Roundup: RIP Gore Vidal, Massive Indian Power Outage, Jerry Jones Wants to “Beat Some Giants Asses”
Melanie Laurent…So 700 million people in India lost power…Thousands of Syrians trapped in Aleppo…Cruz defeats Dewhurst…Voting system is too partisan to be fixed…Poles love Mitt Romney…Michael Douglas as Liberace…Creationism in schools…Ancient statue discovered in Turkey…Single and Pregnant in the City is casting…J.C. Penney stock is now worth more than Facebook…Don’t take Cuba Gooding Jr.’s picture in a bar.
RIP Gore Vidal. Would greatly recommend “Burr” and “Julian.” [NYTimes]
The Daily offloaded a large percentage of its staff yesterday. Thoughts go out to the sports staff. [AllThingsD]
Floyd Mayweather files $61 million claim against bankrupt casino. [Birmingham Business Journal]
The case for Doc Rivers coaching the U.S. team in 2016 [Yahoo!]
Yeah, the BBC’s coverage has been a million times better than NBC. [NPR]
Margaret Lambert is the last living Jewish athlete banned from the 1936 Olympics. [Independent]
Instead of using its stock sale to pay off its debt, Manchester United will distribute $320 million into the pockets of owners and top execs through an elaborate bonus scheme. Hooray Glazers! [Guardian]
A Florida man “only shot a n—er” and left him bleeding on the ground. Not sure what the big deal is. [Raw Story]
A woman sold her baby for a pickup truck and then sold the pickup truck for cash to by meth in…Florida. [WPBF]
This artist did Joe Posnanski no favors. Wow. [Daily Beast]
Tennessee man thinks girlfriend is having an affair with Mitt Romney, commits domestic assault and looks exactly like you would expect. [The Smoking Gun]
Bradley Cooper as the Elephant Man. Tyler Duffy as Mikhail Baryshnikov opens Off Broadway in November. [The Superficial]
The 20 Richest Rappers Alive [Bro Bible]
Tommy Turnover Rees was suspended for Notre Dame’s opener in Ireland. Notre Dame fans are heartbroken. [Chicago Tribune]
Mitch Mustain is pitching for the White Sox. [LA Times]
Brandon Rush agreed to a two-year $8 million deal with Golden State. [Woj]
Jerry Jones want to beat some Giant ass.
A compilation of drunk fails.
Real Madrid players playing baseball.
Starman
[Photo via Getty]
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- Paul George’s Vicious Dunk on Birdman Was Not Rated PG [Video]
- Matt Harvey, the New York Mets’ Star Pitcher, is Dating SI Swimsuit Model Anne V
- The Kansas City Royals Are Becoming the Royals Again, and Fans Have Been Far Too Patient
- Champions League: Bayern Munich a Legacy of Losing at Stake
- kaiserwilhelmreems is commenting too quickly on LeBron James and Paul George Slapped Hands After Exchanging Spectacular Baskets to End the 3rd Quarter [Video]
- Billy Buckner on LeBron James and Paul George Slapped Hands After Exchanging Spectacular Baskets to End the 3rd Quarter [Video]
- Chief on LeBron James and Paul George Slapped Hands After Exchanging Spectacular Baskets to End the 3rd Quarter [Video]
- A.P. on Matt Harvey, the New York Mets' Star Pitcher, is Dating SI Swimsuit Model Anne V
- jdeeser5 on Matt Harvey, the New York Mets' Star Pitcher, is Dating SI Swimsuit Model Anne V
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August 1st, 2012 at 8:23 AM
Except that its market cap is less than $5 Billion and Facebook’s is like $46 Billion
August 1st, 2012 at 8:25 AM
I loved “Burr”…subsequently read all of Vidal’s historical stuff. Is there anything out there similar/comparable? I haven’t found it.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:27 AM
Weird story. What a waste. He coulda been a contender.
Didn’t know the part about his selling unused prescription drugs. Who does that?
August 1st, 2012 at 8:31 AM
Nice use of the ellipse there.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:33 AM
My sister booked a small part in that Liberace movie. Starts filming in Vegas later this month.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:33 AM
Its only the Wall Street Journal, why would they understand that?
Pity what FoxNews has done to that publication.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:33 AM
/pops head in
Oh hey, a round up without 200+ comments yet! It’s weird being on the east coast.
