Comments | mummakook: I'm Only Talking Sense

mummakook

I'm Only Talking Sense

Apr 13, 2006 12:04

I can't believe it!!! Yesterday was bad enough, this morning was so absurd that I don't know whether to laugh or cry. I'd just told this woman that I've essentially just written a book and she asked if I knew how to save documents and stuff. For crying out loud, what did she think I do, carved it in marble?! If only I were that wealthy!!! It would ( Read more... )

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electric_blue99 April 13 2006, 02:52:56 UTC

OMG! Isn't it unfortunate that fuckwits and normal people have to encounter each other. I can't BELIEVE she asked you if you know how to save a document after you just told her that you'd submitted a thesis! That should go without saying!

mummakook April 13 2006, 03:04:17 UTC

Exactly! There was a guy in the room at the same time (in my position), so when she left I said to him incredulously "I've just told her I can write a book and she asks if I can save documents!" He seemed to find it odd.

aikakone April 13 2006, 12:06:18 UTC

You just wanted to rant so you could use the phrase about carving into marble, didn't you? Your Tim-love can't help itself!

Unfortunately, ignorance like that is prevalent in those job situations. I used to be management where we got workers on the same types of programs. All anyone ever really wants is to be treated with respect.

As for public service, I worked many years in fast food restaurants. I developed a philosophy that can be worded thusly: I'm not surprised at how stupid people are, just the lengths they'll go to prove it to you.

mummakook April 13 2006, 12:22:11 UTC

Why thanks *bows* believe it or not when I thought of ancient means of writing I was actually going back to all the hours I've spent in Greek museums reading some of the earliest text known, but yeah I admit I twisted it to an obvious ends.

But I just LOVE your philosophy *steals* that one is going in my quotes file, you know me with my quotes! :-)

aikakone April 13 2006, 12:28:51 UTC

Wow. I've been quoted. We shall have to celebrate this day.

Of course, I'm still needing to buy those tickets. Ooh, celebrate!

mummakook April 13 2006, 12:46:27 UTC

That's it, you're coming over to celebrate my quoting you. Well it will make a change!

That and Charlie didn't eat the chocolate stash - little bugger eats everything else but I love him anyway.

OK, so you're coming over for the feet and ... yeah well... let's not start me on feet after that photo you (or Lucy) found for me the other day *whimper*

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