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Urgh! Fuck!: A thread for untamed hate and anger [PICS]

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Hattie's Kitchen

23:59 / 18.05.06

I was driving in the left lane. In the middle lane, a couple of car lengths ahead of me, I saw a black SUV with a custom license plate. The license plate read:
SHAHID K

I have no idea what the K stands for.

I pulled forward a bit to take a look at the driver and saw a fat woman in her forties with a heavily made up, stupid, unhappy, un-American face.

In case you are wondering, this encounter took place neither in Ramallah nor Fallujah. It happened in Westchester County, NY, and the offensive license plate was issued by the New York Department of Motor Vehicles, whose wisdom and efficiency have caught my attention before.

I came home and sent an e-mail describing the sighting to the Department of Homeland Security. They never bothered to respond, and I believe that in the foreseeable future, the woman with the un-American face will continue driving along American roads unmolested, along with millions of her fellow observant Muslim settlers in this country. For all I know, that woman might even be working for Homeland Security herself. You don't expect the Department of Homeland Security to practice profiling, do you?

Just...just...gnah. God I'm depressed.

00:02 / 19.05.06

I believe that in the foreseeable future, the woman with the un-American face will continue driving along American roads unmolested, along with millions of her fellow observant Muslim settlers in this country.

Uh... I certainly fucking hope so!

What is that from, HK?

DRR... DRR... DRR...

00:08 / 19.05.06

Beh? Guh? Mruh? Uhn? What exactly is an un-American face oh I can't be bothered *is ded of teh stoopid*

Hattie's Kitchen

00:08 / 19.05.06

Ibis, it was a blog post. Which I came across right after watching the Loose Change 9/11 documentary.

Dead Megatron
(prev. Dance to the Beat)

00:13 / 19.05.06

un-American probably stand for non-white/arabic in this case.

But (getting inside such person's mind), she was driving a gas-gozzling SUV, so she can't be all that un-American, huh?

And how come the Departament of Homeland Security did nothing against this blatant pre-terrorist attack sighting?????

02:52 / 19.05.06

Wow, it's illegal to be a Shahid Kapoor fan, then?

I can only presume the author prefers Aamir Khan.

julius has no imagination

15:47 / 19.05.06

All right, while we're still sort of on the topic of racism:

My student newspaper (Exeposé - Exeter Uni) printed a letter (in response to some earlier article, I presume) by a local BNP bloke. This letter contains the sentence, and I quote "Being a member of the BNP is like working for the Resistance in Nazi-occupied France" - I kid you not. The rest of the letter is pretty hair-raising too, but that sentence just stands out. The full text should be on the web, but apparently the editors haven't managed to put the latest issue out there yet.

But yes, definitely Urgh! Fuck!

16:35 / 19.05.06

Complain strongly. I'm no fan of Maggie Thatcher, but her phrase about the IRA and "the oxeygn of publicity" springs to mind.

julius has no imagination

17:30 / 19.05.06

I'm not sure a complaint is really called for. They appear to have printed the letter for the sake of discussion - they've printed to responses to it on the same page, one by the guy who wrote the original article that caused the fascist to write in in the first place. The letter seems to have sparked an appropriate amount of outrage so far as I can see. Sure there are some people, even among students, that'll be swayed by the whole "Look! We are brave enough to say what needs to be said, even if it's not politically correct!" rhetoric, but I think the "BNP == Resistance" line goes too far by so much that it's not going to bring anyone over to his side.

18:08 / 19.05.06

If you're going to change the time of a meeting that was arranged two weeks ago could you please inform me of the fact BEFORE THE MEETING ACTUALLY TAKES PLACE so that I don't waste a couple of hours I can't afford to waste thanks very much.

cube needs to get out more

00:15 / 20.05.06

Being a member of the BNP is like working for the Resistance in Nazi-occupied France

Clearly not one who has head of Godwin's Law. I'm a big fan of the oxygen of publicity by the way.

Wristwatch Nuke

12:44 / 26.05.06

What? What? I can't access wikipedia? Why not? WHY NOT? I could yesterday! Stupid fucking work filters! How the fuck am I supposed to argue effectively on Barbelith without wikipedia to cut-and-paste from? EH?

Bastards.

02:03 / 31.05.06

Urrrrrrrrrgh!!@! Fuckety fuck fucke! I HATE it when the Switchboard turns into a big pile of poo. It makes me ANGRY when there are a bunch of good, complex, interesting threads doggy-paddling, all sad and neglected, beneath a great hulking montrous poo of a thread.

All Acting Regiment

03:07 / 31.05.06

I would also like to be assured of this.

See, us seaside hippies worry about you, Leg.

