There is no spoon...
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... is commonly heard around the office as some Developer Wot Not Cleans Spoons After Using Them The Time Before tries to make a cup of java or tea. The last outburst got me thinking... I have a favourite spoon... yes, a spoon I treasure over the others in the draw. The scoop part of it is perfectly sized for my tastes, it is made from a nice thick metal and the handle is weighted perfectly. When I make a cuppa I search for that spoon, even going so far as to dig in the basin looking for it, and then cleaning it if needed. If I can't find it then I supress a "Where the hell is my favourite spoon?" and use a non-favourite spoon. I reckon this is quite strange behavouir. A favourite mug, that is normal. A favourite milk jug, passable. But a favourite spoon? WTF, am I on the proverbial cliff edge or what? So I was wondering; What favourites do you have in the office? And maybe someone can back me up on the spoon thing and make me feel less weird :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
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"You see the spoon? You see the spoon?" My teacher always asked. But all I saw was frogs. Nothing really to back you up - except perhaps a cat picture at my desk :cool:
If I could find a souvenir / just to prove the world was here [sighist]
peterchen wrote: "You see the spoon? You see the spoon?" My teacher always asked. But all I saw was frogs. I still don't get that, but anyway. peterchen wrote: except perhaps a cat picture at my desk A picture of a cat... in my books that is weird*, thanks for making me feel better :-D * I am a dog person
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
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peterchen wrote: "You see the spoon? You see the spoon?" My teacher always asked. But all I saw was frogs. I still don't get that, but anyway. peterchen wrote: except perhaps a cat picture at my desk A picture of a cat... in my books that is weird*, thanks for making me feel better :-D * I am a dog person
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
Paul Watson wrote: You see the spoon? You see the spoon?" Said by a NPC (Kruin) in Baldurs Gate II (shortly before he attacks your party although he doesn't really enjoy that). Funny Matrix reference (IIRC the boy asks "you see the spoon?" before telling there is none). And in this context an extremely interesting character: off-phase with the world - the entire spoon business just escapes him.
If I could find a souvenir / just to prove the world was here [sighist]
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Simon Walton wrote: SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONGUARD! Oh. My. God. That. Is. Absolutely. NUTS!
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
Paul Watson wrote: That. Is. Absolutely. NUTS! Welcome to the wonderful world of British comedy! :)
Simon Walton
Sonork: 10024P
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... is commonly heard around the office as some Developer Wot Not Cleans Spoons After Using Them The Time Before tries to make a cup of java or tea. The last outburst got me thinking... I have a favourite spoon... yes, a spoon I treasure over the others in the draw. The scoop part of it is perfectly sized for my tastes, it is made from a nice thick metal and the handle is weighted perfectly. When I make a cuppa I search for that spoon, even going so far as to dig in the basin looking for it, and then cleaning it if needed. If I can't find it then I supress a "Where the hell is my favourite spoon?" and use a non-favourite spoon. I reckon this is quite strange behavouir. A favourite mug, that is normal. A favourite milk jug, passable. But a favourite spoon? WTF, am I on the proverbial cliff edge or what? So I was wondering; What favourites do you have in the office? And maybe someone can back me up on the spoon thing and make me feel less weird :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
I implemented a solution to this problem - I have my own mug and spoon in the office. No, I'm not an unfriendly freak - I originally took them in earlier this year because I had a cold and didn't want to spread it to the guys I work with by sharing tea (read hot chocolate :-O ) stuff with them. Then I decided I liked it - I never had to wash someone else's muck out of a cup, never had to hunt around for spoons, and never had to share germs. It works nicely :cool: As for favourite things that get lost in the office? I have this little Swiss Army Knife - small, but with a metal rather than plastic case. Silver, with the cross in red. Very handy - I love that knife, not least because Brendan gave it to me. When the office moved from Canary Wharf to Maidstone all the guys kept using it, till eventually it spent 3 months lost in the bottom of one of our server room toolboxes. By the time I located it I had replaced it already. No matter - I'm just happy to have it back. :)
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages Damned nice for remote servers where using Enterprise Manager is like wadding through treacle while covered in velcro, upside down -Paul Watson on SQL Server Query Analyser
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Paul Watson wrote: That. Is. Absolutely. NUTS! Welcome to the wonderful world of British comedy! :)
Simon Walton
Sonork: 10024P
Simon Walton wrote: Welcome to the wonderful world of British comedy! ... which can piss down American comedies throat any day of the week and from fifty miles away if it feels like it. i.e. British comedy roxors. I grew up on Monty Python, Black Adder, The Goon Show (not Loe, Larry or whatever but the radio show with Blue Bottle and the gang) and all those classics. Absolutely adore it.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
