LOOKING FOR BEST BUY ON FLIGHT TICKITS TO UKRAINE

[AKguy 1]

Well I think Natasha gave up on me. No biggie. After spending all day being oh so productive at work, I found some tickets.

$1,600 from Chelyabinsk to Anchorage. Much better than the $2,200+ I kept getting all morning when I was only using one site for the whole trip.

Sucks, I could spend a grand and get there, but nooo, not the other way around.

[mox 298]

Well I think Natasha gave up on me. No biggie. After spending all day being oh so productive at work, I found some tickets.

$1,600 from Chelyabinsk to Anchorage. Much better than the $2,200+ I kept getting all morning when I was only using one site for the whole trip.

Sucks, I could spend a grand and get there, but nooo, not the other way around.

How did she give up on you?

[Brad and Vika 129]

Well I think Natasha gave up on me. No biggie. After spending all day being oh so productive at work, I found some tickets.

$1,600 from Chelyabinsk to Anchorage. Much better than the $2,200+ I kept getting all morning when I was only using one site for the whole trip.

Sucks, I could spend a grand and get there, but nooo, not the other way around.

How did she give up on you?

[AKguy 1]

Emailed her on the 17th, called the 18th to verify she'd gotten it and she said she'd been working on it. 19th no word and today no word. *shrugs* No big deal.

50 days until Anna is here and she's staying for almost 8 weeks. THEN we'll be filing for the K-1... She's got some things to finish up with her degree and we decided it would be worth it in the long run for her to finish it up before she left everything behind. That and I need to set up a string of bank heists to pad my bank account to make her not so nervous. ... you guys are cool, right? You won't rat me out?

[mox 298]

Ahhhh...y'know, I probably should have mentioned that you need to be pretty proactive with her. I'm just naturally that way, so it didn't occur to me. And I've never used email with her. Anyway, sorry to hear it didn't work out, but glad you've got options your happy with!

[AKguy 1]

See, I'd been a project manager for a construction company for quite a few years and I'm burned out on beating the ####### out of salesmen to get back with me. When I'm on personal time my mindset goes to if you want my money, show me, don't make me harass you to give you my money.

[Brad and Vika 129]

See, I'd been a project manager for a construction company for quite a few years and I'm burned out on beating the ####### out of salesmen to get back with me. When I'm on personal time my mindset goes to if you want my money, show me, don't make me harass you to give you my money.

You could just be another spoiled American

[AKguy 1]

You could just be another spoiled American

I want my cake too dammit!!

[slim 1,525]

When I'm on personal time my mindset goes to if you want my money, show me, don't make me harass you to give you my money.

I took this route through the entire visa process with my wife. Since she's been here, she's had no problem harassing me for my money.

I want my cake too dammit!!

We like pie around here, cake eater!

[Brad and Vika 129]

When I'm on personal time my mindset goes to if you want my money, show me, don't make me harass you to give you my money.

I took this route through the entire visa process with my wife. Since she's been here, she's had no problem harassing me for my money.

I want my cake too dammit!!

We like pie around here, cake eater!

Serve it up!

[slim 1,525]

I need to set up a string of bank heists to pad my bank account to make her not so nervous. ... you guys are cool, right? You won't rat me out?

I didn't even catch this last go-round, but when another dude from AK was on here a couple years ago, he got his fiancee over here, they got married and she started working a pretty good job in a bank. Well, a few months of wedded bliss went by and one day he posted this really long story on here about the FEDS coming to his house and kicking in his door, hauling his wife off to jail and starting the extradition process. Seems she was a pretty big bank robber back in Russia. She'd work in the bank for a few months, set herself up, then rob the place and relocate to another city. She thought she had the ultimate cover by moving to AK but I guess INTERPOL tracked her down or something.

Turns out it was an elaborate hoax, but it was pretty funny for a few days as he responded with the "I don't know what to do. I'm so upset." Etc. Guy's name was AKDiver if you wanna look back through the old posts. He later said he and his wife were just bored with VJ so they made up this big story for amusement. You wouldn't believe some of the replies he got! People actually took it personally and said things like, "my heart was breaking for you guys and you were pulling my leg? I hope your marriage fails now!" Relax people, it's just the internet!

We like pie around here, cake eater!

