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  • D Dalek Dave

    In finance and accountancy, a spreadsheet is Every tool you need. It is the Only tool you need. It is the only tool you Have. Miracles can be worked, good deeds undone, expectations managed and taxes avoided. No job too small, no fee too large.

    --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live

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    Henry Minute
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    What's that expression? "When the only tool you have is a hammer everything looks like a nail."

    Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.

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    • A Albert Holguin

      Of course they do... this guy was just a rookie though... Why would you use a spreadsheet when you can use a database!? Silly fella... ;P

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      Exactly, spreadsheets are so passe! There are so many more elegant solutions.

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      • L Lost User

        Mate of mine a few years ago who had his own business doing some sort of service for companies once remarked in the face of gentle derision from more technical friends "I may only use Excel, but I can make that fucker sing".

        Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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        I am an Excel Guru. Macros, Functions, VBA and autoposting etc People look on in amazement and awe at some of my sheets.

        --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live

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        • D Dalek Dave

          I am an Excel Guru. Macros, Functions, VBA and autoposting etc People look on in amazement and awe at some of my sheets.

          --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live

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          Lost User
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          Dalek Dave wrote:

          People look on in amazement and awe at some of my sheets.

          Purely for my own amusement I read that line to myself in a sort of Spanish accent.

          Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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          • S S Houghtelin

            From Article:

            Let's call this guy, oh, "Dave."

            :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Funny, first thing I thought of, finance guy...

            It was broke, so I fixed it.

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            Lost User
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            Would not have happened with HAL: "I'm sorry, Dave. I'm a afraid I can't do that."

            I'm invincible, I can't be vinced

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            • N Nagy Vilmos

              Do not, I repeat do not, keep a spread sheet[^] of all your dates. If you should, do not send it to one of your dates.


              Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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              Henry Minute
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              What a shame you're such an ancient old git, otherwise this[^] sounds like the perfect job for you.

              Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.

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                Dalek Dave wrote:

                People look on in amazement and awe at some of my sheets.

                Purely for my own amusement I read that line to myself in a sort of Spanish accent.

                Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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                hairy_hats
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                In Mexico they speak widely of Dave's sheet accounting.

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                • H hairy_hats

                  In Mexico they speak widely of Dave's sheet accounting.

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                  Dalek Dave
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                  I see myself more as an 'Adequate' accountant.

                  --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live

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                  • H Henry Minute

                    What a shame you're such an ancient old git, otherwise this[^] sounds like the perfect job for you.

                    Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.

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                    Dalek Dave
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                    Best. Job. Ever.

                    --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live

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                    • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                      Didn't know AnalRetentive.com had match services?

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                      wizardzz
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                      Sure they do; jdate.com

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                      • N Nagy Vilmos

                        Do not, I repeat do not, keep a spread sheet[^] of all your dates. If you should, do not send it to one of your dates.


                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                        R Giskard Reventlov
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                        Seems like a reasonable way of keeping track if you're dating lots of women and are a complete twat.

                        "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                        • R R Giskard Reventlov

                          Seems like a reasonable way of keeping track if you're dating lots of women and are a complete twat.

                          "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                          Nagy Vilmos
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                          mark merrens wrote:

                          [...] a complete twat.

                          I think that's the key point.


                          Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                          • N Nagy Vilmos

                            Do not, I repeat do not, keep a spread sheet[^] of all your dates. If you should, do not send it to one of your dates.


                            Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                            Bassam Abdul Baki
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                            Could be worse. Could have been spread cheeks. ;P

                            Web - BM - RSS - Math - LinkedIn

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                            • N Nagy Vilmos

                              Do not, I repeat do not, keep a spread sheet[^] of all your dates. If you should, do not send it to one of your dates.


                              Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                              TG_Cid
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                              I feel really sorry for the guy, liked a girl, trusted her and then... The article is quite exagerated, says is a "detailed" and "creepy" spreadsheet... you gotta be kidding so detailed and crepy means he has a photo, username, thoughts of the date, number of times they messaged and the contact info. Sorry but that doesnt look to me crepy nor detailed, and yes if i had to look for dates on internet i think i would create a spreadsheet.

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                              • D Dalek Dave

                                I see myself more as an 'Adequate' accountant.

                                --------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live

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                                Henry Minute
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                                That's a rather arch comment. Sorry, thought you said 'Aqueduct' accountant. :-O

                                Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.

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                                • N Nagy Vilmos

                                  mark merrens wrote:

                                  [...] a complete twat.

                                  I think that's the key point.


                                  Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                                  jim lahey
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                                  There's nothing wrong with this at all. With all the crap you have to remember these days it's no wonder people resort to what in ancient times would have been called "writing stuff down".. I mean half the people on here probably have no issues with running their social lives through facebook or some other social media rubbish - what's the difference? He even kept a note of the one who stood him up and gave him a clearly bollocks excuse, 3 days later. Now he can give her the spreadsheet wrapped in half a ton of early 90s laptop round the back of the head for being a lying bitch.

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                                  • H Henry Minute

                                    That's a rather arch comment. Sorry, thought you said 'Aqueduct' accountant. :-O

                                    Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.

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                                    Nagy Vilmos
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                                    An hour? It took you nearly an hour to come out with that?


                                    Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                                    • N Nagy Vilmos

                                      An hour? It took you nearly an hour to come out with that?


                                      Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                                      Henry Minute
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                                      It took me all of 30 seconds, including typing time, since I saw it. Some of us have lives and are not glued to their computers. Some of us have been sitting on the sofa eating crisps and drinking coffee, some of us have.

                                      Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.

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                                      • H Henry Minute

                                        It took me all of 30 seconds, including typing time, since I saw it. Some of us have lives and are not glued to their computers. Some of us have been sitting on the sofa eating crisps and drinking coffee, some of us have.

                                        Henry Minute Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is. Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.

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                                        Nagy Vilmos
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                                        Some of us have to sit at the frakin pc all frakin day.


                                        Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett

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                                          I feel really sorry for the guy, liked a girl, trusted her and then... The article is quite exagerated, says is a "detailed" and "creepy" spreadsheet... you gotta be kidding so detailed and crepy means he has a photo, username, thoughts of the date, number of times they messaged and the contact info. Sorry but that doesnt look to me crepy nor detailed, and yes if i had to look for dates on internet i think i would create a spreadsheet.

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                                          Apparently he still had to learn that lesson. A bit late perhaps. Trust no one.

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