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gpackin wrote:Today I learned that ravenwing989 like to give out just enough information to get you interested, but doesn't expand on it.
ravenwing989 wrote:Today I learned I may have the beginnings of a stalker. Creepy!!!
So, what's the story behind this.

LOL.


So, there is a guy at my school who happens to have a crush on me and asked me out on Valentine's Day, etc. I told him no, but since we have last period together, he's taken to following me to where ever I go after school. I have two clubs and he always walks me to the door and always wants a hug. (I always refuse.) He always asks me what I'm doing after school or what I'm doing on this and this date. And after school, even when I talking to some of my good friends, he walks up, starts talking to me while I'm the middle of another conversation, makes my friend feel awkward, and makes them go away because he "has to talk to me privately" and all he says is "so how's your book report going?" He also makes any excuse to talk to me. GRRR!!! He bugs me SOOOO much.
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Today I learned that I was unnecessarily worried about my internship interview!! :P
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Today I learned that one simple compliment can make me confident and happy for the rest of the day.
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moonwolf021 wrote:Today I learned that one simple compliment can make me confident and happy for the rest of the day.
Always remember that, because you can do that for somebody else. :D
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Today I learned that if I stay quiet when clients are blowing a gasket on the phone and just let them vent their spleen, more often than not they'll either end up apologizing or hanging up in a rage :D Either way, easier than trying to explain anything to them LOL
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tollbaby wrote:Today I learned that if I stay quiet when clients are blowing a gasket on the phone and just let them vent their spleen, more often than not they'll either end up apologizing or hanging up in a rage :D Either way, easier than trying to explain anything to them LOL
This is an AWESOME technique for reducing a negative situation - but it can generate a bit of internal bottled pressure - don't risk blowing a gasket yourself please!
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Actually, I've discovered that I find it amusing when they hang up, and when they calm down instead, I get a really awesome feeling of self-satisfaction. I think I've matured considerably in my reactions towards clients since my last call centre job LOL
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Today I learned that the dogs have baby teeth, lose them and then get their adult teeth. Who knew?
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Today I learned that the UPS guy thinks I'm cute, he made me blush! :oops:
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Today I Learned that everyday I give away my most of my lunch because I like making people happy and sharing all of my goodies with people :lol:
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moonwolf021 wrote:Today I Learned that everyday I give away my most of my lunch because I like making people happy and sharing all of my goodies with people :lol:
And today I learned where to get a free lunch. :wink:
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Today I learned the sore on my dogs foot should be just fine, after she takes all the antibiotics. I also learned she got really FAT this winter!! :lol:
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Today I learned that I'm not all that good at hackysack
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Today I learned that I can no longer produce well written school papers at the last second. I seemed to have lost that ability.
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Today, I learned how to do the "Running Man". I am sooooo ganna be pulling that move out tonight!
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Today I learned how to do the cheese dance. *gets up and does it*
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What is the cheese dance?
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Today I learned that there is a such thing as Scatology thanks to my curiosity of Echus Cthulhu Mythos's post in the Appendix


Today I also learned how to break into people's lockers at school, not that i would do so myself. After 30 cases of theft in the past two months at my school it became my turn and my friend's turn (she's next to me, and this is the second time to happen to her locker in 2 months) to have our lockers broken into. When we were pondering how this person did this, a friend (with suspicious knowledge) came up to us and showed us how easy it is. Really its not that hard, you kick the bottom of the locker door and quickly lift the latch and the door and pull. Wha-lah, open locker ready to be stolen from. :evil:
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Scatological humour NEVER gets old. Poo is pretty much the funniest thing in existance.


Can you use a padlock for your lockers?
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Sadly no. Against school policy. The administrators need to be able to get into the lockers, for random drug searches and what-not.
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That's pretty bullshit. I would just padlock my locker and if staff hit me up I would be like "Yo, this is the 2nd time my locker has been robbed and you haven't done sh*t about it. If you want to random drug search my locker you can ask me first to open the lock." Ok, I probably wouldn't cuss if they raised the issue, but hey. :P

Stand up for yourself against crap policy like that. Your right to the protection of your property is more important that the school being able to drug-search you. And I am correct in my assumption that you won't be having any contraband stored in your locker anyway? And damn, if it is that easy to break into the lockers drug-searchs are rendered largely in-effective. It would not be too difficult to set someone up in that case and if someone was trying to store drugs in their locker they would probably be the type who know how to break into lockers anyway...
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Echus Cthulhu Mythos wrote:What is the cheese dance?


Apparently it's this kind of Mexican dance from the '90's. We have to watch this Spanish mini-series for Spanish class called La Catrina and in one episode, two of the characters go to a club and do the "cheese dance" in unison with alot of people. It's a very interesting dance.




Moonwolf < I'm sorry about your locker getting robbed.
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Today I learned about the existence of this thread.... :crazy: :mrgreen:
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no way.


and thank you Echus
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Panama Girl wrote:Today I learned about the existence of this thread.... :crazy: :mrgreen:
Yeah, there's a whole forum outside of the Jane Lindskold section! :wink:
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