/goes back to work
August 1st, 2012 at 8:35 AM
Melanie Laurent
Historic day here at TBL: JMac posted the absolute best and most flattering picture of the roundup girl.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:35 AM
He should worry more about beating that Eagles ass, considering since ’96, the Eagles have owned the Cowgirls.
/another 7-9 season coming up for Jerry’s team
I’m assuming you missed out on going to Lee-Strasburg last night?
August 1st, 2012 at 8:35 AM
I made it down to the soccer players video and David Bowie before I realized this must be a Duffy joint
August 1st, 2012 at 8:36 AM
Ha, this is a Duffy Roundup. Shouldve been your first clue.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:37 AM
Nice…dancing or acting?
August 1st, 2012 at 8:38 AM
Now now. She sold the baby in Kentucky, then fled to Florida.
Florida FTW!
August 1st, 2012 at 8:39 AM
Did you see that Predictionmachine.com has the Eagles over the Patriots in the Superbowl when they simulated this season? I have no doubt this is what will happen as I’ll probably be in labor on Superbowl Sunday.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:39 AM
J.C. Penney stock is now worth more than Facebook
They have realized gains from spencers childhood Husky pants buying spree.
Bridgestone Tee Times
Spencer quivers at the Sergio / Bo Van Pelt pairing.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:41 AM
I’ll just be happy if the Eagles make the playoffs, but I am cautiously optimistic.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:41 AM
Really? I used to buy it all the time off people in college that had their wisdom teeth pulled. Some just gave it away.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:41 AM
yeah, it really wasn’t all his fault, but he did waste a lot of talent. it doesn’t help when your mom is total nutcase, your head coach (at Arkansas)was a buffoon and the expectations of an entire state are thrown on your shoulders at the age of 18.
cool he’s getting an opportunity at baseball though, he was supposedly pretty good back in the day.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:42 AM
“I have a message for Germany”
The over-the-top red lipstick she wore in the cinema scene of Inglorious Basters was kinda hot.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:43 AM
I never wait for the credits
August 1st, 2012 at 8:43 AM
It’s strange because the last movie she did was just as a dancer but she ended up getting lines. She has lines in this one but I think she may get more in this one too since she’s acted before. Since they’ve changed the rules for SAG since they’ve merged with AFTRA (Dancer’s Union) the pay is essentially the same. It’s not as planned as you would think. If Soderbergh likes her she could get more. Still huge, it’s been a while since she got a film.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:44 AM
See, that’s what I’m familiar with. Of all the people I know, if someone had leftover prescription meds & knew you needed some to feel better, they just gave them to you.
I didn’t know many people who would try to profit from your discomfort.
/the more you know’d
August 1st, 2012 at 8:44 AM
Roundup: Sad Trombone Edition
Good grief, reading this roundup will leave you depressed.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:44 AM
Michael Douglas as Liberace…
Him and Matt Damon are owning those looks. Well done.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:44 AM
I never got off work. In 15 minutes I will have been at the office 24 hours straight. Thanks for Pence btw, I like the deal. You’ll like Nate if Charlie actually plays him, he was a fan favorite out here for sure.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:46 AM
if people knew you were a junkie, they knew they could pay for a meal.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:47 AM
Isnt that illegal?
August 1st, 2012 at 8:48 AM
That’s what makes me chuckle ruefully when this HS guy is a five-star recruit or that guy is a three-star. It takes soooooo many things to align just right for a guy just to get on the field, let alone fulfill his potential.
Every signing day, we waste hours arguing who won the recruiting wars. More often than not, the Mustain example is the result.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Word is he’s gonna platoon with Pierre in LF, however, who knows what Charlie is gonna do with the Brown/Pierre/Mayberry/Schierholtz/Nix rotation. All I know is that the mandate that Brown starts every game was set down by RAJ (about time).
