November 17, 2004

• Reminds me of that audio file of someone going ape at a BT call centre employee 'cos his number was supposed to be ex-directory, which I've done a quick search for and can't find. No idea if that was real either.
• That wasn't real, but they did take me off their fucking list—I mean—wait—aw crap
• cannot stop the laughing
• It's weird how certain part of your brain shut down when you get really angry; for example, the part that would help you to think of words besides "fucking" and "asshole" to describe your rage.
• My favorite computer-related meltdown audio was always the dude who hadn't backed up his laptop in two years calling the help center to inform them that they had wiped his hard drive clean. It starts out obviously stressed and in control, but degenerates quickly into total wackjob cursefest. It was the one that some beautiful, beautiful person re-mixed into a funky dance track. I remember the repeated line: "Everything I've been working on for the last two years is gone... Everything I've been working on for the last two years is gone..." Wish I could find it. (Hint hint...waving bananas at you...)
• Those files you're looking for are all here on a site that I host. Just don't post it all over the internets 'cause I've only got moderate bandwidth to play with. The Laptop guy's name is Steven Thrasher and there are versions of his call set to music there. BTW... where's my banana?
• I lost it like that once last summer. I kayak, boat, canoe (depending on the weather) a beautiful section of the Huron River here in Michigan. Most of it is "no wake/slow" zone to preserve the natural shoreline.. one day, while with my wife, I see this jerk (about 60 years old, with a 35 year old blond sitting next to him) coming down the river WOT (wide open throttle for you non-boaters). I stopped him, asked him if he realized it was a no wake zone.. his verbal response was "yeah", his non-verbal response was "and I don't give a sh*$" I lost it, started swearing at him, calling him names (as noted above by clockzero, mostly just called him a fu*%ing a##hole, couldn't think of anything better).... after about five minutes of this he just went off down the river and I stood there wondering what the heck did I just do?! My wife just stared at me wondering when the aliens had abducted her usually fairly peacful husband and replaced him with a foul mouthed jerk... I think i was having a bad day....... :-\
• kamus: here, have a bunch. ))) So I wonder if Mr. Thrasher (apropos name, btw) knows about his internet fame?
• KAMUS... you are a God..... ))))))))))
• So I wonder if Mr. Thrasher (apropos name, btw) knows about his internet fame? I think he does. I seem to recall that a lawsuit was filed for invasion of privacy or something. I seem to also recall that he lost. Now that's a loser in the most literal sense!
• Here's a whole {banana cream pie} for your Chopin Cher-zow in b-as-in-banana minor. It is perfectly lurfly.
• I was crying when my laptop died and I hadn't backed up all summer (yes, I'm stupid stupid stupid). The computer support person was actually able to save my files, but I'm sure I caused him some grief without meaning too. If he ever reads this, I'm sorry, and thank you so much for your help. (Actually, that's a message for all computer support, customer service, ect people who deal with problems they aren't responsible for and can't help with, and get the first wave of anger/frustration/grief. You are brave and wonderful people.) I'm going to go back up my laptop now.