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Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Baraka_Guru, Aug 2, 2011.

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  1. Knight Templar

    Knight Templar Holy Warrior

    Location:
    Struthers,Ohio
    Jobs that I performed in the past



    1. My first job was working in an Orange Juice factory, but I got canned . Couldn't concentrate .

    2. Then I worked in the woods as a Lumberjack, but just couldn't hack it , so they gave me the ax .

    3. After that, I tried being a Tailor, but wasn't suited for it --mainly because it was a sew-sew job,
    and people liked to hem and haw about the price.

    4. Next, I tried working in a Muffler Factory, but that was too exhausting.

    5. I tried being a Chef - figured it would add a little spice to my life, but just didn't have the thyme.

    6. Next, I attempted being a Deli Worker, but any way I sliced it.... couldn't cut the mustard.

    7. My best job was a Musician, but eventually found I wasn't noteworthy.

    8. I studied a long time to become a Doctor, but didn't have any patience.

    9. Next, was a job in a Shoe Factory. Tried hard but just didn't fit in.

    10. I became a Professional Fisherman, but discovered I couldn't live on my net income.

    11. Managed to get a good job working for a Pool Maintenance Company, but the work was just too draining.

    12. So then I got a job in a Workout Center, but they said I wasn't fit for the job..

    13. After many years of trying to find steady work, I finally got a job as a Historian - until I realized there was no future in it.

    14. My last job was working in Starbucks, but had to quit because it was the same old grind.

    15.....President of the United States is the best job out their.....
    No qualification needed...
    No citizenship required....
    No accountability required...
    No knowledge of government needed
    You can blame everyone else...even the weather...
    You can spend all the money you want to
    After four years your done ..and you get the same pay
    check each month for the rest of your life.....!!!
     
  2. Japchae

    Japchae Very Tilted

    I'm probably dying.
    Fuck you, fireball.
     
  3. Fremen

    Fremen Allright, who stole my mustache?

    Location:
    E. Texas
    My buddy went to the drag races yesterday not too far from here and afterwards stopped into a hole-in-the-wall Whataburger.
    They had just sat down after ordering, when in walks Vanilla Ice.
    Now, I was never a fan of his music, but am a big fan of his home-rehab show. I was jealous.
    Hehe, he also said he seemed blazed. He was cool enough to take a pic with my buddy, though.[​IMG]
     
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  4. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    Vanilla Ice recently appeared at some event here (you can tell how much attention I paid to his appearance), and even the local TV tele-prompter readers were asking, "Vanilla Ice? Why?".
     
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  5. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    Yesterday Stanley figured out that the solar cover of a swimming pool wasn't sturdy/buoyant enough to hold the weight of a 130lb Bullmastiff.

    Fortunately for him he was wearing his 2" wide leather collar, and his human both reacted quickly enough and was strong enough to immediately reach over and yank him out of the pool by it. :p
     
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  6. Stan

    Stan Resident Dumbass

    Location:
    Colorado
    Molly would have been pissed, "get out of the water" is at the very top of her selective hearing "ignore" list.

    Of course, she is bouyant. She'd have paddled to the middle and flipped me the paw.
     
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  7. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    He's okay with streams and ponds with little or no current or waves.

    Clean water, like a pool, or waves like at the beach, not so much. Plus he's not exactly bred to be a swimmer and the water was way too deep to touch.

    He was fine the second I grabbed him, but the look on his face as he went under as he stepped on the cover was priceless. I believe he saw some of the water on top of the cover and thought it looked like a tasty puddle to drink from.
     
  8. omega

    omega Very Tilted

    If you hadn't been there, he could have drowned. Those covers wrap around you, limiting your movement. Then a bit of water ends up on top, further pushing you down. A person can climb off if they don't panic, a dog might not be able to figure that out.
     
  9. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member



    Yeah, I think after he went in he was trying to climb up onto the cover to get out, which obviously wouldn't have worked. He was mostly able to keep the top of his head out of the water until I grabbed him, but I don't know how long he could've kept that up. He's not exactly a breed known for its swimming.

    There were plenty of people standing around, and one of the women said she was putting her phone down to jump in herself to hold him up. I just reacted quicker when I heard the splash. Fortunately he was close enough to the edge I didn't have to jump in with clothes on.
     
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  10. amonkie

    amonkie Very Tilted

    Location:
    Windy City
    First thing we always did in AZ was introduce new dogs to the pool. They were all water dogs from day 1. The hard part was convincing the dog that he couldn't swim down 8 feet to get the tennis ball at the bottom of the pool.
     
  11. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member


    We've rented beach houses in FL with in-ground pools before and I've tried to get him to go for a swim, or even get in the shallow end where he can touch. He wants zero part of it.

    I think he associates it too closely with taking a bath. :p

    Now, give him a dirty creek to wade out into and he's all over it...
     
  12. My little baby birds that I hired won't stop latching on to me. Fly baby birds, Fly! Go forth and do your job. I can no longer help you.
     
  13. Japchae

    Japchae Very Tilted

    Let me tell you how awesome @Poetry is. I may never regain my breath from laughing. I need her to run my yurt campground.
     
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  14. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Please entice her to this neck of the woods.
     
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  15. Poetry

    Poetry Totally Sharky, Complete

    Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
    That wasn't me, it was mostly Cyn and a number of friends. Though, admittedly, I was IMing a few people with pieces of info to get things really going.

    OH SHIT. ALLEN DIDN'T POST HIS CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT.

    I need to go put that up there.
     
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  16. DAKA

    DAKA DOING VERY NICELY, THANK YOU

    Funny no matter how many times I've read it
    We have an 11 pound Silkie Terrier, he hates the water like a cat, I wouldn't even try to give him a bath, he goes to a groomer....dog bites really hurt.
     
  17. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    We have an adult female sheltie that weighs about 20 pounds. It's my understanding most adult Shelties are about twice her size and around double her weight. She's either a runt, or a very rare sheltie ;) :p.
     
  18. Japchae

    Japchae Very Tilted

    Or she's a mini. I had a friend with a toy sheltie as a kid. That was a cool dog.
     
  19. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Truly a thing of beauty.
     
  20. Japchae

    Japchae Very Tilted

    Ah-mayzing
     
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