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[JustJen "Miss Conduct"]

I am continually disgusted that way more people that have no business doing so wear said slovenly outfits (jammies is just too cute to use here) in public.

[Kendra]

Aves wrote: "Lucas wrote: "but when I wear pajamas to classes at NYU."

Go ahead and show up to class in pyjamas, but please, please, please, don't show up for a flight in them. Young, nubile, bouncy-boobed, r..."

You know what actually really does annoy me Aves, is when I see people wearing flip flops and sandals on a flight. Maybe I am too obsessed with my "plan for the worst, hope for the best" mentallity but (a) it's usually freezing on the plane and (b) if something happens, I don't want to be tripping over footwear that won't stay on my, or their, feet.

[Goesta]

Cmbwey wrote: "I am so @#$%^&* annoyed that work is calling my namel."

I'm cheesed that I don't seem to have a namel to call my own, and must conclude to my chagrin that I am the spawn of an inarticulate (mis)conception.

[Kendra]

I am irked to see some similarities to my household in this article. Except, if my husband found me the way she described there definitely would have been a "response." :-) It's a pretty funny article so I will be disgruntled if you don't laugh out loud when you read it.

http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/sex-...

[Goesta]

Lucas wrote: "Miffed that you would think I wear pajamas to bed (I don't and neither does Tom) "

Thoroughly annoyed that those few words sent me farther into spirals of fantastical imaginings than the last three m/m fantasies I consumed (and had to actually pay for).

[Kendra]

Goesta wrote: "Lucas wrote: "I was complaining about not being to wear them out of bed so I can sleep through grad school. "

Peeved that, apparently, generations after I went to school under exactly the same con..."

It displeases me to have to agree with you. Those 8 a.m. classes were a bear. Especially because I did Army ROTC in college so had been up since 5 working out. I couldn't believe I passed my 8 a.m. science class freshman year because I fell asleep more than half the time. Which was actually really disappointing because the prof had a South African accent that I LOVED!! Oh, and I sat in the freakin' front row so he always knew when I fell asleep. Stupid assigned seats.

[Aves]

Kendra wrote: "is when I see people wearing flip flops and sandals on a flight"

Preaching to the choir here, Kendra. Flip flops on a plane are a patently bad idea. For one of many, you won't believe the smell the poor gate agent has to endure when she docks the jetbridge to the aircraft and has to open that main cabin door - the smell of scores of open, smelly, flip flop shod feet.

Long ago, I asked one of my flight attendants, "What are these people in flip flops supposed to do in an emergency evacuation?" She replied insouciantly, "Burn their feet..."

[Kendra]

Aves wrote: "Kendra wrote: "is when I see people wearing flip flops and sandals on a flight"

Preaching to the choir here, Kendra. Flip flops on a plane are a patently bad idea. For one of many, you won't bel..."

EXACTLY!!! Let's think safety AND comfort.

[Roger]

Having recently disembarked an EasyJet A320, I wish to complain to Aves (as air flight expert) what the hell is a passenger to do when the captain comes (insouciantly) over the speakers telling his passengers in that annoyingly calm, practiced, actor's voice "Brace, Brace!" I've studied the emergency procedures laminate in the sick-bag pocket on the seat in front, and I can assure you, Captain Aves, it's impossible to adopt the crash landing Brace position as described without removing the seat immediately in front of you.

Surely this is no more than a cynical airline exercise in lulling passengers into a false sense of security by offering them the promise of a safe result from a crash landing as long as they adopt the Brace position.

Not to mention the fol-de-rol assurance that in the unlikely event of landing on the sea…

Worse still, Jerry complains about having to wade through pages of complaints after ONLY 4 days in China. Try 6 days in Rome (well 5 + a day's hanging about awful airports), Jerry, then see what a complaint is really all about.

[Aves]

Goesta wrote: "Thoroughly annoyed that those few words sent me farther into spirals of fantastical imaginings than..."

I would have gone there with you, until I quickly remembered that Lucas is young enough to be my son, and I'm not ready to be anybody's Daddy.

