Discussion » Newbie topic - November 2010

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Posted by cal, around November 2010:
 
Welcome to iamcal.com - tell us who you are in this topic and if we like you you'll gain access to the rest of the site.
Posted by syl, around November 2010:
 
14 November 2010
Posted by Miki, around November 2010:
 
not yet
Posted by syl, around November 2010:
 
That's when the big thing is going to happen. ;)
Posted by WarHead, around November 2010:
 
Go on, I'll take the bait; what big thing?
Posted by syl, around November 2010:
 
I don't know yet, some sort of economic problem.

Just have a global currency already


What do you think? Should we have a global currency? What names can you suggest?
Posted by syl, around November 2010:
 
Terra?
Posted by che, around 13th November 2010:
 
How about we call it "gold"
Posted by syl, around 13th November 2010:
 
I meant replacing the pound/dollar/rand/yen etc with a currency that all has the same value, therefore no exchange rates.
Posted by redcarn23, around 13th November 2010:
 
hello, I'm a guy who's interested in your book :)
Posted by 103521, around 13th November 2010:
 
November 14
Posted by syl, around 13th November 2010:
 
hello redcarn23 and 103521 - 103521 maybe you could make a less clinical user name - it makes me feel like we're in prison. Thanks :)
Posted by syl, around 13th November 2010:
 
redcarn, cal doesn't read this site anymore. updates his blog and that's it. we feel very unloved ahaha
Posted by syl, around 13th November 2010:
 
Facebook giving Google a run for it's money
www.bbc.co.uk/news/technolo...
Facebook's taking over the world :(
Posted by Miki, around 13th November 2010:
 
you could all adopt the euro? we could call it world-o ?
I must say I love going to other countries without having to get a different currency
Posted by syl, 16th November 2010:
 
Yeah....Europe did it, why not the rest of us? It makes everything so much easier. LOL @ world-o
Posted by syl, 16th November 2010:
 
aaaaaahhh, your dashing Prince William is marrying Kate Middleton :D
Posted by Miki, 16th November 2010:
 
hahaha had just turned the tv on and wondered what was going on, want the news? go to iamcal :D
Posted by syl, 16th November 2010:
 
She's such a beautiful, graceful girl. She looks like a nice person, too. She's got a friendly, open face. I can't wait for the wedding. I don't follow the Royals that much, but this is a biggie. 30 years since The Wedding of the 20th Century : Charles and Di.
Posted by Miki, 16th November 2010:
 
Her best claim to fame is that she saw Steves friend Kingsley's privates :D:D
Posted by che, around 17th November 2010:
 
hardly the wedding of the 20th Century!
More like car crash TV.
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Posted by Miki, around 17th November 2010:
 
ignoring the spammers
obviously the wedding of the 21st century was mine :D
I have no problem with the whole thing, I just hope they wont talk about it every day untill the wedding
Posted by syl, around 17th November 2010:
 
I enjoy a good wedding :)
Posted by syl, around 17th November 2010:
 
My friend Peter eats these : www.questconnect.org/images...

Mopane Worms

can you see the pic or is a little red X?
Posted by Miki, around 17th November 2010:
 
no picture, and judging by the link thats a good thing!
eh
WHY?
Posted by syl, around 17th November 2010:
 
It's a delicacy here among the indigenous people.
Posted by che, around 17th November 2010:
 
syl those look disgusting but then again i dont eat animals at all.
Posted by syl, around 18th November 2010:
 
WORMS! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
Posted by syl, around 18th November 2010:
 
Do you guys think I am over-reacting, I am upset because 'the man' said "You're lovely, a bit heavy, but lovely" and it's not the first time he's said it. He can't just say "You're lovely" without adding the fucking "heavy" bit. Am I being silly for getting upset by this? I think it's insensitive, I know I have a weight problem, I don't have be reminded all the time. I am trying to do something about it.
Posted by Miki, around 18th November 2010:
 
I think it's not a great thing to say and like you said it's not like it's new information so what did he think he would accomplish by saying it?!

But getting upset about it is another thing

You could've said "You're lovely, a bit insensitive, but lovely" and he probably would have laughed and then you could have shrugged it off.

And maybe he didn't actually mean it in a bad way, maybe he was trying to convince you that you are lovely, threw the heavy bit in because he knew you were going to bring that up as a counter argument, and then basically said "yes I know you think you're heavy but you are lovely" - does that make sense?

anyway, you shouldnt be upset. You already knew you were heavy and now you know you are lovely, result ;-)
Posted by WarHead, around 18th November 2010:
 
What Miki said. But bear in mind that men often are insensitive, and not necessarily intentionally.
Posted by syl, around 19th November 2010:
 
Thank you Miki and warhead :) I'll have a chat with him about it. I guess it's something I *am* very sensitive about.
Posted by syl, around 20th November 2010:
 
Listen to me with the me mememe ....

....................Miki are you feeling better?
Posted by Miki, 20th November 2010:
 
yeah Im a lot better, only thing left now is coughing like a seal
now if I could only balance a ball on my nose I could go on the road...
Posted by syl, around 22nd November 2010:
 
LOL
Posted by syl, around 22nd November 2010:
 
oh boy i am in trouble again....we have this organisation contracting to us that gives handicapped people (some suffer from retardation, some downs, one lady is blind) the opportunity to work here. They work in the kitchen or in the mail room. The blind lady works on the switchboard and she has a voice like golden honey. They had a party for them on Friday night for their graduation. I was standing in the canteen waiting to be served this morning and some audit clerk (must have been not more than 21 years old) said i wonder how the flid party went and he and his mate both laughed. i could not stop myself, i turned around and slapped him in the face. now he's gone to HR to lodge a complaint of assault against me. fuck
Posted by syl, around 22nd November 2010:
 
it was like a tourettes slap, it was out before i could stop it LOL
Posted by Miki, around 22nd November 2010:
 
whoopsie, slapping is not good
Posted by syl, around 22nd November 2010:
 
I know :(
i am expected to apologise....i am refusing at this point
maybe when i've slept on it
The HR lady said she doesn't like what he said either, but it doesn't give me the right to slap people
Posted by syl, around 23rd November 2010:
 
i am so excited, my boss is pregnant! she has been battling with IVF.
Posted by syl, around 24th November 2010:
 
have i shocked everybody? :( sorry
Posted by Miki, around 24th November 2010:
 
no I'm not shocked, just tired

I agree with the HR lady, you can't go around slapping stupid people, your arm would fall off
plus it topples you off the high horse because slapping is wrong

excellent news about your boss lady! I must say after our own trouble I have an axtra soft spot for this sort of thing :)
Posted by che, around 24th November 2010:
 
Yeah slapping is out syl.
You don't want to get a reputation as a slapper after all.
Posted by syl, around 25th November 2010:
 
Hahahahaaa....slapper!

I know, I just reacted. I've never slapped anyone before. It was weird.

What trouble did you have? Also IVF?
Posted by Miki, around 28th November 2010:
 
thankfully we didn't get that far
I got pregnant on our 6th IUI :)
all in all it took more then 2,5 years to get pregnant. I consider us extremely lucky because we didn't have to do ivf and we do have a baby so yay :D
Posted by syl, 29th November 2010:
 
Yeah, that is great :)
Posted by syl, 29th November 2010:
 
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine... (we have ones in Cape Town called Tampon Towers) I'll find a pic.

stevebegley.com/gallery/Cap...
Posted by WarHead, 29th November 2010:
 
No. 8 on the BBC site is the Ministry of Justice's new-ish building in Manchester, known as 'the filing cabinet.' I used to work about 100 yards from that location.