Oh...and NOW you gonna crack on my flip phone? B*tch please, you still on a 3G!! Beyonce called, she's finna upgrade my sh*t. Who's gonna captain save you, ho?
I’m fairly certain that over the course of civilization, men and women have been figuring out and perfecting ways to piss off their boothangs at an alarming clip. From locking a man out of cave by pushing the boulder in front of the entrance early to forgetting to turn the crank on the car for a woman…pisstivity is an art form. I’m even convinced that many of us do it on purpose. I don’t even have a boothang right now but I just pissed off my boy’s boothang to keep my skills in tact. She had it coming though…how you gonna come up in my motherlovin’ establishment, eat my food, drink my wine, and then tell me Baby Boy is the worst thing to happen to the Black community since the Civil Rights Movement?
Just rude. Especially since the obvious truth is that Black people are the worst thing to happen to the Black community since the Civil Rights Movement.
Word.Life.
Nowadays, with so many means of interacting with people we probably shouldn’t interact with, we end up with lots of boothangs and love interests that we normally wouldn’t have had when IM was a carrier pigeon. Between Al Gore’s offspring, smartphones, and iPads, we communicate differently now. We BBM, we Facebook, we chat and text. Hell we spend more time talking without speaking to one another you’d think we were all extras in a Charlie Chaplin movie. And with this new fangled technology swoon comes new and improved ways to get your point across and piss off your boothang. This is actually a talent and a skill. I’ve been impressed with some people’s ability to really get under the skin of their boopieces. Now for those needing some help in this department, fret not, VSB is here to show you how we do this son.
(By the way, I can neither confirm nor deny whether or not I have or will ever do any of these things. I will. Thank you and good night.)
1. Sending somebody to voicemail
Nothing illicits a ”no this motherf*cker did not” faster than hearing the voicemail greeting after the first ring. It’s just disrespectful. This works especially well if you rush your boothang off the phone and they call back. Ring. Voicemail. Death threats. Indictments. 6 foot, 7 foot, 8 foot PUNCH!
2. Changing your Gchat status from green to red or going invisible and pretending you’re not there
I don’t even adhere to people’s status lights anymore. Red is merely an indicator that you just want to talk to me and not everybody else. But if you want to piss somebody off, be mid convo and just go to busy…and don’t respond back. Or just log off altogether if you’re really gully. This especially works at pissing off women. Women do not like to be ignored, but being both ignored AND “hung up” on? She’s gonna attempt to lay hands on you later, fellas. Bob and weave, nicca. Bob and weave.
3. Take forever to respond to a text…then when they ask, tell them that you got it…via text…or blame it on your service provider
Some of you all are just impatient f*cks in general so too long could be 10 minutes, never mind that I’m enjoying a lovely stroll under a shade tree filled grove of love. Again, being ignored pisses folks off. I’ve found that women tend to be less inclined to ignore because it doesn’t really jive with their natural tendency towards creation of immediate chaos, whereas men’s defense mechanism is to supaman dat ho, then ignore her if that doesn’t work. Either way, I’ve been told that I have a tendency to do this. Tend deez. It’s AT&T’s fault.
4. Respond to a long ass email with a one word response
This is a personal favorite of mine. I’m king of taking your 2,000 word emotional spillage intended to tell me about myself, and responding back with “cool.”
Actually even that’s too much, I rarely give them the satisfaction of the extra “.”
5. Turning your phone off
Mostly because it’s just a blatant disregard for my innate desire at that moment to get some sh*t off my chest. You did it on purpose, you chanticleer!
6. Not responding to a BBM when it’s obvious that you already read it
Kind of self-explanatory here but, that has to BURN the person on the other end. I had a BB for two weeks and I specifically did that once just to see how long it would take to get a phone call…which I sent to voicemail. They emailed me and I said, “cool”. Yeah, that ended unamicably.
7. Facebook status change to: it’s complicated
Only for the truly gully, but some of you really spend too much time on Facebook. Stop it. But if you want to piss off your boothang on some Mexico versus France let’s prepare for Cinco De Mayo sh*t, just change your relationship status and watch what happens.
Those are but a few of the potential possibilities. Good people of VSB, laissez les bontemps rouler.
Educate the uneducated. Piss on you. R. Kelly.
What’s another new age way to piss off your boothang??
-VSB P aka THE ARSONIST aka TANGLE JIG P aka MR. I PEED YOUR HONOR, BUT NOT ON NOBODY aka GIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRL HE A 3
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LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cant get past the pic and caption! u a foo fo dat
I died.
is you dead?
Yeah…So gone… our n**ga dead!
O_O… nah nah I was just taking a nap.
Bestest part!
I gots nothing on this one. I will just sit back and LMAO today.
me 2 e-sis… i very rarely upset people and i never try to do it on purpose
y’all just pleading the 1 2 3 4 FIF.
Hmmm, don’t respond to my DM on Twitter…
Delete me from your Skype… or don’t answer when I skype…
Yeah, that’s two.
i must be the last cat on the planet not really up on skype. like i’ve used it and i’m sure i have like 2 accounts, but unless we’re doing podcasts, i don’t mess with it.
Nope. I had an account for my PSP, but… In any case, I haven’t really messed with Skype either.
If you have 20 contacts on skype you can’t answer EVERYBODY who comes on wanting to talk just because it says you are online.
My Skype comes on automatically when I turn on the computer. Sometimes people have other things to do on the computer too…You have to be a little understanding???!!
1. and 4.
4. Lowkey, dudes are on that cowfeces for responding to long [s]ass text messages with a smiley face, or LOL, or some other dumb ish. Use your words, mothersexer.
1. How about just straight ignoring the call and not even having a voicemail to send the person to. #IDoesThat
Perhaps the one word message is the most appropriate response, tho.
yeah, see when i responde with one word, it’s because 1) i thought it would suffice, 2) you probably just overworded the f*ck out of whatever it is you said you overwording talkative motherlover, and 3) who has time to spend going back and forth via email and sh*t all day anyway. what you think your relationship is…VSB or something? call me so i can send you to VM.
I like to use “noted”
Sometimes I rhyme fast, Sometimes I’m an @-hole…
“Who’s gonna captain save you, Ho?”
*Forget May 21, I’ve been called home*
Yeah, that part made the entire thing… art.
Number two nearly killed me. (Pause?) Ain’t nothing like seeing that green go red as soon as you get there. And let that muhfugga log clean off. I wish a muhfugga would; means I gotta get some keys and find some business or else there will definitely be a laying of the hands. Cause you know…I’m gangster. Rawr and sh*t…that’s right, right? o.O
Uhm…let’s see…
I had a boocake who would just keep talking and arguing with himself. It got to the point I’d hang up clean in the middle of his sentence or before I even finished mine. Needless to say we didn’t last long.
Another former boocake would pawn me off on his sisters and mother. We would have plans and then he’d go all “Sure babe, just got to make one quick stop. Spend time with momma,” knowing good and damn well his mother couldn’t stand me (and often told me so, to which one day I replied “This is your house, sit down then.” Fight ensued) and his sisters are heathenous canidates for the upcoming seasons of 16 & Pregnant. We didn’t last long either.
Those would be my two contributions: hanging clean up, and pawning me off. Dos no-nos.
Yeah the mid argument hang up is classic. I like to do that, send him to VM a couple times, then answer the phone all nonchalant like absolutely nothing happened. ha
Or my favorite, “Why’d you hang up?”
lmao
Or I think your phone is dying, it just cut me off
Or my bad, lost my signal, you know I got Cricket
Or I dropped the phone
ooo or while he’s in the middle of a rant, mute and unmute the phone real quick then say “hold on, my mom’s on the other line”, hang up and go to sleep.
I say just put the phone down. Go make yourself something to eat. Watch some tv. If he’s still on the line after all that, entertain it a bit before saying something like, “You know what? YOU KNOW WHAT? *click*”
Or put him on speaker phone and set the phone down while you and the girls are in the mirror getting ready for the club. Don’t say anything just hang up after a while.
I do that. I’ll put the phone on speaker then do whatever with a few occasional “Mmm Hmmm” or “Okay” or “Yeah”. Knowing I’m not even listening.
Ok…every last one of you sistahs talking pride in how disrespectfully you communicate with brothas, can NEVER play the “that’s disrespectful” card again… Respect is a two way street, and it’s either there or it’s not. And it’s not you respect me, and I’ll respect you… It’s I respect MYSELF and therefore I can respect you..
I’m just sayin…
You can’t have it both ways. You can’t be all, I’m a woman of class and distinction one minute, then taking pleasure in recounting tales of dissin cats.
That ain’t right… the Universe called and told me so.
Q, chillax. Personally, hanging up and putting somebody on speaker while doing other things are the only ones I’ve done. We’re not all sitting on the other end of the phone thinking of ways to piss off a man
for the most part. And most of us don’t do all of these things, although we’ve seen them done by other women.Woosa…:)
o_O Everyone has ignored someone for whatever reason in their lifetime. Whether it’s in an argument, long talk, etc. Point is we all do it. Even if you mentally tune out. You still have the right to not like it when it’s done to you AND not like it when you know someone is purposely lying or playing games with you. Either way, I don’t see why you’re so hype. Maybe I missed something.
Q I haven’t done all of these. This is called joking around. And the times I’ve done any of this “disrespectful” stuff is usually during one of those “Please baby please” convos after the ninja messed up and its pretty much already a done deal.
unless we’re role playin’ our high school years and you’re gon’ later appear in one of those cheerleader skirts…do NOT hang-up on me. *crickets*
i JUST wrote a to do(n’t) list in my column this week…and i can’t believe i left that out. [goes back to edit...]
Ye say some off-hand type sh*t, ye shall get hung up upon. So I has written it, so it shall be. *bangs rubber gavel*
only if you’re a judge in juvenile court…[bangs hard gavel--HARD.]
Oooh…You nasty.
Now see, if you weren’t Andi’s boo-thang there’d be an immediate struggle for power involving handcuffs right about now…
Being that as it is, respect my authorit-ah and sh*t.
*shakes head and walks away whistling*
if i weren’t waitin’ on andi to act right…
i would’ve misbehaved all over “bukake.”
Hold out Evan, she’s one of the good ones
As for misbehaving, don’t make me pull you out a seat to aquaint yourself with lol
*sighs*…..
*Pulls out a plate of freshly baked cookies (from scratch) and two glasses of lactose free milk*
E-boo you don’t have to act up to get me attention. You have it. Now what can I do for you today? Do we need to have the where is this going talk?
if you’re bakin’ me cookies from scratch…i know EXACTLY where this’ll be going.
Exactly… that’s asinine.
Along the same vein, if a dude says something that tells you you are done with him, DON’T let him call you a hundred times wondering what happened. Simply say, “kick rocks loser…we’re done here” That’s mature communication. What usually happens, dude makes what appears to a woman to be an egregious error…but to a man, is at best a eyebrow frown offense, and then old girl no longer will take his calls. So he spends a half dozen calls and texts trying to find out wtf….
Personally, I think it’s an ego stroke for the woman to have this man chasin behind her, when she coulda just said, “it’s over”… and both coulda went their merry way.
Yeah, almost ALL this stuff is about egos, what both the women and the men are talking about today. I get it, it feels good to self-indulge sometimes. I personally think it’s all really immature, but people have the right to do what makes them happy, right? Lol no judgment…unless you’re doing this sh!t to me.
Anyone who hangs up on me will never get a call back from me. It’s policy on this side. In some cases I delete their contact info to make sure of it.
Agreed!
Well I will make sure it wasnt a phone dying or something. But I do not excuse rudeness.
Ditto… ANY form of immature disrespect, ghetto bs, or otherwise asinine behavior is grounds for immediate and summary dismissal from my world.
It’s a new day ladies… Fellas, (at least those with a little self-respect and their ish half together) are raising the bar on dumb shit. NOBODY calls women on their mess. Just like NOBODY calls black folks on our mess. …Right up until somebody does. And you’re standin their after having used the n-word in mixed company at work, and you realize you’re talkin to that one white person who ain’t havin it…. but I digress (and mixed analogies…but whatev.)
Bottom line… I hate to quote Flava Flav but:
“The revolution been in effect…go get a late pass!”
Disrespectful behavior will get you deleted from my contacts list. On the first offense…
Hi Cab
My thing with hanging up on dudes is this: I usually warn them that it’s coming and that they’re being really off-hand with me. I warn once. After that, there’s more off-hand sh*t, consider yourself hung up upon. I just don’t hang up willy-nilly; I give a reason, a warning, then a dialtone. Like so:
Him: And that’s why what you said was so stupid because you know I know you know I saw you see me see you talking to that dude and-
Me: Whoa whoa, nobody’s stupid over here. Calm that down before you get hung up on.
Him: I don’t give a fcuk! Hang up on me then! Hang u-
Me: *dialtone*
I figure that gives us both time to cool down. Especially since I’m rarely in the wrong
except for those few times I have been where I promptly apologized with food.+1
Although I have done the hang up on a few occasions though.
I didn’t say it was right. just said I’ve done it!!!! teeheee
Hanging up on someone is SO disrespectful. I would rather not pick up the phone at all, instead of picking up and feigning interest… and/or hanging up. Maybe because, if I am talking to someone on the phone, they are really meaningful… Lol.
But you know hanging up on someone via cellphone doesn’t have the same effect like back in the day when using landline phones.
Back in the day when you hung up on someone they KNEW/FELT it you would slam the phone down for emphasis or press click and hear dial tone but now with cellphones you can’t slam the phone door for emphasis and when you press end call or red button it just goes silent. #NoFun
YESSS. this is me. hang up. don’t answer. then eventually answer all coolly. lol
i’ve been hung up on before, called back and said that i’m gonna assume you’re phone accidentally hung up on me b/c if it was you then you can forget all this caveman lovin’ ive been giving you…i’ll just go bone your mama so you when you call me pappy, it’s more real.
^actually said that to somebody before. lol. luckily we were on the phone as i’m fairly certain she would have watched my face beat up her hand.
Priceless… I’m totally stealin that line, btw.
Hilariousness. Truly.
I’m sorry Tes, but “boocake?” Really doe??
Really doe. That’s what the bestie calls folks when she’s about to say something either real disrespectful or to replace b*tch in an argument. Been using it for months now lol
Tes, that is a lil’ too close to bukake. Might wanna change that. #justsayin
*Lmfao*, I shouldn’t have said anything…
You know what? Now that you say it, it makes a lot more sense
. I’ll remember to tell her that next time she calls me that lol
Twism…
shame on you!!!!!! Tes is a VSS
I said “#imjustsayin”. Doesn’t that magically absolve me of any offense and sh*t? lol
It does, especially given the fact that through my own…research and viewing of…educational videos, I already knew what it was.
*blush*
*ahem*
So yeah…new topic? lol
“circle gets a square…”
You brought it up, you sick mf
nah you gotta go ricky bobby with it and say “with all due respect” before you go in
I just googled this….
*shivers*
you too? i had no idea what it was. the first entry referenced a food dish, so i def didn’t get it lol, but good ole urban dictionary came through with the win
As Magneto said in the first X-Men…
“young people.”
LOL yep
[wraps her in a freshly laundered snuggie...]
Is it my pink one? You know my heart e-boo <3
LMFAO “too close to bukake”
what’s amazin’ is no matter how sh!t they come out wit’…technology has yet to catch-up to the simplicity of the passive, temporary “fcuk you.”
my gchat STAYS invisible…if only to spare people from runnin’ the red light. those who know, KNOW i’m there…the rest are left guessin’–hell, my whole life is like ‘the price is right’ (e’erybody wanna play tho’).
but in the rare surge of rage that would call for me to purposely piss on someone’s flowers…i go BIG. no passive hide ‘n seek…and i don’t do the delete/block/blacklist sh!t either. i want to you see me (’cause i know you’re lookin’) when i make that u-turn…usually headed for whatever that thing is that’s gon’ make you miss more than a few hours of sleep, days of work and/or meals (or increase you marijuana intake and eat three squares of ice-cream/brownie sundaes with snicker snacks in between). unfortunately this means another woman is typically involved…not even one i necessarily “like” but one i KNOW you won’t. but don’t try this at home (‘specially if you reside in the same home)…and if you do, you ain’t get from me. got it!?
…you tryna get a VSB shanked ain’t you? lol
if this should happen…he was wit’ the wrong one in the first place–”choose wisely.”
