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proud2BlibKansan

(96,793 posts)
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 08:33 AM Aug 2012

Brownback to honor state workers with pack-your-own picnic

TOPEKA -- Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is inviting state employees to pack a lunch for a picnic in their honor Friday on the Statehouse grounds.

The governor is even promising to hand out free cookies and ice cream to the first 1,000 state workers who attend the event on the Capitol’s south lawn. His office also plans to have a blues and jazz band play.

Brownback says Cabinet secretaries and agency directors will join him in handing out the goodies. He is encouraging workers to bring sack lunches.

The picnic begins at 11:30 a.m. A noon ceremony will honor employees who have served the state for 40 years or longer.

| The Associated Press


Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/16/3764928/brownback-to-honor-state-workers.html#storylink=cpy

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Brownback to honor state workers with pack-your-own picnic (Original Post) proud2BlibKansan Aug 2012 OP
Dump the ice cream on his head. lapfog_1 Aug 2012 #1
I would simply skip the picnic Sherman A1 Aug 2012 #3
Mighty big of him... ALLOWING Public workers to lunch on public ground like that. . .n/t annabanana Aug 2012 #2
With or w/o pay? Downwinder Aug 2012 #4
One of the comments says they need to use vacation time. proud2BlibKansan Aug 2012 #6
And during the finale, every one who attends gets a pick slip. JoePhilly Aug 2012 #5
reminds me of the stings where police invite criminals to ellenfl Aug 2012 #7
LOL!! proud2BlibKansan Aug 2012 #8
Please update us on how many bothered to show up for this lame tribute. tanyev Aug 2012 #9
what a tool demtenjeep Aug 2012 #10
Hey, did you see this? proud2BlibKansan Aug 2012 #11

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
3. I would simply skip the picnic
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 09:07 AM
Aug 2012

nothing says "up yours" like not attending.

"Sorry must have missed the date on the calendar", "Too much work to do", "Need to sort out the paperclips in the container on the desk", etc, etc.

ellenfl

(8,660 posts)
7. reminds me of the stings where police invite criminals to
Thu Aug 16, 2012, 01:35 PM
Aug 2012

receive some prize, and then arrest them when they show up.

ellen fl

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