Monday, May 18, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
WTF!?
Ok now this is something I saw today that I just had to talk about. Shouldn't this be illegal!?
I guess this would be ok if the owner is handicapped. My bad....it just looked weired!
Smooth Criminal!?
The community college I work at hosted a drug and gang awareness forum tonight. Just to familiarize you with what this is, it is just an informative session where local police departments teach/show the public about drugs and gangs in the area. Also, the public has the opportunity to ask questions and find out what they can do to combat these problems in the community.
I was standing at the back of the auditorium with some members of the local police department minding my own business when all of a sudden I hear a detective say “What the fuck is he doing here!?” I was lost! I didn’t know if he was talking about me or someone else. Then he made the motion towards a guy in the audience.
The detective then went outside to talk to a uniform officer. A few minutes later, the detective and the uniform officer come back and escort the guy out and being to search him. They found him to have a huge wad of cash and a baggie of weed. Needless to say, he was cuffed and taken out of the building.
Later, I asked the detective about the situation. I could not believe my ears. Apparently, this guy had like 5 warrants for his arrest for various charges, he’s a known drug dealer, AND a member of a gang! Now, I’m not a smart man but I would think if I was wanted AND a gang member, I would not go to a forum about gangs when it’s a known fact police will be there. Maybe that’s just me. But I was also informed that gangs are known to send a “spy” to these forums to find out what law enforcement knows about local gangs so they can change their tactics and tendencies. I believe that’s a smart thing to do. Spies are in everything from international matters to local business so it would make sense gangs would do something like this. BUT if I was a gang leader and I wanted to put a spy in one of these forums, first of all, he would be dressed like everyone else in the audience. By this I mean no pants down below the knees, no shirt so long it almost touch the ankles, AND no “pimp” walk with corn rolls in the hair! When one person fits this description in a crowd of about 100 well dressed and well groomed people, he kinda sticks out like a sore thumb! Maybe it’s just me!
So, to all you gang members out there, here’s a word of advice, send a spy that can adapt to the environment you are sending him/her to. And if police will be there, don’t send someone with multiple warrants because they kinda keep track of things like that for some reason! Until then, you dumbass gang leaders/members are my close encounter with stupidity!
I was standing at the back of the auditorium with some members of the local police department minding my own business when all of a sudden I hear a detective say “What the fuck is he doing here!?” I was lost! I didn’t know if he was talking about me or someone else. Then he made the motion towards a guy in the audience.
The detective then went outside to talk to a uniform officer. A few minutes later, the detective and the uniform officer come back and escort the guy out and being to search him. They found him to have a huge wad of cash and a baggie of weed. Needless to say, he was cuffed and taken out of the building.
Later, I asked the detective about the situation. I could not believe my ears. Apparently, this guy had like 5 warrants for his arrest for various charges, he’s a known drug dealer, AND a member of a gang! Now, I’m not a smart man but I would think if I was wanted AND a gang member, I would not go to a forum about gangs when it’s a known fact police will be there. Maybe that’s just me. But I was also informed that gangs are known to send a “spy” to these forums to find out what law enforcement knows about local gangs so they can change their tactics and tendencies. I believe that’s a smart thing to do. Spies are in everything from international matters to local business so it would make sense gangs would do something like this. BUT if I was a gang leader and I wanted to put a spy in one of these forums, first of all, he would be dressed like everyone else in the audience. By this I mean no pants down below the knees, no shirt so long it almost touch the ankles, AND no “pimp” walk with corn rolls in the hair! When one person fits this description in a crowd of about 100 well dressed and well groomed people, he kinda sticks out like a sore thumb! Maybe it’s just me!
So, to all you gang members out there, here’s a word of advice, send a spy that can adapt to the environment you are sending him/her to. And if police will be there, don’t send someone with multiple warrants because they kinda keep track of things like that for some reason! Until then, you dumbass gang leaders/members are my close encounter with stupidity!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Look Normal
So there I was, working in the library at the local community college. I looked around and noticed that the building was loaded with potential blog topics. All I needed was for one to draw attention to their stupidity. Just when I thought it wouldn’t happen………BAM!!!!!
It was my time to run the circulation desk. A patron came to the desk.
Me: “Hey! How can I help you?”
Patron: “I need help on the computer. Can you help me?”
Me: “Well, the lab assistant will be back soon. You should wait on him.”
Patron: “I need to go in a few minutes.”
Me: “Ok. I’ll help you out real quick.”
What a mistake this was. I get to the computer and notice a resume was typed in MS Word. The patron simply said, “Help me make this look good.” No big deal. I go through with my mad skillz (yeah that’s with a Z because they’re awesome) and make it look good. Before I worked on it, it was just lines and lines of plain text. It was like she just started typing and did not press enter one time. Once I finished, it was aligned properly with headings and spacing. It was 100000000000000% better looking.
Then she says, “I want it to look normal.”
Me: “Uh, what do you mean by that?”
Patron: “Normal! I want it to look normal!”
Ok so by this point I’m completely lost. I told her that she needed to wait for the lab assistant because I had no clue what she was talking about.
Sometime later, the lab assistant came to me and asked me about the lady. I explained my encounter with her and he laughed. He said she kept telling him the same thing about wanting it to look normal. He said after about 10 minutes of questioning he realized what she was talking about.
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She wanted it printed on paper. This looked “normal” to her. I don’t even have to say anything else.
It was my time to run the circulation desk. A patron came to the desk.
Me: “Hey! How can I help you?”
Patron: “I need help on the computer. Can you help me?”
Me: “Well, the lab assistant will be back soon. You should wait on him.”
Patron: “I need to go in a few minutes.”
Me: “Ok. I’ll help you out real quick.”
What a mistake this was. I get to the computer and notice a resume was typed in MS Word. The patron simply said, “Help me make this look good.” No big deal. I go through with my mad skillz (yeah that’s with a Z because they’re awesome) and make it look good. Before I worked on it, it was just lines and lines of plain text. It was like she just started typing and did not press enter one time. Once I finished, it was aligned properly with headings and spacing. It was 100000000000000% better looking.
Then she says, “I want it to look normal.”
Me: “Uh, what do you mean by that?”
Patron: “Normal! I want it to look normal!”
Ok so by this point I’m completely lost. I told her that she needed to wait for the lab assistant because I had no clue what she was talking about.
Sometime later, the lab assistant came to me and asked me about the lady. I explained my encounter with her and he laughed. He said she kept telling him the same thing about wanting it to look normal. He said after about 10 minutes of questioning he realized what she was talking about.
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She wanted it printed on paper. This looked “normal” to her. I don’t even have to say anything else.
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