[QUOTE=TheLoadedDog]
Is there any umbrage left, or has it all been taken? I might like to take me some umbrage, but my mother always taught me never to take the last umbrage as it’s impolite.
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You can always take umbrage, just never the last swathe of dunny paper. That is just crass.
[QUOTE=Princhester]
So does that mean your toilet has enormous numbers of rolls each with a last swathe on, because it would be crass to take it?
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[QUOTE=Mr Bus Guy]
Considering the level of **Cunctator’s ** OP, this response was pretty over the top.
And, this coming from a guy who knows the value of fire drills, because I used to be the guy who organized fire drills for a group of high-rise office buildings. They’re great, they’re valuable, and they save lives. But, let’s face it, they ARE a disruption.
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I agree. They’re important *and * they’re a pain in the ass. But even more annoying, I worked for a cheap-and-sour old muthahfuckah who, when a workerbee hit a gas pipe with his fork truck, stood there looking at his watch for 20 minutes and then sent us all back into the building before the fire department gave the “all clear.” I, of course, stayed outside until the officials told us it was cool.
I also worked at a place that was one floor above the cafeteria. They had a REAL FIRE and when I told my boss it was the real deal, he stayed on the phone and refused to evacuate. I’ve got nothing against bitching about the inconvenience of a fire drill, but some people really do take it too far. Bitch all you want, but LEAVE THE BUILDING.
People act like FIRE is some crazy evil demon that will go from your stove top to burning down Chicago again in two minutes.
It still has to catch on something and unless you’re talking about the heat generated by a forest fire, things that a distance away from fire don’t just spontaneously combust from the heat.
I’ve stomped out spreading campfires, put out grease fires, carried a burning pillow out of the house once because I thought the fire extinguisher would be too messy.
People run into burning buildings all the time. Anyone see this story? A pregnant lady ran into a burning building to rescue a woman in a wheelchair.
[QUOTE=Zebra]
You stupid god-damn fucking bitchwich. Did your two function brain cells actually get together and have a thought? A once in a decade occurance and you waste it on this fucking bullshit?
You better be able to link to a chart, showing pissed off rates and how they have climbed recently or you can just go to hell.
:wally
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[QUOTE=Kalhoun]
I also worked at a place that was one floor above the cafeteria. They had a REAL FIRE and when I told my boss it was the real deal, he stayed on the phone and refused to evacuate. I’ve got nothing against bitching about the inconvenience of a fire drill, but some people really do take it too far. Bitch all you want, but LEAVE THE BUILDING.
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I always ask for their name “So we can notify the next of kin”. Seems to get the idea across.
[QUOTE=Kalhoun]
… They had a REAL FIRE and when I told my boss it was the real deal, he stayed on the phone and refused to evacuate.
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You say that as if it were a bad thing.
[QUOTE=Anaamika]
Oh, no. I know what you’re doing. You’re trying to get me to flirt with you in the Pit so everyone will come down on me like a ton of bricks.
lights Zebra’s hair on fire
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Wow, you’re a hard case! Guy tries a little flirting, next thing :poof!: hairs on fire! <- kinda like that, except orange.
[QUOTE=TheLoadedDog]
Is there any umbrage left, or has it all been taken? I might like to take me some umbrage, but my mother always taught me never to take the last umbrage as it’s impolite.
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Well, if Quartz plans to hang onto even a shred of credibility, he’s eating umbrage about now.