9.11.18

The Other G

<special K's dog was put down today...TXTs follow>

Special K: The vet is due in 35 minutes. 
<40 minutes later>
It is finished. 

b1-66er: RIP.
How's the fam?

K: Mostly ok. Occasionally crying. 

b1: Sure.
What's the next plan?  Immediate replacement or "wait"?

K: Wait. She was Momma K's dog, it's her call. 

b1: What was the last thing you said to the dog?.

K: I think "goodbye" or maybe "you owe me about 22 grand". 

b1: DON'T JOKE ABOUT YOUR DOG'S DEATH WHEN I'M WAITING FOR A TABLE AT MY FAVORITE LV RESTAURANT.

K: Alright. What restaurant?

b1: Rírá Irish pub.
40% off for locals Fridays.
Best corned beef I've ever had (they cure their own).
Even though I don't eat it anymore.

K: Great. 
I had a bagel dog. 
Ohhh, my favorite.
When she died, Barbara said the Mourner's Kaddish to herself. 
I have the damn Shannon dead dog song in my head now. 

b1: I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS A DOG SONG!
Shannon is dead and gone
I hope she's drifting out to sea!

K: Shannon was Carl Wilson's dog. 
The Casey Kasem "dead dog dedication" was about this song!

b1: Jesus.


b1: I nearly spewed my steel cut oatmeal bread across the table, in front of velveteen masks.

K: Wowowowow. I love telling you something new. 

b1: I HATE that you might know something i don't...
...that's not about Jews.
That's why i hate that you work at G...
...The thing that makes me more comfortable is i know you don't pay attention...
...I'VE SEEN THE DATA!

K: Right?

b1: I know, right?  Like chillax.
I SWEAR to you this just came up in my "suggested" queue.

3.11.18

The most important news you'll read today

So, there's only three people left who still read the Archipelago.  And one of YOU is asleep...

...But the long wait is over.  Finally, finally i have a piece of news worth imparting.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/kitkat-shop-osaka-japan/index.html

2.11.18

The rules of the game


b1-66er: KTXT is a knife.  It's got a serrated side that's a bit rusty...
...and the other side of the blade...
You read it?  You're gonna get cut.  
You just decide where in your mind...
...and what side of the knife.

Special K: Great.

1.11.18

Dia de los back stabbers

b1-66er: You're killin' me today!

Special K: I'm happy to do that.

Walk the cog

b1-66er: Are you walking out today?

Special K: No. I'm not going to the office, but if I were, I wouldn't walk. 

b1: That's what i both thought and predicted.

K: You know me.
From what I can tell, the walkers skew younger.
Lots of pictures:
Bigger than I thought it would be. 47 offices, >1000 people so far. Now they're saying 3K in NYC. 

b1: So what do they all do?  Take the day off?

K: Go for an hour, there are speeches, go back. Some probably took the whole day.

b1: Does seeing all this make you want to join in?
This won't make Rubin's life easier.

K: No, it makes me cringe, and I'm glad I'm not there. And I'm not sure why I feel that way. Of course I support what they're saying. It's self-evident. But this protest feels limousine-liberal to me. The company is supporting it. That makes no sense.

b1:  I've never seen the phrase "ll" before.  That's a good one.  Did you make it up?

K: No, I've heard it before.

b1: Its great.  I'm using it.

K: Me too.

b1It precisely describes an exact thing.
You have a powerful joining force in you.  I'm surprised this event doesn't automatically switch that magnet on.

K: Yes.

b1: Would it be bad form to do the walk as a skeleton...
doing a protest/Day of the Dead two-fer?
Hey, can you even PUT a pussy hat on a skeleton?

K: No, yes, and I'm sure someone did.

b1: If you do that, you've gotta put a tombstone on your head:
Killed by Andy Rubin
and top it with a pussy hat...
...And carry a limo hot wheels.

K: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh
NOW I wish I walked out.
And a sign reading    
ANDY! STOP RUBIN' MY PRIVATE PARTS