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Curves
11/04/09

In reply to Welcome To The Company, Here's Your 1980s Cubicle
That same boombox was left in a cube by a former employee and now jams out the 80s in my garage. #oldschoolcubicle
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OMG! Ponies!
11/04/09

In reply to Welcome To The Company, Here's Your 1980s Cubicle
Best hazing ever. The only way to make it better is with a TV Guide for the week of November 2, 1985, a half-used can of Aqua-Net and a pack of Bubblicious in the top drawer.
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Pope John Peeps II
11/04/09

In reply to Welcome To The Company, Here's Your 1980s Cubicle
Hahaha. Oh wow! As the acting deputy manager for human resources, I can tell you that cubicles like this are what separates our company from all the other faceless high tech companies. You've really made the right choice here. This inoffensively lame prank is specifically designed (by committee) to not offend anyone regardless of cultural origin, and our design team promises that by mocking the past we will both date our employees, enforcing their age, and make our workers feel like they're still young and hip enough to engage in "shenanigans" (yes, I'm specifically referencing that youtube clip. Yes, my assistant did explain to me that it would make me relevant again).

But let's be honest, would any other high tech company out there so brazenly make fun of the eighties? How cool are we?! We deliberately foster this atmosphere of cool! We hire kids studying "graffiti arts" in a private school in the suburbs to come in and paint a specific, specially designed "mural wall" on the outside of our building. Our cafeteria is stocked with "orangina" and every day we have a different ethnic food. Our employee base is accurately diversified to reflect the ethnic heritage of America, although to be sure, we recruited them all from top league schools.... It's great to have a mexican on board, but let's be clear about this... a Stanford mexican.

Well okay folks we've been enjoying this "shenanigans" time for about 12 minutes now, which is 2 minutes more than I had allotted for it this morning. So let's all get back to work. And remember how totally unique our high tech company is. This 80s cubicle is nothing like the 80s cubicle at Apple and Microsoft. Theirs has a Voltron figurine in it. We couldn't get one. All right, back to work.

Oh and dave, you're fired. #oldschoolcubicle
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adaorardor
11/04/09

@Pope John Peeps II: 10 minutes allotted to shenanigans in the morning? that's about a solid half hour more than i get at my current job! sign me up... #oldschoolcubicle
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AmphetamineCrown
11/04/09

@Pope John Peeps II: Just beautiful...

I laughed. I cried. I clicked on the heart. #oldschoolcubicle
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borjo
11/04/09

In reply to Welcome To The Company, Here's Your 1980s Cubicle
i had one of those TOMY robot hands when i was a kid! #oldschoolcubicle
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OMG! Ponies!
11/04/09

@borjo: It's called Armitron, dammit! We do not take kindly to not know who Armitron is. #oldschoolcubicle
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borjo
11/04/09

@OMG! Ponies!: google sez it was called ROBO1
i was too young to care (or remember).
if you are referring to the general category of objects then i did not know that and stand corrected #oldschoolcubicle
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qbrad
11/04/09

@borjo: Google is FUCKING WRONG!!! It's an Armitron. #oldschoolcubicle
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qbrad
11/04/09

@qbrad: Oh, and the hoses did nothing. Not even push air like my Digger Dan Construction Set piston operated machines. #oldschoolcubicle
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skywalker24
11/04/09

In reply to Welcome To The Company, Here's Your 1980s Cubicle
I love the Hang in There poster and the picture from the Maxell commerical. So 80s...

What is that from the second picture though? The thing looks exactly like the thing you drive around in Mass Effect. #oldschoolcubicle
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SQLGuru
11/04/09

@skywalker24: Big Trax.....programmable control, even (buttons under a lid would let you do LOGO-like steering). #oldschoolcubicle
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joetato
11/04/09

In reply to Welcome To The Company, Here's Your 1980s Cubicle
Don't spend a penny of your paycheck until Apple Computer has its IPO. You can retire to your own private island in 2003! #oldschoolcubicle
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Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
11/04/09

In reply to Welcome To The Company, Here's Your 1980s Cubicle
Can you explain for some of us that were still running around in flannel shirts and converse, what the hell is that thing next to the computer?

Oh, and I have that cassette case. #oldschoolcubicle
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/04/09

@Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: I have three of those cassette cases.. #oldschoolcubicle
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dingus
11/04/09

In reply to Welcome To The Company, Here's Your 1980s Cubicle
Between the Armatron (spraypainted? why???) and the boombox I predict some passive-agressive intraoffice memos coming down. #oldschoolcubicle
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GitEmSteveDave_RockinLabCoat
11/04/09

In reply to Welcome To The Company, Here's Your 1980s Cubicle
The best part? The Rubik's Cube is pre-solved! #oldschoolcubicle
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Sam
11/04/09

In reply to Welcome To The Company, Here's Your 1980s Cubicle
Great music? 1980's?

