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Phillip Blanchard	Post subject: I'm holding out for badminton Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2004 5:00 pm
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 8342 Location: Bethesda, Md.	My employer is throwing a picnic for copy editors, which is a nice gesture, I guess. I have to laugh, though, at the list of attractions, which includes "sack races."
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Earl	Post subject: Re: I'm holding out for badminton Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2004 5:04 pm
Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 48 Location: Seattle, WA	If there's no 3-legged race, I say "pass".
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Bumfketeer	Post subject: Re: I'm holding out for badminton Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2004 5:19 pm
Joined: Fri Nov 15, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 3557 Location: Cusp of retirement, grave or both	Nothing like sack races and calcinated burgers to send morale through the roof.
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Jolieblonde	Post subject: Re: I'm holding out for badminton Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2004 5:34 pm
Joined: Tue Feb 04, 2003 1:01 am Posts: 145 Location: Over by there	I hope they have pony rides!
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Earl	Post subject: Re: I'm holding out for badminton Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2004 6:08 pm
Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 48 Location: Seattle, WA	<p>Be sure you have plenty of this on hand.
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Wayne Countryman	Post subject: Re: I'm holding out for badminton Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2004 6:25 pm
Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 1775 Location: Baltimore	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by blanp: My employer is throwing a picnic for copy editors, which is a nice gesture, I guess. I have to laugh, though, at the list of attractions, which includes "sack races."<hr></blockquote><p>How's the staffing level?
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jjmoney62	Post subject: Re: I'm holding out for badminton Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:24 am
Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 3135 Location: Albuquerque, N.M. USA	"Sack races" does sound like a fun way to include the whole family in downsizing and layoffs.
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jmcg	Post subject: Re: I'm holding out for badminton Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 8:27 pm
Joined: Fri Apr 26, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 316 Location: Albany, NY	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Bumfketeer: Nothing like sack races and calcinated burgers to send morale through the roof.<hr></blockquote><p>Say, jjmoney, is it me, or would bumf be misanthropic under even the best of circumstances?
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