"CAR_IS_MI" (car-is-mi)
06/08/2016 at 03:29 • Filed to: None
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"CAR_IS_MI" (car-is-mi)
06/08/2016 at 03:29 • Filed to: None | 1
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Mostly because I am ass...
So I recently discovered this website / app you’ve probably all heard of and are so two years ago about it. It’s called MeetUp.
Now I know what you’re thinking; “did he just ‘thats so two years ago us’? because thats so 4 years ago.” But no, this is not a web site for child predators to meet up snd realize everyone on the internet says they are a 14 year old girl, but in reality they are all the same 40 year old guy living in their mom’s basement.
Anyways.
This site offers localized groups where you can plan events and meet up (hence the name). There are hiking groups, and sports groups, and singles dating groups where 20 to 30 balding middle aged men gather around to harass the one girl who had a mustache in high school and showed up because her mom said this is how she done met her daddy uncle...
(okay, I think I’ve had enough of the inbred rape jokes for tonight)
So I signed up for a Jeep group, as I like my Jeep (just barely though, Its starting to annoy me) and figured I could use more events as excuses to break more things.
When you sign up for a group, the group has the right to ask specific questions to ensure you are a fit, and then accept or reject your “application” from there (seriously, don’t take yourselves to seriously groups that exist on the internet, you might get mad and smash your keyboards, and mom said she is done buying you keyboards, so what are you going to do? Use the one that came with the computer? So not ergonomic).
Anyways, the Jeep group had questions.
What kind of Jeep do you drive?
What types of trails have you done in the past?
What types of trails would you like to do?
All fair questions.
Then they made the mistake of asking me two questions, which I obviously responded to sarcastically.
It costs us money to do some events, so we ask for a $5 membership fee. Would you be able to pay $5.
- I am able to pay $5. Today I was able to pay $11.48 for lunch. Tomorrow I will likely be able to $4o for fuel; however, I will not pay $5 to a group of people I don’t know unless I can meet them first and ensure I like everyone. Then you can divide my $5 equally.
We have our monthly meeting on the second Thursday of every month. On an average month, how many meetings would you be able to make?
- Well according to you, you have one meeting on the 2nd Thursday of each month, which equates to a total of 1 meeting per month, therefore, the maximum number of meetings per month one would be capable of attending would be 1. So... one.
I heard back nothing for a week.
Today I got the rejection email.
We’re sorry. At this time your application has been rejected. Please feel free to re-apply when you can provide proper answers to our questions.
Lol.
I REALLY want to stir the pot on this one.
Why can’t people just go “oh hey cool, you have a cool off road vehicle, I do to, we like the same things, come on and hang out.”? Why does it have to be all give us money and answer our poorly worded questions in the manner we would like them answered so we can tell you you’re acceptable enough to be graced with our presence?
Have an Australian Jeep for your time.
TheHondaBro
> CAR_IS_MI
06/08/2016 at 04:00 |
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Because that’s too crazy. You neeeeeeed to plan days in advance in which a group of people go out and break their wannabe war machines. (Man, it sure is fun to stir the pot)
Alfalfa
> CAR_IS_MI
06/08/2016 at 04:18 |
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Any event organized by the individual who wrote that last question is likely one I wouldn’t want to pay $5 for.
Tapas
> CAR_IS_MI
06/08/2016 at 07:21 |
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Looks like the guy took the whole thing too seriously and was insulted that you didn’t lol I too discovered meetup a few months ago, when I moved to Singapore.
Apparently, its “big” here (seeing that the entire conutry is 2/3rds the size of Houston, big is relative)
I didn’t get it. Its mostly people who love to see themselves as “event coordinators”, take themselves too seriously and/or love to be the centre of attention. They charge $15 bucks for poorly organized dating or expat meetups and thats how they live.
Singapore is practically an airport with people moving in and out all the time. With a 1000 people in your group that keep changing, even if 10% attend every other weekend and half of them like it, its like a fixed income for those guys.
