Romanian Mint Rubbing Association (RMRA) (opens in new tab)

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53 pointseu3y ago7 comments

7 comments

Spoiler alert: 'Mint rubbing' in Romanian means 'thumb twiddling' in English, or in other words, wasting time to look busy for the management, a national sport perfected in comunist times and adapted to modern in-office work environments.

ajb3y ago

I'm glad you posted that,l info, because I didn't find it anywhere in the website.

dontlaugh3y ago

They print the Romanian term which you can look up.

The whole website is an example of the idea, it would ruin the joke to explain it.

gumballindie3y ago

Some might argue this is common practice at FAANG and other large corporations.

unixhero3y ago

Ah carrying a piece of paper arouns the office to seem busy, yup we still do that.

bombcar3y ago

Clipboard surfing!

Caitlynmeeks3y ago

a place to discuss mint rubbing, the ancient Romanian practice which will completely changed your life for the better

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