The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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Oh shit! You better call Canadian 911 right now, man! It couldn't possibly be anything else - especially not these other 35 things that come up for that single symptom!
Makes me wonder how many times they were sued, or if they built in all the reactionary bullshit to keep themselves from being sued in the first place.
Makes me wonder how many times they were sued, or if they built in all the reactionary bullshit to keep themselves from being sued in the first place.
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makare
Clearly you have been bitten by the blue ringed octopus.
Sure, there are some things that they're great for. You just have to discount the first two or three diagnoses for a lot of ailments, because I'm pretty sure the last time my sinuses were all stuffed up and sore, and I had some nasty sinus drainage it was because I had the 3rd item down on their list (a sinus infection) and not the first (a brain tumor) or the second (lymphoma).
That was my first sign that I had tendinitis.
Did I say anything about either of them being funny? No. No, I did not. All I did was point out that WebMD oversells the cancer/heart attack angle, most likely to keep themselves from being sued in the event that someone who is having a heart attack and looks up the symptoms on their service and doesn't go to the hospital right away. Which unfortunately makes their service a little less useful than it could be, because you can't necessarily trust the top diagnosis to be accurate and not just an ass-covering.
Luckily for HowDroll , they weren't tumors, they were just boobs.
I enjoy passing the Chuck-O-Rama on the route for my run and I'll tell you why. Almost everytime I run past, the outside diners cheer for me. Almost everytime, without fail. I feel like a champ.
Sometimes I hate doing the right thing. I had to go to the store to pick up a few things and as I get out of my car I spot what looks like a dollar bill. So I go over and pick it up and to my surprise there is $200 in cash just sitting there. No wallet and no form of identification of any sorts. I did the right thing and turned the money in but I must say that there was a long battle in my brain while I was heading to turn it in. Now I am glad I did the right thing and if I could do it over I would still turn the money in but it still doesn't make it any easier.
Last week my father participated in a raffle where the winner got $20,000. He bought two raffle tickets, one for him and one for a friend of his that couldn't make it to the raffle. One of his tickets won the prize. After the raffle, he didn't mention anything to his friend and asked him which ticket he wanted. The friend chose the winning ticket.
The number of other people in this world that I am convinced have ethics as strong as mine is depressingly small. While I have no doubt one of them could stand as stalwart as I in the face of such a moral dilemma*, the odds of them being around for me to hand off are pretty slim.Never been in a situation where you don't know, but do believe the other one's going to make a serious an sincere effort to find the original owner?
Either you haven't got enough faith in humanity, or people around you just plain suck
Notice that I don't at any point say it couldn't happen, only that it hasn't happened.
--Patrick
*Whatever that level might be.
One could argue it hasn't happened because you never gave them the chance. If you keep the money and don't give it to the nearest, say, security guard or reception worker or whatever, obviously they won't be able to hand it back to the potential righteous owner coming to look for it.
I admit, though, I tend to follow the same routine as you, except when at work...I'm sort of supposed to trust my colleagues
I admit, though, I tend to follow the same routine as you, except when at work...I'm sort of supposed to trust my colleagues
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SeraRelm
If I were the friend, I'd have given half to your father. It would only feel fair since he went there and he got me the ticket. I wouldn't have the slightest qualm in that.
You know, it never ceases to amaze me just how dumb some of my coworkers can be sometimes. A fair number of these people are certifiable geniuses, well trained computer programmers and engineers, but you give them one practical, common sense problem and it's like the world is coming to an end. Today's case in point, the coffee makers in our building. These are the coffee makers where you stick a cup under the spout, choose what size coffee it is, and whether you want caffeine, decaf, or a mix of the two, and then hit "start" and it grinds the appropriate beans and brews a cup of coffee for you. Once a day or so, depending on how many cups of coffee we go through, the machines have to rinse themselves out. When the need arises, the little LCD displays put up a notice that says "please press rinse." People will stand there, dumbfounded, trying to figure out why the coffee machine isn't working while they're trying to do the normal "short, left, start" sequence that produces a cup of caffeinated coffee; and when it doesn't work they'll move to the next machine (there are two). If that one doesn't work either, they mill around waiting for someone to fix the machines, or they go look for someone higher up the chain of command to ask them how to fix the coffee maker. And on the rare occasion that one of them finally realizes that the machine says "please press rinse," they'll press rinse and then freak out when water starts draining out of the machine into the shallow tray under the nozzle, because apparently it never occurred to them that if a machine is going to use water to cleanse itself, the water has to discharge somewhere.
Luckily, it wasn't very crowded in there today when I noticed both machines needed to be rinsed, so I was able to get to the machines, stick a cup under each one, and press rinse; while three engineers stood around flabbergasted that I know how to fix such a technological marvel.
Luckily, it wasn't very crowded in there today when I noticed both machines needed to be rinsed, so I was able to get to the machines, stick a cup under each one, and press rinse; while three engineers stood around flabbergasted that I know how to fix such a technological marvel.
That story just reminds me that I am nearing the age that I will start to fear technology. I'll be a wiz at what I know, but will avoid learning new things.
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SeraRelm
"My child is a genius who knows how to use our tevo!"
"Can she tie her shoe?"
"No..."
"Can she tie her shoe?"
"No..."
I have had (approximately) the following exchange with my boss at a place I used to work:
Me: "Hey, I found this $10 bill out on the sales floor."
Boss: "Just put it in the till."
Me: "Shouldn't we make some effort to find the owner? We could check the tape..."
Boss: "Naw, just put it in the till. Company policy says to do that with any found money."
No "let's put it in an envelope for a few days," no "if nobody claims it then it's yours," nothing like that. I honestly wonder if what he meant was that 'company policy' says for him to remember to pull $10 out for himself when he counts the deposit later.
--Patrick
EDIT: fixed stupid autocorrect
Today was my son's last day of 1st grade. I am happy and sad at the same time.
Pretty sure I had Miller the last time I went to the bar....
My friend left Molson 67s here after my sister's baby shower, so I've been drinking those. For a light beer it's not bad. I much prefer it over the Laker my dad left, or the Budweiser my Brother in law drinks.
My friend left Molson 67s here after my sister's baby shower, so I've been drinking those. For a light beer it's not bad. I much prefer it over the Laker my dad left, or the Budweiser my Brother in law drinks.