Ron and Fez Listening Thread 6/18/13 - On the Case

[realmenhatelife]

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Looking forward to the new Neko Case album, the first single and the music in the album trailer are both very good.

[hanso]

Hope this show is better..first 2 shows today..eehh

[Gutter]

Moarning buddays.

[sailor]

More like on the necco wafers or sumthin. Tss.

[realmenhatelife]

More like on the necco wafers or sumthin. Tss.

It's pronounced knee-ko

[LeedsJr]

Hope this show is better..first 2 shows today..eehh


Did O and A go off on another misguided screed about "free speech" because of the Atlanta DJ's being fired?

[hanso]

Did O and A go off on another misguided screed about "free speech" because of the Atlanta DJ's being fired?

not that i heard in 2nd 1/2 of show, was the dj's fired ricky smiley? (part of his show)

[realmenhatelife]

Did O and A go off on another misguided screed about "free speech" because of the Atlanta DJ's being fired?

not that i heard in 2nd 1/2 of show, was the dj's fired ricky smiley? (part of his show)

They were talking it when I was on my commute. Something about how ALS will be the next sacred cow you cant touch and when will it stop?

[hanso]

bah bah bah bah bah intern
(beach boys theme)

[disneyspy]

bah bah bah bah bah intern
(beach boys theme)

ha! thats great,you should send that to pepper

[realmenhatelife]

The last time I heard about Interns taking action against their 'employer' it was because their internship was so useless it was a waste of money.

The record industry is supposed to be notoriously bad with interns. They would just make copies 8 hours a day.

[Misteriosa]

hey buddays :o

and with these unpaid internships, its biased. i could NEVER be able to get an unpaid internship. why? not because im incapable, but because my family couldnt afford for me NOT to be working. so basically, i lose a chance to get my foot in the door at a good company because my family is too poor. also, these companies use these interns to do work that they could be hiring people to do, but to keep from paying benefits, they let the interns do it.

[realmenhatelife]

Thursday’s lawsuit cited United States Labor Department guidelines, which consider unpaid internships lawful if they are part of an educational training program and do not replace employees and if the company does not gain immediate advantage from an intern’s work. The work experience also must benefit the intern.

If you read abuot what the kids are asked to do you can see how it violates these guidelines. One of them worked 50 hours a week doing stuff like editing and proof reading, which you could argue was a replacement for a regular employee. And the other ones say they were only trained by other interns and had to work in bad conditions. So that would violate the benefitting the intern.

[A.J.]

I was an unpaid intern at the State Department for a semester during college. I had hoped that would turn into an official job but it didn't.

After college, I was an unpaid intern at a think tank because I couldn't find a job. That turned into a paying job and got me my clearance.

If you can swing it, it can be worth the sacrifice.

[realmenhatelife]

Ron is asking these questions just so they have something on file in case she ever tries to sue.

[disneyspy]

i wanted to be interned but i didnt want to be put in the ground

[disneyspy]

they had the MKCP (magic kingdom college program) at disney that disney uses to fill most of the attractions jobs with for free

[hanso]

ha! thats great,you should send that to pepper

Oh guess he is out again today.

[Warren Peace]

I made $115/week for my internship back in 1994. I did receive college credit for it, but I probably averaged 50 hours a week.

[realmenhatelife]

Is that true? Growing up I always remember the morning show being a bunch of old guys. Pierre Robert and shit like that.

[realmenhatelife]

Film boy outside of philly needs to check out QVC, NFL films and the production company that does all the TLC reality shows. They're around here.

[sailor]

Internships are hardly prerequisites for entry level business gigs.

And interns were always used as unpaid labor in exchange for some experience. Think this ruling is shit.

[sailor]

It's pronounced knee-ko

That was the "or sumthin" part.

[Recyclerz]

There are a small percentage of internships that actually work as designed. Increasingly though, big firms, especially in publishing and media, are using internships as replacements for entry level jobs so they get a constant stream of free labor.

I think the way Ron & Pepper run their internships are closer to the way they are supposed to work.

And Molly hit the nail on the head with the statement that they are becoming a way for the better off to hold onto the class advantages for their kids.

[Misteriosa]

Internships are hardly prerequisites for entry level business gigs.
And interns were always used as unpaid labor in exchange for some experience. Think this ruling is shit.

they are now... in my job searches, a lot of entry level job listings ask for 2 -3 years exp in that field. its really hard to get that without some kind of internship.. its really hard to find anyone hiring to learn on the job.

[sailor]

Increasingly? It's been like that since the Middle Ages. As for the third paragraph, as I said previously, it's hardly a prerequisite.

