OT: Who gets the last word?

[remington69]

My sister and 4 kids are coming to visit tomorrow. So, tomorrow night, I'll need a few

 

[bRaTpRiNcEsS]

What is it...National Sucky Work Week this week? I have 2 bosses (their both on the grant that pays for the project that I work on), and they hate each other. So, I get stuck in between their bickering/power struggles. All I want to do is the damn experiment so we can start getting papers published and more grant money.

There's too much estrogen in the department. Is it still called a "dick measuring contest" for chicks?

Yes, it is. Although sometimes we refer to it as a "pissing contest", it is still the same concept.

Two weeks ago we had to call my entire night shift in one by one. They're all women. In fact, I only have one man in my department, and he works on the day shift. So finally we get to the last one (or maybe second to last, I blocked most of it out), and she starts telling us it's because we're all women, we can't get along, if it's not PMS it's menopause, etc. She made my Puerto Rican boss turn bright red. He kept shaking his head and saying he can't say anything for or against because he'll get in trouble and also we'd probably kick his ass right there in the office, but I really think she has something with that theory. And I must say at the moment, I would love to fire every one of them and start over. Bitches.

 

[bRaTpRiNcEsS]

Booked the hotel, reserved the car, and have prices for the park tickets (don't need to reserve those!). Now all that's left is to buy the park tickets, and pack, which I am waiting until Wednesday night for because there is laundry involved. We're even getting the car Wednesday night so we can leave whenever the fuck we want on Thursday.

 

[Riehlthing]

Yes, it is. Although sometimes we refer to it as a "pissing contest", it is still the same concept.

Two weeks ago we had to call my entire night shift in one by one. They're all women. In fact, I only have one man in my department, and he works on the day shift. So finally we get to the last one (or maybe second to last, I blocked most of it out), and she starts telling us it's because we're all women, we can't get along, if it's not PMS it's menopause, etc. She made my Puerto Rican boss turn bright red. He kept shaking his head and saying he can't say anything for or against because he'll get in trouble and also we'd probably kick his ass right there in the office, but I really think she has something with that theory. And I must say at the moment, I would love to fire every one of them and start over. Bitches.

Very true. A bunch of guys working together will find start bullshitting stories. A bunch of girls working together everyone will be at each others throats. They talked about that on a radio station up here in Portland. You can't have all girls working together.

 

[DarbysDad]

Yes, it is. Although sometimes we refer to it as a "pissing contest", it is still the same concept.

Two weeks ago we had to call my entire night shift in one by one. They're all women. In fact, I only have one man in my department, and he works on the day shift. So finally we get to the last one (or maybe second to last, I blocked most of it out), and she starts telling us it's because we're all women, we can't get along, if it's not PMS it's menopause, etc. She made my Puerto Rican boss turn bright red. He kept shaking his head and saying he can't say anything for or against because he'll get in trouble and also we'd probably kick his ass right there in the office, but I really think she has something with that theory. And I must say at the moment, I would love to fire every one of them and start over. Bitches.

Brat,

Do you all have your monthly visitor at the same time? I heard when women work together for awhile that happens.

 

[bRaTpRiNcEsS]

That may be, but most of them are older and it's more likely menopause. And that shit lasts for years. I, however, don't have a set cycle anymore. IUDs RULE!!

 

[dailyvault]

So how is everyone doing in their NCAA pools? Three of my final four have won their first round games, and my fourth pick (Arkansas... you may start pointing and laughing now) plays tonight.

 

[nafnikufesin]

Enjoy your St. Patty's Day weekend then.

I will. We already rated a green beer on beer night last Monday (it was actually green right out of the bottle, intentionally), and tomorrow we're going to drink to Captain Tractor, a local band that plays a lot of good drinking tunes

 

[Riehlthing]

I didn't do a march madness thing this year.

 

[nafnikufesin]

You're too busy trying to stay alive in hockey so you can face me in the semi-finals

 

[Riehlthing]

aren't I winning in hockey?

 

[nafnikufesin]

You are in good shape to take out Los Mini Ditkas with only 2 days left, but your reward will be playing my Bush League team, who crushed you 13-0 a couple weeks ago

 

[Riehlthing]

It's about time someone trash talked. Trash talking makes it fun.

 

[nafnikufesin]

I figured finishing in first AND second was talking enough

 

[bRaTpRiNcEsS]

My house is clean and almost all of my laundry is done. I put a lot of time into the baby blanket I'm making for one of the kids' karate instructors, and even fit in a nap while watching Paddy Whacked: The Irish Mob on the History Channel. All I have left to do now is more karate patches (it never ends!).

 

[Riehlthing]

worked today...so all clear to drink tonight

 

[nafnikufesin]

For St. Patty's day, how hard is it for a pub to invest $2 in a tiny container of green food coloring? Is all sense of tradition lost?

 

[Riehlthing]

we ended up drinking anything but green beer...at least the bartender knew to make our drinks nice and strong...mmmmhmmm...time to sleep...definitely time to sleep.

 

[dailyvault]

Good day yesterday... took two of the kids to the Jelly Belly factory store in Wisconsin (third was at a birthday party), and totally stocked up on the beans. Bought a bag of my fave flavors for myself - grape jelly, tutti-fruiti, chocolate pudding, sour lemon - and hit a great sale on the "belly flops" that I can put out on my desk at work. (Poor sucker who grabs the jalapeno bean.)

Oh - and finally got the new stylus installed on my USB turntable, and promptly digitized TT Quick's "Front Burner". LOVE that album!

 

[Riehlthing]

not a big jelly bean fan.