Comments on: timewasters http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2007/04/25/timewasters/ exciting, informative, snarky, and very likely fabricated tales of life as an american expat in london Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:06:21 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jen http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2007/04/25/timewasters/comment-page-1/#comment-1149 Jen Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:06:47 +0000 http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2007/04/25/timewasters/#comment-1149 I mean, how can you not get lost in the nest of questions that is ask.metafilter? <small> "I'm looking for titles of any movies [besides Alien] that feature parasites attacking pets, humans or other animals. Who are the monks with scrolls describing the destinies of everyone who visits their monastery? My company (75 people) orders lunch from the same place every day. The receptionist sends out an email to everyone in the morning, and people respond with what they want for lunch. She then takes all of these food requests and calls them in to the sandwich shop. At the end of the day, she then has to tally up how much everyone spent. It then comes off of your paycheck. How can we make this easier? Would it be stupid to get a tattoo a week before I start chemo? Is it a good idea to use henna on chemically-dyed hair? What should I call rights that "really" belong to one person or other entity, but which are expressed in relation to another person or entity? How do you choose between two people who are both indidually wonderful? How do you turn one down when neither of them deserve it? Have you considered writing your own obituary? </small> how am I supposed to resist that?! I mean, how can you not get lost in the nest of questions that is ask.metafilter?


“I’m looking for titles of any movies [besides Alien] that feature parasites attacking pets, humans or other animals.

Who are the monks with scrolls describing the destinies of everyone who visits their monastery?

My company (75 people) orders lunch from the same place every day. The receptionist sends out an email to everyone in the morning, and people respond with what they want for lunch. She then takes all of these food requests and calls them in to the sandwich shop. At the end of the day, she then has to tally up how much everyone spent. It then comes off of your paycheck. How can we make this easier?

Would it be stupid to get a tattoo a week before I start chemo?

Is it a good idea to use henna on chemically-dyed hair?

What should I call rights that “really” belong to one person or other entity, but which are expressed in relation to another person or entity?

How do you choose between two people who are both indidually wonderful? How do you turn one down when neither of them deserve it?

Have you considered writing your own obituary?

how am I supposed to resist that?!

]]> By: Jen http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2007/04/25/timewasters/comment-page-1/#comment-1148 Jen Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:31:20 +0000 http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2007/04/25/timewasters/#comment-1148 ha! why do you think i like working from home so much ;) ha! why do you think i like working from home so much )

]]> By: andrea http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2007/04/25/timewasters/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 andrea Wed, 25 Apr 2007 20:00:57 +0000 http://www.jensdenofiniquity.com/2007/04/25/timewasters/#comment-1147 omg. as if i don't have enough trouble keeping on task. honestly, reading yr blog is dangerous to my studies. omg. as if i don’t have enough trouble keeping on task. honestly, reading yr blog is dangerous to my studies.

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