I think the most telling detail so far about this presidential race so far is that, when the incumbent promised […]
Archive for ‘Pieces’
Customer profile: the Canadian Classhole
I’ve spent a lot of time on this blog slamming my employer’s stupidity, dishonesty, and asshattery, but I don’t want […]
Bride of the cigarette contest
It’s back. We once again have a phone-number-driven twofer sale on a popular brand of cigarettes. Same brand as last […]
It’s the little things (3)
A recent “Did You Know” communique included this nugget: Please make sure you are scanning the dipping sauces and dressings. […]
The bigwigs are coming! The bigwigs are coming!
It started with a set of lists drawn up by the management, and more lists mailed to them by middle […]
Need to take a leak? There’s an app for that (unfortunately)
Today’s example of dystopian monetization comes from San Francisco, of course: You know we’ve reached peak San Francisco when a […]
Happy belated Arbor Day!
I didn’t quite get around to posting this yesterday, but I just wanted to add my good wishes to all […]
Attack of the phone number clubs
My employer’s phone-number-based sales are annoying. Their contests (“you’re buying beer, so enter your mobile number for a chance to […]
The weather log, continued
The latest “Did You Know” bulletin reads, in part: I would ask that one person at the beginning of each […]
The cigarette contest
My employer has this promotion: if someone buys two packs of a certain brand of cigarette and types their phone […]
Ray of Infamy 