xkcd

by **Oregonaut** » Tue May 10, 2011 6:25 pm UTC

Felltir wrote:
podbaydoor wrote:Your avatar always looks like it's on the brink of a hug. *tacklehug*

That's what I was going for!

//Joins in tackle hug.//

by **Kewangji** » Tue May 10, 2011 7:35 pm UTC

Felltir wrote:WOOP

Confession: That is my favourite kind of hug.

I prefer Kewangjihugs myself, but I might be biased.

by **bigglesworth** » Tue May 10, 2011 8:33 pm UTC

Your hugs are a Felltir above us.

by **Mister_Penguin** » Tue May 10, 2011 9:51 pm UTC

I was a real dick to a tech support guy. After I hung up, I realized that has to be an awful and dehumanizing job that few would ever choose of their own volition. Now I kinda wish I could, like, send a card to the dude for just not cussing me out like I deserved.

by **Chuff** » Wed May 11, 2011 2:35 am UTC

podbaydoor wrote:Your avatar always looks like it's on the brink of a hug. *tacklehug*

On this note:

Fess: I FREAKIN' LOVE FELLTIR'S AVATAR. IT ARE SOOOOOOO CUTE.

by **Eseell** » Wed May 11, 2011 3:40 am UTC

Mister_Penguin wrote:I was a real dick to a tech support guy. After I hung up, I realized that has to be an awful and dehumanizing job that few would ever choose of their own volition. Now I kinda wish I could, like, send a card to the dude for just not cussing me out like I deserved.

When I worked in ~~hell~~ tech support a customer actually did send me a card like this because they were kind of a dick and I spent a really long time helping them anyway. Then a couple of months later when I got promoted someone in upper management mentioned the card as kind of a "good job" thing, but I didn't know what he was talking about because the card never made it past my boss's desk. I went with said manager to confront my boss and he produced the card, saying "oh, this thing? I thought I told you about that." Yeah, that's why it's under a pile of crap on your desk. Asshole. Whatever, he later got fired for getting drunk at a party and assaulting an employee. My point is that this is a thing that you can do and it could make someone's day.

Chuff wrote:Fess: I FREAKIN' LOVE FELLTIR'S AVATAR. IT ARE SOOOOOOO CUTE.

So much this.

by **felltir** » Wed May 11, 2011 5:19 pm UTC

N'aww, thanks guys.

by **Jessica** » Wed May 11, 2011 5:48 pm UTC

*hugs*
I think I need hugs.

by **Kewangji** » Wed May 11, 2011 5:52 pm UTC

Jessica wrote:*hugs*
I think I need hugs.

I can offer you some prime quality Kewangjihugs, for free. They're the best. (*hugs*)

by **Oregonaut** » Wed May 11, 2011 5:52 pm UTC

I offer feathery hugs as a break from avian rage.

by **roband** » Thu May 12, 2011 7:54 am UTC

Mister_Penguin wrote:I was a real dick to a tech support guy. After I hung up, I realized that has to be an awful and dehumanizing job that few would ever choose of their own volition. Now I kinda wish I could, like, send a card to the dude for just not cussing me out like I deserved.

Just call back and apologise. Even the next day, you have no idea how it feels to get an apology from someone who realises they were wrong to speak to the support guy like that.

I've had a number of those apologies.

by **Lostdreams** » Thu May 12, 2011 1:48 pm UTC

Oregonaut wrote:I offer fiery hugs as a break from avian rage.

What I read.

by **Oregonaut** » Thu May 12, 2011 1:50 pm UTC

I'm a falcon-phoenix hybrid.

by **Lostdreams** » Thu May 12, 2011 1:53 pm UTC

Now you just need a title like Fantastically Fiery Fora Falcon or Perilous Posting Prarie Phoenix.

Edit: or "The Beard."

by **Oregonaut** » Thu May 12, 2011 1:55 pm UTC

I'm pretty sure I'll get a fora title when God kisses Satan and everyone applauds.

by **bigglesworth** » Thu May 12, 2011 2:05 pm UTC

Hawt.

by **Oregonaut** » Thu May 12, 2011 2:11 pm UTC

Seriously, everyone talks about my beard, I didn't think it was that much of a defining characteristic, but everyone I speak to who has seen the beard or pictures, says I'd look odd without it now.

by **Ptolom** » Fri May 13, 2011 9:04 pm UTC

Sometimes I have terrible opinions and only realise how wrong I've become several weeks later. I don't know who I'm supposed to be any more.

by **PictureSarah** » Fri May 13, 2011 9:30 pm UTC

Fess: Just started crying at work, when nothing had even happened. I am at the point now where the anxiety just leaks out of my face, and I can't control it. Job I interviewed for didn't call me back, and I'm worried that I am going to ruin our credit/force my husband to drop out of school if I can't find something. One of my coworkers pointed out to me that this kind of stress is known as "being an adult, and it will only get worse if you have children." I fail at adulthood, apparently.