Sorry about the work, brutal brah.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:48 AM
Scripty – really like these parings starting at #1:
1:20 pm Els, Ernie Watson, Bubba
1:30 pm Kuchar, Matt Scott, Adam
1:40 pm Bradley, Keegan Dufner, Jason
1:50 pm Mickelson, Phil Donald, Luke
2:00 pm Fowler, Rickie Westwood, Lee
August 1st, 2012 at 8:49 AM
my man Robert Rock in the house! what a stacked event, the Bradley/Dufner pair would be fun to watch.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:51 AM
Happened a couple times at my old job. It’s never stated, just implied that you should be here because others are.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:52 AM
Not in the legal field, you work as long as you have to in order to get the job done. I do get overtime pay too, so there’s definitely a plus for me.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:53 AM
We’ll see, we’ll see… lol
August 1st, 2012 at 8:55 AM
I’ll see your Starman, and raise you another Starman.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:56 AM
Well done Duffy.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:56 AM
I made it down to the soccer players video and David Bowie before I realized this must be a Duffy joint
seriously? I checked when I hit the Gore Vidal recommendations
August 1st, 2012 at 8:57 AM
probably depends on how bad you want to keep your job
August 1st, 2012 at 8:57 AM
I will be there FRI. I usually walk 18 with an early game, then do lunch/souvenier tent, then hop scotch around. I like the Rory/Ryo group. But that side of the draw is “meh” otherwise.
The other side of the draw, will have these 6 groups back-to-back:
9:20 am Kaymer, Martin Stricker, Steve
9:30 am McIlroy, Rory Ishikawa, Ryo
9:40 am Mahan, Hunter Oosthuizen, Louis
9:50 am Johnson, Dustin Quiros, Alvaro
10:00 am Woods, Tiger Grace, Branden
10:10 am McDowell, Graeme Snedeker, Brandt
I might track that Hunter/Oosty group.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:59 AM
That illustration of Posnanski is accurate. He got way too close to te subject of his writing. Jeff pearlman is right, he should have scrapped the book.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:59 AM
—before I realized this must be a Duffy joint
The ancient statue post was it for me.
August 1st, 2012 at 8:59 AM
Isnt that illegal?
Depends on your level of commitment to your company.
Go ahead and sue them and see if you ever get hired again. That $50K suit you win won’t go far after your attorney takes $36K of it.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:01 AM
That is the dumbest article I’ve ever read on WSJ.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:03 AM
Sounds like a pretty sweet time. I have a good amount of family in Akron, and have always wanted to go up there during this event. Have never played that course either
August 1st, 2012 at 9:03 AM
‘Merica?
August 1st, 2012 at 9:03 AM
holy shit, that article is crazy.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:03 AM
big deal, my satellite signal was a bit fuzzy the other night watching the olympics.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:04 AM
Wow, good thing I didn’t take any pics of him when we vacationed* together.
*by “vacationed”, I mean he was at the same resort when we went on our honeymoon
August 1st, 2012 at 9:04 AM
This artist did Joe Posnanski no favors. Wow. [Daily Beast]
For the graphic, I dunno. Joe’s not Brad Clooney, he’d be the first to admit it.
But that story, WOOF. What a 3rd-rate hatchet job. That guy has zero idea, zero scoops on what’s inside, no access, no new information. That guy is about 1% the writer Joe is on his worst day. We’ll see. I don’t think we’ll get the Paterno hagiography. It’ll likely be a juxtoposition of the fatherly Joe Pa balanced upon the recent events woven to let the reader make their own assumptions. For this fucking hack to presume anything is a joke.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:06 AM
scripty, are the crowds usually pretty big the entire time for that event? it seems like that would be a great one to go to as far as seeing a ton of players but not being a major.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:06 AM
Not related to anything, but the most amazing Indian stat I’ve heard is that more people own a cell phone than have access to a toilet.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:08 AM
Nice to see they have their priorities in order.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:08 AM
depends on the job, the laws apply differently for some fields, but in a lot of cases as long as you get your breaks in it’s legal.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:08 AM
damn, I just looked and tickets are cheap as shit too. it’s a shame it is in Akron and I have no reason whatsoever to go there.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:09 AM
“Putting out the Fire with Gasoline” indeed.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:10 AM
I think it’s more than a farmer in a rice field has a lot more use from a cell phone, which doesn’t need any infrastructure outside of a tower, than a toilet, which would need a sewer or septic tank to be built to support it.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:13 AM
Tennessee man thinks girlfriend is having an affair with Mitt Romney, commits domestic assault and looks exactly like you would expect.
