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Came across this phrase, 'Heavens to Betsy', as not having a discoverable etymology. My question for any German, Dutch, Gaelic languages, etc., speakers, does 'Heavens to Betsy' *sound* like anything from your language? My first thought was something like 'Haben du bitte', but realize the...

I am very sorry to hear this. John seemed liked a great guy that I would have enjoyed meeting in real life. ~thadeus

Hello officeroamer, Do you have an update? I am curious if you consulted a lawyer, accepted/passed, etc... Let us have the benfit of your experiences. [smile] ~thadeus PS: If you feel a specific clause is unreasonable, feel free to amend it right on the document, have the company initial it...

My favorite from this last year in Germany is Arschgeweih - Literally 'ass antlers' which is used to describe the lower back tattoo known in the US as a Tramp Stamp. Meister arschgeweih jäger, thadeus

Kris and Robert Sitting in a Tree. ~thadeus

Having experience across both sectors, I think this line applies just as equally to private sector equivalent positions. If the role is "paper-pushing-administrating-cog-creating nothing", "contributing at least as much grief for those around you as you your entire worth to the organization"...

A) Given that most govt. employees are subject to the whims of political budgets, the salary offered or hired at today has no bearing on what the upper limits will be next year. B) You should be negotiating for the best salary you can get at hire, because once you begin with a company, the best...

So what is it they call them? Where is this law? The following wording will be my last unless someone posts something reputable rather than baseless assertions: "Countless students from colleges and universities across the country have sought some record or factual basis in these claims...

Still no. They are called sororities. A national sorority does not go about calling themselves something else to avoid what would be obscure laws, but are rather non-existent laws in this case. High Point University absolutely has sororities and sorority houses... from the High Point...

Um, no. North Carolina universities certainly have sorority houses.... Where does this stuff come from? This is from the University of North Carolina website reagrding the Sorority housing:

I would need to see some little bit of proof of this claim before I buy in. I know of no state that requires anyone do anything with their middle name. In fact every US state allows you to change your middle name to anything you desire so long as you are not attempting to defraud someone. I...

I have a Damien (19) and wanted to name my second Malachi (KI) or Caleb. I was vetoed and my second is Justin (14). I am a suburban American father and can tell you the names of my sons' friends are in no way distinctly American. Kwaku, Thang, Paul, Walter, Blade, Xavier, Rhett, Duncan...

re: being a plant Not necessarily, as the 'dumb guy' could simply be an audience member who does what any uneducated person might do in a given scenario. There may or may not be humor involved. Smart Guy / Dumb Guy allows the audience to feel secure in the knowledge that they are either...

Continuing with the questions: Everyone in the US has heard the phrase "Good Cop / Bad Cop" regarding an interrogation technique whereby two law enforcement officers work as a team with one being rough on the suspect and the other offering the suspect comfort from the first. There is an...

You state that the request is due to the employee's having changed their name... The most common occurrence of this is when a woman marries and takes her husband's last name or divorces and returns to her maiden name. Is it the business policy of your department or company to single out women...

Actually, he definitely says he wants an adjective, when he states that the word he wants "describes the property of..." "...as applied to a building". I had written a post about possession and ownership which I don't see in the thread, so I must have dumped it before posting... From what I...

Observatory? Observation Point/Hill (as many have been called). Also Lookout, as in Lookout Ridge... ~thadeus

stumbling through same fog and writing rambling response... deleted and just wish to say, "Thank you, CC. That will do perfectly for my uses.

Hello all, Is there a word that describes a multi part number like an IP address... meaning if n.n.n.n.n.n.n.n is the id given for a requirement doc, with each n representing a positive integer (n to infinity, except the functional extent is really a max of 2 unit places or 'nn') So in other...

I would say that it doesn't matter whether there is ever a break in or he answers or doesn't; It's still annoying and still not his problem... Companies in need of round the clock security can pay for round the clock security. As I mentioned above it's a business expense that needs to be...