Jeopardy contestants are generally pretty sharp and rarely cause me to facepalm, but tonight, this clue elicited a response of, "Who is Ellen Degeneres?"

 

That contestant needs to just keep swimming.

So that 90s rap song "I Got a Man", Positive K actually raps both the male and female verses. Mind = blown

Jeopardy contestants are generally pretty sharp and rarely cause me to facepalm, but tonight, this clue elicited a response of, "Who is Ellen Degeneres?"

 

 

Who is Dr Phil

So that 90s rap song "I Got a Man", Positive K actually raps both the male and female verses. Mind = blown

 

 

What?!? You never knew that?

This has been making the rounds today. Check out the reviews:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummy-Candy-S...d/dp/B000EVQWKC

This has been making the rounds today. Check out the reviews:

 

http://www.amazon.com/Haribo-Gummy-Candy-S...d/dp/B000EVQWKC

 

It was making the rounds a couple days ago when I mentioned it in post #113.

What?!? You never knew that?

 

No, I didn't! As a kid I assumed it was a chick rapping, and I never knew differently. They play it all the time on XM Backspin, and I found that out. It was a life changing moment.

It was making the rounds a couple days ago when I mentioned it in post #113.

 

Ha! Sorry.

 

edit: to be fair, the large breasts in the post following yours stole my attention.

Edited January 17, 201412 yr by Jenksismybitch

No, I didn't! As a kid I assumed it was a chick rapping, and I never knew differently. They play it all the time on XM Backspin, and I found that out. It was a life changing moment.

 

 

hahaha yeah even in the video he has a girl "rap" the female parts. I think they talked about it on Yo! MTV Raps that it was him doing the voice.

It was making the rounds a couple months ago.

 

FIFY

That was hillarious. My coworkers and I were in tears.

Anyone at the Lincoln Park bars during the blackout last night? Good times.

Anyone at the Lincoln Park bars during the blackout last night? Good times.

 

How would they remember?

Hell be here all night folks.

How would they remember?

 

Hell be here all night folks.

Shooting on campus at Purdue

Two blocks from my house... Sounds like a war zone out here.

Two blocks from my house... Sounds like a war zone out here.

 

Stay safe

I ask this carefully, so PLEASE dont turn this into a political thing.

 

I live in IL and my department just voted to unionize. They scheduled the vote at a time when I was unable to attend, so i didnt even get to vote against it. I contacted the union group representing the department, and she basically said that was the time to vote as agreed to by the organization and the union leadership and i was S.O.L.

 

I have ZERO desire to be a part of this process, and no desire to be a part of this union. What are my options, other than getting a new job. My understanding of IL law is that I am required to be a part of the union, even if I dont want to be.

Edited January 23, 201412 yr by Athomeboy_2000

I don't think you have to join the union, but you have to pay the union dues because they'll still be representing you in negotiations and legally required to represent you in any other labor disputes, at least that's my layman's understanding of it. Some states, maybe all, allow you to opt-out of some portion of the union dues if the unions engage in politicking, basically you'd just be paying for the representation.

I don't think you have to join the union, but you have to pay the union dues because they'll still be representing you in negotiations and legally required to represent you in any other labor disputes, at least that's my layman's understanding of it. Some states, maybe all, allow you to opt-out of some portion of the union dues if the unions engage in politicking, basically you'd just be paying for the representation.

That's so messed up. I dont have to be a part of it, but i still have to pay. what a joke.

That's so messed up. I dont have to be a part of it, but i still have to pay. what a joke.

 

You are still benefiting from their negotiations and they still have to represent you in disputes. In a Right-To-Work state, you get those benefits but you aren't required to join a union or pay dues, which would make you a free rider.

 

I am not in a union, I'm not a labor lawyer etc. etc. so your best bet would probably be to just call the Illinois Dept. of Labor and ask them about it.

 

edit: this might be a decent summary, though the language seems pretty pro-union:

 

http://www.canmybossdothat.com/category.ph...27&state=IL

Edited January 23, 201412 yr by StrangeSox

Shooting on campus at Purdue

 

Dude walked into the class where the TA was working... Shot him point blank 3 times in the chest. Pulled out an army knife, slashed throat ear to ear. Then stuck knife in the guys forehead and walked outside and turned himself into police. WTF

Dude walked into the class where the TA was working... Shot him point blank 3 times in the chest. Pulled out an army knife, slashed throat ear to ear. Then stuck knife in the guys forehead and walked outside and turned himself into police. WTF

There were 28 school shootings reported in 2013. Counting Purdue, there have been 7 so far in 2014, with schools in session for ~14 days.

I ask this carefully, so PLEASE dont turn this into a political thing.

 

I live in IL and my department just voted to unionize. They scheduled the vote at a time when I was unable to attend, so i didnt even get to vote against it. I contacted the union group representing the department, and she basically said that was the time to vote as agreed to by the organization and the union leadership and i was S.O.L.

 

I have ZERO desire to be a part of this process, and no desire to be a part of this union. What are my options, other than getting a new job. My understanding of IL law is that I am required to be a part of the union, even if I dont want to be.

 

You pretty much have to get another job or join. Even if you don't "have" to join, there will be ugly pressure to join anyway.