Re: In other news

On 11.02.2024 15.49, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]: 
> 
>> On 14.01.2024 16.02, Merlyne wrote:
>>
>>>>>>>>>> Please report any progress in this matter.
>>>>>>>>> Progress?
>>>>>>>> The relative change in number of incidents where people utilise
>>>>>>>> your open door since starting rants by mentioning it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This will be hard to assess in a hybrid work model.
>>>>>> So include whatever corresponds to walking through an open door in
>>>>>> your digital world. Faceapp, Whatstime or whatever... We must have
>>>>>> data. 
>>>>>>
>>>>> I have tons of data.
>>>> But do you have open door policy related data is the question?
>>>>
>>> Not yet.
>> How about now?
>>
> Still none.
Any new data?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fetch is never going to happen, Gretchen!
[point]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Some dogs like it, I think.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe they want us to think that.
>>>>>>>>>>>> No, I'm sure they genuinely enjoy the fetching part. It's
>>>>>>>>>>>> the letting go after having fetched they are somewhat
>>>>>>>>>>>> ambivalent about. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> My dog fetches the ball/stick/whatever and then runs away.
>>>>>>>>>> IOW it can't keep cleaning up your mess. It has important
>>>>>>>>>> stuff to do. 
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> OR the dog does not understand the rules of engagement.
>>>>>>>> Well you have to explain it properly first. You can't just
>>>>>>>> assume the dog knows your intentions... They are a bit like
>>>>>>>> co-workers that way. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I don't speak dog.
>>>>>> Just speak slow and loudly in English. I'm sure that will work.
>>>>>>
>>>>> It doesn't work well with foreigners.
>>>> Doesn't the management have a course for that?
>>>>
>>> For yelling at foreigners?
>> No, for getting dogs to work well with foreigners.
>>
> I will only work if the dog speaks the same language as the foreigners 
> or the foreigners used hand signals that the dog understands.
Alternatively the foreigners can learn the few words the dogs understand.

>>>>>>>>> I never eat breakfast cereal. You can keep it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You mean the leprechaun can keep it. I don't eat cereal with
>>>>>>>> added sugar bits.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They're magically delicious!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Diabetes!
>>>>>
>>>>> Yeah, yeah. None for you!
>>>> That was never on the table. I meant for all the sugar filled cereal
>>>> eating kids...
>>>>
>>>
>>> As long as their pancreases are functioning properly, it shouldn't be
>>> a problem. 
>>> You were advocating the consumption of carbs for breakfast in another
>>> post.
>> Specifically a sensible mix of simple and complex carbon.
>> "Cereal" with 30% sugar content is a candy.
>>
> That is probably most cereals.
> Without the sugar, kids won't eat it.

Sure they will if they are hungry enough.
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BeH

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