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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: dutch508 on November 08, 2013, 08:49:45 AM
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RULES FOR BOUNCY WRITING 101:
1) Must happen where people are-i.e. public place
2) Must lecture redneck idiot on true patriotism or 'living a true wholesome life'
3) Must have cop jump out of bushes [may be a parable]
4) Audience must break into applause or nod knowingly
5) Must have conversion to the 'True Path'
Thu Nov 7, 2013, 08:11 PM
MarianJack (7,538 posts) http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023999113
My (apparent) little victory over Fox "News"!
Hi. I work in Community support for a small mental health agency here in Maine. A few mornings every week, several of us bring our clients to a local McDonald's for some peer interaction/unpaid support time. One of the things that consistently annoyed me was the fact that Fox "News" was ALWAYS on their TV. [1]
While I never included my co-workers, and certainly not my clients, in this, I always made a point of complaining about my breakfast being served up with lies and hateful bile on the side. I was told by more than one shift leader that the owner of that particular franchise had left instructions that Fox must be the only station for the dining room tv.
I pointed out to the shift leaders that their boss is an idiot because Maine is a blue state, we voted for President Obama twice with percentages in the high 50s, I was sure that I wasn't the only patron who felt the same way and that their owner was not going to have everyone in the restaurant stand up, link arms and march out to join the hourly teabagger rally. [2]
My wife and I have never been reticent people. Even in the immediate post 9/11 era where Democrats were supposed to cringe like beaten puppies whenever a right winger snarled as a sign that we didn't count because of George W Moron's illusory 92% poll approval, WE spoke our minds. The shift leaders are all very nice people. I told them that I was sorry that they were receiving all of the grief from me, but at least my big mouth never cost anyone 24 Billion dollars!
I also pointed out that my family comes to the city where they are located quite frequently and when we did, we would certainly NOT come there to be subjected to Fox "News" BS. I didn't point out that our family wouldn't eat at McDonald's under any circumstances.
Last week, a regional manager from corporate was in the restaurant and I stopped by her table and stated my case. After I joined my party, she got up, went to the shift leader, who immediately came out and changed the channel to NECN (kind of a New England version of CNN. Overall,they're not too bad).
They haven't had Fox "News" on since. YAY! [5]
Thanks for reading about my effort to improve my little corner of the world. That's my 2 cents, and quite possibly overpriced at that!
PEACE!
Well... not too bad. OP misses major points however. Also- most McD's are locally run, so a regional manager isn't going to turn TVs off or to a channel without the Owner's or local manager's approval.
blogslut (27,886 posts)
6. I've always wondered...
Is there an ASCAP for businesses that play television stations? I know that if a public business plays recorded music they have to pay for an ASCAP licence. Does the same thing apply for television? If so, is Fox's license cheaper than other news stations?
:rofl:
hog (21 posts)
8. Same as me at my former bank.
I was having a bad day when the people at my bank seemed to be having a hard time finding $5,000 in big bills to cash a check. Two TVs over the counter were on Fux News. I asked if they could change channels. No, rules from headquarters. I withdrew my checking and CD along with my mother's checking and life savings and moved to the bank down the street. Got a little better interest rate as a result. I'm sure it didn't "break the bank" but if more people did what I did, maybe we wouldn't have to put up with Fox.
Fuddnik (5,383 posts)
20. I quit my gym because Fox was on in front of the treadmills and elipticals constantly.
The place was full of old tea-baggers anyway.
The local Moose Club was next.
**** Fox with Sean Hannitys fat head.
Why do DUmmies eat this shit up? Because it re enforces their world view.
Hulk (3,230 posts)
29. Hotels, motels and every foreign nation in the world...
Last edited Fri Nov 8, 2013, 12:07 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1)
OK, not so certain about EVERY nation in the world, but MOST. Mexico has fox-nonsense piped in on the cable networks. But we've driven across this country several times, from east to west, north to south; and nearly EVERY motel, hotel, b&b has fox-nonsense on the TV menu, and at least half the joints have fox-nonsense piping their BS at the breakfast table. It's really disgusting.
You can't find MSNBC on about half of the menus or more, and NEVER for breakfast; not that I care that much for MSNBC. I do dabble in a bit of MSNBC, but fox is really the "entertainment for lunatics" in this media frenzy. With bimbos like the three idiots in the morning, the five idiots in the afternoon, sean vannity's bat-sheet crazy seditious hour, and bill-o macho crap spewing off his chest; you have to admit, it's entertaining?!
Well, we may have "the lame-stream media", but they have a monopoly on ALL the travelers in the country and around the world. How sad is that!
randr (4,896 posts)
42. Faux donated TV's a number of years ago
I read an article a while back that was about Faux donating TV's to McD's and other establishments with a public areas. The article was mostly praising Murdocks generosity but I had a different view. I am convinced they use the projected numbers of possible watchers into their viewing rating numbers. It would make for an interesting research topic.
