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Old 12-17-2019, 10:14 PM   #12331
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If you do it all the time, and I'll bet you do, they'll come to expect it rather than appreciate it.
Be sure to throw in one editor cringing zinger.
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Old 12-18-2019, 06:07 AM   #12332
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I'm not sure Clod would risk that slipping through to print!
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Old 12-18-2019, 06:27 AM   #12333
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It occurs to me that the editor was probably annoyed because it looked to the boss like they had done nothing. So they needed to write something to explain the lack of their own work product.
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Old 12-20-2019, 08:44 AM   #12334
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Heh... He did get me on a couple of factual errors--but at least two of them were taken directly from an American Heritage textbook! We're talking geographical place names, and family trees of famous politicians. Moral of the story, don't trust American Heritage books from the 60s.
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Old 12-20-2019, 09:55 AM   #12335
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And I just found an error that the copyeditor missed!

MWAHAHA I AM UNSTOPPABLE!
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Old 12-20-2019, 12:33 PM   #12336
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And I just found an error that the copyeditor missed!

MWAHAHA I AM UNSTOPPABLE!

Still my hero.
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Old 12-20-2019, 04:40 PM   #12337
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I'm happy because my resignation was effective 12/20.
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Old 12-20-2019, 04:41 PM   #12338
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Congratulations!
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Old 12-20-2019, 04:48 PM   #12339
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Would that be 12/20/2020?

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Old 12-20-2019, 05:41 PM   #12340
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Thanks fellas! 12/20/19 (merica style) to be clear.
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Old 12-20-2019, 08:12 PM   #12341
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I'm happy because my resignation was effective 12/20.
w000T!
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Old 12-20-2019, 10:09 PM   #12342
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Dobby is freeee!!!
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Old 12-20-2019, 10:29 PM   #12343
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That means you are unemployed for Christmas, we'll have to take up a collection to buy gruel.
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Old 12-21-2019, 08:36 AM   #12344
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I'll just shoot a deer or something... says the guy who makes almost half as much as his wife on a good year
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Old 12-21-2019, 03:03 PM   #12345
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I'm happy that Griff is happy.
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