Random Rants

[goosehd]

Currently sitting in a waiting room.  I STRONGLY detest vocal fry and upspeak. 

[Giles]

I had never heard of either until reading this.  Google tells me what they are, but I need more context to understand fully what is pissing you off….

[Seul]

Yeah it's one of those things, G… Once you recognise them, you hear 'm all the time and it drives you ballistic... So tread carefully...

[goosehd]

@Giles Once seen, can not be unseen…Be warned.

Here is an example that I found on YouTube:

[Giles]

A) I LIKE her - don't care what she sounds like
Who the fuck is the arse that (presumably on national TV) says, we dont have accents in America?

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

I kind of like when girls sound like that. It's cute.

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

I spoke to a forum member the other day and he said he was surprised I had a southern accent, being from Pennsylvania. I didn't realize I had an accent at all and was slightly mortified. But all I could do is laugh. I guess (unfortunately for me) I am as white trash as I was afraid I am. 

[Seul]

Ugh this thread needs some god dang Hicks…

[zhivago]

The GOAT!!!

[Snowy]

The australian version of up talking is to denote something as a statement that sounds like a question, without phrasing as a question. It gets me in trouble when talking/working with folks around the world as I have to explain that something is either or is not a question :/. It's a thing - australian question intonation; https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28708526

[Giles]

That's a very English-speaking South African trait too….I noticed when I spent some time there in the 80's, when I came back to UK, I told everyone about this weird speech pattern, I had no idea it was a thing...

[Chap]

Bastards

[neph93]

Everything intact? Ugly bill?

[Chap]

@neph93:

Everything intact? Ugly bill?

No just opened and checked everything… we smuggled some Camargue Rice

[neph93]

@Chap:

@neph93:

Everything intact? Ugly bill?

No just opened and checked everything… we smuggled some Camargue Rice

Dangerous stuff, rice 

[Seul]

Custom officer: So can you explain what THIS is? THROWS HANDFUL OF RICE

[Giles]

We think that a 500gm bag of rice got scanned as a brick of something a tad more psychotropic 

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

I got road rage today and I was really disappointed with myself. I had to wait for 2 lights at a stop and I was like, "would you c'mon! Please f'n go!"

I tried going to the post office to mail my buddy some shoes and it was closed, so I left… then I drove to a store that was no longer there, now 25 miles further away in a different direction... then I went to the car wash and there was a long line, so I left...  then I went to the bar, and it was gonna be an hour for a table- so I left.

Serotonin is currently on empty. 

[A Former User]

Don’t beat yourself up. That sounds like it sucks. I can guarantee you I would’ve felt the same way. Sometimes it’s damned if you do damned if you don’t. This too shall pass.

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

Thanks @adam313 all I could do is laugh. How are you feeling?