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- I can't get past "elves cart". -- nm - Amy Dec 15, 11:37
- Sounds like it is spiked with a little more than booze. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 15, 11:35 1
  - it was spiked with HATE? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 11:36
- I think that means you're reading too much into his comment. - mafic Dec 15, 11:35 4
  - It is an elf. - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 15, 11:35
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    - fair enough. sometimes I'm not sure. -- nm - mafic Dec 15, 11:38
- ::ears perk up:: -- nm - Qale Dec 15, 11:34
- "Rue the day? Who talks like that?" -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 11:34
speaking of, we just got the "Congrats! You still have jobs!" speech. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 11:33 5
- I'm doing a short contract for my former full-time employer, who're in a state of rapid decline. - mafic Dec 15, 11:37
- "So, what about our bonuses." - Will Hunting Dec 15, 11:34
- Does this lead into "... but there will be no bonuses this year"? -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 15, 11:33 1
  - we already got this year's, but next year's have already been cancelled. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 11:35
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oops - busted wrapping Christmas gifts. -- nm - Diva Dec 15, 11:28 8
- babe. -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 15, 11:31 1
  - She didn't mind. -- nm - Diva Dec 15, 11:36
- YOU'VE RUINED CHRISTMAS! -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 11:29 5
  - *Dell* is working on ruining MY christmas. Fricking del.. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 11:33 1
    - Dude! -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 15, 11:37
  - This is the ONE thing I miss about working the credit call center this time of year. - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 15, 11:31
  - And now the holiday is complete. -- nm - Darth Diva Dec 15, 11:30 1
    - You *are* the master. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 15, 11:31
*thinking about opening a neo-nazi bakery*....nm - x Dec 15, 11:28 8
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  - and Panzercakes. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 11:32 5
    - and Blintzkreigs. -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 11:32 4
      - Mein Kremepuffs. -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 11:36
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      - I don't know how well those would sell. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 11:33 1
        
        I can picture all the conflicted racists. -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 11:34
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I had serious fried chicken for lunch, not my hands feel greasy. And I can't get rid of it. - JaxSean Dec 15, 11:27 4
- Yes, that "ugh, why did I eat this?" post meal feeling. -- nm - lileve Dec 15, 11:28
- so much better than the flippant fried chicken. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 11:28
- You should have went with the Joking Recipe. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 15, 11:28
- not = now. "now my hands feel greasy." - JaxSean Dec 15, 11:28
BB's: I don't dare let any family members know how much savings I have. Never lend money to family. Never. -- nm - lileve Dec 15, 11:27 1
- how about non-family? because I could really use about $175 -- nm - dogbert183 Dec 15, 11:28
One thing I loved last night from the Survivor Reunion special. - Jovian Dec 15, 11:26 1
- Fairplay always did his schtick with a wink and a smile to the camera. He was a complete act...she was the real deal. -- nm - Jim Dec 15, 11:36
JackDawson: I kind of meant it as "Dynastic Turnover" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 11:21 10
- Legacies usually get asked to pledge automatically. - Flounder Dec 15, 11:24
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  - you said "holy circular logic, batman", but you misinterpreted my point. I meant that the turnover/growth in the dynasty business is a good thing. - Beryllium Dec 15, 11:24 7
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      - No, my argument was "What's wrong with the concept of families in power, if the families in power are constantly changing" - Beryllium Dec 15, 11:29 5
        
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        No, because you missed the thread where NWBR suggested that Obama's family could be a new dynasty -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 11:32 3
        
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        But I asked what dynasty Obama was from. And he countered with saying essentially that Obama was starting his own. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 11:37 1
        
