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scg
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response 33 of 202:
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Sep 26 20:51 UTC 2000 |
Fax machines often redial automatically until they get through, without giving
the user an indication that there's a problem.
One of the nice things about having good management is that when somebody is
asking for something completely unreasonable and won't stop, it can be me
asking them to speak to my manager, rather than the other way around.
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tpryan
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response 34 of 202:
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Sep 26 21:51 UTC 2000 |
mooncat, Borders has needs for administrative assisants on a
reqular basis. Check with our corporate HR people. You might be
able to web into http://BordersGroupInc.com and get HR contact info.
I think a junvellile squirel has been taking my back yard as
it's territory. It seems to be less likely to bolt when I approach it.
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md
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response 35 of 202:
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Sep 26 21:55 UTC 2000 |
The air hockey table arrived today. Between carrying it downstairs
(200+ lbs), setting it up (four legs and some scoring devices, no big
deal) and playing 23 games with my incredibly fast and, frankly, rather
mean, son, I am sweatin'.
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carson
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response 36 of 202:
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Sep 26 23:47 UTC 2000 |
(so roomie gets a call from his fiancee this morning and I end up
answering because he doesn't hear the phone ring. it's all good
because she's in France now and I don't have to pick up after her.)
(the funny thing was, when I came home this evening, roomie had spent
the past half-hour trying to call her in France at the number her mom
gave him. "she said she dialed this exact number and got through."
"Mike, there's only ten digits in that number. did you dial 011 for
long-distance first?" "No." "did you dial the country code?" "I need
a country code *and* a city code." so I go and look up the country and
city code for him because his Internet training has left him unable to
pick up a phone book. "the country code is 33..." "That's in the number,
right there at the end." "no, Mike, it goes at the end." "[agitated] It's
*at* the *end*." "[patiently] it goes at the beginning." "But Kelli's
mom dialed this *exact* number and said it worked!" seeing the circular
conversation coming, I volunteer to look up the "Dialing France" section
in my French-English dictionary. while my back is "turned", roomie dials
the number *exactly* as I had told him to dial it, and connects. I knew
this because he speaks some Easy French [long story: basically, Easy
French is English spoken at the top of one's lungs] and then hurriedly
asks me how to say "310" in French. I repeat it to him twice before he
tosses *me* the phone, and I end up jumping the linguistic hoops to get
him on the phone with his fiancee, THE SAME ONE HE TALKED TO THIS MORNING.)
(I'm beginning to see why I'm not engaged. it'll be hookers for me from
here on out.)
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tod
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response 37 of 202:
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Sep 27 00:10 UTC 2000 |
Well..just don't marry your roomie.
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i
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response 38 of 202:
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Sep 27 02:32 UTC 2000 |
Sounds like he's training you to change his diapers while he gives you
flack. Fuzzy Minds Assisted Living Center will pay you to take better
training than his free lessons - why don't you check them out?
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edina
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response 39 of 202:
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Sep 27 03:41 UTC 2000 |
Or marry somneone who isn't planing on spending major time in a non-englis
speaking foreign country.
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mooncat
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response 40 of 202:
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Sep 27 12:49 UTC 2000 |
Tim- thanks! I will definitely check it out.
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ashke
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response 41 of 202:
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Sep 27 14:03 UTC 2000 |
Yes, and if there are any AS/400 programming jobs back at borders, tell me.
I could always work for Anne Palmer again...don't want to, but I could...I
suppose...
Awww...poor carson. In light of my roommate idiot, I'm a big advocate of
LIVING ALONE. No hookers for me, though. :)
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hematite
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response 42 of 202:
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Sep 27 15:48 UTC 2000 |
I only missed one question on my Accounting quiz, which is the one I
knew I'd miss. I did the accrual vs. cash basis accounting question
right (after like 20 tries). I got a five minute mini massage, a free
pepsi, and hair stuffs. It's a sunny day and excellent weather. I had
fun re-arranging my room last night. :)
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tpryan
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response 43 of 202:
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Sep 27 16:17 UTC 2000 |
I'm in a training class and they are using too many TLAs.
