tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post4351707224192062347..comments2024-01-09T13:55:46.379-05:00Comments on 15 Minute Lunch: There goes my neighborhood. Again.Johnny Virgilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-52522588158286433912008-08-08T12:13:00.000-04:002008-08-08T12:13:00.000-04:00I have an office, with a big desk and comfy chairs...I have an office, with a big desk and comfy chairs.<BR/><BR/>And a door.<BR/><BR/>That closes...<BR/><BR/><B>bwahahahahahahahahaha!</B><BR/><BR/>Excellent post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-16998781211248039072008-05-15T11:30:00.000-04:002008-05-15T11:30:00.000-04:00I got a huge kick out of this - and I say that bec...I got a huge kick out of this - and I say that because I know you're pain. I no longer work in an office, but it really took me back and reminded me why I don't want to! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-57858116066547343892008-05-12T17:40:00.000-04:002008-05-12T17:40:00.000-04:00this is exactly why I work from home as much as "t...this is exactly why I work from home as much as "they" will let me!'Nilla Waferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16615110259037080256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-52583588842881449292008-05-11T15:41:00.000-04:002008-05-11T15:41:00.000-04:00I have two cube neighbors. One farts when he thin...I have two cube neighbors. One farts when he thinks nobody is around, and one pays chinese folk songs through his iPod so loudly that I'm starting to understand Mandarin.<BR/><BR/>I hate them both.tiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351692108818152561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-20072660277614505752008-05-11T08:56:00.000-04:002008-05-11T08:56:00.000-04:00Once again, you don't disappoint. Thanks for the ...Once again, you don't disappoint. Thanks for the laughs. and nice drawings btw.AmyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08977491560630818221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-11585424562227776782008-05-10T13:17:00.000-04:002008-05-10T13:17:00.000-04:00I work with a No-Nose guy, too.He upset so many ol...I work with a No-Nose guy, too.<BR/><BR/>He upset so many olfactory nerves in the office that they sent him to work from home.Badass Geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030944236271663794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-88651957208877587752008-05-09T21:49:00.000-04:002008-05-09T21:49:00.000-04:00omg...i laughed so hard at this...i actually had t...omg...i laughed so hard at this...i actually had to call a friend and read the descriptions of the 3 unknown persons...we work with them as well...annoying as all hell...i've often thought about bringing a super magnet in for our "nubbin girl" and placing it right by her hard drive...maybe she would get a hint but i doubt it!Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190578784452773984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-9620467905614886072008-05-08T23:20:00.000-04:002008-05-08T23:20:00.000-04:00dudethose drawings are fantastic!not only that, i ...dude<BR/>those drawings are fantastic!<BR/><BR/>not only that, i totally relate to the office raping...kikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10951434843709698847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-71143779686526027502008-05-08T15:11:00.000-04:002008-05-08T15:11:00.000-04:00Antidepressants if they have any sense at all.Antidepressants if they have any sense at all.Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-92199676423861272972008-05-08T14:55:00.000-04:002008-05-08T14:55:00.000-04:00At least the hippies at PhishFest have good drugs....At least the hippies at PhishFest have good drugs. What do the occupants of your Monkey House have?Rhinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021369370005566239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-21208925529798469882008-05-07T22:55:00.000-04:002008-05-07T22:55:00.000-04:00Dude! We work in a command center and the monkeys...Dude! We work in a command center and the monkeys are all around us. The chief yacker, aka Cliff Walrus, left recently so we won't be abused with endless war stories of everything he's supposedly done in a 20-year Navy Seal career. ^_^;<BR/><BR/>Anyway, we appreciated your post because we sympathize. ^_^AstroNerdBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916904278388886800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-25398040143259719422008-05-07T21:01:00.000-04:002008-05-07T21:01:00.000-04:00I wore earplugs overseas 10 hours a night for two ...I wore earplugs overseas 10 hours a night for two years - between the effin' roosters at 4 in the morning, crows on my roof and the local mosque's call-to-prayer, it was nuts. I wish I could tell you the secret on not becoming deaf since I would wear the same pair for up to a month and I contracted every OTHER form of creeping crud. Maybe the foam's got antibacterial properties or something. Now I just run a fan on HIGH to block out night noises. It works.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02312731015432167519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-29422022489690782122008-05-07T17:04:00.000-04:002008-05-07T17:04:00.000-04:00Why did you send your rejects down here? they wor...Why did you send your rejects down here? they work in the next aisle over from my cube-hell-home. One cackles like a freaking witch. She has the LOUDEST....Ray Janeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14965985187123647698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-86531606129686275542008-05-07T16:54:00.000-04:002008-05-07T16:54:00.000-04:00I may just be a professional student.Though we hav...I may just be a professional student.<BR/>Though we have our share of icky people. Did I ever tell you about the guy who licked the syllabus first day of class?<BR/>Talk about stinky.