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    I'd like to pit bacon. That tasty, porky goodness is clogging my arteries and sending me to an early grave. And fuck the diner that serves me such self-destructive deliciousness.

    Robin
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    I'd like to pit Pork Rinds.

    The entire fucking bag.

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    Car shopping.

    What a fucking process. Find a car, get a good price, go see it, thing's defective.
    Find a perfect car, find out that the salesman doesn't want you to buy it because he starts a fight with you over whether or not you want that kind of car.

    Spend six months looking, and still have to schlep around all goddamn over the fucking place.

    Silver lining: Can actually afford new car.

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    *looks at the member list*

    Oh, see what the cat dragged in. Fuck.





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    Quote Originally posted by Malacandra
    *looks at the member list*

    Oh, see what the cat dragged in. Fuck.





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    I'm very happy for you, but I don't see it being relevant to me any time soon.
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    Quote Originally posted by MsRobyn
    I'd like to pit bacon. That tasty, porky goodness is clogging my arteries and sending me to an early grave. And fuck the diner that serves me such self-destructive deliciousness.

    Robin
    Michael Nelson (of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and rifftrax) is eating nothing but bacon in the month of February. He's reported that he's lost weight, his blood pressure has gone down, and he's never felt better. So food for thought there.

    I pit the fact that I have to teach in South Jordan this summer. Why does that bother me? It's 20 fucking miles away, that's why. And there are four campuses I could have taught at that are cheaper--one of which is in walking distance to my house! but since I'd like to have money, I guess I better suck it up and deal with it. I'm still pissed though.
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    Quote Originally posted by Malacandra
    *looks at the member list*

    Oh, see what the cat dragged in. Fuck.





    Don't know if I should take offense to that comment, or not.
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    Quote Originally posted by pepperlandgirl
    Quote Originally posted by MsRobyn
    I'd like to pit bacon. That tasty, porky goodness is clogging my arteries and sending me to an early grave. And fuck the diner that serves me such self-destructive deliciousness.

    Robin
    Michael Nelson (of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and rifftrax) is eating nothing but bacon in the month of February. He's reported that he's lost weight, his blood pressure has gone down, and he's never felt better. So food for thought there.
    See, the problem is that I don't have the discipline to follow an all-bacon diet. It's not that I don't love it, Lord knows I do. It's not even that it violates a major tenet of my religion; I already know I'm going to hell on a ham rap. It's just that, well, occasionally I need variety. Like baked oatmeal and bacon, or eggs and bacon. Or BLT sandwiches. That sort of thing. I just can't live on bacon.

    Robin
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    I want to pit the flu I've had for two weeks. On the plus side, my doctor gave me pain medicine for the ear ache it caused, and that was a rather pleasant (if sleepy) few days. But god, I wish I'd stop coughing.

    Also, hi.

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    I want to pit the lack of a smashie smilie. I look to my right and I see a smilie giggling at me , another one rolling its eyes , another one either blushing or getting ready to undergo spontaneous smilie combustion ops: , but there's no smashie. We need a smashie! In all the years I've been a member of SDMB, the only thing that felt like it was missing (well, until recently, anyway) was a smashie! Remember the Winter of Our Missed Content? The temp boards had a smashie. Smashie is cool. Smashie!

    Also, it's cold outside, and I want it to be warm. And, um, hi. Other than that, I'm good.

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    I pit Nancy my self centered, self absorbed, asswipe (sorry asswipes) co-worker.

    She now claims to have had a blood test with a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia. (according to what I've read, there is no such blood test).

    She no longer calls in sick. She sends an email saying that she's dealing with her disease and won't be in. The very next day, she's bounces around the office in perfect smiley health.

    She expects to be treated as an invalid at times- she wants to play for the softball team at other times (I suppose her version of the illness can be planned).

    Fuck you Nancy!
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    I just knocked a plant hanger off its hook, which brought the plant and all its dirt down on my arm and knocked another plant off its fucking goddamned hanger so that both of them tumbled to the floor, dumping massive amounts of potting soil into the cat food and the cold air return.

