Trivial Things That Make You Surly

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

5 minutes ago, Walden Ponderer said:

I always got the impression the other team was a little deflated, watching Earl hand the ball to the referee after he'd just bulldozed them into submission.

Always loved that.  here ya go, one more in the books

Edited December 18, 2018 by Onboard 2.0

[Your Mom 4748]

1 hour ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Yeah, a big play a little celebration is cool, but today players celebrate like they won the lottery after tackling a guy who caught a 15 yd pass, and they got burned on the caught pass.

Meh, they did it back then too and just as much.  The reason we talk about guys like Earl and Ricky being cool and calm when they score is because guys like that have always been the exception.  Some of the greatest and most animated touchdown celebrations were from decades ago.  

[PvilleStang 2805]

Am I the only one that thinks the NFL watched the opening scene of Baseketball, and said, we like that idea.  Choreograph the fuck out of those TD celebrations, and we'll make bring back the fans.  I never thought of Baseketball as a prophecy, but it's coming true.

[Vic Mackey 46581]

As a fan, when my team does something big and acts all no big deal, all day every day, I fucking love it.
When the other team does it, I fucking hate it.
I'm not bothered by celebration of big plays, but agree on the bullshit, hey, a tackle after a 5 yard gain and first down celebration... Fuck that.
Acting calm, no fucks given that we just sacked you for a 15 yard lost, or calm as fuck after an interception... Full wood.
Edit - in fact at the college level where emotion plays a much bigger factor were I a head coach I'd deploy this a strategy.
You'd have to use it sparingly. Big games only, rival and bowls type deal.
Then not the full game and switching. So nobody could easily pick up on it and reviewing film wouldn't make it easy to see or determine.
2nd quarter vs ousux, Defense all day every day every play. No celebration for any play the entire 2nd.
3rd quarter offense, big play every day. No offense celebration on any big plays.
Mix it up like that would get in the minds of the opposing team, and fans to an extent.
Yeah .. of course I'll never be a head coach and this would never happen, but there it is.

Y'all are the people who want sports to be boring as shit with no celebrating or having fun. It's a game. It isn't serious. Heaven forbid they enjoy what they are doing and show it. But middle aged white men on the couch get triggered by young men having fun playing a sport. Get off my lawn!

[PvilleStang 2805]

1 hour ago, Vic Mackey said:

5 hours ago, BurntEyes said:

As a fan, when my team does something big and acts all no big deal, all day every day, I fucking love it.
When the other team does it, I fucking hate it.
I'm not bothered by celebration of big plays, but agree on the bullshit, hey, a tackle after a 5 yard gain and first down celebration... Fuck that.
Acting calm, no fucks given that we just sacked you for a 15 yard lost, or calm as fuck after an interception... Full wood.
Edit - in fact at the college level where emotion plays a much bigger factor were I a head coach I'd deploy this a strategy.
You'd have to use it sparingly. Big games only, rival and bowls type deal.
Then not the full game and switching. So nobody could easily pick up on it and reviewing film wouldn't make it easy to see or determine.
2nd quarter vs ousux, Defense all day every day every play. No celebration for any play the entire 2nd.
3rd quarter offense, big play every day. No offense celebration on any big plays.
Mix it up like that would get in the minds of the opposing team, and fans to an extent.
Yeah .. of course I'll never be a head coach and this would never happen, but there it is.

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Y'all are the people who want sports to be boring as shit with no celebrating or having fun. It's a game. It isn't serious. Heaven forbid they enjoy what they are doing and show it. But middle aged white men on the couch get triggered by young men having fun playing a sport. Get off my lawn!

 

[Underdog 27966]

The “feed me” shit is stupid, don’t mind the choregraphed celebrations. 

['stache 21490]

9 hours ago, BurntEyes said:

Yep, it's a subliminal gut punch. I probably started loving it because of Earl. In fact, I'm sure I did.

I recall Ricky being this way too after learning about it from Earl.

Real men don't celebrate, it's all in a day's work.

It's not work, it's a fucking game, played for entertainment of crowds.  Would you tell Garth Brooks to just come out and play a guitar in a chair?  Players can do whatever fits their personalities, like other entertainers.  Barry Sanders and I guess Earl were not celebration guys.  Others are, and it's fine, and I'm glad the NFL finally loosened up.

That said, the quality and timing of celebrations are open to criticism.  I agree it's dumb as fuck to celebrate after tackling a guy after a 20 yard gain, or celebrating when the ref makes a call elsewhere on the field.  And some celebrations suck.  "Feed me" sucks, I wish he'd come up with something else.

Edited December 19, 2018 by 'stache

[VolenteHawk 495]

1 hour ago, 'stache said:

That said, the quality and timing of celebrations are open to criticism.  I agree it's dumb as fuck to celebrate after tackling a guy after a 20 yard gain, or celebrating when the ref makes a call elsewhere on the field.  And some celebrations suck.  "Feed me" sucks, I wish he'd come up with something else.