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How do you feel about someone not getting hired because they are "over-qualified"? - TFox Dec 15, 11:21 27
- Smart people tend to refuse to follow stupid instructions, and we don't like tradition buckers. -- nm - chapter 11 applicant Dec 15, 11:32
- It really depends on the circumstances. The employer concern is generally that the person is using it as holdover position until something better - pmb Dec 15, 11:28
- Sometimes, you just have to find a reason. -- nm - Amy Dec 15, 11:26 2
  - "I don't want my boss to see that the rookie should have my job." -- nm - supervisor Dec 15, 11:29
  - I think in this particular instance that I'm referring to, that might very well be the case. -- nm - TFox Dec 15, 11:27
- I know from experience though that "overqualified" people tend to quickly become bored with the job and end up with lousy performance. -- nm - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 15, 11:25 4
  - New year's resolution: no more dating outside your league. -- nm - Max Dec 15, 11:28 1
    - Have you SEEN what's in my league? - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 15, 11:32
  - And I think that's fair too, but something you could talk through fairly extensively in interviews. -- nm - TFox Dec 15, 11:27 1
    - "Why do you want this job?" "I can't find anything else am plan to leave as soon as I find something better." -- nm - Amy Dec 15, 11:28
- 50/50 chance is either completely justified or code for age discrimination. -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 11:23
- Stanford did that to me, I was "Intellectually intimidating". Go figure with the smart school. -- nm - budice Dec 15, 11:23 4
  - They obviously did not talk to you for long. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 15, 11:27
  - boodeechay with the big sexy brain. my my. -- nm - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 15, 11:23 2
    - They paid $2,000 to fly me out there on a whim, and another $1,000 on room/rental car to tell me that. -- nm - budice Dec 15, 11:24 1
      - Fellas, fellas! It's bud ice. Not boodeechay. I'm just a regular guy. -- nm - budice si Dec 15, 11:32
- Sucky, especially in today's environment. - JaxSean Dec 15, 11:23 5
  - I CAN PRTEND TO BE STUPID!!! -- nm - Interviewee Dec 15, 11:26
  - Today's environment has a big impact on why I especially think its a dick move now. -- nm - TFox Dec 15, 11:23 3
    - Agreed. people need work. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 15, 11:25 2
      - But the company needs someone it feels will do the best job it's hiring for. -- nm - Cuzzin the Red Nosed Todd Dec 15, 11:30 1
        
        But "overqualified" is a ridiculous term. "You *could* do this job, but you could do it too well." -- nm - JaxSean Dec 15, 11:34
- I agree. Denotes insecurity of the hirer more than anything else. -- nm - Loyola Dec 15, 11:22
- Yes, ask them if they are willing to take a pay cut. I think I need to dumb down my resume, I'm over qualified for a junior position but I've never... - lileve Dec 15, 11:22
- doesn't bother me at all. -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 11:22
- i sort of understand the rationale of the employer, but dammit, let me decide if I'm overqualified or not. -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 11:22 1
  - word. it's about so much more than moving up sometimes. -- nm - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 15, 11:22
from the backboards, wal mart vs target.... - i'm not dead yet ! Dec 15, 11:20 3
- I like Target's colors more. - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 15, 11:22 2
  - Blue and White. -- nm - lileve Dec 15, 11:25 1
    - i think it's more like blue and kahki now -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Dec 15, 12:13
I'd make baby adolf's cake, but I'd tell the parents custom lettering was going to cost some obscene and unreasonable amount of money. - mafic Dec 15, 11:19 5
- My dad has a cousin named Adolf. Not sure when he was born but sometime in between 1900-1940's. -- nm - lileve Dec 15, 11:21
- I can't cook, but I would totally eat the cake. I mean, obvie. it's cake. -- nm - candy canes love mandy lane Dec 15, 11:21 1
  - might want to be careful. I imagine baby adolf's cake might have more than just your regular cake ingredients. -- nm - mafic Dec 15, 11:26
- I knew a German whose last name was Hiller. His dad changed their name in the 40's. -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 11:21
- Ass Tax. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 15, 11:21
total irony would be to refuse to make a cake for a girl named Marie Antoinette [SomeLastName] -- nm - zork Dec 15, 11:18
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- is it about birthday cakes? If so, you should be well prepped by now -- nm - Roger More Dec 15, 11:21
- Oh, oh, I almost forgot. Ahh, I'm also gonna need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday, too... -- nm - Naked Lumberg Dec 15, 11:18
- ...of Scotch? I would have thought that was perfect -- nm - oblique Dec 15, 11:16
LIR: Death Star: Saw it on the shelf, takes place during Episode IV. More insight to the building of the station. - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 15, 11:15
mandy: Bag Balm is sold at drug stores everywhere. It's a good hand cream. I'm sure I've seen it at Target. -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 11:14 3
- The Super Walmart in town was sold out of it - I found it in stock at the CVS across the street from work. -- nm - kelly Dec 15, 11:27
- :: whistles innocently :: see my post above... and consider going to wal mart instead -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Dec 15, 11:21
- *cries* -- nm - kelly si Dec 15, 11:15
nubby, you hated The Jungle cause it was a bad novel? or because its the most depressing thing ever written? nm - Jovian Dec 15, 11:14 6
- Yeah. (vague spoilers) - nubby Dec 15, 11:14 5
  - couple of chapters from the end (spoils) - Jovian Dec 15, 11:22 1
    - Get back to us when you're done. -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 11:23
  - You clearly haven't read much Stephen King -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Dec 15, 11:17 2
    - Not a fan of bittersweet? -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 15, 11:37
    - I've read quite a bit of King, actually. -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 11:21
happy birthday scott boras campbell!...nm - x Dec 15, 11:13 5
- Imagine the nightmare of buying gifts for that kid. - TFox Dec 15, 11:15 1
  - First car: "C'mon, a Lexus? Dad, be serious, it's a Porsche or nothing." -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 11:16
- Talk about offensive. -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 11:14
- Heh. -- nm - kelly Dec 15, 11:14
- Now now, let's not invoke the Devil's name. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 11:14
I think that if I didn't like the name "Carrie" because a girl with that name dumped me on Valentine's Day and that was my reason for refusing to - nubby Dec 15, 11:13 20
- Don't be a moron. - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 15, 11:19
- Only if the middle and last names matched. (It's like you've never worked retail before!) -- nm - Amy Dec 15, 11:16
- what if you were a girl named carrie and someone dumped a bucket of pig blood on you at the prom?.....nm - x Dec 15, 11:15 2
  - No, she would just kiss another guy at the prom. Right in front of me. - nubby Dec 15, 11:16
  - *riots* -- nm - greek si Dec 15, 11:15
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  - I should be allowed to have a policy of "no Carries on cakes" if I want. If you don't like it, get it somewhere else. - nubby Dec 15, 11:16 13
    - Are you the boss? Then yes. As an employee you just ask someone else to make the cake. - Amy Dec 15, 11:20
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      - Who's to say what my motives are? -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 11:19 1
        
