tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post116359431708600394..comments2023-05-14T21:11:23.699-04:00Comments on CHEESEBURGER BROWN: Story Wallah: Leslie and the Powder, Part SixCheeseburger Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384136287767500794noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1164042939977799302006-11-20T12:15:00.000-05:002006-11-20T12:15:00.000-05:00sorry, cheeseburger: i meant "dew fuel" bottle. ;)...sorry, cheeseburger: i meant "dew fuel" bottle. ;)gl.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11890196589573443189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1163751206301408882006-11-17T03:13:00.000-05:002006-11-17T03:13:00.000-05:00RE: secret soundtacksI'm sure many if us readers h...RE: secret soundtacks<BR/><BR/>I'm sure many if us readers have our own secret soundtracks to many of your stories as well. For example, while I was reading "Bad Traffic", "Trout Fishing in America"'s (actual name of group) "18 Wheels on the Big Rig" (actual name of song) kept going through my head.<BR/><BR/>As we neared the climax of the story, the frantic urgency of counting the wheels in roman numerals really seemed to work in some dark corner of my brain...<BR/><BR/>eye, eye-eye, eye-eye-eye<BR/>eye-vee, vee, vee-eye<BR/>vee-eye-eye, vee-eye-eye-eye<BR/>eye-eks, eks, eks-eye<BR/>eks-eye-eye, eks-eye-eye-eye<BR/>eks-eye-vee, eks-vee, eks-vee-eye<BR/>eks-vee-eye-eye, eks-vee-eye-eye-iiiii...<BR/><BR/>...wheels on the big rig,<BR/>and they're rollin', rollin', rollin'<BR/>rollin', rollin', rollin'!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1163710975821450132006-11-16T16:02:00.000-05:002006-11-16T16:02:00.000-05:00Odd, I guess I had never thought about effects at ...Odd, I guess I had never thought about effects at a distance. The powder may be having effects beyond the physical reach of the item sprinkled (ie factories that made the item). In that case, there are many companies out there that could have been affected. Companies that make rubber gloves, sugar bowls, paper, coffee, coffee tins. And that's not even mentioning the clothing that people were wearing when they got powdered. <BR/><BR/>wzjlc- Whose JLC? Why, Jamie Lee Curtis, of course.Moksha Grenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585999080521869550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1163688740940553352006-11-16T09:52:00.000-05:002006-11-16T09:52:00.000-05:00Dear Pneuma,...At a company large enough for tens ...Dear Pneuma,<BR/><BR/><I>...At a company large enough for tens of thousands of dollars to be embezzeled without someone noticing, there is more than one coffee pot.</I><BR/><BR/>Thus, the only conclusion can be that Leslie did not manage to affect every employee at his workplace. At best, he probably managed to affect 10 - 20 people, perhaps more as the day wore on since he did taint the entire tin of coffee grounds.<BR/><BR/>Since Leslie's company has some 150 employees, this is really just a select chunk of its personnel. They are, however, the personnel who attend meetings with the big boss, so we can imagine a fair disruption to the day's business.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>Cheeseburger Brown<BR/><BR/>"jrnmz" - A divorcee and her son, named after his father.Cheeseburger Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384136287767500794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1163688136070788622006-11-16T09:42:00.000-05:002006-11-16T09:42:00.000-05:00simon said: I think I stand corrected on the coffe...<I><B>simon said: </B>I think I stand corrected on the coffee thing. I recall quite vividly the fact that I never touched the stuff before accepting my own corporate ankle chain. I may have seen a couple co-workers schlepping around with green tea or ice water, but maybe it's because I just didn't have MY coffee at the time of sighting.</I><BR/><BR/>Nah, I can vouch for the fact that not everyone in a corp. environment drinks coffee. I work at the HQ of a fairly large business, and I don't drink it. <BR/><BR/>But the vast majority do.<BR/><BR/>The real problem I saw with the situation is this: At a company large enough for tens of thousands of dollars to be embezzeled without someone noticing, there is more than one coffee pot. We've got at least one on each floor of five buildings.