[realmenhatelife]

Mr New York foodie Ronnie B blanked on Larry Forgione? And if you wiki search him a million people you've heard of have worked for him. I think on Food Network they called him the godfather of new york chefs.

Larry Forgione - launched the free-range movement and considered the "Godfather of American Cuisine”

[realmenhatelife]

Like misti was saying in my company, since the recession, they have adjusted all the jobs to require a crazy level of experience. There is essentially no such thing as an entry level job here anymore unless you want to work in collections.

These people are egregious too, I've seen 4 year degree requirements on jobs that pay like 30k a year.

[realmenhatelife]

Zod is coming in, what are the chances that comes up?

[Recyclerz]

Zod is coming in, what are the chances that comes up?

I think if Ron engages him on any past work it will be "The Limey".

[realmenhatelife]

I think if Ron engages him on any past work it will be "The Limey".

Ron should get over himself and kneel before Zod.

[Recyclerz]

Ron should get over himself and kneel before Zod.

I think Ron has taken a knee as he does with most of these old icons that he respects.

[Recyclerz]

OK I suspect most people either hated that interview or just tuned into something else but I found it a lot more interesting than I expected and the close "Now who is Fez?" & "What a wonderful moustache!" was a classic.

:thumbup:

[deliciousV]

OK I suspect most people either hated that interview or just tuned into something else but I found it a lot more interesting than I expected and the close "Now who is Fez?" & "What a wonderful moustache!" was a classic.

:thumbup:

I found the content of the interview interesting, but I found his voice to be Ambian.

[sailor]

Like misti was saying in my company, since the recession, they have adjusted all the jobs to require a crazy level of experience. There is essentially no such thing as an entry level job here anymore unless you want to work in collections.

These people are egregious too, I've seen 4 year degree requirements on jobs that pay like 30k a year.

You need a four year degree to get lower paying jobs than that (mid to low 20s). Again, it's nothing new or odd.

[realmenhatelife]

You need a four year degree to get lower paying jobs than that (mid to low 20s). Again, it's nothing new or odd.

The recession has really changed the paradigm, is all.



I wish I would've heard Terrance Stamp compliment Fez' mustache.

[Recyclerz]

I wish I would've heard Terrance Stamp compliment Fez' mustache.

They have to make it a sound drop.

[jimmyolsenblues]

Terrance Stamp's who's fez line should be played every hour on the hour for the end of time.

[deliciousV]

which mod is fucking up the iSpy?

[Lemieux66]

Oh Fez, you almost had an opinion on something without letting gay issues influence it.

Maybe one day.

[LeedsJr]

Ron should be claiming the name "Wheezy" for himself, in between long, labored breaths into the mic. :happy:

[A.J.]

OK I suspect most people either hated that interview or just tuned into something else but I found it a lot more interesting than I expected and the close "Now who is Fez?" & "What a wonderful moustache!" was a classic.

:thumbup:

I absolutely agree with this.

[hanso]

Oh Fez, you almost had an opinion on something without letting gay issues influence it.

Maybe one day.

Fez gets behind issues..he just needs to get behind

[LeedsJr]

I'm pretty sure the "scholarship offers" they're talking about are verbal commitments, which mean absolutely nothing.

[deliciousV]

I'm pretty sure the "scholarship offers" they're talking about are verbal commitments, which mean absolutely nothing.

exactly, and these kids back out of them as often as they honor them.

But what coach wouldn't accept a commitment from this kid?

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[LeedsJr]

That caller is absolutely talking out of his ass.

These commitments get backed out of from both sides all the time.

[Recyclerz]

I'm pretty sure that caller and Ba are wrong that most colleges will honor scholarships if an athlete gets injured or just washes out.

[LeedsJr]

The Ivy Leagues don't give their athletes pseudo-academic scholarships, they just give them grants from private funding.

[LeedsJr]

I'm pretty sure that caller and Ba are wrong that most colleges will honor scholarships if an athlete gets injured or just washes out.


They're dead wrong.

As the next caller correctly pointed out, even so-called "full rides" have to be renewed year to year. Kids lose their scholarships all the time.

[Recyclerz]

That caller is absolutely talking out of his ass.

These commitments get backed out of from both sides all the time.

I think the sytem is riiged in favor of the schools. If a kid walks away from a school he's committed to he loses a full year of eligibility (at least).

[LeedsJr]

No, they don't have to honor a scholarship if a kid gets hurt. Ba has no idea what he's talking about.

[LeedsJr]

I think the sytem is riiged in favor of the schools. If a kid walks away from a school he's committed to he loses a full year of eligibility (at least).


