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Started by Korea, March 10, 2009, 06:24:26 AM

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"there's a long tradition of insulting people we disagree with here, and I'll be damned if I listen to your entreaties otherwise."-OVB

"Obviously not a Berkut-commanded armored column.  They're not all brewing."- CdM

"We've reached one of our phase lines after the firefight and it smells bad—meaning it's a little bit suspicious... Could be an amb—".

Admiral Yi

Quote from: Tyr on May 13, 2013, 09:09:50 PM
So you just copy their format?

Answer the goddamn question.  :mad:

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Heard on NPR that Dr. Joyce Brothers was the only woman to ever win $64,000 on The $64,000 Question.  She croaked.

And US unemployment is down to 7.5.

CountDeMoney

So I decide to have a cigarette.
Can't find my lighter, so I dig up an old book of matches.
Pull out a match--CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING--and I try to light it.
The match head ignites and immediately flames off, a missile of fire and destruction with all the purpose and speedy intent of an arrow towards a thatched roof, straight into my left nostril. Deeply.
SON OF A.  Pain.  Singed nasal hair.  What is the sound of one nostril running?

If that's not a sign to quit, I don't know what is.

derspiess

We have sort of a pet garter snake that likes to hang out in the front yard on a sunny Saturday.  Cute little guy.  Tommy named him Sam.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Josquius

QuoteAnswer the goddamn question.  :mad:
Basically just what I said,
Dear my full name,
Is xtime, xdate, OK.
Sincerely, their full name

This is a Japanese person though, I get the impression they're just copying my format. With Euros I've often encountered they're quick to drop into Hi my first name, and sign it off with just -their first name.

Quote from: sbr on May 13, 2013, 09:17:53 PM
Quote from: Tyr on May 13, 2013, 09:09:50 PM
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What did Mr. Someone say in his email?
So you just copy their format?

Quote from: sbr on May 13, 2013, 09:00:07 PM
Why are you sending a letter to confirm an appointment?
So they know its OK?

It seems safest to just copy their format.

Are we talking an actual handwritten letter with a stamp and delivered by the post office, or an email?

I would assume emails are a touch less formal.

Ah, yeah, email of course.
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Knob
QuoteAl Kwawahir, who told agents he was visiting his nephew at the University of Toledo, initially said he brought the pressure cooker for his nephew because they're not sold in the US, the Detroit News reports. He later changed his story and said his nephew already owned a US-bought pressure cooker, but it was broken.
"there's a long tradition of insulting people we disagree with here, and I'll be damned if I listen to your entreaties otherwise."-OVB

"Obviously not a Berkut-commanded armored column.  They're not all brewing."- CdM

"We've reached one of our phase lines after the firefight and it smells bad—meaning it's a little bit suspicious... Could be an amb—".

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"there's a long tradition of insulting people we disagree with here, and I'll be damned if I listen to your entreaties otherwise."-OVB

"Obviously not a Berkut-commanded armored column.  They're not all brewing."- CdM

"We've reached one of our phase lines after the firefight and it smells bad—meaning it's a little bit suspicious... Could be an amb—".

Admiral Yi

Quote from: Tyr on May 13, 2013, 09:32:03 PM
Basically just what I said,
Dear my full name,
Is xtime, xdate, OK.
Sincerely, their full name

This is a Japanese person though, I get the impression they're just copying my format. With Euros I've often encountered they're quick to drop into Hi my first name, and sign it off with just -their first name.

Mr. Person:

Xtime and xdate would work very well.

Joe Squeeze


Barrister

Quote from: CountDeMoney on May 13, 2013, 09:27:15 PM
So I decide to have a cigarette.
Can't find my lighter, so I dig up an old book of matches.
Pull out a match--CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING--and I try to light it.
The match head ignites and immediately flames off, a missile of fire and destruction with all the purpose and speedy intent of an arrow towards a thatched roof, straight into my left nostril. Deeply.
SON OF A.  Pain.  Singed nasal hair.  What is the sound of one nostril running?

If that's not a sign to quit, I don't know what is.

I would have thought the greatly increased risk of lung cancer was a sign to quit, but your mileage may vary. -_-
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CountDeMoney


Syt

I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

Caliga

Quote from: Tyr on May 13, 2013, 08:53:59 PM
What exactly is the done thing with starting and ending job application letters?
Obviously the initial one is dear yadda, yours sincerely, me. But subsequent messages? Just feels really strange and artificial to go to the whole effort of
Dear Mr someone,
Yes, 3 o'clock is OK
Yours Sincerely,
My full name
Ever heard of the telephone? :huh:
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Caliga

Quote from: Syt on May 14, 2013, 06:54:29 AM

I saw a porno last night that had a scene where Obi-Wan Kenobi fucked a Tusken Raider.  Did you know that underneath those robes and mask Tusken Raiders are really hot slutty chicks? :)
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CountDeMoney

Quote from: Caliga on May 14, 2013, 06:57:48 AM
Ever heard of the telephone? :huh:

Their generation doesn't use them anymore.

Syt

I saw that movie. It had surprisingly good production values and some decent jokes in it.

- "Your father was the greatest star pilot in the galaxy."
- "My Uncle says he was a psychotic whiner."
- "And the greatest star pilot in the galaxy."
- "How did my father die?"
- "He was betrayed and murdered by Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until I cut his arms and legs off and left him to burn to death ..."
- "I'd like to go home now."

Also props for including a lesbian scene between the Tonnika sisters in the cantina. And the guy who performed the threesome in the Wookie suit deserves a medal - it must have been hot as shit in there.
I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.
—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.