See, you did it backwards: that disclaimer is supposed to go before you tell your fellow VSBs to do some off-hand type sh*t. lmao
i don’t e’en know how do italics (or strike through) yet…fcuk rules. lol
EUREKA!
html FTW…..
didn’t know it was that simple…;)
I was wonderin the same shit … Who knew it was that simple…
YES! I love to debate, but I cannot stand a pointless arse circular argument. Which usually takes me a while to realize because I can’t stop won’t stop. Not soon at least. Anyway, the feeling I get from hanging up right in the middle of an argument is great… hell, it almost makes me laugh, which makes me feel better. And like a true dramatic Leo, I’ve actually thrown the phone across the room to hang it up. -_-
It hung up…
Forever.
Cheekie just became one of my favorite commenters of all time with this one.
All I do is win (to the third power) no matter what!
I think I stopped throwing phones across the room to express my frustration with whoever was on it before I hung up, the day after I got dropped from my cell insurance for too many claims in one year….
*Lol*, like “Really ma’am? You expect me to believe that your phone has been “stolen” for the third time in a two week span? -_-”
Yeah, see I usually did this to a landline phone. lol
“lol” using that to respond to anything they say will piss them off to no end.
Him: I really did forget my phone in the taxi and it took me three hours to track it down on foot in the middle of a snow storm. I miss you so much and I’m sorry I put you through this.
Her: LOL
or
Her: Baby we really need to talk. I’ve been thinking about the other night and all that went down and I love you and I just want us to be ok.
Him: LOL
Damn I got irritated just writing that.
lol.
LMAO!
AHAHAHA! Well-played. But yeah, ESPECIALLY a lowercase “lol.” Makes me feel like a failure because that usually means my jokey-joke ain’t all that funny and/or they have nothing else to say to my brilliant statement.
the lowercase lol is just so effortlessly lazy. like damn really not LOL not lmao not LMAO not hahaha. Whats even worse than lol is ha
i fail to see the humor in this…and yet, i smile.
DGGASHGDHDYRTRRGREGREBF > ROFL > LMFAO > LMAO > LOL > lol
There’s degrees of digital laughter? Really? Not in my world
afpou [q342ijr ‘oajsf = ROFL = LMFAO = LMAO = LOL = lol
Why? Becauses Dr, King had a dream… I shouldn’t even have to say anymore.
There’s degrees of digital laughter? Really? Not in my world
I concur.
Only the truly eDramatic has degrees of digital laughter.
LOL <— see. i've mastered this art.
it's usually followed by a "oh you're just gonna laugh it off?"
to which i respond with "nah. lol."
Me too! LOL
lol yeah that’s classic
Damn I got irritated just writing that
Hilarious!
#3 — That ish right there really burns my biscuits!! Dude, howdafcuk you going to ignore my text but update your facebook status like ten minutes later….from your phone.
That has spawned millions of “Don’t you hate when someone doesn’t text you back but be all up on FB and twitter. #Iseeyounegro” status updates and tweets
lmao @ #iseeyounegro…I’m like…umm we’re fb friends and we follow each other on twitter…
*ready or not, here I come, you can’t hide…gonna fiiiiiind youuuuu*
Initiate block sequence in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 click lol
ROTFL (not to be confused with it’s distant cousin LOL).
Yes! This week alone, I’ve seen at least 5
I’ve done this and had people do this to me. One word.
Doncare.
These things only matter to you if you let them matter to you, which is why it’s always so funny.
Dead.
^Know that all too well. Real messed up, but I just lay low from the guy until……..
Text when they call.
….or call when they text…
Nah, that’s inviting conversation…most women will gladly talk to you after they’ve text you.
i disagree. if i text you, that means i want a text back dangit. unless i’m driving. lol
here here.
y’all ninjas need hugs.
+1
I’ve done this, and have had it done to me. I never really mind cuz I think it has to do with the situation. Like, I’m at the movies, or I’m in a meeting. Can’t “talk” but can still communicate briefly. You can some important shït to say or can it wait? I think it’s only really a problem if this is the only way somebody communicates.
As the sole member of the “Boo To Extended Phone Calls That Cause Ear Sweat” (or BTEPCTCES for shawt), I stay doing this.
I hate phone calls period. They interrupt my time and sh!t. Even my girlfriends send me a text asking me if it’s okay to call me… My phone is permanently on Silent… I barely use my 300 monthly minutes. So yeah, if I send you a text and you respond with a phone call, you are being ignored. It’s that simple.
Fo REAL! My phone makes absolutely no noise. Most people don’t even call me anymore; they know better.
Yes!
Exactly!
Co-sign. My phone is always on vibrate, and I don’t like wasting minutes (even a 30 second yes costs you one minute). Usually when anyone calls, it’s during some clutch moment on (insert sports game here), and I need concentration. Or I’ll be busy (insert something more important than a sports game here). A simple text will suffice.
Have definitely experienced the long text where I’m explaining my stance and view on things only to receive the ‘Aiight, cool’ response. Like, wtf! You ask me what’s up and then have nothing to say when I put it all on the table? Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaage!
“ok” is the worst. Like seriously, I just told you I was pregnant with your child, I have cancer, and my mom just died this morning and all you have to say is 2 mutha frickn letters
lmao! Could do a Freddie on their azz and reach through the phone for that shyt.
I can not with that either!
‘k…
When texting, men must type the o in ok or type okay in it’s entirely. The letter k on it’s own will be seriously side-eyed.
Just so you know and chit.
I swear someone said this not too long ago…Friday, I believe…
(whistles…wait, can’t whistle: hums…)
they can waste a side-eye ’til them sh!ts get stuck or fall out…but any woman i’m textin’ is already well-aware that my allegiance lies solely between her thighs. not that i don’t appreciate the heads-up tho’…and just for the record, i would/will defiantly type “okay.” or “yeah…okay.” to convey my angst, frustration or pisstivity (punctuation included).
Way I see it, if you can use “ur” for you’re, I can use “k” for ok. Thus sayeth the prophesy.
Please explain…
#1childLeftBehind
-_-
let’s not pretend that we always ask you whats up. sometimes you all try to start a convo we didn’t want in the first place with the longest email in history…
i didnt ask for that exposition. so i answer how i feel necessary. lol
People still on that BBM? Android over err’thang!!
+1
I’m going back to my Blackberry. Tried to go to the iPhone but got tired of that. I’m still not sure how those Droid’s work. I’m oldschool.
Just got a droid the other day…I love it!! Way better than a BB
#teamcrackberry
+1
+2
Yep. Erybody I know overseas got BlackBerries. BBM is still the truth.
BBM is still winning out here.
I was down with that team for a long minute. Its always time for an upgrade.
Try it…you’ll like it! *in my DJ Lance voice*
****Yoles!!! add some song notes around that last sentence please and thanks! lol****
You get a gold star sticker and 2 toddler points for the Yo Gabba Gabba reference! Lol. My babe loves that show
I can’t escape Nick Jr. I can’t change my channel from Nick Jr or Moose at.all. So yeah I know alllll the songs and dances
??Try it…you’ll like it?? *in my DJ Lance voice*
thanks Yoles!!
I tried it, and now I Like it!
i cant live without my BBM dude
I used to say the same thing. But I CAN live without the constant freezing. That’s why you download Live Profile
+1. #teamcrackberry…
I mean how else am I supposed to keep up with my friends on 5 continents??? I mean that BBM is like CRACK!
BB fo life!
Yep… went from a BB to droid.
I’m lovin it!
*raises hand* Love my Droid. (My cell phone game has finally improved!)
#TeamAndroid My Droid X does everything an iPhone does. I’m sittin pretty with it.
lamb chop…i like you more and more everyday. (well, M-F at least…;) #THElittleTHINGS
i dunno what’s going on here but that’s my baby e-sis. you betta watch what you doin’, son. #watchingyouwithmyblade
Big e-sis has my back! lol
“they say that we are prone to violence…but it’s home-sweet-home.”
To all you Driod/Iphone people, why don’t yall just call each other to discuss the wonderfullnes of your phones…
O wait…the battery is probably dead…
DAH WELL
*Lol*, how rude. But seriously, the battery life is the one thing that pisses me off about my phone; I can charge it overnight and in the morning before school/work, leave out, and the damn thing will be dead before I even look at it for the second time. Oh well, beats walking around w/the first Nokia ever made like my co-worker *lol*.
Stop charging it overnight. You should only charge phones when they’re about to die. Once they’re charged, unplug them. Constantly charging your phone kills the battery life. Although, I’m not sure if this well help your current situation, but it might could help for any phone you use in the future.
Isn’t that only for Nickel Cadmium (NiCad). I thought the memory effect was done away with by the switch to Lithium Ion and Nickel Metal Hydride.
I will try that, thank you for the tip.
it’s not a phone… it’s a small computer. Charge it whenever possible, and adjust your settings to turn off stuff you aren’t using like bluetooth, wifi, etc. alsomake sure it’s not checking and updating your email too frequently. Also, if you have bad signal, it will cause your battery to die faster…constantly looking for a signal.
Smartphones are the future… Crackberrys suck, iPhones are eh….and if you have a Nokia anything…kill urself immediately.
That is all…
Smartphones are the future… Crackberrys suck, iPhones are eh….and if you have a Nokia anything…kill urself immediately.
*looks at Boost Mobile Incognito*
*walks away in tears*
I’m not crying…
yep. lost my phone 2 Saturdays ago during beach week, received it by mail this Monday and my phone was still on. i may not have the internet, touch screen or a contract, but my phone always pulls through.
At least we don’t have to worry about whether the little ball or button works.
COME ON, BRUH!! Android>BBM
iPhone RUN THE WORLD. no beyonce.
Droid or die…
…ok it’s not really that serious but yeah, Droid or die.
Ways to piss off your boothang. Volume 1:
1. Not answering a phone call in front of your mate….
Even if you don’t have anything to hide, it’s just shady.
This ties with….
2. Turning your phone on vibrate in front of your mate.
3. Not replying to a phone call from your boo and subsequently tweeting/updating your fb status from your phone.
4. “oh ok” ….this is the same as PJ’s “cool” reply, only worse. My ex was good for this. Men, this is evil…now why you wanna go and do that, love, huh?
My all time favorite one word response, “eh”. The biscuits are officially Cajun.
Corey!!!!! Where you been?
I been out here grindin! And DAMN! Did I miss a photo shoot for the VSS calendar or something??
aww Corey (i even started capitalizing people’s names when i type them) nice of you to notice
*blushing*
i got tired of being ignored like the homegirl in the baggy gangsta outfits so i took it up a notch!!
COREY!!!! Glad you back!!!
Or getting a text, LOLing and replying while your boo is initiating 4-play lmao
EVILLL.
but I will say, yawning while he is initiating happy time is even more evil. not saying I’ve done that..
hahaha that’s terrible. I may not have done that either.
Spottie AND Sharde are both cold blooded with that….
Yeah but the boothang knows I”m an asshole and if I don’t do one asshole thing every 3 hours he’ll start asking what’s wrong and then I’d actually have to talk about feelings and ish….lol
i might know someone who did that during to keep from falling asleep, whomp
3. Not replying to a phone call from your boo and subsequently tweeting/updating your fb status from your phone.
yo im feelin some type of way just remembering this happening to me recently…. (O_O)
lol this is why I will delete certain posts off my facebook. like if i write on someones wall before i answer a text. I will delete it so you only know i did it if you’re friends with the person too. lol
Ways to piss off your boothang (fcuk is a “boothang” anyway!? lol) Volume I (amended):
1. Not answering a phone call in front of your mate….
1a. answering the wrong call in front of your mate.
Even if you don’t have anything to hide, it’s just shady.
This ties with….
2. Turning your phone on vibrate in front of your mate.
2a. your phone always on and makin’ some kind of damn noise…side note: does anyone (else) avoid approaching/talking to women if they’re constantly fcukin’ around on the phone!?
3. Not replying to a phone call from your boo and subsequently tweeting/updating your fb status from your phone.
3a. replying to phone and usin’ said phone call to discuss some dumb facebook/twitter sh!t…just @ me and spare me.
4. “oh ok” ….this is the same as PJ’s “cool” reply, only worse. My ex was good for this. Men, this is evil…now why you wanna go and do that, love, huh?
4a. just a co-sign…this is just a good way to start some sh!t–really stop that. [looks at phone…last text: “Okay” O_o (oh REALLY now…yeah–”okay” then.)
E,
I like these edits! lol Hmm, you won’t step to a woman that’s playing on her phone why?
premonitions of external fcukery to come i suppose…it’s not about just playin’ around on the phone tho’. i’m talkin’ about the constant stream chattering, chatting, tweeting, pic-ing, pinging, IMing, BBMing, LPing, FBing, texting/sexting or other tele-foolery…might be just another a geographic thing wit’ DC–but it causes the presumption that you can’t enjoy YOURSELF without bein’ extra-terrestrially connected to a third-party for their participation or approval.
And who’s tryna mess with someone who clearly plays all these phone games anyway?
speaking of phones games…i forgot my personal peeve–QUITTING.
i don’t care whether it’s WWF (MAKINGhisSTORY) or FWB (rolling admissions)…do not resign, renege, retire or otherwise flee–the “tap-out” is sacrilege.
I agree with 2a. if we are spending quality time, like at dinner, and you are constantly on your phone (texting, bbm, or even accept a phone call)..its a wrap. That’s just really rude to me.
I agree…although once on a date, both the lady I went out with and I set our phone alarms to go off about an hour in as an escape mechanism. Neither of us ended up using it, but we told each other about it afterwards and got a decent laugh.
if it’s dusk or beyond and i haven’t already made mention of the rarity that i’m expecting a call (and then pardon myself to take it)…you will NOT see me on my phone unless you hear ‘bad boys for life’ or the super mario bros. power-up sound effect, both of which belong to my child.
nothin’ says “fcuk you” like that dependent (“i need to holla at my _______ real quick about absolutely nothin’ that can’t wait”) or self-important (“i really need to take this or the national threat-level may or may not rise or stay the same”) BS that people lean on these days…it defies the very point of spendin’ time with someone.
i understand women need a safety pass in certain circumstances to let friends/family know that you’re not gon’ end-up on the bad side of the 11 o’clock news and what not…but that can be quickly and discretely executed. if i know a girl is out wit’ a dude sometimes i’ll call/text just to see how much/little she’s into him (not that makes me a hypocrite or anything)…and it utterly AMAZES how many times women will answer/reply.
her: why’re you playin’…you KNOW i’m out.
me: why the fcuk’re you answerin’ the phone then!?
her: you’re such an a$$hole.
me: i would’ve been the same a$$hole AFTER he paid the bill tho’.
her: bye, i don’t want to be rude.
me: but you don’t really want to stop talkin’ to me now either, do you!?
her: no, not really.
me: dating is so fcukin’ stupid.
her: [whispers] i’ll call you when i get to the car–bye.
(some have been longer/worse than this…but you get the idea.)
See I’m too prideful to give a dude that much ego juice. If I’m out, I’m not answering another dude’s call. (But of course I will check my phone, smile, and hit ignore in the face of the man I’m with.)
[BEGIN] 05/18/2011 – 8:21 PM
her: just thin.king of u
her: Let’s hang
her: In the city
her: But I have on the same outfit from last time I saw u
her: I had an interview today
me:
her: But I’m on date and he’s dropping me at my car
her: LE’GO!! Lol
[END] 05/18/2011 – 8:26 PM
(i stayed in…but still–thought it was quite cute.)
Who are those people? Lol!
I’m mad she just had a whole conversation with her damn self…lmao
I peeped that too!
She thirsty dinnamug and its shameful…SUCKS TO BE HER!
smh…
You’re a bad man aren’t you Evan McArthur Kane?
ROTFLMAO!!! Evan, I am officially adopting you as my lil brother because that right there is something that my lil brother would do!
2. Turning your phone on vibrate in front of your mate.
2a. your phone always on and makin’ some kind of damn noise…side note: does anyone (else) avoid approaching/talking to women if they’re constantly fcukin’ around on the phone!?
Maybe it’s me, but I’m putting my phone on “Silent”. When I do that, and if you happen to see it, that’s to let you know that you have my undivided attention.
However, if you are constantly on the phone throughout our date, I’m moving away from your disinterested behind. Unless you notify me in advance that you have an important, dire emergency-type call. If we happen to be at dinner, and the food hasn’t been served yet, enjoy that meal by yourself. That I ain’t paying for.
