Being dumb and its drawbacks
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Hi guys, I just wanted to let you know that being dumb can have serious drawbacks. No, I did not take up smoking again. Imagine you are sitting at your desk, and you want to stand up. You would roll back, then maybe place your hand on the desk and stand up. No problem.... but I messed that up. I put my hand on my thigh, rolled forward and stood up. Stood up hard (if you can say so). I have no idea why I did that. My hand is swelling up and hurts like hell. Yes, I am dumb enough to type with that hand. Have you ever done something similarly embarassing? And if you did, will you share it with us? Ouch.
Cheers, Sebastian -- "If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
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Hi guys, I just wanted to let you know that being dumb can have serious drawbacks. No, I did not take up smoking again. Imagine you are sitting at your desk, and you want to stand up. You would roll back, then maybe place your hand on the desk and stand up. No problem.... but I messed that up. I put my hand on my thigh, rolled forward and stood up. Stood up hard (if you can say so). I have no idea why I did that. My hand is swelling up and hurts like hell. Yes, I am dumb enough to type with that hand. Have you ever done something similarly embarassing? And if you did, will you share it with us? Ouch.
Cheers, Sebastian -- "If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
Imagine the scene - you've been out for a few drinks (well, quite a bit more than a few) and you are on the late bus home. It's rolling to a stop and the doors have opened. You see a sign post and think to yourself "I know. I'll see if I can jump up and hit the post". At this stage, of course, you have entered Darwin Award candidacy and forgotten the basic laws of physics. Next thing you know, you're lying bleeding on the floor having travelled quite a distance face first. But the wonderful thing is you don't feel a thing until the alcohol wears off the following morning. Unfortunately, that isn't the most embarrassing incidence of my life (not even in the top 10) and all the others happened on one of my stag do's. I won't be sharing those.;P
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Hi guys, I just wanted to let you know that being dumb can have serious drawbacks. No, I did not take up smoking again. Imagine you are sitting at your desk, and you want to stand up. You would roll back, then maybe place your hand on the desk and stand up. No problem.... but I messed that up. I put my hand on my thigh, rolled forward and stood up. Stood up hard (if you can say so). I have no idea why I did that. My hand is swelling up and hurts like hell. Yes, I am dumb enough to type with that hand. Have you ever done something similarly embarassing? And if you did, will you share it with us? Ouch.
Cheers, Sebastian -- "If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
Yeah, I walked up behind a friend while he was swinging a (metal) baseballbat. He hit me hard in the middle of my forehead and I walked the entire week with a blue bump on my forhead. It still amazes me that besides the bump, I had nothing (or at least until today I think I have nothing ;p) . I didn't even fell down...
V. Stop smoking so you can: enjoy longer the money you save.
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When I was a cheerleader in high school (feel free to laugh) a basketball player hit me, spun me around, and I fell in the bleachers. Since it was a playoff game it made the 10pm news.
__________________ Bob is my homeboy.
Luckily, it wasn't me, but a co-worker of mine recently tried to jump over a chain railing with his hands in his pocket, in front of the whole department he nutted the ground with his nose. A lesson for us all. On a more stretched out timescale, a former co-worker of mine who had incessantly, for two years, moaned about not having a proper stand for his laptop and who had got by by using an appropriately sized cardboard box for the duration, eventually, after someone pointed it out, realised that in the box was the stand he had ordered all that time ago. It still brings a grin to my face now:-D tom -- modified at 11:41 Wednesday 23rd May, 2007
Philosophy: The art of never getting beyond the concept of life.
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When I was a cheerleader in high school (feel free to laugh) a basketball player hit me, spun me around, and I fell in the bleachers. Since it was a playoff game it made the 10pm news.
__________________ Bob is my homeboy.
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Hi guys, I just wanted to let you know that being dumb can have serious drawbacks. No, I did not take up smoking again. Imagine you are sitting at your desk, and you want to stand up. You would roll back, then maybe place your hand on the desk and stand up. No problem.... but I messed that up. I put my hand on my thigh, rolled forward and stood up. Stood up hard (if you can say so). I have no idea why I did that. My hand is swelling up and hurts like hell. Yes, I am dumb enough to type with that hand. Have you ever done something similarly embarassing? And if you did, will you share it with us? Ouch.
Cheers, Sebastian -- "If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
At work, my wife used to have some tea in a thermos bottle, the cover of the bottle being a cup. She opens the cover, pours some tea in it, and closes the bottle by putting the cover back on. Tea everywhere on the desk.
Constantly "Saving the day" should be taken as a sign of organizational dysfunction rather than individual skill - Ryan Roberts[^]
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Sebastian Schneider wrote:
I put my hand on my thigh, rolled forward and stood up. Stood up hard (if you can say so). I have no idea why I did that. My hand is swelling up and hurts like hell. Yes, I am dumb enough to type with that hand.
I just tried the exact maneuver and I don't have any pain of any sort. I must have got fitter in the last few weeks (been playing cricket on weekends).
