February 2011
2 posts
Chicago man wears Packers tie to work, is promptly... →
Clearly violating dress code. Good riddance!
“Due to budget cuts, I work at a library branch that hardly has any books and...”
– The Farsided Librarian
January 2011
41 posts
Headlines: "Swiss Miss" →
Swiss bank’s 44-page etiquette guide tells employees what color underwear to wear, never to eat garlic and regulates proper toenail length.
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