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House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk, far right, speaks while colleagues play solitaire on their computers as the House convenes to vote on a new budget for the fiscal year in the Capitol, in Hartford, Conn., Monday, Aug., 31, 2009.
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It’s all fun and games until… well, I guess it’s all fun and games!
and these are the people in charge of our money? its as about ‘Fun and Games’ to us as watching someone run over your dog in a 4×4.
At least they’re not playing Texas Hold ‘em…
I saw people at passport control doing this in spain lol
haha looks like my history class
Looks like the guy behind them is on ESPN. Looks like baseball, possibly Yankees.
Its all fun and games until your solitare cant be solved
And the guy on the right is on espn.com
i saw that too. i gaurantee someone was updating their facebook status.
Or Watching Porn.
Or both?
would have been an epic win if someone’s browsing fail blog.
Admittedly, what would you rather do?
At least they weren’t gambling!
Let’s bash some colleagues!
They didn’t think their political careers were worth a $70 privacy screen film.
They aren’t.
To be fair, it was a boring speech.
Fair, where? I wanna go on the dodgems!
You want to sit on the biscuits?
(Which came first, the biscuits or the fariground cars? I can’t imagine someone inventing the cars and going ‘you know what, these really remind me of those jammy biscuits, we should name it after them.’
Than again, nor can I imagine ‘this biscuit reminds me of being bashed while driving a teeny car-type-thing’)
Woohoo! You appeared!
*pokes comment to get it out of moderation*
*gives Moomin a moderate poke*
*mods the poke and rates it*
*thumbs up*
Wow, all workplaces are in fact equal!
Would have been cool if they were caught looking at Fail Blog.
…and then they could log on and look at themselves looking at failblog…..
Ooooh, we could have infinitefail.com to rival infinitecat.com!
Could have mimicked that great scene from Spaceballs.
We’ve been jammed?
Raspberry!
Pbbbbbbt!
Oh, that wasn’t an order?
My favorite jam! (and I don’t mean raspberry)
Jam
*squeeze*
Long time no see!
Woohoo!
But are you ready for this jelly?
*squeezes all*
♪ Jelly jelly jelly
Jelly stays on my mind ♪
*wibble wobble, wibble wobble*
The wibbly wobbly world of the jelly babes?
Anyway, back to my Spaceballs reference…
ht tp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvd3kaupZ60
I am disturbed by your enthusiasm to show me your balls.
I find your disturbing to be a lack of faith.
I lack disturbances!
Faith, is that you?
Doctor Who might give you a jelly baby…
And by “Doctor Who” I meant “The Doctor”…
Wrong! MOST workplaces ban non-business use of corporate equipment … these pukes should be expelled from the House – note: I didn’t make any assumptions as to what party they misrepresent.
If they were true colleagues, they’d at least be playing the same game.
Maybe each of them played against a member of the other party?
*facepalm*
Just to make it worse, the budget they are supposed to be considering (on August 31) is for the fiscal year that began July 1. Ahhh, my fair state.
July 1st, 1998?
If only it were the amount of money spent in 1998!
I wonder where the member of Congress Dirty Old Man from yesterdays fail was?
In the men’s room?
*whistles softly*
He usually isn’t a friend of privacy…
Notice how the one on the left is pretty far into the game? It must have been one boring speech indeed.
Everyone else seems to be on different internet pages anyway!
Is anyone working / paying attention?
BTW – the guy holding the speech looks more like he’s dancing.
“And now, esteemed members of the House, while you consider this budget, for your listening pleasure, straight from an appearance at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas…”
*one, two, step, ball, change and a’ chacha cha
*spins recklessly*
This year, I would like to deliver my proposals through the medium of contemporary dance to reflect the f*cked up nature of it all.
*lol*
My comment is being moderated by the way. Just saying. It’ll appear later, and I’m not replying to it.
I imägine you were talking about viägra? Why the fück do you always do that?
Someone has to keep it up lest we forget.
I may also have used the ‘I’ word twice in the comment while talking complete nonsense, no half measures with me when going for moderation.
♬ Imägine all the nonsense… ♬
I !magine it will be funny and poignant when we finally see it.
*plays solitaire while waiting*
Looks like the computer on the far right has iTunes open.
And the one bottom right has baseball on.
And I’m also pretty sure that one in the row in front of the people playing solitaire (manned by a blond-ish guy) has Pandora radio playing.
Goodness, I’d get fired pretty quick if I goofed off this much at work or get bad grades if I played on my laptop in class instead of taking notes!
The only scenario in which I think this behaviour could be acceptable is in case of a filibuster, but that’s a whole different story.
“House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk, far right, …”
Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk is not “far right”. He’s a moderate republican.
On the far right of the photo.
Q.E.D.