Yes- that's how ratings are figured. By donating TVs and guessing about who may watch.
These DUmpmonkiez are idiots.
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It must really piss the liberal women off to see the Fox women. :-)
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It must really piss the liberal women off to see the Fox women. :-)
Yes, yes it does, same as here.
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I think the regional manager from corporate is a parable for the bushes cop. I would denounce this poster as a mole but, the "MarianJack" screen name shows some pretty serious gender issues AKA Glen/Glenda.
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hog (21 posts) <----Mole?
8. Same as me at my former bank. Really??
I was having a bad day when the people at my bank seemed to be having a hard time finding $5,000 in big bills to cash a check. Two TVs over the counter were on Fux News..
<<< Has never, ever seen a TV, in a bank. Ever.
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Thu Nov 7, 2013, 08:11 PM
MarianJack (7,538 posts) http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023999113
My (apparent) little victory over Fox "News"!
Hi. I work in Community support for a small mental health agency here in Maine.
I thought this was going to turn into another "hide the remote" story.
Surprise, surprise that the primitive is involved with a mental health agency. Weekly peer interaction unpaid support time with clients? Sounds more like a weekly gathering of alcoholics and drug addicts in a 12 step program.
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It didn't start its story with "So" so it loses a lot of points as far as I'm concerned.
I do wonder about this "lies and hateful bile" in relation to Fox News. I admit that I don't watch Fox News 24 hours a day, but the only times that I've ever really seen "lies and hateful bile" on there it was coming from the mouth of a liberal guest. If anyone could tell me at what time the "lies and hateful bile" segments are on I would appreciate it because I'd like to watch it.
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It didn't start its story with "So" so it loses a lot of points as far as I'm concerned.
I do wonder about this "lies and hateful bile" in relation to Fox News. I admit that I don't watch Fox News 24 hours a day, but the only times that I've ever really seen "lies and hateful bile" on there it was coming from the mouth of a liberal guest. If anyone could tell me at what time the "lies and hateful bile" segments are on I would appreciate it because I'd like to watch it.
According to the DUmprimitives, it's 25/8, 53 weeks a year.
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So, under the BEST of circumstances, a DUmmy coerces a "shift leader" of what must be ONE of the tiniest places to eat in one of the least-populated places in the US to turn a TV channel.
This, in a place where half of them swear they never eat, anyway (http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023963335).
Yeah, that will really eat into Megyn Kelly's ratings. ::)
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Thing is I am sure the person that changed the channel just did it to shut them up so they could do their job.
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Surprise, surprise that the primitive is involved with a mental health agency. Weekly peer interaction unpaid support time with clients? Sounds more like a weekly gathering of alcoholics and drug addicts in a 12 step program.
It reminds me of Jack Nicholson taking all the "Cuckoo's Nest" lunatics on a deep-sea fishing trip.
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<<< Has never, ever seen a TV, in a bank. Ever.
I haven't either. Banks must be kept very quiet, with no noisy distractions, because they have to count the money. With absolutely no errors. I've had to count big sums of cash, and believe me, you want it freaking silent. You lie, DUmmie, just like your preezy.
The only "lies and hateful bile" on Fox comes from none other than Tamera Holder, a despicable, loathsome creature.
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Check Into Cash might have a TV but I've never been in a bank with a TV set.....if they did have a TV, I'm sure I would move my banking.
.....and if DUmmie wrote Check Into Cash a check for $5,000, Dummie signed it U. R. Stuck.
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Check Into Cash might have a TV but I've never been in a bank with a TV set.....if they did have a TV, I'm sure I would move my banking.
.....and if DUmmie wrote Check Into Cash a check for $5,000, Dummie signed it U. R. Stuck.
I think you got it.
Most DUmp democrats have to take a car title with them when they go to the "bank".
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Check Into Cash might have a TV but I've never been in a bank with a TV set.....if they did have a TV, I'm sure I would move my banking.
.....and if DUmmie wrote Check Into Cash a check for $5,000, Dummie signed it U. R. Stuck.
I think you got it.
Most DUmp democrats have to take a car title with them when they go to the "bank".
I hadn't thought of that. :lmao:
:cheersmate: for both of you. :rotf:
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<<< Has never, ever seen a TV, in a bank. Ever.
The Wells Fargo bank that I normally go to has a TV mounted above the waiting area. Every time I have been there it has been tuned to the weather channel with the sound muted.
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The only tv looking thing I've ever seen in a bank are the security monitors.
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The only tv looking thing I've ever seen in a bank are the security monitors.
