive? Is that the right word?
Anyway, I hate dentists... All of mine have seemed to be not particularly nice people to begin with, so I share your pain... but that's awful of them.
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I love my dentist and his entire staff, I would go three times a year rather than two..... I am that person on the commercial that is in the office and in the chair before the dentist shows up in the morning. But then I also buy every manner of floss, paste, rinse, brush, etc on the planet. I have a touch of OCD about teeth and though I hate to say it I do look at people's mouth when they talk. I have seen some stuff........... Ugh, it made my gag reflex kick in!  . A great smile is a true thing of beauty. |
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« Reply #456 on: March 04, 2012, 02:44:57 pm » |
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I just read a story about a husband and wife who are well known UK children's entertainers - The Krankies. For those not in the know, they are Scottish, the wife is called Janette, and she is quite ...small...and played the part of a naughty schoolboy called "Jimmy".  The story headline: Krankies admit to 'swinging' pastI didn't read the actual story, I was too busy screaming and searching for mind bleach!!  Seriously, WTF? why tell people about that? It's like your grandad telling you about tea-bagging your granny when she was young - YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!!  Urhm.... I wonder if she used the school uniform during any of that?...... *shudders* Oh god I feel sick... SS Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!! |
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« Reply #457 on: March 04, 2012, 11:31:26 pm » |
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Just saw two GAH! moments in one. As I was leaving Barnes and Noble just a few minutes ago, a gentleman driving a compact car pulled into the lot. The parking spots at Barnes and Noble are quite large, allowing for about 18 inches on either side of an average sized car if you park dead center. This gentleman made me go GAH first when he attempted to back into the spot, which took him four tries to do, and at that, he parked ON the line. First if you can't back into a spot on the first try, give it up. Second if you can't pull into a parking spot big enough for a bus with a compact car, I'm sit quite sure I want to be on the road with you...
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« Reply #458 on: March 08, 2012, 07:04:16 pm » |
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Young woman trying to park her car where I'm walking, can't wait five seconds for me to get out the way. Then rolls her car back towards me as I try to avoid her. And all the time refusing to make eye contact. She is driving a car, therefore superior, you understand.
Chears gel let me buy you a lager some day.
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« Reply #459 on: March 10, 2012, 07:03:50 am » |
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The best way to treat parking jerks and morons; wait until they're out of sight, then let one of their tires down.
No, don't slash them, that would be vandalism, and we Steampunks are not vandals. Right? RIGHT? Good, we agree on that. No, just unscrew a valve cap and let the air out.
My own particular WTF, or more of a GAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHH!!! actually, is the kind of jerk who parks diagonally across two or more spaces. These are mostly yuppies who own Beemers, Porsches, Hummers or other status symbols, or redneck owners of Camaros and similar "Muscle Cars". Most annoying,and prime candidates for the tire treatment.
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« Reply #460 on: March 10, 2012, 01:12:20 pm » |
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I believe it is against the law in the UK to do anything to a vehicle which reduces its safety, which includes letting the tyres down. In any case, people like that are just as likely to drive off on a flat, ignoring damage and risk because they see their priorities as higher than anything else. I like to take a few deep breaths, invade their personal space and remind them that their behaviour is unacceptable and why it is so. Sometimes they are surprised, mostly embarrassed and rarely have a good enough reason for their actions. Only once has anybody retaliated and that was an owner of a Rangerover or some such, who I 'ticked off' for using a hand held mobile phone whilst driving and I got swore at. I should have known better really - for some there is no hope.
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« Reply #461 on: March 10, 2012, 04:53:24 pm » |
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Is it still against the law if you leave a polite note telling them you have deflated the tire and that health and safety demands that they do not drive with a flat? =P
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« Reply #462 on: March 10, 2012, 06:28:04 pm » |
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Only once has anybody retaliated and that was an owner of a Rangerover or some such, who I 'ticked off' for using a hand held mobile phone whilst driving and I got swore at. I should have known better really - for some there is no hope.