Are you really Mark the Shark, the WTIC traffic copter guy?
*guesses he wouldn’t admit it if he was*
The second I saw this pic I was thinking ha ha ha, that’s probably CT. Then I read the description.
Sigh.
LOL! Hilarious
Isn’t this more like DEMOCRACY fail. The more I see of politicians, the more I freaking hate the con that is Western democracy (disclaimer, I am from the UK and all our Politicians think that earning 3 times the average FAMILY income is a hardship, f&ckers).
So you all notified that author of this is most probably congressman (or what) too? I think that man who reads failblog isn’t completely waste of citizens money. Even when he is taking pictures of his colleagues instead of working.
Or what? How about a journalist?
…from the Associated Press (clicky)
Do nobody see the double fail? The guy in the lower right corner that is watching a baseball-game?
Nice. Well spotted, btw.
Surely, this is, in fact, a Solitaire Win?
Not the first solitaire win, either.
ht tp://failblog.org/2009/03/18/police-fail-3/
aaah, I remember it well……
lol
Maybe it’s recess and the guy with the microphone is singing!
I think he has a mouse on his chin.
I think he has a house on his shin.
He is instructing the people on how to play solitaire: “OK, now where do you put that red seven?”
*happy to see gaynorvader back again*
Is she playing Freecell or Spider Solitaire on the left?
*happy to be back*
Spider
*welcomebacksqueeze*
*happygummiesqueeze*
*wibblyjellysqueeze*
*sugaryhoarsesqueeze*
*poncesqueeze*
*adds U*
*runs away blushing*
(wrong angle to be typing dammit!
I did wonder what a ponce squeeze would be like. I was never squeezed by a ponce before.
It’s a squeeze hard enough to cause you to ‘p’ once.
*bearhugs all*
is it working yet?
oops – brb
Wow, the whole site waited for me to come back!
*gitsqueeze*
*make-up squeeze*
I thought it was a joke!
*lipstick squeeze*
No, just my crappy typing!
I also like how the person on the bottom right is looking at ESPN.
This is what I wanna do when I grow up
Life is all FUN and GAMES. Come on!
So what if the party lost a few propositions! She made a new personal record on solitaire, so at the end of the day – it was a GOOD DAY!
Expect to see this photo at election time.
what’s a budget ?
Doesn’t look like any of them is doing the right thing or is it just me?
I think if you’re forced to sit in a room all day listening to some small congressman from Minnesota wax philosophical on the evils of big Government, you have to learn to multi-task so you don’t feel too much like poking your own eyes out with a pencil. I don’t blame them in the least. Plus, I don’t know about you guys, but I am perfectly capable of paying attention to what’s being said and playing solitaire at the same time.
This exactly. I commented below, but yeah I have trouble keeping focus if I don’t have something else to do, so I imagine they have a similar issue.
It is their JOB to sit in the room and listen to the honorable senator from MN wax philosophical. These people spent hundreds of millions of dollars trying to get that seat. One would think that they would at least have the decency to do the job they worked so hard to get, but no! here they all sit playing games and surfing the net. And we all wonder why govt. is so messed up?
Working hard or hardly working?
Killing time on the job will kill the job in time.
Oooh! Oooh! Red 7 on black 8!
photshop
nope, this photo ran on the Hartford Courant’s Website and was taken by a photo journalist.
still- could be, you act as if news teams haven’t “spiced up” their pictures and storys before.
Yeah it was on the news yesterday, it’s a real picture. I just think they might have trouble concentrating. I can easily listen to someone speak while playing solitaire.
What about the guy behind them on ESPN?
It should be noted that the two people paying solitaire are democrats? No Wonder it took them 2 Months into the next fiscal year to (barely) pass a budget.
Specifically, Jack Hennessey (Assistant Majority Leader) and Barbara Lambert.
Oh, the guy on espn.com is probably either Henry Genga or Timothy Larson (based on where they are sitting). Both also Democrats.
Shhhhhh! You’re interrupting the narrative! The only party mentioned in that caption was Republican, so naturally people are going to associate that party with the goofing off that’s going on. Persuasive writing 101: Strategic Wording and Creative Omission. Better luck next time PK.
Not so much actually. It’s more like: if you’re from Connecticut, which you’d have to be if you’re bothering to read the Hartford Courant, you already know that what the Republicans say in the General Assembly does not matter. What matters is whether the Dems can keep their caucus together solidly enough to override Gov. Rell’s veto. This far along in the process, Hennessey and Lambert know what Cafero’s going to say backward and forward and it’s not going to change their position in the slightest.
Voting the way the party leadership tells me: it’s easier than thinking!
