What grinds your gears? - Page 406

ChaosWulf · 24th August 2009, 10:00

Dude, apparently even telling a child that his/her behaviour is "naughty" is abuse, according to the Wonderful World of Biff (what an ironic handle).

I guess if we just totally ignore bad behaviour and reward good behaviour instead - then lo, we can have either a perfectly behaved and totally oversensitive child that will be too afraid to go to school because all the other kids have been trained wrong as a joke, or a budding sociopath.
Awesome!

Cyberbob · 24th August 2009, 10:05

Biff is one of those "whatever you do in life, you're a winner" parents.

Funnily enough, they're also the kinds of thoughts that breed losers.

Trigga*happY · 24th August 2009, 10:29

... naaah fuck it...

Torka · 24th August 2009, 10:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyberbob

Biff is one of those "whatever you do in life, you're a winner" parents.

Funnily enough, they're also the kinds of thoughts that breed losers.

Biff's a jackass, but there's nothing wrong or abnormal about unconditional love.

fixed_truth · 24th August 2009, 10:55

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Originally Posted by Ab

Actually we tried the "naughty chair" and it worked pretty well for us.

Yeah it worked great for our family too.

Smacking is really only for parent's who lack better skills and/or are just lazy.

Biff · 24th August 2009, 11:00

Abuse towards children, now that's worth celebrating for. He's even got his fists ready to rock.

Pastor Thug · 24th August 2009, 11:02

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Originally Posted by Biff

Abuse towards children, now that's worth celebrating for. He's even got his fists ready to rock.

No kid is going to wipe their shit all over his Plasma TV though are they?

Thomas Meatball · 24th August 2009, 11:17

He'll be sure to give them a thorough fisting so that their shit is all backed up.

Biff · 24th August 2009, 11:19

I like the dude in the back right.. he's like 'I can't wait to get home and give little jimmy a hiding, he will obey his master muha haaaaaa'

Vrtigo · 24th August 2009, 11:20

that doesnt hide the fact that youre a complete moran.

Thomas Meatball · 24th August 2009, 11:22

Biff, go come up with some more threads about Steorn engines. They don't make us want to smash our heads against the wall quite as much as your parenting tips.

A Corpse · 24th August 2009, 11:25

Thread hijackers grind my gears...

Phantom · 24th August 2009, 11:36

being sick for the fourth time this winter grinds my gears

Cyberbob · 24th August 2009, 11:55

Still not knowing if I'll have a job in a few months.. Tempted to just start searching for a new one now, but i'd kinda like a redundancy payout ;D

A Corpse · 24th August 2009, 12:15

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Originally Posted by Phantom

being sick for the fourth time this winter grinds my gears

I think I've only been sick once, but it has been a continual flow of different symptoms. Could have been 3 or 4 separate illnesses. :/

xor · 24th August 2009, 12:21

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Originally Posted by Cyberbob

Still not knowing if I'll have a job in a few months.. Tempted to just start searching for a new one now, but i'd kinda like a redundancy payout ;D

That is the most sucks feeling in the world bro. Hardly makes you wanna put in the extra effort

Cyberbob · 24th August 2009, 12:23

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Originally Posted by xor

That is the most sucks feeling in the world bro. Hardly makes you wanna put in the extra effort

Exactly. performance review this week too, perfect timing to feel like not giving a rats ass. :/

Juju · 24th August 2009, 12:57

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Originally Posted by Biff

not a bad start although 'naughty chair' is pretty stupid. It is telling them they are a naughty child, not the right type of reinforcement.

Holy Christ Batman what the fuck are you on about?

Of course it's telling them they have been naughty - BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN.

You are the kind of parent that doesn't want winners in an athletics race because it's dissapointing for the losers.
That bread ad that has the kids being all PC - "No, I'm a cow PERSON" - you organised that party didn't you?

Fucken retard. Tell me where you live so I can avoid it like the plague.

pxpx · 24th August 2009, 13:14

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Originally Posted by ChaosWulf

all the other kids have been trained wrong as a joke

Is that a kung-pow reference?

chiquelet · 24th August 2009, 13:22

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Originally Posted by Juju

Of course it's telling them they have been naughty - BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN.

You've got to remember that the word "naughty" can have zero meaning to a child. If your kid hits another person you don't say "you've been naughty", you say something like "we don't hit people because it hurts" or something - and then you send them to time-out or whatever you want to call it (obviously the kid gets a warning first). My idiot sis in law will constantly say to her kid "oh you're so naughty, naughty" but she'll say it while tickling him as a game. Such a moron. That kid has no chance.

Pastor Thug · 24th August 2009, 13:27

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Originally Posted by chiquelet

You've got to remember that the word "naughty" can have zero meaning to a child. If your kid hits another person you don't say "you've been naughty"

I always suss out whether my kid should've hit them or not first.
If they should've, I like to debrief them as to technique employed etc.