My dear fellow, you are fortunate that the offending individual was not driving a Hummer or he would have driven over you. For some, their choice of vehicle speaks volumes about their manners and behavior in public. (I am sure there will be a bevy of emails blasting me for that comment - ehhh, whatever.) Cheers friend!  |
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« Reply #463 on: March 10, 2012, 07:50:40 pm » |
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Only once has anybody retaliated and that was an owner of a Rangerover or some such, who I 'ticked off' for using a hand held mobile phone whilst driving and I got swore at. I should have known better really - for some there is no hope.
My dear fellow, you are fortunate that the offending individual was not driving a Hummer or he would have driven over you. For some, their choice of vehicle speaks volumes about their manners and behavior in public. (I am sure there will be a bevy of emails blasting me for that comment - ehhh, whatever.) Cheers friend! He would have to catch me first - I was on my Honda VFR800 at the time!  |
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« Reply #464 on: March 11, 2012, 06:36:51 am » |
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My own particular WTF, or more of a GAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHH!!! actually, is the kind of jerk who parks diagonally across two or more spaces. These are mostly yuppies who own Beemers, Porsches, Hummers or other status symbols, or redneck owners of Camaros and similar "Muscle Cars". Most annoying,and prime candidates for the tire treatment.
Athanor.
At my college parking was inadequate to say the least yet one young man felt entitled to park his very expensive sports car over 2 spaces to prevent any risk of scratches or dings. Every day. after a while it was decided that his behaviour was not going to improve without assistance. The football team therefore parked large pick ups on either side, legally in their own spaces then picked up his shiny little toy and turned it sideways. There was about 6 inches of clearance between his bumpers and the trucks. Then they all went home in other cars. Lesson learned apparently. |
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« Reply #465 on: March 11, 2012, 06:40:28 am » |
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At my college parking was inadequate to say the least yet one young man felt entitled to park his very expensive sports car over 2 spaces to prevent any risk of scratches or dings. Every day. after a while it was decided that his behaviour was not going to improve without assistance. The football team therefore parked large pick ups on either side, legally in their own spaces then picked up his shiny little toy and turned it sideways. There was about 6 inches of clearance between his bumpers and the trucks. Then they all went home in other cars. Lesson learned apparently. Brilliant!  |
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« Reply #466 on: March 11, 2012, 07:12:07 am » |
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At my college parking was inadequate to say the least yet one young man felt entitled to park his very expensive sports car over 2 spaces to prevent any risk of scratches or dings. Every day. after a while it was decided that his behaviour was not going to improve without assistance. The football team therefore parked large pick ups on either side, legally in their own spaces then picked up his shiny little toy and turned it sideways. There was about 6 inches of clearance between his bumpers and the trucks. Then they all went home in other cars. Lesson learned apparently. Brilliant! Now what I would've done would be to park within "my space" as close as possible (so the driver can not get into his/her vehicle) and a very slight diagonal towards the back of the "offending car", then leave. Oh and to put on a wheel clamp to my car so it couldn't be moved, without damage. |
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« Reply #467 on: March 11, 2012, 11:15:25 am » |
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In any case, people like that are just as likely to drive off on a flat, ignoring damage and risk because they see their priorities as higher Like the young woman who had pulled onto the hard shoulder of the motorway with her big BMW coupe then pulled out in front of my lorry with no signal, doing 10 mph on her flat tyre.. |
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« Reply #468 on: March 12, 2012, 12:56:45 am » |
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In any case, people like that are just as likely to drive off on a flat, ignoring damage and risk because they see their priorities as higher Like the young woman who had pulled onto the hard shoulder of the motorway with her big BMW coupe then pulled out in front of my lorry with no signal, doing 10 mph on her flat tyre.. Tell your doctor you don't need a stress test, You've had one. Yikes! |
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« Reply #469 on: March 13, 2012, 09:25:41 pm » |
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At my college parking was inadequate to say the least yet one young man felt entitled to park his very expensive sports car over 2 spaces to prevent any risk of scratches or dings. Every day. after a while it was decided that his behaviour was not going to improve without assistance. The football team therefore parked large pick ups on either side, legally in their own spaces then picked up his shiny little toy and turned it sideways. There was about 6 inches of clearance between his bumpers and the trucks. Then they all went home in other cars. Lesson learned apparently. Brilliant! And, it's a pity that this: http://xkcd.com/562/ would be considered over the top. Charleson Mambo |
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« Reply #470 on: March 15, 2012, 07:24:21 am » |
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The best way to treat parking jerks and morons; wait until they're out of sight, then let one of their tires down.