<BR/><BR/>Then there's the question of how many people were affected, because last I checked, a pot only holds ~12 cups, unless you're using an industrial sized brewer. Even then, I guess you could say that the powder affected more than just the one batch.<BR/><BR/>P.<BR/><BR/>"ewuxinc" -- that's too easy. Ewoks Inc. the next big Lucas production.<BR/><BR/>(note) I mistyped apparently, so I got another one (qxkaoew), but I like the first one better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1163687626432369182006-11-16T09:33:00.000-05:002006-11-16T09:33:00.000-05:00Dear gl.,Believe it or not, here in Soviet Canucki...Dear gl.,<BR/><BR/>Believe it or not, here in Soviet Canuckistan our version of Mountain Dew <I>contains no caffeine</I> so spiking is something the likes of me would never have thought of.<BR/><BR/>That's right -- if a Canadian drinks a Mountain Dew they are doing so only on account of the <I>taste</I>.<BR/><BR/>Dear Nick,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for delurking to comment!<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>Cheeseburger Brown<BR/><BR/>"dvmip" - A synchronization tone in a stream of digital video.Cheeseburger Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384136287767500794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1163655039163394252006-11-16T00:30:00.000-05:002006-11-16T00:30:00.000-05:00Well, how long until Leslie can't stand being the ...Well, how long until Leslie can't stand being the only non-"bettered" person around? Or perhaps that's what the header picture is...<BR/><BR/>(long time lurker since Simon and Darth. Thanks for sharing, cheeseburger)<BR/><BR/>sletqi -- In Russia, the key used in the motorized sled's ignitionNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18086239092950505448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1163653837623516682006-11-16T00:10:00.000-05:002006-11-16T00:10:00.000-05:00now THAT is a cliffhanger! the lady & the tiger, i...now THAT is a cliffhanger! the lady & the tiger, indeed.<BR/><BR/>i don't drink coffee, either. leslie would have to spike my mountain dew bottle.gl.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11890196589573443189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1163623102631703862006-11-15T15:38:00.000-05:002006-11-15T15:38:00.000-05:00Dear Sheik,Would a "better" person leave his fello...Dear Sheik,<BR/><BR/><I>Would a "better" person leave his fellow employees in the lurch with nobody else to help them?</I><BR/><BR/>Each individual affected does not become perfect, but rather loses their worst traits.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Feldman was damaging his family, and so he gained a renewed focus on honesty and integrity with regard to people -- in short, he begins to care about people other than himself (more evidence of this shift will surface in Friday's post). Mitchell Green, in contrast, was damaging the company by his disruptive loafing, so he gained a renewed a focus on professionalism.<BR/><BR/>To each according to his faults, the powder addresses their more glaring deficit. This does not clean them of all deficits -- it just gives them a sort of deficit hair-cut. Their worst qualities are trimmed.<BR/><BR/>Thus it must be understood that those affected by the powder to not become instant altruists or operate impeccably -- they simply find their load of sins one chunk lighter.<BR/><BR/>At any rate, that's how I see it.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>Cheeseburger Brown<BR/><BR/>"fryvj" - What's served at the MTV Cannibal Jamboree.Cheeseburger Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384136287767500794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1163622611192519862006-11-15T15:30:00.000-05:002006-11-15T15:30:00.000-05:00CBB,Bear in mind: he didn't affect "the company" -...CBB,<BR/><BR/><I>Bear in mind: he didn't affect "the company" -- he affected its employees. He did not, for example, introduce the extract into/upon any of its products, its mission statement, or books -- just the people, who each become better in their own way.</I><BR/><BR/>Would a "better" person leave his fellow employees in the lurch with nobody else to help them? You'd think if he were better, he'd care about the company too (like Mr. Feldman), since if you hurt the company, you hurt anyone whose livelihood depends on it (at least in the short term).