The Off Topic Topic

[Admiral Yi]

Learned some new foreign slang today.  Australians don't ditch class, they bunk class.

[Sheilbh]

So do the English, also skiving.

[Syt]

The DHL guy is an early bird. He's previously delivered packages to me as early as 7:15 am. Today he set a new record with 6:55 am.

[Josquius]

Freaking Switzerland. The trains here are not only expensive but crap.
I'm used to 5 minute delays. They are welcome as I am also often late.
But today my wait is 25.
Yesterday evening it was 20 and yesterday morning 40.
Day before that the train was only 10 minutes late... But stopped halfway home so we had to get a bus the rest of the way.
This is ridiculous.

[Liep]

Freaking Switzerland. The trains here are not only expensive but crap.
I'm used to 5 minute delays. They are welcome as I am also often late.
But today my wait is 25.
Yesterday evening it was 20 and yesterday morning 40.
Day before that the train was only 10 minutes late... But stopped halfway home so we had to get a bus the rest of the way.
This is ridiculous.

But.. but.. it's the Swiss! Trains, watches and banks are what they can do.

[Syt]

Yeah, I heard that Swiss trains are awesome and almost always on time.

[Maladict]

Yeah, I heard that Swiss trains are awesome and almost always on time.

Yeah, when I traveled extensively around Switzerland in March every single train was on time, except the Italian one. 

[DGuller]

Yeah, I heard that Swiss trains are awesome and almost always on time.

Yeah, when I traveled extensively around Switzerland in March every single train was on time, except the Italian one. 

Well, not surprising, Italians got rid of their train logistics guy some time ago.

[Malthus]

Learned some new foreign slang today.  Australians don't ditch class, they bunk class.

Apparantly, this Canadian company' clothing logo is oddly popular in Australia:

http://canada.roots.com/

[Syt]

[Ed Anger]

It also gives the crew a blow job while in combat.

[The Larch]

I'm sure you're all familiar with Pulp's anthem "Common People". Apparently Jarvis Cocker wrote the song inspired in a real girl he met while studying at St. Martin's in the 80s. And you know which Greek woman studied  sculpture at St. Martin's between '83 and '88, and is the daughter of a wealthy businessman, thus fitting the "she came from Greece/she had a thirst for knowledge/she studied sculpture at St. Martin's College/she told me that he dad was loaded" lyrics?

Danae Stratou, Yanis Varoufakis' wife. 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/is-the-mystery-woman-in-pulps-common-people-really-the-greek-finance-ministers-wife-10232324.html

[Syt]

 

[Liep]

The business (currently an office) at street level in my building is moving out and we don't yet know what'll rent the space instead. 7/11 was mentioned though. But so was Lagkagehuset (House of Cake).

[Josquius]

7/11 in Europe?