And Hallelujah, THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE! One of my biggest pet peeves (and the reason why I ain’t step to your arse) is when a woman is messing with their phone. I don’t care if it’s a text, a call, or you have to manually arrange the volume. I automatically place you under the “Taken” and “Uninterested” list because of that. I’m glad I’m not the only one…
*sigh*
Done rant….For now…
3. Not replying to a phone call from your boo and subsequently tweeting/updating your fb status from your phone
this.right.here irks my nerves like you would not believe
I’m quite adept at pissing people off for some reason. The bad part is that I actually derive some sick pleasure from it. I gotta say women are always the easiest people to set off. I think its all the readily available buttons to push (always in bright welcoming colors too). Most dudes ain’t really concerned enough to care.
Just curious, but what’s the pleasure in it? I’ve never understood the Ne-Yo Effect i.e. being aroused by angry women.
i swear i’m gon’ make a not angry woman out of you one day lamb chop…;) are you “for real” or one of those ‘weird science’ programmed LOVE bots that always knows just what to say!?
“We are not the same I am a Martian”
Venusian….Men are Martians. ….stinkin’ lil wayne.
Homie Evan go hard^^^(Pause).
@Andie.
I can only speak for I. In this instance, the abundant reflections of times past, hold portions of sentimental effect.
In as decent a manner as possible, its akin to the excuse women use for watching professional sports; Passion.
When enraged (or to the lesser extent, angry) women tend to Taz da Euck out. Tantrum.
Its like seeing a kid that really wants to have her way. Its cute, adorable. Even if she can do damage, its still like, really? You are SOOO CUTE right now. BIG SMILE. Come gimme a hug and pop this lolli in yo mowf.(Okay, I exagg on that last part for comedic effect-lol). Which typically makes it worse for the man inciting the rebellion but doesn’t seem to matter. I mean, its not that its fun but it can be. And its not that we take so much pleasure from it, though we typically do. Its more about enjoying every phase of the Moon as she reflects the Sun.
“Homie Evan go hard”
(and here i am thinkin’ i’ve been too passive…my testosterone is still in 2nd gear.)
poking the bear in the cage does have its golden moments…so long as she’s a teddy bear (or at least wearin’ a teddy) and i’ve strategically swabbed certain areas of my anatomy with organic honey. but i want no parts of a “mad for the sake of being mad ’cause it’s [insert day of the week] and it’s the only way i know how to be so take it or leave it” female version of sticky fingaz–i’d rather cancel (like nino) than pander (like ne-yo)…and it should be more ‘married with children’ than ‘war of the roses’.
http://youtu.be/GWgMedTyJcM
Yes! This is why I have often said men don’t like it when we’re nice to them LOL. Guys think it’s cute when we really get mad. And yes, it does make me even madder and dude might get tagged in the jaw.
I enjoy pushing the envelope, but I hate when I push too far and she snaps.
I don’t know that its so much as that. I love it when women are nice to me. Matter of fact, that is the only time I can be around a woman. But her being mad at me doesn’t automatically translate into mean.
Its good to know that whoever you are interested in is emotionally flexible and can show the different faces that life gifted her while still being cool enough not to overdo it in expressing her frustrations. And that’s love.
@ WIP
Girl you better be careful. You know I like that rough stuff!
He does go hard in the paint doesn’t he?
“Its more about enjoying every phase of the Moon as she reflects the Sun.”
And I like this!
And I appreciate you appreciating me.
Two words: hate s*x. That shizz is something else. AND it ends arguments REALLLLL quick
*nods slowly*
stroke #1 leads to silencio
Hate lovin is nice but I think I do it for the pure enjoyment of knowing that I can push you to the edge but not tip you off the cliff. I’m not really all that turned on by the other party’s anger but it is quite funny. Oh yeah, you might want to make sure you can diffuse the anger after you get your chuckle before you go throwing rocks at the wrong one. Me no like no bleach.
“I do it for the pure enjoyment of knowing that I can push you to the edge but not tip you off the cliff.”
You’re one of those masochistic brothers aren’t you?
o_O
Life is too short to live this way…AND it ages BOTH of you…
Happy wrinkles and high blood pressure!
The beautiful part is that the favor can’t be returned. I’m way too nonchalant to be bothered to the point of utmost pisstivity.
My husband and I attribute it to the folly of youth. He actually calls Ne-Yo’s song, “The Young Dude Jam.” We have found (and this is only based on the experiences of ourselves and those within our friendship / acquaintanceship circles) that young men, who have never been engaged, married, or in truly serious, grown-up relationships, find that ish amusing. It may very well be that when your girl gets mad at you for not answering her text, it may be cute. But please understand that when the grown woman who cooks your food, washes your clothes, goes to work everyday and pays half of the mortgage is really mad, that ish ain’t cute, sexy, or charming. That ish is hell. My husband doesn’t like it when I’m angry because if I am, it ain’t about something cute. It’s about something serious. Babies and bills are a game changer. That cute ish is out the door.
“Babies and bills are a game changer.”
you ain’t never lied.
This comment is truth. Dot. Com. You stay dropping that knowledge, NY, I love it!
“…that young men, who have never been engaged, married, or in truly serious, grown-up relationships, find that ish amusing.”
i believe there is a strong correlation to the decline in consumer satisfaction within the music industry…and the decline in the creative depth of songwriters whose age/experience expose a black hole where sincerity belongs.
“you just rhymin’ / you need more timin’ / to make music that’ll make ‘em keep rewindin’ / but fine then / have it your way / take your 15 / skip the foreplay”
I lurve alladis!
NY2VA — I agree. I suspect it might be a generational thing…or a young adult thing, that whole fascination with deliberately pisses each other off.
At my age, I like grown folks communication… When one of us gets pissed, it’s never cute. Like Mos Def says:
“I’m like the second plane that made the towers face off
That shit that let you know it’s really not a game dawg…”
The kinda women I deal with aren’t into cute anger… There is no Homeland Security when they angry…
Two words, ego gratification. Its like watching two men fight over you.
This ish right here. Thank you Corey for admitting it. LADIES, READ AND LEARN
1) #subtweet: nothing like a good indirect/subliminal shot over the bow to piss someone off
2)de-friend on FB or unfollow on twitter: provided you friends/follow each other thats great way to send a “fcuk you”
3)untag photos/erase photo albums: always funny to see someone put up a “Us” or “him/her and I” photo album on FB then see it disappear weeks/months later
4)song lyrics: funny when you see ppl put up “break-up” song lyrics as their status
I wouldn’t want to follow my boo on twitter. I know I’d be all up in his stuff…. “why is he always @ing so and so all the time….and what did he just thank her for?” #ijs….
people still make “US” albums?…. it’s never a good idea to untag pics until the relationship is over, if you ‘have’ to do it at all.
i started writing about this…and the first sentence thought that came to mind was, “i don’t really care if you follow me on twitter as long you don’t REALLY care about twitter.” the same applies to facebook, et cetera…and it befuddles me (plus i just like the word befuddles) that people care that much about what is said and done there. it’s proof positive that women don’t REALLY want to know what goes through a man’s mind…’cause it’s a “hundred, thousand, trillion” times more grimey than the lil’ bit that eeks out in tweets and status updates.
Or just posting youtube viedos. lol
But my fave is the subtweet. Did that the other day and I got a text that said “and if you tweet about me one mo gain Imma slam you” LMAO
this list??? yeah, errythang would send me straight to #hellhathnofury mode.
I de-friend left and right without too much thought. I figure if we were really that close they’d have a phone number to call, and if they don’t #kanyeshrug ain’t got sh*t to do with me.
I did it to my aunt. She wasn’t too happy after. I told her not to lose sleep and hit my dougie.
I just did a clean sweep on my friends list and have a few aunts still pending. They never get on anyway so they won’t notice. I just hate when you delete someone and they send another request when they never talked to you in the first place.
I get the request and the “why did you delete me” message. I also make it strict internet policy to not add family members save my mother and father; folks get all upset when they can’t be in your business I guess. o.O
Unfortunately..since I live so far away from my fam, they are all on my Facebook. Grandma included. I feel it’s a compromise since I stay incognegro otherwise. Flying cross country to visit isn’t cheap.
My thing with that is…I’ont know those folks. I was raised abroad, spent most of my years away, and only a handful of them came to my high school graduation by choice. Those are the ones I’ll add. Those are the ones with my phone number. Errybody else…who dey is? o.O
the break up song lyric combined with a subtweet is hilarious to me.
“4)song lyrics: funny when you see ppl put up “break-up” song lyrics as their status”
This always gets a huge eye roll from me. Any status/tweet where you passive aggressively talk about how much better off you are and how much (wo)men such is doing the absolute most.
I get the ones the either try to holla or crazy a$$ chicks that wanna be up in my biz. I don’t mind friending people I don’t know, but if you on there to start some ish, then your a$$ will get cussed out and blocked
3)untag photos/erase photo albums:
I actually change the settings on FB so that nobody can see any tagged photos of me, but myself… because a friend (a girl) got SO upset when I untagged a pic she had of me… I mean my boobs were hanging out! She should have asked for my permission before putting the pic anyways… So now, nobody is offended, but nobody can see it either. Win Win.
@Sula – folks can still see the picture if they go through your friend’s photo album though.
Somebody on FB checks you in someplace when you’re supposed to be someplace else.
#Boom, no kat!
That damn check in feature not only pisses boo thangs off but ninjas who “think” they are in your circle of trust too. Let 3/4′s of your clique check in @ happy hour without one person (who lives across the street from said joint) and you got some ‘splaining to do.
This is precisely why I turned off the ability of my friends to check me in somewhere. First, I didn’t tell you where I was or you are not there with me; you don’t need to know. Second: I may not want to be found. Third: FB is already far too in my business as is. I swear if it wasn’t the place to catch up with old friends/far away family I would be long gone.
Didn’t know turning it off was an option…but I guess it would have to be, right? Good to know.
I didn’t even know people could check me in places. Why would someone be checking in anyway? Aren’t we grown? I go where I want to, and I don’t check in with anyone. I don’t understand the point, I suppose. I’m also old, and don’t tweet, don’t post pics with my phone camera (prolly coz I don’t use it/know how to use it), don’t update anything from my phone, etc.
Yeah, that check in thing is potentially dangerous as hell…people, ask permission before you check somebody in!
SN: I’m not on Twitter and barely use Facebook, but what is up with all these “where are you” features, and what is their appeal? What kind of person wants everybody to know where they are all the time? That’s just a disaster waiting to happen.
Not on Twitter either (don’t get it. Lol), but I use FourSquare for the discounts mostly… And I travel a lot so Foursquare kinda let my people know where I am etc…
I don’t use the FB version of checking in… Too many nosy folks on FB.
Facebook stays catching folks up. how are people supposed to be happily married and dating if facebook keeps throwing salt in the game. lol
“lose” their phone number.
One thing that I hate is someone who calls me always leaves voicemails as “urgent messages.” Literally I have gotten hundreds of “urgent messages” that hes just calling to say hi
My phone had broke and I got a replacement and I didn’t back up my contacts first.
“lose” their phone number.
Or just answer when they call like “This is YS… I’m sorry who is this?” *dead* cracks me up everytime.
I so can’t stand you for this post. #1, 3 and 4 are all things that get my blood boiling and sitting on my hands to keep them from connecting to faces. I am one who loathes being ignored. If we are having a conversation with me, end that joint properly, but to just shut down on me is just disrespectful.
And as I tend to not take disrespect to kindly…I don’t think I can add anything as to ways to piss people off. I just try not to do it.
and sitting on my hands to keep them from connecting to faces.
love it mayne #rgs
I am one who loathes being ignored. If we are having a conversation with me, end that joint properly, but to just shut down on me is just disrespectful.
couldnt agree more.
I don’t think I can add anything as to ways to piss people off. I just try not to do it.
indeed.
I concur.
But you know what, it doesn’t bother me because if you ignore me, I’ma stop text, calling, whatever. Then the next time you get at me, I’m starting off RIGHT where the conversation left off.
This! I don’t forget and we are going to finish the conversation. Patience. Killing dreams of reconcillation since the dawn of time.
Patience. Killing dreams of reconcillation since the dawn of time.
that is so damn poetic
Lol exactly. Either that, or you’ll never even get the chance to get at me again. Depending on the situation.
*nodding* Yup! “So like I was saying on Tuesday…”
yes. ignoring me on ANY medium: IM, text, phone, etc… will make me turn green and grow ten feet. i swear. i HATE it.
do it enough times and i will put you on “who?” status.
don’t want to play the ignore game with me. lol
so you cant stand me or you love me more….i’m gonna go with the latter.
I used to see my dad do this to my mom, turn up the TV or radio if in the car while they’re talking. I still find this a way to piss my boothang off. Don’t do it to me though!
Speaking of Facebook, have a conversation with someone random on your wall so they can see. Throw in a few flirts, well not obvious though. Be smart.
Wall convos will piss the boo thang off like none other. That and the random friend who “likes” every photo or status you post.
Co-sign.
Nothing makes a boocake madder than seeing somebody lol’ing at all your statuses. And don’t let there be a less than and 3 there…sh*t’s gonna get ugly (no Bubba) real quick.
I’ve definitely caught myself saying “and who the hell is Swankeisha and why does she think you’re so damn funny?”
LOL as you’re checking their feed. I know I do. “Why is this fool liking your photos? When did y’all meet?”
Going thru her photos like “doesn’t this heffa sing in the church choir? Didn’t you give her a ride once? Seriously you’re rally not that damn funny. Oh so you commented on this photo of her and said she’s pretty? What does that mean? You know what, have that heffa come give you head tonight.”
All because of a few LOLs ha
lmao
My favorite response is “He-he hell. She finds you funny cause she doesn’t have to put up with your (___insert insult here___) lol about THAT!” <-Seen it and damn near died.
LMAO Oh God!
*Lol* well damn.
LOL!
that made me think of this
http://youtu.be/qTelxuEv8to
all I could think of was this starting around 3:26
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uehF-S5UB_g
btw, I’m new to VSB Land, hello everyone!
*throws Welcome glitter*
Hi
…I’m not the usual glitter person, I’m just the stand in…YOLES! lol
@ Rice and Spice
??? ?? ??WELCOME????? ??
please stay and continue to ?
aww thanks guys! I feel so loved!
what up RAS
And let some chick post “Hey” on your wall! I don’t care that you can’t control what she does…
…watch me lose control over what I do!!
that’s what i don’t get, this idea that “i can’t control what (s)he posts. fb allows each person to *police* their wall. don’t like someone’s comment, go to the right of the newsfeed, and delete. voila – nothing more to discuss. unfortunately, i have had many, loooong conversations regarding fb posts. smh.
Facebook/Twitter sure bring the devil out of people, I swear. SMH.
Facebook status watching is always good for a few chuckles. When someone drops the profile pic of them and their significant other all Hades breaks loose. I don’t have those problems because I do a good job keeping my relationship off of the web. *Diddy Bops*
Hi-five from a distance, dude! I cannot STAND having to read someone’s entire dating life story via status update. Hell, I barely check my fb as it is now but geeez…..having to scroll through dozens upon dozens of “updates” about who went to what party and how so-and-so is “geTn ready to take her azz to slp” (yup….just like that) SLAYS me.
*back to your regularly scheduled program*
When you said “Diddy bops” I immediately thought of Dirty Money; that’s what my folks call them
.
#carryon
“I don’t have those problems because I do a good job keeping my relationship off of the web. *Diddy Bops*”
Yes. I do not update relationship statuses, and my bf and I barely even communicate on Facebook. Why do you need that when you can call/text/Skype/talk in person? It baffles me how much people LOVE having other people in their business lol. I guess everyone wants to feel like a celebrity or something.
How about “liking” a pic and/or status of some chick/guy on FB? I’ve seen epic battles ensue because someone would “like” something of somebody that wasn’t their S/O.
People like it when you like their photos etc…What’s the big deal?
that pic’s caption???? priceless!!!! #3Gheaux
the obvious truth is that Black people are the worst thing to happen to the Black community since the Civil Rights Movement.
im almost ashamed that this made me LOL. but im not….
ive had boo-pieces and part-time-pieces do almost everything on this list to me (1-5. i dont have a whackberry and dont associate w/ dudes who even have a “relationship status” status.) and yes, all of those things piss me the hell off. i dont hide my rage well so this just leads to unpleasant exchange of words once we’re back on speaking terms.
over the last year, ive worked on my temper and communicating my feelings with the men i date. i think ive come a long way. but obviously not far enough. *shrug*
its cool doe. next brotha who plays the “piss your boothang off” game wit me, #RGS gon ride out– diamond crusted pistols, bedazzled hoodies and all.
“diamond crusted pistols, bedazzled hoodies and all.”
ooooh, where do I sign up?
