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RTDNTOTO 🐻 Random Thoughts Deserving No Thread Of Their Own 21 (2026)

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DVD said:
Ursus, you will come down to Arizona. We can see my friend Woody the Gila woodpecker that hangs out around the house. We can discuss hair transplants and drinking preferences.
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Consider me on my way! If I become a hair donor, do you have to hold my hand after the operation and I go on that transplant drug that makes people puffy and then nobody will know I'm actually just pudgy? That'd be cool. So I know I don't like Heineken, but I do look forward to crossing other terrible drinks off my list. Methodically. :)
 
ursus said:
Members feels more correct, yes. Perhaps I should have little vests knitted for all of them. Little purple and scarlet vests and they can make up a secret hand - err....wing shake.
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When you say things like 'tiny tiny backyard' you're projecting an image of, well, inadequacy. The key is to focus on the positive attributes associated with the locale, and 'tiny' to me says.....exclusive. This is an upscale, high end bird feeder we're talking about. Yes, if you haven't already ordered the vests do so post haste, and then you need to start thinking about the theme song/jingle you'll need to adopt. I'm thinking a series of four 15 second spots. It's too late for the Superbowl, but there is PLENTY of other airtime to be grabbed. Have your people get in touch with my people if you're serious about embarking on a long-term commitment to the world-class marketing research we have to offer.
 
ursus said:
Members feels more correct, yes. Perhaps I should have little vests knitted for all of them. Little purple and scarlet vests and they can make up a secret hand - err....wing shake.
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During a department head meeting last week, the Municipal Court Clerk referred to defendants appearing before the court as clients, then customers, and then "people we work with."
 
DVD said:
I'm going to a friends retirement party Saturday. I plan on putting a couple vintage playboys in a folder and handing them to his wife telling her we found this in his desk when we cleaned it out.
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You better know both very well & their sense of humor or this could backfire on you big time.
If that was done to me, I would be deeply embarrassed & think it was not funny at all.

What would be better is a broken Leroy lettering guide, a french curve in a chipped coffee mug.
 
Since I significantly curtailed my alcohol consumption, I find now that a mere two beers is enough to give me a slight hangover the next morning.
 
bureaucrat#3 said:
During a department head meeting last week, the Municipal Court Clerk referred to defendants appearing before the court as clients, then customers, and then "people we work with."
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Mrs. STTG previous employment locale changed from "patients" to "clients." If you are in a hospital, you are a patient, not client.
 
jumbach said:
I learned over the weekend you can order DoorDash from Dave and Buster's. That seems to me to be missing the point. (That place is more about experience, not the "meh" food.)
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Doordash from Chuck E Cheese would be awesome! Delectable pizzas...ice cold beer....
 
Maister said:
Since I significantly curtailed my alcohol consumption, I find now that a mere two beers is enough to give me a slight hangover the next morning.
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My hangover avoidance advice is to move all your drinking to before 1:00 pm so you have plenty of time to get it out of your system before bed!
 
Mrs. P went to turn on her coffee maker this morning only to realize she had not put water in the appliance.

As I left, she told me she was worried that was a sign for the rest of her day. I need to call her after lunch to see how she's doing.
 
JNA said:
You better know both very well & their sense of humor or this could backfire on you big time.
If that was done to me, I would be deeply embarrassed & think it was not funny at all.

What would be better is a broken Leroy lettering guide, a french curve in a chipped coffee mug.
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It's safe. He was known for drawing sexy ladies in the office birthday cards. I have the last drawing he made.

For someone like you I would probably get a candy cell phone and a note about how you're secretly trying to learn the latest technology.
 
This crow I am eating for breakfast doesnt taste that good... I knew that fielding emails from the Mayor, a County Commissioner, and the City Manager last night (or separate issues) would set the tone for the morning...
 
Faust_Motel said:
Around here we have to say "Justice-involved-individuals."
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When I worked for the county in SC, the inmates at the county jail who were well behaved and had skills like carpentry or masonry were called "trustees" as they were hired out for a pittance to do county jobs. One of my projects at the county was to get some of the county funds budgeted for a new filing room/system, solicit bids, and then scope out the work the "trustees" were responsible for. I didn't have to supervise them, there was a warden there for that but I did have to attend all the technical review meetings.
 
LP's post about the Jets on a different thread got me to thinking about this SNL bit
 
Maister said:
Doordash from Chuck E Cheese would be awesome! Delectable pizzas...ice cold beer....
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The gorilla used to terrify me.

Check out the documentary "Rockafire Explosion" to learn all about the invention and demise of the Showbiz (competing chain's) animatronics.
 
donk said:
I am one of municipal staff's nightmares.
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You can't be any worse than a
mini-storage developer ?
variance applicant representive ?
battery storage developer ?
data center developer ?
used car lot developer ?
 
donk said:
If I tell you, i have to kill you. Needless to say I am one of municipal staff's nightmares.
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You're that lady that needs a copy of every variance for every hearing so she can comment on something 12 miles from her house because she cares about how that will impact crime in the neighborhood?
 
kjel said:
When I worked for the county in SC, the inmates at the county jail who were well behaved and had skills like carpentry or masonry were called "trustees" as they were hired out for a pittance to do county jobs. One of my projects at the county was to get some of the county funds budgeted for a new filing room/system, solicit bids, and then scope out the work the "trustees" were responsible for. I didn't have to supervise them, there was a warden there for that but I did have to attend all the technical review meetings.
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My desk was built by residents of the state prison, as was our front counter and our conference room table. Those guys came out with pretty decent cabinetmaking skills when that program was around (sadly no more). We used to get crews from the womens' prison to paint our buildings around Town Hall, too and they were great.
 
Planit said:
Mrs. P went to turn on her coffee maker this morning only to realize she had not put water in the appliance.

As I left, she told me she was worried that was a sign for the rest of her day. I need to call her after lunch to see how she's doing.
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This week I forgot to open the little valve on the basket that holds the paper cone and therefore overflowed gritty weak coffee into the pot and onto the counter.
 
Just had two hard boiled eggs. I prefer mine warm/hot just out of the pan and sprinkled with Tony Chachere's but the two I just ate were cold from the fridge.
 
Faust_Motel said:
My desk was built by residents of the state prison, as was our front counter and our conference room table. Those guys came out with pretty decent cabinetmaking skills when that program was around (sadly no more). We used to get crews from the womens' prison to paint our buildings around Town Hall, too and they were great.
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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has a business called Big House Products. I think the products are for sale to government entities. They sell anything from apparel to cleaners and cleaning products and furniture.
 
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