True, and Minnesota was even younger.
― nickn, Friday, 11 May 2012 23:58 (1 year ago) Permalink
I discover it has merged with neighboring Norwood to form Norwood Young America!
Here's an incredibly local IA: There was this town called Helena, Arkansas, on the banks of the Mississippi. Lots of blues history, home of Patrick Cleburne - a Confederate general who wanted to counter the Emancipation Proclamation by also freeing the slaves, Conway Twitty, King Biscuit, etc.
Out west of town, a new community grew: West Helena. In fact, over a matter of time, West Helena gained more population than Helena.
Both cities are in the Delta, one of the poorest areas of the nation not on an Indian reservation. The two municipalities recently (last 10 years or so) decided to merge into one government. But what to call the consolidation? Helena had the name first and the history, but West Helena had more people.
The new city's name? HELENA-WEST HELENA. Makes me A-IA
― pplains, Saturday, 12 May 2012 00:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
That.... makes absolutely no sense
― mh, Saturday, 12 May 2012 00:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
reminds me there is a suburb to the southeast of me, called Pakenham. to its north? not outer or nth Pakenham, no... Pakenham Upper. I mean srsly now.
― Pureed Moods (Trayce), Saturday, 12 May 2012 06:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
the entendre had never occurred to me before
― our love will change the world (electricsound), Saturday, 12 May 2012 06:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
LOL! well now u kno.people who misspell the word "weird" as "wierd"
― mh, Saturday, 12 May 2012 05:51 (12 hours ago)
;_; I do this sometimes. By accident really! I know how it is spelt, my brain just auto-parses "i before e" all the time.
― Pureed Moods (Trayce), Saturday, 12 May 2012 08:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
Probably all my problem, but it bugs me when people write "etc." as &c or and cetera. Especially "&c."
― Pita Malört (Je55e), Saturday, 12 May 2012 16:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
TV adverts with Jane Horrocks doing the voiceover. I'm sure she's a lovely person irl but can't she find gainful employment elsewhere?
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Saturday, 12 May 2012 16:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
ha it's actually off of the food court. i think it's a pretty cool building but i have never had to take the elevators.
iirc, Running Scared had a chase sequence staged here, before the building even opened to the public.
My high school prom had some kind of afterparty here; I looked up, got vertigo, and left.
― Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Saturday, 12 May 2012 16:25 (1 year ago) Permalink
i am the king of irrational angerment through the application of this and c.
― 10. “Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Tom Cruise (contenderizer), Saturday, 12 May 2012 18:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
hate you open a door to go in/out of somewhere, and the person on the other side automatically assumes you're opening it for them and steps out/in. esp when there are double doors, and you could just use the other damn door.
― rayuela, Saturday, 12 May 2012 18:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
having managed to get confused by a door saying PUSH in vertical lettering from the other side of the door. Can't quite work out how I transposed that to read forwards instead of backwards letters and I'm standing there in front of the desk of somebody I'm hoping to work with.Must look really odd, did work it out but it took me way too long, 30 seconds plus. Hope it isn't the sign of an aneurysm coming on or something. or extended hypochondria.
― Stevolende, Saturday, 12 May 2012 19:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
― nickn, Saturday, 12 May 2012 23:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
One of my favorites.
― nickn, Saturday, 12 May 2012 23:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
Reminds me of the Marriott in Atlanta, which is like /Alien/ to the James R. Thompson center's /Brazil/:
yo I was just gonna say the same thing!
― a parker full of poseys (Stevie D(eux)), Sunday, 13 May 2012 01:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
Probably looked a bit like that but I was reading the sign from other side of glass door. I can read upside down, back to front etc. just can't see how I thought I was reading forwards. you don't develop dyslexia in middle age do you? It is something you're born with isn't it?
― Stevolende, Sunday, 13 May 2012 10:32 (1 year ago) Permalink
Chipper and/or flirty waitresses. I do better with dark and broody types.
― *tera, Sunday, 13 May 2012 21:40 (1 year ago) Permalink
When I give someone a helpful tip that fixes a thing they are complaining about, and then they complain that they even have to do that. Big girl panties, engage!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 14 May 2012 15:50 (1 year ago) Permalink
ohteeem
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 14 May 2012 15:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
Honestly, the phrase "big girl panties", no offense.
― pplains, Monday, 14 May 2012 16:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
The woman who works across from me has lived in this state for three years and still goes, "O.M.G., where is Mena? Who's ever heard of these places?"
(1.) If I moved to New York and didn't know where anyplace was, I would Google Map it and keep my mouth shut rather than go "Fishkill? What the hell is that?"
(2.) No, really. Read that quote in the original sentence again. Swear to G, she really says the initials O-M-G out loud.
― pplains, Monday, 14 May 2012 16:08 (1 year ago) Permalink
But she got a big promotion recently and will soon get her own office while I remain out here on the floor. Apparently, knowing where the hell Mena is won't really get you that far in life.
― pplains, Monday, 14 May 2012 16:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
Sorry pp. but people need to learn to deal with things!