I think I just lost a little respect for you Rosa. #oldschoolcubicle
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Rosa Golijan
11/04/09

@Sam: Out comes my shameful secret. I actually like Billy Joel, AC/DC, Queen, and a lot more folks who put some things out during that decade. #oldschoolcubicle
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Letao
11/04/09

@Rosa Golijan: Well, are you a New Yorker? Liking Billy Joel is bred into us. #oldschoolcubicle
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Rosa Golijan
11/04/09

@Letao: Nah, not a New Yorker. #oldschoolcubicle
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Con Seannery
11/04/09

@Rosa Golijan: I see no shame in that...two solid choices and one I don't particularly care for but I can see the appeal of.

#RosaRocks #oldschoolcubicle
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/04/09

@Rosa Golijan: Nothing to be ashamed about. There was plenty of good music from the 80's...

#RosaRocks
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wilson_c
11/04/09

@Rosa Golijan: All of whom released their best work in the 70s. #oldschoolcubicle
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Rosa Golijan
11/04/09

@wilson_c: Perhaps, but I'm somehow still fonder of the decade I was born in. #oldschoolcubicle
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OMG! Ponies!
11/04/09

@Sam: Dude! All of Madonna's really good music came out in the Eighties! Plus, Run DMC, Billy Idol, Tears For Fears, and Bon Jovi. #oldschoolcubicle
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Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!
11/04/09

In reply to Welcome To The Company, Here's Your 1980s Cubicle
Wait... Is that an AMIGA?

EDIT: Nope, an ATARI ST(?)#oldschoolcubicle
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biggerx
11/04/09

@Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!: Atari. #oldschoolcubicle
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11/04/09

@biggerx: Right... But I'm wondering what model.

Either way, I feel like playing Bad Dudes and Platoon on that thing. Something about old computers that I have a thing for. (Notably their games, and goofing off on BBSs when my homework were done as a kid.) #oldschoolcubicle
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DingoJunior
11/04/09

@Soldier_CLE says [snip]: That would be an Atari ST. I wonder how many 80's office cubicles came eqipped with an Atari... #oldschoolcubicle
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Soldier_CLE says DON'T STOP AT THE STAR! REVOKE THE WHOLE DAMN THING, OWEN!!!
11/04/09

@DingoJunior: I know that one of my old middle schools had that in the library, while the Apple IIGs were in different classrooms and the Macintoshes were in a computer room.

And to think that we thought those monitor sizes were more than enough!

What I really want to see is his game collection for that thing. AMIGA and ATARI ST had some pretty badass games on their computers!

That, my friend, feels more like the golden age of computer gaming. #oldschoolcubicle
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ed.riddle
11/04/09

@Soldier_CLE says @biggerx: Right... But I'm wondering what model.

It's an Atari 1040 ST. It's "monitor stand" is actually Atari's Hard Drive (20MB) in it's Mega ST form factor and it looks like the monitor is the color one (They made both color and black and white models).

For what it's worth I used to work at one of the largest Atari ST stores in the country (Computer STudio). We even had Atari folks come and visit us on occasion... fun times.
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peteo
11/04/09

@Soldier_CLE : If the had Dungeon Master to play I would NEVER leave! #oldschoolcubicle
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11/04/09

@ed.riddle: Niice.

Yeah, I remembered both monitor configurations and never understood why one would want to go with the B/W configuration, even if just using business apps.

Also, pretty cool that you worked at Computer STudio! I remember hearing about them alot as a kid, but I don't think I've had a location near me at the time. Back then, it were basically a choice between Walden Software, Electronics Boutique and a few department stores that are now defunct.

Fun times! #oldschoolcubicle
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11/04/09

@peteo: DM is the shit, by even today's standards IMO! Even though games have gotten more intricate and interactive, there is something about games like those that keep you wanting it.

The same can be said of MUDs and "door games", like Legend of Red Dragon (LoRD). #oldschoolcubicle
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OMG! Ponies!
10/30/09

In reply to The Next Best Thing After Riding a Real Vespa
You do know that an actual Vespa isn't all that expensive, right? #vespachair
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KingRadical
10/30/09

@OMG! Ponies!: Have you looked at Vespa pricing... ever?

They're the most expensive scooter brand by far. #vespachair
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OMG! Ponies!
10/30/09

@KingRadical: You and I have different ideas of "expensive". #vespachair
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KingRadical
11/06/09

@OMG! Ponies!: I'm speaking relative here, and relative to every single other scooter brand, Vespas are the most. #vespachair
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Curves
10/30/09

In reply to The Next Best Thing After Riding a Real Vespa
If everyone in the office gets one, you can all cruise around terrifying co-workers with your menacing scooter gang, which is almost as frightening as a Segway gang. #vespachair
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chrisfox01
10/30/09

In reply to The Next Best Thing After Riding a Real Vespa
Why couldn't you get Rosa to post this as I'm now trying to picture Jesus bubblebutt. :..( #vespachair
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Rosa Golijan
10/30/09

@chrisfox01: Because we had a Bubblebuttocks Contest and he won. I'm currently crying about it.
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Odin
10/30/09

In reply to The Next Best Thing After Riding a Real Vespa
When can we expect the "butts-on" impressions? #vespachair
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