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Post by crankcaller on Aug 6, 2024 19:31:53 GMT
Was it her smile that did it for you?  |
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Post by crankcaller on Aug 6, 2024 19:35:36 GMT
Apparently there's social media chat about immigration protests in Glasgow tomorrow.
Fantastic. The PM's Glasgow office looks onto George Square and they've all been warned. Thankfully she's school based and so doesn't work in it anymore.
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Post by Sheep2 on Aug 6, 2024 19:47:07 GMT
It’s been about 4 days now, and I’m still pondering how to say that i really fancy the Dutch men’s rowers cox, without it sounding all kinds of wrong. You've misspelt cocks. |
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Post by Sheep2 on Aug 6, 2024 19:50:03 GMT
I did try not to post that, but it was always happening.
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Post by Faceless on Aug 6, 2024 19:58:18 GMT
That was the joke wasn't it?
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Post by Sheep2 on Aug 6, 2024 20:03:14 GMT
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Post by Sheep2 on Aug 6, 2024 20:16:18 GMT
Interesting.
A female cox can win a men's Olympic medal.
And presumably if women rowers have a male cox he can win a women's medal.
Edit: Henry Fieldman did this yesterday.
Gold in women'coxed 8. To go with gold in men's coxed 8 from Tokyo.
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Post by Destry on Aug 6, 2024 21:02:05 GMT
Same rules seem to apply in the Women's boxing.
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Post by Felice Landry on Aug 6, 2024 21:09:38 GMT
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Post by Felice Landry on Aug 6, 2024 21:20:02 GMT
Interesting. A female cox can win a men's Olympic medal. And presumably if women rowers have a male cox he can win a women's medal. Edit: Henry Fieldman did this yesterday. Gold in women'coxed 8. To go with gold in men's coxed 8 from Tokyo. "Women's medal"? Are they different to medals given out in men's events? <edit>Smaller and pink presumably? |
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Post by gongfarmer on Aug 6, 2024 21:25:36 GMT
FFS.
I’m on day 2 of 2 weeks leave. I’ve just been watsapped by a junior manager saying my out-of-office message might cause offence, and can I change it.
Hmmm. Decisions…
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Aug 6, 2024 21:28:27 GMT
FFS. I’m on day 2 of 2 weeks leave. I’ve just been watsapped by a junior manager saying my out-of-office message might cause offence, and can I change it. Hmmm. Decisions… "I'm unable to respond to your email right now as I'm busy screwing ya mamma" |
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Post by Felice Landry on Aug 6, 2024 21:32:12 GMT
"i really fancy the Dutch men’s rowers cox"
Could be construed as an offensive out of office message.
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Post by Destry on Aug 6, 2024 21:48:48 GMT
“This is not the person you are looking for. You can go about your business. Move along.”
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Post by Shenguin on Aug 6, 2024 21:56:57 GMT
Blake's Seven is the best. As is the second page of today's chat. How wrong I was. |
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Post by Destry on Aug 6, 2024 21:58:37 GMT
For your information, I am Out of the Office
Unfortunately I will not be back until (date)
Can your enquiry wait? If so,
Kindly wait 'til my return
Otherwise
Forward your request to:
Flunkey2@(email address)
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Post by Sheep2 on Aug 6, 2024 22:09:03 GMT
Excluding fast people from running, tall people from basketball, bendy people from gymnastics? The problem is notions of fairness are somewhat arbitrary and subject to the mores and technology of the day. What appears defensible now may look awful in a few years. For most events being taller and having a more masculine physiology is a big advantage. Men or women with naturally highee testosterone levels tend to do better in sports. There aee also all sorts of genetic variations that affect people. I expect that those variations which tend to produce 'male' traits are much higher infemale athletes than in the general population. That is excluding DSD issues. It seems to me that it is incredibly difficult for female athletes with significant DSD. That is XXY or similar. There is no element of choice and the issue is often not known. I'm uncomfortable with simply excluding them from sport. I don't think it is at all easy. I'm also uncomfortable at excluding trans people by deafault.I do not know what the answer is, excpt that i am absolutely unconvinced by arbitrary claims of fairness. |
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Post by Sheep2 on Aug 6, 2024 22:16:49 GMT
Interesting. A female cox can win a men's Olympic medal. And presumably if women rowers have a male cox he can win a women's medal. Edit: Henry Fieldman did this yesterday. Gold in women'coxed 8. To go with gold in men's coxed 8 from Tokyo. "Women's medal"? Are they different to medals given out in men's events? <edit>Smaller and pink presumably? They are indeed different. Each medal contains details of the event. So Fieldman will have an Olympic gold medal inscribed women's coxed eights and one inscribed men's coxed eights. I suspect you were just being a cox about it though. |
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Post by Destry on Aug 6, 2024 22:21:11 GMT
For your information, I am Out of the Office Unfortunately I will not be back until (date) Can your enquiry wait? If so, Kindly wait 'til my return Otherwise Forward your request to: Flunkey2@(email address) ...and sign off with See You Next Tuesday. |
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Post by Felice Landry on Aug 6, 2024 22:38:54 GMT
"Women's medal"? Are they different to medals given out in men's events? <edit>Smaller and pink presumably? They are indeed different. Each medal contains details of the event. So Fieldman will have an Olympic gold medal inscribed women's coxed eights and one inscribed men's coxed eights. I suspect you were just being a cox about it though. and I suspect you are wilfully misunderstanding my humorous comment, are you sure the event is on the medal? |
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Post by Sheep2 on Aug 6, 2024 22:42:48 GMT
I am yes. I looked it upto make sure. I was fairly certain of it anyway. Event details: The sport for which the medal has been awarded should be written on the medal. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_medal |
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Post by Felice Landry on Aug 6, 2024 22:44:20 GMT
I am yes. I looked it upto make sure. I was fairly certain of it anyway. Event details: The sport for which the medal has been awarded should be written on the medal. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_medalI only asked because I've been looking at the medal pictures for this Olympics and they all seem the same. <edit>maybe the inscription is on the edge. |
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Post by Ozymandias Kane on Aug 7, 2024 0:48:13 GMT
For your information, I am Out of the Office Unfortunately I will not be back until (date) Can your enquiry wait? If so, Kindly wait 'til my return Otherwise Forward your request to: Forward your request to @ ftfy (How to confuse your staff members) |
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