That story is so much better than you give it credit for. He didn’t think she was having an affair with Mitt Romney, he thought she was having an affair with some guy who he saw on her Facebook page, and had never seen nor heard of Mitt Romney before seeing the picture.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:13 AM
That. It’s more that.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:13 AM
True. However, it’s not just that. There’s still close to half the population of India that doesn’t have access to potable/clean water. It’s a major reason why their poverty levels aren’t declining at the same rate as the Chinese. The Indian government makes New Jersey look like a bunch of amateurs in terms of government waste and graft.
/wrote a 30 page paper in International Econ on issues like this
August 1st, 2012 at 9:14 AM
I haven’t had a “break” at any job I have worked at since I graduated college.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:15 AM
That is the benefit of communism. When China wants to get something done, it gets done.
“Sure, in theory. In theory communism works…in theory.”
August 1st, 2012 at 9:15 AM
what’s your field?
August 1st, 2012 at 9:16 AM
The crowds are very reasonable. Its been sold out and not bad at all. As you know, you get about 40% of the crowd around Woods pairing. Then about 15% around Fowler’s and 15%, then the rest is spread out. It’s relatively flat, bathrooms are plentiful.
The main thing going against it is you get late summer Midwest heat and maybe a t-storm, and you don’t feel like walking endlessly all day in that heat. That’s why I tend to walk w/ a group in the morning. In the afternoon I sit down on a par 5 off the landing area in the fairway and watch all the guys try to get home in 2.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Also a good point. Kent Brockman said it best…”Democracy doesn’t work people.”
August 1st, 2012 at 9:20 AM
You an attorney or staff? What are you working on?
August 1st, 2012 at 9:20 AM
the most amazing Indian stat I’ve heard is that more people own a cell phone than have access to a toilet.
you can just crap in the alley and still sext Anindita for a late-night beej.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:21 AM
India still leads the world in typewriter sales.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:21 AM
Sounds like the issue is that you need to learn to do your job more efficiently.
/joking
August 1st, 2012 at 9:21 AM
McKayla Maroney got completely fucked by the judges on her perfect vault.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:21 AM
poor combo, very poor combo.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:22 AM
Exactly. There’s no “break” in normal office jobs is there?
August 1st, 2012 at 9:23 AM
If one of my staff told me they were on their “break” when I asked them for something they likely wouldn’t be here much longer.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:23 AM
Does commenting on this site count?
August 1st, 2012 at 9:23 AM
This is true, but it didn’t matter to the outcome did it?
August 1st, 2012 at 9:24 AM
i guess that’s the benefit of working for a company that either cares about their employees, is forward thinking to avoid lawsuits, or was sued in the past from former employees.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:25 AM
truth’d
Whats worse is the judges were very generous with a couple Russian scores before their meltdown on floor. I think the judges have something against the USA (see Weibers scores from qualifying), but that may just be burden you bare as the heavy favorites.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:25 AM
Um. Does nobody else take a lunch break? Also my office policy states we are allowed one 15 minute break in the morning and one 15 minute break in the afternoon but I never take it. The smokers sure do.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:25 AM
There’s nothing formally scheduled. If you have to shit – go, if you need a drink – go get one. Just don’t wave people off, refuse to answer the phone, etc. if you’re in your office/cube.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:26 AM
Hey is there going to be a TBL FFL this year? If so, lets get one going!
August 1st, 2012 at 9:26 AM
McKayla Maroney got completely fucked by the judges on her perfect vault.
And they call it a sport.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:27 AM
What exempt, salaried employees get a “break” at their jobs? Pretty sure designated break times are for hourly, non-exempt employees.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:27 AM
.
Yeah, I think that’s the approach at my office too. My firm joined a conglomerate of other small businesses a few years back so we could save on our healthcare. The umbrella company came in with an employee handbook and all sorts of rules that we had to adopt. We looked at each other and said fuck that.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:27 AM
Things definitely slow down at lunch time. But by no means am I going to ignore a phone call from a client, etc. And if we’re against a deadline, my draft drawings/reports may have some food spilled on them.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:28 AM
Define what you mean by “break”.
Like a mandated “Don’t bother me, I’m on a 15 minute break” kind of thing, like you get at a blue collar job? No.
