Post-xmas party
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Barry Lapthorn wrote: Fortunately everyone was really well behaved What kind of office party involves well behaved people? Goes totally against the whole point of an office party :-D Barry Lapthorn wrote: Any other CPians had a xmas party yet? Not yet, but we normally rent a chalet or two about an hour or two outside of Cape Town near the beach and then all get thoroughly wasted around a braai. We include partners in the party because it is amazing to see a different side of your co-workers that only comes out when their partners are around. One technically good but personality-devoid co-worker of mine turns into a totally different person when his girlfriend is around. It is hilarious, you can't believe it is the same person. Oh man I have some great office party stories :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaChristopher Duncan wrote: Which explains why when Santa asked, "And what do you want for Christmas, little boy?" I said, "A life." (Accesories sold separately)
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How sad. No Christmas party for me this year. I got laid off in May. Maybe I should call everyone and see if they want to get together. How very sad. I guess I have Rodney's party to go to. But it's not the same. That's his party, not mine. Cathy Life's uncertain, have dessert first!
Have you had any nibbles, Cathy? I haven't seen you here in so long that I assumed you were happily buried in work and had no time to play. "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
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Barry Lapthorn wrote: Any other CPians had a xmas party yet? Nope. For some reason (*cough* liability *cough*) we don't. But next week is "cleanup day", which involves sweeping the papers off your desk into the trash bin, eating 'till you're ready to puke, playing cards, and then heading out to the bars... ;)
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Shog9 This is my December These are my snow covered dreams This is me pretending This is all I need...
That sounds like every Friday where I come from. Clearing your desk off on Friday is a sound practice, I think. If anything there was really important, you'll get another memo about it next week. And if it wasn't, it had no business being on your desk in the first place! As for the rest, that's just a normal weekend...:-D "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
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That sounds like every Friday where I come from. Clearing your desk off on Friday is a sound practice, I think. If anything there was really important, you'll get another memo about it next week. And if it wasn't, it had no business being on your desk in the first place! As for the rest, that's just a normal weekend...:-D "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
Roger Wright wrote: Clearing your desk off on Friday is a sound practice, I think. Donno 'bout that - it'll just take extra effort to look busy next monday then... ;)
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Shog9 This is my December These are my snow covered dreams This is me pretending This is all I need...
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This Saturday, there's a party called "Pearl Harbor". It's not really a Xmas party, more like a bunch of stressed out college students getting "bombed" as they say. It's one of the biggest drinking parties of the year. They usually have 8 or 10 kegs and 3 or 4 trash cans full of "punch" along with live bands playing loud music. I can't wait:-D I'll make sure my CP priveledges are revoked until I sober up;P Brad Jennings
HonGiGi wrote: there's a party called "Pearl Harbor". That sounds cool :) We used to have a drinking match with a rival hockey team called the Buggered Boot - we stole it from them in the 40's, and they wanted it back (a football boot), so we challenged them to a drinking game, the rest is history.... :) Regards Barry
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ProffK wrote: My last one ended at Teasers (a local strip club), getting table dances at 4am! LOL, not my thing at all but glad you enjoyed it. The boss did recommend it (what is with bosses who play golf and like strip joints?) but that got voted out when we voted partners in. Probably not a good idea taking your girlfriend to an office party at Teasers.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaChristopher Duncan wrote: Which explains why when Santa asked, "And what do you want for Christmas, little boy?" I said, "A life." (Accesories sold separately)
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It's 7.10am GMT, and I've been in the office for 45 mins already, and its the day after my office xmas party. :omg: Though admittedly, I did stay in a hotel near the office last night/this morning. Fortunately everyone was really well behaved even if the bar did close at 1am. :-D Any other CPians had a xmas party yet? Regards Barry
I don't know if it counts as a Christmas party, but Dave and I have just stumbled back from a party with the guys from dotnetjunkies. Oh man... cheers, Chris Maunder
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Barry Lapthorn wrote: Any other CPians had a xmas party yet? Nope. For some reason (*cough* liability *cough*) we don't. But next week is "cleanup day", which involves sweeping the papers off your desk into the trash bin, eating 'till you're ready to puke, playing cards, and then heading out to the bars... ;)
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Shog9 This is my December These are my snow covered dreams This is me pretending This is all I need...
