Re: Hello Acme

BeH <[email protected]> Thu, 1 Feb 2024 14:51:54 +0100
Newsgroups alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup
Organization Global Aardvark Preservation Society
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 14.01.2024 16.02, Merlyne wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>> They are like running shoes with no laces.
>>>>>>>>>>> I wear flipflops all summer, much to the chagrin of the
>>>>>>>>>>> people who work near my office.
>>>>>>>>>> So I conclude that you don't run a lot in the office.
>>>>>>>>> No. It's not safe.
>>>>>>>> Lots of scissors, I imagine.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Actually no.
>>>>>>> There are wires sticking out from under walls and such.
>>>>>> That's almost as dangerous as scissors. You should complain to
>>>>>> your work safety representative.
>>>>>>
>>>>> I don't think that exists any more.
>>>> Then who checks the fire extinguishers and takes care of the
>>>> unsecured scissors?
>>>
>>> The scissor fairy does.
>> You work in an enchanted office building?
> I like to think I do.
And yet you prefer to work from home...


>>>>>>> Plus it's really hard to run in flipflops.
>>>>>> That too. Not that I've ever tried.
>>>>>>
>>>>> It's shoe/boot time again.
>>>> Which practically invites running. Even more reason to secure the
>>>> wires. 
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'll put in a complaint about that.
>> You probably should. Do you have a complaints department in your
>> enchanted office building?
>>
> No one can find it.
I've heard that before.

> Also, no one listens.
That I've never heard before.


>>>>>>>>> Okie dokie. I sit corrected.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You certainly do. Apropos there are also some chairs out there
>>>>>>>> that I plan to re upholster at some point.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've done that a few times.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When I get around to it I will have done it once.
>>>>>>
>>>>> So after the water feature then?
>>>> Maybe I'll spontaneously do it one day. Who can say. I'll need some
>>>> cloth first. And a sturdy stapler.
>>>
>>> You need a staple gun.
>> Yes, I know. I tought I had one, but it was a crappy piece of junk
>> that was unable to dispense staples with any regularity. Also the
>> included staples were the wrong size. At least it was cheap.
>>
> 
> You can borrow mine.
> Do you want the manual one or the electric?
The manual will be nice to have. Especially for the electric one. But
any will do.
A you going to mail it along with the buttons?
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BeH

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