The nearest I’ve ever come to a fight with an Aggie was me laughing at their nose tackle dancing after making a play for a one yard loss on their own 5. It was the 4th quarter of 77-0 and OU was just falling down to avoid making it worse.

 

[El Diablo 4232]

Being between pant sizes. This one? Nope, too big. This one? Nope too small. FUUCKK

[4thgenhorn 38]

When you are eating BBQ chips, and halfway through the bag you’re interrupted to change a sheot diaper. Even after I wash my hands I wonder if I should lick my fingers after I finish the remainder of the bag. #parentingsux

[immortal13 4059]

On 12/16/2018 at 9:54 AM, BurntEyes said:

That is me, not because I can't and I will do a reverse into the spot if someone is waiting. Rather, if no one is around my OCD takes over for a perfect parking job.

Don't want to end up on the parking asshole thread.

You're still an asshole, though. Just saying

[Underdog 27966]

11 hours ago, 'stache said:

It's not work, it's a fucking game, played for entertainment of crowds.

 

And don’t shit yourself, plenty of people would pay shitload of money to see/hear Garth with just a guitar and chair. 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8780]

Y'all are the people who want sports to be boring as shit with no celebrating or having fun. It's a game. It isn't serious. Heaven forbid they enjoy what they are doing and show it. But middle aged white men on the couch get triggered by young men having fun playing a sport. Get off my lawn!

But if a touchdown celebration is choreographed then it sucks?

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

24 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

17 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

Y'all are the people who want sports to be boring as shit with no celebrating or having fun. It's a game. It isn't serious. Heaven forbid they enjoy what they are doing and show it. But middle aged white men on the couch get triggered by young men having fun playing a sport. Get off my lawn!

But if a touchdown celebration is choreographed then it sucks?

No shit choreographing  touchdown celebrations, Jesus that's lame .

[elfenix 34000]

When people emphasize the "t" in tv

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

2 minutes ago, elfenix said:

When people emphasize the "t" in tv

You'd rather they did it to the V I'm guessing...

[elfenix 34000]

3 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

You'd rather they did it to the V I'm guessing...

i did it to your mom's V last night.

[El Diablo 4232]

FedEx Express seems redundant.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

1 hour ago, elfenix said:

i did it to your mom's V last night.

Obligatory......

[Paper_jam 819]

One trivial thing that makes me surly is major, brick-and-mortar retailers which have a website that can't even tell me if a specific product is in stock at a given physical store location. Why would you not use your website to leverage and support sales at your own stores? If I wanted to order online and wait, I'd use Amazon. Sometimes I need something FAST and I just need to know, before I drive all over town, whether or not it's in stock. Yet (some) companies still make it a total pain in the ass to find this out.  I swear, some companies have their online shit set up like it's designed to compete with their own brick and mortar assets, rather than complement them.

 

 

 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Paper_jam said:

One trivial thing that makes me surly is major, brick-and-mortar retailers which have a website that can't even tell me if a specific product is in stock at a given physical store location. Why would you not use your website to leverage and support sales at your own stores? If I wanted to order online and wait, I'd use Amazon. Sometimes I need something FAST and I just need to know, before I drive all over town, whether or not it's in stock. Yet (some) companies still make it a total pain in the ass to find this out.  I swear, some companies have their online shit set up like it's designed to compete with their own brick and mortar assets, rather than complement them.

 

 

 

That's why many of them are receiving a good ole retail ass-whoopin by their competition.

It's a beautiful thing really.

Loyalty is to price and service, not the name on the sign outside.

[HenryJames 64907]

It’s like when you have to ask Surly if HEB is open.

[PvilleStang 2805]

Have to admit, Home Depot is the shit when it comes to that.  You can go on their website, and it'll tell you if it's in stock, and if you select a store, it'll tell you what isle and bin it's in even.  Comes in real handy when you're looking for the odd things that you buy once every 10 years if that.

[BadgerHorn 147]

You are at a very large building with lots of entrances, road construction nearby, and one way streets getting in and out, so you send the person picking you up a google maps pin with the precise location of where you want them to meet you.  You explain that the meeting point you sent is at a particular entrance that will simplify their drive in and out as well as simplify the pickup, so it's important to understand that the pin is precise.

The driver insists on having the address so that they can plug it into their GPS. You tell them to just drive to the pin, but they insist on the address. 

They call saying they are stuck due to a construction detour.  This is the first sign they aren't using your pin.

Eventually, they arrive, but you do not see them.  They keep telling you they are at the pin despite the fact that you are standing at it within 10'.  When they say "at the pin" they mean "when you zoom out far enough that you can see the entire city".  They are actually on the other side of the massive building, which you cannot walk across due to security checkpoints.

