OPEN BAR: NO CISNORMATIVE ELVEN PATRIARCHS ALLOWED

[Doktor Howl]

I have just been informed that nobody beneath the rank of salaried supervisor shall have chairs with armrests.

I am not kidding.  I have been directed to purchase chairs without armrests to replace any such chairs in my department that are not used by me.

I responded affirmatively, and accidentally copied everyone in the North American system.

She finally has the power she's always wanted. 

Ain't it awesome?

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/woman-a-leading-authority-on-what-shouldnt-be-in-p,35922/?hc_location=ufi

NAILED IT.   

OMG. I am bookmarking this to post in response to every single time someone says something stupid about poor people on food stamps.

[axod]

Alaska Scallopini ?

[Reginald Ret]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/woman-a-leading-authority-on-what-shouldnt-be-in-p,35922/?hc_location=ufi

NAILED IT.   

OMG. I am bookmarking this to post in response to every single time someone says something stupid about poor people on food stamps.

They won't get it.

[Reginald Ret]

I found what I think is meant as a horror story from 2006.
http://365tomorrows.com/09/21/screening/

The man in riot gear with the machine gun and the mirrored face-mask gestures to the left. Smile at him. Friendly. Friendly. Yes, that's it, pretend your reflection is his face and give him a nod. This man is your friend and is here to help you. Tell yourself that.

Good. Keep your face relaxed, calm but alert. Only affable expressions of optimism and happiness. Place your belongings on the conveyor belt. Yes, they could get stolen while you go through the scanner... Don't think about that, don't get nervous. Don't look nervous...

Did anyone else notice the lack of molestation?
Not even a scanner that can see through clothes!

Even 9 year old horror stories couldn't predict our current security checkpoints.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/woman-a-leading-authority-on-what-shouldnt-be-in-p,35922/?hc_location=ufi

NAILED IT.   

OMG. I am bookmarking this to post in response to every single time someone says something stupid about poor people on food stamps.

They won't get it.

No, but I'll enjoy mocking them.

[Cain]

OK, it's official - the heating in this building is fucked.  I walk from my kitchen, where admittedly I do have the windows open, to the corridor leading back to my bedroom, and the temperature jumps a good 15 degrees (celsius).  No wonder I'm having trouble sleeping and constantly waking up covered in sweat.  I thought I was coming down with the flu or something.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

OK, it's official - the heating in this building is fucked.  I walk from my kitchen, where admittedly I do have the windows open, to the corridor leading back to my bedroom, and the temperature jumps a good 15 degrees (celsius).  No wonder I'm having trouble sleeping and constantly waking up covered in sweat.  I thought I was coming down with the flu or something.

That's always fun. I love it when my bedroom is a roasting oven and my living space is frigid.

[Cain]

I do also have eastern facing windows, which doesn't help.  But since I kept my curtains closed all of yesterday (which is great, by the way, since I get to see the sun so much on night shift) and it did bugger all, I can only conclude it's the pipes and the boiler.

I'll put in a complaint this afternoon, see if maintenance can rouse themselves from putting down literal Tom and Jerry style mousetraps to look at this.  Although I'll probably just be told it's a "houseparent problem to fix", like I was with the various slow-draining showers in the building.  Because obviously I applied to be a plumber in this job position.  And maintenance apparently applied to sit on their arses and avoid as much work as possible, based on what I see.

[minuspace]

[hooplala]

OK, it's official - the heating in this building is fucked.  I walk from my kitchen, where admittedly I do have the windows open, to the corridor leading back to my bedroom, and the temperature jumps a good 15 degrees (celsius).  No wonder I'm having trouble sleeping and constantly waking up covered in sweat.  I thought I was coming down with the flu or something.

I'm going to go with haunted.

[Faust]

I'm new to British politics but watching the election debate appears to be 4 people with absolutely no definite actions or insight as to what they would do if they get in and one crazy guy who believes that leaving the EU will make magical money trees sprout up across the country.

[Cain]

Yes.

[Faust]

I'm able to vote in this election but I know basically nothing about the parties (other then the sensationalist stuff thats hard to escape from)
so I'll probably abstain.

[Cain]

Everyone wants spending cuts, but Labour want slightly less than everyone else.

The Tories want to basically reinstall the aristocracy via changing the law on inheritance tax and pumping the price of homes/land.

The Lib Dems apparently thought the last 5 years of coalition were brilliant, and are pledging to bring that same brand of incoherence to the next government, be it Labour or Tory.

UKIP want to drive all the immigrants into the sea, invade Belgium and topple the European Union through protracted land warfare.  Also a bunch of libertarian/vaguely Nazi bullshit.

The SNP want to bugger up everyone elses plans, and if I were Scottish would have my vote simply for the annoyance factor.

The Greens desperately want a leader who isn't a complete laughingstock.

The election is going to be all over the place.  The SNP will probably supplant Labour in Scotland.  Hard to tell if that will cause Labour to lose to the Tories, or just about pull through.  The Lib Dems are going to get crushed badly, a fitting end to a party that so easily embraced power at the expense of their voting base.  UKIP will cause some upsets too, but it's not clear whether they will take enough from the Tories to threaten their chances of winning the election, or whether they in fact have the chops for political governance (I suspect they do not).  Whatever happens, there is going to be a coalition government, likely either Labour/SNP, or Tory/UKIP.

And with both the Tories and the SNP saying things that are likely to make America nervous, I wouldn't rule out some skullduggery on the part of the UK and US intelligence services.