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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • What is that holiday Americans celebrate by blowing their fingers off with firecrackers?

    You say the day first, the person listening has exactly 0 idea what the hell you’re talking about until you get to the month.

    This is how conversations work. By the end of the sentence, you know what someone has said.

    How long is the pause in your speech between words that you have to worry about losing someone’s attention after a single word?

    Edit: I should add that I’m Australian though, so the day/month/year thing works for me, and we also say the day first when speaking.






  • Yeah, I’m pretty certain the whole “board not approving” thing is one of the main things that makes it a hostile takeover?

    What I’ve seen in the past is that the board will disapprove of the takeover, and the other company will acquire enough shares to have enough sway to vote on members of the board. New board members (and old board members once they’ve made their own deals to get what they want out of whatever restructuring is planned) approve of the takeover bid and basically force the remaining shareholders into accepting the terms.

    I’m definitely not the most knowledgeable person about such matters, though, others may have a better explanation.