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Originally Posted by frunobulax you're the man. No, I just react too quickly when I get condescended to for no good reason. On the other hand, when a junior person gets to rebut a very senior person who has no line authority over the former, I suppose it's fun. Might cost me reputation in a system that institutionalizes reputation for finding jobs, though. Today was minor, though. We'll see what the future holds, but I'm not convinced this manager wants this team to succeed, given an apparent instinct for putting obstacles in our path so far.

Originally Posted by chunky-b I've posted in several Thrustin Threads and they immediately dropped off the front page... I am the new THRUSTIN THREAD KILLER!! I am the greatest! I have the Kryptonite!!! I am SOOOOOO awesome!!! Dood! Go to town!!

Traded some semi-careful, testy barbs with a cranky senior manager outside my section today. What fun!

Good to hear, Super Donut Man! In other news, I discovered that driving over 1500 miles over a week of vacation doesn't leave one particularly rested.

Originally Posted by oldivor Roast beef sandwiches?

Originally Posted by oldivor Sandwiches are for pussies. Real men kills their own meals and eat their live bleeding hearts. No we don't. We kill pussies and eat them as sammiches.

Originally Posted by oldivor Maybe I should learn German! Care to give any examples though? I've succeeded in forgetting most of it. Just remember seeing some really cheesy props of various lengths, same color plastics like they use for water pistols...

Originally Posted by oldivor I'm seen some German amateur porn before. They can be some kinky bastages. You should see some of the erotica store windows. Then there're the Teletext menus on various TV channels.

Originally Posted by moogieotter Are you going to Dresden to observe attractive german ladies? I can do that in Berlin and save a tank of gas and a ton of time.

Originally Posted by moogieotter Are all the fly ladies in Dresden? I do not speak your strange moon language...

No milk in the refrigerator. On the other hand, might drive down to Dresden today.

Originally Posted by moogieotter Sounds like you shot off inside that tent at least once. Ok lil moog just walked in the room and said "Dad, I had a dream about Boris the Spider!" 2 practices today with my two bands - 11:45 w the fogies and 6pm w the reefer addicts. Later T-Kers. Did not... It was just hot and humid in Virginia...waterproof fly fabric didn't like being wadded up for a few years... How do you explain to your son that you're in a band called "the reefer addicts"?

Now the question is whether I can go take a shower and hope the cat doesn't shred either tent, especially the two-man one that only fits in the living room where he is. He's very good about not shredding most things, but...

*note to self: unpack and air out tent more than once every 4-5 years* My 15-yr-old one-person tent had the roof/fly rather adhesed to itself all over the place. Took a lot of tugging to get that beyotch un-stuck. Fortunately, no mildew. And the two-person tent that I haven't used is in great shape, no probs.

Originally Posted by Hearafter Wonder what is lost in translation? Wouldn't it be funny if you got a whole different story in the English version? Like: In a fit of hormonally-fueled jealousy rage, Harry stabs Haromine with his wand, and spiders pour out of the wound, paralyzing Ron and crawling down his throat, consuming his flesh from the inside... leaving only his bones to rot in the darkness of the forest... Rated PG-13 Now we got a story... That will almost certainly happen given my limited ability to understand a lot of German. I just wonder if I'll get half the jokes...

Anyway, I still look up to you (fruno) as the CL nerd machine.

Originally Posted by frunobulax ...are you angling for my job in the Department of Redundance Department? I'm just trying to learn Hogwarts vocabulary for the visa window. "Hey...I got a howler for you...Riddikulus!! No visa for you!"

OK, I admit I'm a language geek, but what's wrong with Harry Potter in German? I figure I'll pick up more conversational German syntax this way.

I realized I hadn't picked up Harry Potter #6 yet (Half-Blood Prince). So I just found the paperback. In German. Can you say, "two birds with one stone"?

Originally Posted by Hearafter I could stomach not getting promoted, if they would just not {censored}ing lie straight to my face. Plus, I found out who I can stop putting any faith in. {censored}ers What happened, bro?

I'm eating watermelon, but I should be in bed by now.

Originally Posted by moogieotter Too late... Look at all the ants! They're comin from that hole! The walls are breathing and I need to put on my camos before the rabbits get me! I don't think that's Dextromethorphan you just took. The Wikipedia on it () seems to indicate it might increase depressive effects of other drugs. Ants and breathing walls suggest something entirely different.

In other news, it's been like a month since Bonoman got married. I guess he did get a repeat 20-second blackout, or he would've posted by now.

Originally Posted by moogieotter Any input on Xanax and Dextromethorphan? Nah, I'm not an MD nor a pharmacologist. Call one of them to be sure.