Re: In other news

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 18.10.2023 13.55, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
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>>> On 04.10.2023 16.13, Merlyne wrote:
>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>> news:[email protected]: 
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>>>>> On 26.09.2023 14.11, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 23.09.2023 23.14, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here have some Gatorade.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mmmmm... electrolytes. (I've never actually tried
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gatorade.) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think my Dad bought some in the 70's when it was
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> green sea water. It's pretty gross.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm sure the stuff they have now is full of sugar.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, sports people need their energy.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is just a guess - it's mostly non-sports people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who drink it. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also the sports people/teams who are sponsored by the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> company, I bet. At least when they are on teevee.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or the Gatorade container is filled with water. At least
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's what it looks like when they dump it on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> winning coach. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> One would hope so, given the stickyness of sugary
>>>>>>>>>>>>> drinks... 
>>>>>>>>>>>> But you never know...
>>>>>>>>>>> That may be what happened to that Spanish womens football
>>>>>>>>>>> coach... 
>>>>>>>>>> He got drunk on fermented Gatorade and kissed one of the
>>>>>>>>>> players? 
>>>>>>>>> Or maybe he was covered in sticky Gatorade and unwittingly was
>>>>>>>>> sticking to the players mouth...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> We should send these excuses to him. For a fee.
>>>>>>> To late now. He has already been 'released'...
>>>>>> Still. There might be a hearing. Or a charge in 20 years when the
>>>>>> player is suddenly traumatized by a repressed memory.
>>>>> There have been very little opportunity to repress any memory in
>>>>> this particular case.
>>>>>
>>>> You don't know.
>>> I read the news. I'm confident in my statement.
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I see that Big Brother is back for it's 25th
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> season. Ugh!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But of course it is... It's what the people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> want. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> People are stupid!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gatorade contains a lot of electrolytes... (guess
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the reference for the chance to win a modest
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prize) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Idiocracy?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yup! I'll mail you a gold star...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> YAY! I hardly get any snail mail anymore.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is so exciting.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hang on. I need to find a stamp... I'm sure there are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some around here somewhere.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm so excited. I never win anything. I have to pee!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You know what they say: You can't win unless you play.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe you should start doing some sportsball or
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something... After you are done peeing, obviously.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can't picture me playing team sports.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are types of sportsball where you play alone
>>>>>>>>>>>>> (against an opponent, obviously). Also without team sport
>>>>>>>>>>>>> you don't get to imbibe the team spirit...
>>>>>>>>>>>> No. I get that at work.
>>>>>>>>>>> Oohh! do you get to go on retreats and play stupid games
>>>>>>>>>>> too? (Made up by a genuine behaviourist sociologist.)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Before COVID, we had stupid team building exercises.
>>>>>>>>>> One time a manager brought in a bag of carrots and tried to
>>>>>>>>>> get us all to go outside and make a snowman.
>>>>>>>>> This was in winter, one assumes.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You're so SMRT.
>>>>>>> It was a natural inference.
>>>>>> I didn't want to point out the difficulty in making a snowman in
>>>>>> non- winter months. WORSE.TEAM-BUILDING EXERCISE.EVER.
>>>>> I dunno. It challenges the participants' ingenuity... Also if it's
>>>>> hot a good deal of co-operation is required.
>>>>>
>>>> Good luck finding snow in July.
>>> *opens freezer* *forms ball from sediments*
>>>> I'll be at the pub if anyone needs me.
>>> Oh, there you are... *throws*
>>>
>> Ow!
>> Why'd you pelt me with a giant ice ball?
> It wasn't that giant - and to show what can be accomplished if one put
> their mind to it.
>> 
>> I guess you don't have a frost-free freezer then.
> It would do much good if it was... freezing wise.
All of my freezers are frost-free.
They keep things frozen while preventing frost build-up.

> 
>>>>>>>>>> Another manager had a stuffed animal that each person was
>>>>>>>>>> supposed to take home for the weekend and then share the toys
>>>>>>>>>> adventures with the rest of the team.