#RGS has rights on the blinged out goon equipment. and since #RGS is exclusive, you cant just “sign up” to be down.
so…. yeah.
“bedazzled hoodies and all.”
OMG! Can we please get bedazzled hoodies with “Gem’s Goon Squad” sequined on the back?!
so you’re saying YOU wanna be my part of my goon patrol?? look at you tryna be down!
but yeah even then, its gon take some work to upgrade to getting bedazzled goon-ware.
*wear
Everybody knows Gem’s Goon Squad runs things 8)
Is there an “intake process”?
It wouldn’t matter… most of her goons ain’t financial. You wouldn’t be any different. Just a goon-rocking nalia doing calls and strolling at the fight party hosted by somebody with illegal cable.
*Shrugs*
#RGS We make no apologies
….cuz we run this sh*t
Be indecisive ALL the time or pass certain decisions onto me after I CLEARLY just asked for your imput.
Me: Babe, where do you want to eat?
Him: I’on know.
Me: You don’t have a taste for anything?
Him: Naw, not really. You know I eat anything, I’m not picky like you. I mean it’s whatever you want.
Me: …….
I
This sounds great to me.
You get to do whatever you want to do!
However if it’s all the time and it means that you are having to plan all the outings etc – I can see where it would start being an issue
If THAT is the problem then go do fun stuff without him (he’ll man up when you have all this fun without him)
…and dude will be eating Apple Jacks, then. I kid you not.
That’s the most annoying text game ever!!!
Guy: ‘oh so you can send 3 or 4 tweets but can’t text me back?!?’ Me: ‘yes. twitter was more important.’ needless to say, a male b*tchfit ensued.
well played.
I don’t go out of my way to piss people off. It just comes naturally to me I guess.
And I, in turn, am not pissed off easily. If I become really irritated, I just move your ass to my nignore list and keep it moving myself.
Welcome to #TeamIJDGAF. People gon’ try to hate, but…
I was born to this team. I have the custom made IJDGAF onsies to prove it.
as was I.
it really makes people mad. lol
Sometimes the best response is no response. It’ll leave some folks questioning their whole existence. Not that I would care enough to want them to do that of course.
But that’s just it. Your response is a response. It directly implies “I’ve looked all over and you must’ve caught me at a bad time because I can’t find a single f*ck to give you right now. If you feel you’re reached this message in error, hang up and realize you didn’t.” #IJDGAF
(wonders if she dares to use this as her voicemail…)
“I’ve looked all over and you must’ve caught me at a bad time because I can’t find a single f*ck to give you right now. If you feel you’re reached this message in error, hang up and realize you didn’t.
if only my goon-genes would allow me to be so passive….
I’ve looked all over and you must’ve caught me at a bad time because I can’t find a single f*ck to give you right now. If you feel you’re reached this message in error, hang up and realize you didn’t.
Priceless!
“I’ve looked all over and you must’ve caught me at a bad time because I can’t find a single f*ck to give you right now. If you feel you’re reached this message in error, hang up and realize you didn’t.” #IJDGAF
this just killed me. dead.
i used to be on team IJDGAF. iono what happened. i think my arseholeness went away. sigh. lol
naw, you just remembered that you were a woman.
#shotsfired #ovaries
Hehehehe, or maybe she put it on the shelf in order to get some hot loving, foot rubs, breakfast in bed, and a date that can go to the family BBQ and the corporate social function. Or maybe that’s what I do…
Hmm, you have piqued my interest and I would love to subscribe to your monthly newsletter to learn more about this organization.
It’s hard not to be indifferent about things or people that you are indifferent of. Feigning interest to too much work but lack of interest comes off rude. I’ve had to pratice over the years to not have the tell-somebody-who-cares expression.
“Nignore list”.
Hotdamn, I found the solution to soooo many life issues with that one statement….
Enjoy.
And I, in turn, am not pissed off easily. If I become really irritated, I just move your ass to my nignore list and keep it moving myself.
ya know, i wish i had more of that attitude in certain aspects of my life. most things that are intended to be annoying or rude i pay no mind– esp when it comes to silly heaux and silly rabbits.
but when it comes to communication with a mate?? being ignored and/or prodded turns me into a lit firecracker–just waiting to pop off. i find it so disrespectful and inconsiderate i cant even feign indifference.
if i could NOT giveth a singular f*ck about such treatment, i think id be in a much better place mentally and emotionally. i hold on to things and overthink them so that they just eat away at me. if only i could ignore it and pay it no mind…. its something im seriously working on.
I wish you luck with this cause there are certain aspects of this IJDGAF attitude I’m working on myself.
There are some things/people that will piss me off so much that my natural inclination to say f*ck it/them is overruled by my anger. Disrespect and bullsh*t and the people that engage in those things are definitely my buttons. When I can’t talk myself down, I go off so bad that I scare even myself.
I also worry sometimes at my ability to completely dismiss a person. I have a feeling that is not always entirely healthy. Burned bridges can leave behind unresolved issues with almost no way of going back even if I wanted to.
#TeamIJDGAF is not always winning.
I sometimes have this problem with dismissing folk, but I see it as putting myself first. If you are just going to make me angry then you need not be around me.
Anti-Cool, we are so —><— right now lol. Playing silly games to get a rise out of me is the wrong thing to do, and dudes know it. I'm like gamble if you want to, hun, but there are folks lined up waiting to take your spot so I would advise against it.
Oh yeah, this post reminds me of this ———-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTwwuIn9inE
Actually leaving voicemail!
Boy oh boy do I hate listening to voicemails, i’ll delay it as long as I can. I’d rather return the missed call than check my VM. There’s something about voicemail that seems so out of date (dial no, enter your password, listen to message). Here’s what really irks me about VMs
That mofo who leaves messages starting with “Hello….Hello…Hello….(long pause like they’re waiting for you to speak)”. Granted old folks tend to do this more often but damn didn’t you hear the voicemail prompt. What’s wrong with you?
Leaving messages longer than a Sunday sermon especially rambling messages.
Leaving long a*s messages with awkward pauses
Leaving contact info at the end but saying it so fast that you have to listen to the message again (can’t you just text/email the info)
The hey I called you, call me back? Umm, I can see my missed calls log
Yup, my name is Sheeesss Your Queeeenn To Be and I hate voicemail.
I love my voice mail. It let’s me know whether the person is worth calling back or not. And I don’t answer unknown numbers so this is how I screen them.
Yeah..I’m extremely mobile in trade, so VM’s must be checked.
My friend has a policy about not checking voicemails and get’s mad when she misses my call and important information. She’s like why didn’t you just text me? I just laugh at her..lol
I have to check mine cuz I don’t like that notification on my phone and I only have to press oen button to access it. I hate when people wait til it picks up and then hang up so there’s no message at all or like you said they just tell you they called like you can’t see that. I would rather have a voicemail instead of someone calling over and over. Leave a message telling me what the hell you want cuz that’s just gon piss me off and make me not want to call you back.
+1
I only have to press oen button to access it.
-Life with android… I’m the same way… hate that flashing light. No Kanye.
Sometimes my phone doesn’t ring and will send the person straight to voicemail. In these cases there is no missed call indicator. I tell everybody, if there’s no voicemail, I assume it’s not important that I call back.
Same here. Sprint is a mamma jamma with them dead spots and no signal areas so if you didn’t leave a message, you might as well act like you didn’t call at all.
Damn, I’m beginning to think it’s a Sprint thing since they’re my carrier as well.
mine too but that doesn’t happen to me often. i live in a real high reception zone or something
I guess I don’t. I’ve lost signals sitting still.
I mean it’s one thing if you’re driving… but if I’m sitting on the couch and I got 4 bars, and all of a sudden the window blows and my call drops… what am I supposed to do with that?
DQ are you are new yorker??
yea i’m being nosy..
I don’t have this problem either…I haven’t dropped a call in a minute (which of course means I’ll be droppin one later).
hmm….lol. methinks you need help. like that almost sounds clinical.
LMAO… I have done all of this except BBM and as far as sendinding to voicemail then I send a txt and say that I am studying or in a mtg…
When I had a Blackberry, #6 reeaaaallly grinded my gears.
8.) I call or text you to no response, but then you tweet… via an app on your phone…. Bite me.
9.) I text asking about a convenient time to chat with you on the phone. You respond “I don’t know” Really? You don’t know when you’ll have a spare 30 minutes in the next week/month? Right.
10.) If we follow each other on twitter (something I’d never do with someone I was just dating) and you go on a tweet spree about someone else you’re seeing if we’re nonexclusive. Um ew. I don’t need the deets please. It just makes you less appealing.
11.) If you go from talking to me through whatever medium every other day to hitting me up once every other week/month – no bueno. It’s not the decreased volume, it’s the inconsistency! Let’s establish a communication pattern and stick with it. Guessing leads to over-analysis leads to insanity.
12.) If I send a text saying we need to talk later. Don’t call me right then and there at my job/at a gate at the airport/some where else mad inconvenient asking wassup. I said later. And no, we’re not having this convo via text. Thanks
Why on earth am I in moderation?!? Free me please
Yes! Give us us free!!
[calls in a favor to VSbail-bondsman...signs for conjugal visit list (just in case).]
[commits crime to be thrown in holding cell with lamb chop...bidding war for story rights ensues between Tyler Perry, T.D. Jakes, Oprah, Dame Dash and Master P.]
i’m holdin’ out for a collab with Oprah and Dame…a “HarpoE-Mad” production.
You are dedicated my darling. I will happily give you that.
*Gets “Free Andi & EvanMK* shirts printed*
“If I send a text saying we need to talk later. Don’t call me right then and there at my job/at a gate at the airport/some where else mad inconvenient asking wassup. I said later. And no, we’re not having this convo via text. Thanks ”
LOL! I think the “we need to talk later” scares me. They can’t even think straight after you text or say those words. It is the one time, where they feel the need to hurry up and talk about it now. NOW they are free. NOW they respond to texts.
Oh yes, that we need to talk… smh.
“It is the one time, where they feel the need to hurry up and talk about it now. NOW they are free. NOW they respond to texts.” <- THIS!
Thank you! I have texts that have apparently ended up in no man's land (Right…), but I have never lost a "We need to talk" text. Nobody has ever not gotten one of those.
#10 though.
i do not want to witness your twitter flirting. i will unfollow there or un-like you in real life. lol
10.) If we follow each other on twitter (something I’d never do with someone I was just dating) and you go on a tweet spree about someone else you’re seeing if we’re nonexclusive. Um ew. I don’t need the deets please. It just makes you less appealing.
lol. this right here, ninja. this sh*t right here. that’s how you go from next girl to ex girl. from “damn, who is that” to “damn, where’d she go”.
11.) If you go from talking to me through whatever medium every other day to hitting me up once every other week/month – no bueno. It’s not the decreased volume, it’s the inconsistency! Let’s establish a communication pattern and stick with it. Guessing leads to over-analysis leads to insanity.
My communication pattern is inconsistency, but thanks. I’ve just figured out why yet another person is pissed with me based on the voicemails I’ve gotten about not calling like I used to.
That #6 is a surefire way to find out how crazy someone is. It would surely piss me off and make me want to hem a negroid up. When my sister told me that you know if someone’s read your BBM… I knew then and there I would be #teamiPhone.
LOL. Yeah, we don’t have those issues on the iPhone. That would drive me crazy and cause too much drama.
If you still own a Blackberry I feel bad for you.
We are soo >><<. My response was why are you still playing w/ a BB. But I remember that ish from when I had my BBerry
hey
i happen to enjoy mine.. but then again i have an old soul… am i the only person that uses her phone to make and receive calls and texts, take a few pics and occasionally surf the web?? i don’t do anything else on my phone.. and i don’t want to… i live in constant fear
even though nothing has happened to me yetthat i will need to call 911 and won’t be able to because the battery is dead due to me listening to music or some other shyt on my cell phone… no way.. NOT ME, NOT NOW i NEED my phone to be there for the important things like when i am driving my backed in car out of that driving space running from peoplebegging at my windowsthat scare meEasy, Yoles. It’s OK. Just get a backup battery for your Blackberry and you’ll be fine.
O.
#teamblackberry
don’t feel bad for me. i can’t tell you how many times i’ve been out with friends and errrrrybody else’s iphone/droid and all those apps they can’t live without are useless because their battery is on life-support… and then it dies.
all i need is text, phone gchat, twitter and email and i’m good. phoneneverdies.
a blackberry dies a thousand times. an iphone dies but once. #artofphone
If you have a blackberry I feel bad for you son, I got 99 problems but ain’t phone aint 1
nice
Don’t feel bad for me WE (me and my bb torch) are doing just fine..
Yup.
ok, so the following list I may or may not have done in the past, present, and very foreseeable future….
1. Respond to an emotional filled 3 page text with “OK”
2. Ignored a call then text 5 seconds later with a “whats up” (to add no i am not busy at the time I just wanna know what you want without actually talking to you to find out)
3. update your facebook status on ur phone…but you can’t answer it
4. I called at 10pm…no answer, yet you last played Wods with Friends at 10:30…
5. I log onto Skype and you miraculously log off
6. Have a full blown twitter conversation with a chick who’s tweets are private (now I only got one half of the convo and i’m gonna assume the heaux is saying all sorts of grimey things)
7. Subliminal status update/tweets (nuff said)
8. The infamous stanger ho pic on facebook( and the pose has to be in an ambigious are they aren’t they kinda way)
9. Untagging pictures ( so you untag the pic of me and you looking very dapper at a function yet you keep the one with you drunk and pissy in Miami…ok)
10. “Liking” statuses/or constant retweets (ain’t nothing nobody says that consistently funny)
11. The smiley face …put that wih anything and’t it looks like an inside joke i don’t get…of the obvious cop-out to answering the questions, rihtup ther with LOL…
12, Making certain things private (why tho?? lol)
…thats all I can think off right now..let me log on facebook and come up with some more lol
HAHA, I love these. Have definitely experienced or have been the culprit in some of these capers.
maaan, men have MASTERED the ‘ok’ or the ‘oh ok’ (which is worse IMO) text.
they be doin that ish on purpose!
OMG I hate the “oh ok”….its right up there with “thats whats up”, “aight”, “k”, “i guess”, “?”, and my personal favorite “huh”
…whatchu mean huh lol
“huh?”
OOOH that bugs me…and gets a ignore for sure.
One time I got “O”. Ninja couldn’t even put an “h” on the end. Just “O”.
“huh?”
and “aight”
KILL me. grrrr!! *flashbacks*
Women do too… heh.
LMFAO at this whole thing. I’m definitely guilty of #2! But i don’t do the whole sending ppl to voicemail, i just click “quiet”. And late responses to texts- no need for excuses, they better just be happy i responded even if it was 7 hours later and all i said was “ok” lol
lets see what i’m guilty of.
responding to long emails/texts with “ok”
not responding to bbms
i don’t even have my relationship status listed on fb. even when i was in a relationship. smh
i send people to voicemail often.
you know what irks me? when people leave voicemails. i have caller id on my cell phone. i know you called. now i have to call my voicemail to clear that damn icon.
Best voicemail message:
“If I wanted to talk to you, we’d actually be talking right now. But you’ll just have to settle for leaving a message. If it makes you feel better, you can pretend that I forgot my phone, or I just can’t get to it but you and I both know the truth.”
or
“I remember canceling your magazine, yet you still call trying to share your issues. Go ahead and leave a message, but I’m sure I have better things to do.”
My mom was pissed the first time she heard each of these, but hey…
I see you take your position on #TeamIJDGAF very seriously.
Yeah, I’m guessing he’s President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer *lol*.
I’ve been called cold and/or heartless a number of times before. I know it’s much healthier for the other party(-ies) if I just stick with the DGAF mentality. ‘Cause I don’t have enough money to play for #TeamOJ yet.
That first message = GOLD.
Mine says the following:
“Hi, it’s me Tes. You’re calling. I’m not answering because I’m probably avoiding someone. If I don’t call you back soon, it’s probably you…but leave a message anyway just to be sure. Kay, thanks, bye.”
Have had it since high school. That’s just how much sh*t don’t change with those people who call lol
DAMB, you just be out here strong armin’ people in they emotions. Lol.
Cooooooooooold Bloooooooood——–id
WOW..I can imagine my boss getting any of those messages.. Apparently I need to invest in a second mobile..
you are really a mess.
I am hoping you don’t use that phone for business.
tsk…. tsk….
And this is reason #896 why I don’t talk to voicemail, if I call you and you don’t pick up I just hang up — you saw my missed call.
