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Post by eba1012 on Dec 13, 2017 13:34:30 GMT -5
And apparently my state representatives just voted to pass an unconstitutional abortion ban. On the plus side, my representative voted against it and the governor has promised to veto it, but fuuuuuuuck. *throws things*
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Post by eba1012 on Dec 13, 2017 13:34:47 GMT -5
Our floor admin is the worrrrssssttttt. We had our White Elephant exchange today, which I only participated in because my boss brings extra presents for us to join in. I just find it all too convenient that she magically had the lowest number and thus got an extra steal at the end and that the rules magically changed from 3 steals to 2 steals when her friend stole one of the good gifts. Naturally, I got stuck with some stupid ugly ass home decor that will go straight in the trash when I get home. I still have the ugly ass home decor that I "won" 2 years ago in my closet because I keep forgetting to throw it away. This is exactly why I refuse to do Yankee swqp/white elephant. The rules vary too much, people get pissy and inevitably 90% of the items are garbage. I got Chinese take out for lunch. My fortune cookie read "take a rest, you deserve it". That means I get to nap for the rest of the afternoon, right? Yes, yes it does.
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Post by efmcc67 on Dec 13, 2017 13:36:04 GMT -5
Our floor admin is the worrrrssssttttt. We had our White Elephant exchange today, which I only participated in because my boss brings extra presents for us to join in. I just find it all too convenient that she magically had the lowest number and thus got an extra steal at the end and that the rules magically changed from 3 steals to 2 steals when her friend stole one of the good gifts. Naturally, I got stuck with some stupid ugly ass home decor that will go straight in the trash when I get home. I still have the ugly ass home decor that I "won" 2 years ago in my closet because I keep forgetting to throw it away. This is exactly why I refuse to do Yankee swqp/white elephant. The rules vary too much, people get pissy and inevitably 90% of the items are garbage. I got Chinese take out for lunch. My fortune cookie read "take a rest, you deserve it". That means I get to nap for the rest of the afternoon, right? Yes.
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Post by efmcc67 on Dec 13, 2017 13:37:11 GMT -5
And apparently my state representatives just voted to pass an unconstitutional abortion ban. On the plus side, my representative voted against it and the governor has promised to veto it, but fuuuuuuuck. *throws things* Yep. If it goes into effect, it will be a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, regardless of the reason. The state legislature is trying hard to push this through before the holidays. Merry Christmas to you, too, assholes.
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Post by eba1012 on Dec 13, 2017 13:38:14 GMT -5
Yep. If it goes into effect, it will be a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, regardless of the reason. The state legislature is trying hard to push this through before the holidays. Merry Christmas to you, too, assholes.
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Post by righthandman on Dec 13, 2017 13:44:00 GMT -5
Our floor admin is the worrrrssssttttt. We had our White Elephant exchange today, which I only participated in because my boss brings extra presents for us to join in. I just find it all too convenient that she magically had the lowest number and thus got an extra steal at the end and that the rules magically changed from 3 steals to 2 steals when her friend stole one of the good gifts. Naturally, I got stuck with some stupid ugly ass home decor that will go straight in the trash when I get home. I still have the ugly ass home decor that I "won" 2 years ago in my closet because I keep forgetting to throw it away. This is exactly why I refuse to do Yankee swqp/white elephant. The rules vary too much, people get pissy and inevitably 90% of the items are garbage. I don't participate because it's the mean girls that organize it. The white elephant at my old company was so much fun, because even the "bad" gifts were hilarious, not some hideous thing stolen from Great Aunt Margaret's estate sale.
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Post by righthandman on Dec 13, 2017 13:45:17 GMT -5
Yep. If it goes into effect, it will be a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, regardless of the reason. The state legislature is trying hard to push this through before the holidays. Merry Christmas to you, too, assholes. Hey assholes with penises, can we just not for a few minutes.
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Post by eba1012 on Dec 13, 2017 13:45:56 GMT -5
Hey assholes with penises, can we just not for a few minutes. LMAOOOOO This really could apply to so much these days.
