Quote: DaButt @ April 9 2010, 5:49 PM BSTI live in a state that is fairly sound, financially speaking. Our governor spends wisely. Free-spending states like California have the highest taxes in the nation yet have the worst infrastructure, schools and economies. Now there is talk of a federal bailout and I can't stand the thought of my federal tax dollars being used to reward other states for irresponsible spending.
That's basically why we're f**ked.
These schemes are iniquitous routes into debt, frankly banks should not cherry pick customers. Credit blacklisting traps people in poverty for all time.
Who is that in your avatar SootyJ?
Joey Deacon a personal hero.
Quote: sootyj @ April 9 2010, 8:20 PM BSTJoey Deacon a personal hero.
Haha
I thought so.
If only he had a Moustache then he may have been my next avatar.
You could use Richard Herring with his Hitler moustache.
Or is it Hitler with a Richard Herring moustache?
Doesn't he have a joke about what a Herring Moustache sounds like?
To liven up this thread a bit.
Jokes from CiX
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What if people treated cars like computers?
General Motors doesn't have a help line for people who don't knowhow to
drive, because people don't treat cars like they do computers. But,
imagine if they did....
HelpLine: "General Motors HelpLine, how can I help you?"
Customer: "I got in my car and closed the door and nothing happened!"
HelpLine: "Did you put the key in the ignition slot and turn it?"
Customer: "What's an ignition?"
HelpLine: "It's a starter motor that draws current from your battery and
turns over the engine."
Customer: "Ignition? Motor? Battery? Engine? How come I have to know all
these technical terms just to use my car?"
HelpLine: "General Motors HelpLine, how can I help you?"
Customer: "My car ran fine for a week and now it won't go anywhere!"
HelpLine: "Is the gas tank empty?"
Customer: "Huh? How do I know?"
HelpLine: "There's a little gauge on the front panel with a needle and
markings from 'E' to 'F'. Where is the needle pointing?"
Customer: "It's pointing to 'E'. What does that mean?"
HelpLine: "It means you have to visit a gasoline vendor and purchase some
more gasoline. You can install it yourself or pay the vendor to install it
for you."
Customer: "What? I paid $12,000 for this car! Now you tell me that I have
to keep buying more components? I want a car that comes with everything
built in!"
HelpLine: "General Motors HelpLine, how can I help you?"
Customer: "Your cars suck!"
HelpLine: "What's wrong?"
Customer: "It crashed, that's what wrong!"
HelpLine: "What were you doing?"
Customer: "I wanted it to run faster, so I pushed the accelerator pedal
all the way to the floor. It worked for a while and then it crashed and it
won't start now!"
HelpLine: "It's your responsibility if you misuse the product.What do you
expect us to do about it?"
Customer: "I want you to send me the latest version that doesn't crash any
more!"
HelpLine: "General Motors HelpLine, how can I help you?"
Customer: "Hi, I just bought my first car, and I chose your car because it
has automatic transmission, cruise control, power steering, power brakes,
and power door locks."
HelpLine: "Thanks for buying our car. How can I help you?"
Customer: "How do I work it?"
HelpLine: "Do you know how to drive?"
Customer: "Do I know how to what?"
HelpLine: "Do you know how to drive?"
Customer: "I'm not a technical person. I just want to go places
in my car!"
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Give your fingers a rest, eh.
I like how your demands have only ever got slightly less polite, lovely Laura.
Ha! By the last one I saw I was doing swears in mah head.
There's an advert in my TV magazine for a programme tonight - "WWII Lost Films tonight."
Shouldn't that be "WWII Found Films"?
Also they have adverts on TV - "includes never seen-before footage".
How do they know what it's like? Has no-one ever seen it before?
Quote: Chappers @ April 14 2010, 8:58 PM BSTAlso on TV - "includes never seen-before footage".
How do they know what it's like? Has no-one ever seen it before?
I applaud that, very good. 