Things you read that make you laugh uncontrollably to yourself on public transport

[hyperD]

That happen to me a couple of weeks ago.

There was me, innocently perusing the papers a few minutes before coming into St. Pancras when I came upon this page...

Meet Heidi the cross-eyed opossum | Metro.co.uk

It caught me on the hop and I had to laugh quietly so sounded like a manic muttley and since I was crying I didn't have time to sort myself out before getting off the train. I looked like a panda on speed.

Brilliant!

Also this linky from same paper:

Metro

[cojak]

That happen to me a couple of weeks ago.

There was me, innocently perusing the papers a few minutes before coming into St. Pancras when I came upon this page...

Meet Heidi the cross-eyed opossum | Metro.co.uk

It caught me on the hop and I had to laugh quietly so sounded like a manic muttley and since I was crying I didn't have time to sort myself out before getting off the train. I looked like a panda on speed.

[doodab]

He is funny.

YouTube - Stewart Lee On Scotland

[suityou01]

I'm working on one of the most dsyfunctional teams I have ever come across.

Normal.

My "functional manager" is in another country and only ever communicates over those annoying IM thingies.

Sorry, a what?

My "line manager" sits about eight feet away from me hiding behind a big bank of monitors, I last had a meaning conversation with him about a month ago.

Is he young?

My "users" are all in another country and do not seem remotely interested in what I am producing for them.

They aren't. This is the fault of your two managers you previously mentioned, along with corporate history you can do nothing about.

Its a seriously weird situation. Or maybe its just normal for pemiedom, I don't know. But they are paying me stoopid money so I'm hanging in for now.

Hit your targets. Collect the cash. If you are bored then this is a good time to reskill. Find out what's popular on the job boards and get good at it. Try and get some experience of it at work so you can count it on your CV.

Hang in there bud.

SY01

[moorfield]

Just because they bore you titless doesn't mean things aren't working out.

This is essentially the problem I think. I am bored seriously titless. Even more titless than when I was out in NL and I thought that was bad.

I'm working on one of the most dsyfunctional teams I have ever come across. My "functional manager" is in another country and only ever communicates over those annoying IM thingies. My "line manager" sits about eight feet away from me hiding behind a big bank of monitors, I last had a meaningful conversation with him about a month ago. My "users" are all in another country and do not seem remotely interested in what I am producing for them.

Its a seriously weird situation. Or maybe its just normal for pemiedom, I don't know. But they are paying me stoopid money so I'm hanging in for now.

[suityou01]

I fear it will be not too much longer. It's not working out too well,
as I might have alluded to in my sawing off my fingers post earlier this week.

If I have the time I'll post more on this.

But for now I'm wintering in the cosy warm glow of permiedom doing some skilling up and bunging the occasional sickie.

Aww chin up fella. Got your health.

Just because they bore you titless doesn't mean things aren't working out. Remember how to be a permie again. And remember it's only temporary. Contracting work will return.

Waiting to hear more about what specifically is going wrong.

[moorfield]

permie

I fear it will be not too much longer. It's not working out too well,
as I might have alluded to in my sawing off my fingers post earlier this week.

If I have the time I'll post more on this.

But for now I'm wintering in the cosy warm glow of permiedom doing some skilling up and bunging the occasional sickie.

[suityou01]

Public transport!

Peasant.

permie

[moorfield]

Awright just one then, can't be arsed to interrupt my listening pleasure to search YouTube.

YouTube - Stewart Lee - The Values Of The Carphone Warehouse


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdByz...eature=related

[Cliphead]

Too many to start listing here.

Although I think it helps if you've seen Stewart Lee before so you know his delivery style as you read some of the transcripts.

Awright just one then, can't be arsed to interrupt my listening pleasure to search YouTube.

[MarillionFan]

Public transport!

Peasant.

[moorfield]

Examples?

Too many to start listing here.

Although I think it helps if you've seen Stewart Lee before so you know his delivery style as you read some of the transcripts.

[DimPrawn]

You had to be there.

[Cliphead]

Examples?

[moorfield]

This has never happened to me before. Until today.

I was reading Stewart Lee's Life and Deaths of a Stand Up Comedian book on the train home this evening, and it has had me crying uncontrollably with laughter all the way home.

I'm still having trouble typing this as I think about his Ang Lee / Incredible Hulk gag which started it all off.

Stewart Lee is a genius.