General Cooking (rec.food.cooking) For general food and cooking discussion. Foods of all kinds, food procurement, cooking methods and techniques, eating, etc.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 2,195
Default Less booze at work. Not PC enough?

On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 3:37:44 PM UTC-5, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> > On 4/14/2021 3:55 PM, GM wrote:
> > > On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 2:37:41 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski
> > > wrote:
> > > > On 4/14/2021 3:26 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
> > > > > I've noticed that fewer bosses smoke in the building and stash
> > > > > liquor in the bottom desk drawer. I guess its because its not
> > > > > politically correct. Its still a shame.
> > > > >
> > > > Many places would fire you for any alcohol. I always had wine in
> > > > the fridge at work. Nothing fancy, just a box of red and one of
> > > > white.
> > >
> > >
> > > Work culture - white collar at least - has really changed. I watch
> > > a lot of older movies, office/work drinking was often featured, as
> > > a butt of comedy, e.g. Pillow Talk, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
> > > ...or as tragedy, e.g. The Days of Wine and Roses, The Apartment...
> > >
> > > Lotsa ads in old issues of The New Yorker and the NY Times for
> > > those "portable" bars that executives apparently touted around on
> > > their travels, places like Hammacher Schlemer, Abercrombie & Fitch
> > > had some very snazzy offerings...
> > >

> >
> > Where my father worked in the late 1950s the two owners had offices
> > side by side, but another room in between. It had a well stocked wet
> > bar for when they had visitors.

> Is a wet bar with alcohol and a dry bar with coca cola and orange juice?
>

That is correct.

> --
> The real Dr. Bruce posts with uni-berlin.de - individual.net


--Bryan
Sweet Little Fourteen, can you show us on the teddy where the
man nurse licked you?
For your safety and protection, this sig. has been thoroughly
tested on laboratory animals.
  #2 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1,136
Default Less booze at work. Not PC enough?

Bryan Simmons wrote:

> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 3:37:44 PM UTC-5, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >
> > > On 4/14/2021 3:55 PM, GM wrote:
> > > > On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 2:37:41 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > On 4/14/2021 3:26 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
> > > > > > I've noticed that fewer bosses smoke in the building and
> > > > > > stash liquor in the bottom desk drawer. I guess its because
> > > > > > its not politically correct. Its still a shame.
> > > > > >
> > > > > Many places would fire you for any alcohol. I always had wine
> > > > > in the fridge at work. Nothing fancy, just a box of red and
> > > > > one of white.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Work culture - white collar at least - has really changed. I
> > > > watch a lot of older movies, office/work drinking was often
> > > > featured, as a butt of comedy, e.g. Pillow Talk, Will Success
> > > > Spoil Rock Hunter? ...or as tragedy, e.g. The Days of Wine and
> > > > Roses, The Apartment...
> > > >
> > > > Lotsa ads in old issues of The New Yorker and the NY Times for
> > > > those "portable" bars that executives apparently touted around
> > > > on their travels, places like Hammacher Schlemer, Abercrombie &
> > > > Fitch had some very snazzy offerings...
> > > >
> > >
> > > Where my father worked in the late 1950s the two owners had
> > > offices side by side, but another room in between. It had a well
> > > stocked wet bar for when they had visitors.

> > Is a wet bar with alcohol and a dry bar with coca cola and orange
> > juice?
> >

> That is correct.


Thanks.

--
The real Dr. Bruce posts with uni-berlin.de - individual.net
  #3 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 2,012
Default Less booze at work. Not PC enough?

On 4/14/2021 2:07 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 3:37:44 PM UTC-5, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 4/14/2021 3:55 PM, GM wrote:
>>>>> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 2:37:41 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> On 4/14/2021 3:26 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
>>>>>>> I've noticed that fewer bosses smoke in the building and
>>>>>>> stash liquor in the bottom desk drawer. I guess its because
>>>>>>> its not politically correct. Its still a shame.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Many places would fire you for any alcohol. I always had wine
>>>>>> in the fridge at work. Nothing fancy, just a box of red and
>>>>>> one of white.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Work culture - white collar at least - has really changed. I
>>>>> watch a lot of older movies, office/work drinking was often
>>>>> featured, as a butt of comedy, e.g. Pillow Talk, Will Success
>>>>> Spoil Rock Hunter? ...or as tragedy, e.g. The Days of Wine and
>>>>> Roses, The Apartment...
>>>>>
>>>>> Lotsa ads in old issues of The New Yorker and the NY Times for
>>>>> those "portable" bars that executives apparently touted around
>>>>> on their travels, places like Hammacher Schlemer, Abercrombie &
>>>>> Fitch had some very snazzy offerings...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Where my father worked in the late 1950s the two owners had
>>>> offices side by side, but another room in between. It had a well
>>>> stocked wet bar for when they had visitors.
>>> Is a wet bar with alcohol and a dry bar with coca cola and orange
>>> juice?
>>>

