I was thinking that, too, which makes bint incredibly insulting but obscure enough that the person might not realize how insulting it is. That’s often a good thing.
The very best part of my job is that I have no coworkers in my department.
Excellent rant.
Sniff That was beautiful, man.
Wow. That was fucking beautiful.
Nice to see that you got that off your chest.
Some people would pick up a gun and go on a rampage.
And people still question the beneficial attributes of the pit.
Somebody needs CHEERING UP! 
::::: wheels in a gigantic cake :::::::
:::: calls out for the barely (!) clad Happy Fun Squad girls to exit from the cake:::::::
:::: looks at Ross:::::
:::: notes the “Christian” disclaimer::::
:::: pulls the plug on the music :::::
(To the HFS girls) Sorry, girls, wrong show…
(To Ross) Don’t mind us…
Elly
::aplauds::
Actually, “bint” is from the Arabic word bint meaning “daughter”, but the proposed etymology conveys the impression nicely.
Well, I was on with her again tonight. There’s been a shift since but it was more a kind of uneasy truce at that time, just to get us both through. We still had our teeth pretty much gritted in one another’s presence.
But tonight she was just being her usual self and picking up on EVERY ***** THING I did wrong (pardon the asterisks but I’ve used up my annual swear). Everything she said could, of course, have been taken in a different way. If I’d been more charitable. It was driving me mad, though.
So when she went one too far I let out a kind of uncontrollable growl and (smilingly) started pulling my hair out. She was a little taken aback. The conversation then proceeded as follows:
SHE: [TO RESIDENT] He’s a bit of a scary man, isn’t he?
I: Look. When I attached Fred’s catheter, did I do it right? Was the attachment okay?
SHE: I don’t know. We’ll need to wait till he pees…
I: But the attachment. Not the valve, was the attachment okay?
SHE: Sure.
I: Say it.
SHE: What?
I: Say I did it right.
SHE: What?
I: Say I did it right!
SHE: Umm… you did fine.
I: Thank you!
SHE: (TO RESIDENT) I shouldn’t have to tell him he did it right. I’m not his boss, that should be Brian telling him he did it right…
I: Yeah but Brian doesn’t follow me around finding things wrong with my work, does he?
At this stage I believe the point finally sank in. After a little shakiness we shared a silent coffee, then I asked her a bit about her ambitions to be a nurse, and I talked about mine to be a writer, and we chatted (God was there, it was nice). Later I helped her change a woman who’s in tremendous pain from her hip, which isn’t healing, and who screams every time she’s touched. My ex-nemesis dealt with it extraordinarily well, being very gentle and keeping her totally reassured throughout. I have to admit she really is remarkably good at her job, so I told her so, and that I thought she’d make a good nurse. She batted it away with a “Hope so…” but I could tell it went in, and she was all happy for the rest of the shift. As was I.
It almost made me sorry when I heard the hitman take her out, later on. Heck, I’d even considered cancelling the contract. But how would that have looked to you guys, huh? I need respect around here…
(exeunt to Godfather theme)
might i add that from what little I’ve learned from this thread… you apparently have the sickest, most disgusting job in the world… short of maybe the guy who has the hold the sumo wrester’s dick while they piss
::shudder::
Ross,
You have a tremendous amount of patience, tact, and grace. You also display a wicked sense of humor. Speaking as one believer to another … are you SURE you’re a Christian? 
I thoroughly enjoyed your rant. I particularly enjoyed the “You’re not fucking off properly” bit. And then we come to the not-quite-pitlike making up part. Oh well, all’s well that ends well, as they say. And then I scroll down a little bit, and the spaghetti I was eating for lunch tries to come out of my nose.
My co-workers actually asked me if I was OK!!! That was the funniest thing I have ever read. No joke.
Please post more often, Ross.
This thread probably has too many “fucks” to submit to Threadpotting, doesn’t it?
Seriously, man, it was beautiful. A symphony of anger. Now, we must address the question: do we allow such talent to be wasted through infrequent swearing rants or do we train this talent, mold it into something beautiful and terrible to behold? Indeed, would this training diffuse the pent-up rage that led to this, one of the finest rants that it has ever been my pleasure to read? Dare we tamper in god’s domain?
[sub]Since it was a small “g”[/sub]
Which one? Scylla? Fenris?
You know what makes it really sick? We get £3.85 an hour. That’s 15p above minimum wage. I worked out that for the 54 hours I worked last week, I made £207.90. There are people earning £1000 an hour for writing %#!! ad-jingles, and we’re 15p above minimum wage for being with people as they die. It’s by the grace of the company that I’ve earned the £8.10 that keeps me above minimum wage.
***MANAGER FOUND DEAD OUTSIDE NURSING HOME. £8.10 RAMMED UP ANUS.
Well… what’s the worst that could happen? I reckon I’m worth a try. I’m under severe exam attack right now and if this thread doesn’t prove I deserve to have input into the ecclesiastical system, then by gollygosh I don’t know what does.
I’m just going to sit here slackjawed (tainted with a slight grin) and weep. That was priceless.
I got a sig quote without begging? Oh, man, Ross, you just made my day!