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Re:You have a set amount of “weirdness points” – spend them ... by tjpaudio on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @03:11PM (#22240373)
This article makes me think of the engineer at one of my past jobs that not only subsided on the free office poptarts, but also would butter them. I like to think I am a very open minded person but I had a hard time taking that guy seriously with anything.
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Re:You have a set amount of “weirdness points” – spend them ... by stronglikedan on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @04:47PM (#22241361)
Have you ever put butter on a Pop Tart?

It's so frickin' good

Have you ever put butter on a Pop Tart?

If you haven't then I think you should

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Re:You have a set amount of “weirdness points” – spend them ... by mikepalmer on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @09:32PM (#22243480)
Have to try this now!
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Re:You have a set amount of “weirdness points” – spend them ... by GrayTextIsTruth on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @04:20PM (#22241114)
I had a friend show me this when I was a kid and I did it for a while. That engineer was probably raised that way and thought it was as normal as buttering toast.
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Re:You have a set amount of “weirdness points” – spend them ... by thatcat on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @03:52PM (#22240826)
Did you ask for an explanation? maybe he was just adjusting the sugar / fat ratio so he didn't have a diabetic shock later or something.
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Re:You have a set amount of “weirdness points” – spend them ... by redisman on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @04:47PM (#22241365)
Does a diet of only pop-tarts make sense if you're worried about a diabetic shock?
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Re:You have a set amount of “weirdness points” – spend them ... by thatcat on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @05:52PM (#22241979)
If they're free and you're really cheap or lazy then maybe? I was just curious if you asked what his motivation was.
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Re:You have a set amount of “weirdness points” – spend them ... by solveit on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @07:08PM (#22242590)
That just makes me think you haven't been exposed to enough weird people. Also, uh, you're not very open minded.
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Re:You have a set amount of “weirdness points” – spend them ... by joejerryronnie on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @04:37PM (#22241258)
Wait, you had free office pop tarts?!!
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Re:You have a set amount of “weirdness points” – spend them ... by mikepalmer on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @09:33PM (#22243484)
I will add this to my HN "who's hiring" post
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