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tpryan
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response 25 of 202:
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Sep 26 12:04 UTC 2000 |
re 23: You mean 'shower or we wash your hair in the toilet'?
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mooncat
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response 26 of 202:
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Sep 26 13:08 UTC 2000 |
Badger in a bag?
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tod
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response 27 of 202:
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Sep 26 13:55 UTC 2000 |
the kinda party that would remove blood stains from bonnie and clydes car
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beeswing
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response 28 of 202:
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Sep 26 14:03 UTC 2000 |
Some idiot thinks my number is a fax number. My phone's rang like 7
times this morning and I get those beeping sounds. I am ready to kill
someone.
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ashke
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response 29 of 202:
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Sep 26 14:12 UTC 2000 |
Got yelled at today by an office calling mine for some information. I
referred them to the records department, and they didn't like that. They
wanted me to just print a copy off the computer and fax it to them. I can't
do that, by law. So they bitch me out, bitch my boss out (who isn't even
here) and keep calling her "him". They didn't even check to see who they were
calling, right office, but you might as well check on the SEX of the person.
So they ask to be connected with someone else, I transfer, and while I'm doing
that, they hang up.
What a way to start a day. They even threatened to call the department chair
to complain. God, I'm only following the law and doing my job!
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aruba
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response 30 of 202:
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Sep 26 14:19 UTC 2000 |
Re #28: Carol's number is one digit away from a bank's fax number also. She
often gets those fax calls, sometimes in the middle of the night. You'd
think people would get a clue, when their fax doesn't go through, and check
the number before trying again.
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scott
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response 31 of 202:
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Sep 26 15:02 UTC 2000 |
Re: 29:
That sounds like it could be a "social engineering" attack; calling somebody
and demanding info, hoping to bluster or cajole your way through even though
you are not supposed to get that info.
Computer attacks sometimes use this as a way to get access codes or passwords.
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mooncat
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response 32 of 202:
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Sep 26 17:48 UTC 2000 |
Mary- if you're just doing your job- you're not going to get in trouble
with the important people there. <grins> Just let it wash off you.
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scg
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response 33 of 202:
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Sep 26 20:51 UTC 2000 |
Fax machines often redial automatically until they get through, without giving
the user an indication that there's a problem.
One of the nice things about having good management is that when somebody is
asking for something completely unreasonable and won't stop, it can be me
asking them to speak to my manager, rather than the other way around.
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tpryan
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response 34 of 202:
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Sep 26 21:51 UTC 2000 |
mooncat, Borders has needs for administrative assisants on a
reqular basis. Check with our corporate HR people. You might be
able to web into http://BordersGroupInc.com and get HR contact info.
I think a junvellile squirel has been taking my back yard as
it's territory. It seems to be less likely to bolt when I approach it.
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md
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response 35 of 202:
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Sep 26 21:55 UTC 2000 |
The air hockey table arrived today. Between carrying it downstairs
(200+ lbs), setting it up (four legs and some scoring devices, no big
deal) and playing 23 games with my incredibly fast and, frankly, rather
mean, son, I am sweatin'.
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carson
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response 36 of 202:
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Sep 26 23:47 UTC 2000 |
(so roomie gets a call from his fiancee this morning and I end up
answering because he doesn't hear the phone ring. it's all good
because she's in France now and I don't have to pick up after her.)
(the funny thing was, when I came home this evening, roomie had spent
the past half-hour trying to call her in France at the number her mom
gave him. "she said she dialed this exact number and got through."