AS/400 jobs are noted as 'always looking', so there is no job
postings for any individual requirement.
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goose
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response 44 of 202:
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Sep 27 19:33 UTC 2000 |
TCs should keep TLAs to an AM until YGATTMAH.
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rcurl
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response 45 of 202:
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Sep 27 19:56 UTC 2000 |
WHAT?
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scg
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response 46 of 202:
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Sep 27 19:57 UTC 2000 |
Has Carson picked up another pet idiot?
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krj
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response 47 of 202:
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Sep 27 21:37 UTC 2000 |
Carson, you have another potential disaster looming with this roommate,
unless roommate is flush with cash -- the tolls on long mushy phone
calls to Europe are pretty high. (I speak from experience here, since
Leslie was in Austria for the summer of 1999.) I'd suggest that
the roommate investigate some of the inexpensive prepaid calling cards;
however, if the roommate is having trouble with regular international
dialing, handling most of these phone cards will be beyond him.
Good luck!
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goose
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response 48 of 202:
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Sep 27 23:18 UTC 2000 |
RE#45 -- I *said*...training classes should keep three letter acronyms to an
absolute minimum until you....uh...you...gather a....uh...something...material
at hand....I forget. ;-)
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richard
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response 49 of 202:
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Sep 28 00:55 UTC 2000 |
I had a housemate once who had a girlfriend in the Phillipines. He
called her night and day for a month and ran up a phone billof
over $3,000! And then he moved out without notice, stiffing us not only
on his shareof that phone bill but his share of the rest of the lease too.
The phone was in my other housemate's name and the phone company came
after him hard. He has not been able to get a phone number in his own
name since,and all forsomething that was not his fault. After that,
I decided I might share an apartment, house or whatever with a stranger
if need be, but I will never again share a phone line.
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rcurl
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response 50 of 202:
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Sep 28 01:05 UTC 2000 |
You might, if you get married.
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edina
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response 51 of 202:
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Sep 28 01:57 UTC 2000 |
Marriage is different than merely living together . . .
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rcurl
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response 52 of 202:
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Sep 28 04:17 UTC 2000 |
It can be...or it might not be.
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scg
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response 53 of 202:
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Sep 28 05:43 UTC 2000 |
Maybe I'm overly optimistic, but I certainly hope that if I get married at
some point, the person I'm married to isn't a stranger.
Granted, being a stranger and making lots of phone calls aren't the same
thing. Generally, though, if you're making lots of International calls, a
bit of shopping around can find good deals to whatever country you're calling.
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mdw
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response 54 of 202:
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Sep 28 05:54 UTC 2000 |
In some cultures, marrying a stranger is the norm.
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rcurl
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response 55 of 202:
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Sep 28 19:35 UTC 2000 |
In those culturers there is usually a mandated division of rights and
responsibilities - I don't know if phone use has been included in those.
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flem
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response 56 of 202:
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Sep 29 04:17 UTC 2000 |
Here's an odd one: apparently, the Onion thinks I'm the CEO of Extensis.
http://www.theonion.com/onion3634/graphic_designer.html
(all the way at the bottom.)
I want a raise. :)
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carson
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response 57 of 202:
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Oct 1 18:42 UTC 2000 |
(I'm stuck at the radio station. when I took over as the production
director, I made a point of removing everything off of the Instant
Replay machines [really neat devices; think of them as fancy cart
machines] that wasn't hot-keyed, i.e., not accessible with only one
button. unfortunately, when I began archiving everything, I made the
mistake of taking about 90 minutes worth of material without making
note of the contents. it turns out that there was a *really* popular
cart that, for whatever reason, *wasn't* hot-keyed. sure enough, it's
not on any of the tapes I know, which means it's on the 90-minute
unindexed tape. I hope it's early on the tape, else I have another
75 minutes to which to listen.)
(outside of that, my day's been pretty cool. the new Dan The Automator
album is off the charts!)
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