TradeTheBeal! Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 A light snow is falling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 10 hours ago, Mr. Sinister said: ****, those extended warranty scammers kill me. Like a thousand different numbers  The absolute worst. Last week I got one from a local number, of course I picked up and I was pissed off about it.  My untested theory is that if you pick up their calls, they call you more. I normally try not to pick up numbers I don't recognize but work makes that hard. Anyway, maybe it's just me but I notice that if I get got with one of those calls, I get them more aggressively.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 If I don't know the number, I don't answer. If you don't leave a message, after the third call,I block. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Kosher Ham said: If I don't know the number, I don't answer. If you don't leave a message, after the third call,I block.  You got MJ's number saved though, right?  2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmirOfShmo Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 39 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said:  The absolute worst. Last week I got one from a local number, of course I picked up and I was pissed off about it.  My untested theory is that if you pick up their calls, they call you more. I normally try not to pick up numbers I don't recognize but work makes that hard. Anyway, maybe it's just me but I notice that if I get got with one of those calls, I get them more aggressively.  We get these all the time. I just got one about 'suspicious activity on your Amazon account. Press 1 to speak to somebody'. I always use the Arnold soundboard to respond. I like it when I can get past the first asshole to their 'supervisor'. Yeah, I need a life...  https://peal.io/soundboards/arnold-schwarzenegger  2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I usually go with the tactic used by Giovanni Ribisi’s character in the iconic film Boiler Room and denigrate their sales pitch.   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Is Boiler Room iconic? Or is it trying to be Wall Street and Glengarry Glen Ross mixed together and not holding up well 20 years later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Who is it here that does graphic design stuff for the Navy? Â I have an actual work related question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 30 minutes ago, TheGreatBuzz said: Who is it here that does graphic design stuff for the Navy? Â I have an actual work related question. Â @Bang 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Spaceman Spiff said:  You got MJ's number saved though, right?   Speed dial. Making fun of the Bullets and the Bobcats, always a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 3 hours ago, Spaceman Spiff said: Is Boiler Room iconic? Or is it trying to be Wall Street and Glengarry Glen Ross mixed together and not holding up well 20 years later?  Never heard of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 hour ago, TheGreatBuzz said: Who is it here that does graphic design stuff for the Navy? Â I have an actual work related question. I do, what's up? Â ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatBuzz Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, Bang said: I do, what's up?  ~Bang I’ll hit you up tomorrow.  Just had a dog emergency.  Basically looking for a source for high resolution images to make vinyl prints and/or cutouts.  Maybe 4-5ft square-ish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 36 minutes ago, Mr. Sinister said:  Never heard of it  I'm giving PB ****. It's a good movie. If you like Wall Street, you'll like Boiler Room. Young Gio Ribisi, young Ben Affleck, young Vin Diesel and a young smokin hot Nia Long.   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Spaceman Spiff said: Is Boiler Room iconic? Or is it trying to be Wall Street and Glengarry Glen Ross mixed together and not holding up well 20 years later? No and yes.  But it’s still kinda fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Just now, TryTheBeal! said: No and yes.  But it’s still kinda fun.  I agree. Ribisi is believable in that role. Ben Affleck does his best sales rant in an attempt to match Glengarry Glen Ross. It's a fun movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Spaceman Spiff said: Is Boiler Room iconic? Or is it trying to be Wall Street and Glengarry Glen Ross mixed together and not holding up well 20 years later?  1 hour ago, Spaceman Spiff said:  I'm giving PB ****. It's a good movie. If you like Wall Street, you'll like Boiler Room. Young Gio Ribisi, young Ben Affleck, young Vin Diesel and a young smokin hot Nia Long.    17 minutes ago, Spaceman Spiff said:  I agree. Ribisi is believable in that role. Ben Affleck does his best sales rant in an attempt to match Glengarry Glen Ross. It's a fun movie.  Use of the term iconic was, of course, tongue in cheek. It's a great niche film, not quite cult movie status. It was, obviously and conspicuously, trying to be Glengary Glen Ross for the 2000s. Ben Affleck's role was exactly trying to be Alec Baldwin's; he shows up briefly, delivers an amazing sales speech to the newbies/failing sales guys, talks about how rich he is and the car he drives, and then leaves. It's amazing.   Spoiler   Edited December 7, 2020 by PleaseBlitz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 What happened to Ribisi? Fairly big B.5 list actor of the 90's-early '00s. Then poof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mr. Sinister said: What happened to Ribisi? Fairly big B.5 list actor of the 90's-early '00s. Then poof Scientology got him.   5 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said:    Use of the term iconic was, of course, tongue in cheek. It's a great niche film, not quite cult movie status. It was, obviously and conspicuously, trying to be Glengary Glen Ross for the 2000s. Ben Affleck's role was exactly trying to be Alec Baldwin's; he shows up briefly, delivers an amazing sales speech to the newbies/failing sales guys, talks about how rich he is and the car he drives, and then leaves. It's amazing.    Hide contents    I love, love, love...how when Affleck walks in, he very politely tells the kid in his seat that it's his seat. And you think for a split second "Ah, seems like he could be a nice guy."  And then the rampage starts. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 **** you Schlep-Rock, get the **** out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 ****, I see "Jango" and "Boba" trending on twitter  Could've watched Mando in my usual time slot last week, but nah, I decided to help my co-worker move into her new house. 🤡  Now I'm gonna be preoccupied by... Something that's happening tonight, and tomorrow my nephew comes over. Before long it will be Friday. Gonna **** around and miss this week too, and that will be the point of no return Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Spent the day on the couch catching up on my soaps...good grief, the story lines have gone completely off the rails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabbyrwock Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 6 hours ago, Spaceman Spiff said:  The absolute worst. Last week I got one from a local number, of course I picked up and I was pissed off about it.  My untested theory is that if you pick up their calls, they call you more. I normally try not to pick up numbers I don't recognize but work makes that hard. Anyway, maybe it's just me but I notice that if I get got with one of those calls, I get them more aggressively.  Not to advertise for them or anything...but there are people developing AI's to chat with telemarketers for you (e.g. Jolly Roger). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 RIP Dick Allen. Â 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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