    There are times I would have laughed at this, but I'm too busy crying and feeling sorry for myself.

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    I pit peanut-butter filled pretzel nuggets. I just found a bag in my office that I forgot I had. They're half gone. :

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    Quote Originally posted by troubleagain
    I pit peanut-butter filled pretzel nuggets. I just found a bag in my office that I forgot I had. They're half gone. :
    On the subject of pretzel nuggets, I will rant at Snyder's of Hanover. Specifically your sourdough pretzel pieces. That are hard and crunchy. Listen: there are two attributes of sourdough that make it the bestest possible form of bread on this plane of reality. They are sourness and doughiness. Your honey-mustard coated pretzel pieces do have a hint of sourness, but they do not have doughiness in the slightest degree. I'm no food scientist, but I'll hazard a guess that the reason for the lack of doughiness is that doughiness is pretty much the EXACT OPPOSITE of crunchiness.

    Don't get me wrong. Crunchiness has its place in the world of snack foods. Potato chips, corn chips, saltine crackers, and celery sticks would be close to inedible without it. But, not only is crunchiness a superfluous quality for a pretzel in general, it's a horrible waste of an otherwise pretty tasty honey-mustard flavored powder to use it as a coating on what amounts to stale bread. If you want to fix it, stop letting your pretzels get stale, cut them into little chunks instead of insisting on shattering them, and place them in a resealable bag.

    Okay. End of rant, and reverting to speaking to the BoDoMe folks: thank you for inviting me to your new message board. By, the way, who is it I'm inviting to do me? I hope it's Bo Derek. Bo Bice just wouldn't appeal to me.

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    Quote Originally posted by jali
    I pit Nancy my self centered, self absorbed, asswipe (sorry asswipes) co-worker.

    She now claims to have had a blood test with a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia. (according to what I've read, there is no such blood test).

    She no longer calls in sick. She sends an email saying that she's dealing with her disease and won't be in. The very next day, she's bounces around the office in perfect smiley health.

    She expects to be treated as an invalid at times- she wants to play for the softball team at other times (I suppose her version of the illness can be planned).

    Fuck you Nancy!
    What position does she play on the softball team? Is she any good?

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    I would like to pit the people who were driving on I-15 Friday afternoon and Sunday evening on my way to and from Long Beach.

    The posted speed limit is 70 m.p.h.. The CHP will give you up to 80 as long as you are not driving like an asshole. Please do not drive 50 m.p.h. Do not drive 60. Especially in the left lanes. Sometimes you just gotta go with the traffic flow. And you! You dumb bitch, you in the silver VW- Get off the phone and drive, quit swerving in your lane and pick a rate of speed to travel at. Preferably somewhere around 70.

    On a related note. Mountain Pass is a 55 zone now due to construction. I am not getting a speeding ticket in a construction zone (hello double penalty), so I will go the posted limit. Do not tail gate me flashing your lights. It will not make me go faster, in fact I may even slow down a tad more. If you don't like it, go around me. The CHP will be waiting for you.

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    I pit grocery shopping.

    It's loud. It's annoying. The cart gets so heavy. The odd experiences I always seem to have there. Hate, hate, hate.

    I am waiting, not so patiently, for one of the local grocery stores to start their "curbside service" where you order online and have them load it into your vehicle for you as you pull up.

    Hate.grocery.shopping.

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    Quote Originally posted by troubleagain
    I pit peanut-butter filled pretzel nuggets. I just found a bag in my office that I forgot I had. They're half gone. :
    And myself for eating the WHOLE BAG. :evil:

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    DAMMIT. For one of my classes we were supposed to save all the in-class assignments, but it seems I deleted them. I tried using an undelete program, but the files are no good. It's only like 6.25% of my grade, so I don't know if I care or not, but still, ARGH!

    And I'm cranky in general and it's annoying.
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    I sent my (hopefully) final email to my former supervisor today, telling her that I won't be finishing my last week of two week's notice because of the personality conflicts (she likes to argue with me, I like to not argue). She sent me a snotty email back, of course, because the utter failure of our working relationship was entirely my fault (in her eyes). I hope the new girl lasts two days, and your bosses really start asking you questions about why you can't seem to keep any staff.

