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I know they are a weird lot, but really?
Austrian Entry for the ESC14[^]
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Obscurum per obscurius.
Ad astra per alas porci.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur .
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The Austrians are a country of over zealous b'tards, with no sense of fun and an inability just to let things go.
At least that's my experience from driving* through the country on my way to Hungary.
* At a sensible** speed of course.
** Look, I decide if it's sensible or not and I see nothing wrong with 140 kph***!
*** In an 80 kph zone. 
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Forgot you weren't in Germany anymore did you.
Could be worse though, could've been Switzerland[^].
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I didn't know you had a car that could do 290 Jörgen? Actually, I didn't think ANY Swedish car could do that much! 
And a Swede in Switzerland, geez that must have confused the American readers (if any)! 
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Johnny J. wrote: I didn't think ANY Swedish car could do that much!
There are a few[^].
How about Denmark? 
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Denmark is a small country. If you got that one up to max speed in Denmark, you wouldn't be able to brake before you were in Germany (and yes, I did read the numbers about the braking capabilities...  )
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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But when you're in Germany you only need to brake when you're in a "Stau".
Which is often enough.
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Reminds me of a time my Father took me on a road trip to Germany (yes, we WERE going to stock up on alcohol, but that is not the point), and not being very proficient in the German language, he asked me why there were signs pointing to several cities along the autobahn with the same name: "Ausfahrt"! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
modified 6-May-14 10:53am.
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Just tell me that's not that time of the year again... 
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Who works somewhere interesting? Somewhere fun?
I don't mean the office or building, but the general area, what is within walking distance, what you have to travel through morning and evening.
This part of the world is so damn insipid, getting to work is tedious and uninspiring. Going for a lunchtime walk down the canal and counting submerged supermarket trolleys doesn't exactly set you up for the afternoon.
So what is so great, or not so great, about where you work?
Pictures of the view out of your window would help.
View from the window closest to me[^]. I live about 16 miles in that general direction.
not sure if the link will work, Dropbox blocked at work so typed in link generated from phone
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
modified 6-May-14 9:02am.
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* Dave Auld steals the show *
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Yeah, I started adding a rider that he wasn't allowed to enter, but then decided against it.
He is certainly setting the standard, in the whole world someone must be able to beat him.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Surely you can't think it is *that* interesting, it is just a lump of steel in the middle of sea where a bunch of men and a few women swear and shout at each other all day.
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It's the raw untamed majesty of the ocean, the danger of the commute, the ferocity of the weather, that makes it interesting.
And the massive office full of snacks.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Besides, I miss being allowed to swear at people whilst at work.
Giz a job.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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I swear constantly at work. The joy of telecommuting.
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Steady on...........it is not that interesting. Becomes the norm after a while. 
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That's true of anywhere, I think.
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Industry Area. Not a lot to see, but an American colleague who tends to behave against all rules of decency makes it fun. Mostly.
I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.
How to ask a question
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You don't the rotter passes the port starboard do you?
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If we fix
chriselst wrote:
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chriselst wrote: Who works somewhere "interesting"?
I work in Sunderland, just down from the Salvation Army hostel, on the river-front. We often get gangs of men drunk/high hanging round outside the office, enjoying the view the view with a few dozen tinnies and a couple of mates.
Things peaked (nadir'd?) last week when a coked up young lady and her drunk & abusive SO wanted to use our lavatories. We had to lock all the entrances, which they methodically tried with surprising efficiency, given how out of it they were. So she took a dump in the waste ground next to the office in full view of several dozen offices. She must have enjoyed her al-fresco experience as she came back to the waste ground then next day, specifically to defecate.
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I worked in Sunderland for a week. We rented an office, set up our equipment, a few computers and large document scanners, worked a week, went back down to the Midlands for the weekend.
Went back the following Monday to be met by the building caretaker who told us it had been broken into and a computer nicked. Director asked him if the police had been, no they were on their way. Asked him if the police had been told what was missing, no. Told us to get what we could in the car and get out of there.
We setup in our accommodation (in Beamish Woods) for two weeks before moving to new offices in Gateshead (where Jimmy Nail was editing Crocodile Shoes 2).
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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I work just a couple of blocks from the middle of downtown Nashville, TN (Music City USA). Plenty to see. Plenty of restaurants, historical sites, parks, etc.
djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem
Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.
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Where I work it is an industrial area, but there are some nice mountains around. And palm trees (as I am located in the south of Switzerland).
Oh, I nearly forgot that there is one of the main motorways of Switzerland down here at 50 meters from office..
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