I'm chagrined to realize that I've never dated anybody long enough to get past the "Go to bed naked together every night"-stage.

[[deleted user]]

Goesta wrote: "Cmbwey wrote: "I am so @#$%^&* annoyed that work is calling my namel."

I'm cheesed that I don't seem to have a namel to call my own...

Resentful the inimitable Goesta Struve-Dencher has two last names and I only have one.

[Susan65]

I am upset that I got a text that read "swag" but I have no idea what it means.

[[deleted user]]

Aves wrote: "I would have gone there with you, until I quickly remembered that Lucas is young enough to be my son, and I'm not ready to be anybody's Daddy."

Chagrinned that you, like your mom, look twenty years younger than you age while my parents only look 10 years younger than their age so I'll be stuck with that.

[Kendra]

Cmbwey wrote: "Lucas wrote: "Cmbwey wrote: "strangely disturb by the thought of Lucas wearing jammies to bed."

Miffed that you would think I wear pajamas to bed (I don't and neither does Tom) when I was complai..."

You just HAD to go there!!! I had put that to the back of my mind and wasn't letting it come forward but now...Darn it...gutter minds, all of us.

[Shannon]

Kendra wrote: "I am irked to see some similarities to my household in this article. Except, if my husband found me the way she described there definitely would have been a "response." :-) It's a pretty funny ar..."

I'm pissed that I just spewed coffee all over my jammies while reading this article when I was planning to wear them shopping today! :)

[[deleted user]]

Susan65 wrote: "I am upset that I got a text that read "swag" but I have no idea what it means."

I'm upset that no one in the M/M Romance group told you that among people who go to writers events it is promotional stuff authors give out like free books, t-shirts, mugs, etc.

Among some closeted people it means (S)ecretly (W)e (A)re (G)ay

With teens it usually means just about anything and can be used in place of any word or no word at all.

see: Urrban Dictionary deinitions at:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define...

[[deleted user]]

I'm aggrieved that you folks are not joining in the Word Association game in the Complaint Department at:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

[Aves]

I'm vexed because I'm wasting my few precious brain cells wondering, if Lucas is spending so much time jacking around on goodreads, how on earth is he going to finish his PhD?

[Katharina]

Aves wrote: "I'm vexed because I'm wasting my few precious brain cells wondering, if Lucas is spending so much time jacking around on goodreads, how on earth is he going to finish his PhD?"

I am now deeply irritated because secretly I wonder that about myself as well...

[Fangtasia]

I want to take advantage of this wonderful group to lodge my complaint that my boss calls me almost every day right as I'm about to leave the office. And it's not for a short exchange, usually it's a long-winded, rambling conversation, half the topics of which have nothing to do with me. It doesn't matter if we've spoken ten times that day or none. She still calls me 5 minutes to the hour she knows I log off and go home.

My boss and I are in different countries, so I do have the advantage of not having my supervisor looking over my shoulder. It does entail a high degree of responsibility, precisely because I am expected to work with no direct supervision. But I've worked like this for over 8 years and have proved beyond a doubt that I can do it. And she can reach me at any time of the day.

Why? Why does she wait to the end of the day to do this? Anybody have any idea what may be the cause of this behavior? Even better, any ideas on how I can dissuade her from doing it?

[Aves]

Fangtasia wrote: "I want to take advantage of this wonderful group to lodge my complaint that my boss calls me almost every day right as I'm about to leave the office. And it's not for a short exchange, usually it's..."

Grrrrr....sounds like a total control-freak-thing. I revile people like that.

What's the worst that could happen if you just didn't pick up, Fang'?

[Kendra]

Fangtasia wrote: "I want to take advantage of this wonderful group to lodge my complaint that my boss calls me almost every day right as I'm about to leave the office. And it's not for a short exchange, usually it's..."

I agree with Aves, my thought was that she is making sure you are still at work. Drives me crazy when bosses do that.

[Tj]

I am miffed that I haven't the time to laugh histerically at read the new posts until I get home!

