The Daily Events and Anecdotes Thread

[Exploding Pigeons]

I haven't gone to work for two days and i still got paid!
Fuck yeah jury duty.

Down side? I sat in a room with 100 strangers read books and watch price is right.

Wait there's no down side!

[Matador]

He's obviously guilty. Give him the chair and get back to work.

[iamnotachicken]

I would love to do jury duty, except that I can't miss school. Maybe I'll luck out and get it in the summer.

[Exploding Pigeons]

He's obviously guilty. Give him the chair and get back to work.

I never got assigned to a case. I was hoping I would though, it would have been cool to decide someones fate.

[Kelso]

Lots of wet snow today. Then the plow decided to dump it all in my driveway. Lousy Smarch weather.

[Pirate Jack]

I never got assigned to a case. I was hoping I would though, it would have been cool to decide someones fate.

And this is why you shouldn't.

[iamnotachicken]

Eh, you're either gonna want the power or not want it, but neither guarantees a fair or unfair juror. The whole business of those not wanting to lead being best suited seems overblown to me.

[Pirate Jack]

I guess. Unless you just want the power so you can send people to their deaths.

[iamnotachicken]

I suppose.

[stock]

You don't get picked unless they want you to get picked. You're basically chosen because you have a potential bias which I've found pretty interesting for all of 5 minutes.

[Bronze]

It was my niece's first birthday today. Hard to believe it's been a year already. She's growing up so fast.

[Leetmuffin]

My conversation with a really hot girl today:


Her: So I was reading XKCD and I-
Me: You read XKCD?
H: Yeah I read a lot of webcomics.
Me:
H: In fact, I've got the whole feed going so I know which ones have updated.
M:
H: I have a boyfriend, remember?
M:

[pie]

Does she read Sam and Fuzzy?


and is her boyfriend susceptible to knives?

[Leetmuffin]

Yes.

[pie]

Oh my god.