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And · 03-27-2003, 01:05 PM

Since so many of the other board members are willing to extend the hand of diplomacy, please allow me to be to take a stance on the other side, and let you know how sorely offended by your bland and unthinking rants I am.

I do not have a webpage. Why? Because I don't have time for a webpage. I do graphic design for a print company, not a website. On a daily basis, DAILY BASIS, mind you, I must eat TOTAL SHIT like what the ol' Webscalpel has on his web site:
Inept image handling ("I got this little picture off the Internet last night. Could you blow it up to poster sized?").
Half-assed design knowledge ("I made this on MicroSoft Publisher" "I'm sorry ma'am, we don't have MicroSoft Publisher, we can't open your file" "Oh... Could you try anyway?").
Kooky font fun ("Here. I found this in an old magazine from 1977. Can you match this font?").
Borrowed content("Well, his name's Jerry and mine's Tom, so I thought it'd be great if you could put the cartoon characters on our card.").

The work I have to clean up from the never-ending flow of UTTER MORONS who bring work in to my company takes me hours to fix sometimes, but they just HAVE to have it. I don't get paid nearly as much as some of the other people here at the Celler do for their graphic work. As a matter of fact, due to circumstances that currently force me to stay, I get paid SHIT for this work. Total fucking jippage.

I have a college education, an innate talent for understanding computers, and years of experience with the appropriate software. I have been given crap jobs and turned them into fucking GOLD. And then your Hero Boyfriend comes here, to this web forum which I value for its intellectual and information exchange, and tries to be all cute and commercial on the forum. He offers LESS money than I get paid for such a logo design. So. I. Laugh.

If he had come here and just said, "Hey, I'm in need of a logo. Is anyone feeling charitable?" I'm sure several graphic artists and designers would be at least somewhat interested in doing something just for recognition. But no, he drops in out of nowhere, plants his little flag and expects people to flock to his brave new world. Fuck that.

I don't feel the slightest guilt at mocking your boyfriend for making a clear and utter fool of himself because he made his post without thinking, without tact, and without a basis of skill to stand on. And I don't feel the slightest guilt mocking you. You two are just another pair in the long line of twits I encounter while I'm on the job. So go fuck your passive-agressive self.

03-27-2003, 01:05 PM	#103
And Conjunction Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Conjunction Junction Posts: 168	Antibitch's Antibitching (what a hypocrite) Since so many of the other board members are willing to extend the hand of diplomacy, please allow me to be to take a stance on the other side, and let you know how sorely offended by your bland and unthinking rants I am. I do not have a webpage. Why? Because I don't have time for a webpage. I do graphic design for a print company, not a website. On a daily basis, DAILY BASIS, mind you, I must eat TOTAL SHIT like what the ol' Webscalpel has on his web site: Inept image handling ("I got this little picture off the Internet last night. Could you blow it up to poster sized?"). Half-assed design knowledge ("I made this on MicroSoft Publisher" "I'm sorry ma'am, we don't have MicroSoft Publisher, we can't open your file" "Oh... Could you try anyway?"). Kooky font fun ("Here. I found this in an old magazine from 1977. Can you match this font?"). Borrowed content("Well, his name's Jerry and mine's Tom, so I thought it'd be great if you could put the cartoon characters on our card."). The work I have to clean up from the never-ending flow of UTTER MORONS who bring work in to my company takes me hours to fix sometimes, but they just HAVE to have it. I don't get paid nearly as much as some of the other people here at the Celler do for their graphic work. As a matter of fact, due to circumstances that currently force me to stay, I get paid SHIT for this work. Total fucking jippage. I have a college education, an innate talent for understanding computers, and years of experience with the appropriate software. I have been given crap jobs and turned them into fucking GOLD. And then your Hero Boyfriend comes here, to this web forum which I value for its intellectual and information exchange, and tries to be all cute and commercial on the forum. He offers LESS money than I get paid for such a logo design. So. I. Laugh. If he had come here and just said, "Hey, I'm in need of a logo. Is anyone feeling charitable?" I'm sure several graphic artists and designers would be at least somewhat interested in doing something just for recognition. But no, he drops in out of nowhere, plants his little flag and expects people to flock to his brave new world. Fuck that. I don't feel the slightest guilt at mocking your boyfriend for making a clear and utter fool of himself because he made his post without thinking, without tact, and without a basis of skill to stand on. And I don't feel the slightest guilt mocking you. You two are just another pair in the long line of twits I encounter while I'm on the job. So go fuck your passive-agressive self. __________________ -And, Word Wrangler and Keeper of the Cuttlefish. Last edited by And; 03-27-2003 at 01:08 PM.