[Fangtasia]

Aves wrote: "What's the worst that could happen if you just didn't pick up, Fang'?..."

Our phones show who is calling, if the person calls from an inter-company extension. If I haven't logged off from the Instant Messaging program, which I can't do during working hours, she knows I'm still in the office and know who is calling.

Which is, Kendra, why she has no need to call to make sure I am in the office. Just checking my status in IM tells her if I am in the office or not.

And yes, she also has the option of contacting me by IM or by email, which by virtue of the typing requirement, would keep the communication short and on subject. But no, she calls on the phone.

Yes, it's definitely a control-freak-thing, Aves.

[Katharina]

I'm very much annoyed that my data analysis program crashes all the time, that the only person who can help me with this is over 500 km away which means I can't do the analyses I wanted to do over the weekend which in turn means my work days next weeks are going to be veeeeery long. *grumble*

[Ije the Devourer of Books]

Jerry wrote: "OMG, I had to go to China for 4 days, which is bad enough because they censor Goodreads, I now come back, well almost I'm in HK, and I have 5 frigging pages of complaints to bleepin read!!!! WTF???..."

No we dont have lives. My life now has meaning because I am free to complain. All my days from now on will be full of complaining. I shall complain first thing in the morning, last thing at night and all the other times in between. Complaining keeps me sane :)

[Ije the Devourer of Books]

Fangtasia wrote: "I want to take advantage of this wonderful group to lodge my complaint that my boss calls me almost every day right as I'm about to leave the office. And it's not for a short exchange, usually it's..."

Leave 5 minutes before she calls? Dont answer the phone? Or just answer her calls on alternate days?

I want to complain that I wish my boss worked in a different country. Today I had to speak to him about his ghastly management of work. I felt embarrassed for him. No one else is brave enough to tell him, but some of the things he has done over the week have been a real disgrace to our team and everyone is being so 'politely British' and saying nothing. Elephant on the table or what?

Fortunately I have dual nationality and since I am also Nigerian I have no probs telling him what's what.

[Fangtasia]

Goesta wrote: "The terrible truth:

By extending your work day with her last-minute phone calls, your boss is bolste..."

I am annoyed to be lmao at this post. Since I get a fixed salary and not an hourly one, my boss gains nothing by extending my work day, other than my frustration. Further, it is my doubtful pleasure to be the only employee reporting to her, so far.

Don't be sorry, though. Your post did help me picture a bunch of stoned shareholders, tripping out on E.

[Fangtasia]

Cmbwey wrote: "sort of peeved that I have a weakness with books and Kindle, I really want to read "Hood (The King Raven, Book 1)by Stephen Lawhead, but do I really need to buy another book?"

I am offended that you would dare ask this question. Of course there is always a need to buy another book!

Books and shoes are absolute necessities of life.

My Kindle owns me, instead of the other way around. I know how you feel.

[Goesta]

Cmbwey wrote: " I mean serious could you actual write/read a story about her pulsing maidenhead and her need to conquer the anquish of.."

(looking pale and glassy, having just returned from praying to the porcelain god) I'm sorry, were you asking me?

[Goesta]

Really annoyed how cwbwey seems to be able instantly to teleport back and forth between here and word association and totally messing with my groove.

[Tina]

Waaaaaaah! I'm feeling whiney because Roger and Jerry got to travel and I didn't!

[Goesta]

Cmbwey wrote: "Poor Goesta"

It pains me that instead of explaining how to keep up (what are you using? GR app?) my "friend" cwbwey strokes me with supercilious, ingenuous pity.

[Goesta]

Tina wrote: "Waaaaaaah! I'm feeling whiney because Roger and Jerry got to travel and I didn't!"

I'm sorry to have to add to Tina's dismay by commenting on the lovely Mediterranean cruise my man and I undertook only a few weeks ago.