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Post by efmcc67 on Dec 13, 2017 13:47:57 GMT -5
This is exactly why I refuse to do Yankee swqp/white elephant. The rules vary too much, people get pissy and inevitably 90% of the items are garbage. I don't participate because it's the mean girls that organize it. The white elephant at my old company was so much fun, because even the "bad" gifts were hilarious, not some hideous thing stolen from Great Aunt Margaret's estate sale. I still have the Street Shark I got at my last White Elephant from two employers back. It was the plastic version of this: I almost died laughing when I opened it. White Elephants are only successful under very specific circumstances. Our holiday party tomorrow has a catered lunch and potluck dessert bar. There is also a White Elephant exchange, but it's completely optional. This is my first year attending this particular party, so I'm planning to observe and not participate. I've heard too many horror stories about someone bringing a gag gift only to learn that everyone else brought wine or Amazon gift cards.
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Post by efmcc67 on Dec 13, 2017 13:48:22 GMT -5
Hey assholes with penises, can we just not for a few minutes. I should cross stitch this an hang it on my wall.
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Post by righthandman on Dec 13, 2017 13:49:11 GMT -5
Hey assholes with penises, can we just not for a few minutes. LMAOOOOO This really could apply to so much these days. I thought it had a pretty nice general ring to it.
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Post by righthandman on Dec 13, 2017 13:51:58 GMT -5
I don't participate because it's the mean girls that organize it. The white elephant at my old company was so much fun, because even the "bad" gifts were hilarious, not some hideous thing stolen from Great Aunt Margaret's estate sale. I still have the Street Shark I got at my last White Elephant from two employers back. It was the plastic version of this: I almost died laughing when I opened it. White Elephants are only successful under very specific circumstances. Our holiday party tomorrow has a catered lunch and potluck dessert bar. There is also a White Elephant exchange, but it's completely optional. This is my first year attending this particular party, so I'm planning to observe and not participate. I've heard too many horror stories about someone bringing a gag gift only to learn that everyone else brought wine or Amazon gift cards. One of the other departments did their swap last week. Everyone brought a weird present and a gift card, so at the very least you came away with a gift card. At old company, there was always a copious amount of alcohol, and like 75 people participated.
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Post by efmcc67 on Dec 13, 2017 14:01:55 GMT -5
One of the other departments did their swap last week. Everyone brought a weird present and a gift card, so at the very least you came away with a gift card. At old company, there was always a copious amount of alcohol, and like 75 people participated. Alcohol is usually a good way to boost involvement. My last job never got holiday parties right, which I'm sure is shocking, since they were so on the ball in every other respect *eye roll*. They kept trying different things, and nothing ever really worked. My favorite was the year we had a get-together in the lounge three weeks after New Year. It was supposed to start at 2:00. I showed up at like 2:01 to find the party already in full swing. They'd changed the time and no one thought to let me know. I didn't really make an effort to hide my annoyance. Another department always went to the bar and the supervisor paid. Our department was a bunch of teetotalers. Apparently, I was the only person in the group who liked going to bars.
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Post by ass on Dec 13, 2017 14:27:22 GMT -5
Hey assholes with penises, can we just not for a few minutes. I should cross stitch this an hang it on my wall. I'll pay you money for this. We did white elephant on our booxe cruise christmas party last week. It was fun this year. Everyone had to get legit gifts and not crap ones like in the past. I gift a Naked palette that was on sale and I got a set of rubbery material wine glasses, a corkscrew, and a bottle pourer and spout. It is perfect!
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Post by ven on Dec 13, 2017 17:14:53 GMT -5
Today was trash day. Guess what I didn't put out? My recycling bin is at capacity. Sigh.
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Post by sunshine on Dec 13, 2017 17:44:19 GMT -5
Today was trash day. Guess what I didn't put out? My recycling bin is at capacity. Sigh. We forgot trash day yesterday.
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Post by snippet17 on Dec 13, 2017 17:49:54 GMT -5
Yep. If it goes into effect, it will be a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, regardless of the reason. The state legislature is trying hard to push this through before the holidays. Merry Christmas to you, too, assholes. It is giving more reasons to hate the state government. This has to be one of the worse things going on in the state and I am surprised not more people are talking about it. I am pretty sure my current rep voted for this. I guess the last time he ran, he ran against no one. I guess I will have to write someone in if this happens in 2018. I prefer to do this than to just skip that section when I vote. I wasn't in his district 3 years ago.
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Post by snippet17 on Dec 13, 2017 17:50:35 GMT -5
Today was trash day. Guess what I didn't put out? My recycling bin is at capacity. Sigh. We forgot trash day the week of Thanksgiving.
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Post by efmcc67 on Dec 13, 2017 18:32:41 GMT -5
Bad news: I don't get to pick the location for dinner with the candidates. Sigh Good news: The restaurant does have poutine with steak on the menu, and it's delicious.
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