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Reply to cwydro (Reply #17)

Wed Nov 11, 2020, 10:10 PM

Nov 2020

There is no excuse for exposing yourself to your co-workers, online or otherwise. If you stay professional during work hours, i.e. wear pants and only attend one Zoom meeting at a time, Toobin's so-called mistake doesn't happen. It's just not that difficult to avoid flashing people under normal circumstances. What he did was not normal.

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From his wiki... irisblue Nov 2020 #7

He did this to himself Deuxcents Nov 2020 #2

Ouch! Mme. Defarge Nov 2020 #10

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Tiny hands for a tiny... Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #15

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For tucking in his shirt? Blue Owl Nov 2020 #13

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The New Yorker didn't buy the, "it was an accident" excuse? LMFAO sarcasmo Nov 2020 #29

He here who hasn't jerked off during a Zoom conference meeting may cast the first stone Kaleva Nov 2020 #33