>>>>>>>>> Invasion of privacy if I ever saw it. Mind, if it had been me
>>>>>>>>> the stuffy thing would most likely have experienced doing
>>>>>>>>> laundry and watching telly. Very adventurous.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My adventure would be: Merlyne spends entire weekend trying to
>>>>>>>> find an identical animal after BF's dog shreds the toy.
>>>>>>> Why, though. It would be a dramatic adventure at least. And you
>>>>>>> would spare your remaining colleagues the effort.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or the trauma when they find out that the beloved mascot is no
>>>>>> more. Anyays, I never brought the toy home so I got to spend my
>>>>>> weekends doing fun things like laundry and watching tv.
>>>>> You aren't really very good at that whole team spirit thing, are
>>>>> you? 
>>>>>
>>>> Besides the fact that my parents raise me to be an individual, I
>>>> really can't get into lame party games and things of that nature.
>>> But.. It's designed to demonstrate that things work better if you
>>> cooperate. 
>>>
>> Some things work well, some things don't.
>> I think I can decide when I need help.
> Consider that the other team-workers may not be so self-sufficient and
> may need the exercise to be confident that they can ask you for help
> when needed.
>
They already knew that because I'm super nice!
 
>>>>>>>>>> During COVID, they tried a bunch of virtual events because
>>>>>>>>>> they think we are retarded 6 year olds. Show 'n' tell,
>>>>>>>>>> anyone? 
>>>>>>>>> I don't remember most of the stupid tasks we were given at
>>>>>>>>> those sessions. Most of they were to do with working as a
>>>>>>>>> team, and everyone was faffing about getting nowhere until
>>>>>>>>> someone took charge and started giving orders. More often than
>>>>>>>>> I care to remember someone being me - just to get the thing
>>>>>>>>> over with. Great way to consolidate respect for section
>>>>>>>>> managers and such who was doing their fair share of faffing. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The formal team building thingees that I've been to have a
>>>>>>>> facilitator who gets the ball rolling. Sometimes literally. I
>>>>>>>> was at one where participants were not allowed to speak unless
>>>>>>>> they were holding the ball.
>>>>>>> Yeah, that's pretty typical. I think they use something similar
>>>>>>> in pre-school...
>>>>>> Makes sense. They treat us like we are retarded 6 yr olds.
>>>>> To be fair the 'talking stick' (or ball, whatever) is an ancient
>>>>> method of keeping order in assemblies - predating the mute-button
>>>>> by many centuries.
>>>>>
>>>> I'm in favour of it.
>>>> Of course the way things are these days, using the 'mute' button on
>>>> someone would be viewed as a microaggression and would require
>>>> everyone to attend a meeting about how microagressions are wrong.
>>> Talking over each other is also a microagression. You are going to
>>> need more meetings.
>>>
>> NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> I remember when microaggressions were about racist or sexist
>> things... 
> But that sort of things don't happen any more...?
> 
Not to me, it doesn't.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They do show Colombo (again) but late at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> night and I still remember all the plots
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from last time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't remember all the Columbo plots.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Doesn't matter since they show you who did at
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the beginning of the show. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes but Colombo is more about howdonit than
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whodunit... and Colombo pretending to be dumb
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but really being very smart of course. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And one more thing...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh yeah, it must have slipped my mind for a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> moment... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have Acorn and BritBox now so I can catch
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> up on all my British murder mystery shows.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I feel with the writer and actor strike
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that there may be a long tv show drought. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I get BritBox as well (on that streaming
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> service). They have Yes Minister/Prime
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Minister. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I never watched that one.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's a good introduction into how gubbernment
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *really* works... sort of. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm going to finish Good Omens and then watch
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the latest season of The Witcher. The next
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> season of The Wheel of time starts September
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I did see a Canadian police series in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> french. It had all the right characters:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - a neuro-divergent sketch artist with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'amazing' abilities, - a wheel-chair bound,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> female chief always wearing a baseball cap,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - a young arab gay forensic investigator, -
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a semi-alcoholic older detective who broke
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all the rules (violently) - a middle aged
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> female researcher, who was a former elite
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hacker. And that was just the Good Guys(tm).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know that one. I used to watch
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'District 31' when I was on language
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> training. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 'Portrait Robot' in Canadian. ('The Sketch
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Artist' in 'danish'). I don't know 'District
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 31' but I do have a Belgian series of all
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> things, all about sex-crimes.. in Flemish
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> language. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And speaking of programming, I wrote a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Python program today without taking a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> course. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I had no idea you were a parseltongue.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, I had to do something after I failed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out of wizard school. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is that even possible. I thought you would
