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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2019 17:11:25 GMT
For breakfast, my son had a microwaved chili cheese dog, a microwaved samosa and a toasted asiago cheese bagel with cream cheese.
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Post by DarknessFish on Nov 17, 2019 21:42:10 GMT
I don't want to make anyone jealous, but sometimes when you've seen the absolute giants of rock n' roll live and in the flesh, it's hard not to boast. Today, I saw Peter Andre and Sonia, live on stage in Southport town centre. It's something to tell the grandkids.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2019 17:20:04 GMT
I asked the woman who works in the cubicle across the aisle from me, Nandini, how was her weekend. She told me a good friend died of leukemia and the wife and 1 1/2 year-old daughter are moving back to India on Wednesday. He was 33 and the wife is 28.
Nandini and I have built up a pretty nice little friendship and apparently she wanted to get it off her chest.
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Post by oh oooh on Nov 19, 2019 21:58:38 GMT
I'm getting a bit impatient with my little IELTS group. Sometimes.
But the good thing is I think they LIKE IT!
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Post by nolamike on Nov 20, 2019 16:35:05 GMT
I asked the woman who works in the cubicle across the aisle from me, Nandini, how was her weekend. She told me a good friend died of leukemia and the wife and 1 1/2 year-old daughter are moving back to India on Wednesday. He was 33 and the wife is 28. Nandini and I have built up a pretty nice little friendship and apparently she wanted to get it off her chest. That's tough. I've had quite a few folks my age die recently, two in particular in the last month. Both were... hard living types, and one had pretty much fallen off the face of the earth with his issues, but still, it's always a shock.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2019 17:09:14 GMT
I had a dream last night that I was floating down the creek near my apartment and a baby alligator nipped at my ankle. Half asleep, I kicked my leg up and pounded it on the ground. I'm sure I up the people in the apartment below me.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2019 17:08:29 GMT
The woman in the cubicle right next to me is originally from Russia. I was talking to her this morning and she told me that in the '90s it was not uncommon to have to buy people off with little gifts to get good doctor's appointments or even work things done.
I told her that I may apply that in my job. If anyone needs a marketing piece produced or something up on the website, I'll need a lil' sumthin' sumthin' to get it done.
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Nov 21, 2019 17:16:58 GMT
As I was walking home from work yesterday evening I almost got run over by an uber driver barreling out of the Ritz Carlton's driveway. The guy had to stop before pulling out into the street so I gave his rear passenger-side window a good smack with the palm of my hand. He opened his door, leaned out, and yelled "motherfucker!". I yelled back, "learn to drive, you fucking cunt!", and then heard him yell something that sounded like "frick", but I guess it could've been "prick". Anyway, I just kept walking, fully expecting to be accosted by this guy as he drove past me but nothing else happened. That's my general blether for the day.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2019 17:43:21 GMT
I had a dream last night where Jon Gruden and I were in Iowa to cover the Iowa St. football game on TV, even though he's now the coach of the Oakland Raiders. He was drunk, took off his clothes, and pee'd on my pants. I threw him down on the ground and threw gravel from the street in his underwear and kicked him in the head.
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Post by rayge on Nov 21, 2019 22:53:11 GMT
Great blethering, guys
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Post by oh oooh on Nov 21, 2019 23:12:13 GMT
The woman in the cubicle right next to me is originally from Russia. I was talking to her this morning and she told me that in the '90s it was not uncommon to have to buy people off with little gifts to get good doctor's appointments or even work things done. My mate in Prague felt obliged to give the midwife a fair whack of cash (£100 or so, I think) before his wife had their first baby to ensure good care. And this was in 2005. An old student, also in Prague, told me that he bribed his history teacher to get a good grade (this was in the 80s). This kind of thing is fairly standard practice in Central and Eastern Europe, still. They don't see it as wrong. It's upfront, it's open. And as teachers and nurses are underpaid, it's seen as helpful to these professions.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2019 23:36:02 GMT
The woman in the cubicle right next to me is originally from Russia. I was talking to her this morning and she told me that in the '90s it was not uncommon to have to buy people off with little gifts to get good doctor's appointments or even work things done. My mate in Prague felt obliged to give the midwife a fair whack of cash (£100 or so, I think) before his wife had their first baby to ensure good care. And this was in 2005. An old student, also in Prague, told me that he bribed his history teacher to get a good grade (this was in the 80s). This kind of thing is fairly standard practice in Central and Eastern Europe, still. They don't see it as wrong. It's upfront, it's open. And as teachers and nurses are underpaid, it's seen as helpful to these professions. My co-worker told me that her mom would always come home with gifts from work. I asked her what her mom did and she said she was a safety-inspector. I didn't tell my co-worker, but my first assumption was that in exchange for a good safety report at the factory, her mom could be bought off.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2019 0:16:26 GMT
Two people at work were talking and one of them said, "What's that stuff that makes you sleepy when you're eating turkey?"
I butted in and said, "Tryptophan."
"How'd you know that?" They asked.
I said, "I'm a font of useless information."
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2019 21:38:37 GMT
Just got back from a Thanksgiving potluck at our supply chain offices. I made chili, but I am stuffed.
There was fried chicken, tandoori chicken, ham, lasagna, sisig, lumpia, rice, noodles, couscous, salad, rolls. And homemade macadamia and white chocolate cookies.
I had fried chicken, tandoori chicken, lasagna, lumpia, a roll and piece of ham, and salad.
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Post by oh oooh on Nov 24, 2019 11:21:48 GMT
My sister's 'Family Album' or whatever is on R2 right now. The first song is Joel's excruciating 'Piano Man' so I don't think I can hold out much longer even tho' I promised I'd give it a listen (there are four or five more songs!).
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