You start walking around the building and end up driving through a bunch of one way streets with construction detours.

[NBMisha 224]

31 minutes ago, BadgerHorn said:

You are at a very large building with lots of entrances, road construction nearby, and one way streets getting in and out, so you send the person picking you up a google maps pin with the precise location of where you want them to meet you.  You explain that the meeting point you sent is at a particular entrance that will simplify their drive in and out as well as simplify the pickup, so it's important to understand that the pin is precise.

The driver insists on having the address so that they can plug it into their GPS. You tell them to just drive to the pin, but they insist on the address. 

They call saying they are stuck due to a construction detour.  This is the first sign they aren't using your pin.

Eventually, they arrive, but you do not see them.  They keep telling you they are at the pin despite the fact that you are standing at it within 10'.  When they say "at the pin" they mean "when you zoom out far enough that you can see the entire city".  They are actually on the other side of the massive building, which you cannot walk across due to security checkpoints.

You start walking around the building and end up driving through a bunch of one way streets with construction detours.

Not sure all that counts as trivial.  But it does make me surly.

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

8 minutes ago, NBMisha said:

Not sure all that counts as trivial.  But it does make me surly.

Yeah not rival at all when you're on a deadline.  If I'm using Uber, I'm on a fucking deadline brah.....

[HenryJames 64907]

52 minutes ago, PvilleStang said:

Have to admit, Home Depot is the shit when it comes to that.  You can go on their website, and it'll tell you if it's in stock, and if you select a store, it'll tell you what isle and bin it's in even.  Comes in real handy when you're looking for the odd things that you buy once every 10 years if that.

Good thing too because good luck finding anyone there to help you.

[Okie State 3687]

Good thing too because good luck finding anyone there to help you.

[Okie State 3687]

Agreed that the real time inventory count is awesome...as long as it's accurate. I think it was Target that said they had something in stock only for me to get there and have them say 'yeah, that thing isn't accurate at all.'

[ernest_t_bass 1196]

8 hours ago, Paper_jam said:

One trivial thing that makes me surly is major, brick-and-mortar retailers which have a website that can't even tell me if a specific product is in stock at a given physical store location. Why would you not use your website to leverage and support sales at your own stores? If I wanted to order online and wait, I'd use Amazon. Sometimes I need something FAST and I just need to know, before I drive all over town, whether or not it's in stock. Yet (some) companies still make it a total pain in the ass to find this out.  I swear, some companies have their online shit set up like it's designed to compete with their own brick and mortar assets, rather than complement them.

 

 

 

I will raise you ... called a regional brick/mortar to ask if they had an item.  It was an 8 foot field gate, so I needed to drive my truck to get it, and drive 25 minutes to the store.  "Yep, computer shows it's in stock!"  Go to the store and it is out of stock.  "Hmm, computer says it's here.  Sorry, guess I'll have to update the computer!"

[Incredulity 11141]

39 minutes ago, ernest_t_bass said:

I will raise you ... called a regional brick/mortar to ask if they had an item.  It was an 8 foot field gate, so I needed to drive my truck to get it, and drive 25 minutes to the store.  "Yep, computer shows it's in stock!"  Go to the store and it is out of stock.  "Hmm, computer says it's here.  Sorry, guess I'll have to update the computer!"

Every damn time. 

Compounded by the fact that if, by some miracle, they have the item it is damaged.

[ernest_t_bass 1196]

Just got an ad from AT&T.  "New iPhone with $0 down payment"

Small print: tax due at signing.

$0 due apparently means not $0 due.

[El Diablo 4232]

2 hours ago, PvilleStang said:

Have to admit, Home Depot is the shit when it comes to that.  You can go on their website, and it'll tell you if it's in stock, and if you select a store, it'll tell you what isle and bin it's in even.  Comes in real handy when you're looking for the odd things that you buy once every 10 years if that.

Yeah, the HD near the house is excellent about this and as mentioned above, Target is the worst about saying it's in stock and then nope, not in stock.

[Cheeseweasel 26437]

44 minutes ago, ernest_t_bass said:

Just got an ad from AT&T.  "New iPhone with $0 down payment"

Small print: tax due at signing.

$0 due apparently means not $0 due.

Blame the gubmint for that. "free" does not mean "not taxable". They have to tax it at what the normal selling cost would be/

['stache 21490]

2 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Blame the gubmint for that. "free" does not mean "not taxable". They have to tax it at what the normal selling cost would be/

I think more accurately what they will ultimately pay for the device.  It says no down payment, which means there are payments just none up front.  

[Dewey 3266]

The count or "on hand" can be fucked up before it gets on the truck, it can get further fucked by human error when it gets off the truck and stocked. There is absolutely no way to have an online service with accurate counts of what's on hand and what isn't. That's why you call and ask them to put eyes on it and ask for a count.

