# Oh, My Freaking God! (Looong!) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 13, 2003, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128 "2003-07-13T07:55:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 122
**Author:** ![dctaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9c0ed/32.png) [@dctaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dctaz)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2421 "2003-09-30T12:49:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jaade \* > \*\* > > I forgot to ask…what were you angry about? > > \*\* angry at the way dave was treated, angry at the way the men have treated you lovely ladies. smoetimes my gender can be real idiots. present company and Wyatt exempt. I did want to decloak a couple of times, but often because of the infrequency that I check the boards, it woudl be 3 pages on from where I wanted to comment, so I didn’t. Taz ---
**Author:** ![Simple\_Dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Simple\_Dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Dreamer)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2422 "2003-09-30T13:25:18Z")
Hey all, good to see that **Optihut** and **Psalex** checked back in. Glad you made it back and had fun **Rocky**. Sorry I went missing a few days, had a rough weekend and now I have 2 little boys with croup and a nasty cold or something myself. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2423 "2003-09-30T13:50:35Z")
**Dreamer** , sorry to here your weekend was a bummer. ☹ If you look back 10 pages or so, you can find about 15 new age, California cold cures, as posted by **Wyatt**. 😛 Many hugs to you, dear! ---
**Author:** ![Simple\_Dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Simple\_Dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Dreamer)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2424 "2003-09-30T14:54:57Z")
LOL **6**. I’m nearly voicless now too, which is never a good thing with small children. They take full advanatage of you… even as young as mine are. ---
**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2425 "2003-09-30T15:19:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dctaz \* > \*\*angry at the way dave was treated, angry at the way the men have treated you lovely ladies. smoetimes my gender can be real idiots. present company and Wyatt exempt. > Taz \*\* So … I’m like an artificial idiot??? ---
**Author:** ![White\_Ink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@White\_Ink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Ink)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2426 "2003-09-30T15:31:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wyatt \* > \*\*So … I’m like an artificial idiot??? \*\* Well… WE weren’t the ones who suggested the instant pudding dear! You gotta watch out for that fake stuff, if you are what you eat is really true. ---
**Author:** ![Optihut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/edb3f5/32.png) [@Optihut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Optihut)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2427 "2003-09-30T15:32:56Z")
Humpf! The professor told me to prepare a bit for the internship and wants to send me to another part of the institute, which is in a city 30 km away. So far so good, but what I really wanted to know is whether things are A-Ok with the Canadians. When I asked the professor about that, he basically said “Oh, you never heard back from them? Well, you should write a reminder e-mail.” So, now I am sitting here and need to write up that e-mail. By the way, where is Dave? Oh and Dreamer, those colds are quite an annoyance - I recently had one myself and it lasted for about a week. Although after the worst part, where every gulp hurts, is over, it isn´t that bad anymore, imho. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Ink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@White\_Ink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Ink)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2428 "2003-09-30T15:46:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Maureen \* > \*\*??? No, hon…no aces. 6’s or lower. Ace is high. Well…at least, in the card room, it’s high. I’ve heard that some people will allow the ace to be used either way. \*\* Huh, okay. I’ve been part of a debate regarding the house rules at a friend of mine’s 6 week poker night. Traditionally, the house rule was that in a Hi-lo game the Ace would be high if you went high, and low if you went low as to allow for a swing. This one guy (who plays in a lot of poker tourneys here and in Reno/Vegas) insists that the proper low should be an actual straight, ace-5. We’d always played that the lowest low was ace-4, 6. He keeps wanting us to change the rule for the low. ---
**Author:** ![Optihut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/edb3f5/32.png) [@Optihut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Optihut)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2429 "2003-09-30T16:02:48Z")
Ace-high, ace-low? To me - ok, I am clueless - this sounds more like blackjack than poker. I always thought poker was a straightforward “collect cards of the same type or colour” kind of game… ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2430 "2003-09-30T16:38:23Z")
