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Saturday, November 08, 2008

EBONICS: A Serious Analysis of African American Speech Patterns

I ran across this article and found it very interesting. If you listen carefully to some speech you can see many of the patterns outlined in this excellent article: EBONICS: A Serious Analysis of African American Speech Patterns.

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Friday, November 07, 2008

Thinking About Dwarves

I found this awesome website called torsopants.com. Their sense of humor is very close to mine, and I'll be showing shirts I think are funny.

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Thursday, November 06, 2008

Excuses for falling asleep at work

A list of some of the best excuses for falling asleep at work:

They told me at the blood bank this might happen.

This is just a 15 minute power nap like they raved about in that time management course you sent me to.

I was working smarter - not harder.

Whew! I must've left the top off the liquid paper.

I wasn't sleeping! I was meditating on the mission statement and envisioning a new paradigm!

This is one of the seven habits of highly effective people!

I was testing the keyboard for drool resistance.

I'm in the management training program.

I'm actually doing a Stress Level Elimination Exercise Plan (SLEEP) I learned at the last mandatory seminar you made me attend.

This is in exchange for the six hours last night when I dreamed about work!

I was doing a highly specific Yoga exercise to relieve work related stress. Do you discriminate against people who practice Yoga?

Damn! Why did you interrupt me? I had almost figured out a solution to our biggest problem.

The coffee machine is broken....

Someone must've put decaf in the wrong pot.

Boy, that cold medicine I took last night just wont wear off.

Ah, the unique and unpredictable circadian rhythms of the workaholic!

I wasn't sleeping. I was trying to pick up contact lens without hands.

The mail courier flipped out and pulled a gun so I was playing dead to avoid getting shot.

Geez, I thought you (the boss) were gone for the day.

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Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Obama - Change You Can Believe In


Privyet Komrades!

A whole new era is ahead of us. And Robin Hood is in charge.

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