The End Of My Leash is Nearing

[Fryk]

Wow, I forgot about that. And I should have known because I think he was in that god-awful Tom and Jerry kids show a while back. Ew. Sorry about that, I just have a knee-jerk reaction to defend the name of St. Tex of Avery, the patron saint of comedy animation.

[Broomjockey]

I was thinking that Tristam Person was deaf. Could be a valid reason to let someone else take the phone.

Err, then why did they ask the question out loud.

[Gravekeeper]

Err, then why did they ask the question out loud.

Ok, I'll admit that made me laugh.

[MannersMakethMan]

Me: "Is it the Winter catalog?”
SC: “WHAT?!?”

A winter catalogue? A WINTER catalogue? Just what sort of a person do you think I am?

I totally and completely apologize for being unaware I had the capability to appear in two locations at once and the cruel demeanor of my tran-spacial simulacrum. That was totally rude of him and once I figure out exactly what super power I possess that I am subconsciously using to project him onto our plane of reality, I shall cease doing so immediately.

Of course you will... After the 'disappearances' let up...

[Hyena Dandy]

I have a friend from Xolland.

I mean lighting up a cigar on the Hindenburg level of failure.

Wait, I think.. *gets Hindenburg blueprint* Yeah, they had a smoking room. It had a grand piano made of aluminum.

Its like they were thinking "Hmm... Well, we should put everything likely to crash the ship in the same room..."

Edit: Yeah, I do have a blueprint for the Hindenburg. Not an original, obviously. Had a friend of a cousin doing research who made a copy of it.


-Xyena Dandy

[Shards]

Err, then why did they ask the question out loud.

When communicating with those who are hard of hearing or deaf, one often looks directly at them and speaks slowly or normally (just not quickly) while signing as well, to allow them to read lips, as several are better lip readers than signers, and even if they aren't, many signs look similar and lip reading can help differentiate.

Stuff you pick up when your mom is an ear doctor.

Also, the person on the other line may have been giving the name of his/her fellow because that was the name they wanted on the delivery.

[Gravekeeper]

Also, the person on the other line may have been giving the name of his/her fellow because that was the name they wanted on the delivery.

That is usually whats happening, though not for the reason you might think. If I might veer off into rant territory a moment. If there is a female in the house, they will make her place the order. Whether its their mom, wife, sister or girlfriend. They'll make her place the order for them while barking what they want loudly in the background or berating her for not getting it right.

Telephones is wimminz work apparently.

[MrsEclipse]

Yay!

Me: “Alright, and how do you spell that?”
SC: “E for England, S for Switzerland, X for Holland-“

Oh man, Xolland. I’ve always wanted to go there. See the sights, visit Xamsterdam. Maybe buy a pair of xlogs as a souvenir.

Xolland. Is that where CLAMP's manga xxxHolic takes place?

[Andara Bledin]

Err, then why did they ask the question out loud.

Lip reading.

When I'm talking to someone I know can't actually hear me, I'll still speak out loud. It's easier for the other person, since your mouth won't move quite the same if you do it silently.

Its like they were thinking "Hmm... Well, we should put everything likely to crash the ship in the same room..."

Well, to be honest, the Xindenburg would have been fine if it weren't for the incredibly flammable paint they used on the outside of the skin.

But boy did it look great!

... well, at the beginning, anyway.... before all that burning and crashing and stuff... >.<

^-.-^

[Nohbody]

Well, to be honest, the Xindenburg would have been fine if it weren't for the incredibly flammable paint they used on the outside of the skin.

Minor nitpick, but technically it was doping material (for weatherproofing), not paint.

Though, yeah, painting a hydrogen-filled balloon with something akin to solid rocket fuel is definitely not the wisest of ideas.

(The company that made the H [or is that X? ] changed the doping compound to a bronze-based one with the Graf Zeppelin, which was under construction at the time of the disaster, but by then it was too late to counter PR damage.)

[Gravekeeper]

Lip reading.

Giving her too much credit. It was more of a drunken half bark than a clear sentence. I'm just so use to translating it after all these years. ;p

One of these days I'm going to flip out and rant about the whole lot of them for 2 or 3 pages.

[Andara Bledin]

One of these days I'm going to flip out and rant about the whole lot of them for 2 or 3 pages.

And while we all will feel sorry for what you put up with... We will heartily enjoy reading your rantings and ravings.

^-.-^

[Jay 2K Winger]

Well, to be honest, the Xindenburg would have been fine if it weren't for the incredibly flammable paint they used on the outside of the skin.

But boy did it look great!

... well, at the beginning, anyway.... before all that burning and crashing and stuff... >.<

^-.-^

In the Xindenburg's defense, it WAS a very pretty explosion. I heard a lot of "Ooh"'s and "Ahh"'s.

Well, more like "AHHHHHHHHH"'s, to be xonest.

[tamezin]

It seems the entire population of <tiny village middle of no where> took turns placing orders ( or trying to ) this evening as they passed a single catalog around the entire village in some sort of ritualistic consumer congo line.

I know there are probably a few of you out there who think this is an exaggeration. But I can testify that these events do occure. We have some family members who live in a remote village that is not in the US or Canada. There literally is only 1 phone in the village.

They share, and when they call us or vice versa, we have to make sure any other relatives, friends that live in the area are present so they can pass the phone.

[Gravekeeper]

I know there are probably a few of you out there who think this is an exaggeration.

Google Maps will back me up. >.>

Some of these places are seriously waaay out. Others aren't out there, but are still tiny little villages because no one wants to leave the reserve.

Some of them are about 20 buildings and an airstrip on a barren stretch of frozen Hellscape so far north they can see Russia from their house. I'm pretty sure in many of these cases our client is the only company that ships there. Or rather, the only one that ships designer labels and mp3 sunglasses there. -.-