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No, I prefer "fox paws."
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Gee, seems like old times, what with the trombone methaphors and all. I do appreciate being enlightened on the meaning of sturm and drang, but one question regarding the correct pronunciation of drang: Does it rhyme with dang or with song? I always …
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Hey Paul, it's good to have you back! I wondered what happened to you. I look forward to your participation again. You and I weren't always on the same page about some things, but I really appreciated the respectful and articulate way you expressed …
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>I really wish someone had told me that 12 years >ago You and me both!! Within moments of reclining to relax in my first jacuzzi bubble bath, I needed a periscope to breathe. I've decided that the words "jacuzzi" and "bubble bath" shoul…
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My personal favorite is Talk Like A Pirate Day. Meanwhile, here's an important safety tip for Bubble Bath Day: Do not use bubble bath and the air jets in a jacuzzi tub at the same time unless you are filming a re-make of an I Love Lucy episode.
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Some parts of Texas are hellish, some are butt-ugly, and even some of the best parts (like Austin) have heat, humidity, and fireants. In fact, somebody famous (can't remember who) once said, "If I owned Hell and Texas, I'd rent out Texas and live in…
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I knew I liked you!
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If both Reggie and Vince go to the NFL, maybe neither team will be back. (I'm killing myself here, because I really know nothing about sports and I'm talking like I actually do. However, I am well aware that both of my degrees from the University …
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Didn't hear about 6th St -- seems like the epicenter of revelry was the Drag (Guadalupe St, which is the western border of campus). Horns were honking and sirens were blaring until the wee hours. I packed it in at 2 am, leaving some champagne in the…
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x:D
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Cheryl, I can't believe you're leaving us! I hope you can find a way to stay on, but -- if not -- I wish you the best in 2006 and beyond.
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On the eighth day of Christmas, my employees asked of me.... A special lactation room for the eight maids a'milking.
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The typical woman and the typical HR Dept. have at least one thing in common: Their work is never done. James, let us know how that party goes -- if you can remember it by the next day.
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It is indeed a gem, but there's no reason we can't appreciate the joke AND turn this into a thread that answers the question posed by it's title. My short answer: Probably not. Longer answer: Tried it twice without success -- evidently I'm not th…
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In the past few years, I've had personal or professional connections with five suicides. In all cases, there had been diagnoses of bipolar disease, depression, and/or alcoholism. In three of the cases, young children were left behind. Some would say…
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I haven't heard the details yet, but my first thought upon hearing the quickie radio news bulletin was that anyone who yells "bomb" on a plane or in an airport has, by design or default, effectively decided to end his own life. Now, it would be a te…
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I'm with you on this one, Larry. Just my opinion, but I find most mission/vision/philosophy statements (my organization has all three, Lord help me) to be nothing more than vapid pronouncements that, at best, state the obvious... and at worst, induc…
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I'm glad you're back, Mandi! Sounds like you've had some big challenges during your "hiatus" and will probably have some good new stories to share with us.
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That's Lon Gisland, right? x:-) Actually, I read a very similar tale, but a tough Texas gal was the heroine of that version.
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I haven't DQ'd anybody on the basis of bad judgment in email addresses, but I've ended up wishing I had. We had a young woman who filed a discrimination complaint against us. Later when I checked her orginal application to find her home email addres…
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I've read another version of this, but yours was funnier ---- not to mention much more extensive!
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Wow, that's quite...something. I've never heard anything about this, but I must say I'm intrigued. Have you "Snoped" it?
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Oooooo....good ones, Rita.
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I'm not a horror movie buff, but I Googled the phrase "horror movie trivia" and got a bunch of hits that look like they might do the trick....especially if you can avoid tipping people off in advance about the theme of the contest so that they don't…
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"Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?" What a relief! I thought I was the only one who did that.
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Trimble and Shadow -- Go for it! x:-) As one who toils for the gov't, I'm on my short lunch break at the moment, but I'll chime back in later with my own rant when time permits.
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That's great! The fact that you "have little need" probably means people want to give it to you all the more...because you don't expect it or take it for granted. It's a great pleasure to recognize and appreciate people who would do what they do wit…
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Thanks for this! It brought back old memories. Bob Bullock was, indeed, a cranky old bastard and a true character from the word Go. I was amazed by the apparent partnership he formed with Bush, but it was great that with a strong bipartisan alliance…
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No problem, but next time please use the "Attention, you idiot Whirlwind: This is subtle humor" icon. Sometimes by the point in the evening when I have time to get on the computer and catch up on the Forum, most subtlety is lost on me.
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Not at all, G3. Just saying that I've followed Ronnie Earle's career for a long time, and I have enough information to decide for myself that he is a man of integrity. Others may need more information, and still others will pull statistics -- someti…