The other day I gave a little presentation at work. It was like show and tell for adults. I'm really amazed at how little human beings actually advance from grade school. I know many teens and twentysomethings who are much more mature than most of my middle aged coworkers.
So let's put the corporate world in perspective:
IT guys = chess club
Management = honor...
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So let's put the corporate world in perspective:
IT guys = chess club
Management = honor...
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alpo:
The only problem with that analogy is that (at least every place I've worked) the IT guys actually have everyone else at their mercy, whereas the chess club has no power at all in grade school. OTOH, management probably has no clue how fucked they would be if IT got the idea to screw them, so maybe it is accurate. 
Well, I guess we're all going to have to let this country break itself in order to fix it.
I still don't understand why most people voted for Bush in this election.
I don't think I'll ever understand these people.
I still don't understand why most people voted for Bush in this election.
I don't think I'll ever understand these people.
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india:
me neither
ayin:
wow...you're the first person who's got the reference so far 
...yeah...I don't understand why bush got re-elected, either...
...yeah...I don't understand why bush got re-elected, either...
I totally have a new crush on a girl at work. I think it is only a matter of a few days before I lose it and ask her out.
I promise to report back here with whatever line she uses to shoot me down.
Wish me luck, I'm goin in!
(straps on aviator goggles)
I promise to report back here with whatever line she uses to shoot me down.
Wish me luck, I'm goin in!
(straps on aviator goggles)
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keithyboy20:
I couldn't do that. I had a knot in my shoulder. All I could do was pop muscle relaxers and grin. 
pushit:
ello
I've been trying to conserve my meager pay for the last few weeks. I've come to the understanding that Everyone in the Universe wants my money. Department stores, restaurants, movie theaters, and bars all eye me as I pass by like kids at a fat camp recently put on a diet. They lick their lips as I walk past with my legal tender.
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marsrich:
I knew MMW had a new album coming out but I haven't gotten a chance to get it it yet. these last few storms here have really fucked up my pay so my account is starting to thin a little bit.
As for the storms, i don't know, I just moved here a year ago. i didn't do anything to piss god off. well nothing that big.
As for the storms, i don't know, I just moved here a year ago. i didn't do anything to piss god off. well nothing that big.
keithyboy20:
That's why I dress like I'm poor. Works wonders.
This weekend I attended a friend's 25th birthday party. We barhopped through Philly in a rented limo, hitting the Bleu Martini, the Continental and Tiki Bob's. We ended up at Pat's Steaks. Right before we left Tiki Bob's one of our party, who I'd just met earlier that evening, projectile vomited on me.
It's funny, if he'd been a good friend of mine, I would...
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It's funny, if he'd been a good friend of mine, I would...
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batattak:
Thanks! 
I will spend the weekend at a pig roast with a bunch of old college friends on a farm. Envy me, dammit!
alpo:
Kill the pig! Slit its throat! Bash it in!
Had my first date with the South African Hottie Saturday night. It went okay, kinda iffy. On the plus side I got invited back to her apartment "so I won't get lost next time..". The negative was that I was ushered out pretty quickly with a peck goodnight.
I think we don't have much in common. She needs my brains for help with her homework...
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I think we don't have much in common. She needs my brains for help with her homework...
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alpo:
You could offer to help her with her Sex Ed homework... *rim shot*
Life is odd.
Still working too much and not focusing on the important things in life, like girls and having fun. If I could just convince my landlord and maybe the utility companies to ease up on me for a month or two, I'm sure I could revive my social life. Right now it's on life support.
I'll stop back with some great dating blunder...
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Still working too much and not focusing on the important things in life, like girls and having fun. If I could just convince my landlord and maybe the utility companies to ease up on me for a month or two, I'm sure I could revive my social life. Right now it's on life support.
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alpo:
Yo, status report on the South African hottie.
I have an incredibly attractive young woman calling me now and again. I've been helping her out with some of her schoolwork. And I think we might be going out on a date next weekend. I'll probably screw it up in a humiliating fashion which I promise to describe in vivid detail here.
She's from South Africa and has the cutest accent ever! She's also...
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She's from South Africa and has the cutest accent ever! She's also...
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alpo:
Hmm... I can't add much to what K_O said, other than that in my (admittedly limited) experience traveling outside the U.S., it gets old REAL fast to have people trying to guess your accent, asking where you're from, etc. So as far as that goes, I recommend taking HER lead, i.e. don't even mention her race, origins and background unless she brings it up first. She may actually be homesick and WANT to talk about how much better the Chinese food is in Johannesburg (well, probably not that particular example), in which case it's fine to play compare-and-contrast... but if she doesn't bring it up, don't you either. Later on you may be able to joke about it... like "The first time I met you I started thinking about what you'd sound like in bed with that cute accent"... but don't get ahead of yourself.
Good luck, buddy! I'm holding you to that promise of a full report.
Good luck, buddy! I'm holding you to that promise of a full report.
finch:
hahahha of course the willard preacher is there.
what would penn state be without free speech and the willard preacher?
....oh, wait...
good luck on your date!
what would penn state be without free speech and the willard preacher?
....oh, wait...
good luck on your date!
I'd like to stick around, post on the boards and be social. But right now it just seems like such a better idea to play video games and blow shit up.
I'll pop back in after I'm done chain smoking and screaming obscenities at my monitor.
See ya.
I'll pop back in after I'm done chain smoking and screaming obscenities at my monitor.
See ya.
alpo:
Why can't you post on the boards, chain-smoke, and scream obscenities at the monitor?
That's what I do.
That's what I do.
maurauder:
Thats an easy one! Because my friend who created it is an amazingly talented artist with a unique style and a great eye for composition.