<BR/><BR/>Of course -- as usual -- all of this hinges on the author's perception of morality and ethics, so I should probably just sit back and chill as we wait for Friday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1163617748285797772006-11-15T14:09:00.000-05:002006-11-15T14:09:00.000-05:00Dear Sheik,So leaving your office unable to functi...Dear Sheik,<BR/><BR/><I>So leaving your office unable to function is "better"?</I><BR/><BR/>Bear in mind: he didn't affect "the company" -- he affected its employees. He did not, for example, introduce the extract into/upon any of its products, its mission statement, or books -- just the people, who each become better in their own way.<BR/><BR/><I>And burning a factory to the ground? Sheesh, I hope the children weren't IN it at the time...</I><BR/><BR/>Again, consider the target: Leslie's great-grandfather did not affect the child workers themselves, he affected the products of the company. Thus, the state of improvement is reflected in the fact that evil conditions no longer existed to produce the tainted textiles. The child labourers benefit from this only in the sense that their slavery comes to an end. Any other suffering they might experience is their own business, and basically unrelated to handkerchiefs.<BR/><BR/>Myself, I'm pretty sure the mean harm to the children would not be increased by the destruction of the factory or it would not have been destroyed. Q.E.D.<BR/><BR/><I>Yeah, I know, it's your story, not mine...</I><BR/><BR/>It's both. If it were just mine there really wouldn't be any point in typing it out, would there? It takes two to tango. Keep the feedback coming, Sheik.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>Cheeseburger Brown<BR/><BR/>"tkygdi" - A diminutive way of giving thanks for the Flying Spaghetti Monster.Cheeseburger Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384136287767500794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1163617236897157452006-11-15T14:00:00.000-05:002006-11-15T14:00:00.000-05:00Hey, I never drank coffee until our second kid kep...Hey, I never drank coffee until our second kid kept us awake for three months straight. Back then, I'd have a Coke in the morning if necessary, or maybe tea.<BR/><BR/>So leaving your office unable to function is "better"? Sounds pretty irresponsible to me. Then again, I don't know what the company does yet.<BR/><BR/>And burning a factory to the ground? Sheesh, I hope the children weren't IN it at the time... Wouldn't "better" be treating the kids properly (since they probably depended on the income, so letting them go wouldn't have been the best solution)?<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I know, it's your story, not mine... and yes, I'm still paying rapt attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1163614740955779392006-11-15T13:19:00.000-05:002006-11-15T13:19:00.000-05:00Dear Simon,...I wonder that there wasn't any react...Dear Simon,<BR/><BR/><I>...I wonder that there wasn't any reaction from non-coffee drinkers in the meeting.</I><BR/><BR/>The who?<BR/><BR/>Listen, I don't even <I>like</I> coffee but I have a cup in order to stay awake through my company's morning status meetings. It's necessary medicine.<BR/><BR/>Still, point taken: apparently at your workplace there are people who don't drink coffee. I have never experienced such a thing, but I believe you.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>Cheeseburger Brown<BR/><BR/>"txpoycwu" - While in Texas director John Woo was spied on while urinating.Cheeseburger Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384136287767500794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16435271.post-1163607541375696492006-11-15T11:19:00.000-05:002006-11-15T11:19:00.000-05:00Now we're starting to see the residual effects of ...Now we're starting to see the residual effects of a little powder getting on Leslie here and there (or, that's how I interpreted it).<BR/><BR/>Spiking the coffee? Hmmm... so only coffee drinkers will be affected. Similar to Stephen King's "10 o'clock People," in which only smokers could see the true face of creatures that had insinuated themselves into the human race. Oh, um, spoiler alert.<BR/><BR/>"ptxdza" - that weird word that your Scrabble-playing freak friend used to trounce you.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722639974320971726noreply@blogger.com