In brief, why is it impossible to do anything about toxic bosses?
Because murder is illegal?
Kaylee: So how many fell madly in love with you and wanted to take you away from all this? Inara: Just the one. I think I'm slipping.
'Serenity'
The Crying of Natter 49
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.
tommyrot - Jan 18, 2007 7:57:20 am PST #3982 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.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 18, 2007 7:57:34 am PST #3983 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
How 'bout those Bears?
Going down in the Super Bowl if not this weekend.
Topic!Cindy - Jan 18, 2007 7:57:36 am PST #3984 of 10001
What is even happening?
"Oh. You didn't ask me what time it was; you just asked me if I *knew* what time it was. It's 12:54."
There's got to be a good rejoinder for this. The closest I'm coming to one is something like saying, "I didn't want to assume you'd acquired any life skill, including telling time."
DavidS - Jan 18, 2007 7:58:47 am PST #3985 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
NY Times article on difficult people: Help! I'm Surrounded By Jerks!
Sean K - Jan 18, 2007 7:59:38 am PST #3986 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
"Oh. You didn't ask me what time it was; you just asked me if I *knew* what time it was. It's 12:54."
There's got to be a good rejoinder for this. The closest I'm coming to one is something like saying, "I didn't want to assume you'd acquired any life skill, including telling time."
The only rejoinder I can come up with is a baseball bat to the face.
Somehow I don't think that's socially acceptable.
Nora Deirdre - Jan 18, 2007 7:59:47 am PST #3987 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Unfortunately, eating fish is its own can of worms, what with questionable farming practices, overfishing, high levels of mercury.... Yeesh.
There are ways to figure out what's better and what's not... Audubon Seafood Chart.
We eat a crapload of tilapia, mahimahi, and Alaska wild caught salmon, which are on the green list, and can be found in the TJ's frozen fish section for cheap.
One of the reasons we are still eating seafood, is that it's easier (though of course not bulletproof) to work out where your dinner's coming from and how it affects the environment, etc.
SailAweigh - Jan 18, 2007 7:59:49 am PST #3988 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
every few years they send her to a how-to-be-nice class and she's better for a couple weeks. Why can't her superiors say, look, your behavior is causing us problems and costing us good people; get some therapy, we'll pay for it; work it out or hand in your resignation?
We've got one of those. The speculation is that she's got all the dirt on the owner (and there is some good dirt out there, she just has the best), so she's "safe" from the ultimate resort of firing.
Polter-Cow - Jan 18, 2007 8:00:30 am PST #3989 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The closest I'm coming to one is something like saying, "I didn't want to assume you'd acquired any life skill, including telling time."
hearts Cindy
Zenkitty - Jan 18, 2007 8:01:23 am PST #3990 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Because murder is illegal?
Yeah, we already ruled that out. We couldn't think of a way NOT to be suspects.
Kathy A - Jan 18, 2007 8:02:55 am PST #3991 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Going down in the Super Bowl if not this weekend.
Hey!
::thinks a bit::
Actually, that's probably correct, as hard as it is for this lifelong Bears fan to admit. Although, if they lose to New Orleans, it'll be a lot worse than if they lose in the Super Bowl--one of the local sports news guys said that the whole season would be considered a failure if they lose this weekend.