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Romanian Mint Rubbing Association (RMRA)

53 points| eu | 2 years ago |web.archive.org

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ChuckNorris89|2 years ago

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.

ajb|2 years ago

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

gumballindie|2 years ago

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

unixhero|2 years ago

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

Caitlynmeeks|2 years ago

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