No, don't slash them, that would be vandalism, and we Steampunks are not vandals. Right? RIGHT? Good, we agree on that. No, just unscrew a valve cap and let the air out. Back when I was a mechanic I always carried one of those tools to remove the valve from the stem. I used it precisely three times, in simulated situations of course, to 'permenantly' remove the air from 'faulty' tires. My own particular WTF, or more of a GAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHH!!! actually, is the kind of jerk who parks diagonally across two or more spaces. These are mostly yuppies who own Beemers, Porsches, Hummers or other status symbols, or redneck owners of Camaros and similar "Muscle Cars". Most annoying,and prime candidates for the tire treatment.
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Funny you mention this. When I first started driving I had a 1986 Mustang that was no less than 8 different colors, rusted and only had the center cap on the drivers side rim. I stopped off at the store one night and found a brand new Corvette parked diagonally in four spots. Being me, naturally I couldn't help myself. I parked my clunker next to his, passenger-to-passenger, in the adjoining 4 spaces. As luck would have it, I left behind the guy. The whole walk to his car he was staring at mine. I looked over at him as I unlocked my door, waived and said, "Nice car." Poor fellow looked like a deer in headlights... |
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« Reply #471 on: March 15, 2012, 08:34:17 am » |
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Whenever I see a car that takes up to much parking space, due to the poor parking abilities of the driver, I tend to park right next to it. Making it virtually impossible to get in. Call it a case of road rage. In Paris, France they don't have that problem. Cars are parked on the side of the road, bumper to bumper. If you are parked in, all you do is gently push forward and back until you can drive off. Mental note to everyone who goes to Paris: leave your car in neutral and the wheels straight.
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I knew a guy who used to keep in his boot/trunk a pad of A3 paper, a thick black marker and a pot of paper paste. If ever he couldn't park because of another person's inconsiderate parking he'd use the paste to stick a sheet of A3 paper on the windscreen right in front of the driver's seat and write "HAVE SOME CONSIDERATION FOR OTHER DRIVERS YOU SELFISH W*ANKER!!" across it. When the driver returned to his vehicle he'd either have to take ages to scrape of all the glued paper off the windscreen or if he returns before the glue had completely dried and peeled off the paper he'd still have a sticky, smeared windscreen.
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« Reply #473 on: March 15, 2012, 12:23:48 pm » |
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I knew a guy who used to keep in his boot/trunk a pad of A3 paper, a thick black marker and a pot of paper paste. If ever he couldn't park because of another person's inconsiderate parking he'd use the paste to stick a sheet of A3 paper on the windscreen right in front of the driver's seat and write "HAVE SOME CONSIDERATION FOR OTHER DRIVERS YOU SELFISH W*ANKER!!" across it. When the driver returned to his vehicle he'd either have to take ages to scrape of all the glued paper off the windscreen or if he returns before the glue had completely dried and peeled off the paper he'd still have a sticky, smeared windscreen.
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I knew a guy who used to keep in his boot/trunk a pad of A3 paper, a thick black marker and a pot of paper paste. If ever he couldn't park because of another person's inconsiderate parking he'd use the paste to stick a sheet of A3 paper on the windscreen right in front of the driver's seat and write "HAVE SOME CONSIDERATION FOR OTHER DRIVERS YOU SELFISH W*ANKER!!" across it. When the driver returned to his vehicle he'd either have to take ages to scrape of all the glued paper off the windscreen or if he returns before the glue had completely dried and peeled off the paper he'd still have a sticky, smeared windscreen.
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