But, people in offices take all sorts of breaks. Some people go outside to smoke. Some people comment on sports blogs(*ahem*). Some people go to get a cup of coffee and it turns into the social hour. As long as none of these things are abused, no one really says anything.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:28 AM
Everyone in my office gets a lunch break, salaried and hourly. Jesus I thought we were living in America.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:28 AM
I just switched jobs and am now working on a Govt. site. This has got to be one of the easiest jobs I have ever had. I get here around 8:45 (same as everyone else) and I swear to god NOBODY is here past 5.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:28 AM
/Makes belt motion
August 1st, 2012 at 9:29 AM
I wouldnt be suprised if there eventually is some production labor shift out of silicon valley due to the CA labor laws.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:29 AM
Reading CJs and Kaisers responses maybe im wrong. I too have never had designated “break time” (aside from lunch) at any job I’ve worked post college
August 1st, 2012 at 9:29 AM
/team print’n'poo
August 1st, 2012 at 9:30 AM
All of this. As long as the work gets done when it needs to, I can do what I want…kind of.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:30 AM
So you never leave your desk to eat?
August 1st, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Bolden to LSU? HahahahahahahahahahAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
August 1st, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Extremely common practice.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:30 AM
exactly. I work in engineering, but I’m at a computer all day, so I don’t really have a structured in break. I don’t smoke, and don’t really care for many people I work with so I don’t sit around and bs all day. I guess being on here is like a break. oh, and I of course go to lunch. I just didn’t think people really had “breaks” anymore.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:31 AM
Rarely.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:31 AM
i get one, and i’ve seen employees get reprimanded for not taking their hourly lunch break in salaried positions.
like i said, either our employer cares about us or they got burned in a lawsuit years ago (or are afraid of being burned in one)
August 1st, 2012 at 9:31 AM
I too have never had designated “break time”
Yeah me either, just work your hours, do your job, and meet deadlines. That is pretty much been my experience. Lunch and “breaks” are pretty much on your own discretion
August 1st, 2012 at 9:31 AM
I was thinking more along the lines of a 15 minute break, not lunch. Even here we get lunch but sometimes I just eat in my office and work through it.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:32 AM
Just in case the fans started to miss Jordan Jefferson
August 1st, 2012 at 9:32 AM
Roeth, engineering overlord.
/goes back to punping cad
August 1st, 2012 at 9:32 AM
guess those “can’t get past the 50″ jokes are still fresh for another year…hooray preservatives!!!
August 1st, 2012 at 9:34 AM
Usually I eat at my desk/surf the web/play games on my iPhone. We typically go out to eat at a local sports bar on Fridays. We also seem to have vendor presentations, company webinars, etc. at least once a week during lunch.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:34 AM
Melanie Laurent
Very charming. But she’s two moles away from making the constellation Cassiopeia on her chest.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:35 AM
I do. and I fucking love them.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:35 AM
party foul. don’t bring that shit in here.
Also unacceptable:
staycation
August 1st, 2012 at 9:35 AM
Totally agree. Their beam scores were ridiculous! The one girl came completely off the mat on her landing and her knee touched the ground but they barely gave her any deductions!!
It didn’t because Russia thankfully imploded on the floor as well as the beam. But the judges fucked the US at every turn. Kyla Ross had a great uneven bars routine and they only scored her in the 14′s.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:36 AM
if the smokers go out of their way to make sure they take at least their two breaks, i make damn sure i get to starbucks at a leisurely pace once a day and occasionally a nice slow walk to the cafeteria downstairs in the afternoon as well.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:36 AM
Speaking of mole…
/in case people missed this the other day
August 1st, 2012 at 9:36 AM
I’ve got a ninety count bottle of phenobarbital that I need to find a home for.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:37 AM
No offense, but all your jobs sound horrific. I’m liking my company more and more every day.
If someone interrupts somebody while they’re eating lunch at their desk around here, you’d get your ass kicked. Kinda like telling someone they have a case of the Mondays.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:37 AM
Can’t believe I didn’t win. I blame the Senator.
I usually eat at my desk, but take a 20 minute walk to try to burn off some calories and get away from staring at three monitors for 9 hours a day.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:37 AM
Nobody likes Mondays.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:38 AM
I can’t complain about stuff like that, as I routinely show up 20-30 min late on most days.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:38 AM
Got into a FB “discussion” yesterday with a creationist. Told me there’s no proof evolution or that the world is “millions” of years old. This country was also founded on religion.