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    I HATE having to fill out all these forms for unemployment and prescription assistance. I completely understand why they need them. That's fine. It's just a pain in the ass, that's all.
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    Quote Originally posted by Guinastasia
    I HATE having to fill out all these forms for unemployment and prescription assistance. I completely understand why they need them. That's fine. It's just a pain in the ass, that's all.
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    Quote Originally posted by troubleagain
    I pit peanut-butter filled pretzel nuggets. I just found a bag in my office that I forgot I had. They're half gone. :
    I guess I shouldn't tell you that CVS sells chocolate-covered peanut butter filled pretzel nuggets. Pure ambrosia, I'm telling you...
    I'm not good at the advice. Can I offer you a sarcastic comment instead?

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    Quote Originally posted by jali
    She now claims to have had a blood test with a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia. (according to what I've read, there is no such blood test).
    According to everything my father has told me (you'll never guess why), you're spot on.

    Having a blood test for fibro would be like having a blood test for dandruff or liking crocheting.

    I'd start to rant about bad writing, but that quickly becomes a mega-rant. (Comment not directed at anyone here. It's what comes with the territory of editing for a living.)

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    Quote Originally posted by jali
    I pit Nancy my self centered, self absorbed, asswipe (sorry asswipes) co-worker.

    She now claims to have had a blood test with a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia. (according to what I've read, there is no such blood test).

    She no longer calls in sick. She sends an email saying that she's dealing with her disease and won't be in. The very next day, she's bounces around the office in perfect smiley health.

    She expects to be treated as an invalid at times- she wants to play for the softball team at other times (I suppose her version of the illness can be planned).

    Fuck you Nancy!
    Just because you can't see a disease doesn't mean it's not real, and just because someone doesn't look or act sick all the time doesn't mean they are suffering any less. I have several problems that are always with me, but like anyone else I have my good days where I can suck it up and pretend to be just like everyone else, but then I also have bad days where I absolutely cannot function. It's incredibly frustrating and guilt-inducing to have to limit your productivity because your body will not cooperate.

    AFAIK there is no blood test (or any test) that can definitively diagnose fibromyalgia; rather, it's a diagnosis made by excluding other known conditions that could cause the same symptoms. She may indeed have had several blood tests that ruled out other things, which have brought her doctors to a conclusion that gave her a diagnosis of fibromyalgia. So I don't necessarily see an inconsistency in that statement.

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    Friggin' gnats in my friggin' house are driving me out of my friggin' mind. I got rid of all my plants to get rid of the gnats, and now I have no plants and gnats.

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    I caught a cold last week, and now I have two weeks or so of nasty coughing to look forward to. Useless defective tubes. Worst part is I lose tons of sleep and become grumpy and irritable. And, you know, tired.

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    Dear Brain:

    I have not viewed the South Park movie in several years. Therefore, there is no reason for me to have the 'La Resistance' medley stuck in my head all damn day.

    It is doubly certain that I ought not sing the 'Unclefucker' section at work.

    I would appreciate your kind attention in this matter.

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    I have finals in my masters classes tonight and tomorrow, and also have to give a presentation tonight, which no one will listen to. I don't blame them, but it still sucks to talk for fifteen minutes for no reason. My prof won't listen either, he will be grading our finals.

    I've been having a lot of trouble sleeping this week. I was up until 4am Monday and at least 1am last night. Ugh.

    And I can't find a job in this shit ass economy and it's making me feel like a loser.

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    Quote Originally posted by Orual
    <snip>
    It is doubly certain that I ought not sing the 'Unclefucker' section at work.
    <snip>
    Every once in a while I get, "Frigging in the rigging,
    'cause there's fuck-all else to do" stuck in my head. Not really a great song to be singing at work, either.

