This week's question: A growing number of workers are flaunting their bond with their employers by getting tattoos of corporate logos. If you were to get tattooed with a phrase that expresses your relationship with your employer in seven words or fewer, what would it say?
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THE WINNER: "You're Not the Boss of Me"
Bridget Barclay, New Paltz, N.Y.
SECOND PLACE: "Seems Permanent, Will Fade, May Be Removed"
Max Walch, Shoreview, Minn.
THIRD PLACE: "Love My Boss — Self-Employed"
Bill Picker, Mt. Kisco, N.Y.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Job 9:5"
Nick Rose, Newport Coast, Calif.
"Only HR Can Judge Me"
Andrew Hull, Hacienda Heights, Calif.
"Overworked and Underwritten"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
"Hope It's as Permanent as This Ink"
Guy Rusiski, Pittsburgh
"Born to be VP"
Peter Frederiksen, Monterey, Calif.
"Always Seeking Your Stamp of Approval"
Sonia Kang, Sacramento, Calif.
"I've Got Skin in This Game"
Mike Nolan, Merrill, Wis.
"I'm Alive from 9 to 5"
Alvin Easter, Minneapolis
"Took This Job and Love It"
Charlie Piona, Boynton Beach, Fla.
"This Too Shall Pass Inspection"
Maria Harding, Omaha, Neb.
"I'm Loathin' It"
Alexander Materna, Princeton, N.J.
"I've Got You Under My Skin"
Guido Scarato, Pacific Grove, Calif.
"My Job Didn't Pay for This Either"
Craig Scanlan, Eden Prairie, Minn.
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Nnela Kalu’s historic Turner Prize winTalking Point Glasgow-born artist is first person with a learning disability to win Britain’s biggest art prize
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‘Stakeknife’: MI5’s man inside the IRAThe Explainer Freddie Scappaticci, implicated in 14 murders and 15 abductions during the Troubles, ‘probably cost more lives than he saved’, investigation claims
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Femicide: Italy’s newest crimeThe Explainer Landmark law to criminalise murder of a woman as an ‘act of hatred’ or ‘subjugation’ but critics say Italy is still deeply patriarchal
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro behind bars after appeals run outSpeed Read He will serve 27 years in prison
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Americans traveling abroad face renewed criticism in the Trump eraThe Explainer Some of Trump’s behavior has Americans being questioned
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Nigeria confused by Trump invasion threatSpeed Read Trump has claimed the country is persecuting Christians
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Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s Iron Lady set to be the country’s first woman prime ministerIn the Spotlight Takaichi is a member of Japan’s conservative, nationalist Liberal Democratic Party
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Russia is ‘helping China’ prepare for an invasion of TaiwanIn the Spotlight Russia is reportedly allowing China access to military training
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Interpol arrests hundreds in Africa-wide sextortion crackdownIN THE SPOTLIGHT A series of stings disrupts major cybercrime operations as law enforcement estimates millions in losses from schemes designed to prey on lonely users
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China is silently expanding its influence in American citiesUnder the Radar New York City and San Francisco, among others, have reportedly been targeted
