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  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

    I'm sure you rise to the occasion.

    The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

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    Rage
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    It is hard not to.

    ~RaGE();

    I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb

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      Francis Bacon was so wrong when he said "knowledge is power", in today's pc and dumb people friendly workplace, ignorance is power. The less you know, the more people bend over backwards trying to explain things to you. More stress you inflict on other people, the stronger your power over them. I was unaware of this until a few years ago, until my spiritual guru revealed this truth to me and opened the gateway to eternal happiness. This was circa 2003. A new CIO had been appointed. Beefy bloke from Newzealand and blond too. He decided our company was getting stale and needed fresh blood. He brought in a lot of people who had absolutely no background in IT or had any previous experience in our business domain. All of them as project managers and senior business analysts. And the fun started. One day my boss called me in and said "Ghalib you going to help Tiffany with her new project. Show her the ropes. If the project fails I will hold you responsible". Lady in question was a blonde from Germany and a cat lover to boot. I consulted by spiritual guru "Oh wise one! This woman is going to torture me to death. What do I do". The wise one said "Man, play dumb". So I started off saying things like "What's XML?" at meetings. "You haven't heard of XML?" "Nope! never heard of it". Score me = 1, cat lover = 0. Predictably, the project collapsed before much money could be spent on it. But, I was on to a good thing. I perfected this to a fine art. I did so well at it that I was soon promoted. I have often found solutions to perplexing problems in CP, so I love you guys and would like to share this valuable secret with you :- "when nothing works, play dumb" :cool:

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      Maximilien
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      Mirza Ghalib wrote:

      "Ghalib you going to help Tiffany with her new project. Show her the ropes. If the project fails I will hold you responsible".

      I would have quit at that point. :|

      I'd rather be phishing!

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        It is hard not to.

        ~RaGE();

        I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb

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        OriginalGriff
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        I'm sure it's a stiff challenge...

        The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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        • L Lost User

          Making it obvious by your reply to a post, that the joke went over your head is worse.

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          Kenneth Haugland
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          What joke?

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          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

            I'm sure it's a stiff challenge...

            The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

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            Rage
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            Yeah, but I have been successful so far. I am knocking on wood.

            ~RaGE();

            I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb

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            • M Maximilien

              Mirza Ghalib wrote:

              "Ghalib you going to help Tiffany with her new project. Show her the ropes. If the project fails I will hold you responsible".

              I would have quit at that point. :|

              I'd rather be phishing!

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              Lost User
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              I'd see what happens first. It's often an empty threat.

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              • R Rage

                Yeah, but I have been successful so far. I am knocking on wood.

                ~RaGE();

                I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb

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                charlieg
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                You guys are great! I saw the comment about the german girl and thought, "Here we go...". You did not disappoint.

                Charlie Gilley You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house. "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759

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                  You guys are great! I saw the comment about the german girl and thought, "Here we go...". You did not disappoint.

                  Charlie Gilley You're going to tell me what I want to know, or I'm going to beat you to death in your own house. "Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783 “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759

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                  Rage
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                  I think you nailed it.

                  ~RaGE();

                  I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb

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                  • R Rage

                    I think you nailed it.

                    ~RaGE();

                    I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb

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                    loctrice
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                    talk about the elephant in the room

                    Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine

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                      talk about the elephant in the room

                      Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine

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                      Kenneth Haugland
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                      Perhaps the GOP has several meanings...

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                      • M Maximilien

                        Mirza Ghalib wrote:

                        "Ghalib you going to help Tiffany with her new project. Show her the ropes. If the project fails I will hold you responsible".

                        I would have quit at that point. :|

                        I'd rather be phishing!

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                        Lost User
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                        Maximilien wrote:

                        I would have quit at that point.

                        And yet he turned it into a promotion. You've much to learn, young grasshopper.

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                        • L loctrice

                          talk about the elephant in the room

                          Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine

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                          Corporal Agarn
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                          I wish I could give you a ten! :thumbsup:

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                          • R Rage

                            I think you nailed it.

                            ~RaGE();

                            I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb

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                            OriginalGriff
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                            I was going to continue, but it's long enough now.

                            The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

                            "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                            "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                            • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                              I'm sure you rise to the occasion.

                              The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

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                              Jorgen Andersson
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                              I have. I married one. :-D

                              Be excellent to each other. And... PARTY ON, DUDES! Abraham Lincoln

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                              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                I was going to continue, but it's long enough now.

                                The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

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                                loctrice
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                                your stretching the truth

                                Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine

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                                  your stretching the truth

                                  Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine

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                                  OriginalGriff
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                                  Pen is mightier than sword!

                                  The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

                                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                  "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                    Pen is mightier than sword!

                                    The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

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                                    loctrice
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                                    that one's a flop

                                    Elephant elephant elephant, sunshine sunshine sunshine

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                                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                      Pen is mightier than sword!

                                      The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

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                                      piyush_singh
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                                      Nowadays you can also say that the keyboard is mightier than the Pen!! ;)

                                      Piyush K Singh

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                                      • R Rage

                                        Well, my behaviour towards blonde German girls is quite a different one.

                                        ~RaGE();

                                        I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb

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                                        Mark_Wallace
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                                        Didn't they take out an injunction against you? All of 'em?

                                        I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                          Pen is mightier than sword!

                                          The only instant messaging I do involves my middle finger.

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                                          Mark_Wallace
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                                          We must be reading different dictionaries. AFAIK, pen is a synonym of sword.

                                          I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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