Also fess: I just keep posting about my major anxiety issues instead of actually doing something about them...but I don't know what I can do that won't require time and money.

by **emceng** » Sat May 21, 2011 2:19 pm UTC

Unlike apparently every other geek in existence, I am not obsessed with the slave Leia costume. I think part of it is that I saw the movies when I was very young, so it wasn't sexualized. At this point I don't want to associate sex with Star Wars - they're great movies, and I don't want my libido fucking it up.

by **SurgicalSteel** » Sat May 21, 2011 2:36 pm UTC

I may have you beat: I'm not even really a fan of the Star Wars movies. I've never seen one through to the end.

by **Zarq** » Sat May 21, 2011 2:48 pm UTC

Which ones have you tried? I found A New Hope boring as hell the first time I saw it. I'd say I found it as bad as A Phantom Menace, if that last one didn't have JarJar to stink it up some more. At least APM has Darth Maul. And Natalie Portman.

by **SurgicalSteel** » Sat May 21, 2011 2:57 pm UTC

I think I saw the first of each run. I saw the one where Luke first gets his sword from the hologram, and the one with the canyon race and the little kid building a robot.

by **Zarq** » Sat May 21, 2011 3:04 pm UTC

SurgicalSteel wrote:I think I saw the first of each run. I saw the one where Luke first gets his sword from the hologram, and the one with the canyon race and the little kid building a robot.

You saw the worst ones. The Empire Strikes Back (#5) and Return of the Jedi are considered to be the best ones. Me and my friends personally liked Revenge of the Sith (#3) too.

If you ever got time and absolutely don't know what to do, try watching Empire.

by **felltir** » Sat May 21, 2011 3:11 pm UTC

Confession: I actually rather like Jar Jar Binx.

by **Zarq** » Sat May 21, 2011 3:14 pm UTC

I didn't find him that annoying the first time I watched. He just grows more and more annoying every time you watch it. IMO.

by **I Am Raven** » Sat May 21, 2011 4:25 pm UTC

Confession: Episode I is still my favourite episode.

by **Ashlah** » Sat May 21, 2011 4:50 pm UTC

Confession: I get unreasonably irritated when Tumblr is down.

by **Hope_** » Sat May 21, 2011 10:23 pm UTC

Ashlah wrote:Confession: I get unreasonably irritated when Tumblr is down.

Likewise. It's down depressingly often as well.

by **Oregonaut** » Sun May 22, 2011 1:31 am UTC

Confession: I have no clue what the fuck I'm doing.

by **e^iπ+1=0** » Sun May 22, 2011 1:31 am UTC

Hint: neither does anyone else.

by **legopelle** » Sun May 22, 2011 1:02 pm UTC

Confession: I tried alcohol last night. It was a pleasant experience. Tired to keep my intoxication level to about 0,05%

The sense of relaxation was quite apparent when I sobered up this morning and tried to do the same things I did last night, and found it very hard.

by **SlyReaper** » Sun May 22, 2011 1:47 pm UTC

Confession: I didn't try alcohol last night, I guzzled it. I've just done the sums, and I ended up drinking 23.6 units of alcohol in beer. That's 4 500ml bottles of ale (2.5 units each), and 8 440ml cans of lager (1.7 units each).

Oh, and I drank alone. Because that's how I roll. But yeah, I don't think I ever want to see another beer ever again, because I feel rotten.

by **legopelle** » Sun May 22, 2011 1:55 pm UTC

SlyReaper wrote:Confession: I didn't try alcohol last night, I guzzled it. I've just done the sums, and I ended up drinking 23.6 units of alcohol in beer. That's 4 500ml bottles of ale (2.5 units each), and 8 440ml cans of lager (1.7 units each).

Oh, and I drank alone. Because that's how I roll. But yeah, I don't think I ever want to see another beer ever again, because I feel rotten.

I drank 37,5 cl of white wine. It tasted awful, but I guess it goes better with food.

Also, what unit?

by **SlyReaper** » Sun May 22, 2011 2:21 pm UTC

legopelle wrote:
SlyReaper wrote:Confession: I didn't try alcohol last night, I guzzled it. I've just done the sums, and I ended up drinking 23.6 units of alcohol in beer. That's 4 500ml bottles of ale (2.5 units each), and 8 440ml cans of lager (1.7 units each).

Oh, and I drank alone. Because that's how I roll. But yeah, I don't think I ever want to see another beer ever again, because I feel rotten.

I drank 37,5 cl of white wine. It tasted awful, but I guess it goes better with food.

Also, what unit?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_of_alcohol

by **legopelle** » Sun May 22, 2011 3:09 pm UTC

SlyReaper wrote:
legopelle wrote:
SlyReaper wrote:Confession: I didn't try alcohol last night, I guzzled it. I've just done the sums, and I ended up drinking 23.6 units of alcohol in beer. That's 4 500ml bottles of ale (2.5 units each), and 8 440ml cans of lager (1.7 units each).

Oh, and I drank alone. Because that's how I roll. But yeah, I don't think I ever want to see another beer ever again, because I feel rotten.

I drank 37,5 cl of white wine. It tasted awful, but I guess it goes better with food.

Also, what unit?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_of_alcohol

So I drank some 4-5 units of alcohol? Cool.

by **DavidSpencer** » Sun May 22, 2011 10:51 pm UTC

Confession: I've never watched a Star Wars through to the end either. Nor have I watched or read any Lord of the Rings all the way through, unless The Hobbit counts (prequels? I dunno). Or Star Trek, except for that one that came out recently (which I watched with a friend). I know, pretty bad...

On the plus side, I think I regain some of my nerd cred in terms of digestion of literature by enjoying Isaac Asimov, Douglas Adams, Richard Feynman, A.K. Dewdney, various chess authors, and so on.

by **Menacing Spike** » Sun May 22, 2011 10:58 pm UTC

legopelle wrote:So I drank some 4-5 units of alcohol? Cool.

Fess, spoiler for grueling:

Spoiler:

by **Kewangji** » Sun May 22, 2011 11:15 pm UTC

I'm glad you survived.

by **mieulium** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:51 am UTC

I act crazy so that when I get angry you get scared. Just sayin'

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