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On 17-4-2009 10:10, Invisible wrote:
> OK, so how many other people thought this was going to be a question
> about Unix process scheduling priorities?
Not guilty, I was thinking of the method used in Innsbruck for there
estimation of activation times of the heart. ;)
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On 17-4-2009 23:14, Shay wrote:
> I've got a problem. I'm only at my best when I'm hateful.
>
> I just got back from a concert my wife and I sponsored to promote her
> candle company (more of a hobby so far). I got to the door with free
> incense samples I intended to pass out, and the door guy doesn't want to
> let me in with them. I repeatedly showed him the name of the company on
> the ticket - right under where it said "presented by" - and showed him
> that the name matched the name on the business cards attached to the
> incense, but he only repeated, "That's just a ticket. Everyone's got
> one." No shit, you moron. Did everyone pay a thousand bucks to "present"
> the show?
>
> Finally got through the door with the samples and relaxed a bit. This
> was a chance for me to not only let people smell the product and get
> names for the mailing list, but to make an impression for the company. I
> did my best to "work the room," only half-faking my cheerful attitude. I
> did all right, but people were a bit cool to me. Some didn't even want
> the free samples and several did not want to sign the mailing list.
>
> I had to stop after passing out half of the samples because the first
> band started. The band sucked (a string quartet dressed as mermaids and
> pirates - no shit), the crowd sucked (meaning I'm probably out a good
> portion of my $1k investment), and my mood began to sour. I started to
> get more and more upset about the idiot at the door and couldn't wait to
> pass out the rest of the samples and get the Hell out of there.
>
> After the band had stopped, I went around the room again. This time my
> cheerful attitude was ENTIRELY faked. At one point, seeing no new faces,
> I reported to my wife that I had "sucked every d*** in the room." This
> fake me was better, however. People were very receptive and asking
> questions, and even large groups were taking the time to pass the list
> around so that every person could "sign" it. One of the girls with whom
> I spoke (and she was a serious sex-bomb) came behind me a few minutes
> later, said she wanted to tip me, and stuffed a five dollar bill into my
> back pocket - I swear it's true. My wife didn't like it, but denied
> being jealous when her friends teased her about it.
>
> So, once again, the nice, happy me loses out to the aggravated me. It
> happens every time. I HATED waiting tables, but I made better tips than
> anyone in the restaurant. I really believed in products I sold
> door-to-door, but failed at selling them. I never thrive in environments
> where I'm happy, but I can cajole and/or intimidate people I despise
> into doing just about anything.
>
> -Shay
Moral of this story: if you want to get anybodies attention, go to a
very bad party so you'll be the best entertainment of the evening.
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On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:10:47 +0100, Invisible wrote:
> OK, so how many other people thought this was going to be a question
> about Unix process scheduling priorities?
I'd have to say 'yes' to that. :-)
Jim
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Shay wrote:
> the crowd sucked (meaning I'm probably out a good portion of my
> $1k investment)
"Only" lost $360. A little more than I expected when I bought in, but I
was pretty much a guaranteed loser from the start. My wife wanted to
experience it. Never again unless we are in complete control. The guy
who booked the bands bragged to me about "pulling off" booking a string
quartet to open for a rock band. I couldn't make him fully realize that
losing your ass at something means you didn't "pull it off."
The wife had fun. No more than a couple meals at a nice restaurant, I guess.
-Shay
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nemesis wrote:
> I find being an asshole also helps me get my point across. :)
>
> I'm a nice guy though, my hate is fake. ;)
>
>
I've got plenty of hate, but my anger is fake, so I understand exactly
where you're coming from.
-Shay
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andrel wrote:
>
> Moral of this story: if you want to get anybodies attention, go to
> a very bad party so you'll be the best entertainment of the
> evening.
I was joking during the night that I should have shit my pants before
passing out the incense. Same principal.
-Shay
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>> OK, so how many other people thought this was going to be a question
>> about Unix process scheduling priorities?
>
> I'd have to say 'yes' to that. :-)
Thread: Hijacked. :-)
I'm glad it's not just me though...
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On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:14:57 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>>> OK, so how many other people thought this was going to be a question
>>> about Unix process scheduling priorities?
>>
>> I'd have to say 'yes' to that. :-)
>
> Thread: Hijacked. :-)
Thread drift in off-topic? Surely not. ;-)
> I'm glad it's not just me though...
:-)
Jim
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>> Thread: Hijacked. :-)
>
> Thread drift in off-topic? Surely not. ;-)
Thread drift is one thing. 90% of the posts in the thread being utterly
unrelated to the original post is another. ;-)
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On Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:31:47 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>>> Thread: Hijacked. :-)
>>
>> Thread drift in off-topic? Surely not. ;-)
>
> Thread drift is one thing. 90% of the posts in the thread being utterly
> unrelated to the original post is another. ;-)
s/thread drift/off-topic posts/g then. ;-)
Jim
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