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    <insert pitiful rant about graduating into the worst economy of my lifetime here>

    But hey, at least starting in August I get to hide out in law school. I figure by the time I graduate, the economy will either have mostly recovered and I can afford to eat, or it will have collapsed in which case my stockpile of ammo, leather outfits, and Manic Panic will come in handy.
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    The stupid Fantasy Football week started on a Wednesday of all days.

    Stupid fucking premier league cost me a chance to redo my team and so probably cost me a fuck load of points and allow the rest of my office catch up.
    Two of my best players stuck on the fucking sideline earning no points whatsoever.

    Gaaaaahh!
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    You know what pisses me off? (Right now, anyway.) I've just moved over to a different office building, and they have these giant rolls of cheap toilet paper. Ok, I can deal with that. It doesn't have to be Charmin, ya know?

    They are in this locked up holder box, and you have to reach WAAAY under it to get to the toilet paper. And the stupid maintenence people don't even start the fucking roll!!! Jeez! I'm ripping off shreds, trying to get enough paper to wipe my ass.

    I ask you, just how stupid do you have to be not to start the roll? Haven't they ever been in that situation?

    Hrmph.
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    My mini-rant's the same as it's always been. To my girlfriend (and all my ex-girlfriends - I hesitate to rant against all women, since there must be some that don't do this, even though I've never met them):
    If you're acting weird and I ask you "What's wrong?" and you tell me "Nothing", after the third time I'm going to assume that means there is nothing actually wrong. So go ahead and pout like a baby for the rest of the day, because I tried to find out what's bugging you and now you're the one who's being an ass. Oh, sure, it would be great if we had some kind of mystical connection where I could empathetically know exactly what was bothering you at all times and also how to alleviate the situation, but guess what? I can't read your friggin' mind, and I won't ever be able to. Guess what else? That doesn't mean I don't care about you. But after all this time, I'd think you'd realize if I'm acting puzzled as to what the problem is it's because I haven't got a clue, especially when it's some petty bullshit like I didn't wash the dishes 2 minutes after promising to do it "later". Seriously. Jesus.

    Also, when you finally do feel like talking about it, for the love of fuck could you not do it at 12-fucking-30 in the morning when I'm trying to sleep? If the shit's that important, get it off your chest during normal business hours unless you're offering some make-up sex (which you aren't). You seem to be able to follow the rest of society's rules of conduct; I don't know why this is so difficult for you.

    Also, groups of people who take up the whole sidewalk and move at a snail's pace. If I'm behind you, I will bump into you trying to get past. There are other people sharing the planet with you, you know. Bitches.
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    Can you please knock it off with the goddamn construction? I know it probably needs to be done, but you've already chased off the woman who lives right next to you; she's staying with her boyfriend for the duration. I can hear the pounding and sawing, and I live on the other side of her. This isn't during the day when it doesn't matter, it's going on right the fuck now.

    ETA: I have headphones on and I can still hear the noise.

    This is making me all stabby.
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    And today, I ate an entire package of of Tagalongs. Thank God that's the end of the snacks in my office. GAH!

    (It's no wonder I weight 150# again. :cry: )

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    Quote Originally posted by BiblioCat
    Quote Originally posted by troubleagain
    I pit peanut-butter filled pretzel nuggets. I just found a bag in my office that I forgot I had. They're half gone. :
    I guess I shouldn't tell you that CVS sells chocolate-covered peanut butter filled pretzel nuggets. Pure ambrosia, I'm telling you...
    I've already fallen into that particular pitfall, thanks.

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    Quote Originally posted by Lady Xoc
    But hey, at least starting in August I get to hide out in law school. I figure by the time I graduate, the economy will either have mostly recovered and I can afford to eat, or it will have collapsed in which case my stockpile of ammo, leather outfits, and Manic Panic will come in handy.
    This is a good way to look at it.

    Option A: things improve and life as we know it continues.

    Option B: total apocalyptic meltdown and I finally have an excuse to start that motorcycle gang / get those facial tattoos I've thought about.

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    Quote Originally posted by Orual
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    Option B: total apocalyptic meltdown and I finally have an excuse to start that motorcycle gang / get those facial tattoos I've thought about.
    And grow your hair long, and quit worrying about your weight (except in terms of dying of starvation), and never have to go in to work again...

