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[Werewolf Fetladral]

I think you guys should stick with Black Widows personally.... so we have a sister unit.

[Thornn]

Speaking strictly for myself, I feel that there is a distinct probability that even 'Black Widows' would be quite subject to the naming guidelines, even more so by the fact that 'Black Widow Company' is also a relatively high-profile canon unit. Theoretically speaking, we could still be sister units though - as nothing will really change other than how we are textually represented ingame for the sake of policy. And even this, can be mitigated by the use of the merc alliance tags as proposed.

[Firefly]

Werewolf Fetladral, on 07 May 2012 - 08:49 PM, said:

I think you guys should stick with Black Widows personally.... so we have a sister unit.

I am a man, and therefore I cannot be your sister. I can, however, be your steadfast brother in arms.

Loyalty Until Death.

[Werewolf Fetladral]

yeah, the whole dying early thing doesn't suit me too much... I will however ram my nearly destroy battlemech into the enemy and punch out before dying. work?

[Firefly]

I'm a big fan of that old Patton standard, "make the other guy die for his country".

And then going home and banging all the ladies.

Edited by Firefly, 08 May 2012 - 08:05 PM.

[Kain Tyrsguard]

That was a great speech. "we're not just going to shoot the *******, we're going to cut out their living guts, and use them to grease the treads of our tanks." Good taste

[Curon Hifor]

Sometimes I wonder if I'm in a Gaming Company or back at Basic. Still, having a lot of fun either way!

[Guido]

There's still a line before being in basic. You don't have drill sergeants yelling in your face. That is unless you play with Firefly and mess up, then it's basic.

[Firefly]

I wear a brown-and-round just for such a purpose.

[Thornn]

This is my rifle, this is my gun!

[Firefly]

This is my BattleMech, this is my... err... what comes next?

[Guido]

Gotta say, operation viper had a big turnout. Props to RDL.

Firefly, on 11 May 2012 - 10:59 PM, said:

This is my BattleMech, this is my... err... what comes next?

Hip actuator?

[Pheonixwolf]

This is my mech, this is my tank!
This one's for doom, this one's for fun?

[Curon Hifor]

I think this joke's dead, Jim.

[Donner]

Hello, I am part of an allied unit now named Dire Wolves. I hope to see you guys out on the battlefield!

[Guido]

Donner, on 13 May 2012 - 11:25 AM, said:

Hello, I am part of an allied unit now named Dire Wolves. I hope to see you guys out on the battlefield!

Definitely Donner. Lot of good guys in Alpha Regiment.

Curon Hifor, on 13 May 2012 - 11:22 AM, said:

I think this joke's dead, Jim.

It died pretty quick. To keep up with jokes though....

IF YOU THINK YOU'RE DUMB WHEN IT COMES TO COMPUTERS, READ THIS AND YOU'LL FEEL BETTER.

Take heart, anyone among you who believes he or she is technologically challenged, you "ain't seen nuthin" yet. This is an excerpt from a Wall Street Journal article:

1. Compaq is considering changing the command "Press Any Key" to "Press Return Key" because of the flood of calls asking where the "Any" key is.

2. AST technical support had a caller complaining that her mouse was hard to control with the dust cover on. The cover turned out to be the plastic bag the mouse was packaged in.

3. Another Dell customer called to say he couldn't get his computer to fax anything. After 40 minutes of troubleshooting, the technician discovered the man was trying to fax a piece of paper by holding it in front of the monitor screen and hitting the "Send" key.

4. Yet another Dell customer called to complain that his keyboard no longer worked. He had cleaned it by filling up his bathtub with soap and water and soaking the keyboard for a day, then removing all the keys and washing them individually.

5. A Dell technician received a call from a customer who was enraged because his computer had told him he was "Bad and an invalid." The tech explained that the computer's "bad command" and "invalid" responses shouldn't be taken personally.

6. A confused caller to IBM was having trouble printing documents. He told the technician that the computer had said it "couldn't find printer." The user had also tried turning the computer screen to face the printer-but that his computer still couldn't "see" the printer.

7. An exasperated caller to Dell Computer Tech Support couldn't get her new Dell Computer to turn on. After ensuring the computer was plugged in, the technician asked her what happened when she pushed the power button. Her response, "I pushed and pushed on this foot pedal and nothing happened." The "foot pedal" turned out to be the computer's mouse...

8. Another customer called Compaq tech support to say her brand new computer wouldn't work. She said she unpacked the unit, plugged it in and sat there for 20 minutes waiting for something to happen. When asked what happened when she pressed the power switch, she asked, "What power switch?"

9. Another IBM customer had trouble installing software and rang for support. "I put in the first disk, and that was OK. It said to put in the second disk, and had some problems with the disk. When it said to put in the third disk, I couldn't even fit it in..." The user hadn't realized that "Insert Disk 2" implied removing Disk 1 first.

10. A story from a Novell NetWare SysOp:
CALLER: "Hello, is this Tech Support?"
TECH: "Yes, it is. How may I help you?"
CALLER: "The cup holder on my PC is broken -and I am within my warranty period. How do I go about getting that fixed?"
[TECH: "I'm sorry, but did you say a cup holder?"
CALLER: "Yes, it's attached to the front of my computer."
TECH: "Please excuse me. If I seem a bit stumped, it's because I am. Did you receive this as part of a promotional at a trade show? How did you get this cup holder? Does it have any trademark on it?"
CALLER: "It came with my computer. I don't know anything about a promotional. It just has '4X' on it." At this point, the Tech Rep had to mute the caller because he couldn't stand it. He was laughing too hard.The caller had been using the load drawer of the CD-ROM drive as a cup holder and it had snapped it off the drive.

11. A woman called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer.
The tech asked her if she was "running it under windows."
The woman responded, "No, my desk is next to the door. But that is a good point.
The man sitting in the cubicle next to me is under a window and his printer is working fine."

12. And last but not least:
TECH SUPPORT: "O.K. Bob, let's press the control and escape keys at the same time. That brings up a task list in the middle of the screen. Now type the letter "P" to bring up the Program Manager."
CUSTOMER: "I don't have a 'P'".
TECH SUPPORT: "On your keyboard, Bob."
CUSTOMER: "What do you mean?"
TECH SUPPORT: " 'P' on your keyboard, Bob."
CUSTOMER: "I'm not going to do that!"

Edited by Guido, 13 May 2012 - 07:55 PM.

[Thornn]

Gettin flashbacks of my in-laws and their technological troubles now, thanks Guido

[Firefly]

Guido, on 13 May 2012 - 07:47 PM, said:

It died pretty quick. To keep up with jokes though....

IF YOU THINK YOU'RE DUMB WHEN IT COMES TO COMPUTERS, READ THIS AND YOU'LL FEEL BETTER.

That reminds me of my time working as a CSR for big-name MMOs.

[Thornn]

Firefly, on 14 May 2012 - 07:07 AM, said:

That reminds me of my time working as a CSR for big-name MMOs.

Ah yes, when people being told "no" due to policy constraints equate it to "bad customer service" and send an angry letter at your supervisor for simply following such policies as required by your job...lol

Edited by Thornn, 14 May 2012 - 07:27 AM.

[Guido]

Thornn, on 14 May 2012 - 07:27 AM, said:

Ah yes, when people being told "no" due to policy constraints equate it to "bad customer service" and send an angry letter at your supervisor for simply following such policies as required by your job...lol

*Shiver*

Tales of woe from the floors of customer service around the world...

Trial of Position in less than two weeks, with an empty slot to fill! Wonder who's ready for it.