Vrtigo · 24th August 2009, 14:01

ex-client: generate the udai key for me so that i can move my domain
co-worker: ok, done
ex-client: thanks

--weekend goes by--
ex-client: why are my emails not working? i demand you fix it.

grind...

Biff · 24th August 2009, 14:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiquelet

You've got to remember that the word "naughty" can have zero meaning to a child. If your kid hits another person you don't say "you've been naughty", you say something like "we don't hit people because it hurts" or something - and then you send them to time-out or whatever you want to call it (obviously the kid gets a warning first). My idiot sis in law will constantly say to her kid "oh you're so naughty, naughty" but she'll say it while tickling him as a game. Such a moron. That kid has no chance.

THANK YOU. Exactly.

What I am getting at is if you constantly tell a kid they are naughty then what is it the are conditioned to think about themselves? That they are naughty. Same thing if you tell them they are 'stupid' all day long. They need to be taught what they did was naughty and that is not what we do. I have friends with a 5yr old who will run around destroying shit yelling "I'm naughty!! I'm naughty!! bwaaaa!!! ha!!!!! crash boom bang..." His parents are all "go to your naughty corner right now!". Anyway, the few out there like chiquelet 'get it' so at least that is something. It's no wonder the rest are being quiet when you have people in here glorifying being thugs to their kids etc.

Ab · 24th August 2009, 14:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vrtigo

ex-client: generate the udai key for me so that i can move my domain
co-worker: ok, done
ex-client: thanks

--weekend goes by--
ex-client: why are my emails not working? i demand you fix it.

grind...

crocos · 24th August 2009, 14:19

Why am I reminded of a large-breasted 20-something babe with a "Naughty boy, go to my room" t-shirt? Hmmm....

chiquelet · 24th August 2009, 14:33

Yeah Biff I get exactly where you're coming from. I used to watch Supernanny when I was younger and thought her approach was great. At the time I didn't even click that she never used smacking for discipline. She had all these great non-violent techniques that made me think "great, I'll keep these in mind if I have a kid". And I have. She's not quite 2 so there isn't a massive bag of tricks to pull from for discipline, but I have used the "naughty mat" for bad behaviour like biting or hitting. And I've only had to use it a handful of times. Generally all I need to do is get down to her level, put on the gruff assertive voice and warn her and that's the end of it. You don't need to smack/hit/tap a kid to "snap them out of it".

LordP · 24th August 2009, 15:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by crocos

Why am I reminded of a large-breasted 20-something babe with a "Naughty boy, go to my room" t-shirt? Hmmm....

Jonas Undrawing · 24th August 2009, 16:47

Slingshot. Fucks sake if you say you have free off-peak, why dont you just deliver free off peak and not make me challenge you when you count the off-peak traffic towards the monthly cap. mother fuckers

ChaosWulf · 24th August 2009, 17:16

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Originally Posted by pxpx

Is that a kung-pow reference?

Guilty

Biff · 24th August 2009, 17:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyberbob

Biff is one of those "whatever you do in life, you're a winner" parents.

I actually hate that crap with a passion. Kids in the US can't even play "tag" anymore on the playground for fear some of the kids might feel like a loser.

Ab · 24th August 2009, 18:30

Let me get this straight... some "website consultant" offered to set you up with Google Analytics.... for FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS GST... and you agreed?

caffiend · 24th August 2009, 18:39

So it grinds your gears that you didn't get a stroke at that $4k?

Yeah. I hear you. Snooze you lose.

Cyberbob · 24th August 2009, 19:04

Man, I gotta remember that trick.

Ab · 24th August 2009, 19:46

No wait, it gets dumber. The client site already has Google Analytics integrated and configured. I know, because I did it. And I charged the client for it.

I swear some companies just don't care what they spend money on. They might as well just have a bonfire in the carpark and throw money on it.

Delphinus · 24th August 2009, 19:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ab

Let me get this straight... some "website consultant" offered to set you up with Google Analytics.... for FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS GST... and you agreed?

Maybe he had 4000 pages... all individual html pages...
Or not.

Lightspeed · 24th August 2009, 20:04

I liked Tapu Misa's take on the smacking referendum.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10592701

Vrtigo · 24th August 2009, 20:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ab

No wait, it gets dumber. The client site already has Google Analytics integrated and configured. I know, because I did it. And I charged the client for it.

I swear some companies just don't care what they spend money on. They might as well just have a bonfire in the carpark and throw money on it.

christ, and here my company is having trouble getting 5k out of a client for an entire website...

?>Superman · 24th August 2009, 20:40

Having to re-install TF2 due to it magically appearing as "Not installed" in my steam games list.

Fuck!

Hazmat · 24th August 2009, 20:45

lektronimo · 24th August 2009, 22:12

I was at boarders earlier reading the new issue of Tone, and they said how expensive HDMI cables sound better... Mmmm purer zeros and ones...

More like pricks can't piss off their advertising partners...