Shog9 wrote: sweeping the papers off your desk :omg: you still use papers! Don't you know the rules of the 5 zeros? :-D
Ohé Partisans, Ouvriers et Paysans C'est l'alarme! Le Chant des Partisans
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It's 7.10am GMT, and I've been in the office for 45 mins already, and its the day after my office xmas party. :omg: Though admittedly, I did stay in a hotel near the office last night/this morning. Fortunately everyone was really well behaved even if the bar did close at 1am. :-D Any other CPians had a xmas party yet? Regards Barry
We had our project team bash last Friday (we hit a pub in Fleet, then moved onto a Chinese Restaurant and finally the Hogshead. It was a huge amount of fun and although I was driving and didn't drink all night I was every bit as merry as the rest of them. Huge fun. :-D The "official" company bash is tonight in at a hotel Basingstoke. I'm not going this year, mainly because considering the announcement at work about my transition was only made a week ago, I don't think they're quite ready to see me in a cocktail dress yet! :-O Next year... Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
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How sad. No Christmas party for me this year. I got laid off in May. Maybe I should call everyone and see if they want to get together. How very sad. I guess I have Rodney's party to go to. But it's not the same. That's his party, not mine. Cathy Life's uncertain, have dessert first!
Aw Cathy I'm so sorry to hear that. :( Keep hunting girl - eventually someone will realise how special you are. :) Andd don't forget - if you need to chat or rant, we're here. Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
- Marcia GraeschTrouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++
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ProffK wrote: My last one ended at Teasers (a local strip club), getting table dances at 4am! LOL, not my thing at all but glad you enjoyed it. The boss did recommend it (what is with bosses who play golf and like strip joints?) but that got voted out when we voted partners in. Probably not a good idea taking your girlfriend to an office party at Teasers.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaChristopher Duncan wrote: Which explains why when Santa asked, "And what do you want for Christmas, little boy?" I said, "A life." (Accesories sold separately)
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ProffK wrote: My last one ended at Teasers (a local strip club), getting table dances at 4am I can just imagine the sexual harrassment lawsuits that would take place if that happened in the US. *said in both amusement and disgust* James - out of order -
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Aw Cathy I'm so sorry to hear that. :( Keep hunting girl - eventually someone will realise how special you are. :) Andd don't forget - if you need to chat or rant, we're here. Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
- Marcia GraeschTrouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++
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Anytime hun. :) Anna :rose: www.annasplace.me.uk
"Be yourself - not what others think you should be"
- Marcia GraeschTrouble with resource IDs? Try the Resource ID Organiser Add-In for Visual C++
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How sad. No Christmas party for me this year. I got laid off in May. Maybe I should call everyone and see if they want to get together. How very sad. I guess I have Rodney's party to go to. But it's not the same. That's his party, not mine. Cathy Life's uncertain, have dessert first!
Cathy wrote: I got laid off in May. I was laid off too, but I had a *lot* of luck on getting a new job starting the 20 of december, with many good profisionals out on the streets I was truly blessed . You'll see , your situation will improve and you will get a new job as good as you had for 7 years . Afterall you're a fighter , you've 2 good looking soons and sexy husband (in your own words) ;) , and you already have you a very nasty suffering moment.I was trully impressed by your history http://www.westga.edu/~wmaples/pelham_cathy.html[^] , I sincerely hope that your headaches are next to non-existant and that your life could be the more painless as possible. :rose: Cheers,Joao Vaz And if your dream is to care for your family, to put food on the table, to provide them with an education and a good home, then maybe suffering through an endless, pointless, boring job will seem to have purpose. And you will realize how even a rock can change the world, simply by remaining obstinately stationary.-Shog9 Remember just because a good thing comes to an end, doesn't mean that the next one can't be better.-Chris Meech
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How sad. No Christmas party for me this year. I got laid off in May. Maybe I should call everyone and see if they want to get together. How very sad. I guess I have Rodney's party to go to. But it's not the same. That's his party, not mine. Cathy Life's uncertain, have dessert first!
