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dp, a true professional

Posted in amanda, dp, work on August 30th, 2010 by amanda – Be the first to comment

dp: What’s that go link again? The one for all the AT&T VPLs?
amanda: go/attvpl?
dp: That’s the one.

The Old Sales Approach on Haircuts

Posted in work on May 3rd, 2010 by bt – Be the first to comment

The hair grows on company time, so it should get cut on company time.

sometimes I hate my job

Posted in amanda, rim, work on January 27th, 2010 by amanda – Be the first to comment

amanda: So you’re asking me to start the project later and somehow also manage to finish it sooner?
Product Manager: It sounds ridiculous when you say it like that.
amanda: It also sounded ridiculous when you said it. You just used different words.

jonestown-style

Posted in rim, work on November 6th, 2009 by amanda – Be the first to comment

amanda: I might have to kill myself if both of these projects go into the lab the same week.
chuck: If it ends up the same LE, I will personally mix the Kool-Aid and we can drink it together.

totally work appropriate

Posted in amanda, work on September 15th, 2009 by amanda – Be the first to comment

ak: This guy is always confused.
amanda: Can I unconfuse him with my fist?

dp, on the subscribe feature

Posted in dp, procrastination, work on July 9th, 2009 by bt – 1 Comment

I love this push Blog – it’s the evolution of procrastinating. Finally I am informed in real time when it is time to stop working and surf the web for useless content. I Heart technology.

awkward!

Posted in jillian, work on July 9th, 2009 by bt – Be the first to comment

Patient: My ex-husband is also a patient here.
Jillian: Oh really?
Patient: Yes, last time I was here he was here too.
Jillian: Oh.
Patient: And I recently saw his girlfriend downtown. She asked how I was and I said “None of your business, and by the way, are you still fucking my husband?”
Jillian: *Silence*

trip ruinner

Posted in general, mark, work on June 12th, 2009 by bt – Be the first to comment

Mark: Missed the flight and they are out of Steak Wraps and Fanta Orange – this trip sucks!!!

exit strategy

Posted in general, work on June 12th, 2009 by bt – Be the first to comment

Vince: just walk in the room backwards and you’re ready to leave.

cabbies… please shower

Posted in general, mark, work on June 12th, 2009 by bt – Be the first to comment

After getting out of our cab in dallas that stunk so bad!
Mark gets out of his cab and says “oh we could have had a stink off”

insightful advice from a director

Posted in general, mark, work on June 12th, 2009 by bt – Be the first to comment

Mark: until the ring is on the finger its all fun times

cha-ching!

Posted in amanda, poonster, work on June 12th, 2009 by amanda – Be the first to comment

amanda: Smart! I guess that’s why they pay you the big bucks.
poonster: People are getting paid??

jesus is my amigo

Posted in amanda, general, work on April 9th, 2009 by amanda – Be the first to comment

amanda: FUCK. I can’t get any of the data I need because it’s a fucking holiday in Mexico.
m: Really? For Easter?
amanda: Apparently.
m: Who knew the Mexicans were so into Jesus?

the best kind of discrimination

Posted in amanda, bt, work on January 25th, 2009 by amanda – Be the first to comment

amanda: Like it wasn’t the right answer when I said it? They needed you to confirm it? Is this cos I’m a girl?
Mitchell: Naw, I heard it was because you know Brent. Anyone associated with that guy needs double-checking.

the joys of business travel

Posted in amanda, bt, travel, work on December 19th, 2008 by amanda – Be the first to comment

amanda: Have you seen my baseball?
bt: Have you seen my airplane? If so could you send it to Houston, gate A9. Tell them they are a tad late.

southern grace

Posted in amanda, burns, work on December 16th, 2008 by amanda – Be the first to comment

Patrick: He sounds like he’s half-asleep!
amanda: Nah. He’s just from Texas.

on being a certified spot-light operator

Posted in booze, bt, kiz, work on December 15th, 2008 by amanda – Be the first to comment

Brandon: What education do you even need to do something like that?
Brent: None! You just have to be sober enough to stand-up.
Kiz: Not even! There’s a stool.

