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  • V Vishal Pand3y

    Once a group of 50 people was attending a seminar.
    Suddenly the speaker stopped and started giving each one a balloon.
    Each one was asked to write his/her name on it using a marker pen.
    Then all the balloons were collected and put in another room.
    Now these delegates were let in that room and asked to find the balloon which had their name written, within 5 minutes.
    Everyone was frantically searching for their name, colliding with eachother, pushing around others and there was utter chaos.
    At the end of 5 minutes no one could find their own balloon.
    Now each one was asked to randomaly collect a balloon and give it to the the person whose name was written on it.
    Within minutes everyone had their own balloon.
    The speaker began-- Exactly this is happening in our lives. Everyone is frantically looking for happiness all around, not knowing where it is.
    Our happiness lies in the happiness of other people. Give them their happiness, you will get your own happiness. And this is the purpose of human life.

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    • B Blue Waffle

      I'll translate for you. He said Once a group of 50 people was attending a seminar. Suddenly the speaker stopped and started giving each one a balloon. Each one was asked to write his/her name on it using a marker pen. Then all the balloons were collected and put in another room. Now these delegates were let in that room and asked to find the balloon which had their name written, within 5 minutes. Everyone was frantically searching for their name, colliding with eachother, pushing around others and there was utter chaos. At the end of 5 minutes no one could find their own balloon. Now each one was asked to randomaly collect a balloon and give it to the the person whose name was written on it. Within minutes everyone had their own balloon. The speaker began-- Exactly this is happening in our lives. Everyone is frantically looking for happiness all around, not knowing where it is. Our happiness lies in the happiness of other people. Give them their happiness, you will get your own happiness. And this is the purpose of human life.

      RyanDev wrote:

      I really want to know what you have to say.

      wanna take that back? :-D

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      ZurdoDev
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      Quote:

      wanna take that back?

      I'm ashamed to admit I read your translation. I feel duped.

      There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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      • N Nish Nishant

        Also, it's not as if the rest of the content on the Lounge is of a highly intellectual nature. :-)

        Regards, Nish


        Blog: voidnish.wordpress.com Latest article: C++ 11 features in Visual C++ 2013 Preview

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        Blue Waffle
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        Exactly. It's better than the "I drink lots of gin" posts.

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        • B Blue Waffle

          Exactly. It's better than the "I drink lots of gin" posts.

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          Johnny J
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          Yeah, but DEFINITELY worse than the Bacon posts - everything is worse than bacon! :doh:

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          I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
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          • B Blue Waffle

            Exactly. It's better than the "I drink lots of gin" posts.

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            Kenneth Haugland
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            Exactly. It's better than the "I drink lots of gin" posts.

            No, that is the pinnacle of Lounge post, except perheps for "I had XXX with Sheep" etc...

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            • V Vishal Pand3y

              Once a group of 50 people was attending a seminar.
              Suddenly the speaker stopped and started giving each one a balloon.
              Each one was asked to write his/her name on it using a marker pen.
              Then all the balloons were collected and put in another room.
              Now these delegates were let in that room and asked to find the balloon which had their name written, within 5 minutes.
              Everyone was frantically searching for their name, colliding with eachother, pushing around others and there was utter chaos.
              At the end of 5 minutes no one could find their own balloon.
              Now each one was asked to randomaly collect a balloon and give it to the the person whose name was written on it.
              Within minutes everyone had their own balloon.
              The speaker began-- Exactly this is happening in our lives. Everyone is frantically looking for happiness all around, not knowing where it is.
              Our happiness lies in the happiness of other people. Give them their happiness, you will get your own happiness. And this is the purpose of human life.

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              OriginalGriff
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              Pass the barf-bag, vicar!

              Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)

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              • N Nagy Vilmos

                Wow! Two bad copy/pastes in one day. Do it again and I'll ding ya.

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                Lost User
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                Nagy hasn't found his balloon.

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                • D Dan Neely

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                  You aren't supposed to eat the balloons, silly.

