Doesn't everyone give the two-fingered Jedi command-wave as they approach automatic doors?
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An explanation of The Joy Division Litmus Test
Although it may now be lost in the mysts of thyme, the poll below is still relevant to this blog. In the winter of 2008, Mele and I went to live in Queensland. In order to survive, I bluffed my way into a job at a Coffee Club.
It was quite a reasonable place to work: the hours were regular, the staff were quite nice, it wasn't particularly taxing on my brain.
There were a few downsides: In the six weeks or so that I worked there, there was about a 90% staff turnover (contributed to by my leaving). This wasn't seen as a result of the low pay, the laughability of staff prices or the practice of not distributing tips to staff, rather it was blamed on the lack of work ethic among Bribie Island's youth.
However, one of the stranger aspects of the cultural isolation that touched our lives during our time "up there" was the fact that nobody at my work had heard of the band Joy Division.
The full explanation is available here.
But please, interact a little further and vote in my ongoing poll. The results are slowly mounting up, proving one thing: people read this blog are more well-informed about Joy Division than anyone who works at the Coffee Club on Bribie Island.
It was quite a reasonable place to work: the hours were regular, the staff were quite nice, it wasn't particularly taxing on my brain.
There were a few downsides: In the six weeks or so that I worked there, there was about a 90% staff turnover (contributed to by my leaving). This wasn't seen as a result of the low pay, the laughability of staff prices or the practice of not distributing tips to staff, rather it was blamed on the lack of work ethic among Bribie Island's youth.
However, one of the stranger aspects of the cultural isolation that touched our lives during our time "up there" was the fact that nobody at my work had heard of the band Joy Division.
The full explanation is available here.
But please, interact a little further and vote in my ongoing poll. The results are slowly mounting up, proving one thing: people read this blog are more well-informed about Joy Division than anyone who works at the Coffee Club on Bribie Island.
You're not crazy. But then again, I might just be saying that because I've been 'tricked.
ReplyDelete...in which case you aren't crazy. Or we're both crazy.
ReplyDelete"You're not crazy"
ReplyDeleteYou're not crazy. I'd certainly do that if I'd thought of it. as it is, i usually just imagine that the doors are being opened by Roman slaves as in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum or by elves as in any Terry Pratchett Discworld book.
ReplyDeletei didn't do it, but i certainly will now!
ReplyDeleteLove Chunks does it, but I tend to go for the "And here's the prize winning showcase..." move that you need two hands for, palms upwards. Maybe that's why I like wearing an over-shoulder bag to keep my hands free *just* for automatic doors.
ReplyDeleteJedi command wave?? Hell no!! I just stride up to those doors and they open. "They" know who I am, they wouldn't dare to stay closed.
ReplyDelete@Jonathan Shaw: YOU got to see A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum?? I'm so jealous. I missed it. (due to a serious lack of funds at the time)
ReplyDeleteGTH; doing a little howling at the moon Franzy?
ReplyDeleteKiki - Just like your father before you ...
ReplyDeleteKath - I love it! Not only as an alternative, but also as a subtle differentiator between us two and our respective cultural backgrounds. One could almost imagine it as a question in a personality test:
When approaching automatic doors, do you pretend to be:
a) a Jedi
b) a game show host
c) a Perfect Match contestant
d) Captain Kirk
e) Captain Picard
River - More like I'm posting "once in a blue"
Don't worry, you're only crazy when you start to believe that you can break these cuffs.
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