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    Quote Originally posted by troubleagain
    And today, I ate an entire package of of Tagalongs. Thank God that's the end of the snacks in my office. GAH!

    (It's no wonder I weight 150# again. :cry: )
    Off topic: For the longest time, whenever I'd see those cookies, I'd read it as Tagalog, and I'd wonder why the hell they named them after a language used in the Philippines.
    I'm not good at the advice. Can I offer you a sarcastic comment instead?

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    Fuck cellulitis, it can DIAF.

    My boyfriend often scratches mindlessly at his feet when he's tired or sleeping. Once in a while he will actually scratch the skin and bleed, we clean it and bandage it and it heals right up. Except not this time, no. This time he had some awful gonnasyphilherpeaids under a fingernail or something, so for the past ten days his leg has been growing ever more infected, despite our efforts. The last day and a half the damn skin looks like it's disintegrating, the entire foot is swollen and getting alarmingly red, the first work-friendly appointment available at the "cheap" clinic was Thursday, but today we decided to hit the Urgent Care center at the nearby ER. The good folks took one look at the leg and immediately put him into the ER, stuck a penicillin IV into him and proceeded to do X-rays and lab work. Concluded it's cellulitis and then argued with us for five minutes over not getting him admitted, we really can't see spending a few thousand dollars for IV antibiotics in the hospital, give us some 'scripts and we'll return if it worsens. I understand their argument that a couple or three grand is a small price to pay for keeping the limb, but can't they understand we can be rational people and monitor his progress at home, too? The doc decided no pain meds were necessary since we were leaving AMA, to boot.

    Grr! I want my universal health care already! :evil:
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    Quote Originally posted by Queen Tonya
    Concluded it's cellulitis and then argued with us for five minutes over not getting him admitted, we really can't see spending a few thousand dollars for IV antibiotics in the hospital, give us some 'scripts and we'll return if it worsens. I understand their argument that a couple or three grand is a small price to pay for keeping the limb, but can't they understand we can be rational people and monitor his progress at home, too? The doc decided no pain meds were necessary since we were leaving AMA, to boot.
    Just be CAREFUL. My husband had cellulitis in 2007 and it took a long, long time to heal.

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    School zones in this city are active from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday when school is in session. Playground zones are active from 8:30 am to one hour after sunset every day. In neither case is the zone in effect at 7:45 am. So why the fuck are you slowing down to 30km/h in all three school zones on this road, you assmunching piece of shit?!? I'm trying to get to fucking work some time today and I don't need you clogging up the roadways because you can't read a goddamn road sign. There's a reason why some people get road rage and YOU'RE IT.

    Learn to read or get the fuck out of the way of those of us who can, ya goat-felching shitwhistle!
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    In-laws: I LOVE seeing you—you're great. But look: you have GOT to keep an eye on your kid when you come over. That means:
    • don't let her continually terrorize the dog
    • don't let her climb all over our tables and other furniture that is not meant to be climbed on
    • don't ever call from the next room and ask me if I need you to "take over." I'm not watching your kid, I did not offer to watch your kid, I didn't sign anything that made me responsible for your kid when she's in the same room with me.

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    I am not proofreading your goddamn paper fifteen minutes before closing. For me to do a good job, it would take me much longer than that.

    I am not watching your shit while you take a shit. Actually, I take that back. I will watch it. I will watch it walk out the door if a thief comes by. If I'm feeling especially jaunty, I may wave goodbye.
    Why won't those stupid idiots let me join their crappy club for jerks?

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    Quote Originally posted by Orual
    Quote Originally posted by Lady Xoc
    But hey, at least starting in August I get to hide out in law school. I figure by the time I graduate, the economy will either have mostly recovered and I can afford to eat, or it will have collapsed in which case my stockpile of ammo, leather outfits, and Manic Panic will come in handy.
    This is a good way to look at it.

    Option A: things improve and life as we know it continues.

    Option B: total apocalyptic meltdown and I finally have an excuse to start that motorcycle gang / get those facial tattoos I've thought about.
    That's not my outlook, that's my contingency plan!

