Author Topic: Quotes from work (Read 180641 times)

Jonathon · « **Reply #575 on:** September 16, 2009, 10:02:52 AM »

This is the title of an actual journal article published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology: "Self-medication with alcohol appears not to be an effective treatment for the control of depression."

pooka · « **Reply #576 on:** September 16, 2009, 05:56:22 PM »

They change the style of bumpers to help you know which cars are old and which are new.

Jonathon · « **Reply #577 on:** September 30, 2009, 12:37:40 PM »

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What is written here is the result of many years of ponderous and solemn thought. . . .

Ponderous is a word I would tend to avoid in describing my own writings and thoughts.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #578 on:** September 30, 2009, 12:41:38 PM »

Are you pondering what I'm pondering?

Jonathon · « **Reply #579 on:** September 30, 2009, 12:42:49 PM »

I think so, Brain, but where are we going to find rubber pants our size?

sweet clementine · « **Reply #580 on:** September 30, 2009, 01:37:02 PM »

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #581 on:** September 30, 2009, 08:00:54 PM »

I fink so, Brain. But if they called 'em Sad Meals, kids wouldn't buy 'em.

Jonathon · « **Reply #582 on:** October 09, 2009, 11:58:20 AM »

One of my coworkers was talking about how much she loves chai tea and how it's okay because it's totally herbal and doesn't have any real tea in it.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #583 on:** October 09, 2009, 12:01:26 PM »

Turn her on to Celestial Seasonings Bengal Spice Tea. All the herbal, spicy chai goodness without the tea.

Oh, and make sure you get her recommend card confiscated.

Jonathon · « **Reply #584 on:** October 09, 2009, 12:03:53 PM »

Now I wonder if she was talking about something like that, even though she did repeatedly call it chai.

I should probably sic the Honor Code Office on her just to be safe.

rivka · « **Reply #585 on:** October 09, 2009, 12:34:33 PM »

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Now I wonder if she was talking about something like that, even though she did repeatedly call it chai.

Very possible. I know some non-Mormons who are only familiar with herbal chai and were surprised when I told them the most common tea called that was real tea.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #586 on:** October 09, 2009, 12:48:58 PM »

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I should probably sic the Honor Code Office on her just to be safe.

::nods::

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #587 on:** October 09, 2009, 04:23:59 PM »

Rooibos Chai! Rocks my little world.

rivka · « **Reply #588 on:** November 02, 2009, 03:24:49 PM »

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It has long been a fundamental tenant of our consulting philosophy

BZZ! Thanks for playing, but I think we'll stick with companies that speak English goodly.

rivka · « **Reply #589 on:** December 21, 2009, 10:21:14 AM »

Recent post on my listserve:

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We had a mother call and yell at us because:

1. The diploma we issued to her son looks so cheap.
2. It won’t fit in the frame she purchased from the school bookstore

After further conversation and yelling we managed to determine that the diploma she had for her son was 8 ½ x 11 and did not have a colored seal. Our real diploma is 12 x 15 and has a multicolored seal. We looked up the student and he is 2 credits short.

I have heard of forging a transcript, but giving it to your mother!

BUSTED!

sweet clementine · « **Reply #590 on:** December 21, 2009, 10:35:07 AM »

oh SNAP!

Porter · « **Reply #591 on:** December 21, 2009, 10:38:47 AM »

That's awesome!

Brinestone · « **Reply #592 on:** December 21, 2009, 11:39:11 AM »

Hahahaha!

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #593 on:** January 14, 2010, 12:09:32 PM »

"The population was 82% minority..."

I know we can use "minority" to mean something that doesn't necessarily mean "minority" but I still thought this was funny to read.

Also, is this sentence grammatical? I can't quite figure out how it fits together: "Enjoy Dasani with a splash of natural flavor essence, like fresh fruit is squeezed into every bottle."

BlackBlade · « **Reply #594 on:** January 14, 2010, 01:12:49 PM »

In regards to a prize horse who had fallen through ice and was proving difficult to haul out, "I just knew that if we didn't get him out, we were gonna lose that horse."

Also I'm late but the kid with the fake diploma gets props for originality.

rivka · « **Reply #595 on:** January 14, 2010, 02:03:32 PM »

Annie, I'd lose the "is".

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the kid with the fake diploma gets props for originality.

Sadly, as further discussion on the listserv proved, nope.

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #596 on:** January 14, 2010, 02:46:09 PM »

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Annie, I'd lose the "is".

I didn't write it - I just read it on the bottle of water I was drinking. At work.

rivka · « **Reply #597 on:** January 14, 2010, 03:51:47 PM »

I know.

I was answering your question.

Annie Subjunctive · « **Reply #598 on:** January 14, 2010, 05:13:21 PM »

I was trying to figure out what they actually meant by leaving the "is" in there.

rivka · « **Reply #599 on:** January 14, 2010, 05:35:50 PM »

That they don't have an editor with sufficient authority on their marketing team.