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  1. TexasF355F1

    TexasF355F1 Seven Time F1 World Champ
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    #1 TexasF355F1, Feb 10, 2005
    Are all Accountants as boring, withdrawn, and plain out have the gayest sense of humor as my roomate? He's an accounting major and graduates in May. He annoys the living hell out of me and i just want to hit him in the face so he'll STFU! One of my Economic professor I had last summer always made jokes about how strange and dry accountants sense of humor are.

    Whenever were out drinking with our friends all he ends up bringing up is business this, taxes that. Asking our friends how they paid for their cars, and asking how my friends dad operates his business. Her dad told my friend(her bf) man he was getting on my last nerve. For crips sake were out drinking trying to get our minds off of everyday life and have good time with friends we dont get to see all the time. None of us are trying to discuss how the damn bar taxes ****. The worst thing was it wasnt even 1 second into New Years and he was talking to my old roomates mom about getting a job and talking accounting to her. All of us were just like dude, I'm sure his mom wants to enjoy the new year and not discuss this bull**** with you.

    He's already an odd ball as it is, but **** this just tops the cake. Last night we were watching cribs, with Richard Branson's island and he says "I bet he did that for tax purposes." I just told him shut the hell up not everything has to do with taxes. He bought the thing when he was 24, I'm sure he bought it more for a place to live at when he wants to get away from everything else and have beautiful scenery. Damn, please tell me my roomate is just an exception to the rule and they're not all like this.
     
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    #2 Chiaro_Slag, Feb 10, 2005
    All accountants are like this. Accountants suck. Down with accountants.
     
  3. FarmerDave

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    #3 FarmerDave, Feb 10, 2005
    I worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers for 2.5 yrs.... there are all types of accountants, but yes, most are nerds.
     
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    #4 UroTrash, Feb 10, 2005
    Could be worse, could be a urologist.
     
  5. TexasF355F1

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    #5 TexasF355F1, Feb 10, 2005
    Glad to hear. Yea, I've been around to pick up on Dr. Tax and Jerry and see that they seem to be good guys and have a well-rounded sense of the world and like to have a good time.

    As for my roomate and cars.......well.....

    He's a poser, plain and simple what can I say. I drive a lowered truck. Been into them since I was about 10(been into Ferrar's and exotics all my life;)) Well he never even mentioned anything about them. Then out of the blue about 3 years ago he says I'm selling my car and getting a truck. Didn't, still doesnt really know, anything about trucks or the custom truck scene. Bought one w/o any knowledge of what to look for and it was already dropped. Needless to say, there were a few things wrong that anyone who has owned a truck or a lowered truck would look for.

    Then out of the blue he talks about how he can't wait till he owns a Ferrari and drives back to Huntsville to see how its changed and blah blah blah. And starts asking me questions that no one who knows of Ferrari's history or respects Ferrari would ask. Don't remember the questions, i just drowned him out and shook my head.

    I don't know I'm just ranting on I guess b/c I'm very annoyed. I've know my roomate and we've been friends all my life but sh*t, he drives me up the freaking wall. The longer I live with him the more annoyed I become. Just things he does aren't right and i'd just like to knock some sense into him. He's too damn money oriented. Money this money that. Let's see how I can scam my dad out of money or this guy out of money. The kid below us accidently scraped his car on his truck. Nothing serious it can be buffed out. Well being the ass that he is he went and got an estimate and ripped the kid for $300. The kid could have said nothing and now I wish he wouldn't have for the sure fact that he screwed him out of something that was completely fixable for practically free. Karma works in crazy ways.
     
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    #6 UroTrash, Feb 10, 2005

    Jason. trust me on this one. There is only one thing to do in this circumstance: P!ss in his mouthwash.

    If he doesn't use mouth wash, scratch yer @ss with his toothbrush.

    Yeah, I been to college. :)
     
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    #7 Chiaro_Slag, Feb 10, 2005
    Just because he is a dork? That is not cool. :(
     
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    #8 Z0RR0, Feb 10, 2005
    #1 - Being a dork is plenty of a good reason.
    #2 - It IS cool!!!! BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    BTW, I do know a bunch of accountants (business school ...), and while I can tell from a mile if they are into accounting or not, it looks like yours is a serious dork. Accountants generally aren't the most creative/funny people, but they still are pretty cool for the most part. You, on the other hand, have a Tax Obnubilation case.
     