Not a verbal commitment. They mean nothing. They're just a press conference.

Kids even back out of signed letters of intent all the time. They only lose a year if the scholarship has started - meaning they have already started school activities covered by the scholarship.

[realmenhatelife]

If people could get behind South Chicago gangs the same way they get behind sports...


Thats about the dumbest sentiment ever.

[deliciousV]

I think the sytem is riiged in favor of the schools. If a kid walks away from a school he's committed to he loses a full year of eligibility (at least).

only after they sign an LOI, and only if the school won't release them from it. They can get out of a verbal anytime. This is all assuming they haven't played yet, only committed. When Calipari left Memphis Demarcus Cousins was released from his LOI and followed Calipari, not uncommon because these top players commit to a coach, not a school

[realmenhatelife]

I object to the word 'most' too. Most schools have student athletics but very few of them proportionally are on the level that big sports schools are.

[Recyclerz]

only after they sign an LOI, and only if the school won't release them from it. They can get out of a verbal anytime. This is all assuming they haven't played yet, only committed. When Calipari left Memphis Demarcus Cousins was released from his LOI and followed Calipari, not uncommon because these top players commit to a coach, not a school

I'm sure you and Leeds are right (any kind of verbal "contract" is almost impossible to enforce) but I still think the universities have tilted the scales in their favor to an egregious degree.

[LeedsJr]

I'm sure you and Leeds are right (any kind of verbal "contract" is almost impossible to enforce) but I still think the universities have tilted the scales in their favor to an egregious degree.

Absolutely. College athletes are chattel. The reason schools are so willing to release kids from LOI's is because they are so easily replaceable.

[LeedsJr]

Hoo boy. An interview about marketing work. Can't imagine why the thread died. :dry:

[jennysmurf]

Hoo boy. An interview about marketing work. Can't imagine why the thread died. :dry:

I just tuned in--who is this infomercial for? It's kinda killing me a little....slowly...

[LeedsJr]

I just tuned in--who is this infomercial for? It's kinda killing me a little....slowly...


Sorry, no idea. At this point, I turn the show off when Ron says, "Is our guest here?"

[jennysmurf]

Sorry, no idea. At this point, I turn the show off when Ron says, "Is our guest here?"

I wonder if he'll take to the end of the show? Dang it! I hate interviews!

[LeedsJr]

I wonder if he'll take to the end of the show? Dang it! I hate interviews!

You didn't miss much today.

A long segment about internships, with young callers complaining they are being treated like slaves, and older callers saying how much fun they had working for free and kids today are cry babies.

Then a fact-free segment with Ba about college athletic scholarships.

Now a painfully dull interview.

:thumbdown:

[LeedsJr]

You didn't miss much today.

A long segment about internships, with young callers complaining they are being treated like slaves, and older callers saying how much fun they had working for free and kids today are cry babies.

Then a fact-free segment with Ba about college athletic scholarships.

Now a painfully dull interview.

:thumbdown:


Oh, and Ron interviewed Terrence Stamp. I forgot about that because I turned the show off when Ron said, "Is our guest here?" :happy:

[jennysmurf]

Oh, and Ron interviewed Terrence Stamp. I forgot about that because I turned the show off when Ron said, "Is our guest here?" :happy:

I'm going to just start calling you for a rundown of the show everyday. That way, I know whether or not to listen to it later. Now I don't feel so bad about missing the show today! Thanks!:thumbup:

[realmenhatelife]

Days like this make you realize how much pepper spices up the show, aghee ghee ghee.

[LeedsJr]

I'm going to just start calling you for a rundown of the show everyday. That way, I know whether or not to listen to it later. Now I don't feel so bad about missing the show today! Thanks!:thumbup:


If you hear, "Would you like another?" in an Irish accent in the background when you call, odds are you can skip the show. :happy:

[Recyclerz]

As irritating as Daba has been on the show, I really feel bad for her situation. She's dropping $50 K a year for a communications degree from Pace? Unless she becomes the latest Mrs. Rupert Murdoch I don't know how long it takes her to dig out of that hole.

[jennysmurf]

If you hear, "Would you like another?" in an Irish accent in the background when you call, odds are you can skip the show. :happy:

Sweet. I think we have a solid plan.

[jennysmurf]

Alright, I'll try to listen again tomorrow after I take the girls to camp. Fingers crossed for some funny!:bye:

[realmenhatelife]

Alright, I'll try to listen again tomorrow after I take the girls to camp. Fingers crossed for some funny!:bye:

I'm lost with these euphemisms, does that mean not wear a bra or something?

[jennysmurf]

I'm lost with these euphemisms, does that mean not wear a bra or something?

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