A sad, constant bid for attention

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
How do you know they don't accept the wage they get with the expectation that they'll be able to steal 17c from shifty on a regular basis?

Because they're not professional athletes?

TM

[Mr. Man]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Why do we need to select our team exclusively from the ranks of the NBA? Most of the guys who play on the international team couldn't sniff the NBA. We could have one or two big time scorers to plug in here and there to a national team that plays together all the time. There are scores of shooters out there who could be put on a team and coached year round under FIBA rules.

TM

Why have I never heard that before? Brilliant. Seriously, if they are going to make us play pansy rules, we should fight fire with fire and use a bunch of Indiana cast offs. There's got to be hundreds of these guys that could mop up under those rules. Plus it would give them a decent job and allow them to play all year.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I leave it blank, and I do not bother to keep the receipt and compare it to my monthly billing statement. What are the chances that I'm being defrauded?

Good point. Although I draw the line because I toss the copy and never compare receipts against my monthly statement, that extra .003 seconds it takes me to draw that line is a complete waste of my time.

As for you, how would you know if you're being defrauded or not? Sucker.

TM

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
What the hell is up with this trend, anyway? Conceivably it is so that the register people can process more customers, but to me it looks like they're just lazier than ever. They don't do a fucking thing but press some buttons and hand you the change the machine tells them to give you.* And then you have to go and find utensils, salt and pepper, ketchup, straws** and napkins for yourself. And the new napkin dispensers! Holy shit. It is physically impossible to grab more than one napkin at a time now. That couldn't be more annoying. I always grab 18 more than I need because, fuck them, that's why.

TM

*And don't try to give them $5.06 on a $4.56 bill after they've already told the register to compute the change based on a $5.00 bill. The world will end.

**Let it go, ppnyc.

You know what makes it even worse? The person who made my sandwich didn't hold the vinaigrette, like I asked,* and when I took it out of the bag, it leaked all over my pants. But since the fucking napkin dispenser was as you describe, I had only one with which to mop up the mess.

So now I have no choice but to meet my client at 3 without pants.

*Lately it seems that special orders do upset us, because lately, whenever I order no dressing/mayo/cheese/spit, I always get the one thing I didn't want.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
You know what makes it even worse? The person who made my sandwich didn't hold the vinaigrette, like I asked,* and when I took it out of the bag, it leaked all over my pants. But since the fucking napkin dispenser was as you describe, I had only one with which to mop up the mess.

So now I have no choice but to meet my client at 3 without pants.

I officially change my stance on the new napkin dispensers.

TM

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by robustpuppy

*Lately it seems that special orders do upset us, because lately, whenever I order no dressing/mayo/cheese/spit, I always get the one thing I didn't want.

At a new- trying to be upscale- Itie restaurant the other day, my wife ordered a homemade pasta with some greens and garlic/oil BUT with the Sausage that is use in another red sauce dish.

The waiter was pissed (I think heavy faked accent) and said the chef would never allow it (even though I had ordered it 2 weeks ago). the chef has carefully balanced all flavors blah blah blah....

He did allow her a side of the crumbled sausage which she mixed in. So after, like as a softening thing, she told the waiter that it was really great and they shouldn't fight that option.

Waiter said "the recipe has been fixed in our region for 700 years we would never change."

So I go "Marco Polo only introduced pasta to Italy about 700 years ago. He brought it right to your family?"

I was guessing on the 700 years thing- but it turns out I was pretty accurate.

so score one for Hank- except he bent my credit card- passive aggressive shit.


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[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
And the new napkin dispensers! Holy shit. It is physically impossible to grab more than one napkin at a time now. That couldn't be more annoying.

Yes, it could. They could dole them out to you. No more than 3, ever.

[pony_trekker]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
At a new- trying to be upscale- Itie restaurant the other day, my wife ordered a homemade pasta with some greens and garlic/oil BUT with the Sausage that is use in another red sauce dish.

The waiter was pissed (I think heavy faked accent) and said the chef would never allow it (even though I had ordered it 2 weeks ago). the chef has carefully balanced all flavors blah blah blah....

He did allow her a side of the crumbled sausage which she mixed in. So after, like as a softening thing, she told the waiter that it was really great and they shouldn't fight that option.

Waiter said "the recipe has been fixed in our region for 700 years we would never change."

So I go "Marco Polo only introduced pasta to Italy about 700 years ago. He brought it right to your family?"

I was guessing on the 700 years thing- but it turns out I was pretty accurate.

so score one for Hank- except he bent my credit card- passive aggressive shit.


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I am sure he gave her a side of hock ptooey too.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I assume that the transactions are submitted electronically, and that the credit card company couldn't possibly know what I wrote on the slip, but I really don't know.

They type in whatever tip you write afterwards to the CC machine. They're supposed to keep the receipt if you challenge it. If they can't produce it, they get a chargeback.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Because they're not professional athletes?

TM

Because they don't have guaranteed contracts.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
99% of what I say on this board is not serious. That is the guideline.

However, I am telling the truth about certain subjects such as ppnyc making my skin crawl, ncs being the bestest internet gf ever and my boyfriend being well-endowed. Basically the rest is bullshit.

You're not really maple-flavored?

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
You know what makes it even worse? The person who made my sandwich didn't hold the vinaigrette, like I asked,* and when I took it out of the bag, it leaked all over my pants. But since the fucking napkin dispenser was as you describe, I had only one with which to mop up the mess.

So now I have no choice but to meet my client at 3 without pants.

*Lately it seems that special orders do upset us, because lately, whenever I order no dressing/mayo/cheese/spit, I always get the one thing I didn't want.

Gee, this never happens to me.

I wonder why.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Yes, it could. They could dole them out to you. No more than 3, ever.

Good point. That is more annoying. It's like the extra napkins come out of their pay.

TM

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
You know what makes it even worse? The person who made my sandwich didn't hold the vinaigrette, like I asked,* and when I took it out of the bag, it leaked all over my pants. But since the fucking napkin dispenser was as you describe, I had only one with which to mop up the mess.

So now I have no choice but to meet my client at 3 without pants.

*Lately it seems that special orders do upset us, because lately, whenever I order no dressing/mayo/cheese/spit, I always get the one thing I didn't want.

I bet you get a tip.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by pony_trekker
I am sure he gave her a side of hock ptooey too.

so what, anyone who had an active dating life has taken spit before. that post was about ME, and my wonderful guess-comeback!