I once joined a group for fans of stand up comedy and went to one event. Turns out, the event coordinator was the dude who was gonna do that stand up. It was still funny because he was bad lol
The car enthusiast group has 3 people, including me and the guy who started it. Its sad.
Sam
> TheHondaBro
06/08/2016 at 07:22 |
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Most of them probably have to ask their wives or parents for permission.
CalzoneGolem
> CAR_IS_MI
06/08/2016 at 07:55 |
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... would be 1. So... one.
It’s is because you typed the character for one and then wrote it out. They don’t need your type of people.
misfitmascots
> CAR_IS_MI
06/08/2016 at 08:10 |
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Personally I like your answers. You know what happens when you give some people a little authority.
TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
> CAR_IS_MI
06/08/2016 at 08:43 |
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That’s why I love my Land Rover club, we’re about informal as it gets. No dues, no meetings and just half ass get togethers collectively. Each person pays what they owe to get into the park and or campsite. We wheel and when done get drunk together while fixing whichever shitbox of ours broke down that day. It’s normally Case because he loves beating the shit out of his truck, we once had to change a 3rd member on his truck because he somehow managed to trash it. Side shafts were fine, just the 3rd member let go... still don’t know how the hell he managed to pull that off lol.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
06/08/2016 at 08:49 |
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I’ve seen a blasted third member on Series before - on a 109 five-door (cause unknown, but likely low range with front hubs unlocked). My dad would have blasted one getting a semi cab unstuck with his 109 pickup, but lost an axle shaft first.
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TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
06/08/2016 at 08:54 |
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Yeah, blasted a 3rd member before on the 109 but it took the side shafts with it. His side shafts were in perfect condition and they were stock, not even Ashcroft.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
06/08/2016 at 09:02 |
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I wonder if was just worn enough to have major deflection in the spiders or something. Maybe spiders were hot from a day of driving, got some spin up, and then seized - it’s not like they’re really supported in a fancy way. I assume it was the spiders that went “sproing” as opposed to the pinion.
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TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
06/08/2016 at 09:12 |
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Probably was something along those lines, but we always assume it’s something he did until proven. He’s just on of those guys that breaks everything they touch especially his truck.
HammerheadFistpunch
> CAR_IS_MI
06/08/2016 at 09:18 |
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That’s great news! I would never belong to any club that would have someone like me as a member.
NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
> CAR_IS_MI
06/08/2016 at 09:31 |
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Jeep group admin, after sending your rejection:
*Yay, got to use this twice in one week!
Funktheduck
> CAR_IS_MI
06/08/2016 at 09:51 |
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I think your answers were perfectly acceptable.
Azrek
> CAR_IS_MI
06/08/2016 at 09:53 |
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I tried that when I first moved to Maryland. It was an adventure in some of the saddest boring people I’d ever had the privilege of meeting. Some had lived in Maryland all their lives and still had no friends or barely left the house. Others worked 12-19 hours a day and wondered why they had no time to do anything.
One wanted a soccer coach to help adults learn. I showed up, started organizing the folks into groups to do drills, but then the organizer who I’d talked too showed up, set up goals and horrible soccer was played. I left and never came back.
Some Groups seem like they are for an office or company to organize their own internal meetings and randomly include strangers. So they chat on work topics while I am debating how I can escape without being seen.
Fees are worth it if the group gets special events, but not to keep the lights on.
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CAR_IS_MI
> CalzoneGolem
06/08/2016 at 10:25 |
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I like to mix things up. Keeps life interesting. And dangerous. Like starting fragment sentences with the word “and”.
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CalzoneGolem
> CAR_IS_MI
06/08/2016 at 10:30 |
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That’s why you can’t be in my jeep group suckah!
Rico
> CAR_IS_MI
06/08/2016 at 14:29 |
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Eh you don’t need those stuffy losers friendship anyway!