Re: In other news

On 14.01.2024 16.02, Merlyne wrote:

>>>>>>>> Please report any progress in this matter.
>>>>>>> Progress?
>>>>>> The relative change in number of incidents where people utilise
>>>>>> your open door since starting rants by mentioning it.
>>>>>>
>>>>> This will be hard to assess in a hybrid work model.
>>>> So include whatever corresponds to walking through an open door in
>>>> your digital world. Faceapp, Whatstime or whatever... We must have
>>>> data. 
>>>>
>>> I have tons of data.
>> But do you have open door policy related data is the question?
>>
> Not yet.
How about now?

>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fetch is never going to happen, Gretchen!
>>>>
>>>> INSERT: Apparently there is a new Mean Girls movie coming out with
>>>> the subtitle 'Fetch is happening' or something like that. So there.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'll believe it when I see it.
>>> They did do a Mean Girls broadway play.
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_Girls_(2024_film)
>> You're welcome.
>>
> I saw on the news that they had the premiere.
> I didn't see anything about Fetch happening.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyK3F81_BgM at 2:03.
You're welcome - again.

>>>>>>>>>>>> Some dogs like it, I think.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe they want us to think that.
>>>>>>>>>> No, I'm sure they genuinely enjoy the fetching part. It's the
>>>>>>>>>> letting go after having fetched they are somewhat ambivalent
>>>>>>>>>> about. 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> My dog fetches the ball/stick/whatever and then runs away.
>>>>>>>> IOW it can't keep cleaning up your mess. It has important stuff
>>>>>>>> to do. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> OR the dog does not understand the rules of engagement.
>>>>>> Well you have to explain it properly first. You can't just assume
>>>>>> the dog knows your intentions... They are a bit like co-workers
>>>>>> that way. 
>>>>>>
>>>>> I don't speak dog.
>>>> Just speak slow and loudly in English. I'm sure that will work.
>>>>
>>> It doesn't work well with foreigners.
>> Doesn't the management have a course for that?
>>
> For yelling at foreigners?
No, for getting dogs to work well with foreigners.

>>>>>>> I never eat breakfast cereal. You can keep it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You mean the leprechaun can keep it. I don't eat cereal with added
>>>>>> sugar bits.
>>>>>>
>>>>> They're magically delicious!
>>>>
>>>> Diabetes!
>>>
>>> Yeah, yeah. None for you!
>> That was never on the table. I meant for all the sugar filled cereal
>> eating kids...
>>
> 
> As long as their pancreases are functioning properly, it shouldn't be a 
> problem. 
> You were advocating the consumption of carbs for breakfast in another 
> post.
Specifically a sensible mix of simple and complex carbon.
"Cereal" with 30% sugar content is a candy.

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BeH

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