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Journal Surak's Journal: Weekly Recap(tm) has the day off and will return tomorrow 35

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for our special post-Labor Day edition.

In the meantime... pizza delivery people: what's up with that? The guy got pissed off because he had to drive 3 miles, my pizza didn't arrive til an hour and a half later, and then it's cold. And the most he does is give me $5 off?

*&)#@%^$*&)_!

What happened to service?

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    • This one? [mtv.com] ;)
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        • Yeah, I met that Kennedy once, on a flight from Portland (she's from Oregon) to D.C. Yeah, let's just say she wasn't very nice. Of course, it was after the redeye flight-I was 14, and I pointed her out as being Kennedy from MTV. Still, she could've just said "yeah, I'm that Kennedy" instead of making me feel like an ass for asking. Sheesh, dang pseudo-celebs.
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            • Hardly anybody becomes famous for being smart, especially in showbiz, and especially on MTV (at least nowadays). I'd be pissed off too if I were in a business where looks were valued more than my brains. Poor, poor Kennedy. At least we know someone paid tribute [drudge.com] to her.
              • Hardly anybody becomes famous for being smart

                'Bill Gates' is a household name. No matter how much you might disagree with Gates' business tactics, no matter how crappy you think MIcrosoft software is (Hey, you try writing an operating system and an office suite used by over 100 Million people worldwide and we'll see how YOU do. :), no matter what you think of Microsoft as a company -- you have to admit -- Gates is pretty fscking smart guy. ;)

                • But he's not famous for being smart (even if he's famous because he's smart) -- he's primarily famous for being rich.
                • Notice that I said "hardly anybody." Monopolists aren't smart, they're bullies. Standard Oil, AT&T, Microsoft... all bullies in their respective markets. They didn't outdo their competitors with better products; they did it through unfair and illegal business tactics.

                  I'll have to agree with the other poster that said Gates isn't famous for being smart - he's famous for being rich. He's rich because he made decisions and policy for Microsoft that caused it to bully competitors. What intelligence wo
                  • so I guess the pizza guy is not smart - cold pizza means no tip... wonder if Gates ever delivered pizza. Followed the train of thought but got muddled when Kennedy was mixed in. Wonder if she ever delivered pizza. Hope you had crushed red peppers on that .
  • Seriously, though, pizza delivery people have it rough, too [cnn.com].
  • Why are there no good pizza delivery sites on the internet?
    Isn't it common sence to allow people to order online using their credit card?
  • Pizza an hour late. Is that sorta like the Weekly Recap being a whole day late? I hate it when the Recap gets cold -- it's not as crispy and it just seems sorta stale.
    • No. The crack team at Weekly Recap(tm) are members of the Worldwide Union of Slashdot Sleazoid Journalists, and therefore they do not work on Labor Day.
    • I want $5 off my Weekly Recap! Do I have time to drive out to these journals to get the good gossip? No! That's why I order my gossip delivered, and I want it hot! No tip for you!
      • No problem.

        You paid $0 for you Weekly Recap (tm). You want $5 off. So, we take away $5 from $0. $0-$5 = -$5.

        Hmmm...you now owe me $5.

        Make sure you make your check out to Weekly Recap(tm). ;)

        • Sorry Surak, I charge a $25 non-finder's fee. And since I did not find this Weekly Recap(tm) subscriber for you, you'll have to pay up. But since we know each other, and you only get $5, send me $4 and we'll call it even.

          See you next week!

          P.s. Make sure to make my check out to CASH. Thanks.
          • Ah ahhh....it says in your contract that that $25 non-finder's fee is based on a 10% commission off the annual subscription price of $250. Since Kalak got a discounted rate (-$5) for this week, we will have to pro-rate that based on the annual subscription cost. -$5 * 52 is is -$260, 10% of which is -$26. And, as you said, you did not find this subscriber. So you now owe me $26. I take Visa, Mastercard, and Amazon.com gift certificates. ;)

            • Sorry, that was the old revision of the contract. If you notice down in clause (13), the terms of the contract are subject to change at the sole discretion of the agent (that would be me). All changes are active on notice of the client (that would by you). Since you are reading this, you are now subject to the revised Section 2. The revised Sect. 2 states that my non-finder's fee is 10% of the annual subscription price, or a flat fee of $25, whichever is greater.

              Since $25 is clearly greater than -$26, the
              • so please send a check for $44.62, made out to CASH, immeadiately.

                Oops. Your mistake. It says in clause 42 that all errors and omissions, including errors in spelling and grammar, on the part of the agent (that would be you) are subject to a $100 performance penalty to be paid to the client in full, due immediately. Since it has been, in fact, more than 5 hours since you made the error, you owe me a 5% late charge on top of that. That brings your total penalty to $105. Subtract the $44.62 you claim I
                • Oops. Your mistake. It says in clause 42 that all errors and omissions, including errors in spelling and grammar,

                  Hmmm. That seems to be a fragment sentence. Oh, what does it say here? "Clause 42(b). All errors and omissions, including errors in spelling and grammar, on the part of the client (that would be you) are subject to a $200 performance penalty to be paid to the agent (that would be me)." So, you now owe me $44.62 + $200 for your grammatical error, minus $100 for mine, leaving you with an outstand
                  • Oh, I can beat a dead horse. I really can. I'm quite good at it, actually.

                    I'll be in town all week.
                  • In clause 42(b) subsection (1) it says that that clause 42(b) does not apply to months containing the letter 'R' or to months whose name contains more than one vowel.

                    So I don't owe you a dime, and you still owe me $60.38. Since clause 42(c) says that if the the agent (that would be you)), fails to pay the client (that would be me) money owed due to performance penalty, client reserves the right, at client's sole discretion, to hold the entire contract null and void.

                    Which I'm doing.

                    So you owe me nothing,
  • Tell 'em (or Em) to bugger off. I wouldn't stand for that shit. The only thing worse than the drive would be driving home without selling the pizza. I've done it before. You should too.

  • Oh. You weren't talking about *that* kind, were you?

    Oh well. I'll come back later, then.

    ....Bethanie....

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