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15917337504557530663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-57310354270268489442008-05-07T14:44:00.000-04:002008-05-07T14:44:00.000-04:00I hate, hate, hate anything to do with Help Desk p...I hate, hate, hate anything to do with Help Desk people. When we have a computer problem in our company we have to call an 800 number which is located in India of all places. After giving my employee info and trying to explain what is wrong with my computer, the person in India contacts the IT person who is located one floor above me. How does this make any sense. Is the IT person too good to take my call. Once the IT person comes in my cube I have to explain my problem all over again. I bypassed the call to India one time and went straight to the IT person - guess what, I got written up. Asshole company procedures!!! And another thing, why is it that every time the damn IT person messes with my computer all my icons are rearranged on my Desktop. I think they do this on purpose as a little joke cause they hate to get off their fat asses and leave their cube.Nai-Naihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11669693205632215551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-38622393675428656822008-05-07T11:47:00.000-04:002008-05-07T11:47:00.000-04:00Having worked in cube farms, I am totally sympath...Having worked in cube farms, I am totally sympathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-35970201757798106692008-05-07T01:36:00.000-04:002008-05-07T01:36:00.000-04:00I used to work with "Invisible Man". He had worked...I used to work with "Invisible Man". He had worked at the company since the mid 1970s and was totally incompetent. The secret to his staying power was that he did as little work as possible and made sure that none of the VP level people knew who he was. Consequently he would throw anyone under the bus when trouble arose just to deflect attention away from himself. We worked in a bullpen situation. When he would leave the room I used to unplug his keyboard and leave the plug in just far enough that it looked like it was still in. He would start pounding on the keyboard like an animal (maybe like a monkey) and usually call Help Desk when it wouldn't work. This would give me double joy because usually they would send down Andy, The Angriest Systems Administrator Ever, to "troubleshoot". He'd get really pissed when he found he cut into his smoke break for a unplugged keyboard. When I left that job I wanted to get a fish or some other smelly food product and put it in the drop ceiling over Invisible Man's desk. My biggest failure at that job was not doing that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-11109018658736406122008-05-06T23:38:00.000-04:002008-05-06T23:38:00.000-04:00I have a coworker in the next cube over who will, ...I have a coworker in the next cube over who will, suddenly, and totally out of nowhere, just sing a line of a song. Just some random lyric. Scares the crap out of me. Oh and she hums. My other coworker says it sounds a lot like a sick ghost. <BR/><BR/>If headphones are bad, I don't want to be right!!Melanie Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552401861776930787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-61569786567944722732008-05-06T19:44:00.000-04:002008-05-06T19:44:00.000-04:00Gee, I'm in that place right now.I think the "Chic...Gee, I'm in that place right now.<BR/>I think the "Chicken" Noises referes to people who laugh like chickens. There's one of those on my floor and she cackles as if in various stages of egg laying. I hate it.<BR/><BR/>Here are a few weapons of combat that I use. I hope that they come in handy for you.<BR/><BR/>For the phones - take the cord out of the phone. Another option is to press the "Make Busy" button if they have a median phone. It'll stop the ringing anyway. I hope that makes sense.<BR/><BR/>I am on the thought process that if you leave your computer screen open that its open to fair game.<BR/>I always find using the auto format on other peoples email worth a few laughs. It's fun to watch people figure out why every time they type the word "Thankyou" in an email it comes up as "Hugs and Kisses" instead!<BR/>Also hold down Ctrl + Alt + down arrow for their screen to turn upside down. Champagne comedy.<BR/>I might seem evil, I refer to it as "Cubical Rage"!<BR/><BR/>As for the farting. I would suggest investing in some heat sensing goggles to find out where the "Phft" is coming from. There is nowhere to hide then.<BR/><BR/>Good LuckNutcracker Skiinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714054188883566172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-13877354104303571242008-05-06T18:39:00.000-04:002008-05-06T18:39:00.000-04:00Do the recon and and figure these people out. Just...Do the recon and and figure these people out. Just leave politish notes before any get there or after they all leave. I'm certain their actions bother at least a few other people. Their computer volumes (or IM volumes) could obviously be turned down or IM sounds turned off; if they're at their desk, they can *visually observe* that someone is IMing them. If they don't change after leaving a note, jam a little aluminum foil into their audio jacks.<BR/><BR/>~XiloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-60290616897674894102008-05-06T17:51:00.000-04:002008-05-06T17:51:00.000-04:00Oh ok - ya - I read it and totally understand...Oh ok - ya - I read it and totally understand...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580103763926345729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-65279920336376583242008-05-06T16:56:00.000-04:002008-05-06T16:56:00.000-04:00Nicki, it was a joke based on my "fan mail" in the...Nicki, it was a joke based on my "fan mail" in the last post....Johnny Virgilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07914217086250206369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-62122242004249147832008-05-06T16:53:00.000-04:002008-05-06T16:53:00.000-04:00Been there, smelled that. I've never had anyone dr...Been there, smelled that. I've never had anyone draw it out as well as you though - the art was awesome! I knew what you meant before I read the description just based on the size of his schnoz and Nessie in the background! Too funny! & what's with the profile pic? I gather that it was taken before the surgery?<BR/>Anyway, thanks for the laugh (again!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580103763926345729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-33473928352716656032008-05-06T16:27:00.000-04:002008-05-06T16:27:00.000-04:00I don't sit next to any help desk people, but I ha...I don't sit next to any help desk people, but I have very similar style of co-workers.<BR/><BR/>In the cube next to me is a "clear throat by making pre-phlegm-spit sound as loud as fucking possible guy." (The same guy blows out the contents of his nose one nostril at a time in the company bathroom sink, fyi.) Other than that, he's a cool guy.<BR/><BR/>I also have a "talk loud as hell on the cell phone about personal life trying and failing to impress cute co-workers guy." It seems like every conversation has the phrases "that sounds awesome!" and "come by my place at eight!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10155420.post-60343743324891959432008-05-06T15:20:00.000-04:002008-05-06T15:20:00.000-04:00Oh, Johnny, don't you wish people were clairevoyan...Oh, Johnny, don't you wish people were clairevoyant so they could avoid pi$$ing us off before they actually do? But then, what would we blog about?!?! Be well!<BR/><BR/>Steph-a-ninnie<BR/><BR/>http://stephbobb.blogspot.com/2005/06/more-inane-letters-of-rant.html<BR/><BR/>http://stephbobb.blogspot.com/2005/06/inane-letters-of-rant.htmlsteph-a-ninniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181282829254739590noreply@blogger.com