>> That is correct.

>
> Thanks.
>



Of course that is not correct. A wet bar has running water. DUH.
  #4 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 2,195
Default Less booze at work. Not PC enough?

On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 7:17:03 PM UTC-5, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 4/14/2021 2:07 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >
> >> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 3:37:44 PM UTC-5, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> >>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 4/14/2021 3:55 PM, GM wrote:
> >>>>> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 2:37:41 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>> On 4/14/2021 3:26 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
> >>>>>>> I've noticed that fewer bosses smoke in the building and
> >>>>>>> stash liquor in the bottom desk drawer. I guess its because
> >>>>>>> its not politically correct. Its still a shame.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> Many places would fire you for any alcohol. I always had wine
> >>>>>> in the fridge at work. Nothing fancy, just a box of red and
> >>>>>> one of white.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Work culture - white collar at least - has really changed. I
> >>>>> watch a lot of older movies, office/work drinking was often
> >>>>> featured, as a butt of comedy, e.g. Pillow Talk, Will Success
> >>>>> Spoil Rock Hunter? ...or as tragedy, e.g. The Days of Wine and
> >>>>> Roses, The Apartment...
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Lotsa ads in old issues of The New Yorker and the NY Times for
> >>>>> those "portable" bars that executives apparently touted around
> >>>>> on their travels, places like Hammacher Schlemer, Abercrombie &
> >>>>> Fitch had some very snazzy offerings...
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Where my father worked in the late 1950s the two owners had
> >>>> offices side by side, but another room in between. It had a well
> >>>> stocked wet bar for when they had visitors.
> >>> Is a wet bar with alcohol and a dry bar with coca cola and orange
> >>> juice?
> >>>
> >> That is correct.

> >
> > Thanks.
> >

> Of course that is not correct. A wet bar has running water. DUH.
>

A stupid question deserved a stupid answer.

--Bryan
  #5 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 1,136
Default Less booze at work. Not PC enough?

Bryan Simmons wrote:

> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 7:17:03 PM UTC-5, Taxed and Spent
> wrote:
> > On 4/14/2021 2:07 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > > Bryan Simmons wrote:
> > >
> > >> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 3:37:44 PM UTC-5, Dr. Bruce

> > wrote: >>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> On 4/14/2021 3:55 PM, GM wrote:
> > >>>>> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 2:37:41 PM UTC-5, Ed

> > Pawlowski >>>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>> On 4/14/2021 3:26 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
> > >>>>>>> I've noticed that fewer bosses smoke in the building and
> > >>>>>>> stash liquor in the bottom desk drawer. I guess its because
> > >>>>>>> its not politically correct. Its still a shame.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Many places would fire you for any alcohol. I always had

> > wine >>>>>> in the fridge at work. Nothing fancy, just a box of red
> > and >>>>>> one of white.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Work culture - white collar at least - has really changed. I
> > >>>>> watch a lot of older movies, office/work drinking was often
> > >>>>> featured, as a butt of comedy, e.g. Pillow Talk, Will Success
> > >>>>> Spoil Rock Hunter? ...or as tragedy, e.g. The Days of Wine

> > and >>>>> Roses, The Apartment...
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Lotsa ads in old issues of The New Yorker and the NY Times

> > for >>>>> those "portable" bars that executives apparently touted
> > around >>>>> on their travels, places like Hammacher Schlemer,
> > Abercrombie & >>>>> Fitch had some very snazzy offerings...
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Where my father worked in the late 1950s the two owners had
> > >>>> offices side by side, but another room in between. It had a

> > well >>>> stocked wet bar for when they had visitors.
> > >>> Is a wet bar with alcohol and a dry bar with coca cola and

> > orange >>> juice?
> > >>>
> > >> That is correct.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >

> > Of course that is not correct. A wet bar has running water. DUH.
> >

> A stupid question deserved a stupid answer.
>
> --Bryan


Considering the US' anally retentive puritanism, where cider contains
no alcohol etc, "wet bar" could mean anything as far as I'm concerned.

