<div dir="auto">Amen !<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><b style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(51,51,51)">Hans Feddern</span></b><br style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Twin Lakes/Federal Way, WA</span><br style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(0,0,102);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:thefedderns@gmail.com" target="_blank">thefedderns@gmail.com</a></span><br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb 14, 2026 at 1:49 PM J Christian Kessler via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">when will this discussion stop? I've been a birder for 70+ years, and was an active bander for several years. I occasionally need to look up a code, just as I occasionally need to look up a location (which can be more complicated than finding a code.) </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">can Tweeters please return to bird sightings?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Chris Kessler </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Feb 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM Jason Ferleman via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Ya’ll need to watch this episode of the office TLDR your silly abbreviations actually don’t save time overall<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div style="font-size:inherit"><div style="font-family:"google sans","helvetica neue",sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-weight:600;line-height:28px;letter-spacing:normal;color:rgb(10,10,10);font-style:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Key Highlights of the Scene:<span style="white-space:nowrap"><button style="margin:0px 6px 0px 0px;border:medium;border-radius:10px;height:20px;padding:0px;width:20px;outline:0px"><span style="display:inline-block"></span></button></span></div><ul style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:"google sans","helvetica neue",sans-serif;font-size:inherit;font-weight:400;line-height:24px;letter-spacing:normal;color:rgb(10,10,10);font-style:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><li style="margin:0px 0px 12px;padding:0px;list-style:outside"><strong style="font-weight:700">The Logic:</strong> Kevin believes that by removing unnecessary words (like "the" or "and"), he can be more efficient, comparing his new speech style to "wearing underpants" instead of a full outfit.</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 12px;padding:0px;list-style:outside"><strong style="font-weight:700">The Confusion:</strong> His coworkers are immediately confused, particularly when he says he wants to "see world." Jim has to ask if he means "see the world" or "SeaWorld," to which Kevin cryptically replies, "Oceans. Fish. Jump. China."</li><li style="margin:0px 0px 12px;padding:0px;list-style:outside"><strong style="font-weight:700">The Resolution:</strong> After Jim and Pam explain that his method actually takes <em style="font-weight:inherit;font-style:italic">more</em> time because of the constant need for clarification, Kevin eventually agrees to talk normally again.<span style="white-space:nowrap"> <button style="margin:0px 6px 0px 0px;border:medium;border-radius:10px;height:20px;padding:0px;width:20px;outline:0px"><span style="display:inline-block"></span></button></span></li></ul></div><br></div>
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