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Mind you things have changed recently for the good with a new boss but I think it is in many of our best interests to belong to a union as an insurance against being taken advantage of. |
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A real job means guaranteed benefits which go beyond what Americans expect. But hey, this thread ain't about Germany. Still, it's quite interesting. |
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Perhaps in 1920 when you had kids working 14 hours per day in dangerous factories, unions were an essential need. But in the modern world with numerous state and federal laws in place and a fast moving and rapidly changing work environment, the old structured unions operate more and more like big-business entities complete with political donations, incompetence, bribery and corruption etc. |
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Hey, I'm talking about Moultrie, Georgia. Before this I lived in New Jersey, right across the Hudson from NYC, and you wouldn't dream of leaving your car unlocked! Just depends where you're at.
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Believe me, I wish I was!
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I just read a post in the "questions for our British cousins" thread about the word "bollocks", and it reminded me very much of our word "shit", or shite, to you. (Don't mean to be offensive by cursing, but this is actually a treatise on the word itself, and couldn't be properly explained by using a pseudonym).
I had an article about this, but I can't find it, so I'll try to tell you what I know from memory, God help me. "Shit"..human waste "You look like shit"..you look bad "Shithead"..idiot "Shit for brains"..see above "That don't mean shit"...that don't mean anything "You stepped in shit"...you got lucky "They're the shit"...they're really great "Holy shit!"...wow! "You're shittin me"...you're exaggerating, or lying "How do you like that shit"...how do you like that, uh..how do you like that? "Tough shit"..too bad "I'll kick the shit out of you"...self explanatory "I got shitfaced last night"...stoned "Don't give me any of your shit"...don't hassle me "That's bullshit...horseshit"..you're lying "You're shittin me"...you're putting me on "I like that shit"...I like that stuff "Like your shit don't stink"...you're like anyone else "You're talkin shit"...nonsense "I don't give a shit"..I don't care "Shit or get off the pot"..hurry up "You're full of shit"...you're a complete liar "Oh shit"..uh oh "I shit you not"...that's the truth "Get your shit together"...compose yourself Alright, that's the most I can think of right now, but I'll get back to you if I think of any more shit. |
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Just an observation here that really doesn't warrant a reply as I don't want to be drawn into debating each countries health care policies
Yesterday I was watching Carry On Loving and Mannix and each involved someone being in hospital, and it dawned on me that every British scene in a hospital I have noticed has the patient in a ward...whilst a hospital scene in the U.S has the patient in a single room. |
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District Attorney
Could someone enlighten me as to the exact role of this person.
Does he work for the police? Or do thet have jurisdiction over them? I read somewhere that he\she was elected, how does that work? How long is their term? Does an assistant DA have to be elected? Does every town city have such a person? I really am curious, because I have obviously read quite a bit about them, but was never really sure re the above. Thanks in advance.
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