swords to plowshares (this title signifies nothing)

Arrrrr says:
thats the problem with gift certificates
Arrrrr says:
they are a naked gift
make it rain says:
yeah they are a money amount
make it rain says:
I hate getting gift certificates
Arrrrr says:
the value behind a present is more abstract
make it rain says:
or giving them
Arrrrr says:
because regardless of how much it costs if it works it works
make it rain says:
or like, when you graduate, and someone gives you a personal check for like 20 bucks
Arrrrr says:
yea
make it rain says:
they're like go buy yourself a couple value meals and celebrate!
Arrrrr says:
haha
make it rain says:
like I'd almost like it better if they just got me a nice card
Arrrrr says:
yea
make it rain says:
because to get a piddly amount like 20 is just kinda a statement
make it rain says:
we had to give you something, but we don't know you that well, so we can't give you that much
make it rain says:
whatever, what does it really matter anyway, right?
Arrrrr says:
money is such a delicate subject
make it rain says:
people like blood sausage
Arrrrr says:
weird...
Arrrrr says:
people are dumb
make it rain says:
indeed.
make it rain says:
they are cretins.
make it rain says:
CLOSE TO HEAVEN, I"M CRUSHED IN THE GATE
make it rain says:
something about apple makes me want to puke
make it rain says:
they are so smug now
Arrrrr says:
haha
Arrrrr says:
i know what that something is
make it rain says:
their fucking apple store with their apple geeks and their 'genius bar'
Arrrrr says:
they practically say "you love us" and the worst part is its true
make it rain says:
yeah
make it rain says:
have you seen the genius bar though?
Arrrrr says:
no
make it rain says:
the whole store is like this ridiculous celebration of total geekdom, and the genius bar is the main party
make it rain says:
it's a counter, with this neat blue genius bar logo over it, and when you come in with a tech problem, say an ipod that is being a bitch, they usher you over to this counter saying, come over to the genius bar and we'll troubleshoot there
make it rain says:
and then some pimply faced teenager with a tag that reads Resident Genius: Ted on it attempts to solve your probloem
Arrrrr says:
lol
make it rain says:
I'm sorry, but since when was being computer savvy on a macintosh something that classified you as a genius
Arrrrr says:
haha itd be funny if they wouldnt help you until you addressed them as genius
Arrrrr says:
its all about making your employess feel better about what they are
Arrrrr says:
apple has their geniuses
make it rain says:
I mean isn't the whole damn point that apples are so much simpler and more user friendly than PCs
Arrrrr says:
home depot has their certified house hardware technicians...
make it rain says:
so why would you have to be a genius to troubleshoot them?
Arrrrr says:
also knows as, plumbing isle guy
make it rain says:
yeah that's a whole other gripe...
make it rain says:
fucking home depot.
Arrrrr says:
hehe
make it rain says:
now that I'm a construction worker, I'm obliged to look down on the 'specialists' of home depot as weekend warriors.
make it rain says:
home depot is usually pretty decent though, I guess
Arrrrr says:
im not a construction worker and i look down on them
Arrrrr says:
not for what they are
make it rain says:
they don't rub me the wrong way like the apple store does.
Arrrrr says:
but for their made up names
Arrrrr says:
wtf is wrong with being a salesman, or floor guy
Arrrrr says:
its their fucking job
Arrrrr says:
its like company encouraged shame
make it rain says:
theres something about the apple store where it's llike a hot car model, they don't have to care because this shit sells it self, and aren't we so proud of this cool shit, and let's price it to the moon, because, HEY THIS SHIT SELLS IT SELF
Arrrrr says:
haha
Arrrrr says:
and you hate them because its true
make it rain says:
heh I bet on their timesheets thei're still refered to as floorstaff
Arrrrr says:
its all about that really smart kid who knows hes smart and flaunts it
Arrrrr says:
you could hate them less if there was something fundamentally untrue
make it rain says:
'no sir, I'm not floorstaff per se, I mean I work in carpeting, which technically goes ont he floor, but I'm a carpeting and floor covering home renovation specialist, with a minor in flossing'
Arrrrr says:
hehe
make it rain says:
except that's just it, there is something fundamentally untrue
Arrrrr says:
well technically there isnt though, not with apple anyway
make it rain says:
those total geekazoids are caressing g4s at home instead of girlfriends.
Arrrrr says:
well thats untrue
make it rain says:
and I realize I shouldnt' talk at this point in time
Arrrrr says:
but they dont even care about that
make it rain says:
are you so sure
Arrrrr says:
what im saying is that, their product is just that solid
make it rain says:
they all have big geek chips on their shoulders, and they probably all hate popular kids and kids with backwards baseball caps
make it rain says:
and I do to , but for different reasons
Arrrrr says:
yea yea i agree with that
make it rain says:
just that solid, eh?
Arrrrr says:
you know it is
Arrrrr says:
just like i hate that smug bastard at the hotcake store
Arrrrr says:
he's just always selling out...
make it rain says:
I don't want a fucking mac man, so as far as I'm concerned, it's not just that solid
Arrrrr says:
ok back it up, im just really talking about the ipod here
make it rain says:
and they're so cash hungry, they used to be a like careing company or something, haha that's kinda dumb, but anyway
Arrrrr says:
i dont want to get into macs themselves
Arrrrr says:
i know dick about macs
Arrrrr says:
they were never caring
Arrrrr says:
they just had to look like it since they didnt win
make it rain says:
yeah they were all like neat and nice dudes
make it rain says:
hahaha
Arrrrr says:
it was the second place
Arrrrr says:
1st place went to microsoft
Arrrrr says:
consollation you get to be the nice loser
make it rain says:
yeah, but still they used to be really nice on customer support, and I shouldn't be saying this since they just replaced my ipod no questions asked, but they completely blew me off the first time around, and I tried them like 10 times
Arrrrr says:
microsoft had to live with being cutthroat and evil.. but them trillions of dollars are their own reward
make it rain says:
yes but even with 37 millions dollars bill gates still has to wake up and deal with the fact that he's bill gates, and that he will always be the ultra rich super dork in the eyes of the world, no matter how much money he and his father funnel into philantropy.
make it rain says:
eh getting diffuse here
Arrrrr says:
whatever you know he was going to be a dork
Arrrrr says:
it was just a choice between being a dork that noone new, or a super dork with more money than some countries
Arrrrr says:
i mean i doubt there was ever a true juncture at which he had to make such a clear choice
Arrrrr says:
but it amounts to that anyway
Arrrrr says:
that is unless of course he signed some kind of satanist pact
Arrrrr says:
in which case there was a very real defined juncture
Arrrrr says:
i dont think it would be a bad analogy to think of corporations as cats
Arrrrr says:
some are more affectionate and seem nicer, but in the end all cats are doing it for themselves
Arrrrr says:
fuckin fatcats...
make it rain says:
word
Arrrrr says:
FIGHT THE MAN