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 14 May 2012 16:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Helpful people are a nuisance" is real wisdom from on high, though. I'd say "I can help with your problem; would advice be unwelcome?"xps
― improvised explosive advice (WmC), Monday, 14 May 2012 16:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
I get this thread and the passive-aggressive thread mixed up sometimes. Sorry.
― pplains, Monday, 14 May 2012 16:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
She's my manager, so I troubleshoot for her She was previously just a friend, so I posted her solution to a rant on FB (asking how she can turn off group notifications.)
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Monday, 14 May 2012 16:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
The word "panties"
― fine with 49 (sunny successor), Monday, 14 May 2012 18:26 (1 year ago) Permalink
Deciding with a group on X or Y. Getting to the final deciding stages when that ONE person in the group very casually throws out 'Well there's always option W'.
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck you. now we're back at square one! I hate you I hate you I hate you.
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 14 May 2012 20:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
Ha! I hate that!
― Polly biscuit face (carl agatha), Monday, 14 May 2012 21:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
That is what happens EVERY time I go to lunch with one group. I really hate it when they pull that stunt after we have already decided where to go and I have spent an hour looking forward to that place's food.
― tokyo rosemary, Monday, 14 May 2012 21:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
I have 2 women I go see a movie with every month...no matter what, one of them will always do this.
This month it was pretty much, let's go see Dark Shadows since one lady is v opposed to the Avengers...okay cool fine what time is it playing. Suddenly this afternoon it's ' or we could go see the Raven'. wtf? RAGH CRUSH KILL DESTROY
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 14 May 2012 21:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
This thread is like reading a modern day update of one of those 1920s guides on correct use of etiquette.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Monday, 14 May 2012 22:12 (1 year ago) Permalink
you should say "excuse me" before interrupting, young man
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 14 May 2012 22:13 (1 year ago) Permalink
- the stairs in my the lobby to my building which, being both too long and too short, were evidently either designed by a shetland pony or a camel - that my office is both very open plan and into birthdays in a big way, such that every single day there's a half-arsed burst of "happy birthday" coming from one team or another- the process of putting on socks
aaaaaaaaaaaahh
― Upt0eleven, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 08:56 (1 year ago) Permalink
Open plan office here too except managers have their own cubicle offices along the wall. Guess who talks/yells the most and guess who are quiet/use the phone intercom?
Manager: "Plains! Blahah blah ablah…."PP: *dials extension* "Can you say that again?"
― pplains, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 13:55 (1 year ago) Permalink
Old men who wear wristwatches with expandable bands, except they wear them so far up their forearms they're practically at the elbow.
― i love the large auns pictures! (Phil D.), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 14:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
Why do people do that? Don't their arm hairs get caught in the bands? MY arm hair gets caught in expandable wrist watch bands, and I hardly have any arm hair!
― Polly biscuit face (carl agatha), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 14:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
It's kinda weird - Always wanted to wear one of those expandable watch bands, but didn't think I had enough arm hair. That makes no sense.
― pplains, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 14:16 (1 year ago) Permalink
people saying "quite simply" at the beginning of sentences, or, quite simply, using it to have same impact as common cuntphrases "end of" or "fact"
― ooooiiiioooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooh un - bi - leevable! (LocalGarda), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 14:17 (1 year ago) Permalink
The fact that Stephen A. Smith's stellar show "Quite Frankly" was cancelled.
― One Way Ticket on the 1277 Express (Bill Magill), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:23 (1 year ago) Permalink
ooh I used to love expandable watch bands. except it highlighted my 'fidgeting' problem w/r/t any jewellery on my hands or wrists...I always end up absentmindedly taking off the item, fiddling around with it and leaving it somewhere stupid/losing it/dropping it...so now I'm jewellery and watch-free
great story vg ugh
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
Aw, that story is no sillier than 95% of things people post on ILX! xoxo
― Polly biscuit face (carl agatha), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
Maybe I say that because I don't wear watches for that same reason. I've somehow managed not to lose my wedding band but it's probably just a matter of time.
― Polly biscuit face (carl agatha), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
I recently posted a pic on Facebook of me from the 90s, and instead of going "hey, look how young I look", I was all "hey, forgot I used to wear a watch all the time."
― pplains, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 16:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
xpost - it's part of the reason why I don't wear a wedding ring. the other part is that we commissioned a friend to make us one and it's been a 10 year work in progress, lol.
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 17:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
my parents stopped wearing rings because my mom had issues with her hands swelling and had to have hers cut off and my dad was like, hey, I hate wearing jewelry, can I just leave this off?
― mh, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:04 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah my hands swell up and down too, which might be part of my absent-minded jewellery removal
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
painted my nails and immediately developed a wedgie. Have been shifting in my seat for 20 minutes :(
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:18 (1 year ago) Permalink
oh cruel fate
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:21 (1 year ago) Permalink
if I clench just so it's not so bad.. but really, it's bad. Karma biting me in the ass(!) for painting my nails in the office.
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Wednesday, 16 May 2012 18:25 (1 year ago) Permalink