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkOr maybe you dont have sharp-edged the metal bar that supports the wooden table plate?
Cheers, Sebastian -- "If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
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Luckily, it wasn't me, but a co-worker of mine recently tried to jump over a chain railing with his hands in his pocket, in front of the whole department he nutted the ground with his nose. A lesson for us all. On a more stretched out timescale, a former co-worker of mine who had incessantly, for two years, moaned about not having a proper stand for his laptop and who had got by by using an appropriately sized cardboard box for the duration, eventually, after someone pointed it out, realised that in the box was the stand he had ordered all that time ago. It still brings a grin to my face now:-D tom -- modified at 11:41 Wednesday 23rd May, 2007
Philosophy: The art of never getting beyond the concept of life.
As for the chain railing: Been there, done that. "Won't happen to me", I thought, "I can easily jump high enough". Yeah, and as things were, I can also jump "too early" very well. Asphalt sucks.
Cheers, Sebastian -- "If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
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Luckily, it wasn't me, but a co-worker of mine recently tried to jump over a chain railing with his hands in his pocket, in front of the whole department he nutted the ground with his nose. A lesson for us all. On a more stretched out timescale, a former co-worker of mine who had incessantly, for two years, moaned about not having a proper stand for his laptop and who had got by by using an appropriately sized cardboard box for the duration, eventually, after someone pointed it out, realised that in the box was the stand he had ordered all that time ago. It still brings a grin to my face now:-D tom -- modified at 11:41 Wednesday 23rd May, 2007
Philosophy: The art of never getting beyond the concept of life.
TClarke wrote:
appropriately sized cardboard box for the duration, eventually, after someone pointed it realised that in the box was the stand he had ordered all that time ago.
That's freakin' hilarious! I would never let that one down.
__________________ Bob is my homeboy.
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Yeah, I walked up behind a friend while he was swinging a (metal) baseballbat. He hit me hard in the middle of my forehead and I walked the entire week with a blue bump on my forhead. It still amazes me that besides the bump, I had nothing (or at least until today I think I have nothing ;p) . I didn't even fell down...
V. Stop smoking so you can: enjoy longer the money you save.
In grade school during the last day of school we played baseball for music class. The music teacher was up to bat and I had to give her a message or something. I kept yelling her name, but she didn't hear me. I saw stars from that aluminum bat.
__________________ Bob is my homeboy.
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TClarke wrote:
appropriately sized cardboard box for the duration, eventually, after someone pointed it realised that in the box was the stand he had ordered all that time ago.
That's freakin' hilarious! I would never let that one down.
__________________ Bob is my homeboy.
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Imagine the scene - you've been out for a few drinks (well, quite a bit more than a few) and you are on the late bus home. It's rolling to a stop and the doors have opened. You see a sign post and think to yourself "I know. I'll see if I can jump up and hit the post". At this stage, of course, you have entered Darwin Award candidacy and forgotten the basic laws of physics. Next thing you know, you're lying bleeding on the floor having travelled quite a distance face first. But the wonderful thing is you don't feel a thing until the alcohol wears off the following morning. Unfortunately, that isn't the most embarrassing incidence of my life (not even in the top 10) and all the others happened on one of my stag do's. I won't be sharing those.;P
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
Man, you rock!
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
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Or maybe you dont have sharp-edged the metal bar that supports the wooden table plate?
Cheers, Sebastian -- "If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
Sebastian Schneider wrote:
Or maybe you dont have sharp-edged the metal bar that supports the wooden table plate?
Ah well, you didn't mention that in your original post :-)
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link -
Hi guys, I just wanted to let you know that being dumb can have serious drawbacks. No, I did not take up smoking again. Imagine you are sitting at your desk, and you want to stand up. You would roll back, then maybe place your hand on the desk and stand up. No problem.... but I messed that up. I put my hand on my thigh, rolled forward and stood up. Stood up hard (if you can say so). I have no idea why I did that. My hand is swelling up and hurts like hell. Yes, I am dumb enough to type with that hand. Have you ever done something similarly embarassing? And if you did, will you share it with us? Ouch.
Cheers, Sebastian -- "If it was two men, the non-driver would have challenged the driver to simply crash through the gates. The macho image thing, you know." - Marc Clifton
Pretty girl. Car door. My hand.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
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Pretty girl. Car door. My hand.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
Ah - the pretty girl distracting you excuse. Works for me.:-D
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Ah - the pretty girl distracting you excuse. Works for me.:-D
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
They sure make us dumb.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
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Man, you rock!
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
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leckey wrote:
a cheerleader in high school
:laugh: (you said we could).
Constantly "Saving the day" should be taken as a sign of organizational dysfunction rather than individual skill - Ryan Roberts[^]
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They sure make us dumb.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...
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Yeah, near me, they had to take down a giant Wonderbra advert from the side of the road because of the number of accidents it was causing
Philosophy: The art of never getting beyond the concept of life.
Don't come to Europe man. You won't get out of your hotel parking lot without being distracted.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Shog9 wrote:
And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...