My all time favorite is taking a phone call & use gender neutral terms like “babe” ect and them respond enough to make him intrigued but not enough to know exactly who I’m talking to. Works ALL the time!
Dudes used to get mad when they would call and I’d answer “wassup” instead of “hey baby” or something like that, LOL. “Oh, that’s how you talk to me now?” on that Say My Name vibe.
Yeah… I think it’s cute when they get all jealous… adds fuel to the fire.
There is a feature on da facebooks to where you can make stati (plural of status, jsut roll with it, it makes sense) and wall posts only visible to certain folks. I am sure that could potentially piss off a boo, or a unwanted boo, not that I have ever done such. *whistles and walks way*
girl those facebook restrictions are so obvious its a joke lol….co-workers from work wanted to be my fb friend..i had them on super restricted..all they saw was my mug and info… they eventually deleted themselves lol
Excellent tactic!!! *scribbles notes*
lol! it works because you technically didn’t delete them..they did…which doesn’t technically make you the bad guy…and which means they weren’t getting the desired effect from stalking your facebook…it’s a win/win really lol
Oh yes the beauty of a status block. I have so many diff groups of people on FB. Nobody under 18 or over 40 can see any of my statuses, wall posts, or club pics…lol. But it also makes it possible for just one person to see something and I have posted a status and only allowed the boothang to see it knowing it would piss him off if he thought I posted it for all to see…lol
“have posted a status and only allowed the boothang to see it knowing it would piss him off if he thought I posted it for all to see…lol”
DAYUM! lol. *takes notes just in case an . . . um . . . friend needs this trick*
Yes, once all the aunts and cousins started sending friend requests I made all those restrictions- then I said f*ck it. I’m grown. I still have the young kids (well, kid) on restriction.
I have to keep them blocked they”re all like uber Catholic and I’m well not. lol
I have so many diff groups of people on FB.
Heck yes.
The caption is hilarious! Can’t wait for the comments..
Hmm let’s see. I’m currently boo thang-less (Yeah I made that up..) but I have observed ninjas sending subliminal tweets to each other about their relationship. Like ” I wish #oneofmyfollowers would make more time for US and not for all that other ish”. I would be fuming if dude posted our private business like that.
Social media is changing the dynamics of relationships. Ppl arguing through status updates and having twitter beef just seems crazy to me. Why does the public need to know you and your boo-thang are going through it?
“Social media is changing the dynamics of relationships. Ppl arguing through status updates and having twitter beef just seems crazy to me. Why does the public need to know you and your boo-thang are going through it?”
that ?is how i know i’m just pretending to be young, because that seems to azzbackwards it could have never been straight
I’ve done this. Using Biblical quotes, scholarly anecdotes, phrases, idioms, parables and home made metaphors.
Its fine that in your pinion you condemn this as childish errr young….but I counter with sometimes, it helps ease some of the unnecessary hurt feelings in a slightly indirect manner.
Of course now I realize you all must be talkin’ about that direct slight at the boo thang “why can’t your man just be a good man?” or “why does a woman think its alright to disrespect a man in public?” which I guess makes more sense….I keep it esoteric and somehow I figured that fit. My mistake
So, yeah….co-sign.
that?sentence doesn’t even make sense but i know that you all know exactly what i meant
i was talking about my original post… i’m too old for this late night shyt …. lata
Lol nah Yoles, I’m 23 and I think it’s absolutely ludicrous. I’m embarrassed for my generation sometimes.
Wise beyond your years… I thought you were closer to 30. Good stuff.
Thanks Sula
That means a lot coming from you…you’re one of my faves.
” Ppl arguing through status updates and having twitter beef just seems crazy to me. Why does the public need to know you and your boo-thang are going through it?”
Yes, while this is somewhat juicy gossip. Really no one cares. If anything, everyone reading it is at home laughing at you. Just don’t do it.
“Yes, while this is somewhat juicy gossip. Really no one cares. If anything, everyone reading it is at home laughing at you. Just don’t do it.”
So true…the only reason I accepted certain friend requests on FB is because I knew their relationship drama would keep me entertained…
Social media is changing the dynamics of relationships. Ppl arguing through status updates and having twitter beef just seems crazy to me. Why does the public need to know you and your boo-thang are going through it?
RIGHT..it gives the pressed a forum, IMO it’s just doing too much, but I am a private person in real life so I just don’t see the need..I may have a page for my jewelry soon but that will be a busine$$ thing.
Auntiesistermamachurchlady never told them to keep their business out the street. Or they never listened.
(This from a woman who is making a sidejob/hustle out of putting her business in the street. Names are changed, tho.)
Yes you are, and doing a fine job of it, I must say! It will provide much fodder for discussion and learning on the O-Files…
As yesterday’s post illustrates: Taming The “Wild Cougar” http://obsidianraw.bravejournal.com/entry/67441
Thanks so much for sharing!
O.
#7 is EXACTLY why I’m not on Facebook. That’s waaaayyy too much unnatural pressure to define your relationship. I don’t want to hear from him (or any of my Facebook friends) Why are you still “single?” I thought you broke up, why are you “in a relationship?” Nope, too much trouble
I don’t get why some people even bother doing that “relationship status” thing. Too many ways of causing your own WWIII just by updating it if ya ask me.
Me and my friend updated ours. I thought it was cute. But I rarely do anything on Facebook anyway so there’s little drama to be created.
LMAO this post is too funny
I’m pretty sure I do EVERYTHING that everyone has listed on here (with the exception of fb stuff and the OK text) to my bf. hence, he’s always mad at me lol. but i just need to do what I do first before i respond to you. whether it takes 5 min or 5hrs. it be like that sometimes. and BBM is the exact reason why I have an iPhone. He will never know when I really got or read that text message.
I’m going to have to wait till morning to be free from moderation aren’t I?
*Flips over table*
…*Goes to bed*
*gives Andi “Sorry for Moderation” flowers and “See you in the mornin’” Chocolates*
Mama knows chile…
Thanks Tes. Moderation jail was awful. It was cold in there. And the beds were hard. And this big chick named Patrice kept staring at me
oh lord not “pretty” patrice
be careful in there Andi
“I’m going to have to wait till morning to be free from moderation aren’t I?”
Another high-tech way to piss off a boo-thang if you’re a blogger. Keep their comment in moderation all day.
Replying to a call or text with “sorry, I don’t recognize this number. Lost contacts. Who is this?” knowing good and well.
This post hits home with me today cause I just apologized to someone via text yesterday (they didn’t answer and don’t have vm set up), and their 4 word response didn’t acknowledge my words at all. On top of all that, I didn’t even think I was wrong and it took a lot out of this Taurean to humble myself and take the high road for the sake of the relationship.
…ain’t that a b!t(#
This should have been a general ways to piss folk off post. Then I could talk about ignoring my cousins texts asking me for money and call her back 10 hrs later saying I was sleep or doing homework.
I apologized to someone via text yesterday too after our small text message argument. (I was at work). Easier to text it than to say it.
I’m great with words so I know the apology looks good but had we spoke, the sincerity would have been better communicated. And I would’ve have had a way to ….ahhhh…whatever. Like ATWG says below fxck it.
And this is when you say fxck it. Lol you did your part.
Right…the alternative was to become the crazed chick and it’s never that serious….though I see how very possible it is.
guilty. I do that to men who piss me off by doing any of the aforementioned things. Next time they text me, I play like I don’t recognize the number. Or I actually don’t cause I deleted them.
-Texting me the same message more than once when I don’t respond. If I didn’t answer you the first time you sent it, I’m not going to answer yout the fourth time.
-Having a day long text convo when the matter could have been resolved with 5 mins of talk time. I can’t stand having to decipher passive aggressive ass texts and cryptic/subliminals. Shits annoying.
-Texting me corny messages like “I miss you! You miss me?” *digital crickets* You are not about to make me respond to that bullishh.
““I miss you! You miss me?” *digital crickets* You are not about to make me respond to that bullishh.”
I’ve yet to receive this sort of text and really I hope I never do. A friend of mine gets these texts from guys she has only known for 2 weeks all then time. Sometimes, I think it is something guys ask or say to fill up some sort of space in our lives. How can I miss you if I just met you?
b/c we expect to be that great to you. ego in full effect.
Ya know, as men, we do set ourselves up for failure…often.
Can I just say that your list is gold! I was just sayin to my bestie how much I hate modern technology for just this reason…it’s too easy to get some ish started
Literally just had a moment!
Start some ish via text and when I ask you to clarify, don’t respond! I don’t give a damn if it’s 2 am and you gotta work in the mornin. Don’t “fall asleep” mid-discussion! You wasn’t sleepy 10 minutes ago when you started this ish!
…and then the next day text me on some “Hey babe…” no the EFF you didn’t!
Okay enough of last nights recap…and as I’m typin this, he hits me with the “lol”. Woosah!!! Really???
To add…
“Friend” or “follow” a new chick. Who the hell is Tanya Gotafatass Brown?!
Post a stat that looks like it could be remotely about us. “Here we go again…” You could be at work in the middle of your shift after you blew my back out in the mornin and made me pancakes for breakfast. What you talkin about ‘here we go again’? Oh really!
Respond to a text message while we’re together…and chuckle about what it says in the process…it’s about to be a World War up in this piece
…and on that note let your phone keep vibrating and don’t answer it. Bonus points if you don’t even pick it up to see who it is
Addendum
Let me change my relationship status and you don’t. You still single, huh?? Okay.
““Friend” or “follow” a new chick. Who the hell is Tanya Gotafatass Brown?!”
You have to be careful there though. Sometimes Dishieka Thicktodef Williams is his niece, LOL. Men with big families can be tricky.
“Respond to a text message while we’re together…and chuckle about what it says in the process…d on that note let your phone keep vibrating and don’t answer it. Bonus points if you don’t even pick it up to see who it is”
HA! And you better power up if it’s past 12am.
You sound like FUN!!!
Lol. More than a barrel of monkeys! I really am harmless. I just put on enough of a front so you don’t really wanna try me.
“Who the hell is Tanya Gotafatass Brown?!”
LOL! Would it be wrong to click on her picture and stalk her… just for a minute or 2.
“Friend” or “follow” a new chick. Who the hell is Tanya Gotafatass Brown?!”
LMAOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Respond to a text message while we’re together…and chuckle about what it says in the process…it’s about to be a World War up in this piece
…and on that note let your phone keep vibrating and don’t answer it. Bonus points if you don’t even pick it up to see who it is”
This sounds like damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Besides, why do I need to look at my phone to see who’s calling if I’m already out with the person who is most important?
Besides, why do I need to look at my phone to see who’s calling if I’m already out with the person who is most important?
Now that was smooth
3 & 4 . . . threeandmuthaeffinfour . . . Annoy me to no end! ARGH!
My additions . . .
–Having an account on a social network like FB, Twitter, Tumblr, etc that your boothang doesn’t know about
–Posting detailed rants about them on blogs and forums
–Logging in under their username on “accident”
I don’t piss boo thangs off cuz I’m an angel, but don’t go telling folks our business trying to get advice and me find out when you haven’t addressed these issues you have with ME!
So many parts of this conversation I wanna double dutch in on. Just…my favorite topic ever, despite being something that I put a tremendous amount of effort into not doing. I’m a Libra. I live up to it.
But I can enjoy fighting without being a fighter like I enjoy this; emotional transference on some vengeful ish. Its funny to me, horrible when it happens but all around fun if you can disconnect and appreciate the subtle language underneath it all.
I know…too serious…just wanted to share.
I’m sure much of this was said but…
1. Sudden change to a sweet voice in the middle of a heated argument
2. Changing the subject to something you know they hate talking about
3. Turning an electronic device up too loud to maintain a conversation
4. Referring to them in a name they don’t like
5. Taking all of the blame to kill the argument and then bringing it back up FIVE minutes later.
6. Act like you having an emotional break down then get normal on them approximately 15 seconds later and then every 15 seconds repeat the freakazoid process. Then laugh. Sure, they will think you are fruity loops, but what do you care what they think, you disrespecting them, right?
“3. Turning an electronic device up too loud to maintain a conversation”
That’s a good way to get your stuff broken, lol
not over the phone….or skype….or if I put it up really high because I’m tall enough and women I date aren’t. lol
or if I put it up really high because I’m tall enough and women I date aren’t.
That is so mean! lol You gonna have me fall trying to reach a radio? That’s what’s really hood? Aiight den…
hey, my passive aggressive game is on point…don’t test me.
I’ll cook the best dinner ever and then make it too spicy to truly enjoy…try that with me…I’ll sit there tearing up while I’m tearing it up before I tear it up.
if you learn to do the first two (add a dash of number 5 for fun and good measure) with dexterity…GAME, SET, MATCH. but if you want to put some hot sauce on it…repeat, AND make them repeat, their own illogical statements over and over and OVER AGAIN in the course of a conversation until they’re deafened by the stupidity of it.
You be killin’ em….I need to step me game up….I’m too nice,
NUMBER 5!!!! Ugh! I will rip your FACE OFF!! I hate that!!
but I really like my face though.
1. Sudden change to a sweet voice in the middle of a heated argument
Number 1 Killah!!!!
Not only does it piss them off it gets them a lil scurred too because now they are wondering what’s going on #MarvinGaye and what you up too.
If I get hung up on, we wouldn’t be talking again. Can’t say the same for if I hang up on you, though.
I haven’t had any experience in this area in a long time, but…ah, whatever:
(Actually, first, the TP Quote of the Day: “if you want to [make a woman mad], send her a text” – Why Did I Get Married)
1. I’ve never done this before (to anyone), but I imagine it’d be rather funny.
2. Gchat…uh, okay. I have done this on FB with women who wanted to audition.
3. I’ll have to say “never” to this.
4. Naw, not even my style. I’m like the future mayor of Miami (vote, 305 people) – I got [stuff] on my mind. Oh, for those not in the know…Uncle Luke is in the race. Election is Tuesday, I believe.
5. I’ve never turned it off, but I’ve let my battery run out so I could say it was off. Wasn’t in a romantic situation, though. Sometimes I just don’t feel like talking to folks…like when people call at 9:05 on Mondays, knowing what I’ve been doing at 9 on Mondays for the past 13.5 years. “I know you ain’t sleep”…yeah, you’ve known me long enough to know what I am doing too.
6. As stated directly above, sometimes I just don’t feel like talking to folks…especially when all they do is ask for stuff. Those tend to get slower replies from me.
7. I’ve made 3 alterations to my FB status: saying I was in one, saying who it was with, and saying I wasn’t in one anymore. That “it’s complicated” stuff is like “curvaceous” was on CollegeClub. There’s an equal “for the birds” factor as well.
Let’s see, what else…
1. Never return invites to play them on Wii/360/PS3 games
This wasn’t even intentional, but an ex went home and her little sister challenged me to a game of Mario Kart. I never answered: didn’t see it because I was racing the ghost racer (if you’ve done this, you understand). I got a call asking why after what apparently had been 20 minutes.
2. Create a disparaging video montage on YouTube
I imagine this would wear on someone’s nerves real quick. Wouldn’t be as bad as that billboard was, though.
3. Send pictures of yourself on vacation while they’re working
They’re in the cubicle, you’re in Cozumel. Expect some hateration.
That ghost is no joke. Respect.
this guy said college club! #throwback
Lmao @ the straight to voicemail. I used to be criminal with this, but now I just stare at it and say I was in the bathroom if asked. I’ve never done this to a boothang tho cause if I did I clearly want to break up. I ignore stupid texts from potential suitors like “whatchu doin” at 11:36pm on a Tuesday. I did that to one guy and then he unfriended me on Facebook O_o lol. I guess I was supposed to care and slander him in my status updates. Idiot.
Skeet in her hair. It works like a charm.
That sounds more old school than new age. Skeet inside her new lacefront instead?
Yeah…it is old school. It works extremely well though. New school….send her a text asking “what are you doing this weekend?” then immediately send another saying “My bad, that wasn’t meant for you.”
The gates of hell will explode open.
This was hilarious. I might have to try this one.
Expect one of two outcomes if you do. She will either cut you off and not speak to you anymore or…she will make it her business to not let you out of her site that weekend and try her best to p*ssy poison you.
You should have an idea about how she will react before attempting this. DO NOT come back with the sad stories about the replacement costs of tires and windows.
LOL, that’s the quickest way to deleted out the phone.
I will neither confirm nor deny that I have faked sending texts on accident as a way to start conversations.
I wonder what types of women fall for this one. Because to me, it is so transparently aggressive, it will send a clear message that you need to get deleted from my life. No anger, no drama, just “have a nice life”. But maybe that’s what you want, if so, good one.