I nearly shit my pants. We can argue our country’s foundation in religious principles or basic human principles or whatever else, but evolution is quite clear, as is the age of the Earth.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:39 AM
The shorts and sandals summer dress code policy helps diffuse any annoyance over being asked a question with a mouthful of sandwich at my desk during lunch
August 1st, 2012 at 9:39 AM
There’s a difference between interrupting a lunch for something that is urgent and interrupting for something that is due tomorrow. Like anything in life, it’s all about context.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:39 AM
Emile Zola particularly La’Debacle or Germinal
August 1st, 2012 at 9:39 AM
TarBaby tops this list.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:42 AM
It is the little things, I am wearing basketball shorts and have whiskey in my desk so my morale and loyalty is very, very high.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:42 AM
How much are people coming over to cubicles to ask for something? I was under the impression that EVERYTHING is done via computer or phone, aside from maybe the boss.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:43 AM
/team bingers before work this morning and cover it up with gf’s “Eternity”
August 1st, 2012 at 9:45 AM
Granted bingers before doing work on a Supreme Court amicus brief might not have been the best idea.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:46 AM
Haha, that reminds me. One day a year or two ago the CFO gets this great idea that for one day, we were to not call/email/IM a coworker something if they were in the office. We had to get up and go over to their desk about whatever the issue was. What a hellish day that was. We never did it again.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:46 AM
I picture you walking around like Peter Gibbons before his big meeting with the Bobs.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:46 AM
But that story, WOOF. What a 3rd-rate hatchet job. That guy has zero idea, zero scoops on what’s inside, no access, no new information. That guy is about 1% the writer Joe is on his worst day. We’ll see. I don’t think we’ll get the Paterno hagiography. It’ll likely be a juxtoposition of the fatherly Joe Pa balanced upon the recent events woven to let the reader make their own assumptions. For this fucking hack to presume anything is a joke.
seems to me that the story as it turned is only more compelling for a good writer. it’s sure to not be just another puff piece, with drama, intrigue and oh yeah, criminal abdication of duties and the abetting of lifelong suffering for however many kids abused after joepa had knowledge of sandusky’s actions
August 1st, 2012 at 9:47 AM
It’s a matter of style.
My boss is two doors down and lives on his instant messenger app and communicates with me mostly via IM or email.
I much prefer face to face interaction….especially on important or “customer” facing issues. That way, nothing gets lost in the message of what I want to convey.
Furthermore, they have to hear the message and I have to walk out of the room before they roll their eyes at me rather than while they are reading the electronic message.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:47 AM
What kind of business? Is this a real company?
/jokes
August 1st, 2012 at 9:48 AM
<blockquote>The shorts and sandals summer dress code policy helps diffuse any annoyance over being asked a question with a mouthful of sandwich at my desk during lunch
that’s our everyday policy.
still refuse to wear shorts to work unless it’s triple digits though.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:48 AM
Oh sweet jesus I’m sure this is a trend somewhere in the business world.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:49 AM
People here use the intercom system when they’re part of the same cluster instead of making the 100 ft walk…if it’s the right two people I can hear both ends of the convo and the accompaning echo
/Murica!
August 1st, 2012 at 9:49 AM
Depends on the job. For me, pretty often. Mostly because I prefer an in-person visit from people dropping off samples to be analyzed. Lets me do my job better, and gives them better information.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:49 AM
I cant handle the long IM’s. At a certain point just call me.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:50 AM
That is the benefit of communism. When China wants to get something done, it gets done.
“Sure, in theory. In theory communism works…in theory.”
and don’t sleep on slavery now
August 1st, 2012 at 9:51 AM
Team I have not purchased the following items since living with a GF:
Shampoo
Body Wash
Deodorant (lady speed stick this morning)
Hand Soap
Laundry Detergent
Probably more.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:52 AM
Q-tips
Agreed on a house last night. I’ll save money in the long run.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:53 AM
My boss is two doors down and lives on his instant messenger app and communicates with me mostly via IM or email.