Oh, for sure, don't worry. If I give the impression of being surrounded by absolute shitheads half the time, well, yeah, I was, thanks to bad circumstances- I only hung out with the really nasty idiots because there was no-one else around who wasn't actively baying for my blood, and the simply idiotic idiots I got put with through chance, but there's plenty of groovy chaps around now.

Got rid of the idiot mates a while back, and have a thoroughly decent crew, and am moving to a nice new house where at least three of the other four tenants are basically a hug in a mug. Haven't met the fifth one, but there's no reason to expect him to be anything less than tip-top.

Korso Jerusalem

03:20 / 31.05.06

Ibis-

Fear not, for XK swooped in with her voice of reason and saved us all. We all should thank her with flowers or something.

I get too stubborn when I find myself entrenched in an argument. Especially if I really don't know jack shit about what I'm arguing, and was apparently taught by idiots.

XK

21:28 / 31.05.06

Phallicus, it may help to remember that the only reason to debate with people on here is to learn something. If their tone offends chances are it maybe the medium getting in the way. Having someone disagree with you forces you to hone your arguments and always be respectful to strangers as people. Disagreement does not need to equate with disrespect.

I'm glad you found my response helpful. I'm very proud of you as a person that you were able to decide to review your stance.

Now onto the rage:

I utterly and completly HATE IT when flamewars/egos result in killing critical voices. I wish people could debate without being snarky ALL THE TIME.

All Acting Regiment

21:45 / 31.05.06

I don't like thiiiiiiis

Quantum
(prev. Quantum - terribly nonplussed)

21:53 / 31.05.06

I don't like the word snarky.

A Haus of Minions
(prev. Jenna Elfman's Hollywood Haus)

21:58 / 31.05.06

Seconded. It's an emotional sound effect signifying "I'm better than you", and little more.

XK

22:05 / 31.05.06

hrm...I thought of it as:

Critical in a curmudgeonly sort of way.

The adjective snarky is first recorded in 1906. It is from dialectal British snark, meaning 'to nag, find fault with'

Is icky better?

XK

22:09 / 31.05.06

..'cause I'm down with saying "I hate it when people are icky all the time during a debate."

It's still an emotional qualifier, but more tactile than sound effect. Like stepping on raw meat the cat left on the living room rug.

A Haus of Minions
(prev. Jenna Elfman's Hollywood Haus)

22:12 / 31.05.06

Well, it means something different. I think you'd probably, if you're genuinely full of headsick and rage, do better to try to explain what behaviours are making you so, where and why.

XK

22:44 / 31.05.06

I feel all temper tantrum foot stomping "can't we not be jerks" regarding the duke rape thread and everyone getting panty twisted.
I really enjoy your viewpoints Haus and I don't want the topic to be labeled 'bad' in Policy or to discourage others from posting... and am frustrated because it seems many people have poor reactions to when disagreement happens rather than seeing it as a great opportunity to be called on one's shit. I'm glad you are poking my viewpoints with a stick and showing me new ways of looking at things.

My headsick rage is over lost chances to interact with people because we're all too crappy at presenting what we* think and still communicating respect for the person on the other side of the words. Icky.

Now if you'll pardon me, I'm off to post crappy poetry.

*meaning all the humans I know online.

18:03 / 05.06.06

Fucking Shitfaced Monky Buggerers at the fucking bank refuse to extend my overdraft even though IT SAYS NOWHERE ON THE INFORMATION WHAT THEY MIGHT DECIDE NOT TO GIVE ME A FUCKING OVERDRAFT EXTENTION!

This after a week of ringing them, them failing to put through my request and having to put it through again and me having to wait until TWO FUCKING DAYS BEFORE I HAVE TO PAY RENT ON A NEW HOUSE to find out THEY WON'T GIVE ME ANY FUCKING MONEY!

And all because i don't 'have enough positive transactions on my account'. ON MY FUCKING STUDENT ACCOUNT! FOR A STUDENT! WHO GETS A LOAN ONCE A TRIMESTER AND THAT'S IT!

And then...

The fucking online application form for the job i'm after refuses to load. For the first 7 times i click on it. Then it loads. It loads fine. For the first 3 pages of the form, it works fine UNTIL I'VE FILLED IN EVERY FUCKING DETAIL OF MY LIFE, EVER and then decides it's NOT GOING TO LOAD THE NEXT FUCKING PAGE! and that hitting back WILL SEND IT RIGHT TO THE START, SCRAPPING ALL OF MY INFORMATION. and then IT WON'T EVEN LOAD THE FUCKING START PAGE AGAIN.

