the random thoughts thread

by **Woody** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 22:48:04

bigger Freedom Hater: The Dude or Bruce Springsteen?

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:14:04

Instead of saying I was late because of sickness/hangover, I made up an elaborate lie that may take months of follow-up lying. Not sure why I do that. This coffee is dreadful.

by **The Dude** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:15:25

What was the excuse

by **Woody** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:23:00

Yes, details needed, plz

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:23:09

My landlord and owner came over to look at some things and they want to do construction on the first floor under our living space. I said No! but they had an evil look in their eye.

by **The Dude** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 12:26:02

That's the weirdest excuse ever. WHy not just "ceiling is leaking, want to make sure they come over today"

It's funny, my landlord's reputation is horrible at work, and he's probably done about 1% of the things I said he's done.

by **Scarlett** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 13:33:28

Guy who used to work for me always had funny excuses--they were so lame, but always amusing. One of my favorites:
The new dog I bought for my mom bit her so I had to take it back to the pet store because she was so afraid of it.

Best part of this was that he was so excited about his new blog--he told everyone at work about it. Everytime he called out with one of his great excuses, one of his Sups would just check his blog, and find he'd been out partying all night.

by **jemagee** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 13:42:42

How do idiots keep jobs?

by **phatj** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 13:51:40

jemagee wrote:How do idiots keep jobs?

Cheaper than training new idiots.

by **CFP** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 15:07:58

My carbon monoxide detector just went off, what should I do?

by **Houshphandzadeh** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 15:10:32

Enjoy it at least for a while

by **The Red Tornado** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 15:11:21

ColeforPresident wrote:My carbon monoxide detector just went off, what should I do?

Breathe deeply for several minutes until everything feels alright with the world.

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 15:11:51

ColeforPresident wrote:My carbon monoxide detector just went off, what should I do?

I think you're supposed to call the furnace guy. But you might want to check the battery first.

by **EndlessSummer** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 15:20:55

Damn you ginkgo trees, damn you straight to hell!

by **The Dude** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 15:21:57

EndlessSummer wrote:Damn you ginkgo trees, damn you straight to hell!

Are those the trees that have the buds drop down that smell like crap?

by **EndlessSummer** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 15:31:53

Yep. I was trying to explain the smell to someone the other day, and said it was like mildewed vomit. I looked it up on wikipedia and they describe it as "rancid butter." Either way, it's gross, and they're everywhere on my walk to work.

by **The Dude** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 15:32:46

yeah, the worst is a warmish day, after a rain, and they're all mashed up on the sidewalk

by **Didn't I?** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 15:37:24

I haven't posted in this thread in awhile.

by **phatj** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 15:37:52

Mm. That might be an improvement over eucalyptus trees, which smell like cat piss.

by **TenuredVulture** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 15:40:37

The Dude wrote:yeah, the worst is a warmish day, after a rain, and they're all mashed up on the sidewalk

I always thought Ginkgo berries smelled literally like dog poop. And the berries would get in the treads of your sneakers.

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