[Okie State 3687]

Amazon will figure it out and then they'll take over the world.

[DigglerontheHoof 20450]

On 12/18/2018 at 9:18 AM, Walden Ponderer said:

I always got the impression the other team was a little deflated, watching Earl hand the ball to the referee after he'd just bulldozed them into submission.

Earl is/was a fucking man.  Act like you’ve been there a lot and will be back even more.

[elfenix 34000]

Agreed that the real time inventory count is awesome...as long as it's accurate. I think it was Target that said they had something in stock only for me to get there and have them say 'yeah, that thing isn't accurate at all.'

If it was a good deal on something, the employees purchased all the stock after you called. Never call.

 

 

If it's not a deal, order online for pickup.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21765]

1 hour ago, Dewey said:

The count or "on hand" can be fucked up before it gets on the truck, it can get further fucked by human error when it gets off the truck and stocked. There is absolutely no way to have an online service with accurate counts of what's on hand and what isn't. That's why you call and ask them to put eyes on it and ask for a count.

So you expect to be able to call, during the Christmas holidays no less, have whoever answers the phone to actually put you on hold, walk across the store,  look at the correct item to verify it's there, walk back across the store, pick up the phone again, and confirm  that it's there to you.  Has this actually ever occurred for you?

[tfoolry 8146]

People in front of me at grocery store that still write checks. 

[luke duke 6359]

People in front of me at grocery store that still write checks. 

fify

[El Diablo 4232]

The last time I ordered personal checks was in 2000. I still have a lifetime supply.

[PvilleStang 2805]

How else are you supposed to pay your HOA bill and put a big FUCK YOU in the memo line?

[Dewey 3266]

So you expect to be able to call, during the Christmas holidays no less, have whoever answers the phone to actually put you on hold, walk across the store,  look at the correct item to verify it's there, walk back across the store, pick up the phone again, and confirm  that it's there to you.  Has this actually ever occurred for you?

I've done it numerous times for people. They have these cordless phones where one can walk around the store. All you have to do is call customer service, tell them you need to talk to whatever department and they hook you up with that department. Or you can trust the iffy online count, drive to the store and when the product you want isnt there, bitch at the person who has no control over what is in stock and isn't.

[High Plains Drifter 10916]

On 11/27/2018 at 8:10 PM, HenryJames said:

People who go to the hotel breakfast in their pajamas.

People in their pajamas past 8 am anywhere that isn't their own house.

I mostly work in the field or from home, but I do go in to the office once a week or so. Few weeks ago, everybody was wearing flannel sweat pants and tee shirts. I had forgotten that it was "pajama day". Fucking pajama day. Pajama fucking day. Jesus wept.

 

[Al_4_ISU 12199]

People who routinely buy more food than they're going to eat, and then toss half the meal.  Bitch, if you aren't going to do leftovers, order less.

Also, if you're an adult that won't eat leftovers, you're probably a bitch.

[Al_4_ISU 12199]

11 minutes ago, High Plains Drifter said:

People in their pajamas past 8 am anywhere that isn't their own house.

I mostly work in the field or from home, but I do go in to the office once a week or so. Few weeks ago, everybody was wearing flannel sweat pants and tee shirts. I had forgotten that it was "pajama day". Fucking pajama day. Pajama fucking day. Jesus wept.

 

I knew a guy in college who used to exclusively wear pajama pants.  To class.  To parties.  To run errands.  Fucking everywhere.

He was also one of those really annoying stoners who had wealthy parents that enabled his weird bullshit, but he always had weed so people put up with it for awhile.  He was from suburban St. Louis and couldn't go 10 minutes without mentioning that Albert Pujols lived on his street.  He was the fucking worst.

Edited December 20, 2018 by Al_4_ISU

[elfenix 34000]

33 minutes ago, Al_4_ISU said:

I knew a guy in college who used to exclusively wear pajama pants.  To class.  To parties.  To run errands.  Fucking everywhere.

He was also one of those really annoying stoners who had wealthy parents that enabled his weird bullshit, but he always had weed so people put up with it for awhile.  He was from suburban St. Louis and couldn't go 10 minutes without mentioning that Albert Pujols lived on his street.  He was the fucking worst.

you knew the derel?

[El Diablo 4232]

46 minutes ago, High Plains Drifter said:

People in their pajamas past 8 am anywhere that isn't their own house.

I mostly work in the field or from home, but I do go in to the office once a week or so. Few weeks ago, everybody was wearing flannel sweat pants and tee shirts. I had forgotten that it was "pajama day". Fucking pajama day. Pajama fucking day. Jesus wept.

 

Doing it here at work tomorrow. I'm wearing sweats. With a "Hello Kitty" print.