The security guard hordes them from my experiences... can't get away with nothin' :wink:
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Reality:
Some nice people in white coats take me down to the cafeteria. Because it is "Burger Tuesday", I think it is McDonalds (on Fridays I think we go to Popeyes) and there is a crayon drawing on the wall. I think this crude drawing is a TV with Fox news on. The voices in my head start up and I have a further break with reality. I yell at another person in a bathrobe. This person goes and gets one of the nice people in white. This person removes the crayon drawing and takes me back to my room. The door closes and the exterior lock engages.
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I have seen them a few times at banks here. It's always been on Fox too :-)
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I have seen them a few times at banks here. It's always been on Fox too :-)
My bank has TV. It's tuned to the Food Network most of the time.
Lurking DUmmies, let me clue you in on something you don't seem to understand: of all the things a manager could possibly give a country **** about, what channel their TV is tuned to (so long as it's
safe for general viewing) is WAY down on the list.
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The shift manager should have told this idiot that if he liked his happy meal he can keep his happy meal.. oooops just kidding now GTFO.
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Reality:
Some nice people in white coats take me down to the cafeteria. Because it is "Burger Tuesday", I think it is McDonalds (on Fridays I think we go to Popeyes) and there is a crayon drawing on the wall. I think this crude drawing is a TV with Fox news on. The voices in my head start up and I have a further break with reality. I yell at another person in a bathrobe. This person goes and gets one of the nice people in white. This person removes the crayon drawing and takes me back to my room. The door closes and the exterior lock engages.
I think you've hit the nail on the head. ;)
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Last week, a regional manager from corporate was in the restaurant and I stopped by her table and stated my case. After I joined my party, she got up, went to the shift leader, who immediately came out and changed the channel to NECN (kind of a New England version of CNN. Overall,they're not too bad).
Hmm, that's funny. I guess you found the one McD's that wasn't a locally-owned franchise. I'm thinking the DUmmie doesn't understand no one from "corporate" can do a damn thing other than threaten to remove the franchise rights and, I guess the DUmmie also doesn't understand that just anyone from "corporate" doesn't get to make that decision.
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The shift manager should have told this idiot that if he liked his happy meal he can keep his happy meal.. oooops just kidding now GTFO.
:lmao: :rotf:
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The Wells Fargo bank that I normally go to has a TV mounted above the waiting area. Every time I have been there it has been tuned to the weather channel with the sound muted.
Occasionally the TV in our bank lobby is turned on, usually to weather or news. Never seen any Bouncy stuff there.
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<<< Has never, ever seen a TV, in a bank. Ever.
Me either. Or in McD's.
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changed the channel to NECN (kind of a New England version of CNN.
I'm confused. Do you mean they are similar in format, or similar in that they are both changing their formats because they keep getting their ass beat by Fox?
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/11/08/CNN-Throws-In-Towel-moves-away-from-news
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I'm confused. Do you mean they are similar in format, or similar in that they are both changing their formats because they keep getting their ass beat by Fox?
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/11/08/CNN-Throws-In-Towel-moves-away-from-news
In other words, CNN is following the lead of PMSNBC.
That's sure to jack their ratings up. :lmao:
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I pointed out to the shift leaders that their boss is an idiot because Maine is a blue state, we voted for President Obama twice with percentages in the high 50s, I was sure that I wasn't the only patron who felt the same way and that their owner was not going to have everyone in the restaurant stand up, link arms and march out to join the hourly teabagger rally. [2]
My wife and I have never been reticent people. Even in the immediate post 9/11 era where Democrats were supposed to cringe like beaten puppies whenever a right winger snarled as a sign that we didn't count because of George W Moron's illusory 92% poll approval, WE spoke our minds. The shift leaders are all very nice people. I told them that I was sorry that they were receiving all of the grief from me, but at least my big mouth never cost anyone 24 Billion dollars!
Primitive,
Can you take the time to come over here and explain to me how you arrived at the two thoughts represented above, without having them bump into and step all over each other in your tiny brain?
On one hand, you're saying that you didn't bow to Bush's 92% approval rating when people "snarled" at you.
On the other hand, you expect someone to accede to your beliefs because your candidate won 58% and 56% of the vote.
How can you even remotely reconcile these two thoughts? Are you really just that stupid? Do you really not see how big of a hypocrite you look like when pairing these two statements together?
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I swear they act as if changing a tee vee channel is some big heroic act, odds are the manager changed the channel just to shut the DUmmy up. That is if any of this occurred.
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I swear they act as if changing a tee vee channel is some big heroic act, odds are the manager changed the channel just to shut the DUmmy up. That is if any of this occurred.
If I were ever at an eating establishment, and a moonbat complained and had the channel changed, I would immediately get up and say "Heeeey, I was watching that! Can you please put it back on?"
Chances are, the station would go right back to where it was.
