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My employer is pricing new trash cans to replace the old, dented and faded cans on the casino floor. Thanks to so many states imposing indoor smoking bans, there seems to be a problem in getting cans that match the needed specifications. They need to have tops equipped with ashtrays as well as holes at the top for trash. (front loaders are a problem because drunk people always miss the entry point altogether and trash ends up on the floor around the can.) So, there are only about three companies that are still selling the ashtray tops and that means they can charge ridiculous prices for them. The lowest quote was $850each. That's after the $100 per can discount on a bulk order. They used to cost between $250 and $300 before so many indoor smoking bans took place.

Somebody wants my empathy? They gotta prime the pump.

Whatever is getting served up tonight in the employee dining room.

Just a few miles away in Mays Landing, it's goose meat. Lotsa wild geese.

At this particular point, I'd guess the land under this house is worth more than the house. Demolish!

Some double secret order of the internet that isn't accessible for the general public, perhaps? That's been tried before and then Google bought it out.

If I retire from my current job, cleaning this apartment would take its place as my new full time job. It'll go from reasonably clean to museum clean.

Or squatters, perhaps... always doing stupid shit like starting oil drum fires in the living room to cook sea gull meat.

There is a particular breed of bee that is essential to the cultivation of coffee beans. It's an endangered species, thanks to GMO's. Once that bee goes extinct, bye bye coffee.

WTF is a "deep web"?

Saw one for sale... first seven thousand dollars takes it. Problem: It would require about $75k in upgrades and improvements before it's legally habitable. Question: How does anybody manage to wreck a house that badly?

Actually, if I were a lousy employee, I would have been fired twenty seven years ago.

Isn't that your cat in the banner, eating row houses?

I'm talking about the cubicle workers. They're not lawyers, accountants or marketing executives. They have college degrees, but not enough to be more than office boys. They do the menial paperwork. Empty the "in" box and fill the "out" box. That's their whole job.

Is your house under seige by marauders? Got a kid drowning in the ocean? Do you want your car back from whoever stole it? Tired of merchants and contractors who won't live up to their promises? Take fast acting Gov. Gov goes right to the problem, unlike clumsy "do it yourself" kits or spells from witch doctors. Gov sends police to haul away the marauders, life gaurds to pick your kid out of the water, detectives to find your car and even a court system to reign in those dishonest merchants. Got injured on the job and can't work any more? No problem! Gov even has a workman's compensation system to pay for your losses. Stock your medicine chest today with Gov. Disclaimer: Gov should only be used in moderate doses according to package labeling. Intentional misuse by excessive overdose may cause loss of financial independence, loss of freedom, loss of property and even loss of life. People who are severely uninformed should not use gov without the advice of somebody who is informed. Gov is not intended to be a cure for minor ailments such as the inability to manage personal finances, laziness or envy of your neighbor's house. Side effects may include an extreme sense of euphoria at the misfortunes of wealthy people. Should this occur, discontinue use of Gov immediately and consult a psychiatric professional as this may be sign of irreversible brain damage brought by mixing intoxicants such as liberalism with with Gov.

A show that no sane people watched even when it was new.

Still running that phony, tired old theft argument, eh?

It's always good for a laugh or two when I see the office jobs advertised on the bulletin boards at work. Nine bucks an hour, you have to pay for your own health insurance and a college degree is required.

I have a VHS player in the back room, but haven't used it in fifteen years. The best TV I have can play full HD movies from a USB drive.

Don't bring your car on day trip to New York or Philly. You'll never find a reasonable park space.

Stupid, perhaps, but quite truthful.

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The former department head is indeed so. The current one seems to have all his p's and q's in order.

Got approved for my three weeks' paid time off. Interestingly, I didn't have to file any grievances or take anything to arbitration to get it. The new department head actually follows all the procedures described in the union contract when deciding who gets a vacation or who doesn't. The prior boss insisted on making such decisions based on personal bias and so for four straight years, getting my vacation time was a three month long process involving a lot of back and forth bickering between him and the union business agents.

First, they sent me a letter and later, they bombarded me with e-mails and text messages. Show up for jury selection. No biggie. I'll just go there and tell the clerk I don't have adequate transportation to show up for jury duty on a daily basis at 8am. They'll excuse me and hand me a letter to bring back to my bosses and prove I was at least there for the first day. The rest of the day will be mine and it's a paid day off. That's right... in the good, old U.S.A, it's every citizen's unquestionable right to a trial by a jury of twelve angry and frustrated individuals who are not smart enough to dodge jury duty.