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Die Kunst der Rant : Contrapunctus 1
Like everybody else, I am frequently annoyed by waiters, clerks and salespeople. Like all geeks I am a little deficient in the communication department, which makes it harder. After getting somewhat...
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This kind of reminded me of an incident from my years of work in the service industry. I used to work in a clam bar of Nathan’s Famous at Coney Island. I never sold hot dogs, opening clams was my...
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From an article called The Problem With the French by Gene Weingarten. Washington Post, Sunday, September 7, 2003; Page W14 … “Well, we like big portions back in the States,” I say, patting my tummy....
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is my favorite Microsoft blogger: “… When I was interviewing for jobs, I got more questions about the very oldest job on my resume than any other. Interviewers would say “Monkey Boy? You put Monkey Boy...
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The Mystical Isle Of Coney
Wow, I haven’t been to Coney Island in years. Holy crap, just look, look what’s happening there! The terminal is disassembled, Philips’ Candy Store is gone. I probably purchased my first candy apple...
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Untitled
Jaunted to the mythical Isle of Coney with my wife last weekend. And when I say jaunted, I mean took the train, not teleported. Idiots at dictionary dot com say “origin unknown”. Unknown my ass. The...
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Mudsharked
When I worked at TV Guide I had a co-worker who frequently used a phrase “couldn’t we just” (pronounced with a whiney way with a New Jersey accent) to drive web developers to the outer reaches of...
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Cash register nunismatics
I spent two long summers working the seafood counter at Nathans at Coney Island. One of the few joys of a retail job like that is looking for foreign coins in the cash register at the end of the shift....
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