Letters to the Editor
Anne in NYC
Published Letters: 314 Editor's Choice: 37
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Schadenfreude
[Read the article: We'll always hate Paris]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]“Something has indeed gone wrong in your life if you're finding your fleeting moments of joy in the thought that Paris Hilton will have to use a grimy, seatless toilet.”
I think Paris using a commode without a seat is hysterical. I mean – this is the girl who is ‘famous’ for lifting up her skit and taking a piss no matter where she is (good for you if you had no idea that was a habit of hers). I’d be down at Riker’s if I did even a small portion of the things she gets away with. It feels good knowing she didn’t really get away with anything.
BTW – ‘My Man Godfrey’ is one of my favorite films. And watching Paris get tossed back in jail is like watching Cornelia getting pushed into an ash pile.
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But...
[Read the article: Do you need a sister-wife?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]it’s a joke, right? Why is anyone taking this at all seriously?
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Actually, I’ve heard this all before
[Read the article: Portrait of a princess, interrupted]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I’m fascinated with Princess Diana – but this article had me rolling my eyes and doing lots of skimming. Tina Brown bragging about how she went to school with that kind of girl and how they almost did lunch just isn't an interesting read.
It's bad when you make a person miss your Paris Hilton coverage.
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The song was the best part of the show
[Read the article: Start believin']
[Read more letters about this article: Here]That particular Journey song has been a gen-X anthem for a while. It’s the song that everyone seems to know the words to and at the end of a drunken night it’s a hell of a lot of fun to sing. I’ve also been hearing lots of re-mixes lately. If I see it on a juke box you bet I’ll play it.
I guess my only real problem with the song was it didn’t seem like something Tony would play.
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It’s not the LW’s business
[Read the article: Her sexy T-shirt says "Kitty Not Happy" -- is that OK at work?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]If the boss says the t-shirt is not breaking the dress code the LW needs to drop it. If the corporate culture allows ironic t-shirts then that’s that – get used to it or look for a new job where your sensibilities are appreciated (although I’ve no idea where that might be if he’s tempted to slap people who offend him).
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“Is that what you would tell a woman who claimed sexual harassment?”
[Read the article: Her sexy T-shirt says "Kitty Not Happy" -- is that OK at work?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Would I tell that woman to get over it?
If her claim of sexual harassment were investigated and found to be bunk you bet I’d tell her to get over it, move along or call her lawyer. I can’t have an employee spending her whole day trying to make trouble for some guy who’s already been cleared.
There are laws against sexual harassment. There are laws against men slapping their wives. But there are no laws against sexy t-shirts with double meanings (Hooter’s anyone?).
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“Does reporting this to the Manager end it in your view?”
[Read the article: Her sexy T-shirt says "Kitty Not Happy" -- is that OK at work?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]In my particular case I am the HR department for a small company. I’ve been working in this field for the past 10 years.
When someone complains about harassment (sexual or otherwise) I interview both parties and write it all down, I decide what I’m going to do based on our employee manual and then I make a call to my lawyer to make sure I’m acting within appropriate limits. Then I write a letter, stating everything that’s happened, and everyone involved signs it and gets a copy in their file. So, by the time I clarify office protocol to the employees in questions I’ve already got all my bases covered.
In the t-shirt situation I probably wouldn’t have taken things so far as it’s a dress code issue and not a harassment issue in my opinion. My conversation between myself and the girl would be a private sort of thing that had to do only with the t-shirt and not about the person who complained about it.
But I do have to add – the LW is coming close to becoming the harasser in this story. He should have come directly to his HR person without speaking to the girl – because now he looks like he ‘could’ be some dirty old man who just wants to talk about the girl’s tits and her sex life. I’m not saying that he is but he’s put himself in a situation where the girl knows he’s complained about her and that could be trouble. I would have been better if the sexy t-shirt wearer never knew it was the LW that complained.
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get a cat - even if it’s only temporary
[Read the article: How do I get rid of mice? Plus: Testimonials needed!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]My experience is just the smell of a cat will keep mice away (not so with dogs). If you don’t want to make the nearly 20 year commitment to a cat (or want to see what you’re getting into first) try fostering an older animal – this is kitten season and it’s a time of year when older animals are overlooked for younger, cuter kittens. It would take you a total of 15 seconds on Craig’s List to find an animal rescue group who will temporarily place an older cat with you.
If a cat is out of the question it’s time to clean the house from top to bottom, keep all food in the fridge and get those snap traps and a jar of peanut butter - the glue traps are truly nightmare inducing and with poison they’ll wonder off and die behind a wall and the stink be (almost) worse then the live mouse.
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If someone gave me this bag I’d be too embarrassed to carry it
[Read the article: "I'm not an overhyped luxury handbag"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]There is a thing as too much publicity and this bag has it. The trend is already over. Whatever canvas bag from your favorite grocery store that you already own is way, way preferable to this silly bag that’s getting so much attention.
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Re: Hunh?
[Read the article: "I'm not an overhyped luxury handbag"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I mean that this particular canvas bag is already tired and overdone. If you haven’t heard of it cheers for you and the grocery store canvas bag you’ve had for years – you’re way cooler then the people standing on line for one of these over priced ones.