Random work thoughts.

[Writers Bloque]

Every felony case starts with a grand jury proceeding. This is where people (the grand jury) hear testimony under oath to decide if there is a sufficient likelihood that a crime was committed. It is the first thing that happens, even before an indictment. So they may just need your testimony to secure an indictment, and then most cases are resolved without the necessity of a trial.

Oh I always thought the grand jury was the "you are nicely and properly fucked" jury. Like the little crimes were handled by the one courthouse and the big ticket crimes were federal. Cause you never hear about a grand jury being brought together for things like petty theft, or assault and battery. Thank you for the clarification.

[Writers Bloque]

Can someone tell me why "Bint" is a derogatory slang word for woman and girl. I heard one woman call another woman it today and I googled it but it did not say why it was a bad word, anyone know?

[Pornhubby]

“Bint” is actually an Arabic word meaning “girl” or “daughter,” brought home to the UK by British servicemen who had served in the Middle East as long ago as the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. Apparently, it was used as a pejorative for the local women that they “fraternized” with. It is not as ugly as “bitch” but definitely implies the woman is of lower social standing and not to be considered an equal. Since then it has spread throughout the Commonwealth countries, but is not used as frequently as in days of old.

[Writers Bloque]

“Bint” is actually an Arabic word meaning “girl” or “daughter,” brought home to the UK by British servicemen who had served in the Middle East as long ago as the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. Apparently, it was used as a pejorative for the local women that they “fraternized” with. It is not as ugly as “bitch” but definitely implies the woman is of lower social standing and not to be considered an equal. Since then it has spread throughout the Commonwealth countries, but is not used as frequently as in days of old.

Oh. So it was a claws out moment? Because they had a heated exchange over who's break time it was.

[Writers Bloque]

Today can be summed up with "Lackluster."

I went in, and sat. and sat. and sat. Then I was called into a room, and they asked me somethings, then I written out what I told them, and once everything was done, I was kicked out. I returned to work, and then a big meeting was cancelled. I finished up some left over work that was not due for a bit. So all I was worried about not happened, and I got some coffee and danishes from it.

[Writers Bloque]

Politics are no longer allowed to be discussed at work. Period.

HR ruled from their Ivory tower that if anyone else reports being called names like bigot and such during a conversation, everyone will find their heads on chopping blocks.

It is surprising that a bunch of grown adults cannot agree to disagree in a personable manner. You do not have to like the person, but completely invalidating their point of view because you do not agree with their point of view and opinions is seriously wrong.

Also people need a dictionary and thesaurus around here. That's why I do not like talking my political views much.

Also more things I cannot do:

19. I cannot throw down my gauntlet for a duel against a co-worker to stop the mistreatment of the Serfs.

 There is a guy all the way on the other side of the floor who is the epitome of lazy asshat. Wants coffee? Wont walk the fifteen feet to the coffee machine. The talk behind his back is that hes trying to build a nice little nest of the cuter secretaries. So I threw a glove at him and drew my pointing tool at him. Let's say HR was less than pleased with us reenacting the final fight scene from the Highlander Movie. This is also the reason why I cannot give over everything to the guy who looks like me in the repair crew if I lost and died.

20. I cannot start an intern cannonball run when the floor ran out of copy paper.

We ran out of copy paper. So I thought I would challenge and motivate the interns by offering a reward of fifty bucks and an Outback Steakhouse gift card to the first intern to bring back four cases of reams of copy paper. Boss got mad. I had to call it off and go get it myself if I was not so busy. I wasn't as I needed paper. So I went out and got a nice supply of it which lead to.....

21. I cannot start a black market for office supplies.

I cannot charge a dime per sheet of paper. I cannot charge twenty dollars for a box of the "good" pencils. Firstborns are not currency. I do not have "Everything that can cure your ails." Nor am I allowed to ration anything out. I was bored.

22. I am not a psychic medium. Even if I can accurately predict things, that even a blind man can see happening. I cannot sell winning lottery numbers.

23. There is no secret biological weapons lab in the basement. You are not allowed in the basement. There are no legion of dwarves mining gold down there.

24. Incense may not be burned at work. Even if it is to drive out the evil spirits that are messing us up.