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somebody just asked me what the part of the guitar above the neck is called.
earlier (same person was involved) there was a conversation so stupid, I was actually singing show tunes out loud to block it out and to keep it from destroying my soul.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:21 (twenty-two years ago)

My colleague David finds handwriting innately funny and is really scathing about anyone who can't differentiate between the members of Westlife.

― alexfack (alexfack), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't think that is *that* stupid of a question if the person doesn't know much about guitars. I mean, better to ask then assume.

― marianna, Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Why not bitch about our annoying co-workers here? There are mant tales of work-related woe and rage.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

My colleagues are getting more and more annoying by the day. They won't stop flirting with each other, and everyone has a view except me. And they make stupid straining noises when you have to squeeze past their chairs to get something. Thank god I have a six day weekend to look forward to.

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:31 (twenty-two years ago)

somebody just asked me what the part of the guitar above the neck is called.
Um, why's this a stupid question? I could understand if you were working in a music store, but how many people actually DO know the answer to this?

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:31 (twenty-two years ago)

One of the higher ups here lectured me about ordering computers against her Miami budget without approval. The computer in question was budgeted to Georgetown.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:33 (twenty-two years ago)

There's this one women at my work that is always dishing out backhanded comments. To a rather large lady she said 'oh you'd look gorgeous if you were slim' & then she said to me 'you looked much better when you lost all of that weight'! She is oblivious (or stupid) cos she really doesnt see the harm in what she says!

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry i meant backhanded compliments.

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I have a coworker who is amazed by the functionings of an American Express card. He marvels over their receivables systems on a daily basis. For six months now.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:37 (twenty-two years ago)

I work in a metropolitan newsroom. So I guess I expect more from my colleagues. Though, really, I shouldn't. Because I've been here for two years (less a month).

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I have another coworker who keeps announcing loudly, "It's the 15th!"

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Yeah, see, Ally's coworkers are way stupider than yours, Horace.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Same co-worker just asked me how I would describe open-tuning.
I said I wouldn't (and thus avoided revealing myself as a stupid person at work).

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Y'know what though Ally?
It IS the 15th.
Not so dumb now, huh?

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:50 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow, I'm having a serious 1994 flashback here, to a land before the web and before search engines.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Horace, just stating it's the 15th isn't really the dumb part. Stating it 47 times an hour is.

I have another coworker who is currently openly looking at hardcore porn.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:52 (twenty-two years ago)

i was just being goofy.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Um, what is the part above the neck called?

― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:54 (twenty-two years ago)

The head.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't have any problems. I'm in the blissful bubble known as my own office, can't even hear anything going outside my door. *SIGH*

― Mandee, Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

head stock.

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

I have another coworker whose keyboard is vaguely nonfunctioning. She keeps bitching that I "refuse" to order her a new one. A) our supply order date is the 15th and I'm not doing favors B) THERE IS AN EMPTY DESK NEXT TO HER WITH A SPARE KEYBOARD THAT SHOULD COULD REMOVE AND USE.

The coworker I kind of think is cute is listening to Sting, really really loud.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:56 (twenty-two years ago)

maybe these two coworkers are in collusion, Ally. That's why I'm--I mean the other one is all, "It's the 15th!"

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:57 (twenty-two years ago)

None of my co-workers are stupid... just shy, surly, and single.

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 14:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Also, I have a coworker, the same one who is mystified by payments and American Express, who has asked me FIVE TIMES so far this week if I have a contact at Karlsruher Lebensversicherung AG. Does he think I'm hiding the fact that I have a contact there? How many times do I have to say no? "Oh, but you have Wolfgang's number." "Wolfgang is ERGO Trust." "Well, Frau Berghammer." "She's at Münchener Re." "Are you sure?" NO I'M LYING BECAUSE I LOVE TALKING TO YOU.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

And he can't speak German either so all of the names are pronounced in comedy German fashion.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 15:15 (twenty-two years ago)

These people make me sick for humanity.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 15:16 (twenty-two years ago)

same co-worker, asked me if I watched any of "the golf" on the weekend, and I thought she meant CNN, but she meant the masters. When I understood this, I was very insulting and indignant.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

HE JUST ASKED ME FOR THE KARLSRUHER CONTACT AGAIN, I SWEAR I'LL KILL HIM ONE DAY.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Ally, have you ever seen Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train (or DeVito's Throw Momma from the Train for that matter)?

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Ally, just put some fake shit together and hand it to him next time.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I've not seen either, Horace.

Sean, you give good advice but when he realizes that it's wrong, he'll only come back and tell me how, he doesn't get it, but whenever he calls Germany, it just never goes through, I mean, seriously, the same shit everyone else does, even dialing 011, and it never works, what could possibly be wrong? I mean, listen, I see everyone else do it, and it is the same way. I swear, I wouldn't do it the wrong way. Do you know what's wrong? Are the phones broken? I think you should call the phone company, Ally. What do you mean, the phones are fine? I mean, it didn't work, I called Germany. Oh. No, I didn't dial a 9 first.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 17:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Ally (for your eyes only): criss-cross, eliminate the motive. one stranger kills another stranger's tormentor for in kind.

think about it.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 17:29 (twenty-two years ago)

of course I'm joking.
I'm not homicidally-inclined at all. ha ha.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 17:34 (twenty-two years ago)

http://students.washington.edu/kylaw/strangers/strangers1.jpg

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 17:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, I'm thinking about it.

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 17:50 (twenty-two years ago)

It took my director 2 days to figure out how to write a filter for Lotus.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Haha, now imagine if he didn't know what part of a guitar is above the neck!

― Nascar Wilde (nascarwilde), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 18:06 (twenty-two years ago)

an analyst at work who gets paid a shit load just told me yesterday that when she gets to work she turns her brain off.

― Clare (not entirely unhappy), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 18:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Most of my co-workers are pretty cool. The customers, though ... If I have one more person answer the "Can I help you?" question with "Yeah, give me the winning lottery ticket number" or "Yeah, a million dollars will help," my response will be, "I'm sorry, sir (or madam), I'm afraid I can't help you, but I shall now enthusiastically endeavor to hurt you -- very, very badly."

― jewelly (jewelly), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 19:05 (twenty-two years ago)

i like you jewelly; you'd be fun to work with - said totally sincerely, cause i'm feeling happy today.

― Clare (not entirely unhappy), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 02:04 (twenty-two years ago)

One of my bosses sort of recommended I get fake tits today. I said that I'd rather spend my money from school on clothes, he said "Yeah, fake tits will make you a lot more money".

― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 16 April 2003 02:10 (twenty-two years ago)

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