Open Bar: Drinks are on the Supreme Court

[Cain]

Looks like it is working again, sorry to disappoint.

On the plus side, this down time likely interrupted no less than 200 new Nazi/incel/Qanon videos from being uploaded.

[minuspace]

Sometimes, when a major internet service goes down, I imagine that the United States has been annihilated in a major nuclear attack.

But I always end up disappointed.

Me, I've been pleasantly surprised for like 75 years and counting.

[LMNO]

Looks like it is working again, sorry to disappoint.

On the plus side, this down time likely interrupted no less than 200 new Nazi/incel/Qanon videos from being uploaded.

Hey, remember when we thought ISIS was our biggest threat?

(well, not you Cain, I meant people who don't pay attention)

[Cain]

Thanks for the advice.

I had to look up "DSA," as I had never heard of them. Then, I remembered having accidentally met some members of the Philadelphia Chapter of the CPUSA, back in the late seventies. They were in pretty bad shape back then, as their leader was clearly suffering from what is now commonly diagnosed as dementia. It wouldn't surprise me if those people morphed into today's DSA, as no one took them seriously as Communists.

The DSA is more of an attempt to create a social democratic wing in the Democrats.  Communists hate it, because Social Democrats are insufficiently committed to Sparkle Motion the Revolution.

That said, the CPUSA is probably also still a joke.  Just not as much of a joke as the Revolutionary Communist Party, I think Bob Avakian may be actually crazy.

[hooplala]

Canada is collectively hitting the bong today. It's THE LAW.

[Doktor Howl]

There is fresh butthurt. 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/roseanne-barr-lashes-out-after-'the-conners'-offs-her-character/ar-BBOuk6L?ocid=spartanntp

[The Wizard Joseph]

Glad to hear from you, WizJo!

WizJo... I like that. Lately I've been thinking of myself as Joebot, the multifunctional love robot. Joebot can do most anything for hours on end if properly fueled and maintained.

For writing purposes I go with T.W. Joseph.

[chaotic neutral observer]

Canada is collectively hitting the bong today. It's THE LAW.

HR released a new policy, "F-1: Fit for Duty".  It blabbled on for a bit about addiction, mental illness, alcohol, cannabis, and responsibility, but the import was:

1.  Don't come to work high.
2.  If taking alcohol or drugs harms your job performance, you will face the Discipline Weasel.

I'd rather they had trimmed the verbiage a bit, because I think that the policy could be read as saying that one is not supposed to come to work under the effects of antidepressants*.  A pity.  The illusion of mental health was nice while it lasted.

*Or caffeine, for that matter.

[chaotic neutral observer]

Yesterday, they posted notices on the employee entrance doors, with stock art balloons, and the caption "Something new is coming!"

Today, there was a new "Please swipe your badge" notice on the doors.  Semi-transparent, nicely lettered, cut-to-fit, and a definite improvement over the piece of paper they used to have stuck on there with tape.  It was also completely pointless, since you can't actually get in or out without your badge, because of the electromagnetic door locks.

If someone thought that new signage was worth getting excited about, I wonder how they would react to free doughnuts.

[minuspace]

Suddenly, the bank just charged for bill on cash deposit account, after they had automatically moved that sum to savings. My, today's gonna be a romp.

[Faust]

Yesterday, they posted notices on the employee entrance doors, with stock art balloons, and the caption "Something new is coming!"

Today, there was a new "Please swipe your badge" notice on the doors.  Semi-transparent, nicely lettered, cut-to-fit, and a definite improvement over the piece of paper they used to have stuck on there with tape.  It was also completely pointless, since you can't actually get in or out without your badge, because of the electromagnetic door locks.

If someone thought that new signage was worth getting excited about, I wonder how they would react to free doughnuts.

You need to start putting balloons on everything. When the cleaner comes out of the bathroom you run in and put up "fresh and clean!" balloons.

[Cain]

Aha, Christmas must be just around the corner.  I know because the local supermarket is stocking it's turkey and cranberry and sausages and stuffing and bacon sandwiches.

[LMNO]

stuffing and bacon sandwiches.

As it turns out, there is something interesting about British food.

[Cain]

It's not as good as it sounds.  The cranberry sauce seems like it was mailed in, and the sausage with bacon halfway across the sandwich from it is not a pig in blanket.

Still, it beats egg and cress or suspicious looking ham.

[hooplala]

Or marmite.