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    #9 Malfoy, Feb 10, 2005
    Have you ever stopped to ponder that just MAYBE, he enjoys accounting. That could be what he finds fun. I mean he did pick it as his major after all. Im doing my MBA in some sort of numbers and anytime someone wants to talk up about some numbers, I'm game. Same with CS, IT, theoretical science, economics; I find it interesting and will most likely listen and partake when i can in a conversation for enjoyment. No different than when some girls wander why we can talk about cars all day. They just don't get it like we do. I dunno, not trying to be a downer or anything, but I think were being unduely harsh on this guy. Now if you've told him time and time again that you don't want to hear about accounting, thats one thing. But if you just say he's getting on your nerves but never say why, he might just be dense and not be able to get that you don't like it as he does.
     
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    #10 UroTrash, Feb 10, 2005
    "The kid below us accidently scraped his car on his truck. Nothing serious it can be buffed out. Well being the ass that he is he went and got an estimate and ripped the kid for $300"

    He has a load of karma coming his way, why not help it out a little??!! :)


    Dork: maybe....@sshole: definitely.
     
  11. Mike360

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    #11 Mike360, Feb 10, 2005
    AHhh the typical BS of a sterotype that gets slapped onto accountants. Here we go again. Some of you can be so narrow-minded.
    Im biased here, but i dont see how the hell you get that opinion. The people that "enter" the data into the system may be Nerdy, but not the "Real Accountants". Im always out everyday on meetings, enjoying my job. These guys that you are talking about put us to shame. For christ sake, i hold the rights for one of the worlds biggest dance/trance events. You call that Nerdy?
     
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    #12 iceburns288, Feb 10, 2005
    My friend's dad owned a big business, very successful and rich. He's now bankrupt and unemployed because his accountant ran off with his money.

    ^^ random story
     
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    #13 FarmerDave, Feb 10, 2005
    Come to think of it, there were relatively few nerds. Mostly workaholics, which probably made them appear to be dull. But as soon as a partner's Amex card hit the bartop at a happy hour, EVERYBODY had a good time. :)
     
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    #14 Etcetera, Feb 10, 2005
    Dance Dance Revolution?

    :D
     
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    #15 Mike360, Feb 10, 2005
    Hahahaha funny you bastard! Go build an Igloo! :D:D
     
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    #16 UroTrash, Feb 10, 2005
    OK. Lets see about this.

    Will someone do a POLL of the world's dorkiest professions? Urologists will beat the crap out of accountants in the dork titer.

    Dorky professions I can think of, feel free to add more:

    Urologist (the obvious choice)

    Accountants

    Dentists

    Actuaries

    Radio Shack Clerks

    Podiatrists

    Male employees at a cloth shop

    Mimes.
     
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    #17 Z0RR0, Feb 10, 2005
    Programmers who enjoy telling you "there are 10 kinds of people, those who understand binary and those who don't".
    I understand it, does that make me a nerd? lol
     
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    #18 Dom, Feb 10, 2005

    Toxicologists. Trust me on this one.

    Dom
     
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    #19 hwyengr, Feb 10, 2005
    Engineers.

    One of my teachers in high school had a whole list of these. My favorite was "There are 2 types of people:Those who divide people into 2 types of people, and those who don't."

    Another good one was "Jenning's Corollary": "The odds of a piece of bread landing buttered side up is inversely proportional to the cost of the carpet."

    The one major lesson I learned in college (other than "Don't date people from your co-ed dorm floor") is don't live with your "life-long friends". Everybody grows to hate their roommate, eventually. Its worse if you have to trash a good friendship in the process.
     
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    #20 FarmerDave, Feb 10, 2005
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    #21 quikcpa, Feb 10, 2005
    I heard that a few years ago nerd was a four letter word Now I hear its spelled with 6 figures.

    im an accountant...i dont think anyone would say im a dork. I love the job. staff pushes pencils i meet with clients.
     
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    #22 Sfumato, Feb 10, 2005
    Choose the people who handle your $, your food, and your legal needs with equal care...each can kill you faster than your worst enemy.
     
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    #23 UroTrash, Feb 10, 2005
    Wise words, indeed.


    Yushchenko could learn from you!
     
  24. Mike360

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    #24 Mike360, Feb 10, 2005
    Same here Buddy.

    I think the sterotype grew from Hollywood. Much like the Sterotype placed on Sharks after "Jaws" was released. Something which is far from the truth.
     
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    #25 Texas Forever, Feb 10, 2005
    Yes. Any other questions?
     
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