The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Ryujin]

Apropos of nothing:

<jumps up on desk, yells to the universe, "I'm SINGLE! Hahahahahahahaha!", laughs in the general direction of everyone stressed out by today>

On the rare occasions that I haven't been single at the time, I didn't stress at all on V-Day. I'm always early for any appointment. I plan ahead. It's almost pathological. For example I'll remember to buy roses a week ahead and keep them in the fridge because they keep just fine, and cost a third of what they do the few days around V-Day. Stress is for those who can't plan

 

[Ryujin]

What do you call it when someone is complaining about a problem that has been occurring over and over and over, for a very long time, and a proposed solution or two is offered which might help get them unstuck from this quagmire, which you can't know for sure if it will work, but surely anything new and different is worth at least trying, but... they keep complaining anyway, and the suggestion that was put on the table remains unacknowledged and then you wonder why, and wonder if maybe it's not a problem from them after all, and for whatever reason they actually want to remain in this situation that they are complaining about?

What do you call that?

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[Scribe]

What do you call it when someone is complaining about a problem that has been occurring over and over and over, for a very long time, and a proposed solution or two is offered which might help get them unstuck from this quagmire, which you can't know for sure if it will work, but surely anything new and different is worth at least trying, but... they keep complaining anyway, and the suggestion that was put on the table remains unacknowledged and then you wonder why, and wonder if maybe it's not a problem from them after all, and for whatever reason they actually want to remain in this situation that they are complaining about?

What do you call that?

"Its not about the nail."

 

[Hussar]

What do you call it when someone is complaining about a problem that has been occurring over and over and over, for a very long time, and a proposed solution or two is offered which might help get them unstuck from this quagmire, which you can't know for sure if it will work, but surely anything new and different is worth at least trying, but... they keep complaining anyway, and the suggestion that was put on the table remains unacknowledged and then you wonder why, and wonder if maybe it's not a problem from them after all, and for whatever reason they actually want to remain in this situation that they are complaining about?

What do you call that?

Any day ending in "y".

 

[JAMUMU]

What do you call it when someone is complaining about a problem that has been occurring over and over and over, for a very long time, and a proposed solution or two is offered which might help get them unstuck from this quagmire, which you can't know for sure if it will work, but surely anything new and different is worth at least trying, but... they keep complaining anyway, and the suggestion that was put on the table remains unacknowledged and then you wonder why, and wonder if maybe it's not a problem from them after all, and for whatever reason they actually want to remain in this situation that they are complaining about?

What do you call that?

Marriage.

 

[MarkB]

What do you call it when someone is complaining about a problem that has been occurring over and over and over, for a very long time, and a proposed solution or two is offered which might help get them unstuck from this quagmire, which you can't know for sure if it will work, but surely anything new and different is worth at least trying, but... they keep complaining anyway, and the suggestion that was put on the table remains unacknowledged and then you wonder why, and wonder if maybe it's not a problem from them after all, and for whatever reason they actually want to remain in this situation that they are complaining about?

What do you call that?

"I came here for sympathy, stop trying to fob me off with solutions."

 

[Thomas Shey]

What do you call it when someone is complaining about a problem that has been occurring over and over and over, for a very long time, and a proposed solution or two is offered which might help get them unstuck from this quagmire, which you can't know for sure if it will work, but surely anything new and different is worth at least trying, but... they keep complaining anyway, and the suggestion that was put on the table remains unacknowledged and then you wonder why, and wonder if maybe it's not a problem from them after all, and for whatever reason they actually want to remain in this situation that they are complaining about?

What do you call that?

Well, sometimes its basically a case of the solutions not being acceptable either for one reason or another, but them not bothering to acknowledge and explain that.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

What do you call it when someone is complaining about a problem that has been occurring over and over and over, for a very long time, and a proposed solution or two is offered which might help get them unstuck from this quagmire, which you can't know for sure if it will work, but surely anything new and different is worth at least trying, but... they keep complaining anyway, and the suggestion that was put on the table remains unacknowledged and then you wonder why, and wonder if maybe it's not a problem from them after all, and for whatever reason they actually want to remain in this situation that they are complaining about?

What do you call that?

A former coworker.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

My wife doesn't like flowers, but with previous romantic partners, I discovered that, after 18, the women I dated knew which flowers were cheaper than roses (carnations are right out, folks), but they had also already gotten the incredibly expensive bouquets of roses and, except for a few exceptionally demanding sorts, didn't want a $50 Valentine's bouquet of roses and would rather have had quality time with no distractions, which can be as cheap as free.

If you really like giving flowers, do it other days of the year, especially when it's not a holiday and (pro-tip) especially when you know a flower and/or color your significant other likes.

Go to the florist and say "here's my budget, here's what I'd like to include, and now I'd like you to do what you think is best." Florists are tired of roses, lilies and carnations. They tend to love flowers and spend all day surrounded by ones that no one asks for. Give them $50 and the permission to do the arrangement as they'd like, and you typically end up with a $75+ arrangement for that price that will make the flower-lover in your life lose their minds.

 

[Malmuria]

Your latest attempt to troll people into a 50 page conversation worked, beautifully. I'm talking to you. Yes, you.