Quote: Dolly Dagger @ December 9 2009, 11:30 AM GMTNow you tell me.
On the topic of wasting time, I generally like it. Even stuff like waiting for buses and trains I enjoy. Just sitting there, thinking, doing nothing - it's soothing.
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Quote: Tim Walker @ December 9 2009, 11:30 AM GMTI reckon that the average person now spends about a fifth of their life being asked whether or not they want to check for/install updates or "make this your default browser?". The computers have won, we're essentially their key prodding slaves now.
Fight the power! Turn off your grammar checker on Word now. I've spent at least 3% of my life just telling that "tool" to f**k off.
I have never used Word for that kind of reason, also I must waste a fair amount of time each day de-formatting text that has been imported from Word, with a mabillion spaces and line breaks). I can certainly believe the bit about a fifth of our life. There must be another way!
Quote: chipolata @ December 9 2009, 11:34 AM GMTOn the topic of wasting time, I generally like it... Just sitting there, thinking, doing nothing - it's soothing.
Ah, finally it becomes clear. You're a middle manager at the BBC!
Quote: SlagA @ December 9 2009, 11:25 AM GMTVAGUELY flirty?
I'm getting older. I can't maintain total full on Flirtosity like I used to.
Quote: Tim Walker @ December 9 2009, 11:38 AM GMTAh, finally it becomes clear. You're a middle manager at the BBC!
I wish. That's one gravy boat I'd happily swim in.
Talking to 'normals' I often wonder why I'm wasting my time
Quote: Gavin @ December 9 2009, 11:53 AM GMTTalking to 'normals' I often wonder why I'm wasting my time
I didn't think there were any customers in when you're stacking the shelves in Tesco. 
Quote: chipolata @ December 9 2009, 11:55 AM GMTI didn't think there were any customers in when you're stacking the shelves in Tesco.
There never used to be til 24 hour licensing. Mother f**kers. When I did stack shelf's, a gaggling swarm of underages came over asking which was the best WKD and I said pick any they all taste like shite. Ahhh the twilight shift. 
Quote: Gavin @ December 9 2009, 11:58 AM GMTWhen I did stack shelf's, a gaggling swarm of underages came over asking which was the best WKD and I said pick any they all taste like shite.
Quote: Gavin @ December 9 2009, 11:58 AM GMTWhen I did stack shelf's, a gaggling swarm of underages came over asking which was the best WKD and I said pick any they all taste like shite.
Top.
Quote: Gavin @ December 9 2009, 11:58 AM GMTWhen I did stack shelf's, a gaggling swarm of underages came over
*Chipolata rings Tescos for shelf stacking job application form.*
Quote: chipolata @ December 9 2009, 12:01 PM GMT*Chipolata rings Tescos for shelf stacking job application form.*
Get on the Beer and Toilet roll isles. When you get bored stacking booze you can bomb the stacker in next isle with 48 Andrex loo rolls, lol or ride the mechanical cage mover isle skiing
Quote: Gavin @ December 9 2009, 12:12 PM GMTGet on the Beer and Toilet roll isles. When you get bored stacking booze you can bomb the stacker in next isle with 48 Andrex loo rolls, lol or ride the mechanical cage mover isle skiing
Oooh, it sounds like an episode of Slinger's Day, except funny!
I used to stack shelves in the school holidays at the local Somerfield (or Gateway as it was in them days). Had to wear one of the old-fashioned shop coats which you only see in sitcoms thesedays. Used to fancy the most sullen, moody little madam on the tills - who used to wear too much make-up, smell of washing detergent and spend the lunch hour complaining about her feet. Happy days.
On Sunday a Chinese man tried to strike up a conversation with me, even though he knew almost no English at all. That's 10 minutes of feigning polite interest which I'll never get back.
Quote: Nogget @ December 9 2009, 12:18 PM GMTOn Sunday a Chinese man tried to strike up a conversation with me, even though he knew almost no English at all. That's 10 minutes of feigning polite interest which I'll never get back.
He probably knew perfect English and it was just part of some crazy Dom Jolly comeback show. Was he suspiciously bigger than your average Chinaman?
Quote: Nogget @ December 9 2009, 12:18 PM GMTOn Sunday a Chinese man tried to strike up a conversation with me, even though he knew almost no English at all. That's 10 minutes of feigning polite interest which I'll never get back.
What was the context of this? Was it at a bus stop, or was the guy running the take-away you were ordering from?