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[Paisley]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Ummm, because not everyone knows what they are voting for (and some shouldn't know anything about it). But if you do know what Penske is talking about, yes, go vote!

Well, you did talk about it here. And I voted! (Process of elimination and all that. )

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
Oooh, how delightfully aggressively passively aggressive!!!

I know. I'm forced to passively mitigate my initial aggressiveness.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Why was the other associate booted, I mean, "let go"?

He had very nice hair.

[patentparanyc]

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[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Here is why I can't stand Armstrong:

"Multiple attempts to interview Armstrong for this article — through his lawyers, his agent and a spokesman — were unsuccessful. His agent, Bill Stapleton, wrote in an e-mail message yesterday that Armstrong would not comment because he was attending a meeting of the President’s Cancer Panel in Minneapolis."

Whenever questions arise about his doping, he wraps himself in the cloak of cancer fighter. In every interview I've seen in the past few years, this has been his approach.

"Lance, additional allegations have been brought against you concerning your use of performance enhancing drugs. Can you address these new concerns?"

"As a cancer survivor, there isn't much I can say, except to tell all those kids out there to keep fighting."

Right. Okay, Lance. He's full of shit.

TM

Thing is, what's he going to do, tell the truth?

"Thanks Nike et al, but I don't want that $10M plus a year anymore, I think I will blow up my brand. Bye!"

That said, other than the cult of St. Lance, I don't think this is a big deal (the doping), although I know you won't agree, in that in cycling, unlike baseball for comparison, its an even playing field, i.e. they are all doping.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Paisley
Well, you did talk about it here. And I voted! (Process of elimination and all that. )

Um, no, I didn't talk about it here. Someone did, and I'm not too happy about that. I realize I walk a fine line sometimes, but I don't think I stepped over it this time.

Edited to note: I see where the confusion is coming from, and yes, I did talk about it initially here. I didn't think it was going to go anywhere and when it did, I shut the hell up. But it is my silliness for saying anything about it in the first place. So maybe we should all just be quiet and move on. It's really only one person that I don't trust.

And sorry for causing confusion.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
To one partner: "This firm's billing requirements are fucking asinine." That one wasn't appreciated.



On the day that an associate was let go (when tensions were extremely high):

Partner: "Can you do that for me by next Friday?"
Coltrane: "Yes. Assuming I haven't been fired."
Partner: "What does that mean?"
Coltrane: "I don't know what that means."

you need to start acting like a partner. today, right now, go back stab another associate- someone who sees you as a friend would be best.

start only talking to Partners- get shitty to the staff, when you're at the urinal and there are only associates there DO NOT FLUSH, if a partner is there, flush of course.

Get more and more negative, next time they fire someone, offer to pick up his work "because you've been fixing it for the last few years anyway....I can't believe you didn't boot his ass a year ago, he's a useless fuck..." Never one good word about any other associate. Not one.

Within a year the partnership will realize you are someone they need to make the "partner in charge of telling people they're fired"- you'll be recognized for your thick skin-

side benefit? once you're the partner who fires people even senior partners will avoid you- you never know when your time has come, and the only thing they know for sure is the word will come from Coltrane.

Pretty soon it'll be "come in early, stay late and take an 8 hour lunch." good luck!

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Fugee
Maybe I should scroll before posting, but the disadvantage is that many schools with early admission require students to make a binding commitment before they have a chance to compare financial aid offers from several different schools. Unless your family has the means to foot the whole cost (or the combination of your credentials & family poverty virtually guarantee that any school you choose will give you a free ride), you can't afford to take the chance.

how do you make a binding commitment? huge deposit?

[Paisley]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Quite contrarily, my friend, you will find yourself looking at that cute little kid and thinking two things:

1. Do I want this kid to know a father who's been a goddamned shoe-shiner for a pack of shysters?

2. Do I want to be around for the child?

3. Do I want my kid to think of me as another shakedown artist?

I want the kid to know a father with some balls, and one who took some risks.