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just have to take the year again. Or become
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Key Warden or something. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But eventually they found out that I'm too
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stupid to be a wizard. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is that even possible? I thought it's an innate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ability for those whom it is gifted.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm more of a Rincewind type of wizard or not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gifted at all. Smoke and mirrors!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not familiar. Or _a_ familiar for that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> matter... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's what the cats are for.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have no cat. Also no wizardry.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have a cat. It does what it wants.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm somewhat familiar with the behaviour of cats.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not familiar with the rules of being a familiar.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Me either. But that's okay since I'm not a cat.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> One of these day I'm gonna install the ADA
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> pre-compiler for gcc again and think of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something to code in it... Something with a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lot of things happening at the same time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, you won't.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I will. Some day...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Right after you build that water feature in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your yard, I'm sure. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well I won't be able to work on the water
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feature in winter, so I could do the installing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Isn't that when you are painting the living room?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *snickers*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No that was this spring, theoretically... Or next
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spring. Some time when I can keep the doors and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> windows open. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyhoo....
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You should learn Python so that you can nitpit my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> code. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What made you think that I don't know Python? (I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't, but still) 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It was a calculated risk. It was created after you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> left school and were a fully functioning adult with
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a regular day job. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yebbut I was reasonably capable of learning several
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> programming languages for many years after that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As did I.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think once MS took over the workplace, most people
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> learned VB. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And some probably even learned a programming language
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as well. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Probably.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I usually end up teaching myself.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Whereas I on several occasions ended up teaching
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I haven't taught anyone to program, but I do end up
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reviewing other people's code. I get questions about 'How
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do I do thing X?' I have one programmer who can't program
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from scratch. I usually have to meet with him and outline
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> step 1, step 2 etc. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> But you are supposed to learn that in programmer
>>>>>>>>>>>>> school...? 
>>>>>>>>>>>> I think his degree is in Philosophy or History or something
>>>>>>>>>>>> non- programming. How he got into this line of work, I'll
>>>>>>>>>>>> never know. He told me his dream job would be to work on
>>>>>>>>>>>> video games. He would die in that job.
>>>>>>>>>>> Probably. How he got the job: probably the same way as
>>>>>>>>>>> everyone else - lied on his resume...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I would be impressed if that were the case. This one has
>>>>>>>>>> about 0 initiative. 
>>>>>>>>> Maybe you could assign him to go to all the meetings...? Just
>>>>>>>>> tell him to say "No".
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> He doesn't speak at meetings. Then he would come back and
>>>>>>>> wouldn't remember what went on at the meeting.
>>>>>>> Make him a sign that says 'NO' to bring. Or better yet a
>>>>>>> t-shirt. Then he won't forget to display it. The important thing
>>>>>>> is to have the 'NO' represented.
>>>>>> I'll try that. He will think I'm joking and laugh.
>>>>> As long as he doesn't laugh during the meeting. You don't want the
>>>>> other participants to think it's a joke.
>>>>>
>>>> He laughs at meetings when I go off on a rant.
>>>> But then a lot of people do. 
>>> Mute them.
>>>
>> Why? I like the attention.
> Doesn't it interrupt your train of thought having people laugh in the
> middle of your rant?

Nah.
I can always start over.
> 
>>>>>>> Also you can read about the proceedings in the minutes on the
>>>>>>> intranet. Probably.
>>>>>> Not usually.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sometimes people write 10 pages of code to do something
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when all they need is the coalesce function.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Isn't that more an unwillingness to RT(F)M?
>>>>>>>>>>>> No one does that.
>>>>>>>>>>> I always did. And it served me well on many occasions. More
>>>>>>>>>>> people should RTM.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You lost the F!
>>>>>>>>> If one RTM before it becomes am urgent necessity there is no F
>>>>>>>>> involved. 
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Which never happens.
>>>>>>> You think I'm the only one to ever read a manual?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes. Or least when it's not urgent.
