The Last Whiskey Bar

[Nephew Twiddleton]

[LMNO]

So hey guys, it turns out that Facebook Discordians are INCREDIBLY easy to fuck with. I know that Howl has known that for a long time, but I'm finally trying it and they're getting all catty on me. 

Speaking of which, I'm part of a FB group called "Shitty Advice" which is, well, exactly what it sounds like.  I thought I'd get your permission before I signed you up.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

So hey guys, it turns out that Facebook Discordians are INCREDIBLY easy to fuck with. I know that Howl has known that for a long time, but I'm finally trying it and they're getting all catty on me. 

They're more fun than you know what to do with...Especially since many of them were of the fold before they were lured away by Zuckerberg and turned into heathen. 

I feel an epistle coming on.

[LMNO]

Here's what I do at work:

To: [the team]
From: [LMNO]
Re: New system bug found -- and it's an odd one.

Hi everyone,

It's just been brought to our attention that [program] has an interesting little bug in its system.  Apparently, if you're entering notes into the Description field of an activity and you use an "Em Dash" – which is slightly longer than a regular hyphen – the field can't read your notes, at all.  Understandably, this has been causing some confusion and frustration among the agents.

Going forward, please refrain from using all hyphens in your notes.  I know, this sounds like some weird grammar-fascist move, but this bug really does exist.  If your note does call for the stylistic emphasis of an em dash – an interruption, an aside, or simply adding weight to a phrase – please consider using other form of punctuation: A colon perhaps, or (maybe) parenthesis.  Even something like an ellipsis could work ... or, perhaps, commas.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and thanks for understanding.

Thanks again,
– [LMNO]

That is to say, I pass the time by geeking out on grammar rules.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

So hey guys, it turns out that Facebook Discordians are INCREDIBLY easy to fuck with. I know that Howl has known that for a long time, but I'm finally trying it and they're getting all catty on me. 

Speaking of which, I'm part of a FB group called "Shitty Advice" which is, well, exactly what it sounds like.  I thought I'd get your permission before I signed you up.

PLEASE DO IT

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Here's what I do at work:

To: [the team]
From: [LMNO]
Re: New system bug found -- and it's an odd one.

Hi everyone,

It's just been brought to our attention that [program] has an interesting little bug in its system.  Apparently, if you're entering notes into the Description field of an activity and you use an "Em Dash" – which is slightly longer than a regular hyphen – the field can't read your notes, at all.  Understandably, this has been causing some confusion and frustration among the agents.

Going forward, please refrain from using all hyphens in your notes.  I know, this sounds like some weird grammar-fascist move, but this bug really does exist.  If your note does call for the stylistic emphasis of an em dash – an interruption, an aside, or simply adding weight to a phrase – please consider using other form of punctuation: A colon perhaps, or (maybe) parenthesis.  Even something like an ellipsis could work ... or, perhaps, commas.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and thanks for understanding.

Thanks again,
– [LMNO]

That is to say, I pass the time by geeking out on grammar rules.

Oh, wow.

Please make the next one say the same thing about ellipses.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

So hey guys, it turns out that Facebook Discordians are INCREDIBLY easy to fuck with. I know that Howl has known that for a long time, but I'm finally trying it and they're getting all catty on me. 

They're more fun than you know what to do with...Especially since many of them were of the fold before they were lured away by Zuckerberg and turned into heathen. 

I feel an epistle coming on.

Seriously, I love that if you reply in a literal and factual fashion to anyone about anything, they promptly start accusing you of being "too serious" It's AWESOME. 

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I think I played my hand too soon by implying that I might not be 100% serious. 

[insideout]

Here's what I do at work:

To: [the team]
From: [LMNO]
Re: New system bug found -- and it's an odd one.

Hi everyone,

It's just been brought to our attention that [program] has an interesting little bug in its system.  Apparently, if you're entering notes into the Description field of an activity and you use an "Em Dash" – which is slightly longer than a regular hyphen – the field can't read your notes, at all.  Understandably, this has been causing some confusion and frustration among the agents.

Going forward, please refrain from using all hyphens in your notes.  I know, this sounds like some weird grammar-fascist move, but this bug really does exist.  If your note does call for the stylistic emphasis of an em dash – an interruption, an aside, or simply adding weight to a phrase – please consider using other form of punctuation: A colon perhaps, or (maybe) parenthesis.  Even something like an ellipsis could work ... or, perhaps, commas.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and thanks for understanding.

