To angelfiredragon from yesterday “I’ve been told they always have a large amount of people calling in sick on Friday nights and Saturdays, which is the time I can shop.”
We have plenty of call-ins on weekends and the young people who refuse to work weekends. Mostly the young college kids (some in high school too) who have no work ethics and don’t really care if they lose their jobs for poor attendance because they still have mom and/or dad supporting them. But your wait time in the checkout lines in inexcusable. They need to hire and schedule more cashiers. And when they have too many call-ins, MANAGERS need to step up to the plate and cashier a while.
A word from the History Teacher – A “poll” tax was used to prevent the poor (mostly black) people from voting. A “pole” tax (pronounced the same) is the joke about adult entertainment.
Many white bosses gave their white employees a bonus or a temporary “raise” just before election day to allow them to vote.
I can see why so many didn’t get this toon; I didn’t make the switch to “pole”, either. But what occurs to me is, why do we pronounce “poll” like “pole”? We don’t pronounce “ball” the same as “bale”. And I’ve never heard anyone say “Pole-y wanna cracker?”.
“I can see why so many didn’t get this toon; I didn’t make the switch to “pole”, either. But what occurs to me is, why do we pronounce “poll” like “pole”? We don’t pronounce “ball” the same as “bale”. And I’ve never heard anyone say “Pole-y wanna cracker?”.”
.Ain’t English wunderful?"
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Cerabooge,
English is a mixture of words and pronunciations from many languages with nobody authorized to insist on how it can be spoken. One good result is flexibility in thinking.
I think a lot of people got the pole dancer thing as a possibility. The problem was that it’s not even within shouting distance of being remotely amusing. So people looked for another explanation that would be funny.
Actually, “Poll” is a triple joke. One being the stripper pole. One being the guy’s pole. And the third being a play on words since the word “poll” was another name for “head”.
laughingkitty over 7 years ago
We have plenty of call-ins on weekends and the young people who refuse to work weekends. Mostly the young college kids (some in high school too) who have no work ethics and don’t really care if they lose their jobs for poor attendance because they still have mom and/or dad supporting them. But your wait time in the checkout lines in inexcusable. They need to hire and schedule more cashiers. And when they have too many call-ins, MANAGERS need to step up to the plate and cashier a while.
laughingkitty over 7 years ago
I don’t understand today’s strip. When they say “poll tax”. are hey referring to “stripper poles?” I’m confused.
Cminuscomics&stories Premium Member over 7 years ago
Stupid!
sandpiper over 7 years ago
Working on it. . . w-o-r-k-i-n-g o-o-o-on it . . .Nope. Nothing. Nada. Zip
gammaguy over 7 years ago
Pole tacks – used to attach the ribbons to the Maypole.
Germanshepherds4ever over 7 years ago
I don’t get this one……
ndulleck over 7 years ago
The latest format is too hard to read. Please bring back the long format
Dani Rice over 7 years ago
A word from the History Teacher – A “poll” tax was used to prevent the poor (mostly black) people from voting. A “pole” tax (pronounced the same) is the joke about adult entertainment.
Many white bosses gave their white employees a bonus or a temporary “raise” just before election day to allow them to vote.
silverking1953 over 7 years ago
Huh, I thought it was what you would use to put up yard sale and lost dog signs.
pschearer Premium Member over 7 years ago
Cant spel sow gud.
jtviper7 over 7 years ago
Just reminds me of Kevin James was teaching Leah Reminito poll dance
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 7 years ago
Wouldn’t that be Pole Tax ?
Cerabooge over 7 years ago
I can see why so many didn’t get this toon; I didn’t make the switch to “pole”, either. But what occurs to me is, why do we pronounce “poll” like “pole”? We don’t pronounce “ball” the same as “bale”. And I’ve never heard anyone say “Pole-y wanna cracker?”.
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Ain’t English wunderful?
neverenoughgold over 7 years ago
The “Urban Dictionary” is your friend…
puddleglum1066 over 7 years ago
I’m actually a bit surprised this one got past the censors.
dgmiller over 7 years ago
No!!!! You are all wrong! This is a special supplemental winter assessment in Warsaw.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault over 7 years ago
Cerabooge said,
“I can see why so many didn’t get this toon; I didn’t make the switch to “pole”, either. But what occurs to me is, why do we pronounce “poll” like “pole”? We don’t pronounce “ball” the same as “bale”. And I’ve never heard anyone say “Pole-y wanna cracker?”.”
.Ain’t English wunderful?"
.
Cerabooge,
English is a mixture of words and pronunciations from many languages with nobody authorized to insist on how it can be spoken. One good result is flexibility in thinking.
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kevin78661 said,
@Cerabooge
“…what does pole have to do with the sex industry?”
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Kevin,
Women use poles as props while dancing in strip clubs to sexually arouse men for money.
(This also requires flexibility.)
Kaputnik over 7 years ago
I think a lot of people got the pole dancer thing as a possibility. The problem was that it’s not even within shouting distance of being remotely amusing. So people looked for another explanation that would be funny.
Oh well, another day, another joke.
Dr_Zinj over 7 years ago
Actually, “Poll” is a triple joke. One being the stripper pole. One being the guy’s pole. And the third being a play on words since the word “poll” was another name for “head”.