While LinkedIn’s corporate culture may embrace history’s arrow, when their HQ was across the street from my last cubical job in Mountain View their parking lot had more flashy expensive sports cars than the many Google lots did all around us all put together
Likely that’s just “Gurgle only hires cheap new grads and burns them out before their options vest” vs. “of course the nomenclature has dachas, comrade”, but it could be both.
Roman helmet guy’s meme was funny, but I was recently reading that the response in Britain to the black death was close to that. They discovered that peasants and tradesmen could barter for higher wages, so they banned them from leaving their towns. Then they set wage controls and made it illegal to pay them more than that or even try to give them non-monetary benefits as an incentive. Eventually they banned them from wearing good clothes and colors other than gray.
Imagine their surprise when a few centuries later, the peasants discovered they could travel to the dangerous, primitive North America, many as indentured servants to pay for the voyage, and eventually turned it into a land of unheard of prosperity and a military powerhouse that bestrode the world.
You keep saying, “No kings!” but I don’t think you know what those words mean.
I am just going to note here that it is bothering me in the “1975 was 50 years ago” meme the ”i” in “minding” does not have its overhead dot. The “j” prior has one, so it’s not a no-dots thing.
Bubba Yaga’s dancing single-wide (snerk) That’s a hoot! 🤣
Got a better idea for failing schools. Fire all the bureaucrats and free the teachers from the ‘education’ union.
Don’t spill the slutty olive oil on your promiscuous wool coat. 😁
Democrats worse than Nazis…not saying it’s necessarily so, but it’s a conversation we need to have. 🤔
I heard about a guy who got a ticket for parking his Harley in a handicap space. In court, he took his leg off and plunked it down on the table.
I’ll raise my hand for Nick Shirley!
That’s right, treating everybody the same is racist, but establishing different rules, that change on a daily basis, for every racial group and sub-group is not. ☹️
Zahn’s point is also seen the book Candide. “Weren’t you disemboweled in Paraguay?” “Yes, but those things are not always fatal!”
On the other hand, Jack McDevitt will kill a supporting character you like. Example when Pricilla’s boyfriend George gets killed by monster crab like thing in The Engines of God.
Re. France and Britain, it’s actually worse than that. The present joke of a “Government” wants to rejoin the EU (never mind the referendum), which somehow means all the fish belong to Spain.
According To Hoyt 
I’ll have you know, that GI Joe aircraft carrier was like $120 in 1985, which might as well been $1000
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even my most spoiled cousin didn’t get that one
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Enjoyed them all, but got an extra chuckle from the Neil deGassbag Tiresome one.
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For some reason (i.e. he must pay them a lot for it) LinkedIn keeps sending me email insisting I need to follow Barry Sotoero there for his wisdom.
Yeah, no.
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“From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.”
Obviously your shortage of wisdom is miniscule if they paired you with Mister BS himself. ;-)
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While LinkedIn’s corporate culture may embrace history’s arrow, when their HQ was across the street from my last cubical job in Mountain View their parking lot had more flashy expensive sports cars than the many Google lots did all around us all put together
Likely that’s just “Gurgle only hires cheap new grads and burns them out before their options vest” vs. “of course the nomenclature has dachas, comrade”, but it could be both.
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SFBS!
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Roman helmet guy’s meme was funny, but I was recently reading that the response in Britain to the black death was close to that. They discovered that peasants and tradesmen could barter for higher wages, so they banned them from leaving their towns. Then they set wage controls and made it illegal to pay them more than that or even try to give them non-monetary benefits as an incentive. Eventually they banned them from wearing good clothes and colors other than gray.
Imagine their surprise when a few centuries later, the peasants discovered they could travel to the dangerous, primitive North America, many as indentured servants to pay for the voyage, and eventually turned it into a land of unheard of prosperity and a military powerhouse that bestrode the world.
You keep saying, “No kings!” but I don’t think you know what those words mean.
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They did this all over Europe. it didn’t work.
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details:
https://www.ageofinvention.xyz/p/age-of-invention-the-century-long
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My beloved says the problem with letting Vlad handle it is all the illegals would keep hanging around.
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Vlad had a stake in taking care of Muslim invaders. Cheaper than deportation, and he only had to do it once per person.
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Vlad Tepes had a choice of inventing Western Union or the stakes. To send his message, he chose the stakes.
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I think there was a lot at stake in his decisions.
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Vlad never thought of Western Union; the Post was fine.
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Cat: “No coffee until you feed me”.
Dragon: “That’s how I lose more cats”.
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Need more Vlad the Impaler memes. just saying.
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“non-spinary”
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BWAhahahaha!!!
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I am just going to note here that it is bothering me in the “1975 was 50 years ago” meme the ”i” in “minding” does not have its overhead dot. The “j” prior has one, so it’s not a no-dots thing.
Where did the dot go?
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Hey, you try keeping track of every little dot for 50 years. 😛
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And on the first one, chicks dig scars, so…
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Ya, but they dig gold more…
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“Labyrinths are awesome!” — Orvan? Comments?
Bubba Yaga’s dancing single-wide (snerk) That’s a hoot! 🤣
Got a better idea for failing schools. Fire all the bureaucrats and free the teachers from the ‘education’ union.
Don’t spill the slutty olive oil on your promiscuous wool coat. 😁
Democrats worse than Nazis…not saying it’s necessarily so, but it’s a conversation we need to have. 🤔
I heard about a guy who got a ticket for parking his Harley in a handicap space. In court, he took his leg off and plunked it down on the table.
I’ll raise my hand for Nick Shirley!
That’s right, treating everybody the same is racist, but establishing different rules, that change on a daily basis, for every racial group and sub-group is not. ☹️
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Moo!
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Zahn’s point is also seen the book Candide. “Weren’t you disemboweled in Paraguay?” “Yes, but those things are not always fatal!”
On the other hand, Jack McDevitt will kill a supporting character you like. Example when Pricilla’s boyfriend George gets killed by monster crab like thing in The Engines of God.
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“He got better!” 🤣
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Also, in 1975 I was 25; suddenly, …
Made it to my chair. Sometimes that’s the whole day.
Armor: at least her boots don’t have high heels!
Agreed, the stakes are pretty high when we bring in Vlad.
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Re. France and Britain, it’s actually worse than that. The present joke of a “Government” wants to rejoin the EU (never mind the referendum), which somehow means all the fish belong to Spain.
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Can we just call it Frittian now?”
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All of the womenfolk here asked for copies of the May Challenge.
I hope that none of you Vlad punsters live too close to me. Sarah’s not been feeling well lately; her aim with the carpapult might be somewhat off.
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“Is that a furry thing?”
hee hee hee XD
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