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tillyn
January 5th, 2009, 10:03 PM
I just posted something , and realized S.S.D.D. describes my job of 20 years, not that i'm complaining .How about you people anything SK said in his books describes your work? lucy
arista
January 6th, 2009, 10:27 AM
Get busy living or get busy dying.-Shawshank Redemption.
ComeUntoSweetDeath
January 6th, 2009, 10:30 AM
SSDD sums up my job as well
Todash
January 6th, 2009, 10:46 AM
SSDD, of course.

Also, since my job is to tell other people what they are doing wrong and to argue for quality, sometimes it gets a bit frustrating. During those times, I have occasionally had this pop into my head: "He thrusts his fists against the post and still insists he sees the ghost."
Spideyman
January 6th, 2009, 11:02 AM
SSDD - cat litter pans:blush:
mylife4usk
January 6th, 2009, 11:10 AM
Well, this one describes my boss: YOU COCKADOODIE!
And the job most definitely, "SSDD".
BlackEye
January 6th, 2009, 11:27 AM
"Do the day , and let the day do you."

"You know what talent is? The curse of expectation."

:biggrin2:
adrianmarley
January 6th, 2009, 11:29 AM
How about the title of one of his novels?

Misery comes to mind for me.

;-)
Haunted
January 6th, 2009, 11:51 AM
S. S. D. D. Ah, life. A day to day slog.
brownmouse
January 6th, 2009, 11:58 AM
"The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle." - Stephen King, in the foreword of Night Shift.

Pretty good description of OCD, really.
LadyPain
January 6th, 2009, 12:38 PM
Considering the events of late and the resulting nightmares....

'Reality can take a flying f*ck at a rolling donut.'
Speedy2
January 6th, 2009, 12:43 PM
I am going to have to go with Arista on this one...."Get busy living or get busy dying" from Shawshank Redemption.
Theregulator
January 6th, 2009, 02:13 PM
SSDD sprang straight to mind after reading the thread title. Sadly I am now mostly stuck in the office pushing pens and training staff. When I was more involved with supporting adults with learning disability every day was different. M.O.O.N that spells unpredictable.
rjt65
January 6th, 2009, 02:29 PM
right now i am with crowd SSDD ----
Sheila Carlyle
January 6th, 2009, 02:48 PM
My job is taking care of my kids, and the gist of the quote that springs to mind when a crisis(big or small)has been averted or dealt with is "so thats all right then."

Hmm...that may not be it, exactly, I started noticing that phrase(or one very similar)start popping up in From A Buick 8, then in some subsequent SK works.

Anyone else recall this? Am I misquoting?

S.
bopropadop
January 6th, 2009, 03:02 PM
Another SSDD. We should all quit our current jobs and start our own company.
Ubasti
January 6th, 2009, 03:04 PM
Well, this one describes my boss: YOU COCKADOODIE!
And the job most definitely, "SSDD".

Yep same here. Can I qoute "AAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!" from any particular book is that kind of one that's in several?
jewelofking
January 6th, 2009, 07:47 PM
DESPERATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:sad: I don't have a j...o...b....
interplanetjanet
January 6th, 2009, 09:53 PM
"The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle." - Stephen King, in the foreword of Night Shift.

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That is my favorite quote of Sai King. I use it often.
Agincourt Concierge
January 6th, 2009, 10:05 PM
Considering the events of late and the resulting nightmares....

'Reality can take a flying f*ck at a rolling donut.'


LadyPain.....:rofl::rofl:
Agincourt Concierge
January 6th, 2009, 10:07 PM
As Director of Nursing....I guess this fits me at times...

"Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman has to hold on to"
Kim L.
January 6th, 2009, 10:39 PM
SSDD - cat litter pans:blush:

:laugh::laugh:
Kim L.
January 6th, 2009, 10:43 PM
The Running (wo)Man. It's more of a Lewis Carrol quote actually: “Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to stay in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!”
nicos
January 7th, 2009, 08:34 AM
ssdd !
bookworm101
January 7th, 2009, 11:42 AM
" breaking strain " " put a thing under enough of a tug and it'll snap. That was me during the holidays. Eyes of the Dragon.
brownmouse
January 7th, 2009, 12:30 PM
"The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle." - Stephen King, in the foreword of Night Shift


That is my favorite quote of Sai King. I use it often. :smile2:



Oops -I didn't see the word 'job' until now. My Dad would definitely been on the SSDD band wagon as EVERYDAY that I asked that man how his day was at work he said : "Same ole', same ole"- EVERYDAY!! Maddening!