Well, it really depends on the game you play, and who you play it with. I mean, in a “friendly” game, everyone should be willing to be a little flexible and relax a bit. A-4, 6 works for you; he shouldn’t have a big problem with it. It generally follows that you go with the host’s wishes. What does _he_ want to do? 2-6, 8 is usually a low lock in the home game I play. **Optihut** , I’m sorry you’re getting the run around. When are you supposed to go for this other interview?? ---
**Author:** ![Optihut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/edb3f5/32.png) [@Optihut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Optihut)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2431 "2003-09-30T16:50:40Z")
Well, the run around in the near vicinity isn´t _that_ bad and I scheduled it for the 20th of October, since I still have exams to write until the 15th of October. But the issue with the Canadians is bothering me - what if they didn´t like my CV? The lack of a reply suggests the worst. Once I´ve composed an e-mail, I´ll post it here and will send it off tomorrow, after the obvious flaws it will contain are ironed out. ---
**Author:** ![Optihut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/edb3f5/32.png) [@Optihut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Optihut)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2432 "2003-09-30T17:16:53Z")
Ok, here´s the first draft of the e-mail I want to send. If there are any glaring blunders or typos in it, please let me know: Dear Dr. X, today I talked to Professor Y about the internship. On the 20th of October I am going to meet with Dr. Z in Jülich in order to prepare for it and to glean some insights about the subject matter. Are there any specific points I should heed in particular? Other than that, is there anything else besides the CV, which you need from me? When do you expect me to start working? For me personally late March or early April would be a good time, nevertheless, I could also rearrange my schedule, if it should suit you better. With regards, my name ---
**Author:** ![dannyv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ab097/32.png) [@dannyv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dannyv)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2433 "2003-09-30T17:20:57Z")
**Dreamer** - don’t let them get ahead of you. your first pitch has to be a strike. keep them off balance, and you can stay in control even without a voice. no, i don’t know anything about baseball, but living near the giants and a’s like i do, i have to pretend ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2434 "2003-09-30T17:23:19Z")
Hm The second paragraph needs a little work, I think. Kinda turn it around a bit. “Do you think you’d be needing me earlier than the end of March? If so, what date did you have in mind for me to start?” Sounds a bit better… ---
**Author:** ![Optihut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/edb3f5/32.png) [@Optihut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Optihut)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2435 "2003-09-30T17:42:41Z")
I agree that the second paragraph might be worded too aggressive / demanding. However, your suggestion would invite the “ok, come around earlier” response, imho. That would throw the monkeywrench into my exam plans for the next semester and besides, if I am going to Canada, I´d prefer to be there in a warmer season 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2436 "2003-09-30T18:10:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by White Ink \* > \*\*Well… WE weren’t the ones who suggested the instant pudding dear! > > You gotta watch out for that fake stuff, if you are what you eat is really true. \*\* So… if that is true, then all us **D.Bear Land** guys really really Want to “be” all you **D.Bear Babes** really frequently!!! ---
**Author:** ![White\_Ink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@White\_Ink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Ink)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2437 "2003-09-30T20:05:00Z")
EWWW EWWW EWWWW EWWWW EWWWW. And I’m sure by extention, you’d like for us to be you? esp in the hot tub, maybe with nose snorkels? UH huh. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Ink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@White\_Ink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Ink)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2438 "2003-09-30T20:07:20Z")
I guess eww, was probably not the right reaction. I’ll count to ten before I post like that again (and therefore not post eww eww eww). I think that was really sposed to say, Yipppe! Free shaving job inspections! Or uhm, whoo hoo someone spatzling my spatzle, so I don’t have to! or something. anyhow, please ignore my post immediately proceeding this one. ---
**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2439 "2003-09-30T21:18:55Z")
Nose Snorkels … now There’s an idea who’s time has come … no puns intended … ---
**Author:** ![Wyatt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@Wyatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wyatt)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-freaking-god-looong/188128/2440 "2003-09-30T21:19:58Z")
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