Things that make you go "WTF" - Blu-ray Forum

BStecke · 02-21-2008, 03:49 PM

So I went to Subway today for lunch, got up to the counter and they asked me if I wanted the value meal. I said, no, but I'll take a small drink. The person says, "We only have medium and large." Feeling jaunty, and a little bit perturbed that she couldn't just give me the smallest one they had, I said "Wouldn't the medium be a small then?" Apparently the person didn't get that I was kidding around with them and they said, "No . . . it's a medium." I left it at that, since the person seemed to be getting snippy over it. But seriously . . . how can you have a medium with nothing on either side? A lot of places have started doing this. People get paid a lot of money to market these things that are totally stupid.

camper · 02-21-2008, 04:03 PM

"The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and..."
"Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?"
"Exactly."
"Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?"
"Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where? "
"I don't know."
"Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?"
"Put it up to eleven."
"Eleven. Exactly. One louder."
"Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?"
[pause] "These go to eleven."

~Camper

BStecke · 02-21-2008, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camper

"The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and..."
"Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?"
"Exactly."
"Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?"
"Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where? "
"I don't know."
"Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?"
"Put it up to eleven."
"Eleven. Exactly. One louder."
"Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?"
[pause] "These go to eleven."

~Camper

LOL I never got into Spinal Tap, but that part is absolutely hilarious.

raginranger · 02-21-2008, 04:06 PM

Yeah, that makes no sense at all. I think even some places now offer a medium combo or large combo, not small. you can't have something in the middle if there isn't something on each side.

stringent · 02-21-2008, 05:22 PM

Correct grammar should be 'regular' or large.

phranctoast · 02-21-2008, 05:22 PM

your story reminds me of when you ask for a coke and they tell you they only have pepsi..

uhhhhhhh...

Ok Ill have a sprite then....?

give me the one closest to coke jackass!!!!

tron3 · 02-21-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by raginranger

Yeah, that makes no sense at all. I think even some places now offer a medium combo or large combo, not small. you can't have something in the middle if there isn't something on each side.

Softdrinks are so cheap that selling a small almost makes no sense. A medium gives more for the little extra you pay. It's mostly water for crying out loud.

komp · 02-21-2008, 05:28 PM

what the **** is wtf ?

Sylin · 02-21-2008, 05:59 PM

Send the company a letter and point out the stupidity of this.

Like our local Quiznos sign reads: "Quiznos Sub".

Really? Just one? That's all you've got?

I could understand Quiznos Sub Shop or Quiznos Subs or something that indicates the plural. But Quiznos SUB? Sounds stupid to me.

The Don · 02-21-2008, 06:00 PM

I've always had a problem with the whole "medium" "large" and "extra large"...

wouldn't the medium then be a "small"?...and so forth?...

everything is like a big friggin gimmick or something that they have to make everything impulsive...

anyways...rant over..

theknub · 02-21-2008, 08:12 PM

my wtf moment comes from a coworker. at my office i pretty much run the computer show, manage our fund, manage loan servicing, and take out the trash all while browsing blu-ray.com (ok, i don't do the trash THAT often)...

anyway, my coworker is not that bright. i also think that is putting it nicely. so, for example, here are recent occurrences:

we used to have norton on all the computers before i got here. so every time we have a hiccup, the question ia asked, "was it the norton?"

as i stated, i manage our fund. so, i get a lot of mail for new subscribers and the like. in the past few days she has decided to start opening all my mail and copying it. this is because "we should have a backup in a folder before it goes in your files." my response in my head, "*****, you be crazy. you don't know anything about this fund and there is a reason i have a fire proof cabinet for all this."

same coworker operates quickbooks. she keeps a seperate check register from quickbooks because it helps her balance. isn't that what the bank statement is for?

many more but this is just today....

york weir · 02-21-2008, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phranctoast

your story reminds me of when you ask for a coke and they tell you they only have pepsi..

uhhhhhhh...

Ok Ill have a sprite then....?

give me the one closest to coke jackass!!!!

I totally disagree. If they say they only have Pepsi I don't want that crap. I'll pick a different soft drink.

blujacket · 02-21-2008, 08:29 PM

People that take their dogs with them everywhere they go. And then leave them in the car when they go shopping. I want to beat them senseless.

haste · 02-21-2008, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by komp

what the **** is wtf ?

+1 rofl!

Rob71 · 02-21-2008, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Don

I've always had a problem with the whole "medium" "large" and "extra large"...

wouldn't the medium then be a "small"?...and so forth?...

everything is like a big friggin gimmick or something that they have to make everything impulsive...

anyways...rant over..

At least they call it "medium" and "large". What's with the Venti, Grande, and Tall BS. I guess since they charge $2 for their Venti coffee(That is large right?

), they have to justify it by giving it a new name. But why the hell isn't Grande the large?

Neo65 · 02-21-2008, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camper

"The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and..."
"Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?"
"Exactly."
"Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?"
"Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where? "
"I don't know."
"Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?"
"Put it up to eleven."
"Eleven. Exactly. One louder."
"Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?"
[pause] "These go to eleven."

