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Caption This for 05/13/11

Posted May 12, 2011 4:45 PM by Sharkles
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05/12/2011 5:04 PM

Somebody in the I.T. department took the "Green" movement just a bit to literally.

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05/12/2011 5:43 PM

Okay, so, note to self: Don't eat sunflower seeds at work before a long weekend.

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05/12/2011 5:45 PM

I sure didn't think that all those sesame seeds falling off my Big Mac while I was eating at my desk would germinate.
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05/13/2011 7:51 AM

Oh, come on. Is there really anything of nutritional value in one of those?

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05/13/2011 7:58 AM

Proteins, Fats, Carbs, Starches and Sugar.

If we were allowed to have beer and wine at the desk there would be less whining in the office
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05/13/2011 8:16 AM

OK. What about stuff of nutritional value, though?

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05/13/2011 8:50 AM

What I stated is nutritional value. May not be good healthy stuff but it is still nutritional value. It probably rates right up there with Pop-Tarts and Pez. Myself, I prefer the mushroom and swiss from Hardees. Over priced now that they have gone to the "thick burger" for $6.00. I liked them better when they were the thin burgers for half the price.
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05/12/2011 6:00 PM

Just hit [ESC] while you still can!

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05/12/2011 9:03 PM

Looks like someone needs to sanitize there keyboard a little more often. Ya never know what them germs are gonna grow. Yuck.

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05/12/2011 9:09 PM

Ordered online the other night seeds that can grow anywhere! No F'in way came into work today and this happened.

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05/12/2011 9:12 PM

Chia Pet meet Chia Keyboard.

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05/12/2011 9:21 PM

Someone said they wanted "Kilos of weed" Don't think this will do it.

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05/12/2011 9:27 PM

Urban decay.

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05/12/2011 9:48 PM

COMPAQ announce their new range of bio degrading peripherals

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05/12/2011 10:57 PM

My dang antivirus supplier is now trying to get me to buy anti fungal protection. Talk about branching out!

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05/13/2011 3:18 AM

Me Tarzan, Jane online.

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05/13/2011 3:57 AM

"Sprouting" good ideas?

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05/13/2011 5:48 AM

Marketing Guy: I said I wanted the keyboards in mustard - not mustard in the keyboards!

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05/13/2011 6:16 AM

"System been down long, mate?"

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05/16/2011 3:24 AM

Good one ! ('the system has cresssed, old chap')

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05/13/2011 7:37 AM

Dude, you'r getting a dill.
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05/13/2011 7:40 AM

Use Spell Check People!!!

The last quater was great until it was found out that the Compaq / Dell merger was a typo.
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05/13/2011 8:26 AM

tired of neglect the flower garden sent a delegate to order their own fertilizer.....

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05/13/2011 8:52 AM

Send flowers on line!
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05/13/2011 9:06 AM

Truly Organic Operator Interface

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05/13/2011 9:07 AM

how to navigate through the root directory.

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05/13/2011 9:26 AM

So we got all the bugs worked out of our system - now we need to get the weeds out too?

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05/13/2011 9:54 AM

Another episode of "The World After People"!

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05/13/2011 8:02 PM

You may be referring to Soylent Green. Great flick!

I tend to find 'The World After People' series on the History channel way too depressing to watch for a long time, although some parts of it are interesting and educational.

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05/13/2011 9:55 AM

Don't throw away your old keyboard - use it as a planter! Built-in straight rows!

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05/13/2011 10:16 AM

Apple? No. Weeds.

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05/13/2011 10:33 AM

"These Point-And-Click interfaces have gotten so advanced, I rarely use my keyboard any more!"
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05/13/2011 10:35 AM

Too nice out to be inside working? Bring the outside in!

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05/13/2011 11:54 AM

Call me in Oct. when the buds are ready
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05/13/2011 1:41 PM

Gertie Greenthumb, against the advice of her coworkers, decided to come to work sick rather than stay home.

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05/13/2011 3:38 PM

The keys to Compaq trees.

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05/13/2011 4:55 PM

Uh-oh..

Has Jordy Verrill been over to your place?

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05/13/2011 9:47 PM

Your computer is now Stoned!

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05/14/2011 8:23 AM

Too!

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05/14/2011 2:14 AM

The keys to green living.

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05/14/2011 2:44 AM

This is what happens when you bring automation into horticulture.
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05/14/2011 3:43 AM

Phot-Voltaic is finally proven to work.

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05/15/2011 6:36 PM

Swamp Thing's keyboard.

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05/15/2011 9:50 PM

Son, I said PLAN you garden on your computer, not PLANT it on your computer!

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05/16/2011 11:01 AM

PC Shop of Horrors

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05/20/2011 7:22 AM

NO NO, I said i wanted a compact seed tray.

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06/02/2011 11:34 PM

So, this is green energy...
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06/03/2011 8:11 AM

Wow ! What a fertile device !!

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06/03/2011 10:38 AM

that must be Herb's keyboard.
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07/09/2011 11:50 AM

now exactly how do we roll this up dude or do we use a pipe

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