But as a stay at home Mom I guess my original quote would still work as I am constantly looking for the monster under the bed that could harm my family- only this monster is disease, cancer, toxins and fear.
karend3
January 7th, 2009, 12:41 PM
Well since I work at a Hotel, you can guess what story mine is from.
arista
January 7th, 2009, 12:48 PM
I love this thread..How about What have you been eating Wood chuck Turds?? -Dreamcatcher or how about cooky doddie brat..described some of my clients.
pepino
January 7th, 2009, 01:18 PM
SSDD- even use this as a reply to co-workers who ask me what's going on, several times a week.
tillyn
January 12th, 2009, 09:17 PM
Had to post for all to see ,"YOU PEOPLE CRACK ME UP" as i'm reading these responses i'm doubling over laughing, no wonder i enjoy this site you just made my day. COME ON PEOPLE LET'S HEAR SOMEMORE! lucy.
shangirl
May 28th, 2009, 02:01 PM
It would have to be, " I'm slick, I'm sooo slick" I'm a stay at home mom but I volunteer as a crossing guard!:laugh:
LadyPain
May 28th, 2009, 03:09 PM
What I said before in this discussion still applies but it's also gotten that SSDD quality now that they have changed the way it is run.

Yeah. SSDD. That sums it up.
Leighjavu
May 28th, 2009, 03:38 PM
"Come in my friend. Enter freely, and leave some of the happiness you bring!"
quote Leland Gaunt, Needful Things. proprietor.
Roseasharn
May 28th, 2009, 05:56 PM
I work in insurance. This one pretty much sums it up:

"That wasn't any act of God. That was an act of pure human f**kery." The Stand
JRLauer
May 28th, 2009, 07:46 PM
I'm going to have to go with the majority here and say SSDD. And my boss is a "Dirty birdie"... oh wait, my boss is me... Oh well, my statement still stands.
smooth operator
May 28th, 2009, 11:24 PM
What I said before in this discussion still applies but it's also gotten that SSDD quality now that they have changed the way it is run.

Yeah. SSDD. That sums it up.

Me too, my friend, me too. SSDD:glare:
JohnDalglish
May 29th, 2009, 10:30 AM
Me too, my friend, me too. SSDD:glare:

Hi,

That must be one of the best acronyms ever coined IMO.

To sum up the human condition with just two letters repeated, that's mastery!

Long days and pleasant nights
Moderator
May 29th, 2009, 11:43 AM
One that Steve can't completely take credit for, though. It's been used around here for as long as I can remember--he just helped get it more mainstream. :smile2:
rjt65
May 29th, 2009, 11:55 AM
What's fun is fun and what's done is done....
King Jacob
May 29th, 2009, 12:08 PM
"Do the day and let the day do you."

And even though it wasn't Sai King's creation...I still say SSDD. :)
Kim L.
May 31st, 2009, 11:41 PM
"Do the day and let the day do you."

And even though it wasn't Sai King's creation...I still say SSDD. :)

Both of these. I would have liked to meet Wireman.
LisaNH
June 1st, 2009, 02:11 PM
Well, I work at funeral home, soooo take your pick of SK quotes LOL:laugh:
Drawn to Ka-tet
June 1st, 2009, 02:34 PM
Ssdd
Vuja Dae
June 1st, 2009, 04:23 PM
have I ever fired you?

Carrie Pixley
catnoel
June 1st, 2009, 06:15 PM
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Autumnlyn
June 1st, 2009, 08:19 PM
SOWSA - My day's are varied and my job 'hat' changes by the hour.
ihavepromisestokeep
June 2nd, 2009, 11:58 AM
SSDD for me, or maybe Shawshank, but without "The Sisters."
brandt813
June 2nd, 2009, 01:20 PM
"Sometimes dead is better!"
swiftdog01
June 2nd, 2009, 09:26 PM
You can't polish a turd..........
Mr. Jingles
June 3rd, 2009, 12:53 PM
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that is awesome!!!