~Camper

The key is, if they really were true rockers, they'd know that the amp's smallest setting should have been a 6, not a 1, and they could go to 21! But Spinal Tap never thought of it.

Sylin · 02-21-2008, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blujacket

I want to beat them senseless.

The dogs or the people?

blujacket · 02-21-2008, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikcizokm

The dogs or the people?

The people.

kwhiplash · 02-21-2008, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikcizokm

Send the company a letter and point out the stupidity of this.

Like our local Quiznos sign reads: "Quiznos Sub".

Really? Just one? That's all you've got?

I could understand Quiznos Sub Shop or Quiznos Subs or something that indicates the plural. But Quiznos SUB? Sounds stupid to me.

Not if you look at it like Papa John's Pizza, not Papa John's Pizzas or Pizza Hut not Pizzas Hut

Sylin · 02-22-2008, 06:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwhiplash

Not if you look at it like Papa John's Pizza, not Papa John's Pizzas or Pizza Hut not Pizzas Hut

Yes, but "pizza" is plural in those cases. When you say, "My buddies and I are going for pizza," no one assumes you're sharing 1 slice. 1 pie, maybe, but in divided units of measurement. And those names adequately describe and imply that by selling pizza, there is a variety to choose from... not just one flavor.

But "sub" is singular. Just one. No one says, "My buddies and I are going for sub."

"Quiznos Sub" is just silly. This HUGE menu, and they are whittled down to "Sub" on their sign. I LAUGH at their ridiculousness!

You don't go to Dunkin Donut. It's Dunkin Donuts, because it is both a verb and a description of the multitude of deliciously good things they can give you to stuff your face with.

02-21-2008, 03:49 PM	#1
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	Things that make you go "WTF" So I went to Subway today for lunch, got up to the counter and they asked me if I wanted the value meal. I said, no, but I'll take a small drink. The person says, "We only have medium and large." Feeling jaunty, and a little bit perturbed that she couldn't just give me the smallest one they had, I said "Wouldn't the medium be a small then?" Apparently the person didn't get that I was kidding around with them and they said, "No . . . it's a medium." I left it at that, since the person seemed to be getting snippy over it. But seriously . . . how can you have a medium with nothing on either side? A lot of places have started doing this. People get paid a lot of money to market these things that are totally stupid. Last edited by BStecke; 02-24-2008 at 04:35 PM.

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02-21-2008, 04:03 PM	#2
camper Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray collection:367 DVD collection:445 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	"The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and..." "Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?" "Exactly." "Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?" "Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where? " "I don't know." "Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?" "Put it up to eleven." "Eleven. Exactly. One louder." "Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?" [pause] "These go to eleven." ~Camper

02-21-2008, 04:06 PM	#4
raginranger Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:5	Yeah, that makes no sense at all. I think even some places now offer a medium combo or large combo, not small. you can't have something in the middle if there isn't something on each side.

02-21-2008, 05:22 PM	#5
stringent Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:UK	Correct grammar should be 'regular' or large.

02-21-2008, 05:22 PM	#6
phranctoast Power Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Long Island, NY;psn:phranctoast Blu-ray collection:78	your story reminds me of when you ask for a coke and they tell you they only have pepsi.. uhhhhhhh... Ok Ill have a sprite then....? give me the one closest to coke jackass!!!!

02-21-2008, 05:28 PM	#8
komp Member Member since:Dec 2007	what the **** is wtf ?

02-21-2008, 05:59 PM	#9
Sylin Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Nashville Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:159	Send the company a letter and point out the stupidity of this. Like our local Quiznos sign reads: "Quiznos Sub". Really? Just one? That's all you've got? I could understand Quiznos Sub Shop or Quiznos Subs or something that indicates the plural. But Quiznos SUB? Sounds stupid to me.

02-21-2008, 06:00 PM	#10
The Don Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2006 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:2	I've always had a problem with the whole "medium" "large" and "extra large"... wouldn't the medium then be a "small"?...and so forth?... everything is like a big friggin gimmick or something that they have to make everything impulsive... anyways...rant over..

02-21-2008, 08:12 PM	#11
theknub Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2006	my wtf moment comes from a coworker. at my office i pretty much run the computer show, manage our fund, manage loan servicing, and take out the trash all while browsing blu-ray.com (ok, i don't do the trash THAT often)... anyway, my coworker is not that bright. i also think that is putting it nicely. so, for example, here are recent occurrences: we used to have norton on all the computers before i got here. so every time we have a hiccup, the question ia asked, "was it the norton?" as i stated, i manage our fund. so, i get a lot of mail for new subscribers and the like. in the past few days she has decided to start opening all my mail and copying it. this is because "we should have a backup in a folder before it goes in your files." my response in my head, "*****, you be crazy. you don't know anything about this fund and there is a reason i have a fire proof cabinet for all this." same coworker operates quickbooks. she keeps a seperate check register from quickbooks because it helps her balance. isn't that what the bank statement is for? many more but this is just today....

02-21-2008, 08:29 PM	#13
blujacket Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Dayton,Ohio 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:658	People that take their dogs with them everywhere they go. And then leave them in the car when they go shopping. I want to beat them senseless.

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