"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
When I was sailing as a deck seaman our employer's policy was that spending three or more consecutive days medically nonfit for duty required you to be paid off the ship and repatriated for medical evaluation. And so one day at lunch some shipmates were speculating what you could see the medical officer with that would get you two days and no more.
After some thought I suggested you tell him that you were oppressed by the zeitgeist and overcome with ennui. This was very well received and for months afterwards you could hear people on the ships casually throwing "zeitgeist" and "ennui" into the conversation. I am not sure that has happened much before in the history of the US Merchant Marine.
Then one day I was called by the Chief Mate. Uh oh. Wonder what I did? Or didn't do? "Steve," he asked me, "... how do you spell 'ennui?'"
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I couldn't find anywhere in the ad where it says "Tastes great!".
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I'd give it a try, except that it's targeted to journalists. Nope, ain't gonna stick it to the crazy.
I couldn't find anywhere in the ad where it says "Tastes great!"
Just squirt some lemon juice in it, you'll be fine.
When I was sailing as a deck seaman our employer's policy was that spending three or more consecutive days medically nonfit for duty required you to be paid off the ship and repatriated for medical evaluation. And so one day at lunch some shipmates were speculating what you could see the medical officer with that would get you two days and no more.
After some thought I suggested you tell him that you were oppressed by the zeitgeist and overcome with ennui. This was very well received and for months afterwards you could hear people on the ships casually throwing "zeitgeist" and "ennui" into the conversation. I am not sure that has happened much before in the history of the US Merchant Marine.
Then one day I was called by the Chief Mate. Uh oh. Wonder what I did? Or didn't do? "Steve," he asked me, "... how do you spell 'ennui?'"
Stephen: I'm down with a pretty bad case of zeitgeist, myself.
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