no, SirG is just a ******

great plane story. the two first class guys also confirm that there really is no harm in asking.

You can be a pediatrician without having an MD? I did not know that.

Technically, his title is Child Health Associate. But he does the exact same thing as the doctors at his clinic, he just receives much less pay (and respect. Doctors are douches, I know, major newsflash).

To be fair to him, it sounded like he mistranslated coupon for gift card.

And he admitted as much and apologized...though I don't think people are reading that far before calling him a ******.

This is far from the first evidence of that dude being an idiot.

Ah, well carry on then.

Pappa double-down sounds like a miserable guy.

Airlines overbook a lot, and it's always a good deal but I've never been able to really take advantage of it.

Also, people who use 2 toilet paper squares and don't flush the toilet after **** (or piss) have ****ed up priorities.

2 friends of mine were living together, one had to move to a different city.

I texted the one that did not move and asked him how life is without his old roommate.

We get going back and forth, and I get this gem:

Buddy: "oh, and the cheap ass took all the lightbulbs with him."
Me:"Lightbulbs?
Buddy: "Yea, took them all right out of the fixtures. Even the ones that were here when we came here"

god i love this thread

thread only reconfirms my belief that sirgaribaldi is the worst poster on this site

After I read this, I tried to to do it after my next poop, except I used lots of toilet paper but in two-square increments.

Without getting specific, anybody who uses two squares either:

a) has a foul, foul hole

b) spends whatever is saved on toilet paper on soap

c) has foul, foul hands

There are some dumps where I can easily get away with 2 squares. If I hold it all day and don't drink any water it's like I am ******** rocks. Pretty much no paper needed. But not a fresh morning dump.

This doesn't even seem possible. $200+ in coupons for a $230 purchase?

No problemo, you didn't need toilet paper at all. You could just lather up your hand real good and wash your ass crack in the sink. Then you could walk out of the bathroom with a smile on your face, since they'd never know that you washed your ass in the hand sink.

He's not. He is actually one of the happiest people I know. He gets more fun out of life than anyone I know, and is a hilarious guy to be around. Also, because of his Aspergersy tendency to be unaware/not care about how he is perceived by those around him, he isn't tied down by mortal experiences such as shame or embarrassment.

All of these ways that he saves, finds deals, etc. is a source of a lot of joy and fun for him.

Obviously, underlying that is some kind of dysfunction, but at this point in his life (he's 60) he's totally embraced that this is who he is, and it serves him well. He is accepting of the consequences of it, so it's all good.

I don't see that as stingy at all. The sign said half off, and if the employees didn't pull the sale sign when they were supposed to, that is not your dad's fault.

This works great at the supermarket if you have a good attitude, and talk to a manager that has the ability to reduce prices. If you're bitchy about it, it's hard to get your way. But if you say something like, "Aww, I guess I didn't look closely at the sign. I'm sorry to bother you", they'll probably just smile and take half off for you. It's human nature: they prefer dealing with pleasant and non-demanding customers. I used to be a salesman, and I loved the (rare) customer that acted like that, and I would be inclined to give them good deals.

I have the occassional nice, fiber-y pinch-off as I'm sure many people do. Those are the ****ing best. It's like you know it's gonna be a good day when you pinch off clean. But pretty sure I always grab 4-6 squares and bunch them up or fold them over on first wipe. I would never attempt a 2-square wipe with the hopes that I pinched off clean. I guess what I'm saying is even when I could get away with 2 squares, it'll be too late before I realize. And also, what does it matter? Anyone who budgets toilet paper is not evolved or not civilized. There was a time when people **** into a hole in the floor inside a building. And probably scratched the **** out of their ass with their finger nails. Luckily, most of us have evolved from that and enjoy flushing the toilet at every opportunity and using ample tp. Plumbing is supposed to be a good thing.

Corncobs is standard here I believe, but the only place I've been to without running water had copious rainfall, so we just set buckets outside and dumped one into the toilet after we used it. It would all go right down the drain and even leave the right amount of water for the next person.

Anyway, I don't really have any good contributions, though I recall our station manager bitching to us that someone was tempting him by leaving pennies on all the furniture. That doesn't even compare to Lightbulb Guy or DD's dad, though.

It baffles me that apparently there are lots of people who are balling hard enough to buy plane tickets and just say **** it and not show up to go on the trip.

It's really because of the high percentage of missed connections, people who run late, etc.

FYI, hotels do the same thing on high demand days. A hotel with 400 rooms will overbook by 5-10 rooms. If you're a late night check in and the hotel is already at max occupancy, you would be "walked" to a separate hotel that isn't even owned by the same company. Hotels don't usually give anything in compensation though.

The guy who took the light bulbs needs to be punched, unless he did it as a joke, in which case it would be pretty funny.

Last time I got walked from a hotel they paid my stay 100% at the other hotel and gave me a $50 gift certificate for dinner.

It's also reschedules. People who pay full fare might just change the time, take an earlier or later flight, etc...

Best part was when I overslept a flight, got to the airport so late, and they put me on another plane no charge that actually got in a bit earlier.

People actually do stuff like this when they move. That is why most rentals charge something like $30/light-bulb against the security deposit if they have to be replaced.

One time I was moving (one roommate moving out as well) and had finished all my cleaning/packing. There was about a quarter-roll of toilet paper left in my bathroom (we each had our own bathrooms), which I intentionally left behind thinking it would be courteous for whoever would be moving in. I came back to do one final walk-through and had taken what was left of my toilet paper.