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Re: Stuff you hate (aka: the new f. you thread)
« Reply #1200 on: January 15, 2010, 08:54:15 AM »
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. Not only did they erroneously suspend my license, which got revoked during my car accident, they allowed me to change my address over the phone, which, in effect, made me not a VA resident anymore (without telling me of course), their call center was closed on 12/29 yet they claim it was not, one lady told me I couldn't get an address exception unless I was military (wrong), and when I thought I had everything straightened out, gave them one week to get my address exception in, I called this morning to find out they're closed for Lee Jackson Day. I hope they like car washes...
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« Reply #1201 on: January 15, 2010, 12:28:58 PM »
Would you rather they didn't observe Lee Jackson?

Also, who/what the fuck is Lee Jackson?
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« Reply #1202 on: January 15, 2010, 12:31:38 PM »
Also, who/what the fuck is Lee Jackson?

Just what you think it is.

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« Reply #1203 on: January 15, 2010, 01:10:45 PM »
What the fuck?
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Re: Stuff you hate (aka: the new f. you thread)
« Reply #1204 on: January 15, 2010, 01:17:20 PM »
Would you rather they didn't observe Lee Jackson?

Also, who/what the fuck is Lee Jackson?

Lee-Jackson Day?  I just looked that up.  Youse guys gotta really get over nem.

Weird - I grew up in NoVa and have never heard of this holiday.
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« Reply #1205 on: January 15, 2010, 04:16:02 PM »
Would you rather they didn't observe Lee Jackson?

Also, who/what the fuck is Lee Jackson?

I can see your point.  Celebrating both Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's birthdays bookend the observance of Martin Luther King Day really well.  It certainly has squelched my civil liberties.  

Also, Virginia is the only state to celebrate Lee Jackson Day, and since neither Robert E. Lee nor Stonewall Jackson were actually born on the 15th, the rest of Dixie has time to prepare for their own observances!
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« Reply #1206 on: January 15, 2010, 08:23:04 PM »
So it's like Alternate Universe President's Day is what you're saying.

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« Reply #1207 on: January 15, 2010, 08:52:57 PM »
So it's like Alternate Universe President's Day is what you're saying.

Precisely.

Just in case you're wondering how one might celebrate Lee Jackson day, check out this link:

http://www2.wsls.com/sls/community/lexington/article/lee-jackson_day/68560/

Highlights in this city are a wreath-laying ceremony, a parade and a memorial service in the Lee Chapel and Museum. I wonder how the First Family celebrated.
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« Reply #1208 on: January 19, 2010, 12:23:23 PM »
A bunch of trolls from a Swedish equivalent of 4chan just pulled one of those "Facebook group pranks" where they set up a seemingly innocent FB group with a noble cause (in this case: "For every member we will donate $1 to Haiti"), then promised that once the group had reached 200,000 members they would reveal their secret sponsor. But of course, when 200,000 members were reached (today), they changed the group info etc so it looked like a disgusting pedophilia group, complete with graphic images, a link to some sort of virus, and so on. Truly vile. (I never joined the group, but at least twenty of my friends did. And yes, people join groups on FB left and right without thinking twice about it, and they should be more careful - but still.)

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« Reply #1209 on: January 19, 2010, 02:35:09 PM »
A bunch of trolls from a Swedish equivalent of 4chan just pulled one of those "Facebook group pranks" where they set up a seemingly innocent FB group with a noble cause (in this case: "For every member we will donate $1 to Haiti"), then promised that once the group had reached 200,000 members they would reveal their secret sponsor. But of course, when 200,000 members were reached (today), they changed the group info etc so it looked like a disgusting pedophilia group, complete with graphic images, a link to some sort of virus, and so on. Truly vile. (I never joined the group, but at least twenty of my friends did. And yes, people join groups on FB left and right without thinking twice about it, and they should be more careful - but still.)

Okay, the pedophilia stuff is reprehensible, but that's pretty funny otherwise.

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« Reply #1210 on: January 19, 2010, 03:34:23 PM »
I'm all for dissing "slacktivism" such as joining FB groups instead of making (in this case) real donations to Haiti, and I'm normally thick-skinned when it comes to "pranks" like this, but the combo of preying on people's goodwill towards Haiti + virus + pedophilia = even took me aback. Definitely didn't find it funny.

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« Reply #1211 on: January 19, 2010, 04:06:38 PM »
Yea, the virus is bad too.

I guess add that to my list: people who take funny ideas for pranks 2 degrees too far and ruin it for everyone.

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Re: Stuff you hate (aka: the new f. you thread)
« Reply #1212 on: January 20, 2010, 09:53:51 PM »
I hate trying to get used to a new dog while still mourning my old dog. Too soon, wife and daughter, too soon.
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Re: Stuff you hate (aka: the new f. you thread)
« Reply #1213 on: January 27, 2010, 02:50:06 PM »
Apple fanboy-ism

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Re: Stuff you hate (aka: the new f. you thread)
« Reply #1214 on: January 27, 2010, 04:18:38 PM »
Apple fanboy-ism

WHAT?! Are you honestly telling me you don't have any use for an iPhone the size of your torso?
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