So you are saying you have never replied to the wrong person before? I came upon that method by accident. It really should only be used with your FWB’s. She will either disappear or show up with a bag packed for the weekend. Either way I win.
You can reply to the wrong person, but if you tell them you were talking to someone else, that is the hate in your face. Its not subtle at all. Only a woman with super low self esteem would show up with a bag packed. But to each his own.
Depends on the guy. I shatter peoples self esteem.
Nice pic, mister.
Thanks Miss. When am I gonna get to see a good close-up of those cheeks? Either set will suffice.
Hmm. *ponders*
…
When I randomly decide to change my avatar. Deal?
No deal. I guess I will have to “CSI” you so I can see what I seek. You mind if I share my findings with this site?
Just joking. You don’t have to share…*cough* stingy arse.
No worries. Hell, I’m sitting here intrigued by what you’d find.
***PSA***
If you are with Verizon, please invest in a ringback tone. If you are on the phone and soneone else calls, they will hear a beep during the rings. Invest in the RBT if you don’t want to have that “NO OUTLET/DEAD END” argument.
Refuse to use/learn how to use available technology. Don’t have me driving randomly around Cleveland looking for the comedy club because you can’t use your GPS.
Say you couldn’t leave a message because my Voicemail was “broken/full”. I have a Voicemail, text, gchat, yahoo IM, 4 email accounts, facebook, and if I could remember to passwordi made up a decade ago I have a blackplanet.
A lot of these seem too passive-aggressive. I rather just respond with first ‘I’m busy’ and then go into ‘Talking to this broad’.
Passive Aggression is the name of the game in the 21st. If you are not playing it, you are getting played. Sad but true. Had to learn that one the hard way.
Yes, by your firsthand accounts, you’re doing one heck of a job!
LOL
O.
I’m with you on this one Malik. I hate to get passive aggression so I try to avoid doing it at all costs. WTF wants to pi!ss off their boo thang on purpose anyway? It’ll happen on it’s own without any poking and prodding, why do it on purpose?
What’s another new age way to piss off your boothang??
1. Subtweet her when you are talking ish about her
2. Forward your phone calls to her phone.(if you are a cheater this doesnt work)
This is a trick I use to do with my ex. If she was blowing up my phone or getting on my nerves I would forward all of my calls to her phone.
3. Make a post on your FaceBook wall saying you’re lonely when you have a husband or BF.
You want to piss your man off do this. Every thirsty @ss ninja on FaceBook will come sniffing. (This is a true story)
“Forward your phone calls to her phone.”
This is the best way to get a car-full of women riding the streets looking for you like the goon squad.
I did that last one. One time. I promptly got a phone call from Mr. Rich saying there would be some slow singing and flower bringing if I EVER fixed my mouth or my fingers to say/type that sh*t again as long as he was still breathing.
Gonna file that one away for future reference
LMAO!!
*wipes tears*
LMAO at this whole post….errthang, giving me life.
I, being a woman, absolutely despise being ignored and it used to be the quickest way to get me a first class ticket to Crazytown, population Me. The notion of draining myself emotionally to get my point across only to be met with some one word nonchalant answer like “OK” = the worst! However, I’ve found Jesus and it takes much more to upset me these days =)
That being said, I piss off my boothangs with silence. I’ve found nothing alarms men more than not knowing what a women is thinking. Having a pissed off woman smiling up in your face and not saying one word is the scariest thing. My mother used to do this before beating me…..
“I’ve found nothing alarms men more than not knowing what a women is thinking.”
This is true. I’m not even a big talker, but if I stare off in the distance for a moment ya boy says “What’s wrong? Why are you being so quiet?” LOL, can a ninja just be quiet sometimes?
you mean your man doesnt like a silent woman? hell, if i could get half my stable to just stop talking when they’re mad i could make a lot more money in these streets.
You let your heauxs talk? That’s out of pocket-ness right there
lol I was referencing a silent AND angry woman
*woman is thinking
Not responding to my text is the biggest way to annoy me, especially since my boyfriend can’t do anything without his phone. Sometimes he looks for his phone when it is either IN HIS HAND or in his pocket. That is how attached he is to his phone. While it annoys me to no end, I find that him not responding or at least acknowledging my text hurt him more than me. See example below
Me (4:50): Hey babe, I’ll be done at 5:45 at the hair dresser. Can you pick me up then?
Him:
Me (4:35):
Him: (5:50): Hey I am waiting outside, where are you?
Me: Home
So now he is waiting outside the hairdresser for nothing. A simple, “yes” or “ok” would have been good. But nooooo. I couldn’t chance standing in the rain right after getting my hair done.
LMAO!!!!
HA! right.
my ex was like that. phone attached to you at allll times and yet you can’t respond to my text for 2 hours! now i gotta be hulk. the best thing is to just mirror whatever they do. he knew i was always less than 5 ft from my phone so when i didn’t respond for an hour or two he’d be pissed. lol
O_o dead
Wow…this irks me too.
i woke up 5am GMT for this post… got to #4 and immediately forwarded this to my ex with the msg: THIS IS WHY YOU AINT SH*T!
get a text 7 hours later: “oh, ok”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnfwTlucg0Q&feature=related
immediately forwarded this to my ex with the msg: THIS IS WHY YOU AINT SH*T!
LMAO!
Yes, I have unfollowed my “boothang” only to follow him again….deleted him from IM, I used to be friends with him on FB, and that got ugly because of some questionable wall postings…So, I decided to un-friend him…too much to worry about, I would rather be kept in the dark….we are still going strong we just aren’t one each other’s social networking accounts except for one…which is barely used by either of us…and my profiile status say’s “single”….I don’t update that either…If I am not married it’s staying at “single”..period.
I had to learn the hard way…best advice I can give anyone is to not put your “boothang” on any social accounts you have…it’s the only way to stay sane and together…lol.
“If I am not married it’s staying at ‘single’..period”
Agreed!
Yup! I was friends with my boothang on FB and eventually just defriended him. I don’t even want to have the ability to question why it’s taking you so long to answer my text, when I just saw you post a status update. It makes things way simpler.
Amen. I suggest not even friending them at all.
Hilarious post, P-Nasty!
“I don’t even adhere to people’s status lights anymore. Red is merely an indicator that you just want to talk to me and not everybody else. ”
Rude! I always respeck the red light until they give me the John Legend. But, then I realized you weren’t the only one who did this so I donned the invisibility gCloak when I don’t really wanna talk to anyone. I put on the red status for folks who know they can talk to me anyway.
Obviously Panda thinks he’s one of these people.As for what I do to piss off a boothang? Um, I ain’t finna reveal my secrets. Then they gon’ know I’m just doing it to piss them off. Mama ain’t raise no fool. She raised a plum fool.
“Mama ain’t raise no fool. She raised a plum fool”
This right here is gospel! I’m trying to keep my foolishness to a minimum however, ALL of the aforementioned posts have gotten Mr. BooThang told SLAP THE H*LL OFF at least once. Except gchat and all BBM madness….TeamEvo
I tries not to go off on folks…but…baby, I’m a thug.
Just had to respond with LOL @ “baby, I’m a thug”. I will have that stupid but catchy song stuck in my head all day.
“I tries not to go off on folks…but…baby, I’m a thug.”
All day. And yes, everyday, too.
*bouncing to the chorus in my head*
Your mama ain’t raise no fool, because you were obviously raised by a pack of friendly circus wolves, at least on weekends. What was I even talking about? #shruglife
“What’s another new age way to p!ss off your boothang??”
I’m not deep in the social networking of it all, but here goes:
1. Post an important, personal message to your Facebook status that you haven’t even told your boothang yet.
2. Pop up in the Facebook chat every damn time I log into Facebook.
3. Send a text or picture message to your girlfirend and your side-piece at the same time so that your side-piece then text-messages your girlfriend asking who she is. (my personal favorite)
4. Call from different numbers or call private for no reason.
5. Keep the nekked pics in your phone instead of deleting them like I told you to.5. Quickly change the computer screen or hide your phone screen everytime he/she walks in the room.
“1. Post an important, personal message to your Facebook status that you haven’t even told your boothang yet.”
Yes! Sad when your friends ask you about something you have no clue about. “Oh yeah, knew about the trip to LA for a job interview.”
1. Post an important, personal message to your Facebook status that you haven’t even told your boothang yet.”
Class D Felony
number 1 irks me to no END. my infamous quote for my ex used to be: “sure you don’t want to tell twitter or facebook first?”
lol. hate that.
number 5 i used to do for no reason. i advise people not to do this to a man. lol. i wasn’t hiding anything. i just don’t like nosy people. but yeah, just don’t do it.
“1. Post an important, personal message to your Facebook status that you haven’t even told your boothang yet. ”
YES! That is some disrespeck right dere.
I don’t recommend your 4 and 5.
Unless you wanna go from “boothang” to just “thang” because you could be opening up pandora’s box with this *ish* depending on who you dealing with.
LOL, I don’t recommend intentionally p!ssing people off in general. (Folks are crazy these days.) These are the things that have taken me there though.
5. Keep the nekked pics in your phone instead of deleting them like I told you to.
Better yet, keep nekked pics of the ex in your phone. It’ll be funny at first, but I doubt it’ll end well.
I’m not trying to get choked out, LOL.
Just found this blog and Im addicted…funny post
welcome to the jungle.
*throws glitter and Welcome confetti*
…I’m the glitter stand in until Yoles gets here
Yoles!?
lol
@ Salome (one of my favorite novelas)
??? ?? ??WELCOME????? ??
please stay and continue to ?
Women hate to be ignored. Even more so, women hate to be told “no”. Want to piss me off, tell me “no” on some sh*t you could clearly say yes to without compromising your religion. Idk…like, maybe chex?!?! oh, I guess this is compromising on your religion, wait, why are we together? Wait, what was I saying?
what man says no to chex?!?!
I know right! I didn’t know they existed. Oh, but do they.
Oh yeah…they do.
Co-sign.
It’s some infuriating sh*t let me tell you…
@TES
TIMEOUT
o__O
I thought……
Eh, maybe I misread. #Carryon
i’ve done that before. lol. chick is still mad about it. nearly 10 years later.
***Things I’m admittedly guilty of***
1. Saying “brb” during a conversation and never coming back
2. Just leaving during a chat convo. No “by,” no “peace,” no nothing. Usually,though, this happens when I have multiple windows open, have to leave, and don’t feel like typing “peace” to everyone.
3. I have a friend who has a tendency to send me these long ass detailed and emotional messages (“…and then, on top of everything, I just found out my cat has the gout…”) right before I’m about to sign off. So, what ends up happening is she pours her heart out, and my reply is “Hey, I gotta go. I’ll ttyl.” She thinks it’s personal, but it’s really not.
4. Sometimes I’ll receive a text on my phone, look at it, think “I’m going to reply to this soon, but just not immediately”…and completely forget to reply. Same thing happens with emails
5. I also do the “you say some deep and important sh*t and I reply with “ok” thing. I do it because usually there’s really nothing else to say. I mean, what the hell else am I going to say if you tell me that your car exploded this morning?
6. Lastly, I know I’m not the only one who just decides to completely ignore messages. Like, if I’m on Facebook and you say “Hey” to me right before I’m about to bounce, you’re just not going to get a reply. Yes, I see it and yes, I could easily just say “Hey, I’m about to bounce” but why go through all that trouble?
#5- You could ask if I needed a ride
“Lastly, I know I’m not the only one who just decides to completely ignore messages. Like, if I’m on Facebook and you say “Hey” to me right before I’m about to bounce, you’re just not going to get a reply. Yes, I see it and yes, I could easily just say “Hey, I’m about to bounce” but why go through all that trouble”
I do this all the time, especially with facebook chat. I dont wanna stay on the same website to talk to you, I got stuff to do! and I hate having more than one tab open, so i ignore. its gotten to the point where I just keep my status as logged off so no one hits me up.
Guilty of all these. These are normal.
“4. Sometimes I’ll receive a text on my phone, look at it, think “I’m going to reply to this soon, but just not immediately”…and completely forget to reply. Same thing happens with emails”
I STAY doing this. Especially when someone asks me to read something of theirs. I’ll keep it open amongst the 545574975 tabs I have open because I can’t just do ONE thing at a time and I’ll look at it 5 hours later like… “oh yeah…”
Your number 4 is my number 1 problem… It’s not my fault. Procrastination is a disease. Lol.
Your number 5 is The Dude… OMG. Introverts KILL ME. He has to take everything in and then think about it and then give you a way to solve your problem… so he just says “ok”… Dude???? Lol!
I am permanently invisible on Facebook Chat.
5 out of 5 doctors agree. Ignoring me is hazardous to your health.
Many many, many many men, have found themselves nixed, committing these violations:
1) I call, you no answer, I check my FB messages, and lo’ and behold who has been commenting on some raggedy birds FB page, all the while I’m trying to call! You can’t answer your phone. but you can LOL at some asinine arse “joke”? Yeah.Ok.
I got you.
2) You call, I miss call, I call you back no less than 20 seconds later you no answer.
3) Leave attention pandering cryptic messages as your status : “I could really use a hug”, “I’m so sad” Then let the birdage ensue.
4) Swear Up and Down, you hate the thirsty comments from random broads on your photos, then upload a photo of your bare chest and abs…….. Oh Really?!
“2) You call, I miss call, I call you back no less than 20 seconds later you no answer.”
this?makes me soooooo upset…
“2) You call, I miss call, I call you back no less than 20 seconds later you no answer. ”
LOL! Good one! This is on the list of confuddling things. It’s like in the top 10, a few points under “the meaning of the universe.”
Everytime i see your avi, I think, “Why does Peej have an avi up next to Cheekie’s name”…then…I come back to the level of intelligence.
Yeah, I’m kinda mad he over-shadowing me in that pic too. Leos don’t be havin’ that…
That ish drives me up the wall, it is like 1 step above Chinese Water Torture and Darius McCrary acting roles.
Great posts this week, PJ…you are 4 for 4, lol!! And speaking of, I HATE #4 more than any of the others!!!!! But #1 is a very close second.
well thank you lady.
another way to send someone to extreme Pisstivity is to have an argument and then post an intentionally vague, incendiary statement on twitter or facebook
example
her:Im tired of the way you treat me. leaving the radio on high as hell so when I get in the car im dayum near deaf. Im sick of you, this shows how little you care about me and my hearing.
Dude.. man whatever, turn the shyt down
her: i shouldnt have to turn it down, you should have more respect for me
dude..you right
dudes facebook status 3 minutes later
You try so hard but people always want more.. keep pushing you’ll wish you realized what you had…
another way to piss someone off is to not answer their calls, respond via text immediately following with “whassup” and then when they see it and call, dont answer again.
or to be tweeting/facebooking via your phone and not responding to texts, calls, or bbm’s and then making your status or update something like… if I dont answer that should tell you something.. catch the hint tricks!!
by the way I am guilty of not telling people bye on chat or forgetting that im chatting with you and logging off.
I just learned there was chat etiquette I should be following. I never paid attention to the red anyway. I thought mofos was just choosing different icons because of color preferences! LOL
you can always tell when folks are going thru sh*t. they tweet randomly vague “inspiration” messages.
lol. i had this one chick…bless her heart…who after we started beefing went on a f*cking tirade about dodging bullets and sh*t. lol. can’t lie, that was part of the thing that enshrined the end. you want to go full a**hole? cool. you ain’t met an azzhole like me though.
my ignore game is INTENSE. i’m so good at it, i’ll forget you existed, see you in the streets try to holler at you again, remember, then walk away. lol
my ignore game is INTENSE.
LOL.
‘Ignore’ makes people soooooo angry. It’s the most effective thing in the world whether you intended it that way or not.
my ignore game is INTENSE. i’m so good at it.
Gemini are extremely good at the pay no nevamind!!!
YES, they are!
its the word chanticleer and the fact that it didnt take my mind any time to translate that meaning, that has me chuckling now. That and the fact that i had no idea what a chanticleer was until i saw rockadoodle. So random…my apologies
i just felt like using the word. and rockadoodle is why i used it. lol
1. Sending somebody to voicemail
What’s sad is that sometimes you’re in an area that’s got poor cell reception and therefore you don’t have a signal which causes the call to go directly to voicemail. Then you get their pissed-off-sounding voicemail message. You call back explaining that your phone didn’t even ring, but nooooo, she ain’t trying to hear that sh*t.