The chances are also that the moonbat would be pissed, but since I'd be armed, they'd just have to be content with pissing their pants and clutching pearls in frustration, rather than trying to confront me.
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If I were ever at an eating establishment, and a moonbat complained and had the channel changed, I would immediately get up and say "Heeeey, I was watching that! Can you please put it back on?"
Chances are, the station would go right back to where it was.
The chances are also that the moonbat would be pissed, but since I'd be armed, they'd just have to be content with pissing their pants and clutching pearls in frustration, rather than trying to confront me.
YEAH BABY!
I live in the most moonbat of moonbat central. i go out of my way now to say things in grocery stores, gas stations, and near bushes. So far nothing comes back at me. I will know I have hit the big time when there is a bouncy (which may not be a bouncy) about me. There's going to be wet spot in the front of my pants if that happens. Seriously, I'm going out of my way now. My favorite is to say "Remember when the gossip magazines were about celebrities and not democrat politicians?" Mostly I get yeah you are right those were the good old days. Can't wait for a moonbat to come back with something. Seeing as how they are all cowards and girl....metrosexuals I doubt that will happen.
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^5!
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hog (21 posts)
8. Same as me at my former bank.
I was having a bad day when the people at my bank seemed to be having a hard time finding $5,000 in big bills to cash a check. Two TVs over the counter were on Fux News. I asked if they could change channels. No, rules from headquarters. I withdrew my checking and CD along with my mother's checking and life savings and moved to the bank down the street. Got a little better interest rate as a result. I'm sure it didn't "break the bank" but if more people did what I did, maybe we wouldn't have to put up with Fox.
Hmm, was his mom there with him? Is hog now on the run from the law?
Hog? I guess that could be a DUmmie Womyn.
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It must really piss the liberal women off to see the Fox women. :-)
:-) :-)
hog (21 posts)
8. Same as me at my former bank.
I was having a bad day when the people at my bank seemed to be having a hard time finding $5,000 in big bills to cash a check. Two TVs over the counter were on Fux News. I asked if they could change channels. No, rules from headquarters. I withdrew my checking and CD along with my mother's checking and life savings and moved to the bank down the street. Got a little better interest rate as a result. I'm sure it didn't "break the bank" but if more people did what I did, maybe we wouldn't have to put up with Fox.
Not without a Power of Attorney you won't, lying jackass.
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YEAH BABY!
I live in the most moonbat of moonbat central. i go out of my way now to say things in grocery stores, gas stations, and near bushes. So far nothing comes back at me. I will know I have hit the big time when there is a bouncy (which may not be a bouncy) about me. There's going to be wet spot in the front of my pants if that happens. Seriously, I'm going out of my way now. My favorite is to say "Remember when the gossip magazines were about celebrities and not democrat politicians?" Mostly I get yeah you are right those were the good old days. Can't wait for a moonbat to come back with something. Seeing as how they are all cowards and girl....metrosexuals I doubt that will happen.
I'm not in moonbat central at all (well, unless I go to Carbondale), but I have been doing the same in Kroger and Home Depot, Menards, Lowe's, etc. All I get are smiles from the cashiers and some poorly suppressed giggles.
And for the lurking (D)Ipshits:
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8BN2oKzZQT0/T9N1j5FyMXI/AAAAAAAAB74/B6Xnr3VzN4Q/s640/Audience-clapping2.gif)
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My bank has TV. It's tuned to the Food Network most of the time.
Lurking DUmmies, let me clue you in on something you don't seem to understand: of all the things a manager could possibly give a country **** about, what channel their TV is tuned to (so long as it's
safe for general viewing) is WAY down on the list.
You know, I never thought of it before, but it seems all of the banks around here are right next to three or four fast food joints....hmmmmmm....
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Navy Federal has a couple of TV's in the lobby. None are turned to any station and it is just ads for services and sometimes a news tidbit.
McDonalds on base has a few TV's as well but I never paid attention to what was on. Now the medical clinic at Little Creek constantly has CNN or children's programs on. Maybe I should raise a stink about it. :evillaugh:
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Now the medical clinic at Little Creek constantly has CNN or children's programs on. Maybe I should raise a stink about it. :evillaugh:
Tell them that CNN is changing their station format, so there is no point in leaving it there, and they might as well put it on the #1 news station. :-)
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As usual the DUmmies consider suppression of free speech and free will a "victory".
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As usual the DUmmies consider suppression of free speech and free will a "victory".
Yep, they also considering banning any and everything all about choice.
Ignorance is strength.
Stupid is leftism.
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I don't remember the last time I was in a McDonald's that did not have a TV.
And they are usually on Fox News.
These days, to keep customers you have to have wi-fi and the Fox babes.
I rarely listen to a word they say, but I enjoy looking at them.
Roger Ailes has one hell of an eye.