Re: In other news

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]: 

> 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?
> 
Still none.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 will only work if the dog speaks the same language as the foreigners 
or the foreigners used hand signals that the dog understands.

>>>>>>>> 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.
> 
That is probably most cereals.
Without the sugar, kids won't eat it.