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I just listened to two people having a conversation on the telephone while literally five feet away from each other. They could hear one another clearly before their voices ever came out the speaker on the other end. Welcome to technology!

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Heard in front of the elevators, on the way to lunch:

“He was getting sued for calling that woman ‘Nappy Roots,’ remember?” (laughter)

“Man, I want somebody to say something derogatory to me, so I can sue.”

“I say things to you all the time.”

“Yeah, but you don’t count. I want [the CEO]!”

Hey, I found another reason cell phones suck!

A sign in our breakroom advertises a counseling service that’s “there for life’s ups and downs.” I know that’s not an uncommon phrase, but really, do people go to counseling services for life’s ups?

Only at the stage of life where you have to dress up to go to work can you properly comprehend the silliness that is standing around in your underwear and dark socks.

Overheard in an office nearby:

“Yeah, and then I’ll dial into the application over the web.”

Difficult, but not impossible, I guess.

While on hold with the cable company for half an hour last night:

“Hit a home run with Insight’s Double and Triple Play deals!”

Okay, now that’s impossible.

You know, it took me probably twelve years of consideration, concern and occasional pondering to figure out why people said you weren’t supposed to tuck your shirt into your underpants.

I tried to download Japanese text support here at work just now, not so much because I read a lot of Japanese but because having the module would make it quit yelling at me whenever I try to read Megatokyo. I got this error message:

Unable to download at this time. The internet may be busy.

Come on now. That’s not even trying!

I’m contemplating the purchase of a 27-inch television. Why? It’s not like I ever watch TV. I’ve watched maybe three hours of actual TV all summer, plus I had it on one of those music channels for an hour once. I have a small-but-select movie collection, but I don’t watch those much either.

Yet I’m probably going to get this thing. My budget is $200, and with the Wal-Mart gift certificate I got from one of my uncles at graduation, that one comes in just under the line. Plus it’s flat-screen, which I also generally don’t care about. Again, why am I doing this?

Because a big, flat screen allows you to more effectively engage in four-player Halo. That’s really the only reason.

Man, I hope Mom forgets to check this.