"Sorry for the wait, but it's been like Grand Central station in here."
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grand central station, busy, waiter, waiters, server, servers, eating out, eat out, eats out, hectic, busy day, busy shift, busy shifts, eating out, customer service, customer services, delay, delays, restaurant server, restaurant servers, idiom, idioms, idiomatic expression, idiomatic expressions, idiomatic phrase, idiomatic phrases"Gentlemen, it's time we gave some serious thought to the effects of global warming."
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global warming, floods, washington, water, pollution, thought, serious, environment, politics, incompetents, climate change, too late, tardy, tardiness, flood, flooding, flooded, global warming effect, global warming effects, delay, delays, apocalypse, end of the world, dragging our heels, worldwide flood, worldwide floods, environmental disaster, environmental catastrophe, catastrophe, catastrophes, disaster, disasters, natural disaster, natural disasters"As a courtesy for the inconvenience, please accept a voucher for three additional hours of your life, redeemable upon your death."
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air travel, airport, airports, airline, airlines, airplane, airplanes, aeroplane, aeroplanes, plane, planes, flying, flight, flights, traveler, travelers, traveling, travellers, travellers, travelling, passenger, passengers, delay, delays, delayed, late, inconvenience, voucher, vouchers, service, customer service, death, life, waiting, wait, long waits, redeem, redeemable, courtesy, wasting time, wasted time"Oh, hang on a sec - he's just coming in."
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receptionist, receptionists, secretary, secretaries, run interference, running interference, stall, stalls, stalling, delay, delays, delaying, tardy, tardiness, late, lateness, late for work, race, races, racing, run, runs, running, runner, runners, executive, executives, run to work, runs to work, exercise, exercises, exercising, exercise regimen, exercise regimens"We bring gold and frankincense. The myrrh is in the mail."
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jesus, baby jesus, birth of christ, nativity, the nativity, christmas, first christmas, the first christmas, three kings, the three kings, the three wise men, three wise men, 3 wise men, christianity, christian, christian, delay, delays, in the mail, mail, the mail, parcel, parcels, let down, let downs, let-down, let-downs, ordering, online order, online orders, online shopping, online shopper, online shoppers, delivery, deliveries"Yours is what's taking so long."
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menu, menus, delay, delays, order, orders, foodie, foodies, restaurant, fresh food, fresh foods, made to order, made-to-order, restaurants, waiter, waiters, server, servers, chef, chefs, cook, cooks, eating out, impatience, impatient, patient, patience"Due to an earlier incident, this train is being held in the station."
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train, trains, public transport, delay, delays, delayed train, delayed trains, cancellation, cancellations, train cancellation, train cancellations, excuse, excuses, making excuses, good excuse, good excuses, unexplained delay, unexplained delays, understatement, understatements, shot delay, short delays, gravity, accident, accidents, train accident, train accidents"The British are probably coming, but it's been a busy week and they aren't feeling a hundred per cent and they'll text later."
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paul revere, midnight ride, american revolution, american war of independence, war of independence, revolutionary, revolutionaries, american patriot, american patriots, historical character, historical characters, historical figure, historical figures, delay, delays, the british are coming, early warning, early warnings"Please forgive us for being so late- we had parking issues."
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parking, city parking, bad parking, driving, driver, drivers, city life, city living, urban life, dinner party, dinner parties, modern life, late, delay, delays, delayed, modern times, cocktail party, cocktail parties, let down, let downs, let-down, let-downs, guest, guests, dinner guest, dinner guests"Think of this as a 'Be here now' exercise."
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flight, flights, cancellation, cancellations, cancelled flight, cancelled flights, aeroplane, aeroplanes, airplane, airplanes, air travel, mindful exercise, mindful exercises, mindfulness, mindfulness exercise, mindfulness exercises, airport, airports, air travel, delay, delays, be here now, meditation, meditations, meditating, meditate, meditates"There'll be a little wait - would you like to have a drink at the bar?"
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angel, angels, heaven, heavens, afterlife, afterlives, after-life, after-lives, delay, delays, wait, waits, saint peter, st peter, st. peter, heavenly gates, pearly gates, saint, patient, patience, delay, delays, wait, waits, impatient, bar, bars, drink, drinks"Take heed! For your journey is filled with long delays and unexpected service changes."