My friend suggests I ring the recruitment page up BUT THEY DON'T PROVIDE A FUCKING TELEPHONE NUMBER.

and MY BANK AND THE JOB I'M APPLYING FOR ARE PART OF THE SAME FUCKING INEPT AND PAINFUL COMPANY!

and all of this is making me HATE MONEY and HATE DEBT and HATE FUCKING CAPITALISM and it's making me SPEAK LIKE FUCKING LISA OFF BIG BROTHER

AND I FUCKING HATE IT ALL!

And fuck it. while we're here I FUCKING HATE THE ANTI-SNARKERS. IT'S A FUCKING WORD, WE ALL USE IT. IT HAS MEANING. GET OVER IT.

Thankyou headsick thread. You've been great

Quantum
(prev. Quantum - terribly nonplussed)

20:55 / 05.06.06

Now my rage against the snark has hit level Amber. It's an irritating conversational ploy;

'to nag, find fault with'

How does it go- feminise, belittle? You can see why I might not like the word nag either, and get irritated by the implication that by disagreeing with someone or asking them to elucidate or explain what they've written constitutes nagging.

14:41 / 06.06.06

Listen. I moved out of that flat over two months ago. I've had to phone you, three times a week, every week, to get you to do anything. First it took three weeks for you to find the inventory. Then it took you another week to send it to me, despite you being reminded on a daily basis. This is what we have email for. Click. Attach. Send. Not that difficult. And quit with the bubble-headed "Oh, silly me, here it is on my desk" faux-apologies. I don't want anymore apologies. I just want YOU TO DO YOUR JOB. I don't like phoning you. I don't like the fact that despite me being completely reasonable, professional and never raising my voice or being rude you're treating me like junk mail stuck under the mat. Just get it done and I'll leave you alone. And then I can continue dealing directly with individual landlords who I can kick ass with in-person.

Fucking estate agents. Fucking centralised management offices. FUCKING ARSE.

Aaaaaaaand, relax.

Right, off into the sunshine methinks.

20:51 / 06.06.06

Fucking estate agents!

XK

23:04 / 08.06.06

AGH!AHG!!

ASSHATS! WHAT DOUCHEBAGGERY IS AFOOT?!?!

Listen you small brained piss livered mamby pamby neocon bootlicking scum, IT'S FUCKING HALLOWEEN! LEAVE IT THE FUCK ALONE!!!

Fascist Scum Oppress My Halloween Parade

MAY FRESH SCOTCHBONNETS IMPREGNATE YOUR TOILET PAPER! MAY CTHULHU CHOSE YOUR FISHSHACK OF CHOICE TO ACTIVATE THE UNDERCOVER DEEP ONES AND SO FEAST UPON YOUR IGNORANT SOULS!!!!! MAY YOU NEVER SEE A NAKED SEXY ASS AGAIN!

asshats the lot of 'em......

Dead Megatron
(prev. Dance to the Beat)

23:17 / 08.06.06

From the article linked by xk above:

Some of the politically-motivated costumes included Vice President Dick Cheney in shackles and several anti-war themed adornment. Smith said he just wants fair warning so people know it’s not a family event.

Yeah, because kids are not supposed to know they live in a country ruled by monsters, and not just during Halloween...

XK

15:11 / 09.06.06

yeah, it's ok for our country to be illegally holding people and brutally dishing out torture, but WHOA! SATIRE?!?!? THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

I think I've chilled enough to post about it in the switchboard. I was so pissed yesterday I just sort of frothed.

I will always be Kali
(prev. Tom Waits knows Kali)

20:02 / 09.06.06

Dunno if this counts, but I really would like the guy who's my boss' friend to stop staring at my tits.

No. Really.

It's pissing me off.

*

10:29 / 11.06.06

As it occasionally happens on Barbelith, I am placed in the position in which I think a thread or concept is of utmost importance but I can say nothing about it at all.

19:30 / 12.06.06

Why won't anyone give me a good job? I go to interviews (which involves missing work and making time up later, and lying to my boss) over and over again but nothing. This last one was perfect. Working in the same role I've worked in before but with a competitor so plenty of experience, but nothing. C'mon you fuckers, I'm smart, I work hard, I've qualifications, whay won't anyone give me a fucking chance?

It looks like I'm destined to remain a phone-monkey and that's so depressing I want to cry.

Quantum
(prev. Quantum - terribly nonplussed)

21:34 / 12.06.06

It looks like I'm destined to remain a phone-monkey and that's so depressing I want to cry.

We should have a seperate phone-monkey thread for call centre rage. I feel your pain.

21:42 / 12.06.06

there are six billion too many monkeys on this planet.

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