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Post by Cybermortis on Jul 22, 2017 15:04:05 GMT
"Broflake"; A male who complains and/or generally whines about a woman being employed in a position or role in which gender is not or should not be an issue. Usually although not always accompanied by claims of not being sexist.
Origin; Derivative of 'snowflake' used in relation to males complaining about a woman being cast as Doctor Who based on nothing more than gender.
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Post by WhutScreenName on Jul 24, 2017 13:40:35 GMT
I like! There are a lot of Broflake's trolling the internet
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Post by the light works on Jul 29, 2017 14:05:55 GMT
Armchair Quarterquack: a person who goes into comment sections of medically themed news articles, or discussion forums, and pretends superiority based on an incomplete understanding of a medical situation, or on application of 20/20 hindsight or on a wrong interpretation of the situation - or any combination of two or three of the factors.
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Post by the light works on Aug 4, 2017 2:21:19 GMT
an expression to describe the frustration of a job that just won't go right:
"Two days into a half day project."
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Post by Cybermortis on Aug 6, 2017 16:03:58 GMT
'Milkshake Duck'; An individual who gains online attention for doing something 'nice' or 'progressive'. Only for them to turn out to be a sexist/racist idiot.
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Post by the light works on Aug 6, 2017 21:57:30 GMT
'Milkshake Duck'; An individual who gains online attention for doing something 'nice' or 'progressive'. Only for them to turn out to be a sexist/racist idiot. that sounds like something with a story involved. |
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Post by Cybermortis on Aug 6, 2017 22:00:33 GMT
'Milkshake Duck'; An individual who gains online attention for doing something 'nice' or 'progressive'. Only for them to turn out to be a sexist/racist idiot. that sounds like something with a story involved. It was used on relation to a guy who tweeted about how progressive he was for dating an oversized woman. Turned out most of his other tweets were racist, and even his tweets about his (I'm guessing now former) girlfriend were actually rather sexist and sizeist. |
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Post by the light works on Aug 6, 2017 22:58:17 GMT
that sounds like something with a story involved. It was used on relation to a guy who tweeted about how progressive he was for dating an oversized woman. Turned out most of his other tweets were racist, and even his tweets about his (I'm guessing now former) girlfriend were actually rather sexist and sizeist. but how did he come to be called a milkshake duck? |
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Post by ironhold on Aug 6, 2017 23:43:19 GMT
If I had to guess?
Some of the more "progressive" staffers at Marvel Comics went out for milkshakes and then took a group selfie to show off how "diverse" they are.
...Something that DC Comics promptly one-upped them on not long after.
Not only are the Marvel staffers total idiots (editor Heather Antos, for example, didn't even know when the next issue of a book she was working on was scheduled to hit retailers), DC's photo showed a greater total scale of diversity.
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Post by the light works on Aug 6, 2017 23:47:18 GMT
If I had to guess? Some of the more "progressive" staffers at Marvel Comics went out for milkshakes and then took a group selfie to show off how "diverse" they are. ...Something that DC Comics promptly one-upped them on not long after. Not only are the Marvel staffers total idiots (editor Heather Antos, for example, didn't even know when the next issue of a book she was working on was scheduled to hit retailers), DC's photo showed a greater total scale of diversity. well, I guess that makes one thing DC does better than Marvel.  |
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Post by ironhold on Aug 7, 2017 0:11:47 GMT
If I had to guess? Some of the more "progressive" staffers at Marvel Comics went out for milkshakes and then took a group selfie to show off how "diverse" they are. ...Something that DC Comics promptly one-upped them on not long after. Not only are the Marvel staffers total idiots (editor Heather Antos, for example, didn't even know when the next issue of a book she was working on was scheduled to hit retailers), DC's photo showed a greater total scale of diversity. well, I guess that makes one thing DC does better than Marvel. IIRC, the Marvel photo was six white twenty-something women virtue-signalling about how "diverse" the company was. DC responded with a photo of twenty-something twenty-something women, many of which were racial minorities. |
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Post by Cybermortis on Aug 7, 2017 0:32:20 GMT
Why should she know? She wouldn't be responsible for distribution of copies.
For example the Producers of Mythbusters wouldn't be able to tell you the date episodes will air, since that decision (and the order of releases) is not made by them.
