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by grumpwagon 521 days ago
Another classic in this genre: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/a-deep-dive-to-...
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setgree 521 days ago
in a slightly different vein: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/i-work-from-hom...

> OPERATOR: O.K., Robert, you understand that what you just described isn’t really lunch, right?

> ROBERT: It is lunch. When there are no rules, it is lunch, Cherise!

> OPERATOR: Did you at any point dip the green peppers in the peach yogurt?

> ROBERT: Probably. Sorry.

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Dilettante_ 521 days ago
>dip the green peppers in the peach yogurt

Reminds me of that Bloodhound Gang song

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epiccoleman 521 days ago
Woof, this one hit a little too close to home
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yashap 521 days ago
This is great :) Also if anyone else is hitting New Yorker paywalls and can't read this, just disable JavaScript and reload.
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ziddoap 521 days ago
Hadn't seen this one before, it's great.

>As 6:30 P.M. rolled around, she felt sick in the pit of her stomach, like when she looked at a sentence that didn’t contain an acronym.

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alonsonic 521 days ago
This is incredible. The quality of the writing is on another level, it's not just about throwing corporate jargon but weaving it through a nicely written piece. Thank you for sharing, looking forward to reading more comments from you.

Regards, AA

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