You're going to die someday, Coltrane. And Penske's right. Every minute that goes by is a lost one...

You're only prolonging the inevitable. You know you'll quit. I can sense it in the way you write. You're not wired for the Office. You'd better go, before you get bitter.

It's weird watching you talk to Sebby Jr. It's like Ty@50 sending messages to Ty. Time machine, indeed!

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Paisley
It's weird watching you talk to Sebby Jr. It's like Ty@50 sending messages to Ty. Time machine, indeed!

FWIW, Ty@50 regrets almost everything Ty has posted on the PB, but is proud of the flying carpet joke made earlier today.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
how do you make a binding commitment? huge deposit?

Where were you in the 80s? The colleges all talk.

As I noted earlier, Fugee's point is valid, but not applicable to Harvard, which does not require a commitment.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Penske_Account
Is this surprising???

He needs to correct a misquote.....

When he says...

“There are two levels of guys,” Andreu said. “You got the guys that cheat and guys that are just trying to survive.”

It should be.....

“There are two levels of guys, You got the guys that dope and get away with it and guys that get caught doping.”

The guys who are just trying to survive are called Cat 1s.

Actually, I think the Cat 1s are doping these days too. At least the good ones.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
you need to start acting like a partner. today, right now, go back stab another associate- someone who sees you as a friend would be best.

start only talking to Partners- get shitty to the staff, when you're at the urinal and there are only associates there DO NOT FLUSH, if a partner is there, flush of course.

Get more and more negative, next time they fire someone, offer to pick up his work "because you've been fixing it for the last few years anyway....I can't believe you didn't boot his ass a year ago, he's a useless fuck..." Never one good word about any other associate. Not one.

Within a year the partnership will realize you are someone they need to make the "partner in charge of telling people they're fired"- you'll be recognized for your thick skin-

side benefit? once you're the partner who fires people even senior partners will avoid you- you never know when your time has come, and the only thing they know for sure is the word will come from Coltrane.

Pretty soon it'll be "come in early, stay late and take an 8 hour lunch." good luck!

Merde. That post is like looking in a mirror.....run Coltrane, run while you can........

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Where were you in the 80s? The colleges all talk.

As I noted earlier, Fugee's point is valid, but not applicable to Harvard, which does not require a commitment.

I was a disadvantage kid, I don't know your rich guy shit. Plus with my grades I sure as shit wasn't assuming anywhere would let me in.

I say to Harvard "You let me in I'll come there." then I apply to SE Idaho State, breaking my promise to Harvard to only apply to Harvard.

I get into Harvard, and commit. 6 months later SEIS offers me a full ride. I take it, tell Harvard sorry. what would prevent me from doing this?

the colleges talk? you mean Harvard would tell every other school that I'm committed so they shouldn't look at my application?

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by ironweed
Celtic have drawn Manchester United in the Champion's League and will face each other tomorrow in their first competitive match ever. They have played many friendly / exhibition matches in the past, but this time it means something.

Manchester United are heavy favorites. I think the odds were 33-1 the last time I looked. But miracles can happen.

So I propose the following: I will wager up to three months of board support that Celtic will get a result (as defined below).

What this means is that if Celtic lose, I will pay one month of board support (up to a total of three months) for each person (up to a total of 3) who accepts my wager.

If Celtic draw, you pay. If Celtic win, you pay.

Here is the catch: the game will be carried live tomorrow at 2:30 PM on ESPN2. You have to watch the game. I don't care if you Tivo it or tape it or whatever and watch it later. But in order to collect you will have to demonstrate to me that you watched the game by showing some non-googleable knowledge of the match -- this can be done by either volunteering some piece of information that proves you watched it or answering a question or two that convinces me you saw it.

Any questions? Any takers?

Note: this offer is not open to minors or residents of the Land of Fu.

I would take you up on this as I am pretty confident Celtic will get spanked. But I am still smarting from my only-recently-satisfied World Cup debt. More importantly, I will be unable to catch the game tomorrow.