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      Be careful, I had a friend who only listened to Nine Inch Nails. I really liked NIN. His obsession was too much. I hung out with him a lot growing up, like sleepovers every other weekend stuff like that. When I did sleep over, he could only go to sleep by putting on a NIN cd on repeat… let’s just say it’s been over 20 years since that, and I still have no interest to ever listen to them again. I like Radiohead and would not want this same fate for them.

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    “Natural deodorant” is usually just a block of an aluminum salt crystal, which’ll work just fine since that’s the kind of stuff in “industrial” deodorants too. Stains more and dries out your skin though since you usually end up with way more of the stuff in your pits, which is sorta ironic I guess.

    So I think I’d go with Shiloh or Dayzie?

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      Weird, here natural deodorant means it doesn’t contain any aluminum.

      But I’d gift Shiloh high end headphones, and hopefully Walter is one of those spry 100 year olds with tons of interesting stories and anecdotes about life.

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        with tons of interesting stories and anecdotes about life

        …which he will find ways to clumsily segue into again and again, regardless of how many times you’ve heard them

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          Well if he’s 100 hopefully he’ll die before the repeats start.

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            You know how kids with thousand of Disney and outcast movies available at all time, will watch Frozen on a loop anyway? Old people are the same with amazing stories, they pick a favorite one and stick to it.

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      So the salt crystal deodorants are potassium alum, which has been used for thousands of years for various things. It’s a naturally occurring rock, and people found it has mild antiseptic properties and stop small cuts from bleeding. It’s a popular aftershave for that reason, commonly available for purchase as an “alum block”.

      When used as a deodorant, what’s actually happening is you’re creating a salty layer on your skin that bacteria can’t form on. (No idea how that works out in practice, I use actual deodorant lol). And indeed it is used in many actual deodorants for that exact purpose

      HOWEVER, and I want to mention this not because you said anything wrong but because I have found it to be a source of confusion for many people, it is not the same as the aluminum salts used in antiperspirants. Namely aluminum zirconium and aluminum chlorohydrate. Different chemicals. They function by blocking your pores so the sweat doesn’t release in the first place.

      Many people are concerned, whether or not the concerns are founded, that the antiperspirant aluminums are mired in health risks such as cancer. The alum blocks are not wrapped up in that in any way, other than the fact that they are also used in (and used alone as) deodorant. It’s an interesting little piece of nuance that doesn’t come up much due to the relative non-popularity of the alum blocks

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    I’d share an office with Brice only so I could steal his lunch every day, open it, and dump it into a sealed trash can.

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    Absolutely Wallace. He looks like he prefers to work in dead silence - thumbs up.

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      Alternatively, he’s the type of old fart that constantly makes calls when they could’ve been emails.

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      Never shuts up about how the country has gone to hell, complaining about “the queers”, etc, etc, etc.

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        Alternatively, may have a shitload of good jokes and all around pleasant person to work with. Its a mix with the elderly. The sharp ones are awesome sometimes

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        He could be a union supporter though - in my experience of doing labor organizing, the younger folks are usually more pro-union, then there’s a dead zone of support from the Boomers, and then the really old folks are much more supportive because they grew up when unions were more of an active force.

        If Wallace is down to organize, then I’d pick him and just take the risk that he’s got some shitty opinions that I’ll have to work through and re-educate him on.

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      Gotta be careful with that. I shared an office with an old guy once and had to bring headphones. We wouldn’t talk, but he would constantly make old man noises. Coughs, grunts, snorts, etc. If I didn’t block them out, they would drive me crazy like nails on a chalkboard. That said, the guy himself was really cool and I loved working with him otherwise.

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    Aww, probably Hannah. As much as I would want to be surly or jealous of someone else finding their person, I could use some positivity in my life.

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      Yeah, Hannah wouldn’t be bad. If that’s the worst thing about her, she would be okay.

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    When Wallace croaks ya got your own office

    Hannah’s happiness and optimism would probably be good for me but could also backfire hard

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      I think Hannah would be okay unless she turns into a bridezilla. Not because I’d be involved but because I’m guessing bridezillas are probably deeply unhappy people that take their misery out on others.

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    If the worst part of Dayzie is possibly smelling bad, then I’ll take her. I work with someone now who is Indian. Great guy, but I try not to get close… being a cube or 2 away, I barely smell it, so this seems like the best option. Plus, she looks cute. Sorry if that’s offensive to say or inappropriate these days, but oh well.

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      I think this post was vaguely sexist and racist but on the other hand, it also wasn’t funny or interesting either.

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    Wallace or Susan. Almost every place I’ve been HR is the freakiest of the groups and generally doesn’t care. (And yes that’s annecdotal and I’m sure there will be others who say they’re the worst)

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    Caleb, easy choice. Like do you know how great CrossFit is for you? Dude you don’t even equipment! Just start…

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      Honestly I was full go on Caleb as well from the start.

      1. He’s motivated and energetic (qualities I want in the atmosphere surrounding me at work, keeps the energy going and hopefully keeps mine up as well.

      2. If your going to be casual friends with the person you are working directly with. Them practicing healthy habits encourages the idea that if we eat together at lunch or anything… I likely won’t be eating shitty food all the time, but rather a health conscious diet at lunch. Possibly small snacks throughout the day which is awesome to have snacks.

      3. If you make friends with your coworker, those are the things that are being dragged into our hangouts outside of work, or possibly the motivation to also hit the gym or what not before work and get started early.

      4. As a single person, the people that Caleb interacts with at the gym and they are interested in hanging out with outside of work are likely going to be also health conscious/active. So if I am going to meet someone through our friends group… a health conscious, active woman sounds like something I would prefer because I prefered those things in my 8-5 already.