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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 04:46 PM Original message |
Why do businesses allow their employees to chew gum? |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. I dislike the use of "You guys" |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 04:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Ooh, and the familiar use of my first name |
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LaraMN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 04:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Uh-huh, especially when they can't pronounce it. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 04:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Dude, your name is Rabrrrrrr XXXXXXXXX? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 05:10 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Yep. I'm actually the 9th in the series of unknown Rabrrrrrrs. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 05:14 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I think I'm going to call you RVI_IX |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 05:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Crap, I wish I had 499 r's in my name, then. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 05:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. It's the glasses, isn't it |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. I hate it when they say, "no problem" |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 05:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. And "uh huh" and "unh unh". Fuckers, just say "yes" or "no"! |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
11. yeah! |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
41. haha |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 05:31 PM Response to Original message |
12. I so look forward to the day when I never have to talk to a person |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
13. I just hate it when |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 05:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Or when the guy at the table next to you explodes |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 05:50 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. That, too |
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nini (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
15. I thought it was just me with the gum chewing thing |
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Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
17. You certainly expect a lot from people earning minimum wage. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 06:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Ah, yes... the old "you can't expect manners from the poor" salvo, |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 06:58 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. it's not that they're poor |
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Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 12:52 AM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Forcing low wage employees to wear suits and firing them for chewing gum |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 10:32 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Where are they being forced to wear suits? So far as I know, |
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Starlight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 12:08 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. In your fantasy, apparently. Read your own posts. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:32 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Okay, I did just re-read my own posts. Never did I say |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
19. Because we can't smoke any more. |
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eyepaddle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
20. You're not the dude from negativepositive are you? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 06:33 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. OMG! That's guy's a genius! |
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BuelahWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
22. So they stay out of the bathroom |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
24. I miss those days too. Except for uniforms. Sartorial conformity, yuck. |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-19-06 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
25. gum i don't mind so much, it's when they snap it with that vapid look... |
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ET Awful (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
28. You're starting to sound like Abe Simpson |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
29. Tell you what... as soon as retail chains start paying a decent wage... |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:45 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. But why must it be tied to wages? |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:55 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I think you're missing the point... |
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AlienGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:43 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. It's not just about wages, it's about respect |
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imperialismispasse (836 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
30. I was at Target the other day with my GF |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
31. Wrigley's Orbit specifically CitrusMint |
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eyepaddle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 06:06 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. I just discovered that flavor. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
33. Shudder. It's not only annoying. It's tacky |
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Dulcinea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
34. I loathe & detest gum. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 05:31 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. I'm with you on that - I'd trade the smoke for the gum ban |
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RevCheesehead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-20-06 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
35. because it's not acceptable to chew on your coworkers? |
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