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I implemented a solution to this problem - I have my own mug and spoon in the office. No, I'm not an unfriendly freak - I originally took them in earlier this year because I had a cold and didn't want to spread it to the guys I work with by sharing tea (read hot chocolate :-O ) stuff with them. Then I decided I liked it - I never had to wash someone else's muck out of a cup, never had to hunt around for spoons, and never had to share germs. It works nicely :cool: As for favourite things that get lost in the office? I have this little Swiss Army Knife - small, but with a metal rather than plastic case. Silver, with the cross in red. Very handy - I love that knife, not least because Brendan gave it to me. When the office moved from Canary Wharf to Maidstone all the guys kept using it, till eventually it spent 3 months lost in the bottom of one of our server room toolboxes. By the time I located it I had replaced it already. No matter - I'm just happy to have it back. :)
I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages Damned nice for remote servers where using Enterprise Manager is like wadding through treacle while covered in velcro, upside down -Paul Watson on SQL Server Query Analyser
Megan Forbes wrote: I implemented a solution to this problem - I have my own mug and spoon in the office I could bury My mug and My spoon ten feet underground in a safe which I only know the combination to and my co-workers would still manage to get at them, use them and then leave them lying around. It is not a lack of respect to My Stuff, it is an over abundance of I Really Don't Want To Wash My Cup So Lets Use Paul's Clean One... :rolleyes: Megan Forbes wrote: When the office moved from Canary Wharf to Maidstone all the guys kept using it LOL. A co-worker has one of those but it has a laser pointer built into it, very cool. So cool in fact he keeps it chained to his belt because he knows we would grab it any chance we could and fool around with it all day hehe. p.s. Just got some spam mail with a subject of "PUT THE ULTIMATE GODLY POWER INTO YOUR HANDS." How odd... If suddenly the world changes, then you know the spam mail is for real... :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
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I'm crying my head's off I never laughed so hard at something ! This absolutly demently hillarious!:-D:-D Max.
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... is commonly heard around the office as some Developer Wot Not Cleans Spoons After Using Them The Time Before tries to make a cup of java or tea. The last outburst got me thinking... I have a favourite spoon... yes, a spoon I treasure over the others in the draw. The scoop part of it is perfectly sized for my tastes, it is made from a nice thick metal and the handle is weighted perfectly. When I make a cuppa I search for that spoon, even going so far as to dig in the basin looking for it, and then cleaning it if needed. If I can't find it then I supress a "Where the hell is my favourite spoon?" and use a non-favourite spoon. I reckon this is quite strange behavouir. A favourite mug, that is normal. A favourite milk jug, passable. But a favourite spoon? WTF, am I on the proverbial cliff edge or what? So I was wondering; What favourites do you have in the office? And maybe someone can back me up on the spoon thing and make me feel less weird :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
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... is commonly heard around the office as some Developer Wot Not Cleans Spoons After Using Them The Time Before tries to make a cup of java or tea. The last outburst got me thinking... I have a favourite spoon... yes, a spoon I treasure over the others in the draw. The scoop part of it is perfectly sized for my tastes, it is made from a nice thick metal and the handle is weighted perfectly. When I make a cuppa I search for that spoon, even going so far as to dig in the basin looking for it, and then cleaning it if needed. If I can't find it then I supress a "Where the hell is my favourite spoon?" and use a non-favourite spoon. I reckon this is quite strange behavouir. A favourite mug, that is normal. A favourite milk jug, passable. But a favourite spoon? WTF, am I on the proverbial cliff edge or what? So I was wondering; What favourites do you have in the office? And maybe someone can back me up on the spoon thing and make me feel less weird :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
Sorry, you're weird. My desk is covered, and I mean covered, in empty food containers, plastic spoons, knives and forks ( which I hoard ), books, letters, my C++ sticker, photos of my kids, and my headphones. Oh, and a metal pole with a wooden woodpecker on a spring who I make peck down the pole at least 40 times a day. I have all I need. Damn, am I weird too ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
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... is commonly heard around the office as some Developer Wot Not Cleans Spoons After Using Them The Time Before tries to make a cup of java or tea. The last outburst got me thinking... I have a favourite spoon... yes, a spoon I treasure over the others in the draw. The scoop part of it is perfectly sized for my tastes, it is made from a nice thick metal and the handle is weighted perfectly. When I make a cuppa I search for that spoon, even going so far as to dig in the basin looking for it, and then cleaning it if needed. If I can't find it then I supress a "Where the hell is my favourite spoon?" and use a non-favourite spoon. I reckon this is quite strange behavouir. A favourite mug, that is normal. A favourite milk jug, passable. But a favourite spoon? WTF, am I on the proverbial cliff edge or what? So I was wondering; What favourites do you have in the office? And maybe someone can back me up on the spoon thing and make me feel less weird :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
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Who needs spoons? Stir with your fingers... :rolleyes:
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Shog9 This is my December These are my snow covered dreams This is me pretending This is all I need...