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    Quote Originally posted by woodstockbirdybird
    Off topic: For the longest time, whenever I'd see those cookies, I'd read it as Tagalog, and I'd wonder why the hell they named them after a language used in the Philippines.
    It's not just me, then. I also keep misreading "Samoas" as "Samosas" and get all drooly for yummy Indian appetizers.

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    Quote Originally posted by Orual
    It is doubly certain that I ought not sing the 'Unclefucker' section at work.
    I would like to join in the pitting of Oural's brain, because I should not be singing that at work either.

    I would like to pit my wonderful new dog, who kept me up all night with her fun game of waiting for me to fall asleep and then trying to climb up on the bed, and when getting glared at, walking out into the other room, then walking back in and repeating ad nauseum. The second part of the game was when she finally went out to the living room (where she USUALLY likes to sleep), and I shut the bedroom door (because my wonderful other dog likes to pee in the hallway at 3 am if given the opportunity, so we have to shut him in). When she heard the door shut she came back and sat outside the door and cried and barked. (My wonderful boyfriend snored loudly through all this, although he was surprisingly effective at keeping the dog off the bed, even while asleep.) At the end of it all I got no sleep, and I still had to clean up a puddle of pee (origin unknown, presumably canine) in the hallway.

    woodstockbirdybird, stop putting up with that. I used to be like that until I realized how insufferable it was and how much more I respected men who didn't put up with it from me. Ask her something once, and take her answer at face value - if she lies, that's her problem, not yours. Tell her just what you said in your post - I also needed to be reminded that my boyfriend couldn't read my mind, and it was my responsibility to make myself understood, but that didn't mean he didn't love me or want to make me happy.

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    Quote Originally posted by XJETGIRLX
    Quote Originally posted by jali
    I pit Nancy my self centered, self absorbed, asswipe (sorry asswipes) co-worker.

    She now claims to have had a blood test with a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia. (according to what I've read, there is no such blood test).

    She no longer calls in sick. She sends an email saying that she's dealing with her disease and won't be in. The very next day, she's bounces around the office in perfect smiley health.

    She expects to be treated as an invalid at times- she wants to play for the softball team at other times (I suppose her version of the illness can be planned).

    Fuck you Nancy!
    Just because you can't see a disease doesn't mean it's not real, and just because someone doesn't look or act sick all the time doesn't mean they are suffering any less. I have several problems that are always with me, but like anyone else I have my good days where I can suck it up and pretend to be just like everyone else, but then I also have bad days where I absolutely cannot function. It's incredibly frustrating and guilt-inducing to have to limit your productivity because your body will not cooperate.

    AFAIK there is no blood test (or any test) that can definitively diagnose fibromyalgia; rather, it's a diagnosis made by excluding other known conditions that could cause the same symptoms. She may indeed have had several blood tests that ruled out other things, which have brought her doctors to a conclusion that gave her a diagnosis of fibromyalgia. So I don't necessarily see an inconsistency in that statement.

    I understand and agree, but knowing Nancy makes a big difference.

    The day before the inauguation, she whined to almost everyone in the office that "we should be closed so that we would be able to see history being made".

    She called in sick the next day with a stomach virus.

    On Wednesday, she was upset to learn that we had an inauguration party here in one of the conference rooms. She complained that "no one told her."

    On Wednesday, she went on a construction site building tour (strictly voluntary as a "fun" office trip). Generally with tummy troubles, a construction site, with no easy access to restrooms isn't the place to be.

    On Thursday, she told me that she wanted to have some blood work done to see why she had the "stomach virus" after I asked how she did on the job site with her stomach the day before.

    On Friday, she took the day off to have the blood work done in her doctor's office.

    On Monday she learned that she had Fibromyalgia as a result of the blood work done on the Friday before, but she told only a few "close" coworkers who spread the word.

    She send the email officially announcing her illness to the rest of us just recently explaining that she needed time off this week because of her illness. This is after emailing in sick a couple of days before.

    I don't believe ANYTHING she says.
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