Yeah definitely. There was an urban legend in the same company about Saudi visitors before my time and they went WILD. Strip clubs, 5am finish, the works.

And yeah yer man just was not used to drink in any way. Poor bastard. I’d say the fear and hangover combo must have been something else to wake up to.

Yeah to be honest I feel like there was a decent bit of social pressure that he felt. The CEO was a fairly hard character in general but the lad in question was well liked. The “fuck off” did shock us all though.

Like none of us would have been surprised if he’d been let go but it would have affected morale generally, laws here are generally worker oriented and he was a good worker, plus the added effect of visa removal has to be part of the decision process.

The guy who wrestled him into the taxi definitely put in a good word too. He’s a good soul.

Edit: the belligerence was only half the story on the negative side. We were all very embarrassed that the staff had to clean up the puke but they were absolute champions about it. I’ve worked as a waiter for a good few years in college and you do tend to just pass these things off as best you can, especially for large groups that are going to leave a solid tip.

JAYSUS 😂

Just for clarity… The lad shaved his pubes, lobbed them in a bag then brought them into work and sought your counsel on whether or not he had crabs? Is that right? because I’m rolling around here picturing the absurdity of it.

European and I love the Aussie and Canada communities. The Europe ones are good too but I feel like there’s more banter in those other ones. The Ireland one is picking up steam which is great.

[email protected] too for the Star Trek memes. I watched TNG through with my now 18 year old when she was about 10-11 and I’m in the middle of it with my 11 year old now so I send them on and we have a good laugh.

They’re both amazed that new Star Trek the next generation memes are still being made on the daily.

I also get silly laughs out of [email protected] and [email protected] .

Shout out to /u/PugJesus for the Roman memes. I try to throw OC in there if I ever dream any up but that’s not often.

Christmas party, of course. We had an Indian dude join the company. Really nice lad that I got on great with.

There’s a company meal kicking off at 7pm not far from where we work so the entire office (about 40 odd people) decide we’ll get a few scoops in beforehand.

Well this lad was quite small and very obviously not used to drink. He was fairly toasted before we even got to the restaurant. He kept drinking then became belligerent.

Proceeded to puke all over the place half way through the meal. He went out to get some fresh air and the CEO went out to have a chat with him and suggested he head home.

Promptly told the CEO to fuck off and leave him alone.

My bestie was his boss and at that point basically wrestled him into a taxi. The CEO took it well in fairness. It was totally out of character so he kept his job (and his visa which was dependent on the job).

That Ireland flag though. Looking very Iran-ish.

The McLaren F1 supercar has three seats with the driver in the middle. I couldn’t see the reason on the wiki page but do recall seeing a short documentary on it many years ago that did mention why. I just can’t recall it unfortunately.

Won’t be on the near-term rewatch list but it was quite enjoyable.

Perfect summary. I liked it too.

Goddamm is Toni Colette good at every role she takes. Down to how she moves her hands as she slices up that new ingredient for a sauce.

I’ve seen her pop up again and again since Muriel’s Wedding (which is great though I’m not sure how well it will have aged) and always thought she’s nailed her part. She’s some range.

Not being preachy…If you’re taking the first exit (turning right essentially if you drive on the right or turning left of you drive on the left) you should be indicating as you enter. It allows traffic from other lanes to enter the roundabout without stopping to figure out where you’re going.

100% the same. I never even think about it. It’s just baked into my brain.

The only time I don’t is leaving my driveway. We’re corner house on a quiet cul-de-sac so it just doesn’t occur to me.

People leaving roundabouts on the first exit who don’t indicate before entering are the ones that annoy me most. They will watch me waiting to enter or slow down to stop as they approach and literally not lift a finger to help.

Roundabout = indicator you donkey. There’s literally no legal way to use one without it (here anyway).

I watched that this week. Enjoyed it. It’s a good story well told. Temper those expectations though. It’s no classic.

I had it on my watchlist but couldn’t bring myself to watch it because the subject matter sounded dull but a good friend recommended I watch it so I pulled the trigger. No regrets. Way better than I was expecting.

Slice of ham, leaf of lettuce, coleslaw. Roll that sucker up like a little burrito. Nom nom nom.

Check if there’s a local Facebook page. I don’t use it myself but my daughter lost her phone recently and my wife had someone contact her before she even realised it was gone.

The Pacific was great. I think it was the follow up to Band of Brothers.

Ah yeah totally fair. To each their own.

I did live in a city centre once a long time ago but I’d definitely be keeping the earplugs in all night if I were you now!

Yeah fair enough. I’m not using them in a work environment. I’m happy if I get an extra 20 minutes of sleep in the morning when all the noise from the teenage grooming starts. Sometimes it’s 40.

It sounds ridiculous but it all adds up.

I grew up in the arse end of nowhere so any noise at all wakes me.

Those foam ones are really irritating after a while. Your local chemist may sell “mouldable silicone” ones that are cheap, better at sound isolation and way more comfortable. You basically just mash them into your ear and they form a perfect seal.

I use them every night.

Good luck with the surgery!