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Post by ironhold on Aug 7, 2017 0:47:58 GMT
Why should she know? She wouldn't be responsible for distribution of copies. For example the Producers of Mythbusters wouldn't be able to tell you the date episodes will air, since that decision (and the order of releases) is not made by them. In the comic book industry, the publishers are the ones who set the release dates via solicits to retailers and distributors. So yes, for her to not know the expected street date of an issue *is* dereliction of duty. |
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Post by the light works on Aug 7, 2017 1:26:53 GMT
Why should she know? She wouldn't be responsible for distribution of copies. For example the Producers of Mythbusters wouldn't be able to tell you the date episodes will air, since that decision (and the order of releases) is not made by them. In the comic book industry, the publishers are the ones who set the release dates via solicits to retailers and distributors. So yes, for her to not know the expected street date of an issue *is* dereliction of duty. you just said she was an editor, not a publisher. and as I said, that's ONE thing DC does better than marvel.  |
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Post by Cybermortis on Aug 7, 2017 1:55:49 GMT
Heather Antos is listed as an Editor. Her job is to ensure that issues are ready for a date set by the publisher so they are ready for printing and distribution. However the decision as to when (or for that matter if) issues are printed and distributed is made by other people.
Another example to use would be a film director. The studio tells them when they need to have the film completed, but that doesn't mean that the film will actually be released at that date or for that matter be released at all. Films may be filmed and finished early in one year, but the studio may decide not to release that film until late the next year - or in some cases may release a film several years after it was finished. At no point does the director need to be told the exact date of release, and will not usually be able to tell you anything that the studio hasn't already officially said. You may note that when asked directors will usually only be able to give a time period of around a month, if indeed they don't just give a season; 'It will be out this fall'.
It's actually a good thing for an editor not to be aware of when a comic is going to hit shelves, as that means they are not being distracted by things that have nothing to do with their actual job.
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Post by Lokifan on Aug 28, 2017 18:10:36 GMT
Obliviot (Owe-blih-vee-ot)
Someone whose extreme negligent inattention to their surroundings results in extreme danger to themselves and others.
"That person just stepped off the curb in front of me without looking because they were focused on their smartphone--what an obliviot!"
May also be applied to those who inconvenience others by being oblivious to their surroundings--such as someone who stands in front of the door of an elevator, not moving to one side or the other to allow others to exit.
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Post by Cybermortis on Aug 29, 2017 1:06:34 GMT
A spin off from the above; 'Oblivopper'; Shoppers who walk in front of, then stand in front of someone who is clearly examining a shelf of items. The individual will stand there for sometime while their tiny little minds try to understand what the shelf contains, before walking off without actually taking anything from the display.
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Post by the light works on Aug 29, 2017 4:47:42 GMT
A spin off from the above; 'Oblivopper'; Shoppers who walk in front of, then stand in front of someone who is clearly examining a shelf of items. The individual will stand there for sometime while their tiny little minds try to understand what the shelf contains, before walking off without actually taking anything from the display. any ideas for the person who takes up an entire aisle while selecting something off the shelf? |
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Post by silverdragon on Aug 29, 2017 7:15:07 GMT
A spin off from the above; 'Oblivopper'; Shoppers who walk in front of, then stand in front of someone who is clearly examining a shelf of items. The individual will stand there for sometime while their tiny little minds try to understand what the shelf contains, before walking off without actually taking anything from the display. any ideas for the person who takes up an entire aisle while selecting something off the shelf? Especially the ones who then have the trolley "Sideways" across the isle, where only an anorexic mouse could find space to pass?. And then when you "..'scuse me?.." they turn a deaf ear on you and ignore you completely. Kid One has been known to just push the trolley out the way after the second warning.... Gently, but firmly. I think "Ignoramus" fits the bill quite well there, but if anyone has better suggestion?. |
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Post by the light works on Aug 29, 2017 13:55:58 GMT
any ideas for the person who takes up an entire aisle while selecting something off the shelf? Especially the ones who then have the trolley "Sideways" across the isle, where only an anorexic mouse could find space to pass?. And then when you "..'scuse me?.." they turn a deaf ear on you and ignore you completely. Kid One has been known to just push the trolley out the way after the second warning.... Gently, but firmly. I think "Ignoramus" fits the bill quite well there, but if anyone has better suggestion?. I threaten to park sideways, just to imitate their bad manners. it needs to be a word that has a related word to describe people who plod four abreast on the sidewalk at a pace slightly slower than a glacier. |
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