Gah!

Dear customers,

Stop calling.

There is no one but me in the office today. All the admin girls and L have gone on a special day-long treat to a spa with the Boss!Lady because we have the office Christmas party tonight. Some of the managers are here, but they can't help you. There's only me between you and the Forces of Darkness.

Also, stop calling with stupidly complex problems that I can't solve and expect me to solve them. I am the receptionist. I transfer calls, deal with mail, and make sure the managers don't trip over themselves occasionally. I can't give you an amortissement schedule or tell you whether or not a manager is planning to reply to you any time soon. I can't read their minds. Spouting numbers at me will. not. help. The numbers mean nothing to me. Promise. Cross my heart. No, giving me a different set of numbers also won't help. Like I said, numbers mean nothing to me. No, please don't try a third series of numbers. Your cause is lost.

Just, please stop fucking calling. No one is here who gives a damn about your problems.

Yours very sincerely but with no love,

Me

Why Mr. Harper, is that a giant skeleton that just fell out of your closet?

:::crash, clatter, rattle:::

I do believe it was. :D

Or, as forthright would put it: "Oh, Stephen Harper, you clod!"

Okay, it's probably not a secret that I'm not a fan of the not-so-charismatic leader of the Conservative Party. However, I leave it up to you to read this text of a speech he gave to a right-wing US think tank back in 1997 and make up your own minds.

If you think he's full of shit, by all means propagate the link in your blogs. After all, the more people see this, the better.

Heck, if you agree with the sentiment, pass it along. After all, the more people see this, the better.

It's not as dire as the Liberal Party is making it out to be, but it's still pretty appalling, IMNSHO. And, as fearsclave said, it does open him up to accusations of having a concealed extreme right-wing agenda, regardless of whether it's true.

The lesson is this, boys and girls: it's not a good idea to make unguarded extremist statements at any time if you're in politics. They will come back to bite you on the ass. I'm looking forward to seeing the Conservatives skate around on this one.

Ganked from fearsclave.


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"The NDP is proof that the Devil exists and interferes in the lives of men."

Best. Quote. Evar.

Woohoo! LJ rocks!

LJ is upgrading accounts!

Free users get 6 icons instead of 3, and Paid and Permanent users get more storage space. Follow the above link for more info.

Gacked from meallanmouse.

Now I'll be able to use my Beyond the Pale icon for secret_history. Yay!