Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Friday, March 17, 2017

Comma Ca Va

Oxford commas are not redundant, as the dairy industry in Maine is finding out.
Maine's law says the following activities do not qualify for overtime pay: "The canning, processing, preserving, freezing, drying, marketing, storing, packing for shipment or distribution of: (1) Agricultural produce; (2) Meat and fish products; and (3) Perishable foods."

The drivers said the lack of a comma between "shipment" and "or distribution" meant the legislation applied only to the single activity of "packing", rather than to "packing" and "distribution" as two separate activities.

And because drivers distribute the goods, but do not pack them, they argued they were therefore eligible for overtime pay - backdated over several years.
The court, while not agreeing, found that the provision was ambiguous and, therefore, the drivers win.

4 comments:

3383 said...

I prefer the Oxford comma, mostly for the clarity.

I also still use "it's" to indicate the possessive, although I understand that rule has changed. Not my fault.

dinthebeast said...

As a former delivery driver who worked really long hours for no overtime for years (they paid us by the day) I salute these drivers for winning. I'm still of the opinion that driving a 19,000 pound vehicle through city traffic is worth more than minimum wage...

-Doug in Oakland

Anonymous said...

It's not ambiguous using symbolic logic.

Ten Bears said...

"Packaging" is "packing for shipment."

Ones and zeros, boiled down.