Thanks again,
– [LMNO]

That is to say, I pass the time by geeking out on grammar rules.

Oh, wow.

Please make the next one say the same thing about ellipses.

this has awesome written all over it.

"In regards to the previous email...If you use ellipses in your description, it has recently been discovered that the system is triggered to truncate your description at the mark of the ellipses.  Please be aware of this as you continue ..."

[trippinprincezz13]

Fucking grain bugs - found some in my flour and a few other things maybe 5 months ago. Threw out open shit - douched the kitchen and cabinets. Sprayed down enough stuff to kill every living thing in the house. And everything was fine for a bit. One or 2 dead ones that I assumed was as a result of the spray.

Fast forward to the weekend before Christmas and they're back again - except somehow even more than before. On the counter, on the pizza stone on the microwave. behind the microwave. Tore apart the cabinets again since exterminator was coming this morning and only found them inside one almost empty container of stuffing and a SEALED bag of almonds. Into the trash went anything open and I'm going to super double check everything before I put it back later. Exterminator put down some goop made for cockroaches that apparently works on these things too and pretty much told me to clean everything and toss anything that's been sitting a while (I know they can only do so much). Of course what I hear is that, despite my best efforts is "your house is gross, this is your fault".

Four years doing the same thing, cleaning the same way, and it's just these past 6 months I've noticed anything. And the way the apartments are set up, for all I know these have made their way here from someone else's gross pantry, in which case there's nothing I can do. So now all I can think about is bugs and my post-holiday relaxation weekend will instead be spent obsessively cleaning the kitchen (pull the fridge out to clean - yea, like that's happening by myself, maybe someone will be around) and probably the rest of the house. And it probably still won't be enough.

I mean, I know they don't do much and it's not like there's thousands of them (that I can see) but for all my obsessiveness about cleaning that's one big smack of failure right there

They come from the store sometimes. Only solution is to get rid of EVERYTHING they could live in, and store the rest in the freezer for a month. I hate the fuckers. It's got nothing to do with cleanliness though.

The bolded part is at least some relief. I tossed any grain or nut products that were open, since they seemed to focus on that. Gonna check out pastas, rice, cereals when I get home. Freeze anything still sealed or just whatever might not be air tight? The exterminator said spices too? As in salt, peppers, garlic, basil, etc.? Would they go after stuff like that? I fully intend on checking to make sure they're clean and that nothings hiding in any crevices in the lids or anything, but it would really suck to have to toss all of that (I have a lot of spices). Granted, the end purpose is to get rid of them. Or would that be more of a feezing situation.

Ugh this sucks. But thank you for the advice. I've been driving myself nuts over this

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Here's what I do at work:

To: [the team]
From: [LMNO]
Re: New system bug found -- and it's an odd one.

Hi everyone,

It's just been brought to our attention that [program] has an interesting little bug in its system.  Apparently, if you're entering notes into the Description field of an activity and you use an "Em Dash" – which is slightly longer than a regular hyphen – the field can't read your notes, at all.  Understandably, this has been causing some confusion and frustration among the agents.

Going forward, please refrain from using all hyphens in your notes.  I know, this sounds like some weird grammar-fascist move, but this bug really does exist.  If your note does call for the stylistic emphasis of an em dash – an interruption, an aside, or simply adding weight to a phrase – please consider using other form of punctuation: A colon perhaps, or (maybe) parenthesis.  Even something like an ellipsis could work ... or, perhaps, commas.

Please let me know if you have any questions, and thanks for understanding.

Thanks again,
– [LMNO]

That is to say, I pass the time by geeking out on grammar rules.

The beautiful part about that is that you have hyphens in it. 

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Just noticed several white hairs in my beard in the restroom mirror. Not happy about it.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

So hey guys, it turns out that Facebook Discordians are INCREDIBLY easy to fuck with. I know that Howl has known that for a long time, but I'm finally trying it and they're getting all catty on me. 

They're more fun than you know what to do with...Especially since many of them were of the fold before they were lured away by Zuckerberg and turned into heathen. 

I feel an epistle coming on.

Seriously, I love that if you reply in a literal and factual fashion to anyone about anything, they promptly start accusing you of being "too serious" It's AWESOME. 

The epistle should get some froth going.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Just noticed several white hairs in my beard in the restroom mirror. Not happy about it.

HAW HAW

[AFK]

Welcome to the club Twid.