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      - why can't they impose their views if they want? there are other bakeries. -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 11:18
    - You can have that policy all you want..we still retain the ability to think you're a tard for it. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 15, 11:17 7
      - If I were the store owner, I really wouldn't care what you think. - nubby Dec 15, 11:18 3
        
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        How often do you think this comes up? - nubby Dec 15, 11:22
        
        depends. if he assesses the market and sees that his anti-carrie stance is likely to be more profitable than business he gets from carrie cakes....n - x Dec 15, 11:21
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        Okay, so like I said, if you disapprove, I don't care, and we'll agree to disagree. -- nm - nubby Dec 15, 11:20 1
        
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I would have just spelled the name wrong and then when they came back to complain told them "that's why we offered you a blank cake, our decorator - dogbert183 Dec 15, 11:13 5
- Ooh, the store should've just told the family that all their cake bakers are black. They wouldn't have even gotten to the name issue. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Dec 15, 11:16 4
  - reminds me of something. -- (link) - mafic Dec 15, 11:23
  - "Excellent, we were thinking of getting one for my daughter's birthday. How much?" -- nm - Mr. Cambpell Dec 15, 11:20
  - oooh. -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 11:18
  - That's officer thinking. Nice. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 11:17
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worse thing you ever did to a customer or client? -- nm - El Fandie Dec 15, 11:12 7
- my friend ripped up a dead fly and stirred it into a woman's drink when she used to be a flight attendant. - El Fandie Dec 15, 11:22
- Beef at their table while taking their order if they were being obnoxious. - TFox Dec 15, 11:16
- Had him wait for an hour saying only the manager could do the thing he requested, and he wasn't available - Guigue Dec 15, 11:16
- Reported them to legal for soliciting a bribe in international business dealings. - Will Hunting Dec 15, 11:13 1
  - You've been to too many strip clubs. Just because she adjusts her underwear line doesn't mean "stick a dollar in here." -- nm - Max Dec 15, 11:17
- In the butt, Bob? -- nm - oblique Dec 15, 11:13
- the *worst* thing, even. -- nm - El Fandie Dec 15, 11:12
/seeks Caroline's "seat". rowr. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Dec 15, 11:11 1
- I read a few weeks ago she turned it down. - Rorschach: 03/06/09 Dec 15, 11:20

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