So for whatever reason I was looking up slurs on Wiki the other day and I found out that Cake Eater is actually a slur up in Canada. Seems Italians called those of Anglo-Saxon descent "Mangia Cake" which means "cake eater." I don't know if that's how it got into Mighty Ducks (according to UrbanDictionary.com it refers to rich kids in MN - where the movie was filmed.) but it seems like it could've moved through the hockey world from this origin with Canadians loving their hockey and all, eh?

[Brad and Vika 129]

Learn something new every day

[mox 298]

Turns out it was an elaborate hoax, but it was pretty funny for a few days as he responded with the "I don't know what to do. I'm so upset." Etc. Guy's name was AKDiver if you wanna look back through the old posts. He later said he and his wife were just bored with VJ so they made up this big story for amusement. You wouldn't believe some of the replies he got! People actually took it personally and said things like, "my heart was breaking for you guys and you were pulling my leg? I hope your marriage fails now!" Relax people, it's just the internet!

Well, since you threw out the rope, I guess I'll go ahead and tow this thread even more off-topic...

AKDiver's stunt must have been before my time, but I also remember Satellite's wife doing something similar, and then Sat coming in behind her mocking everyone who expressed sympathy.

I think what pisses people off the most about these kinds of hoaxes is that when it comes from a long time poster, it inevitably elicits truly heart-felt responses. And if you come back and say "haha, it was all a joke," well ok, if that's how you get your kicks then whatever. Not my cuppa tea, but I'm not gonna cry about it. But it's when they come back and say "haha you guys are such idiots I can't believe you fell for that, jeez get a life," that's what pisses me off. Because they're saying this to people who were here for them when they needed help, information, a virtual pat on the back, or whatever. There really are people behind these keyboards, and I just think it's pretty disrespectful to throw sympathy back in somebody's face, even if the only way you ever interact with them is words on a screen.

Anyway...I can't see the shore anymore, so consider this thread drug out to sea!

Edited July 13, 2009 by mox

[slim 1,525]

AKDiver's stunt must have been before my time, but I also remember Satellite's wife doing something similar, and then Sat coming in behind her mocking everyone who expressed sympathy.

AKDiver's story was a stunt and was done for his own amusement. The whole deal with Satellite was different - his wife was ticked off at him and tried to lash out on VJ. Only when there was an overwhelming "we're so sorry to hear about your situation" (which was nothing more than a pissed off wife) did he come back as uncaring about people caring. That was more of a misunderstanging than anything.

Sure, there are real people behind these keyboards, but some of them are @$$holes. Some of them are good people who you would like and get along with, even be friends with. But, it should always be remembered that no matter how intense the emotion gets.... it's still just the internet and it's not real life. I believe that was the point Satellite was trying to make and it got blown way out of proportion. Those of us who've been here for a while, yeah, we have a unique relationship and we are all real people somewhere. But like your real friends, you're gonna have spats sometimes, right?

[mox 298]

AKDiver's stunt must have been before my time, but I also remember Satellite's wife doing something similar, and then Sat coming in behind her mocking everyone who expressed sympathy.

AKDiver's story was a stunt and was done for his own amusement. The whole deal with Satellite was different - his wife was ticked off at him and tried to lash out on VJ. Only when there was an overwhelming "we're so sorry to hear about your situation" (which was nothing more than a pissed off wife) did he come back as uncaring about people caring. That was more of a misunderstanging than anything.

Sure, there are real people behind these keyboards, but some of them are @$$holes. Some of them are good people who you would like and get along with, even be friends with. But, it should always be remembered that no matter how intense the emotion gets.... it's still just the internet and it's not real life. I believe that was the point Satellite was trying to make and it got blown way out of proportion. Those of us who've been here for a while, yeah, we have a unique relationship and we are all real people somewhere. But like your real friends, you're gonna have spats sometimes, right?

Yeah, but your real friends--if they're real friends--are gonna find a way to make it right, maybe even apologize or at least go shooting or drinking together. I'm not gonna stir old pots (much), but I don't recall it being a misunderstanding, or at least things were made very clear after some initial confusion. And I agree that some of those people behind the keyboards are "@$$holes," (I'm one of them from time to time) but I don't think I've ever typed something to another person here that I wouldn't say directly to their face. I'd probably be a little more diplomatic in a face-to-face situation, especially if you're bigger than me, but I treat people online pretty much how I'd treat them in real life.