3. Take forever to respond to a text…then when they ask, tell them that you got it…via text…or blame it on your service provider
I never realized how big a deal this is. I’ve had angst-laced conversations with 4 different people this year alone because of this. My view of text messaging is that it’s not a “here-and-now” conversation, but rather an “at-will” conversation. If the matter was so pressing that the answer is needed right then, I figure she’d call me. It’s not like the phone isn’t already in her hands! I’m notorious for sending a message then setting the phone on the charger in the bedroom while I go to the living room to watch TV. The text chime is doesn’t get my attention unless the house is quiet. The ringer will get my attention. I get back to the phone to a text question followed by another one 10 minutes later saying “I guess I’ve got my answer then.”
4. Respond to a long ass email with a one word response
This must be written into the new millennium amendents to the guy code because I noticed myself doing this about three years ago. I received an email that was so long with so many accusations and falsehoods that I didn’t even know where to begin with addressing them. I said fcuk it and sent a reply that consisted of: Ok
I never heard from her again, and that was ok, too.
More recently I’ve applied this to voicemail responses. I received a 3 minute voice mail from someone who decided she wanted to “tell me about myself” on Easter Sunday while I’m trying to enjoy time with family. Too much to respond to, so I didn’t.
5. Turning your phone off
Yep, sometimes I’m just not available or just don’t feel like talking. I’ve left the phone in the car 3 times in the past two weeks because I wasn’t pressed to speak with anyone and wasn’t focused on trying to keep up with the phone. I figure if it’s important, they’ll leave a message, yet somehow, I still manage to get accused of ignoring specific calls.
I feel you on number 3. My sentiments exactly. Although it is a little annoying when someone ALWAYS takes forever to respond. But then you adjust by just accepting the fact that they aren’t gonna answer for hours or calling them instead. Simple.
#5 is gold.
I do this when I’m angry, or I just don’t have anything to say. #boybye talk to the voicemail because I don’t have anything for you right now.
Anything that involves ignoring me… prolly not the move son.
I got one:
When they try to get a conversation started… get just end it:
Example:
Him: Man I’m so tired
YS: Prolly had a late night doing something inappropriate on someone’s phone
Him: LOL, so you know me huh?
YS: I guess… I gotta go. Later.
Him: Wow… alright then.
When your girl asks a thousand questions only answering one of them or not answering any of them at all.
– Block/unfollow/mute someone on Twitter.
– Speaking of Twitter, respond to their subtweets (or blantant tweets) with funny pictures (like my avatar there).
– When they confront you face to face, start nodding your head like you’re listening to music in your mind, then blink and say, “I’m sorry, what was that?”
– Cut them off mid-sentence and say, “This bores me. Who’s up for a game of one-on-one?”
Don’t have much to add here, I don’t do social media but inconsideration, rudeness, and shadiness in any form = no bueno
“I don’t even adhere to people’s status lights anymore. Red is merely an indicator that you just want to talk to me and not everybody else. ”
LOL so true. ^^^
my status stays on busy so i always have to remember to talk to folks first, bc some people really respect the busy signal. i usually don’t if i talk to that person all the time.
i hate passive agrressive #oomf tweets.
don’t apologize to me via subtweet on twitter either. the heck.
i log onto gchat… you go invisible. or vice versa. i’ve been guilty of doing that.
say brb and never come back… i do that a lot. or say “let me call you right back” …and then don’t. lol
“i hate passive agrressive #oomf tweets. ”
So, I not too long ago found out what this means (“one of my followers” for the last 3 folks in the world who doesn’t know), and I like the version I had in my mind prior… much better. I just thought it was the onomatopoeia-esque word like… “she sang the HAYLE outta that song… put some OOMF in it!” Of course that makes no sense in, like, 90% of the context it was used, but I decided that’s what it was until curiosity finally got the best of me and I actually asked someone what it meant.
Moral of the story? Ignance is bliss.
LOL i love you cheekie!
know why? i thought it meant the SAME thing!! lmboooooo *faints*
i had to ask because it was just NOT making sense in some of those tweets. oh gosh that’s hilarious. i thought i was the only one.
now i just turn my nose up at them. lol
YESSSSS! *hugs you for making me feel like I’m not the only one, since it is the loneliest number*
“Red is merely an indicator that you just want to talk to me and not everybody else. ”
SO. TRUE.
OMG this whole list….cosign to all of it. Can I say how much I love the feature on my phone where I can send certain contacts straight to voicemail? EPIC! Anywho, I can admit that I am a woman who hates to be ignored. I can also admit that getting me upset probably isn’t in your best interest.
I go from this: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mRqaO4OaiNk/TG4pzsJq4XI/AAAAAAAAAA4/_-z_8RrEnmI/s1600/smile_beauty_girl.jpg
To this: http://www.lancescurv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Toothless-Crackhead.jpg
The fastest way to do that is to attempt to play me like a fool. I have zero tolerance for that. I think the “I never got your text/call” excuse is so over used that you automatically think the person is lying…and they probably are. lol Turning the phone off is the most obvious. Sending me to voicemail is obvious because I know Sprint phones ring 4 times before they go to voicemail so if I go after 3 rings, that was you nucca. Also, ATT phones beep when the person is on the phone…so yeah. (Ashamed I know all of this) And what’s with the “It’s Complicated” status on Facebook? That’s messy to me. lol
I’d like to add: Talking to me and then suddenly talking to people in the background. THIS is my pet peeve. If you know I’m trying to tell you something important, don’t start talking to your boy in the background without saying “excuse me”!
I’d like to add: Talking to me and then suddenly talking to people in the background. THIS is my pet peeve. If you know I’m trying to tell you something important, don’t start talking to your boy in the background without saying “excuse me”!
i’m good for this shit. unless its mad important. but i’m kind of a big deal so you’ll be okay.
This chick who think she wanna try to be my bff did that to me. But it wasn’t people she was talking to, it was the tv. Talking to the fools on Judge Judy. Left me sitting there on the phone, silly bish. I hung up on her. And when she called me back I sent her to vm.
lol! Hilarious! (that she was talking to the tv)
my homegirl ALWAYS does this! she’ll start talking to them and then say “oh, hold on”…I’m hanging up. (I’ve previously held on for conversations that lasted way too damn long.)
Lol you aint right
“I’d like to add: Talking to me and then suddenly talking to people in the background. THIS is my pet peeve. If you know I’m trying to tell you something important, don’t start talking to your boy in the background without saying “excuse me”!”
I’ve hung up on people for this.
Same here. Shout-out to the My Phone Minutes/Precious Time Is Too Damn High Party.
Yeah me too but I seem to give 5011 passes to ninjas I care for. No more. lol
“And what’s with the “It’s Complicated” status on Facebook? That’s messy to me. lol”
Riiiiight? Facebook itself is messy though.
It is! And if FB is messy, Myspace is Hoarders.
DEAD!!
“I’d like to add: Talking to me and then suddenly talking to people in the background. THIS is my pet peeve. If you know I’m trying to tell you something important, don’t start talking to your boy in the background without saying “excuse me”!”
I will PROMPTLY let you speak to Mr. Tone for this…first name “Dial”
Hahaaa.
Me too. Shoo, ninja you the one who called me now you got me on this line and you trying to have a convo with your boy in the background.. Okay!!
Press End Call Button
LOL I call him “DT”
I’d like to add: Talking to me and then suddenly talking to people in the background. THIS is my pet peeve. If you know I’m trying to tell you something important, don’t start talking to your boy in the background without saying “excuse me”!
See this is one of the MANY reasons why I barely ever pick up my phone. It interrupts MY life and I am supposed to stop everything I am doing and be at your beckoning call and subject to the caller’s rules? I find that rude.
The first thing I do when I call people (usually returning a phone call) is ask: “Is this a good time?”… When that is established, the conversation can go on… Unless I’m talking to my fam who lives thousands of miles away from me, there is nothing important that has to be said on the phone… that can’t be said in person or via text/email… At least with those 2, I have a track record of what was said and when it was said.
Yeah, I am not a phone person. at all.
That’s a good idea. We should all ask if it’s good timing. My typical line is “You busy?” but I hate hate hate when someone calls me and asks “What are you doing?” I dunno why but that irks the sh*t outta me. I wanna say “WHAT?” Just tell me what you want but why do you have to know what I’m doing?
Ooooh wooosah. I had to let that out. I don’t like when people take up my time like that.
“I’d like to add: Talking to me and then suddenly talking to people in the background. THIS is my pet peeve. If you know I’m trying to tell you something important, don’t start talking to your boy in the background without saying “excuse me”!
THIS.IS.ANNOYING.AS.HELL!!! Why the hell do you think I want to sit there with the phone to my ear while you scream at your kids in the background, or talk to your dog, or yell at traffic. It is perfectly acceptable to say “Hey Cab, let me call you back, I need to handle something.” I’ll let you make it the first time, but after that, rest assured that something promptly came up that I have to attend to right now..I’ll catch ya later.
LOL I’m laughing because someone is doing this to me as I read your comment. It’s really bad. I guess it’s common practice or something.
Invite your boothang over for some lovin and they reply, “I’m good.”
Let the shooting spree commence.
De-friend your s/o on facebook.
haha I used to do that a lot to my last s/o. He started it and it would irritate me to no end not because I was offended but because it’s so immature. I turned the tables on him and he stopped doing that lol. Now we’re great friends and laugh about that.
Are you still Facebook frieneds?
Yes, even though we broke up. We are also best friends in real life. I guess pointing out how immature we both were made us smarten up and stop acting like HS kids lol
This is too funny! surefire way to piss me off:
1. Act like I dont know how to return calls voicemail to voicemail so you dont have to endure me letting you know I know you are on that straight coonery. Can’t run the okie doke on the okie doke queen, sweetheart…
Tagging your boo in pictures without his/her permission, especially if it’s at an event or place that would person doesn’t want anyone else to know they were there.
I HATE….I REPEAT HATE WITH THE BRIMSTONE AND FIRES OF HELL people tagging me in photos on my wall without my permission!!! Even if you think it’s a nice pic ask me first! uurrrrggggggggggghhhh! Hulk not happy….
LOL I am so guilty of #4. Sometimes, I respond with just one word because I’m reading it at work and can’t take the time to respond thoroughly. But many times, if it’s a guy who sends me a long-ass email or a girl I dislike trying to beef, I just say “ok” just to piss them off and it works ahahahaha I’m mean sometimes.
When people do that to me, I don’t get pissed cuz I know the deal. Getting angry makes them victorious. I won’t be defeated!!!!!!!
I’m sleepy…
One thing I’ve learned in this new man jungle is to fight fire with fire. It all boils down to being unresponsive. Men are good at it. Women(generally) are not. Men know women like to communicate and hate being ignored. So they go unresponsive.
Best weapon, ladies? Imitate the man. Do exactly what he does. Only send texts and email that will fit in a tweet. Don’t even complete sentences. Turn your phone off and all that. Respond with K, I’m good.
, LOL. You know he’s just waiting for you to go off and get all emotional. Dudes love that ish. They say they can’t stand drama, but they eat it up like cake!
Close the bakery, ladies. Watch him start using his words. I’m telling you, the ish works.
I approve of this message because I’ve seen it 1st hand, it’s works.
“Best weapon, ladies? Imitate the man. Do exactly what he does.”
Isn’t this the premise of a Steve Harvey book? It has to be uncomfortable to share the same conceptual space with him.
Um, nope. I have to disagree, Steve Harvey’s concept is to see yourself the way the man sees you and then do lady things to change his perception. My advice is to do exactly what he does. Stay out of his perception, hand him a mirror.
Doesn’t that defeat the point of dating?
I miss your point, luv. Maybe I was being vague. What I mean might take a minute because I’m working on a new theory right now. Lemeesee if I can make it brief.
Steve Harvey says: If you give it to him too soon, he will miss the chase and see you as easy and less valuable. So you gotta do the lady thing and make him wait. So he will see you as valuable.
Wild Cougar says: Trying to jump in his head and adjust his perspective is self defeating. By definition. You are playing the game by rules that were written to put you at a disadvantage. You will never win. Better to flip the script.
Alvin says: both of those theories are wrong. When you choose to sleep with a man doesn’t change his feelings. It’s almost immaterial. Either we’ve fallen for you, or we haven’t.
Oh, I agree wholeheartedly. I don’t believe a woman should try to change a man’s feelings at all. By sleeping with him or not sleeping with him. She should just do what she wants.
Then what is the point of your “game”?
O.
That’s for me to know and for you to obsess, blog, comment, cry, sulk, bi.tch and cyber-stalk about
http://youtu.be/H1Yt0xJKDY8
Best weapon, ladies? Imitate the man. Do exactly what he does.
Yup. Yup. My mom told me this years ago, and it does work. Sometimes you just have to act like man…. IJS
Sounds like a Ciara song.
None of this works. Not on guys who aren’t AFCs it doesn’t.
O.
@ Obsidian
Not on guys who aren’t AFCs it doesn’t.
What’s AFC’s??
Average Frustrated Chump
Okay.
Got it.
“What’s another new age way to piss off your boothang??”
Other than switching my home made chicken nuggest with tofu nuggests because exboothang wants me to stick to my healthly diet when I’m having PMS?? Oh, I got a few…
Not answering the phone then sending a WTF rant text to ask why I didn’t take your call since you’re not dying-
If I’m not working, gyming or out saving the world, I’m asleep. As a empty nesting single parent, I’m finally getting 8 hours of sleep daily & IT’S FCUKING AWESOME!!! So unless you’re about to jumped by some migdets, do the morning after walk nekkid or bleeding out of places that don’t bleed or other 911 type situations where stories need to be collaborated before the medics get there, leave a message or call back later.
Sending 3/10 page text-
If you have that much to say, if it’s that deep, sh*t-call!!!! I don’t need extra data clogging up my phone, slowing down my music downloads. Geesh!!
Calling & not leaving a voicemail-
I can see you called because these wonderful cell phones display the number. And some folks even have pictures of their contacts so guess what, I see you, dumb@ss. Leave a d*mn message since I can’t answer the phone right now!!!
Pokes on Facebook-
Why in the fcuk are you poking me??!!?? Don’t we speak in real life??!! I’ma poke you next time I see you, best believe that!!!
“I’ma poke you next time I see you, best believe that!!!”
That’s what he said?
No WIP, I said that to him, LOL!!! And I poked him all in his neck as long as he was in my company just to show him how much I can’t stand grown @ss men poking me on Facebook.
This entire post is everything!!!! Once again you are in my mindspace!
” Leave a d*mn message since I can’t answer the phone right now!!!”
Oh I’m the total opposite. I loathe talking on the phone (I will bbm/text all day tho) so if a person calls me and don’t leave a vmm… GUESS WHAT I take it as it wasn’t that serious so they don’t get a call back from me.
Exact same here! I loathe, loathe listening to voicemail… Especially when it says: “Hi, this is XYZ, please call me back”.. What?? You just wasted 1 mn of my life to tell me something I already know? Arghhhh!!!
See!!?? See??!!! That’s why I get on my girlfriends nerves now!!! Everytime they do that, I want to throw M&M’s at them.
It’s not a waste of time leaving a voicemail & no one knows what you’re doing when they call so leaving a message is just a common courtesty. It says, “hey, I wanted to speak to you or catch up but since I can’t read your mind or remote view into your house to see what you’re doing since you’re not answering the phone, I’ll give you an idea of why I called so when you call me back, we talk about what I want & maybe you get to talk too”.
I take my hat off to all of my single VSB’s and VSS’s who are out there dating in this age of social media. I don’t know if I could have done it. This technology of “immediacy” and “right now” has totally changed the culture of dating and relationships. Technology has made it so that we are accessible 24 hours a day and the expectation seems to be, if you are awake, you are available. It also seems to be that if you utilize social media, that your life is just an open book. It seems like it is so much easier to piss off your S/O now because so much of your business is out in the street. Nuckas can be mad at you now for stuff that they wouldn’t have known to be mad about before. Back in the day, if i didn’t hear from my husband (fiancee back then) until 10:00pm, I would assume it was because he had class, then wen to work out, then went to work, then took care of whatever other business he had to take care of before he settled in for the evening to call me from his LANDLINE. However, it could have been the case that one of his afternoon classes was cancelled and he went back to the crib and played Madden ’97 for a few hours, when really he could have returned my call. Nowadays, I would know that he had chosen to play Madden over returning my phone call because his FB status would says so, and I would probably be tight. I have better things to be tight about though! I guess my question is, have we allowed the technology to make us crazy? Are we allowing technology of “right now” to dominate and drive our relationships to bad places. Are we smart enough to outsmart the technology?
