Excuses you give your boss when caught T Ting

“pathman, I don't recall us having this conversation, but if it is reoccuring maybe you should take note.”

“well, considering there are no computers where i work, in either place... i don't get caught very often, and if for some reason i were to have a computer, one place i work my dad is the boss, and i'm sure he wouldn't care... and flipping burgers, my manager wouldn't care, i have him wrapped around my little finger, i'll get by with whatever i want ;)”

“Bacpac, you're so tight we could put you on a handle and use you for a torque wrench.

I'm on salary, and I get paid what I do not because of how hard I work, but because I can do things that other people just can't. How does that grab you? I make my own rules because I can, and they pay me for it and LIKE it.”

“By the way, Biz, Stumprider isn't gear slut. Stumprider started this thread. That's what he was talking about. I'm sure you already had that all figured out, though. :)”

“Phaedrus, What do you do?”

“I don't remember asking you to tango, bacpac. As a matter of fact, I don't, so even if it takes two, you are out of luck.”

“I was just bored!”

“I'm a VMS systems analyst for an HMO. I write scripts, install patches, upgrade software, stuff like that.

I would guess that should give you enough to blast away with, so have at it!”

“What is a Phaedrus?

Roman fabulist. A slave by birth, Phaedrus became a freedman in Augustus' household. He was the first writer to Latinize whole books of fables, producing free versions in iambic meter of Greek prose fables then circulating under the name of Aesop. Phaedrus' renderings, noted for their charm, brevity, and didacticism, became very popular in medieval Europe; they include such favorites as "The Fox and the Sour Grapes" and "The Wolf and the Lamb." ”

“Pathman, that definition of what is Phaedrus is flawed. Phaedrus the Roman freed slave took his name from the Platonic dialogue, which was popular in greece at the time.

It's like saying that Peter, Paul, and Mary were singers :)”

“Still being amused by the drama queen. E-mail is for my friends sweetheart.



I'm with bacpac on this one. If you work regular hours, you should be working on them - no problem with someone surfing on their lunch breaks.”

“Phaedrus, I assume that you work for a medium or small company since you are the only one who can install patches, upgrades, etc.

You might ask your boss if it is OK to do some development work. If you can get access to PRC and develop your own code it is much more fun than TT.”

“VMS - my gosh, I thought that OS was dead!!

I bet your a lot of fun to hang out with ... choke choke choke.”

“I thing Gear Slut has something . If you work regular hours
I do and I don't, I work extra hours. . you should be working on them I do.

Can somebody start another thread. "Death to the Ice Worms" or something like that? I think this is a dead end.”

“Uh no. The company I work for is not small by any stretch of the imagination, as for the rest, please see my response to AllWhatever.”

“"VMS - my gosh, I thought that OS was dead!! "

As anyone on the periphery of the computing field may have. It's only those who have an intimate understanding of enterprize applications for corporaations that would understand that it is alive and well.

"I bet your a lot of fun to hang out with ... choke choke choke."

Fun is what it's all about! I work in a niche market where I can basically write my own ticket in a group of six other analysts, who all work three (count 'em three) days a week (12 hour shifts). Sure the days get long, but the days off do too...

Allsomething, we'll have to take a ride on your Harley sometime.”

“Got caught at work, dat is!”

“You people are just too funny!!!!!!!

8)”

“I am developing a grant proposal for a study on the impact of the internet on the social-psychology of backpacking.”

“Put me in for a-dollar-fitty, Pedxing.”

“So ped, if you get that grant you get to spend all of your time on the internet or backpacking, right?”

“That's a great excuse Ped! Have you had to use it yet?”

“Hey pedxing, NIMH perhaps? They give out money for some seriously flawed research here.”

“i just say i accidently surfed here while looking for free porn”

“ROFL!”

“I use to workstations at work... I typically have processes running on at least 1 of them, maybe have a new application I'm working on on one of them, and a window open to the world too (internet). I don't take "breaks", I eat my lunch at my desk (I bring it from home so I pop it in the microwave and work while it's cooking). I work from home when I have to to. Am I "time-stealing", yikes! maybe... obviously my employer doesn't think so, I'm still employed and just recieved a %15 raise... work smart, not hard seems to pay off”

“Actually Skully I've never used an excuse for spending time here.. I just pretend like its a backpacking site.”

“LMAO! Now that was a good one!”

“Jeez, Ped's on a roll today!”

“Hey Pam, wanna write the grant proposal with me? I know someone who got an NEH grant to write about wine.

(thanks for the donation, Phaedrus.. and thanks to pathman for the budgetary suggestions)”

“With friends like you who needs psychotic stalkers?”

“You would be lucky if you had either.”

“I guess I'm lucky then cause I got both”

“TEAR THE BRA!!! GO FOR THE BRA!!!”

“Somebody just said Gear Slut was a guy. What? He has man boobs?”

“uhh in that case, DON'T GO FOR THE BRA!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THAT IS HOLY LEAVE THE MAN-BREASTS ALONE!!!!!”

“Sorry I'm not good at this acting like an A-hole crap, I don't get off on it. so I will just say 'you win' GS”

“:P

Ü

man boobs are gross”

“Yes, but they offer a wonderful opportunity to show how supportive spandex can be!

Let's all take a moment to wonder in awe at Spandex - the material of people who shouldn't wear it.

Thankyou, I'm done.”

“I would say you're quite accomplished at being an A-hole and I'm sure you have many friends in your mind.”

“Yeah, and they climb Ranier too”

“Spandex was cool until gay body builders started wearing it”

“Spandex was COOL!?!?!?

When?!”

“Fantasy can be better than reality I suppose...more of a chance for success there.

Spandex is for nerds, lycra is cool.”

“Based on the handle, I'll have to believe you...

But Define "cool"”

“I never thought this thread would get to this!”

“=(8-O

Just had a visit from two of our senior VP's.

They weren't interested in TT.”

“Gee, Boss. I was just checking with the guys to see if there are any virus hoaxes floating about in cyber space.”

“Boss's response--

That hoax was announced 10 days ago!”

“not a problem anymore (sigh)”