--
The real Dr. Bruce posts with uni-berlin.de - individual.net


  #6 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 33
Default Less booze at work. Not PC enough?

On 15 Apr 2021 20:33:13 GMT, "Dr. Bruce" >
wrote:

>Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 7:17:03 PM UTC-5, Taxed and Spent
>> wrote:
>> > On 4/14/2021 2:07 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>> > > Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 3:37:44 PM UTC-5, Dr. Bruce
>> > wrote: >>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>> On 4/14/2021 3:55 PM, GM wrote:
>> > >>>>> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 2:37:41 PM UTC-5, Ed
>> > Pawlowski >>>>> wrote:
>> > >>>>>> On 4/14/2021 3:26 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
>> > >>>>>>> I've noticed that fewer bosses smoke in the building and
>> > >>>>>>> stash liquor in the bottom desk drawer. I guess its because
>> > >>>>>>> its not politically correct. Its still a shame.
>> > >>>>>>>
>> > >>>>>> Many places would fire you for any alcohol. I always had
>> > wine >>>>>> in the fridge at work. Nothing fancy, just a box of red
>> > and >>>>>> one of white.
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>> Work culture - white collar at least - has really changed. I
>> > >>>>> watch a lot of older movies, office/work drinking was often
>> > >>>>> featured, as a butt of comedy, e.g. Pillow Talk, Will Success
>> > >>>>> Spoil Rock Hunter? ...or as tragedy, e.g. The Days of Wine
>> > and >>>>> Roses, The Apartment...
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>> Lotsa ads in old issues of The New Yorker and the NY Times
>> > for >>>>> those "portable" bars that executives apparently touted
>> > around >>>>> on their travels, places like Hammacher Schlemer,
>> > Abercrombie & >>>>> Fitch had some very snazzy offerings...
>> > >>>>>
>> > >>>>
>> > >>>> Where my father worked in the late 1950s the two owners had
>> > >>>> offices side by side, but another room in between. It had a
>> > well >>>> stocked wet bar for when they had visitors.
>> > >>> Is a wet bar with alcohol and a dry bar with coca cola and
>> > orange >>> juice?
>> > >>>
>> > >> That is correct.
>> > >
>> > > Thanks.
>> > >
>> > Of course that is not correct. A wet bar has running water. DUH.
>> >

>> A stupid question deserved a stupid answer.
>>
>> --Bryan

>
>Considering the US' anally retentive puritanism, where cider contains
>no alcohol etc, "wet bar" could mean anything as far as I'm concerned.


Yes. Bruce is a shining example of being an open minded, caring
person. And he's certainly not bigoted at all! No Way!! ;-)
  #7 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 4,452
Default Less booze at work. Not PC enough?

Dr. Bruce wrote:
> Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 7:17:03 PM UTC-5, Taxed and Spent
>> wrote:
>>> On 4/14/2021 2:07 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>>>> Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 3:37:44 PM UTC-5, Dr. Bruce
>>> wrote: >>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 4/14/2021 3:55 PM, GM wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 2:37:41 PM UTC-5, Ed
>>> Pawlowski >>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 4/14/2021 3:26 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> I've noticed that fewer bosses smoke in the building and
>>>>>>>>>> stash liquor in the bottom desk drawer. I guess its because
>>>>>>>>>> its not politically correct. Its still a shame.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Many places would fire you for any alcohol. I always had
>>> wine >>>>>> in the fridge at work. Nothing fancy, just a box of red
>>> and >>>>>> one of white.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Work culture - white collar at least - has really changed. I
>>>>>>>> watch a lot of older movies, office/work drinking was often
>>>>>>>> featured, as a butt of comedy, e.g. Pillow Talk, Will Success
>>>>>>>> Spoil Rock Hunter? ...or as tragedy, e.g. The Days of Wine
>>> and >>>>> Roses, The Apartment...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lotsa ads in old issues of The New Yorker and the NY Times
>>> for >>>>> those "portable" bars that executives apparently touted
>>> around >>>>> on their travels, places like Hammacher Schlemer,
>>> Abercrombie & >>>>> Fitch had some very snazzy offerings...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Where my father worked in the late 1950s the two owners had
>>>>>>> offices side by side, but another room in between. It had a
>>> well >>>> stocked wet bar for when they had visitors.
>>>>>> Is a wet bar with alcohol and a dry bar with coca cola and
>>> orange >>> juice?
>>>>>>
>>>>> That is correct.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>> Of course that is not correct. A wet bar has running water. DUH.
>>>

