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@cabalonryeā¦ ācompedā is a shortened term for ācomplimentedā, a derivative of ācomplimentaryā in this case. Meaning Ritaās drinks are free. Forever.
That poor kid is about to enter the worst deal of his short life. Unless one of the guys can rescue him before the deal is done.
If he turns it down, he could set up next day and encounter a hostile takeover. Rita knows some touch kids she could send around. Then heād be lucky to get a nominal buyout.
read the first sentence, drop to the last oneā¦I get it, corporate inflections on a kidās businessā¦.life is too short to read all whatās in between, now move along
thatās kind of like these āelectric companiesā that set themselves up to collect money for the real electric company. One day I received letter saying my town was changing to this middle man company, but the old electric company still owned the wires, transformers, did the service, took the emergency outage callsā¦..
x_Tech almost 12 years ago
Translation:āYouāre about to be screwed but donāt expect a kiss.And BTW my drinks are comped.ā
x_Tech almost 12 years ago
Thank you Prof for your American to English translation. I sure my friends across the pond will appreciate it. It was as they say Spot on.
cabalonrye almost 12 years ago
Well, I didnāt get the comped, hard to keep up with all the new slang on the other side of the Atlantic, so thanks Prof dāanglais.
invertedyesterday almost 12 years ago
@cabalonryeā¦ ācompedā is a shortened term for ācomplimentedā, a derivative of ācomplimentaryā in this case. Meaning Ritaās drinks are free. Forever.
That poor kid is about to enter the worst deal of his short life. Unless one of the guys can rescue him before the deal is done.
Ren Rodee almost 12 years ago
This is why the worker must own the means of production.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 12 years ago
If he turns it down, he could set up next day and encounter a hostile takeover. Rita knows some touch kids she could send around. Then heād be lucky to get a nominal buyout.
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 12 years ago
read the first sentence, drop to the last oneā¦I get it, corporate inflections on a kidās businessā¦.life is too short to read all whatās in between, now move along
Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 12 years ago
By the way- thatās the house I grew up in behind them.
PoodleGroomer almost 12 years ago
Swimming with sharks, or swimming with leeches?This looks like a compromise, swimming with lampreys.
johnzakour Premium Member almost 12 years ago
New WD blog post. Thinking about adding a new faceā¦.
ossiningaling almost 12 years ago
And in exchange, you get this attractive MMM logo to apply to all merchandise and promotional materials.
I Quit almost 12 years ago
Take a hike, sister.
ChessPirate almost 12 years ago
A few slices short of a loaf.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member almost 12 years ago
ā¦so thatās how it works.
RalphZIggy almost 12 years ago
thatās kind of like these āelectric companiesā that set themselves up to collect money for the real electric company. One day I received letter saying my town was changing to this middle man company, but the old electric company still owned the wires, transformers, did the service, took the emergency outage callsā¦..
No New Wars about 2 years ago
Could be worse. Could be a franchise. Where he pays her for the stand, has to buy the lemonade and cups from her at a price she dictates and so on.