Stir with your fingers... I prefer a shaker myself. Brad Jennings
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Sorry, you're weird. My desk is covered, and I mean covered, in empty food containers, plastic spoons, knives and forks ( which I hoard ), books, letters, my C++ sticker, photos of my kids, and my headphones. Oh, and a metal pole with a wooden woodpecker on a spring who I make peck down the pole at least 40 times a day. I have all I need. Damn, am I weird too ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
Christian Graus wrote: plastic spoons, knives and forks ( which I hoard ), That bit is weird. The only people I have ever known to hoard take away plastic knifes, spoons and forks were, well, women. Janina, my sister and Janina's mom all do it. Never met a guy who does it (or openly admits to it :-D .) Christian Graus wrote: Oh, and a metal pole with a wooden woodpecker on a spring who I make peck down the pole at least 40 times a day. That sounds cool, got a pic/vid? Christian Graus wrote: Damn, am I weird too ? I think the best people are the wierd ones :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
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Stir with your fingers... I prefer a shaker myself. Brad Jennings
HonGiGi wrote: I prefer a shaker myself. While I like my Martinis Bond style, I certainly do not like my tea Bond style :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
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Who needs spoons? Stir with your fingers... :rolleyes:
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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: Stir with your fingers... Great idea, I will invent the Spoon Glove! Yes, I see it now. Just slip it on and twiddle your fingers in your favourite hot beverage. No more clink, clink of the spoon, just heat protected fingers perfectly whipp... ok I will stop now... :~
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
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Shog9 wrote: Stir with your fingers... Great idea, I will invent the Spoon Glove! Yes, I see it now. Just slip it on and twiddle your fingers in your favourite hot beverage. No more clink, clink of the spoon, just heat protected fingers perfectly whipp... ok I will stop now... :~
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
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Christian Graus wrote: plastic spoons, knives and forks ( which I hoard ), That bit is weird. The only people I have ever known to hoard take away plastic knifes, spoons and forks were, well, women. Janina, my sister and Janina's mom all do it. Never met a guy who does it (or openly admits to it :-D .) Christian Graus wrote: Oh, and a metal pole with a wooden woodpecker on a spring who I make peck down the pole at least 40 times a day. That sounds cool, got a pic/vid? Christian Graus wrote: Damn, am I weird too ? I think the best people are the wierd ones :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
Paul Watson wrote: Never met a guy who does it Well, work does not provide any, apart from a few teaspoons, and so if you want em, you need to get em yourself. Paul Watson wrote: That sounds cool, got a pic/vid? I should bring in my digital video camera and get a shot. It *is* cool, I love it. Paul Watson wrote: I think the best people are the wierd ones Did I misspell weird, or did you ? I can't tell you how often I swapped those two letters in my post before deciding they were right. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
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Paul Watson wrote: Never met a guy who does it Well, work does not provide any, apart from a few teaspoons, and so if you want em, you need to get em yourself. Paul Watson wrote: That sounds cool, got a pic/vid? I should bring in my digital video camera and get a shot. It *is* cool, I love it. Paul Watson wrote: I think the best people are the wierd ones Did I misspell weird, or did you ? I can't tell you how often I swapped those two letters in my post before deciding they were right. Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
Christian Graus wrote: Did I misspell weird, or did you ? I can't tell you how often I swapped those two letters in my post before deciding they were right. Just had to check Dictionary.com and MS Word, and you spelt it right. I use the stupid "i before e except after c" rule from school days, which naturally has 10 gazillion more exceptions than "after c." Christian Graus wrote: I should bring in my digital video camera and get a shot. It *is* cool, I love it Yeah! "Insights Into The World Of CG, Part I" :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
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Christian Graus wrote: Did I misspell weird, or did you ? I can't tell you how often I swapped those two letters in my post before deciding they were right. Just had to check Dictionary.com and MS Word, and you spelt it right. I use the stupid "i before e except after c" rule from school days, which naturally has 10 gazillion more exceptions than "after c." Christian Graus wrote: I should bring in my digital video camera and get a shot. It *is* cool, I love it Yeah! "Insights Into The World Of CG, Part I" :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
Paul Watson wrote: Yeah! "Insights Into The World Of CG, Part I" I'd be happy to provide a window into my world, just be ready to pull out at a moments notice, it can be a bumpy ride.... Paul Watson wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything... And in what context was this said ? Christian No offense, but I don't really want to encourage the creation of another VB developer. - Larry Antram 22 Oct 2002 C# will attract all comers, where VB is for IT Journalists and managers - Michael P Butler 05-12-2002 Again, you can screw up a C/C++ program just as easily as a VB program. OK, maybe not as easily, but it's certainly doable. - Jamie Nordmeyer - 15-Nov-2002
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HonGiGi wrote: I prefer a shaker myself. While I like my Martinis Bond style, I certainly do not like my tea Bond style :-D
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaNOPcode wrote: ...but in America, you're not allowed to thrust, moan or see anything...
Yeah, the olive really screws it up.:-D