Since it's unlikely anyone's had a first-hand ghost experience to supplement last year's Halloween Ghost Poll, I offer instead --- Haunted Tasting Room!

Blue Star
 

Update: He thereafter bought the Group, cashed out the pension plan, sold all the chairs and the donuts and fired all the employees.

Love Stinks. Yeah, yeah.
 

I guess the bigger question is...has it ever gone well? Who knows? I know so many people who "know" her and have listened somewhat begrudgingly to her "music" but I have never known anyone, ever, at any time, even for free, to have gone to a live Courtney Hole performance.

So, quelle suprise.

Because, as a lifelong Democrat, I loathe winners.
 

http://sportsbybrooks.com/newyorkdai...coverlarge.jpg

Supposebly the NY Daily News sports section.

Love Stinks. Yeah, yeah.
 

The sad thing is that she actually has some talent. I said SOME. Not a tremendous amount, but some. Way more than most pop stars. Not as much as her dead husband, but still, some.

Problem with the deskshitter scenario: we may need to outsource it to India.

Late to the party.
 

RE - Bodily Functions

Mr. Lex once walked into his own parent's room drunk in the middle of the night (woke them up in the process), pissed in the corner on the floor, and then walked into his room and passed out.

He may also have peed in a closet under similar circumstances, but I can't remember the details. I puked all over one of his good friends, but not out of spite or anything. Sorry, Doug!

RE - 150m

I have no boss, so I have no current material to work with. The worst I have done in the past (besides stealing enough office supplies to run my own firm for a year and rationalizing it by calling it my "severance package") is volunteer to testify against an old boss in a multi-mil federal fraud action against em. Bastard.

You there, in the Starfleet Uniform
 

First poster for Revenge of the Sith (nerds rejoice!)

http://www.empiremovies.com/images/p...f-the-sith.jpg

aV

edit: it worked on preview, but not when i posted it. weird. you can see it at http://www.empiremovies.com/images/p...f-the-sith.jpg

Halloween Prank Needed and Pity Vote Question
 

How about smashing his car windows with a baseball bat? Now that's a good prank! Either that, or you can shit on his front porch.

I don't see why not. They're no less appropriate than a protest vote, and at least you have set forth sound reasons for wanting to vote that way. It's your vote, do what you want with it.

Late to the party.
 

That's awesome. You are my hero.

When I left my last job, I considered just not making myself available to answer questions about the couple of clients that I was the only one with regular contact with, but that would have screwed the clients more than the partners, and I liked the clients.

Were I never to need to work in this town again, I would crap in a certain person's Porsche. Way, way worse than the desk.

if I were a rich man..........
 

I'm not sure this is the angle to get them. We all see people who live that life. The rich guy's sons or guys who bludered into $$$ somehow. I've come across 4 or 5 guys who live some completely great life, who need me to kill trees and put words on paper occasionally. Hell 2 of them I made rich- they paid my bill but where are the dividends? I'm in IP, I bet you business guys see lots more super rich.

I'm really really jealous, but not in a drives me crazy way. More like in a "if only it were me," like when all the girls talk about having T dreams.

What the partners you hate most would be bothered by most would be your getting into their client relationships. That's all most of them care about.

I would do this.....First, take off 4 or 5 months. Relax, travel, do nothing.

Then take stock- Do I really still care about the guy who used to fuck me daily? There have been some that would certainly pass this test.

I'd get an in house job with one of his bigger clients. In the interview, I'd say I'm really wanting to focus on the position and to have significant responsibility- I'm less concerned about compensation at this stage of my career- but I do need to have complete freedom in interaction with outside counsel. Once in, I'd start slowly, kicking back work to him as unacceptable. Initially, it would be typos grammar, etc. Surface problems. At first he screw the senior associates to review more carefully (collateral damage*), but I'd still keep kicking it back. Soon it might be made up stylistic stuff, but it would keep going back. In a few months he'd be thinking he had to review everything himself- once I got to that I'd ease up to the occasional kick back to keep his blood pressure up.

