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Postby Laerod » Thu May 14, 2015 3:49 am

Kannap wrote:
Laerod wrote:But it is a four day weekend.


What are you going on about?

Today is Ascension Day. Legally mandated four day weekend.
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Postby Kannap » Thu May 14, 2015 3:51 am

Laerod wrote:
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What are you going on about?

Today is Ascension Day. Legally mandated four day weekend.


*leaves a kind note on your desk reminding you that your country is not the only one in the world and that there is currently no legally mandated four day weekend in my nation*
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Postby Jute » Thu May 14, 2015 3:52 am

Barboneia wrote:
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I feel annoyed and tired and today should be Friday and not Thursday. I propose we go to a four day week and a three day weekend.

Sounds like a horrible idea. It would cut down on productivity.

That's probably what people said when the weekend was originally introduced, too.
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Kannap wrote:
What are you going on about?

Today is Ascension Day. Legally mandated four day weekend.
I only have today off, tomorrow is a normal day for me :(
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Postby Laerod » Thu May 14, 2015 3:52 am

Kannap wrote:
Laerod wrote:Today is Ascension Day. Legally mandated four day weekend.


*leaves a kind note on your desk reminding you that your country is not the only one in the world and that there is currently no legally mandated four day weekend in my nation*

*practises evil laugh*
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Postby Kannap » Thu May 14, 2015 3:52 am

Trevor Phillip Enterprises wrote:
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Ate a salad that expired the previous day? instant death

Indeed. It was nice knowing you Jute, if you ate the pasta like I told you instead of salad none of this would happen.


Shame, pasta tastes better than salad as well. Should have made the better choice.
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Postby Laerod » Thu May 14, 2015 3:55 am

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Barboneia wrote:Sounds like a horrible idea. It would cut down on productivity.

That's probably what people said when the weekend was originally introduced, too.

Pretty sure the concept of not working at least one day of the week predates the concept of productivity by a couple thousand years.
Laerod wrote:Today is Ascension Day. Legally mandated four day weekend.
I only have today off, tomorrow is a normal day for me :(

Shoulda paid more attention to the Brückentage. Or quit your job. Both would have given you friday off.
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Postby The Holy Therns » Thu May 14, 2015 3:59 am

Laerod wrote:
Kannap wrote:
What are you going on about?

Today is Ascension Day. Legally mandated four day weekend.


Ah yes, when the Prophet Kane activated the Scrin tower Threshold 17 and brought the Brotherhood of Nod with him to space.

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Postby Jute » Thu May 14, 2015 4:09 am

Trevor Phillip Enterprises wrote:
Kannap wrote:
Ate a salad that expired the previous day? instant death

Indeed. It was nice knowing you Jute, if you ate the pasta like I told you instead of salad none of this would happen.

Actually, that's what I dreamed about last night. It was a nightmare.
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Trevor Phillip Enterprises wrote:Indeed. It was nice knowing you Jute, if you ate the pasta like I told you instead of salad none of this would happen.


Shame, pasta tastes better than salad as well. Should have made the better choice.
I disagree, and this salad in particular was good.
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Postby Bralia » Thu May 14, 2015 4:13 am

Strange that this "Ascension Day" thing isn't big in America. It seems very Christian-y . . .
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Postby Barboneia » Thu May 14, 2015 4:15 am

Bralia wrote:Strange that this "Ascension Day" thing isn't big in America. It seems very Christian-y . . .

Maybe it has something to do with America becoming less Christian?
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Postby The Holy Therns » Thu May 14, 2015 4:19 am

Bralia wrote:Strange that this "Ascension Day" thing isn't big in America. It seems very Christian-y . . .


Over here in Sweden it seems to be mostly just an excuse to have a few days off.
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Postby Immoren » Thu May 14, 2015 4:19 am

IIRC Soviets tried to use 5 day week during the infancy of the USSR. 4 workdays and 1 day off. Weekly day off wouldn't have been universal, but population would've been split so that 1/5 of population would've had day off on 1st day of week, 1/5th on second day of the week and so forth.. Apparently it didn't last long. :p
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Postby Gallade » Thu May 14, 2015 4:21 am

Bralia wrote:Strange that this "Ascension Day" thing isn't big in America. It seems very Christian-y . . .

Many Church systems move that stuff to the coming Sunday or Holy/Maundy Thursday before Easter.
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Postby Hurdegaryp » Thu May 14, 2015 4:22 am

The Holy Therns wrote:
Bralia wrote:Strange that this "Ascension Day" thing isn't big in America. It seems very Christian-y . . .

Over here in Sweden it seems to be mostly just an excuse to have a few days off.

It's the same here in the Netherlands. Hey, it's a day off.
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Postby Immoren » Thu May 14, 2015 4:24 am

Hurdegaryp wrote:
The Holy Therns wrote:Over here in Sweden it seems to be mostly just an excuse to have a few days off.

It's the same here in the Netherlands. Hey, it's a day off.


Propably would've been day off for me anyway, even if it weren't Day of Ascension. (Helatorstai, in Finnish.)
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Postby Gallade » Thu May 14, 2015 4:28 am

Hurdegaryp wrote:
The Holy Therns wrote:Over here in Sweden it seems to be mostly just an excuse to have a few days off.

It's the same here in the Netherlands. Hey, it's a day off.

You've made your choice, heathen. Off to the salt mines with you.
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Postby Hurdegaryp » Thu May 14, 2015 4:29 am

The Holy Therns wrote:
Laerod wrote:Today is Ascension Day. Legally mandated four day weekend.

Ah yes, when the Prophet Kane activated the Scrin tower Threshold 17 and brought the Brotherhood of Nod with him to space.

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Postby Bralia » Thu May 14, 2015 4:31 am

The Holy Therns wrote:
Bralia wrote:Strange that this "Ascension Day" thing isn't big in America. It seems very Christian-y . . .


Over here in Sweden it seems to be mostly just an excuse to have a few days off.

Not unlike most state-sanctioned holidays in America, then. :p
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Postby Hurdegaryp » Thu May 14, 2015 4:33 am

Gallade wrote:
Hurdegaryp wrote:It's the same here in the Netherlands. Hey, it's a day off.

You've made your choice, heathen. Off to the salt mines with you.

Well, that's just silly. Now I'm going to have to tickle you.
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Postby Gallade » Thu May 14, 2015 4:36 am

Hurdegaryp wrote:
Gallade wrote:You've made your choice, heathen. Off to the salt mines with you.

Well, that's just silly. Now I'm going to have to tickle you.

I highly question the need to tickle me. That just ain't people.
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Postby Bralia » Thu May 14, 2015 4:39 am

Hurdegaryp wrote:
Gallade wrote:You've made your choice, heathen. Off to the salt mines with you.

Well, that's just silly. Now I'm going to have to tickle you.

I had no idea that the great Hurdegaryp was a tickler.
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Postby Hurdegaryp » Thu May 14, 2015 4:40 am

Bralia wrote:
Hurdegaryp wrote:Well, that's just silly. Now I'm going to have to tickle you.

I had no idea that the great Hurdegaryp was a tickler.

And how does that make you feel?
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Postby Bralia » Thu May 14, 2015 4:41 am

Hurdegaryp wrote:
Bralia wrote:I had no idea that the great Hurdegaryp was a tickler.

And how does that make you feel?

Excited.
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Postby Wulfenia » Thu May 14, 2015 4:43 am

Out of curiosity, I was wondering what foreigners here thought about America & Americans. Never been outside of the South, and I never met someone offline who wasn't, so I was just kind of curious what kind of impression we tend to leave.
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