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I was a skeptic at first, but I'm going to say it now: When done properly, ribs cooked via sous vide are every bit as good as traditional barbecue, if not better. Not only that, but they're far more replicable, they take much less effort, they take less practice, and, to top it off, they can be cooked year-round, indoors. Read More

Me: Just to remind you that, as we discussed, I’m sending my invoice a couple of days early because I’m going away on holiday. It still has the same deadline though - I’m just getting all my admin sorted before I go.

Client: What you really mean is that you need spending money for your holiday?

Me: No, not at all. I’m just getting everything sorted before I leave. The invoice isn’t due until a couple of days after I get back.

Client: It’s okay. You don’t need to get defensive. I’ll pay your invoice this afternoon, as long as you tell your kids that Uncle Client is the one paying for their ice creams.

Me: I think I’ll tell them that mummy is paying for their ice creams by providing a copywriting service that people pay for.

Client: Ha! Yes, you tell them that if it makes you feel better.

I was once put on the naughty step by an agency I freelanced for. Everyone in the building was working like Roman galley slaves, constantly under pressure, literally seven days a week, putting in stupid hours every day. It was great for my bank balance but family life took a major hit.

Anyway, the boss recognised that things were getting out of hand (especially freelance costs – who’d have thought it?) so he sent round a memo entitled “Work/life balance.” It basically thanked everyone for putting in so much effort and time to help the business, and said that he realised things were going too far and that something had to be done (the first thing would have been to stop telling clients they could have the moon on a stick by 6pm).

That was sort of ok. But then the email said:

“Most importantly, we need to find a way to solve the problem of our work/life balance. So if you could all have a think about it over the weekend and get back to me with some ideas on Monday, that will be a great start.”

They never forgave me for how loud I laughed when I read it.

Fast Food, Restaurant | WY, USA

(I work at a Mexican fast food restaurant and some of our tacos come with a cardboard sleeve to help keep the ingredients from spilling. A customer orders one to try. A few moments later I see my register worker staring in amazement into the lobby. It turns out the customer is taking bites out of his taco AND the cardboard instead of removing it. We watch as he eats the whole sleeve with his taco. A few moments later…)

Customer: “I just wanted to say I loved my burrito but the taco seemed dry.”

Me: *trying to keep a professional face* “I’m sorry about that, sir. Let me make it up to you by making you another for free.”

(My coworkers and I made another taco and made sure no sleeve was on it. He smiled and sat down and ate the taco. We’re still not sure he realized what he did.)

Friends, I Fear For Our Future...

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“It’s all about A.D.T - attention to detail.”

T-Rex was the most insecure of all the dinosaurs.

Grocery Store | Surrey, BC, Canada

(I am working the customer service counter at a local grocery store.)

Customer: *puts a bag of dog food on the counter* “I’d like to return this.”

Me: “Certainly. Was there anything wrong with it?”

Customer: “No. I’m pregnant, and I’m losing my mind. I have a cat.”

GPS

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"Served in a white wine reduction"

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Merry whatever you believe! Happy everything you hoped for. As always, comments are welcome!

You know that feeling when you buy someone a card only to realize how much blank space is still left after you have written all you wanted? And then you sort of feel like a bad friend because you couldn’t think of anything more to say?

Well then, perhaps this card from the jokers at Bald Guy Greetings may be perfect for you. With all of the blank space effectively covered in text, there’s barely even enough room for you to write your name…

(via Reddit)

Photographer Alexey Kljatov takes incredible close-up photos of snowflakes in his backyard in Moscow. How is he able to capture the detail? Kljatov discusses his shooting technique…

I capture snowflakes on the open balcony of my house, mostly on glass surface, lighted by an LED flashlight from the opposite side of the glass, and sometimes in natural light, using dark woolen fabrics as background.

See lots more at Kljatov’s Flickr page.

Similar: Magnificently fragile photos of individual snowflakes [10 pictures]

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Pachoo Pachoo

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