The interminable wait was killing her productivity.
(Gerard Terborch, 1660)
He had trouble adjusting after the long holiday.
(Mola, 1659)
The report would take hours, but he badly needed reimbursement.
(Pforr, 1809-10)
The union’s position was still a bit tenuous, yet stronger than ever before.
(Spinello Aretino, 1407)
Most of his coworkers were generous and friendly, if a bit distracting.
(Sacchi, 1641)
The culprit was afraid to look up.
(Granet, 1833)
He hoped he could fit in well at TicketsNow.
(Carpaccio, 1495-1500)
If only the new brand position could inspire him to focus again.
(Carpaccio, 1595-60)
Q:The IT guys at my office refuse to set up my new iPhone with my corporate email, saying that phone's not meant for business use, and that I should have bought a Blackberry. What should I do?
Anonymous
Your IT department is most likely under the impression that when Jacques Cartier sailed from Horchelaga in 1534 to claim Canada for France, his wife insisted he not bring an iPhone, reportedly due to an insatiable addiction to “Angry Birds”.
Jacques Cartier
We recommend you remind your employers that scholars now agree some of the iPhone’s check-in apps could have increased Cartier’s social standing with natives, and ultimately created a larger French territory in the New World.
—Shallow Sage
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The traffic was just a convenient excuse.
(Bruegel the Elder, 1566)
Start planning your route now.
(Swanenburg, 1595)
His new career was ultimately more satisfying.
(Ostade, 1659)
His job had always been his his main source of satisfaction.
(Pinturicchio, 1502)
Near-wisdom from the ages.
Because people never change.