Cathy wrote: I got laid off in May. I was laid off too, but I had a *lot* of luck on getting a new job starting the 20 of december, with many good profisionals out on the streets I was truly blessed . You'll see , your situation will improve and you will get a new job as good as you had for 7 years . Afterall you're a fighter , you've 2 good looking soons and sexy husband (in your own words) ;) , and you already have you a very nasty suffering moment.I was trully impressed by your history http://www.westga.edu/~wmaples/pelham_cathy.html[^] , I sincerely hope that your headaches are next to non-existant and that your life could be the more painless as possible. :rose: Cheers,Joao Vaz And if your dream is to care for your family, to put food on the table, to provide them with an education and a good home, then maybe suffering through an endless, pointless, boring job will seem to have purpose. And you will realize how even a rock can change the world, simply by remaining obstinately stationary.-Shog9 Remember just because a good thing comes to an end, doesn't mean that the next one can't be better.-Chris Meech
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Barry Lapthorn wrote: Fortunately everyone was really well behaved What kind of office party involves well behaved people? Goes totally against the whole point of an office party :-D Barry Lapthorn wrote: Any other CPians had a xmas party yet? Not yet, but we normally rent a chalet or two about an hour or two outside of Cape Town near the beach and then all get thoroughly wasted around a braai. We include partners in the party because it is amazing to see a different side of your co-workers that only comes out when their partners are around. One technically good but personality-devoid co-worker of mine turns into a totally different person when his girlfriend is around. It is hilarious, you can't believe it is the same person. Oh man I have some great office party stories :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaChristopher Duncan wrote: Which explains why when Santa asked, "And what do you want for Christmas, little boy?" I said, "A life." (Accesories sold separately)
Paul Watson wrote: Oh man I have some great office party stories You could ask Chris if you could start an "Office Life" article series for CodeProject... :laugh:
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I don't know if it counts as a Christmas party, but Dave and I have just stumbled back from a party with the guys from dotnetjunkies. Oh man... cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: dotnetjunkies Gosh that sounds like a bunch of scruffy men in a dank night club smoking c-sharp cut with vb.net. :eek:
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
David Wulff Born and Bred.
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Cathy wrote: I got laid off in May. I was laid off too, but I had a *lot* of luck on getting a new job starting the 20 of december, with many good profisionals out on the streets I was truly blessed . You'll see , your situation will improve and you will get a new job as good as you had for 7 years . Afterall you're a fighter , you've 2 good looking soons and sexy husband (in your own words) ;) , and you already have you a very nasty suffering moment.I was trully impressed by your history http://www.westga.edu/~wmaples/pelham_cathy.html[^] , I sincerely hope that your headaches are next to non-existant and that your life could be the more painless as possible. :rose: Cheers,Joao Vaz And if your dream is to care for your family, to put food on the table, to provide them with an education and a good home, then maybe suffering through an endless, pointless, boring job will seem to have purpose. And you will realize how even a rock can change the world, simply by remaining obstinately stationary.-Shog9 Remember just because a good thing comes to an end, doesn't mean that the next one can't be better.-Chris Meech
Joao Vaz wrote: I was laid off too, but I had a *lot* of luck on getting a new job starting the 20 of december Cool! :cool: Joao Vaz wrote: I was trully impressed by your history http://www.westga.edu/~wmaples/pelham\_cathy.html\[^\] , I sincerely hope that your headaches are next to non-existant and that your life could be the more painless as possible. Thanks! The doctors have been trying a bunch of stuff since I got laid off. Its actually a good thing I'm unemployed. I've had tons of doctors appointments. I had surgery last week. They tried a bunch of different pain medications. Most of which made me very sick, sometimes for an entire week. They've tried different proceedures. The result of one is horrible neck pain lasting for 3 months. It did cure the headache, kind of the same way hitting your hand with a hammer would. But that's not exactly what I had in mind. I couldn't imagine trying to hold down a job during all of this nonsense. They are done now so now I can start job hunting again. Maybe that's why I was unemployed so that I would be available for that stuff. Now I'm ready to get my dream job. :-D Cathy Life's uncertain, have dessert first!
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It's 7.10am GMT, and I've been in the office for 45 mins already, and its the day after my office xmas party. :omg: Though admittedly, I did stay in a hotel near the office last night/this morning. Fortunately everyone was really well behaved even if the bar did close at 1am. :-D Any other CPians had a xmas party yet? Regards Barry
I get completed shafted this year: our party's on the 20th, but I have to leave town on the morning of the 19th (it was the only possible flight that I could have taken). :( And the 18th is the last day of our development cycle, which means I'll be running about fixing last-minute issues. And then not get to spend the next two days relaxing. On the up side, it means I certainly won't be asked to come in to some "last-last minute fixes" because I won't even be in the same country. :-D That's why I ramble so much. If you're short and quotable, there's a much greater danger of ending up in a sig. [Christopher Duncan on how to prevent yourself from ending up in a sig] I prefer to wear gloves when using it, but that's merely a matter of personal hygiene[Roger Wright on VB] (sorry Christian)