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                  • V Vishal Pand3y

                    Once a group of 50 people was attending a seminar.
                    Suddenly the speaker stopped and started giving each one a balloon.
                    Each one was asked to write his/her name on it using a marker pen.
                    Then all the balloons were collected and put in another room.
                    Now these delegates were let in that room and asked to find the balloon which had their name written, within 5 minutes.
                    Everyone was frantically searching for their name, colliding with eachother, pushing around others and there was utter chaos.
                    At the end of 5 minutes no one could find their own balloon.
                    Now each one was asked to randomaly collect a balloon and give it to the the person whose name was written on it.
                    Within minutes everyone had their own balloon.
                    The speaker began-- Exactly this is happening in our lives. Everyone is frantically looking for happiness all around, not knowing where it is.
                    Our happiness lies in the happiness of other people. Give them their happiness, you will get your own happiness. And this is the purpose of human life.

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                    Lost User
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                    I'd of popped every balloon that I found that didn't have my name on it. I would have found mine within 2 minutes.

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                    • L Lost User

                      I'd of popped every balloon that I found that didn't have my name on it. I would have found mine within 2 minutes.

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                      chriselst
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                      I wouldn't have written my name on my balloon, it would have said Hugh Janus or Mike Hunt or some such similar.

                      Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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                      • D Dan Neely

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                        Rage
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                        :-D awesome !

                        ~RaGE();

                        I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Entropy isn't what it used to.

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                        • V Vishal Pand3y

                          Once a group of 50 people was attending a seminar.
                          Suddenly the speaker stopped and started giving each one a balloon.
                          Each one was asked to write his/her name on it using a marker pen.
                          Then all the balloons were collected and put in another room.
                          Now these delegates were let in that room and asked to find the balloon which had their name written, within 5 minutes.
                          Everyone was frantically searching for their name, colliding with eachother, pushing around others and there was utter chaos.
                          At the end of 5 minutes no one could find their own balloon.
                          Now each one was asked to randomaly collect a balloon and give it to the the person whose name was written on it.
                          Within minutes everyone had their own balloon.
                          The speaker began-- Exactly this is happening in our lives. Everyone is frantically looking for happiness all around, not knowing where it is.
                          Our happiness lies in the happiness of other people. Give them their happiness, you will get your own happiness. And this is the purpose of human life.

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                          Duncan Edwards Jones
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                          This algorithm could still be made more parallel - we have two hands for two balloons....and there is no exception handling for two or more people having the same name.

                          Vishal Pand3y wrote:

                          And this is the purpose of human life

                          Oh - it appears to be a zero sum game. :^)

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                          • C chriselst

                            I wouldn't have written my name on my balloon, it would have said Hugh Janus or Mike Hunt or some such similar.

                            Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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                            Lost User
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                            You have a giant donkey?

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                              You have a giant donkey?

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                              chriselst
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                              Do you not?

                              Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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                              • N Nish Nishant

                                How about people with the same names? Would handwriting matches be used to absolutely verify that they got their original balloons back?

                                Regards, Nish


                                Blog: voidnish.wordpress.com Latest article: C++ 11 features in Visual C++ 2013 Preview

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                                _AK_
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                                You will get a ban from attending the seminars. :)

                                .AK.

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                                • R Rage

                                  :-D awesome !

                                  ~RaGE();

                                  I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Entropy isn't what it used to.

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                                  Dan Neely
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                                  Is this the first time you've seen megaspew? I've used it maybe a dozen times since last summer. Mostly to express my displeasure about crap posted as insider news.

                                  Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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                                  • C chriselst

                                    I wouldn't have written my name on my balloon, it would have said Hugh Janus or Mike Hunt or some such similar.

                                    Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

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                                    Dan Neely
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                                    and then you've been busted when everyone else had their balloon back.

                                    Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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                                    • B Blue Waffle

                                      Nagy Vilmos wrote:

                                      Do it again and I'll ding ya

                                      That's abuse. He is not being abusive or Spamming. Besides the reply's to these sort of threads are one of the best things about the Lounge, don't deny us that.

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                                      Nagy Vilmos
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                                      This is not SO, this is Codeproject. There are rules.

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                                        Nagy hasn't found his balloon.

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                                        Nagy Vilmos
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                                        Faarrrkkkk the balloons! I've got a PIN! :-D

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                                        • N Nagy Vilmos

                                          This is not SO, this is Codeproject. There are rules.

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                                          Blue Waffle
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                                          There is no rule that says you can vote to remove someone for posting something you don't find interesting.

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