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

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53 pointseu2y 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.

ajb2y ago

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

dontlaugh2y 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.

gumballindie2y ago

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

unixhero2y ago

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

bombcar2y ago

Clipboard surfing!

Caitlynmeeks2y ago

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

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