I much prefer face to face interaction….especially on important or “customer” facing issues. That way, nothing gets lost in the message of what I want to convey
certain things have to be communicated in person….how many times has tone been misunderstood in e-comm? but mostly relevant to this issue, i think of the all the fat people who drive a block to the store
August 1st, 2012 at 9:54 AM
as in purchase? or rent?
August 1st, 2012 at 9:54 AM
to a degree, yes. but there’s a lot of times when i just don’t want to talk face to face with my boss on a subject that is best suited for IM, no matter how long it goes. i can at least easily multitask at that point rather than on a call.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:54 AM
my job chips away at my sanity a little bit everyday. I do enjoy getting a paycheck though, no matter how mediocre it may be.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:54 AM
In my defense, there are semi frequent muggings in my neighborhood and fuck you.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:55 AM
Rent. Definitely not ready to purchase a house.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:56 AM
my mother in law uses my father in laws old spice deodorant. thankfully my wife thinks it would be strange if she smelled like me.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:57 AM
I hate getting IMs from people I don’t know or never met at work asking for stuff.
This doesn’t bother me with any other medium (email, phone) and I don’t know why. Maybe because it seems super lazy to me or kinda awkward to hit someone up for something when you don’t even know them?
August 1st, 2012 at 9:57 AM
I’ve used my wife’s deodorant a couple times over the years. It definitely throws me for a loop when I get a random wiff it in the middle of the day.
August 1st, 2012 at 9:58 AM
You are going to leave your sweat box room in the house with the power constantly being cut off? Better be worth it.
Yeah Q-Tips
Dryer Sheets
Nail Clippers
Towels
Medicine
Non-BBQ Cooking Stuff Apparatus
Wine Glasses
Place-mats
Napkins
Holy fuck it is expensive to be a woman.
/Team Feral?
August 1st, 2012 at 10:00 AM
I was going to go with “holy moley,” but yours sounds much more sophisticated.
August 1st, 2012 at 10:01 AM
OT:
Well who in the hell’s gonna pay these bills?
One’s drinking, one’s smoking, one’s taking pills
Love me some Pistol Annies.
And, TCM is showing 24 hrs of John Wayne movies. Flying Leathernecks, Stagecoach, They Were Expendable.
August 1st, 2012 at 10:01 AM
.
I love my job. I work a lot but also do fun and interesting stuff and make a decent salary. I became a partner about 2 years ago, so there’s job security there.
August 1st, 2012 at 10:06 AM
I watched Chronicle last night. (SPOILER ON YEAR OLD MOVIE)
Was the older cousin sandbagging his powers?
August 1st, 2012 at 10:07 AM
is this a joke? does duffy realize this must be a joke? facebook’s market cap is $39B. JC Penny’s is under $5B. Based on the valuation method this dumb article is using LinkedIn is worth more than Exxon fucking Mobil.
August 1st, 2012 at 10:08 AM
i work at home. believe me, my kids don’t know from IM and do not think twice about coming to my cubicle
cmon, school
/smallest ones finally starting K
August 1st, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Good to see the kids these days are still doing Ketamine.
August 1st, 2012 at 10:11 AM
We’re scheduled 9 hour days in our dept (content management for the web) and we’re told to take a one hour lunch in there. Kinda hard to do when our job is to fill the many sections of a news site with content (stories, video, pics) when the station is adding newscasts and reporters aren’t even writing their own stories and there’s no discipline in the building to really crackdown on their shenanigans. So we end up eating lunch at our desks most of the time, fielding calls and what not. I usually just leave a half hour early from work. In the end, we do more than 40 hours of work but aren’t paid as such.
First world problems, I know. Still fucking sucks to me though…
August 1st, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Still waiting for MikeNYC to charge into this lunch break discussion and deride us all for asking off work for Christmas.
August 1st, 2012 at 10:48 AM
Still waiting for MikeNYC to charge into this lunch break discussion and deride us all for asking off work for Christmas.
You CAN appreciate the good fortune of actually having a job while complaining about how under appreciated you are AT said job. If we were never allowed to complain because somebody else had it worse, then there’d be maybe a few thousand people in America who actually could. And most of them would be of Native American descent.
August 1st, 2012 at 11:15 AM
That was the Tarantino movie where the turkeys took out the Pilgrims in a blaze of righteous glory, right?
August 1st, 2012 at 11:24 AM
And he’ll do it in a glory hole.