Being the party leadership: not easier than being a bag of douche, but darn well worth it!
at least they aren’t playing couter strike
hahahhahahahhahhahh
I saw this yesterday on the news. It occurred to me it might actually be helping them concentrate. I have a hard time watching someone speak for too long before my mind starts to wander. It helps me keep listening to have something to do like doodle or pick at my fingernails or something.
Try again. Doodling is different. It’s mindless and can be done as an outlet while your brain is otherwise engaged. Card games – and watching sports – require a diversion of thought. It’s fine to play a game while you’re taking a break from work, but even at my lowly job (i.e. not making decisions that affect the fiscal health of an entire state) it’s inexcusable to be doing ANYTHING during a meeting but paying attention and participating, even if that means just writing follow up questions or ideas about the subject being discussed. Fire them all.
Well, it is Solitaire, and that is a pretty mindless game. I play it all the time at work (when it’s slow, anyway, which is most of the time) while listening to the news. I can do both just fine. If they’re listening to someone talk for a long time, it can be hard to keep your eyes focused on the person without needed to give your brain something to do. It’s easy for a lot of people to play Solitaire while listening to someone talk.
What’s the big deal? It’s not hard to listen to a speech and play at the same time. Besides look how many people have laptops in that pic. Obviously every one of them is doing something else while that guy talks.
you sure this was taken this year?
He is not really speaking – this is break time and he is singing Frank Sinatra Karaoke.
the guy on the right has ESPN.com open too. wow.
Oh gee, i wonder why the world is crashing down… cuz everybody is on youtube or playing solitare
probably fake
Yeah, it seems like it. Still, pretty funny though.
haha, guy on the right is on ESPN.com
I’m not going to read the comments to see if this has been said yet.
and you all think solitaire it’s not boring ?
Yeah, no one noticed the closest computer screen on the right is looking at baseball too!!!!!!!!!!
oh yes… politics today… what wold have George Washington done???
Pulled out a deck of cards and started playing classic solitare.
I wondered why the health care bill had provisions for “red on black” and “aces are ones”.
LoL… I always tough they do that when no one is looking xD… real life proof xD
ESPN on far right computer
Methinks these people need to find new jobs!
Haha, that looks like every class I had in law school, seen from the back. Your future leaders, ladies and gentlemen.
Now we know why congress is the opposite of progress.
Does anyone not notice the espn on the computer behind it.
5 or 6 people, solely judging by the ones that have already left comments to that effect.
At least the lady on the left has the good sense to play spider solitaire
Ahh!! I live in CT! No wonder this place is so f***ed up.
Those slackers should be punished! 2 weeks Solitairey confinement should do it.
*coughs*
……………..I’ve got nothing. I think that should just stand on its own. With you. In the corner. :-p
Do You Have ANY Idea How Boring It Is In the Senate… Someone Go Sit As Long As They Do About the House Majority Leader’s Dribble and You Tell Me They Wouldn’t Want to Screw Around… I’m Surprised XBoxes Haven’t Been Smuggled In…
http://blog.ctnews.com/connecticutpostings/2009/09/01/whos-playing-solitaire/ The people playing solitare have been identified. The woman is Barbara Lambert, D-Milford, and Jack Hennessy, D-Bridgeport.
That guy on the bottom right is looking at baseball clips! That’s what I’d be doing.
they’re playing freecell i think. its def. not solitare… way too many cardds.
Hey now… only one is playing Solitaire. The other one is playing Freecell. Big difference.
This is Baseball/ESPN statement number 11. As you were people.
My tax paying dollars are paying for this……. they must be democrats
Good thing there’s no money involved… wait a sec.
It’s a house of cards… ok, i’ll stop.
Your tax dollars at FAIL.
eh! at least none of them were playing world of warcraft!!! then i think we would all be screwed, them being republican or democratic!
Can I get paid those big bucks to do that?
I work for an Illinois legislative agency. When I first saw this picture I thought for sure it was “our” legislators
But even though it’s not, I’m sure this scene has been repeated in our capitol many times…
Ever seen a legislature in action? Floor debate is pretty much a sham – everyone’s mind is made up already, and the only reason anyone makes speeches at all is so they can go on record as having spoken for or against something. The people playing solitaire are the only honest ones in the room.
And another guy is on espn.
They’re STILL playing MS Solitaire these days?
this looks suspisiously photoshopped
hahaha espn and solitare ftw
This is fake because everyone know anyone in governement is way to stupid to play solotare.
haha the person on the far right’s on iTunes… needed some music evidently?
epic fail for me.
the lady on the right is my friends grandma
darn (im so dum) i meant left >.<
and I bet that the guy with the mic is singing karaokesongs, common sing along, one more time!
I think i saw someone in the right of the picture listening to XM Radio XD
The guy behind them is looking at espn and i think someone in front of them is online shopping
THIS IS WHY OUR GOVT CANT GET SHIT DONE!