HellooloOOoooOo?

::tap tap:: Is this thing on...?

Not much chatter, bacon-related or otherwise, on the shamelessly self-described most Hardcore blog ever. What have people been up to? Who's training what and how? What are you (not) eating?

Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

Bonus!
Hardcore Hatred Lite: People who say "Bueller? Bueller?" during moments of non-responsive, awkward silence.


This one is starting to grind my gears. For some reason, any time a speaker gets a blank response from an audience query it seems to grant them license to quote the overly dry Ben Stein professor. I've noticed it with increased frequency lately- perhaps I need to seek out presentations with a higher quality index.

Take my Safety Officer at work for example, who might ask this after an inane 15 minute PowerPoint presentation on how to safely handle razor blades when opening boxes (seriously):

Safety Officer: "..ok so are there any questions?"
Audience: ::silence, since we're all reasonably intelligent adults who can operate straight edges without safety instructions::
Safety Officer: "Anyone? Anyone?? Bueller? Bueller?"

This annoys me because it's an unfunny, overused and no-longer-clever bid for a cheap laugh destined to get the crowd re-interested in your stupid speech. Or maybe because I'm too angry as an individual. Or because I dislike Matthew Broderick. Whatever. The point is, cliches are not hardcore (exception: "grind my gears").

Also, be sure to sign out a box cutter and wear cut-resistant gloves when opening packages.