*the spin top spins, cutting away to black before we can see if it falls over or not*

"none of this is actually happening. There is a man at a typewriter & this is all his twisted imagination."

We're not actually back, this is all a dream.

It was, we're just humoring you.

I was wondering if that was just me...

And we are back after that round of Forum downtime.

Feels like it's been so long since there's been a proper storm that I've been awake for. This one even has pink lightning, which always great.

So long as he has an R by his name. Even if the R is for "Recepticons"

Sadly, my first reaction was "And I'm sure way too many people would seriously, unironically really vote for the blatant bad guy and still cheer at him while he's slaughtering the masses because they saw him on TV and he's cool."

Someone over at TFW2005 just discovered an old photo of political campaign signs, with one saying "Vote Megatron! Global Domination."

let's be real. at this rate we're not lasting until 2075.

The rest of the world may build a wall around the US in 2075.

Tell an conservative conspiracy maniac that women are literally the Satan's spawn out to infect humanity with the gender virus that will turn everyone into communist Muslims who eat children, and they will be like, "Well of course! That makes perfect sense!"

It's evidence of Poe's Law.

The world is insane.

Geeez, I just read a story about a liberal satire Facebook page that would publish absolutely outlandish, ridiculous made-up conservative propaganda, stuff so absurd nobody with half a brain could take it seriously... and conservatives are taking it at face value.

Oh don't make me go talk to Peter Dutton. My week has been painful enough as it is...

he cant leave quarantine until he talks to the king of the potato people

Debateable. It's a sunday anyway. Wonder if I'll still feel up and ready to go tomorrow. Don't want to take too many days off leading up to the end of the year.

@Pennpenn hooray! Now you can leave quarantine.

The national tour is currently in Raleigh-Durham.

Ok, feeling much better now.

Is hamilton playing in hamilton?

Maybe the show in the city?

To the show or the city?

Niiice!

My mom won two tickets to Hamilton!

Welp, good morning so far. My brother helped me get my sister in law's christmas gift, and reminded me I still had to get my mom's calendar for next year.

Oh yeah, feeling feverish. What fun.

My father used to ask his boss that question. Then he STOPPED asking, and got used to twiddling his thumbs. Made things so much easier, and didn't actually change how his bosses thought of him.

So of course you wait until the end of your shift like everyone else, THEN you walk up to the manager on duty and ask him what you're supposed to do during the requested overtime.

Fun: The employer allows (paid) voluntary overtime, cannot backtrack on the permit, and before the regular end of your shift, you notice you're rapidly running out of work.

Fear is a state of mind.

Did you just assume my sociopolitical status?

Oh stop being such a pack of drama monarchs!

Too late. They can smell your fear.

Nobody say anything and you'll be safe from the mob.

It used to be

I would agree.

I say yes, but I imagine many would disagree with me.

settle a bet: is "drama queen" a gender-neutral description?

Sounds like management is the same everywhere

My bosses are too busy trying to see if they can have their heads up their own asses while still being able to kiss the asses of everyone above them. It'd be amusing to watch if I wasn't one of the ones trying to get everything done to cover for it.

He's living by the standard "bow to those below you; kick at those above you. You got more people below you than above you."

Whenever we go on strike, he's there with us. He told me that this is the only completely legal way for him to show his own bosses the finger,

Well, this guy has been getting flak from above, it's just that he doesn't care. He's doing what he thinks is right. He's easily the smartest of my superiors, and also the one with the biggest balls.

Must be nice, having a boss that cares.

Indeed.

That's a good superior.

Arguing in my favor that I was working under sub-par conditions, there were problems with sudden halts of the conveyor and other issues that affected my productivity, and besides, why was this guy giving a feedback to one of HIS subordinates, wich was his job?