[Tina]

I hate that I love the Urban Dictionary. When I first discovered het erotica, then spiraled downward into kink, then found the wonderful world of M/M, I used the UD all the time. Sometimes just to look at the pictures. **not even blushing**

[Tina]

Goesta wrote: "Cmbwey wrote: "Poor Goesta"

It pains me that instead of explaining how to keep up (what are you using? GR app?) my "friend" cwbwey strokes me with supercilious, ingenuous pity."

Your advanced vocabulary makes me feel plebeian.

[Ije the Devourer of Books]

I want to complain that the word association game is too distracting.

[Tina]

I want to make it known that I am even more irritated by the distraction of the Word Ass game than Ijeoma is.

[Goesta]

Cmbwey wrote: "I hate that I am dependent on my iPhone, but it is east to use Goesta. I am disturb that I was stroking your emotions?"

Regretfully my iphone doesn't seem to be updating the thread in real time while I'm reading it, even though happily draining its battery by flashing notifications at me every second or two on the home screen. I would love to play along, but how???

[Goesta]

Cmbwey wrote: "Disturb to ask but are you using good read app?"

Regrettably yes, but maybe with wrong settings?

[[deleted user]]

If you weren't complaining or reading complaints, what would you rather be doing right now?

Don't answer here. Answer in our new discussion: What would you rather be doing right now by going to this link:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

[Jerry]

Tina wrote: "Waaaaaaah! I'm feeling whiney because Roger and Jerry got to travel and I didn't!"

I'm old enough to remember when traveling was glamorous. Truly my trip was not fun, especially the crying toddler and too energetic youth seated near me on the return flight, not to mention the four jet streams that cause the pilot to wake us up every thirty minutes or so to fasten our seat belts.

[Ije the Devourer of Books]

Jerry wrote: "Tina wrote: "Waaaaaaah! I'm feeling whiney because Roger and Jerry got to travel and I didn't!"

I'm old enough to remember when traveling was glamorous. Truly my trip was not fun, especially the ..."

I am annoyed to hear that Jerry"s trip to China wasn"t fun but pleased that you are home with hubby. Welcome back!

[Macky]

I'm a bit narked because I've just been on Dreamspinner and found out that they've got three free books on offer. Might not be everyones choices of books and don't know how long its on for, but well worth checking out. I'm annoyed that I felt the need to share this titbit...

Wings of Equity- Sean Kennedy
Caught -A B Gayle
Between Love And Honour - E E Montgomery.

[Ije the Devourer of Books]

Yes you can. You need to put the Dreamspinner Press (DSP) address in your list of approved email addresses for your kindle. You do that on the manage your kindle Amazon pages then you can email it to your kindle from the DSP website.

or you can download the mobi or pfd file and email/load it to your kindle via your own emailing address or USB stick.

[Macky]

Cmbwey wrote: "Hate to admit Macky might be my next best friends...can you load them to kindle"

Yaay.. I mean harrumph! So easy to send to Kindle.... Exactly how Ijeoma explained it ( I'm irked because she did it so well ) I may be a grumpy old git but I grudgingly felt the need to share with my friends .... Damn I meant my fellow complaining PIA's!

[Ije the Devourer of Books]

I am outraged that I cannot show you all how extremely happy I am to receive the latest romances from Rick R Reed:

Rent
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...

and The Course of True Love
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

Hard copies given to my by the fair hands of Rick's dashing husband Bruce who is here on a quick business trip. It is just so amazing when friends who are so far away remember you :)

[Macky]

Goesta wrote: "Macky wrote: "I'm a bit narked because I've just been on Dreamspinner and found out that they've got three free books on offer. Might not be everyones choices of books and don't know how long it..."


I'm offended to think that The Professor of eruditeness ( is that a word?) would even think I'd keep this to myself but yet again I feel myself feeling all warm and fuzzy because he's pleased. This is not a platform for warm and fuzzy so I'm piqued!

[Tutu]

I hate that I'm such a lazy ass I just called my mother WHO IS IN THE NEXT ROOM to ask her something!

[Macky]

I'm now doubly cheesed off because I didn't know my annoying, lazy assed ( but lovely) friend Tutu is in da house! Whoop whoop!