mjmooney Posted April 26, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted April 26, 2012 It's just revenge for all the years of wanky oneupmanship by Apple nerds sneering at non-Apple stuff. In my personal experience, there are a HELL of a lot more anti-apple "fanboys" than there are apple fanboys.There are NOW, yes. But back during the PC-Mac wars of the 90s, there was nothing, NOTHING, more annoying than the Apple user who never missed a chance to tell you what a stupid sheep you were for using PCs/Microsoft, when you could pay twice as much and be in the same gang as Stephen Fry and Douglas Adams. Karma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 26, 2012 Moderator Share Posted April 26, 2012 Exactly. He knows he's right, we know he's right. We knew it all the other times he ranted about them. I'd let him off if my boss had come in and said "Oh look at my amazing new iPad, it's the bestest ever" But he didn't. He didn't even mention it until I asked him about it. BUt this other bloke just loves to talk about how shit Apple is. It's fine for him to think that. We agree with him on some things. But we don't need to hear it every single time apple is mentioned in passing. But my boss has probably shelled out what, £500 for this iPad, and the first thing this guy does is shit all over it (metaphorically speaking). Anyway, as well as this, the guy in question is a disgusting, smelly, ugly, nose picking, wheezy, sniffling, know it all prick. So I'm not pulling any punches. Tomorrow for lunch, bring in an orange and tell him you were thinking of bringing in an apple but you couldn't bear to hear his 500th moan about apples. Ridicule him using the piece of fruit. He might get the message and it'll amuse you in the process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I'm with Stevo there. Yes he's right but I'll wager he 'was right' the other 400 times aswell. There comes a point where you're just being a dickhead. There are fairly subtle ways to point out to dickheads that they're being dickheads without calling them dickheads though Exactly. He knows he's right, we know he's right. We knew it all the other times he ranted about them. I'd let him off if my boss had come in and said "Oh look at my amazing new iPad, it's the bestest ever" But he didn't. He didn't even mention it until I asked him about it. BUt this other bloke just loves to talk about how shit Apple is. It's fine for him to think that. We agree with him on some things. But we don't need to hear it every single time apple is mentioned in passing. But my boss has probably shelled out what, £500 for this iPad, and the first thing this guy does is shit all over it (metaphorically speaking). Anyway, as well as this, the guy in question is a disgusting, smelly, ugly, nose picking, wheezy, sniffling, know it all prick. So I'm not pulling any punches. He sounds like this guy. "I'm making shitloads from computers". ^ LOVE that guy, particularly when he takes Gareth to task over the Chuck Norris films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 It's just revenge for all the years of wanky oneupmanship by Apple nerds sneering at non-Apple stuff. In my personal experience, there are a HELL of a lot more anti-apple "fanboys" than there are apple fanboys. There are NOW, yes. But back during the PC-Mac wars of the 90s, there was nothing, NOTHING, more annoying than the Apple user who never missed a chance to tell you what a stupid sheep you were for using PCs/Microsoft, when you could pay twice as much and be in the same gang as Stephen Fry and Douglas Adams. Karma. Slightly like linux fans, probably is more stable etc, you probably are super hyped and want to share it with the world. But there's nicer ways of expressing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 26, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted April 26, 2012 It's just revenge for all the years of wanky oneupmanship by Apple nerds sneering at non-Apple stuff. In my personal experience, there are a HELL of a lot more anti-apple "fanboys" than there are apple fanboys.There are NOW, yes. But back during the PC-Mac wars of the 90s, there was nothing, NOTHING, more annoying than the Apple user who never missed a chance to tell you what a stupid sheep you were for using PCs/Microsoft, when you could pay twice as much and be in the same gang as Stephen Fry and Douglas Adams. Karma. They'd be on my list too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 He sounds like this guy. "I'm making shitloads from computers".Matthew Holness FTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 26, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted April 26, 2012 He sounds like this guy. "I'm making shitloads from computers".Matthew Holness FTW. He's not far off that. He does stuff like if someone's talking about something, he'll look it up on Wikipedia, and then tell you some facts about it. As if he knows them, and as if anyone gives a shit. And he has those glasses that go dark when you go in the sun, and they make anyone who wears them look like a paedophile. And he **** loves doctor who. clearing in the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Bit annoyed. You know how sometimes you get spam on Twitter? It's basically the same as email spam if you don't tweet, we'll I just got one from somebody offering me an ipad 2 if I clicked on their link. I went to report them for spam, and when you go to do that you get taken to a screen showing the other persons post history so you can see if they are spamming before you send tthe report. The **** had been offering everyone else an ipad 3! Wtf?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 26, 2012 Moderator Share Posted April 26, 2012 Brilliant. Rev gettin' the old stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 "Sorry, no pro's" Love the office! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMilnereatsnails Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Also, another thing that's annoyed me recently. People who say "all one word" when giving me their email address. "My email address is jsmith at jaguarlandrover, all one word, dot com" Yeah, I know it's all one word. I know how the internet works, I didn't think you were like the first person ever to have a space in their email address. Did anyone else just email jsmith@jaguarlandrover.com? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 26, 2012 Moderator Share Posted April 26, 2012 Damn. I put spaces between the jaguar the land and the rover. They're not all the one word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 26, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted April 26, 2012 doesn't exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legov Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 jsmith@jaguarlandroveralloneword.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 26, 2012 Moderator Share Posted April 26, 2012 jsmith@jaguarlandroveralloneword.comReminds me of how the order for this cake must have been written Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Finishing essays that have dominated your day to day concerns, and then feeling directionless? Currently unsure what to do! I have a disseration over the summer but Im having some time off, but this afternoon, with other people still working on theirs, I'm just all a bit meh at the moment. Which is irritating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted April 26, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted April 26, 2012 The fact that the Villa crisis has become so all-important to us, that OT has become a little... dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 ^ Good shout. Even posters (piss-artists) like Gareth and Wiggy are popping up with meaningful comments in the VT section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 26, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted April 26, 2012 Yeah! There's only so much time I can kill doing actual work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted April 26, 2012 Moderator Share Posted April 26, 2012 Nah I like that. It reminds us what's really important in VT-land We're here for Villa and Villa is a team in need. We're all very concerned and the main forum has taken an upturn recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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