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        <title><![CDATA[haha! Dude, we work in IT - NONE of us need to go out of our way...]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-392863-3680814]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[....to find problems. Users typically bring them to us or dodgy tech screams at us for attention ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[dl_wraith]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 05:45:44 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Taking things too seriously]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-392863-3680752]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[Because wailing about the obvious is easier than going out of your way to find real problemsGreat ones.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[AnsuGisalas]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:12:59 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Positive thoughts]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-392863-3680705]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[How can you not have a warm, fuzzy feeling looking at these celebrations of mediocrity? Besides, I'm positive they accurately describe the corporate attitude. Don't you think they've been posted in every hall of MBA learning?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[wendygoerl@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:47:33 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[parodies]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ARE they parodies?I see a few profound truths.&quot;Life sucks, then you die.&quot;]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:42:35 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[the corrected quote]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&quot;None of us is a stupid as all of us IS&quot;]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[gscratchtr]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 09:45:06 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Funny]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Some of these may anonymously end up on our office bulletin board.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jasonbondy]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:11:29 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[We all know people these represent]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Anyone who has worked knows someone that at least one of these posters represents!  They're simply parody's of what we all think sometimes in our daily grind. Who hasn't wondered how the boss got where he is over others far more qualified, or how the guy four desks over could possibly make as much as you with the amount of work he does on an hourly basis?They're there to make us laugh, and stop wondering for just a moment in time, if we truly ARE the brightest bulb in the box.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mommajo]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:22:07 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Till do us Part - Carrol O'connor is a good actor and]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-392863-3680304]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[I've seen him in other roles where he was funny - such as the general in Kelly's Heroes - and he did his best in Archie Bunker, but they murdered the lines too much in trying to make them over as totally Americanised lines.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deadly Ernest]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:04:16 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[oh, I do enjoy - WHEN they are funny, these aren't - nt]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[nt]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deadly Ernest]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 08:00:13 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Despair.com]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If you order a t-shirt there (I did once), they have the most original autoresponse from the sales completion page: &quot;Your buyer's remorse begins here.&quot; I am paraphrasing because it's been a while. I just loved that.That said, the t-shirt was surprisingly good quality. Nothing quite like the &quot;I am a consumer *****&quot; t-shirt that I bought elsewhere, which was thin, weak cloth, and the iron-on faded to nothing within a few washes. The irony is still worth it.Despair.com should be given some credit for spawning a meme that has grown far beyond their influence or control. At least they put their names on their originality.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Solenoid]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:59:17 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the message...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I prefer positive thoughts.  Although the irony of high quality production is not lost on me, I'm reminded of a quote;Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.Johannes Brahms]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jturner@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 07:57:43 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[UK sitcom it was copied from was hilarious]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-392863-3680249]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[what was the name of the UK show?]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[emile319]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:38:02 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Want these]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Would be nice to have all these in a PowerPoint presentation...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[tjreaka@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:31:37 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Amazon will be upset]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Using their copyright without permission. (Image 1) Apparently they are as rutheless in the UK as they are in the GOUS of A!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[bgcr]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:27:29 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Loved these!!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hysterical and some not far from the truth.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[lhAdmin]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:16:32 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I understand your point and can agree to disagree]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I get what you mean. One mans junk is another's treasure, after all. My taste varies from yours and do you know what? That's cool.Like with your Archie example I'm the same with Red Dwarf. Love the UK original, hate the digital remaster and US edits.I won't agree that these are the wrong side of the line (and therefore fall as  a pathetic attempt at humour) - they work for me. Then again they do say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit. I just think that, like Dilbert, BofH and other similar comedy, these posters represent a type of observational humour that most of us will at least understand, even if we don't enjoy them.So, yes - all tastes are different and I'm not unhappy that this won't float everyone's boat. Yes - the images aren't funny individually but only in the context of the motivational posters they parody and the captions that come with them. No - I don't feel these are pathetic at all and I think even those who don't like them should at least 'get' the humour these try to convey (unless their company is the most awesome thing ever with super-enthusiastic staff all over it). I love them - long may these sorts of things continue ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[dl_wraith]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:58:52 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This stuff is GOLD!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I guess you have to know the definition of sarcasm to understand the priceless humor these DE-motivational posters emanate.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[ghall@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:35:15 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Here's where they came from]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[http://despair.com/index.html. I used several in a college class years ago. Went over really well.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[mudpuppy1]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 04:31:41 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thanks for sharing.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[These are funny, and bring back a few memories.  We had the &quot; Apathy&quot; on hanging on out wall when we ran a help desk.  Mondays were the worst, people seem to forget things over the weekend, like passwords.  There were many a time we thought about not answering...... :):)Thanks for the trip. ]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[hondadx88]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 04:29:17 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[duh...]]></title>
        <link><![CDATA[http://www.techrepublic.com/forum/discussions/102-392863-3680193]]></link>
        <description><![CDATA[...with that attitude, they will likely make a poster about you soon.  Lighten up and enjoy!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jvstog@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 04:10:22 -0700</pubDate>
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