tkdguy Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. But.... wouldn't Martin Luther just be Martin Luther King's dad? No' date=' it'd be his maiden name. [/quote'] Sadly, I wouldn't be surprised to hear either of those responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Well' date=' if you want another example... CW seems to believe that Jews are Christians, but Catholics and Mormons are not.[/quote'] My brain almost blue-screened, there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Typist Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Me: "Did you see my response to [stupid vendor]?" Young engineer: "Yeah, thanks for sending that, maybe now something will get done." Me: "That whole email thread read like a Keystone Kops episode." Young engineer: "What's Keystone Kops?" Me: *facepalm* If it makes you feel worse, I don't know what the Keystone Kops are either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. If it makes you feel worse' date=' I don't know what the Keystone Kops are either. [/quote'] *facepalm* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. I get to work, find a new Microsoft pen on my desk, and my first thought is "It looks nice, but does it work?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. I get to work' date=' find a new Microsoft pen on my desk, and my first thought is "It looks nice, but does it work?"[/quote'] If it stops writing, do you just click it in, click it back out, and try again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. If it makes you feel worse' date=' I don't know what the Keystone Kops are either. [/quote'] Nobody here knows what the Keystone Kops are?!? What is this, a Keystone Kops movie? Okay, here goes. The Keystone Kops were a parody of incompetent policemen, a kind of collective stock character or running gag in movies made about a hundred years ago. They started in silent movies and lasted a few years after sound came in. The archetypal Keystone Kops scene would feature a manic, slapstick chase, with the Kops getting in one another's way, blundering around, taking pratfalls, looking in all the wrong places, and perhaps finally catching their quarry only to learn they'd been chasing the wrong person. Cops as clowns, basically. They became a byword for incompetence or ineffectiveness, and particularly for such things as a team failing by interfering with one another, a series of errors (rapidly) compounding one another, or swift and forceful actions that could be called admirably decisive if they didn't flow from skewed priorities, a poor sense of proportion, or a complete misunderstanding. So when Old Man says Me: "Did you see my response to [stupid vendor]?" Young engineer: "Yeah, thanks for sending that, maybe now something will get done." Me: "That whole email thread read like a Keystone Kops episode." Young engineer: "What's Keystone Kops?" Me: *facepalm* I think he means that [stupid vendor] has been frustratingly incompetent in a "Lots of mistakes piling up one after another" way, a "Lots of energy expended in the wrong direction way" or a "Lack of comprehension or of communication has everyone working at cross purposes" way. Or all three. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary notes that [stupid vendor] must have really great marketing, given how popular stupid is. I wish I had some [stupid vendor] stock, people are always buying stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. And now you've ruined everyone else's "Fun With Google" time. Yes, I already knew what the term meant, even though I've only ever seem very brief clips of the old silent films. The Police Academy films could almost be considered a somewhat more modern descendant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg1iVu62hiw&feature=fvst Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klytus Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Nobody here knows what the Keystone Kops are?!? What is this, a Keystone Kops movie? Chill out, man (and palindromedary). I knew what Keystone Kops were before you explained it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. "Kid, why do you keep coming into Mommy and Daddy's bed in the middle of the night?" "Because your bed is nightmare-proof." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. "Kid, why do you keep coming into Mommy and Daddy's bed in the middle of the night?" "Because your bed is nightmare-proof." "Daddy, why is Mommy laughing so much?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. "I have ADHD. It's just like ADD, but with better graphics quality." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 26, 2011 Report Share Posted October 26, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Female colleague, for whom I had to cover her lab class yesterday due to her having laryngitis, about her voice: "It's coming back. I still sound a bit like Demi Moore after a bender, but I can make do." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. This conversation happened years ago while watching the Powerpuff Girls with my sister: Me: I never remember their names correctly. I always remember them as Blossom, Buttercup and Old Spice. Sister: Poor Bubbles... she became Old Spice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Nobody here knows what the Keystone Kops are?!? I do, but I cultivate knowledge of obscure historic silliness. Of course, these days I expect no one grasps the meaning of the protagonist's line in Roger Zelazny's Doorways in the Sand when he calls one of the other characters "the Lon Chaney of the interstellar set". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Typist Posted October 28, 2011 Report Share Posted October 28, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. ...the meaning of the protagonist's line in Roger Zelazny's Who? Doorways in the Sand What? when he calls one of the other characters "the Lon Chaney of the interstellar set". Huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh bunneh Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Some background: One of my co-workers is gay. Gay Co-worker: How did your doctor's appointment yesterday go? Co-worker: Geez. I got more pricks yesterday then you've had all year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh bunneh Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Facilities Manager: God. If one more contractor comes up to me and says, "Your receptionist is so cute!", I swear... Me: Well, she is pretty cute. Him: Yeah, but most of these guys are old enough to be her grandfather. I'm like, "Keep it in your friggin' pants, grampa!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted November 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Facilities Manager: God. If one more contractor comes up to me and says, "Your receptionist is so cute!", I swear... Me: Well, she is pretty cute. Him: Yeah, but most of these guys are old enough to be her grandfather. I'm like, "Keep it in your friggin' pants, grampa!" [/QUote] Tell me again what industry it is you work in? Lucius Alexander Take your palindromedary to work day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Co-Worker: You know, one of those signs that says "Lethal Force is Authorized" would solve a lot of the problems around here. Me: I have one of those. CW: Why? Me: Because it solves a lot of the problems around the home, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Facilities Manager: God. If one more contractor comes up to me and says, "Your receptionist is so cute!", I swear... Me: Well, she is pretty cute. Him: Yeah, but most of these guys are old enough to be her grandfather. I'm like, "Keep it in your friggin' pants, grampa!" Geezers need love too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. "Know what I learned today?" "Bring your notes to read when you're going to a debate?" *cue laughter* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Geezers need love too! Yeah, but what we really want is sex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Re: Quote of the Week From My Life. Facilities Manager: God. If one more contractor comes up to me and says, "Your receptionist is so cute!", I swear... Me: Well, she is pretty cute. Him: Yeah, but most of these guys are old enough to be her grandfather. I'm like, "Keep it in your friggin' pants, grampa!" I'm only enough to be her dad, put in a good word for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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