24th August 2009, 11:25	#16212
A Corpse talkative lurker	Thread hijackers grind my gears... __________________ Broke my addiction! Bye bye Eve, hello Minecraft. Wait... >_<

24th August 2009, 11:36	#16213
Phantom May contain nuts	being sick for the fourth time this winter grinds my gears __________________ omgwtf

24th August 2009, 18:30	#16231
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	me to client Let me get this straight... some "website consultant" offered to set you up with Google Analytics.... for FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS PLUS GST... and you agreed?

24th August 2009, 20:45	#16239
Hazmat I Like Toast	This

24th August 2009, 10:00	#16201
ChaosWulf Don't worry, be harpy	Dude, apparently even telling a child that his/her behaviour is "naughty" is abuse, according to the Wonderful World of Biff (what an ironic handle). I guess if we just totally ignore bad behaviour and reward good behaviour instead - then lo, we can have either a perfectly behaved and totally oversensitive child that will be too afraid to go to school because all the other kids have been trained wrong as a joke, or a budding sociopath. Awesome!

24th August 2009, 10:05	#16202
Cyberbob	Biff is one of those "whatever you do in life, you're a winner" parents. Funnily enough, they're also the kinds of thoughts that breed losers. __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

24th August 2009, 10:29	#16203
Trigga*happY	... naaah fuck it...

24th August 2009, 11:00	#16206
Biff	Abuse towards children, now that's worth celebrating for. He's even got his fists ready to rock.

24th August 2009, 11:17	#16208
Thomas Meatball	He'll be sure to give them a thorough fisting so that their shit is all backed up.

24th August 2009, 11:19	#16209
Biff	I like the dude in the back right.. he's like 'I can't wait to get home and give little jimmy a hiding, he will obey his master muha haaaaaa'

24th August 2009, 11:20	#16210
Vrtigo Marginal Poster	that doesnt hide the fact that youre a complete moran.

24th August 2009, 11:22	#16211
Thomas Meatball	Biff, go come up with some more threads about Steorn engines. They don't make us want to smash our heads against the wall quite as much as your parenting tips.

24th August 2009, 11:55	#16214
Cyberbob	Still not knowing if I'll have a job in a few months.. Tempted to just start searching for a new one now, but i'd kinda like a redundancy payout ;D __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

24th August 2009, 14:01	#16222
Vrtigo Marginal Poster	ex-client: generate the udai key for me so that i can move my domain co-worker: ok, done ex-client: thanks --weekend goes by-- ex-client: why are my emails not working? i demand you fix it. grind...

24th August 2009, 14:19	#16225
crocos	Why am I reminded of a large-breasted 20-something babe with a "Naughty boy, go to my room" t-shirt? Hmmm.... __________________ Ξ √ Ω L U T ↑ ☼ N وكل يوم كنت تعيش في العبودية

24th August 2009, 14:33	#16226
chiquelet Mrs Colin Farrell	Yeah Biff I get exactly where you're coming from. I used to watch Supernanny when I was younger and thought her approach was great. At the time I didn't even click that she never used smacking for discipline. She had all these great non-violent techniques that made me think "great, I'll keep these in mind if I have a kid". And I have. She's not quite 2 so there isn't a massive bag of tricks to pull from for discipline, but I have used the "naughty mat" for bad behaviour like biting or hitting. And I've only had to use it a handful of times. Generally all I need to do is get down to her level, put on the gruff assertive voice and warn her and that's the end of it. You don't need to smack/hit/tap a kid to "snap them out of it".

24th August 2009, 16:47	#16228
Jonas Undrawing	Slingshot. Fucks sake if you say you have free off-peak, why dont you just deliver free off peak and not make me challenge you when you count the off-peak traffic towards the monthly cap. mother fuckers

24th August 2009, 18:39	#16232
caffiend	So it grinds your gears that you didn't get a stroke at that $4k? Yeah. I hear you. Snooze you lose. __________________ If ignorance is bliss, why is everyone so unhappy these days?

24th August 2009, 19:04	#16233
Cyberbob	Man, I gotta remember that trick. __________________ ɹǝʌo sᴉ ǝɯɐƃ ʎɥʇ

24th August 2009, 19:46	#16234
Ab A mariachi ogre snorkel	No wait, it gets dumber. The client site already has Google Analytics integrated and configured. I know, because I did it. And I charged the client for it. I swear some companies just don't care what they spend money on. They might as well just have a bonfire in the carpark and throw money on it.

24th August 2009, 20:04	#16236
Lightspeed	I liked Tapu Misa's take on the smacking referendum. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10592701 __________________ Stay shook. No sook.

24th August 2009, 20:40	#16238
?>Superman	Having to re-install TF2 due to it magically appearing as "Not installed" in my steam games list. Fuck!

24th August 2009, 22:12	#16240
lektronimo	I was at boarders earlier reading the new issue of Tone, and they said how expensive HDMI cables sound better... Mmmm purer zeros and ones... More like pricks can't piss off their advertising partners... __________________ Minimalism = White people trying to be Japanese => My Minimalist Flickr Account <=