Right. Sir. Honey.

Zoe ,'The Train Job'


Natter 64: Yes, we still need you  

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.


ChiKat - Dec 01, 2009 11:50:55 am PST #22269 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

Does she smell a funk that she's covering up? Because that's a whole separate problem

Dude....I worked next to someone who had a major funk and I used to burn scented candles at my desk. Those around me thanked me for it. I would have stopped if anyone asked and not been mad, just sad that I would continue with funk-odor.

The aforementioned someone was talked to about it, but he was developmentally slow and I think on meds that contributed to the funk.


flea - Dec 01, 2009 11:52:56 am PST #22270 of 30001
information libertarian

I don't smell a funk, and I'm next to her and she's by the window (I do hope I am not funky). I think she thinks it's festive.


Dana - Dec 01, 2009 11:54:29 am PST #22271 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Tell her it gives you a headache.


flea - Dec 01, 2009 11:57:26 am PST #22272 of 30001
information libertarian

I think I'm also annoyed because she's audibly on the phone with her husband right now and they are so freakin' codependent. I do not want to know all about your personal life, coworkers! Unless we are friends, which is different!


§ ita § - Dec 01, 2009 11:58:56 am PST #22273 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I think New Guy is going to make a meeting on time! I'm so excited!


tommyrot - Dec 01, 2009 12:01:59 pm PST #22274 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I think New Guy is going to make a meeting on time! I'm so excited!

You should have a celebration! Give everyone party favors and throw confetti when he arrives!


Ginger - Dec 01, 2009 12:08:56 pm PST #22275 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Not smashing it with my foot would be about as diplomatic as I could be about a Glade plug-in. Most Glade products are the equivalent of spraying teargas at anyone with a fragrance allergy who walks by.


tommyrot - Dec 01, 2009 12:11:45 pm PST #22276 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Have people heard about the proposed anti-gay legislation in Uganda?

Rick Warren wonders why there’s so much fuss over the rights of gays.

In recent days, Pastor Rick Warren has come under fire for refusing to condemn an Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda that would make some homosexual acts punishable by death. “[I]t is not my personal calling as a pastor in America to comment or interfere in the political process of other nations,” said Warren. On his Twitter feed, Warren is now trying to change the subject, claiming that “no one” cared when 146,000 Christians died last year (so why should he now care about gay men and women in Africa?):

The Ugandan legislation — supported by a pastor whom Warren has welcomed into his church — would mandate that any person “convicted of gay sex is liable to life imprisonment.” If that person is HIV positive or has sex with a minor or a person with a disability, he or she would be guilty of “aggravated homosexuality” and face the death penalty. The bill also proposes up to three years of imprisonment for anyone who “fails to report within 24 hours the identities of everyone they know who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or who supports human rights for people who are.”

Why do people suck? Why do some people suck so much?


DavidS - Dec 01, 2009 12:28:08 pm PST #22277 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I'm sure glad Obama picked him to speak at the inauguration. It's important to be inclusive.


Stephanie - Dec 01, 2009 12:28:10 pm PST #22278 of 30001
Trust my rage

I don't get migraines, but artificial scents are painful to me. They make my eyes, nose and throat hurt, especially the intended to smell clean and fresh scents. It sucks that you have to be the one to say something, but I think it's certainly reasonable. If I were in the office, I'd be thanking you.