CSO escapees’ reunion

Posted in amanda, natron, rim, work on November 18th, 2008 by amanda – Be the first to comment

natron: We need an old-school reunion so we can all get together and see how cynical and worn-out each of us has become. We may even be able to have a little fun, which would be a big bonus for sure.

amanda: I like fun. And you guys. And I’ve always been cynical, but now I’m cynical about completely different things. Let’s party!

the difference between product management and project management

Posted in rim, work on November 7th, 2008 by amanda – Be the first to comment

Product manager: If the difference in testing is only one day, then I think we should go for it.
Project manager: I agree. I was just thinking that we would aim and then fire, instead of fire and then aim.

dp, on 7 RIM employees causing mass panic and confusion in a gyro shop at 2am

Posted in booze, dp, drinking, food, work on October 23rd, 2008 by amanda – Be the first to comment

Seriously. How does our company function?

huge burn

Posted in burns, work on October 23rd, 2008 by amanda – Be the first to comment

DD: This is Dave. He’s Wargo’s replacement.
Mebs: Really? That was quick!
DD: I know. It took forever to hire Wargo.
Mebs: Didn’t take long to replace him!

overheard at the office

Posted in geography, work on September 5th, 2008 by amanda – Be the first to comment

 China. Where is that again?

we love our rimjobs!

Posted in mebs, rim, work on August 19th, 2008 by amanda – Be the first to comment

DoubleD: Well I wouldn’t want it to ruin your vacation.
DoubleT: Wouldn’t be the first time.

mebs, on usability testing

Posted in general, mebs, work on April 28th, 2008 by amanda – Be the first to comment

It’s that time again, the grass is green, it feels like summer, the long weekend is coming AND usability testing is pulled up to take your holiday Monday from you.

i wonder what colour that would be?

Posted in amanda, work on March 27th, 2008 by amanda – Be the first to comment

ian: I looked at the list and totally failed to see what I was looking for.
amanda: I guess the folder structure is sorta confusing. . .
ian: Not a usability failure – a reading failure.
amanda: Oh! Well that’s a horse of a different colour.
ian: A horse made of fail.

tyler, on powerpoint

Posted in work on February 5th, 2008 by amanda – Be the first to comment

The biggest issue with making presentations is that people tend to forget that it’s called PowerPoint, not PowerSentence.

can I ctrl+alt+del my boss?

Posted in rim, work on November 14th, 2007 by amanda – Be the first to comment

He just needs an elbow to the head everyone once in a while. It’s like when you reboot a computer. . . 

mustache ride, anyone?

Posted in fashion, general, work on September 6th, 2007 by amanda – Be the first to comment

Angela: You guys should all grow mustaches.
Steve: For Halloween?
Angela: No, just in general.

one from the south

Posted in rim, weapons, work on August 14th, 2007 by amanda – Be the first to comment

I just don’t want to go to a gun fight with a knife.

Gotta love the inadvertent sexual innuendo!

Posted in farming, sarahb (aka billy), work on August 13th, 2007 by bt – Be the first to comment

Sarah: The huge bull comes out, all dominant and stuff, and ofcourse wants to eat my grass.

burrrrn!

Posted in amanda, burns, rim, work on August 2nd, 2007 by amanda – Be the first to comment

amanda: So you’re not getting me a pony? Damn!

BD: I would but it would crap on everyone’s cubicle and I’d get in trouble.

amanda: Isn’t dealing with horseshit in the project management job description?

fastest thumbs in the west

Posted in amanda, internet, work on July 23rd, 2007 by amanda – Be the first to comment

Matthew: I live in awe of your email response time. It borders on precognition.

funny, because it’s true

Posted in amanda, rim, work on July 20th, 2007 by amanda – Be the first to comment

amanda: I was tired of copying and pasting the URL whenever I had to point someone to the web form, so I created a go url: go/kb

good old bd: I would have picked go/away as the URL   

a manager, about one of his employees

Posted in rim, work on May 30th, 2007 by amanda – Be the first to comment

Damn him! He’s my Newman.

lemme see what you’re twerking with

Posted in amanda, general, rim, work on April 26th, 2007 by amanda – Be the first to comment

amanda: What is this?
leanne: The new marketing material from the UK. I guess they’re doing everything in black and white.
amanda: Hmm. They’re bringing grayscale back. Them other colours don’t know how to act?

blackberry penguins

Posted in rim, sports, work on October 10th, 2006 by amanda – Be the first to comment

Amanda: Did you hear that Jim B bought the Pittsburgh Penguins?
Baldev: Jim B got caught spitting on a penguin?

kim, on financial accountability

Posted in rim, work on October 10th, 2006 by amanda – Be the first to comment

We really have to be aware of the costs versus the benefits if we’re going to spend 30 bazillion dollars for a ski trip. . . to Bermuda.

