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[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 110 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Someone needs to teach me this trick of buying pizza with the pizza's own money.

"Dominoes hates this one weird trick."

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 37 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, you see the joke is that teachers aren't people.

[–] PopShark@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I think the joke is teachers are Italian but I don’t get this joke it’s too sophisticated for me

[–] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

You can do this with the amazing power of gun and balaclava.

[–] NESSI3@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)
[–] odium@programming.dev 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don't you usually pay ahead of time for curbside pickup?

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

They're saying that if you time it right, they won't get/hear the notification that you've checked in and you can slide into the right spot. Wait awhile and then you'll get refunded because you were "waiting so long"

Which it can work TBH, it just won't be a reliable method by any means

[–] yngmnwntr@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is why there are spaces clearly marked for curbside pickup. If you're not in one of the designated spaces and try to pull this you will not get free food.

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 points 2 months ago

The apostrophe actually makes it a contraction, not possessive. So they're really saying "the underpaid teacher who bought it with it is own money". I know not everyone cares, but that's how our weird language works...

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[–] zewm@lemmy.world 65 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Gotta love that the meme is pointing out how under appreciated the teacher is but then refers to the teacher as “it”.

The disrespect is real.

[–] unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Playing devil's advocate here: maybe they were trying to be inclusive by not specifiying gender but haven't heard of they. The US education system is a joke in a lot of places so the (hypothetical) teacher may have to think twice before suggesting they change the it's to their. But hey, at least the apostrophe is where it should be and I'd take that as a win for education.

[–] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But there shouldn't be an apostrophe there... it's = it is, its = posessive.

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[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 3 points 2 months ago

Maybe they aren't from the US ?

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

If I had to guess, the meme was probably made by someone who likely has English as a secondary language. I doubt there was any disrespect intended.

[–] PythagreousTitties@lemm.ee 43 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I once bought little prize things for my team. Nothing special, stress balls in funny shapes and things like that.

Got pulled into the office for using my own money on that one lol

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I got a job once at this little video production company, and everyone was always trying to find pens. I'm pretty sure this one smart ass there was stealing them just because he thought it was funny that no one could ever find one...

Anyway, it was probably my second week on the job and I got pissed off because there were like 10 cups that were supposed to have pens in them at all times and I couldn't find a single one, so I went to the grocery store across the street and bought like 3 boxes of pens and filled all the cups again with the warning that these were my pens that everyone was welcome to use but if they all went missing I would start keeping them locked in my car. Everyone seemed happy to have pens again.

I got hauled into the managers office 2 hours later and questioned as to why I spent my own money on office supplies, why I didn't just requisition more pens, told never to do that again and handed a check for $11 for "stationary supplies".

That was the last time I ever bought anything for anybody at work ever again lol

[–] PythagreousTitties@lemm.ee 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Haha yes! You did the right thing though. It's all about timing. I knew my team needed the dumb prizes that week/month for the extra goodwill. You knew everyone needed goddamn pens.

How long would it have taken to get that done going through management?

"So I spoke to manager X and they said we'll have pens in a couple weeks" doesn't exactly inspire anything.

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

People had been complaining about the pens since my first day there lol all the pens I bought were gone after about a month and they all went back to complaining again. I think one of the managers supplied a single 10 pack of pens once the whole time I worked there. I just kept a box of my own in my car for me to use lol

[–] PythagreousTitties@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago

"Fuck it, I'll do it myself" is, in my experience, a great way to get ahead at work. No one likes the manager that doesn't look out for thier people.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Got pulled into the office for using my own money on that one lol

It was because they had a form you could have filled out and gotten it paid for without any fuss right?.....right??

[–] PythagreousTitties@lemm.ee 12 points 2 months ago

Oh yeah... absolutely. They would have, uh, green lit it "immediately"

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

stress balls in funny shapes and things like that.

Got pulled into the office for using my own money on that one lol

Next time don't buy squishy dicks for work colleagues.

[–] Orbituary@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] ssm@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 months ago
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[–] lapislazuli@sopuli.xyz 28 points 2 months ago

Its. Teacher is a cat, this checks out.

[–] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] refalo@programming.dev 6 points 2 months ago

legit I've had people get angry at me for using "they" the same way everyone normally does

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 27 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Much love for these teachers. They are not paid nearly enough. I hate the corporate pizza party, but not the public school one.

Edit: I wonder if the difference in financial burden between a corporate pizza party and a public school one is a good metric

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

I'm glad that my nephew's teacher last year sent out a message to allow family to donate to those parties. I've paid for a few.

I'm also sad that it has come to that.

[–] LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I used to prostitute myself in class for people's slices

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

a slice a suck I used to say

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[–] Lwaxana@startrek.website 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think it tastes better this size I will fight you on this

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

No, there's definitely a science to this. It's the same reason sandwiches taste better if you cut them in a triangle. The sharp points make for the perfect bite size.

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[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 10 points 2 months ago

Love when I bough pizza with it is own money

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

*it tried its best

I volunteered at a summer camp in college and we had a $30 budget to feed 15 kids + 1.

I bought four Little Caesars $5 dollar pizzas, some dollar store big sodas, and had enough money for big bags of chips.

We made it work! 😭

[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And, to this day, I still crave that super thin wedge of pizza once in a while.

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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 6 points 2 months ago

First I was mad, then I was sad.

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