This morning I ran down to the grocery store. As I pulled into the drive lane between two rows of parking spaces I noted a man in a full-size pickup. There were no vehicles between us. When I was close enough to actually see him turn his head and look at me - he pulled into the lane, and stopped. Had I been going a couple of mph faster, I would have struck him dead center. Remarkably he was still looking at me.
I have taken to referring to drivers like him as "Dip Squiggles." Dip is short for Dip Shit. Squiggles comes from how curse words are portrayed in the comics. Take a few moments and practice saying Dip Squiggles. Personally I find it rather hard to say without a smile. The second my mind focuses on squiggles, I see Calvin and Hobbes, thus putting me in a happy place.
The next term I'd like to share with you comes from how I feel about certain people who won't get off the phone. The initial phone call begins with "Hey Debi, are you busy?" and me saying yes. To which the caller says he or she will only keep me for a minute. I know what you're thinking, and in a manner of speaking you are wrong. This isn't an issue of the caller droning on and on. The problem is, he or she persists in calling. "I know you're working but I forgot to say" "I have to share this" "I forgot to ask" Typically it ends with me not answering the phone.
My term for this is "diarrhea dialing". Likewise there is "diarrhea texting." In other words, I think it's pretty damn shitty of you to keep calling or texting when you know I am working. These are never crisis calls. I love talking to my friends but my job is time sensitive. It also requires a bit of concentration to insure accuracy. Messing with my livelihood to say you rearranged your plants or to described something your pet did, is not scoring you points.
Staples has an "easy" button. I want a "give me a break" button. When activated a message will be sent informing the reciepicant "you are important but I can't deal with you right now."
Originally I used "Clickers" for those people who keep clicking the mouse button without waiting a few seconds for the computer to respond. You know the type. You might even be one. Due to the mindset of a group of people with whom I regularly work, I have expanded upon the definition of a Clicker.
I have spent the better part of this year trying to explain time zones to this group. To this end I have repeatedly sent them a map of the US with the time zones clearly marked and color coded. On any given day of the week beginning around 8:30 EDT this group will load orders for the West Coast. Some time around 10am EDT I begin recieving emails asking how soon the orders will be filled. Between 11:30 and 1pm EDT the phone call start, followed an hour later by another flurry of emails. This continues until quitting time, EDT.
Let's back up and look at this situation.
8:30am EDT is 5:30am PDT It's safe to say the West Coast crews are still in bed.
10am EDT is 7am PDT none of the offices are open
11:30am EDT is 8:30am PDT some of the offices are open, but it still takes time to fill orders
When it dawned on my how often I've been on the phone with this group and heard the words "hold on a second, my computer froze" I realized they are Clickers. They want, and want it NOW!. Click. Click. Click.
Oh, almost forgot to mention "Dumb Zippers". These are people who jump green lights or blatantly run red ones or pull any other stupid stunt while driving that endangers other people's lives. Obviously "Dumb" is short for Dumb Shit. "Zipper" is for the final punctuation; the zipping closed of a body bag.
Needless to say, a Dip Squiggle who is diarrhea dialing or texting stands good odds of becoming a Dumb Zipper.
Feel free to use and expand upon any of these terms. If you'd like to suggest a few CLEAN ones, make use of the comment feature.
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