Who wouldn’t pick up at The Source

Posted in bad andy, booze, hot chicks, people, picking up, work on September 30th, 2006 by bt – Be the first to comment

Bad Andy to an employee of the source who was walking out of the store as we walked by: Hey buddy, lot of hot chicks in there tonight?
Source Employee: No not really.
Bad Andy: Well I bet you pick up a lot of hot chicks in there a lot.
Source Employee: No not really

Surprised?

the CDS sales team, on Jeremy Jordan

Posted in amanda, burns, music, work on September 7th, 2006 by amanda – Be the first to comment
Dena: I wonder what he’s doing now?
Jen: Probably watching this video on YouTube at work.
Mark: I don’t think they have the internet in gas stations.
For those of you who can’t remember Jeremy Jordan.

scott, on everyone’s favourite wireless carrier

Posted in confusion, internet, rim, work on August 23rd, 2006 by amanda – Be the first to comment

They are all about criticising our multimedia and proclaiming their expertise in the space but what we delivered to them is so easy my mom could probably set it up.

Discovering Wolfmother

Posted in amanda, brent, music, work on August 22nd, 2006 by bt – 1 Comment

amanda: I love discovering new bands that i love.
bt thinking to himself: hmmm, that sentence is pretty hilarious.

before getting a chance to throw out a witty comment and burn amanda she responds…

amanda: that was pretty much the dumbest sentence I’ve ever uttered while sober.

documentation humour (hard to believe, I know)

Posted in confusion, rim, work on August 21st, 2006 by amanda – 1 Comment
Dena: I have a date with a manual.
Liz: Who’s Emmanuel?

like hell you didn’t

Posted in amanda, blogs, brent, general, work on August 16th, 2006 by amanda – 1 Comment

Amanda: If you’re looking for me I’m at home today. I’m sick. Again. That’s two colds this summer! Ridiculous.
Brent: That is risickulous!
Amanda: Did you say that just so I would post it on the quote blog?

How ’bout some water instead?

Posted in booze, kiz, work on August 13th, 2006 by kizzy – 2 Comments

Another Revolution nightmare.

Drunk dude gets drink, walks away, returns not 7 seconds later

Drunk dude: hey? do you think I can get another drink for this?

Bartender John: why is it wrong?

Drunk dude: no, its the right drink, but I just puked in it

AND he’s a great tipper!

Posted in nigga's, work on August 12th, 2006 by kizzy – Be the first to comment

This takes place outside the Revolution sausage stand:

Black Thug 1: Yo buy me a motherfuckin’ hot dog!

Black Thug 2: Fuck you man!

Black Thug 1: Yous the fuckin’ stingiest ass nigga I know! Quit spending so much dollas on grillz!

andrew, on brent’s career as a trucker

Posted in bad andy, brent, work on August 10th, 2006 by amanda – Be the first to comment

He would wear a trucker hat. And a lumberjack jacket. But no pants. Cos you know if he was a trucker he’d be a dirty pantsless one.

overheard at the RIM xmas party

Posted in amanda, booze, brent, rim, work on August 10th, 2006 by amanda – Be the first to comment

BT: Let’s roll.
Leigh: It’s too early to go to the Starlight.
Amanda: Well, we’re too drunk to stay here!

leigh, on big & rich

Posted in music, rim, work on August 10th, 2006 by amanda – Be the first to comment

Did we just dance to a song called Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy?

jillian, on amanda’s xmas party dress

Posted in amanda, jillian, rim, sex, work on August 10th, 2006 by amanda – Be the first to comment

Get your boobs away from my boyfriend.

amanda, on the scrolling marquee at the RIM xmas party

Posted in amanda, booze, rim, work on August 10th, 2006 by amanda – Be the first to comment

Are we all the way around to S again?