Since all I really want in a guy is 6'2"-6'4", I can actually leave the taller ones for you nutjobs.
This is your version of "different strokes"? What have you done with our Cowgirl?
Two by two, hands of blue. Two by two, hands of blue.
River ,'Ariel'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
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 § - Jul 12, 2005 8:51:40 am PDT #9152 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jessica - Jul 12, 2005 8:51:49 am PDT #9153 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Was that slacking number self-reported?
That's what it sounds like:
The No. 1 state for wasting time was Missouri, where workers who responded to the survey reported slacking off 3 hours and 12 minutes a day.
The defensive quotes from Missouri are cracking me up.
"Nobody can match the work ethic of Missourians. This survey, which our busiest citizens did not want to waste their time on, cannot undermine decades of experience. Missouri workers are among the most productive in the world."
tommyrot - Jul 12, 2005 8:56:42 am PDT #9154 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yikes. An oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico is now listing 20-30 degrees after the hurricane: [link]
They are clients of ours - I wrote software that was used during the construction of this platform.
DavidS - Jul 12, 2005 8:58:03 am PDT #9155 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The most beautifully slack job I ever had was temping at the Harvard Business School during the summer. All the professors were away so they just needed somebody to open their mail, answer the phones and type up an occasional bill for some consulting. They were never in the office. I read all of One Hundred Years of Solitude on that job.
flea - Jul 12, 2005 8:59:52 am PDT #9156 of 10001
information libertarian
I read Heart of Darkness, including the introductory essays (famous one by Achebe), in a day while temping at NPR. And when I was done I was booooored.
Cashmere - Jul 12, 2005 9:00:30 am PDT #9157 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I read all of One Hundred Years of Solitude on that job.
I'm sure it felt like real time, too.
Nutty - Jul 12, 2005 9:01:46 am PDT #9158 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I spent a summer translating a novel from the Spanish, while answering phones for a publicity firm. (I didn't finish in that summer, but got pretty far along.) I didn't have the internet, so it was that or Minesweeper or clipping the NY Times for mentions of our clients (which I also did).
Ginger - Jul 12, 2005 9:01:48 am PDT #9159 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I really don't know how people managed to look busy before the internet.
Put a piece of paper in the typewriter. Put an open book in the desk drawer. Open drawer slightly and read. Whenever someone gets close, close the drawer and assume a look of deep thought as you stare at the piece of paper.
Young whippersnappers. We didn't need any of these modern conveniences to slack off.
t gestures with cane
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2005 9:02:35 am PDT #9160 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
We didn't need any of these modern conveniences to slack off.
But how did you slack without being bored numb?
Cashmere - Jul 12, 2005 9:03:08 am PDT #9161 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I worked retail before the internet was invented. So it was dusting shelves. "You got time to lean, you got time to clean" was my boss' motto.