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train, trains, train station, train stations, transport, transportation, public transport, public transportation, delay, delays, service change, service changes, commute, commuter, commuters, wizard, wizards, canal st, canal street, nyc, new york, warlock, warlocks, sorcerer, sorcerers, magic, magician, magicians"The crew is getting restless, captain."
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ship, ships, ship in a bottle, ships in bottles, restless, restlessness, stationary, bored, boring, boredom, complain, complaining, stuck, motionless, delayed, delay, delays, impatient, impatience, bad conditions, rough sea, rough seas, ships crew, ship's crew, ship's captain, ships captain, boat, boats, maritime artPlanned Service Changes
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trains, train, transport, transportation, finding yourself, university, universities, college, colleges, education, delays, delay, career change, career changes, resignation, resignations, gap years, gap year, sabbatical, time off, millennial, millennials, subway, updates, commute, commuter, commuters"Your pilot is still de-icing."
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air travel, airport, airports, airline, airlines, airplane, airplanes, aeroplane, aeroplanes, plane, planes, flying, flight, flights, traveler, travelers, travellers, travellers, passenger, passengers, pilot, pilots, captain, captains, de-icing, deicing, weather, bad weather, snowstorm, snowstorms, snow, snowing, ice, de-ice, deice, cold, winter, wintertime, drink, drinks, drinking, drinking alcohol, alcohol, alcoholic, alcoholics, liquor, booze, drunk, drunks, drunk driving, drunk driver, drunk drivers, dangerous driving, dangerous driver, dangerous drivers, dangerous, risky, delay, delays, delayed"Take heed! For your journey is filled with long delays and unexpected service charges!"
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commuting, commuter, commuters, transportation, public transportation, public transit, passenger, passengers, train, trains, subway, subways, metro, metros, underground, new york, new york city, ny, nyc, warning, warnings, service change, service changes, service, bad service, delay, delays, delayed, late, wizard, wizards, forewarning, foreshadowing, foretelling, journey, journeys, modern life"The way I see it, justice delayed is that many more billable hours."
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court, courts, courtroom, courtrooms, trial, trials, legal system, justice system, law, judge, judges, lawyer, lawyers, counselor, counselors, counsellors, counsellors, attorney, attorneys, solicitor, solicitors, barrister, barristers, legal counsel, justice, delay, delays, delayed, billable hours, money, time, greed, greedy"As a frequent flier, you'll be entitled to stay in our airport lounge for up to a week during delays."
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frequent flier, frequent fliers, frequent flyer, frequent flyers, perk, perks, flight, flights, airport, airports, departure lounge, departure lounges, departure, departures, lounge, lounges, airline, airlines, customer reward, customer rewards, air hostess, air steward, air stewards, air stewardess, air stewardesses, customer perk, customer perks, loyal, loyalty, customer, reward, rewards, loyalty points, flight, flights, delay, delays, aeroplane, aeroplanes, airplane, airplanes"Due to an incident at the Bergen Street station, everything has changed and nothing will ever be the same."
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subway, subways, delay, delays, delaying, new york, new york city, new yorker, new yorkers, bergen street, bergen street station, change, changes, changed, announcement, announcements, announcing, train delay, train delays, dramatic, over-dramatic, exaggeration, exaggerations, exaggerating, public transport, public transportation, mass transit, rapid transit"When the roll is called up yonder, I shall be very much surprised if any of the Penn Central management people are there."
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penn central, penn station, pennsylvania station, subway, railroad, railroads, underground, commute, commuter, commuters, delay, delays, delayed, late, running late, public transport, public transit, public transportation, transportation, new york, new york city, traffic, railway, train, trains, bus, busesThe Procrastinatorium.
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procrastinator, procrastinators, procrastination, procrastinate, procrastinates, stall, stalls, stalling, avoid, avoids, avoiding, put off, puts off, putting off, lazy, laziness, delay, delays, delaying, slacker, slackers, slacking, slack off, slacks off, slacking off, aversion, aversions, hard work, work, workingWe are being held momentarily to annoy Karen's girlfriend, who's been waiting at the restaurant for, like, twenty minutes.