>>>>> Tsk-tsk. What is the world coming to...
>>>> How about you read the manuals and then give me an executive
>>>> summary about them?
>>> You mean as in teamwork? Co-operating for better efficiency like you
>>> learned at the seminar?
>>>
>> I learnt nothing at the seminar.
>> I snuck out at the bathroom break.
> Tsk-tsk. I guess you'll have to read the manual yourself then.
> 
Ugh!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What made you think I can't nitpick any code from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a position of relative ignorance?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But really. Code is code. The symbols may be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> different but logic is forever...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's what I keep telling coworkers who are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> panicking about having to learn Python or R. If you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can program, you can do it in any language. You
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just have to learn to syntax. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And memorise all the function libraries, of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> course... Piece of cake. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nah. I mean the stuff I use often will get engraved
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in my mind. Anything else, will be googled.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But... your productivity!!1!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All pensionable time!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If they want me to be more productive, they need to get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me more staff and stop assigning me extra work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Your productivity isn't going to increase if you run out
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of work to do. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That will never happen. When we are understaffed, I don't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have time to focus on my own work. All the work has to be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> distributed amongst the existing staff.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Delegation is work, though. Particularly if you have
>>>>>>>>>>>>> staff. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> It's a delicate balanacing act.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Another reason why wearing heels to work is a bad idea?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I definitely wobble less in flat shoes.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> One of several reasons why I never wore high heels to work.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Heels are my way of elevating myself aove the frey.
>>>>>>>> Plus I'm 5'5".
>>>>>>> Okay, shorty...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Isn't that USian slang for GF?
>>>>> Not that I've heard/read. I believe it's slang for a short person.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> shorty or short�ie [ shawr-tee ]
>>>>
>>>> noun,plural short�ies.
>>>> a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a
>>>> disparaging and offensive term of address).
>>>>
>>>> a garment designed to be of short length, as a hospital bed jacket.
>>>>
>>>> Also shaw�ty  [shaw-tee] .Slang.
>>>>
>>>> a girl or woman:
>>>> We watched the shorties on the dance floor, all lookin' so fine.
>>>>
>>>> a girlfriend or sweetheart:
>>>> Me and my shorty went to that new club over on Ninth last night;
>>>> what a scene!
>>>>
>>>> adjective
>>>> noting a garment designed to be of short length:
>>>> a shorty nightgown; shorty pajamas.
>>>
>>> I can't keep up with all the slang the young people use these days.
>>>
>> 
>> You should.
> It changes too fast for me in all the languages - in any case I was
> never on fleek even when I was younger. I was rather fetch, though, if
> I say so myself.
*eye roll*
Fetch is never going to happen, Gretchen!

> 
>>>>>> Also, I'm average height for caucasian women.
>>>>> The average height for women in DK is 167cm (5'5.75").
>>>>> I know this because the news told me - the height requirement for
>>>>> joining the royal guard has recently been removed because it
>>>>> discriminated against women. The requirement for women was higher
>>>>> than average height while the requirement for men was lower that
>>>>> average men's height.
>>>>>
>>>>> These are the important decisions that occupy the high command.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So I'm average height for a woman in DK. I'll blend in nicely when 
>>>> visiting your water feature, stele and pile of guano.
>>>
>>> Sure. I was hoping for a lot of japanese tourists, though. They are
>>> more likely to buy my tacky plastic souvenirs.
>>>
>> 
>> I'm getting a vibe that you don't want me to visit :(
> I don't expect you to buy any of my tacky plastic souvenirs.
> 
Are you saying that so I'll want them?
>> So you need to launch an advertising blitz in Japan.
>> 
>>>> They changed the requirements for fire-fighters here so that more
>>>> women could join. I can hardly wait to be rescued from a burning
>>>> building by a 96 lb woman.
>>> Well, maybe if you stopped playing with fire you wouldn't need
>>> rescuing all the time.
>>>
>> The leprechaun tells me to burn things.
> Contrary to popular opinion leprechauns don't as a rule have your best
> interest at heart. Don't listen to the leprechaun.
> 
But, but...they have that pot of gold.
(And me lucky charms)