"Mike, there's only ten digits in that number. did you dial 011 for
long-distance first?" "No." "did you dial the country code?" "I need
a country code *and* a city code." so I go and look up the country and
city code for him because his Internet training has left him unable to
pick up a phone book. "the country code is 33..." "That's in the number,
right there at the end." "no, Mike, it goes at the end." "[agitated] It's
*at* the *end*." "[patiently] it goes at the beginning." "But Kelli's
mom dialed this *exact* number and said it worked!" seeing the circular
conversation coming, I volunteer to look up the "Dialing France" section
in my French-English dictionary. while my back is "turned", roomie dials
the number *exactly* as I had told him to dial it, and connects. I knew
this because he speaks some Easy French [long story: basically, Easy
French is English spoken at the top of one's lungs] and then hurriedly
asks me how to say "310" in French. I repeat it to him twice before he
tosses *me* the phone, and I end up jumping the linguistic hoops to get
him on the phone with his fiancee, THE SAME ONE HE TALKED TO THIS MORNING.)
(I'm beginning to see why I'm not engaged. it'll be hookers for me from
here on out.)
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tod
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response 37 of 202:
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Sep 27 00:10 UTC 2000 |
Well..just don't marry your roomie.
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i
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response 38 of 202:
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Sep 27 02:32 UTC 2000 |
Sounds like he's training you to change his diapers while he gives you
flack. Fuzzy Minds Assisted Living Center will pay you to take better
training than his free lessons - why don't you check them out?
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edina
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response 39 of 202:
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Sep 27 03:41 UTC 2000 |
Or marry somneone who isn't planing on spending major time in a non-englis
speaking foreign country.
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mooncat
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response 40 of 202:
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Sep 27 12:49 UTC 2000 |
Tim- thanks! I will definitely check it out.
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ashke
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response 41 of 202:
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Sep 27 14:03 UTC 2000 |
Yes, and if there are any AS/400 programming jobs back at borders, tell me.
I could always work for Anne Palmer again...don't want to, but I could...I
suppose...
Awww...poor carson. In light of my roommate idiot, I'm a big advocate of
LIVING ALONE. No hookers for me, though. :)
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hematite
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response 42 of 202:
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Sep 27 15:48 UTC 2000 |
I only missed one question on my Accounting quiz, which is the one I
knew I'd miss. I did the accrual vs. cash basis accounting question
right (after like 20 tries). I got a five minute mini massage, a free
pepsi, and hair stuffs. It's a sunny day and excellent weather. I had
fun re-arranging my room last night. :)
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tpryan
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response 43 of 202:
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Sep 27 16:17 UTC 2000 |
I'm in a training class and they are using too many TLAs.
AS/400 jobs are noted as 'always looking', so there is no job
postings for any individual requirement.
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goose
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response 44 of 202:
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Sep 27 19:33 UTC 2000 |
TCs should keep TLAs to an AM until YGATTMAH.
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rcurl
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response 45 of 202:
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Sep 27 19:56 UTC 2000 |
WHAT?
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scg
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response 46 of 202:
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Sep 27 19:57 UTC 2000 |
Has Carson picked up another pet idiot?
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krj
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response 47 of 202:
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Sep 27 21:37 UTC 2000 |
Carson, you have another potential disaster looming with this roommate,
unless roommate is flush with cash -- the tolls on long mushy phone
calls to Europe are pretty high. (I speak from experience here, since
Leslie was in Austria for the summer of 1999.) I'd suggest that
the roommate investigate some of the inexpensive prepaid calling cards;
however, if the roommate is having trouble with regular international
dialing, handling most of these phone cards will be beyond him.
Good luck!
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goose
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response 48 of 202:
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Sep 27 23:18 UTC 2000 |
RE#45 -- I *said*...training classes should keep three letter acronyms to an
absolute minimum until you....uh...you...gather a....uh...something...material
at hand....I forget. ;-)
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richard
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response 49 of 202:
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Sep 28 00:55 UTC 2000 |
I had a housemate once who had a girlfriend in the Phillipines. He
called her night and day for a month and ran up a phone billof
over $3,000! And then he moved out without notice, stiffing us not only
on his shareof that phone bill but his share of the rest of the lease too.
The phone was in my other housemate's name and the phone company came
after him hard. He has not been able to get a phone number in his own
name since,and all forsomething that was not his fault. After that,
I decided I might share an apartment, house or whatever with a stranger
if need be, but I will never again share a phone line.
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