It’s definitely possible to still have a normal life and a normal relationship even with all the technology. The key is to not abuse it…which is evidently very hard for some people lol. But if you can practice restraint, you’re good.
Agreed!!
I was about to say… It’s like everything else, you make it what you want it to be…
You make very good points, people have very little restraint, self discipline etc in the real world let alone in virtual one.
communication shouldn’t be an issue. A union between people has often been compared to a job and for good reason. If you call in sick but are caught at a baseball game, you are effing with trust and reliability. The same should go when you play it close to the vest with love.
Now that people are getting caught up more often, simply means they need to be more better as individuals.
Why is honesty, forthright and clarity so hard to come by nowadays?
I tend to keep a healthy level of “unpluggedness” so as to preserve my sanity. Keepin it (somewhat) old school ova here.
1. Facebook has taken the “fcuk em girl” event, that Martin so comically described, to new heights. It begins the same, the couple gets into an argument, she goes out and parties to blow off steam. The man chills at home to play Madden or watch the game. The whole time he is not worried about her because he knows he “got that.”
The next day, he logs into facebook, and in his timeline he sees her tagged pics from the night before. Not only is the “fcuk em girl” dress on, but the “fcuk em girl” dance is in full effect, too. Man now goes Hulk Smash on the entire neighborhood: chews through a telephone pole, punts a cat into the next county.
almost sounds personal but its just too funny.
that dance….immediately disclaimed poon. If thats how she gonna be, she done being around me. That jealousy crap only works if I’m on board…not any other way. Because that is a deadly game to be playing…Good brothas may be a dime a dozen but I’m a full .15c’s
Word of advice to my fellow VSB’s:
Rarely should you ever hit the ignore button on your cell. I always mute the ringer so they will have to wait the full 4 rings before they can leave their nasty-gram on my voicemail.
When I really don’t want to be bothered, I ignore all texts and I fill my own voicemail box so they can’t leave a message.
Actually I prefer hitting the “reject/ignore” button. I want xyz to know that the call didn’t roll to vmail by chance, I really don’t wanna talk to you.
That wouldn’t work for me. I’ve been labeled “sometimey” because I let it be known that I only answer my phone when I want to be bothered. I reinforce that notion by rarely answering my phone when they are around. They usually fall in line.
Technically that is “sometimey”…lol I’m fine with being known as such.
I fill my own voicemail box so they can’t leave a message.
o__O Really tho???
That seems like too much work, why don’t you just turn your vmm system OFF.
Filling it myself accomplishes two missions.
1. They get the automated message saying that my voicemail is full. That makes them assume that I am unavailable and not ignoring only them.
2. I don’t have to listen to their message. They couldn’t leave one.
I win
I would also like to include:
1. Drunk Dialing and Drunk Texting. I’m a repeat offender.
2. Less than wholesome pics of other women in your phone
3. Leaving your laptop open with your gchat windows out
Now these I can relate to lol. Especially number 1, that one’s a b!tch.
It’s the worst. Leads to the most awkward conversations the next day.
Hmmmm,
See I don’t do things intentionally just to piss off someone, but i do have a low tolerance if someone is being too pushy, so yeah I have done the 1st ring – press ignore on my bb and sent him straight to vmm. I also did the read the bbm wait 30mins to reply but later found out that they could tell when you read that ish – so now what I do is I look at it on the screen without open up the chat that way they can’t tell if I read it or not.
I like to be very considerate of people on the phone and give them my full attention when speakin to them. So if I”m busy or simply don’t want to talk, I’ll send em to VM or just text it out. But ignoring my text or phone calls will get you erased from my life space…QUICKLY.
“But ignoring my text or phone calls will get you erased from my life space…”
(nodding head in agreement)
How do you determine if you are being ignored?
I work in an environment where there is little to no reception so when folks call me and text me throughout the day, I don’t get the missed notifications until the evening. However, they think they are being neglected because a 10am call/text isn’t returned until 5:31pm.
I think it’s more determined by that person’s personality and vibe whenevah you do speak with them. If they always act like they too busy to talk or it’s pullin teeth to get a conversation outta them then cool, be gone, Kick rocks…no biggie baby. But in your situation, when you do reply back just let em know tha deallo and they should be understanding…
I agree here.
I gotta say this post is gold and you people are a deadly distraction from what I need to be doing. Dang it!
I know I’m chiming in mad late (since VSB time begins promptly at midnight) but if any of my VSS actually make it this far down into the comments, put me on: What is up with the digital leash?
What about your call/text/tweet makes you feel as though your entitled to a quick response? (I’m not asking sarcastically I am asking sincerely, what is the thought process)? Also do you feel like you are owed an explanation on however long it took me to contact you back? If so why?
I’m not a person that flips out about texts but: It’s not that we feel entitled to an immediate response, it’s that I have two taps of sense. I know you keep your phone crazy-glued to your hand. If I’m your lady, I probably know your schedule too and know when you ain’t doing sh*t. So unless I’m asking you for a dissertation on the people of Tunisia, by text, there are few reasons it should take more than a minute or two to respond.
/$0.02
Do your Boo-cake (shout out to Tes) or Boo-Thang have the option to “just not feel like responding right now”? Or is it expected/understood that if you have a question, he had better make like Google, and provide an answer within 0.02 seconds (that’s how long the searches usually take I’m told)
I think an understanding has developed over time; we respond to eacher other. So if he didn’t or I didn’t, that would be unusual and warrant some explanation. But it’s not something we get serious about. Additionally we know for a fact that there are times when I send a text and he gets it the next day, or I don’t get his at all. BS phone service.
I get the jacked up delivery system all the time. Of course if you’re the person sending me a text, you have no transparency into that process… for all you know I got your message and just said I didn’t.
Now… when you all cam to an agreement – was it mutual desire for the other parties to respond immediately, or was it, you expressed that as an interest, and he was indifferent, and so you reached agreement that way?
I ask because (as I noted below) dudes generally call each other back whenever (with no consequence). I mean obviously if it’s something time sensitive (and your message says as much) we might respond sooner… but otherwise, I’ll get back with you when I get back with you.
The notion that I must respond, because you made an inquiry just seems…
…disagreeable.
There was a mutual desire. There was a natural agreement; when you’re into someone you want to talk to them. So we always responded to each other and that’s what we do now. I think that’s what you do when you care. Even if it’s an inconvenience; I’ll be a little inconvenienced to make my man feel special. You do special things for your special person. Or we do, at least.
Agree with WIP!!
You agree with everything she said? If so, why? (Looking for insight here)
Not I don’t, in my bratty kid voice :p
When you’re comfortable in your relationship, you note your S/O’s routine, not ever detail but the general things. While no routine is predictable all the time, there are general consistencies on how folks live & S/O’s pick up on that.
Your S/O knows your schedule-happy hour with the guys every Wednesday night, dinner out them home. She calls you during your happy hour & leaves you a message since you don’t pick up. Not a big deal for her because she has an idea of your schedule & you’ll call her back with a response when you’re done dinner or when you get home.
You don’t call her back after dinner or when you get home=a problem soon come. Remember, she’s in your life to the point that she knows your schedule; not every detail but the general schedule of what you do. Not calling her back just annoys a woman when she knows your schedule. She knows after dinner you head home so her 1st question is going to be why didn’t you call her back. Saying you didn’t have time won’t work because she knows your schedule & there’ll be holes in whatever you tell her. If you say you forgot, then your inconsiderate. If you say you didn’t feel like talking to her, then get ready for an argument because it’ll seem like you’re hiding something.
I think it depends on the level of the relationship… and the content of the message. Last week, I sent a frantic BBM to The Dude about a really important project we are both working on… Obviously, I was expecting a fast reply… especially since I needed the answer for the meeting I was attending…
Now that same week, I sent a text message to my homeboy to remind him of something we’d already discussed and he needed to take care of… He gave me an answer a couple of days later, when he completed the thing that needed to be completed…
So those two situations demanded different responses and were addressed to different people with whom I have different relationships. If the BBM sent to the dude was read, and I didn’t have a reply, I would be positively pi$$ed off because well, it was IMPORTANT… Meanwhile, I would have been upset at my homeboy only if he didn’t do what he was supposed to do despite my friendly reminder text.
See? It’s all about the who and the why?
Now if someone expects me to reply instantly to their “Hi Sula, how are you?” then we have a problem.
Okay perhaps not instantly. But if someone hits you with a “Hi Sula, oblongata to your Medula” how long can you delay responding back before it becomes a problem (IYO)?
LMAO. DQ, you slay me.
This just the laughter that’s provided by y’all
reciprocated and multiplied by more
I don’t know… it’s on the person to determine. When I have a minute and I haven’t forgotten, I reply… But I’m not going to risk my life on Houston’s highways to reply so you won’t get into your feelings… Nah, miss me with that drama.
But then again, I’m sure it would have been different if I was dating. Nowadays, texts and stuff are with friends mainly so nothing is ever critical. The hubby is on his own schedule so it’s different.
Do you feel you owe a person an explanation as to why you didn’t answer their text (FTR I agree that when you’re driving you’re driving, you can’t mix texting in with that) but do you owe the other person that explanation?
I ask in part because it’s a completely different phenomena with dudes. I might call my boy and hear back from him a month from now, and no one is tripping over the time elapsed. Hell I might call my brother and it might take him a week to get back to me. It’s no problem. We respond when we respond. But it seems like here, the expectation is you respond in a manner that THEY feel is timely.
And I just can’t get on board with that. 2-3 hours is NOTHING to me in terms of a call back, but from what I’m hearing, some VSS would have a problem with that.
It’s really tricky. I guess it all boils down to knowing who we are dealing with? I have a girlfriend whom I can’t talk for 2-3 months and then we pick up exactly where we left off… There is another one who needs more “babysitting” of the friendship to feel connected… So I compromise based on what’s needed at which point. I really like both of my friends and I want them in my life so I adjust accordingly… The second one adjusted somewhat to the fact that I would not call her every day to tell her about my day, that’s not what I do, so she settles for tea or brunch every other week and frequent texting.
We are adults and I think as long as you can communicate and state/manage expectations, you should be fine.
I’m not going to front, I think I’m “special”. Mavado lol Sooooo….I would like to think I’m important to YOU. If you take forever (yes 5 hours is forever) to get back to me, that tells me that I’m not special or important to you. Now if you do it once or twice, no big deal. People are busy but if that is your habit then I’m turned off. Obviously my convo doesn’t matter so YOU shouldn’t matter to me. Dang that sounds harsh but it’s honestly how I think. I don’t need a guy up under me but I think alot of women want to feel like they matter to you. That’s really the bigger issue.
AND…
If I ask you something and you take a day to get back to me, I would like an apology. I don’t need an explanation, I’m not your mother but a simple “sorry” would be nice. How you treat me is going to directly affect where I place you in my life. That’s a quick way to get friend zoned. Hope this answers your questions my sweet dairy DQ.
LOL, I hate you for Sweet Dairy DQ (I guess my milkshake brings the girls to the yard… naw… that don’t even sound right… there’s a joke in there but I’ll leave it for someone else to do)
No but on the real, thanks SFG, that gives me some insight – I’m always looking to understand things in my world better. It’s actually encouraging to see/read that many women have a problem with this and it’s not an anomaly.
“I hate you for Sweet Dairy DQ (I guess my milkshake brings the girls to the yard… naw… that don’t even sound right… there’s a joke in there but I’ll leave it for someone else to do)”
LMAO! I’m glad you caught yourself. You have “milk” but not the kind Kelis is referring to.
“How you treat me is going to directly affect where I place you in my life.”
“I don’t need a guy up under me but I think alot of women want to feel like they matter to you.”
Truth!
Eloquent and understandable.
SFG, you are special, so special. I wish people understood what you said on a wide cast net.
That is some grown and saxy right there.
Anyways, I just wanna let you know, YOU ARE APPRECIA-aye-TED. Dear Woman.
Well d@mn! *looks around* You know you don’t get a discount for agreeing with me, right? lol Thanks Mr. Sagey.
‘T’ain’t about that at all…I’m just fine with appreciating you.
All in all, I’m glad you exist. . . , Plus people stay quoting that chick when they talk to me. Unicorns and GLITTAH!!!! ooooh
It only takes a second to respond… whatever, y’all be feeling y’allselves. psssh.
True, but where is my choice in all this? If you contact me, basically I MUST respond immediately…
…naw I can’t endorse that. I was trying to find an academic argument for it, but I can’t. I just can’t.
Why wouldn’t you respond immediately (if you can, do it)? Wouldn’t you want me too?… hmmm.
As with anything else young, my guess is it’s called consideration.
Not putting anyone on any leashes as I have no, and despise the word “boo”, but be considerate in all manner of communication wiith people you phcuk wit professionally or personally.
But frame of reference matters does it not? What I think is considerate may not be what she thinks is considerate. What’s the middle ground?
Well you and the woman you are dealing with, would need to know what one another consider’s a reasonable amount of get back time, and maybe come to an agreement that works for both of ya’ll without her lunchin and without you feeling pressured/pressed out. simple.
Because I am woman, hear me roar….
I’m just kidding. Frankly, if its been fifteen minutes or so, it’s no big deal. BUT, 2-3 hours and you KNOW you weren’t doing anything and just didn’t respond…well.. SOS (slapped on sight).
All foolishness aside, personally, I worry about Mr. Rich and for good reason. My boothang is Evil Kinevil with heart problems. Once I didn’t hear from that jacka*s all day after I’d been calling and he was out skydiving for his bday, I cussed a blue streak. So you throw your a** out the side of a plane and don’t think to call and say “baby I didn’t die”….6 months ago after unsuccesfully trying to reach him for a couple of hours, when he finally does call he says “Baby I wrecked my bike”… he had totaled his motorcycle and his shoulder and refused to go to the ER because the wrecker hadn’t come for his bike yet….yesterday he was at the ER because his blood pressure was up. So for the sake of MY blood pressure, he has about 30 minutes max to get in touch with me at any given time.
And this 30 minute window is because of health issues/concerns right? Otherwise he would have more time to respond back? No?
Reading some of the comments makes me think it’s better to find a VSS who isn’t technically savvy. Not that I have something to hide, but if you are comparing timestamps to facebook and when you called me and a twitter response, I’m not sure I want to have that conversation.
LLS…see technology is great, social media as a business tool=excellent, anything else IDK. It’s like attention whoring/seeking to the 10th power, the cyber spying/stalking, beefing, obsessing, hating etc…all that is too much for me.
She’s a keeper!
I agree! I am like people do double-check timestamps and stuff? When did it get so CSI? Lol!
Ninjas is getting forensic with it nowadays
LOL, I think that extra stuff comes into play when trust is lacking or if that person has been caught in something before and is supposedly ‘changed’- you know those situations. Also, I’m sorry but you know how y’all men do- tell a story that just isn’t quite right. We have to follow-up behind sh*t, LOL. I have trust where I am right now but I keep my eyes open. I check a status every now and then, peek over a shoulder,
dig through pockets, check browser history, perform sniff testsnothing too serious.We gotta tell stories cause y’all are always asking questions
I know one thing that really pisses me off:
blocking me on FB, AIM, MSN, etc.
I don’t find it offensive that you’ve blocked me; I find it offensive that you are so self-important you think I would waste my time trying to look for you or find things out about you when you’ve made it clear that you don’t want me in your life. This especially bothers me with people who have gotten to know me and know that I don’t have a tendency for spying. I can’t stand when someone does that to me. I feel like calling them up and reminding them they ain’t sh*t. Uggghhh makes me so mad!
“I feel like calling them up and reminding them they ain’t sh*t.”
LOL! maybe that’s why they block you, so you’ll stop telling them how ‘aint sh*t’ they are.
LMAO!!! Ya’ll are killing me today!
@ WIP you know, that’s exactly what my ex s/o told me LOL!
thank yall…i needed a good laugh
I’m a late and not in the know… What’s “BBM”?
Black Berry Messenger
I’m late and not in the know… What does, “BBM” mean?
Oh you must know me…….A sure fire way to piss me off…….IGNORE ME. You are asking for me to slap slob. Another favorite posting new tweets from your phone but you didn’t answer the text I know you had to have read before you sent those 10 tweets……..I got you, my hand, your face,slob flying………..
I’ve found that saying, ‘Stop acting like a b*tch’ tends to piss a boo off. then when the argument ensues I simply end with..are you done with your b*tchfit…it maybe the reason why I cant keep a boo lol
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Thanks for shoutin out my school’s mascot in this. Go CCU Chants!!
I’m done.
Oh wait… this is about black people. Separate but equal eh?