Meanwhile, in phone calls I'd stay friendly. I'd try and keep up firm gossip, and act like we're friends. I'd want him to know I'm not being critical to fuck with him- we're still tight. My criticisms are serious and objective.

By then, I'd have been there long enough to ask my boss for invoice review responsibility. Random questions about entries, requests for a copy of the work product again, etc...

Then I'd hit him with 3 or 4 sustantive problems I'd found in whatever time I actually did invest in review over the past few months. I'd demand more accountability and even greater review- I might suggest that some other partner review HIS work. When I got the next bill I'd ask how he could bill me for the 2nd guy's time when all he was doing was catching HIS mistakes.

Soon, every mention/interaction/piece of work product for my company will be another nail in his coffin.

I just think most of these guy would like a fresh pile of shit on their desk.

*associate would get kicked off his files and move to other partners, and they'd be better off

Psych warfare 101
 

I worked on an IPO for a tech company (during the tech-bubble), and the slave, uh.. I mean "scribe" on the issuer's side had a lot of money somehow -- I think maybe his wife was loaded. Anyway, the partner he worked for would tell him that he had to come in over the weekend, and the dude would just say, "Uh... yeeeeaaaah (like the boss in Office Space), um... I don't think so."

They eventually had a chat to him, and he left the firm.

Of course, one's tolerance for bullshit like working on weekends is inversely proportional to the size of one's bank account, so I can't say I'm surprised at the guy's attitude. What I am surprised about is how long it took the firm to get rid of him (this is all from second-hand information -- I didn't work at that firm).

Chevy is right - I think it really irks bosses to know you don't need the job.

explain please ...
 

Reminds me of a terrible day as a youngster babysitting my Aunt's dog Sheba. During a walk, Sheba plopped down and began munching on her own poops. It was nauseating because it was cold out and the poos had steam coming from them still. I tugged her along but then she started eating some other dog's semi-hardened poo (Big pile! Must have been Great Dane). Ugh. I tugged her along back to the house. But then inside, she immediately vomited all of this stuff on the bean bag chair I was sitting on (okay it was the seventies) and this stuff was poopy-ish and also hot and warm. The final straw was when Sheba then begin LICKING UP this mess. At that point, I'd reached my limit and went and barfed myself (but in private so Sheba couldn't get at it.) I will not be getting a dog anytime soon.

Enjoy your breakfast everyone! I know you are glad for my contribution on this board.

if I were a rich man..........
 

Let me get this right - you've got $150mm in the bank and you decide to become a second tier schlep at some corporation, spending months ingratiating yourself with some automaton to get bill review authority, in order to get even with an old boss?

Mikey, get a grip.

if I were a rich man..........
 

See, now, I think the greatest fuckup I could do to wreak havoc on their lives would simply be to deprive them of me.

But, then, I'm an egotistical asshole.

if I were a rich man..........
 

Well probably not, but T. wouldn't really shit on a desk either and Chevre wouldn't be bribing people and all. This was a sort of fantasy thing- see?

And the premise is built on being in hate really bad. Assuming I still really hated someone I could take a job I really didn't care about for a year. Didn't you ever watch Seinfeld?

Halloween Prank Needed and Pity Vote Question
 

Ha ha. That's pretty fuckin' funny. About as funny as "accidentally" burning his house down. If you know what I mean.

Another link in the Bilmore family tree?
 

This proves NFH is a girl. She forgot the best part of the scene: the oral sex!

Love your pets, just don't loooove your pets
 

As usual, the Displaced Dog will be a four legged rastafarian for Halloween. This involves absolutely no effort on his part or my part. The Displaced Puppy will be a four legged rastafarian wannabe, as her dreadlocks aren't completely formed yet and her demeanor isn't quite mellow enough. Again, no effort. I am not one of those pet owners who will spent up to $200 on a Halloween costume for my dog. Hell, I can't imagine spending that much on a costume for myself or my kids (if I had any, which I don't, that I know of. I miss Penske. *sniff*).

Psych warfare 101
 

Does Wheaties put the winner of the Series on the box every year? Because if it doesn't, it seems kind of sad to me. Like, "You guys finally won something so we'll throw you this little bone." I thought it was supposed to be difficult to get on the box.