>> A stupid question deserved a stupid answer.
>>
>> --Bryan

>
> Considering the US' anally retentive puritanism, where cider contains
> no alcohol etc, "wet bar" could mean anything as far as I'm concerned.
>


A wet bar is a fixture where a pedophile nurse washes the semen off
the basket bear.

The child (patient) never knows of the molestation.


  #8 (permalink)   Report Post  
Posted to rec.food.cooking
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 2,195
Default Less booze at work. Not PC enough?

On Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 6:00:07 PM UTC-5, Hank Rogers wrote:
> Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >
> >> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 7:17:03 PM UTC-5, Taxed and Spent
> >> wrote:
> >>> On 4/14/2021 2:07 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> >>>> Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 3:37:44 PM UTC-5, Dr. Bruce
> >>> wrote: >>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 4/14/2021 3:55 PM, GM wrote:
> >>>>>>>> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 2:37:41 PM UTC-5, Ed
> >>> Pawlowski >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> On 4/14/2021 3:26 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>> I've noticed that fewer bosses smoke in the building and
> >>>>>>>>>> stash liquor in the bottom desk drawer. I guess its because
> >>>>>>>>>> its not politically correct. Its still a shame.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Many places would fire you for any alcohol. I always had
> >>> wine >>>>>> in the fridge at work. Nothing fancy, just a box of red
> >>> and >>>>>> one of white.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Work culture - white collar at least - has really changed. I
> >>>>>>>> watch a lot of older movies, office/work drinking was often
> >>>>>>>> featured, as a butt of comedy, e.g. Pillow Talk, Will Success
> >>>>>>>> Spoil Rock Hunter? ...or as tragedy, e.g. The Days of Wine
> >>> and >>>>> Roses, The Apartment...
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Lotsa ads in old issues of The New Yorker and the NY Times
> >>> for >>>>> those "portable" bars that executives apparently touted
> >>> around >>>>> on their travels, places like Hammacher Schlemer,
> >>> Abercrombie & >>>>> Fitch had some very snazzy offerings...
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Where my father worked in the late 1950s the two owners had
> >>>>>>> offices side by side, but another room in between. It had a
> >>> well >>>> stocked wet bar for when they had visitors.
> >>>>>> Is a wet bar with alcohol and a dry bar with coca cola and
> >>> orange >>> juice?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> That is correct.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks.
> >>>>
> >>> Of course that is not correct. A wet bar has running water. DUH.
> >>>
> >> A stupid question deserved a stupid answer.
> >>
> >> --Bryan

> >
> > Considering the US' anally retentive puritanism, where cider contains
> > no alcohol etc, "wet bar" could mean anything as far as I'm concerned.
> >

> A wet bar is a fixture where a pedophile nurse washes the semen off
> the basket bear.
>

NO! Not the basketbear. Think of the cubs.

--Bryan
Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Booze in a bag Ed Pawlowski General Cooking 28 10-03-2010 10:18 PM
So what do we really want to wear to work? At first thought, most ofus would say, "It would be really cool if we could wear jeans to work all thetime. After all, I paid just as much for my jeans as I paid for that outfit Iwore to work yesterday. [email protected] Sushi 0 26-04-2008 06:23 PM
EARN FROM YOUR P.C . WORK FROM YOUR HOME. THE WELL PAID ONLINE MAKINGPROGRAMME INVITES YOU TO WORK WITH THEM AND GET PAID FOR YOUR WORK.YOU CANEARN $2,00,000 IN A SINGLE WEEK. THE LINK IS BELOW vicky General Cooking 0 25-04-2008 07:05 AM
Booze Booze Booze fudge General Cooking 0 25-04-2006 08:01 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 06:12 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2025 FoodBanter.com.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Food and drink"