Yeah, but you're an amateur fry cook and I come from a long line of fry cooks that don't live past 25.

Buffy ,'Showtime'


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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


§ ita § - Feb 14, 2005 11:57:50 am PST #7408 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

We ignored it as long as we could, and then just put it all in his mailbox while pretending to be blind.

Nobody read it? Really? I figured any office includes at least one person who'd need to.


brenda m - Feb 14, 2005 11:58:30 am PST #7409 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Revenge? That's kinda funny. In a ... oh, an unprofessional way.

He's totally serious, too. And in this fairly small industry, he totally has the ability to do it.

#1 Boss just had a meeting with a huge client, a Big Big Name in their field whom everyone here would know. Their lawyers were making a line-in-the-sand demand that he didn't agree with, and he just stood up and said "If that's the case then I don't think we're interested in working with you any longer."

They caved. Immediately.


§ ita § - Feb 14, 2005 12:01:21 pm PST #7410 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

What took so long?

Attorneys general in at least 35 states have launched individual investigations of Blockbuster's new no-late-fees policy following complaints by consumers that it is deceptive, Home Media Retailing magazine reported Friday. The trade publication pointed out that although Blockbuster's owned outlets have adopted the no-late-fees program, some franchisees have not. Moreover, it said, some customers do not understand that if they keep a title longer than seven days, their account is charged either the sell-through price or a previously viewed price and that they are also charged a restocking fee when they return the video. While Blockbuster issues a refund if the video is returned after seven days, it is issued as store credit, not cash -- something that has also raised the eyebrows of several blockbuster customers, the magazine indicated.

I can't believe they got as far as they have. And they probably won't even be smacked for it.


Dana - Feb 14, 2005 12:05:14 pm PST #7411 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

ita, do you have a link for that? We have a neighbor who detests the new policy.


DavidS - Feb 14, 2005 12:05:43 pm PST #7412 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Jeez, brenda, so you work for the Navy Seals?


§ ita § - Feb 14, 2005 12:06:15 pm PST #7413 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Dana, that was from IMDB. Gimme a sec.

eta: It looks print only, Dana, but I'll keep poking around.


Nutty - Feb 14, 2005 12:07:30 pm PST #7414 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Nobody read it? Really? I figured any office includes at least one person who'd need to.

Well, at that point, we didn't need to, since his soon-to-be-ex was calling up our coordinator as if she were a secretary, demanding to know when he'd be in the office, on a daily basis. There was not a detail of that divorce we did not know about, before the end.

Not surprised on the Blockbuster front. I coulda told you that fine print would come into play when I saw those "no late fees" commercials, but I am aware many people do not understand the meaning of fine print to their lives.


Dana - Feb 14, 2005 12:08:59 pm PST #7415 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

It looks print only, Dana, but I'll keep poking around.

No big worry. I'm sure it'll start spreading.


brenda m - Feb 14, 2005 12:36:35 pm PST #7416 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Jeez, brenda, so you work for the Navy Seals?

You'd think so, wouldn't you.

The non-profit world can be as hard-assed as the private sector, they just cover it better.


shrift - Feb 14, 2005 12:41:32 pm PST #7417 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Huh. May have disturbed coworker by proclaiming, "I want to kill her. No, I want to kill her, resurrect her, and then KILL HER AGAIN."

Possible am watch too much Buffy. Possible am need Valium.