TM

Psych warfare 101
 

According to this link the last two baseball players to appear on the box where Hank Aaron and Ozzie Smith, both in 2002. Joe Torre appeared on a box in 1999 and the Arizona Diamondbacks logo was on one in 1998.

They do seem to put the Super Bowl champions on boxes.

Who is getting the bone?

ETA: It pains me to see that Tim McCarver had his own box in 1967.

Psych warfare 101
 

I read a couple of days ago that Wheaties is putting a cardiologist on the box. I guess she was trumped by the Red Sox.

We haven't done one of these in a long time
 

I'd park my soon-to-be-replaced car on top of the VP, Tax's Audi. The take a limo home.

Holy shit.
 

Slate discusses why this may not be the case.

We haven't done one of these in a long time
 

I thought you really liked that car?

(Or, am I thinking of a different car?)

explain please ...
 

Fucking goyim. What did you expect?

Bad news
 

The $150 million dollar question
 

Don't be ridiculous. If you're worth $150 million, you're getting plenty of action. And anybody truly out of your league at that level isn't going to be impressed with an offer of one mill.

The $150 million dollar question
 

Interesting. From this I infer that your enjoyment of An Indecent Proposal required a fringey-esque suspension of disbelief.

Bad news
 

I thought everyone was waiting for RT's review?

Bad news
 

We are. And the Good Vibrations so-called customer service department has seen fit to thwart us.

Halloween Prank Needed and Pity Vote Question
 

I think she should just cast a pity vote for her neighbor.

TM

Poncho Confession
 

Okay, so I was really behind you all during the Ponchos Suck discussion a few days ago, and I recall with horror (Horror!) the brown and white patterned poncho that my mom put me in as a kid (even worse, my sister had the same one, so we were matching goofballs), BUT I was shopping last night and I saw something I think qualifies as a poncho, but smaller - sort of a cross between a shrug and a poncho - in black cashmere, and I almost bought it.

So my questions are: will I incur the wrath of the FB if I buy this thing? Does the answer change at all if I spend a lot of time in a part of the country that is a little cool at night and warm during the day and the proposed Ponchoette (tm) would be a handy nighttime accessory? Am I just rationalizing here?

Talk me off the ledge or I'm going back to buy it this weekend.

Psych warfare 101
 

I see. Hank Aaron clearly deserved it. Ozzie Smith is arguable, but a Hall-of-Famer. Torre is a lock for the Hall, but they should have waited till after the 2000 Series to put him on the box. The Diamondbacks logo on the box is just stupid, as is having Ortiz on the box. So, to answer your question, in my opinion, the Diamondbacks and the Sox were thrown a bone.

There should be an extra large, special edition box with him in it.

TM

We haven't done one of these in a long time
 

The Mini is Mrs. Wonk's. I'm driving a piece of commuter crap.

The $150 million dollar question
 

That someone would want to sleep with Demi Moore at all requires a fringey-esque suspension of disbelief.

We haven't done one of these in a long time
 

Well, per him, he couldn't really be bothered to quit, because (i) why bother if he was still getting paid for not doing any work anyway and (ii) if he did he'd have needed to get a better online connection at home. For the porn, which he downloaded rather a lot of in the (fairly short) period between becoming financially independent and asserting said independence.

And he said sprung his newly found testicles on them at his review because he wanted to see the look on their faces when one of their little ass-monkey associates rejected their MONEY of all things.

Yeah, me too. Still, the guy is my fuckin' hero, 'cause we sit on our asses talking about it but he DID it.

BR(really enjoying my imagery today)C

Poncho Confession
 

Just ask yourself one question: Would someone who wears a sweater tied around their neck buy this article of clothing?

TM

The $150 million dollar question
 

Right.

Demi Topless: http://www.cool-celebs.com/galleries/demi_moore2.jpg

http://www.countrymall.com/Celebrity...Moore%2001.jpg

http://go.sync.hu/images/hirekplussz...emi_moore_.jpg

She's hideous. Wouldn't touch her.

TM

Psych warfare 101
 

You are way too bitter about this. I miss the old Thurgreed. (sniff)