Reply With Quote:DOriginally Posted by gray
A relationship is like a game of cards.
At the start all you need is 2 hearts and a diamond and at the end all you want is a club and a spade.
Gray
:D
Why is there a light in my fridge but not one in my freezer
When is a visitor centre not a visitor centre?
When it's at the royal observatory.
Apparently it's not open to visitors.
Go figure.
z
Are we all just figments of our own imagination.
My script has arrived for my presenting role in a film I'm involved with. Eat your heart out Ray..who's the Daddy :D
Its an absolute ball ache when a birth year grail pops up on SC and you dont have enough pennies :roll:
Are you a professional Valentines Day card writer, by any chance? :lol:
Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced.
Roy Walker was on my train yesterday
If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
Gray
Both. Simple.
+1 Or if you had the cash but saw it too late.
[logic hat]Both. Simple.
Not necessarily.
If your goal is simply trying to fail, you may succeed in that without failing.
[logic hat/]
[coat]
You can't separate trying and failing in this scenario. If you succeed to try but not to fail, you have failed trying what you intended to try and tried something else.[logic hat]Both. Simple.
Not necessarily.
If your goal is simply trying to fail, you may succeed in that without failing.
[logic hat/]
[coat]
I fear your logic hat has a hole in it.
Ah. You have extended the premise a little. But I like your style. :wink:You can't separate trying and failing in this scenario. If you succeed to try but not to fail, you have failed trying what you intended to try and tried something else.[logic hat]Both. Simple.
Not necessarily.
If your goal is simply trying to fail, you may succeed in that without failing.
[logic hat/]
[coat]
I fear your logic hat has a hole in it.
If we are just restricted to the OP's statement, it is possible to try to fail that task without failing that task. The statement is designed to engineer conflict by the conclusion that subject has failed rather than succeeded in their task and has therefore succeeded in failing.
If we extend the premise beyond the initial task to include the consideration that whether by trying to fail and succeeding - and hence failing - I would agree with you.
This enjoyable discourse could have been avoided by altering the OP's post to:
If your goal is to fail and you succeed, which have you achieved?
Whereupon your initial answer of 'both' would be correct.
...although it doesn't flow quite as well. :)
Too easy :)
Gray
I've trying to make sure I don't use a big word where a diminutive one will suffice
Gray
and the catch phrase is :?:
He's just saying what he seesand the catch phrase is :?:
Gray
I just bought a calandar. It looks like my days are numbered.
Gray
Pins,
I really dont see the point
I bought some dried water but didn't know what to add to it.
Congratulations, not only do I have no clue what you're talking about, you've managed to make me not know what I'm saying. :DAh. You have extended the premise a little. But I like your style. :wink:
If we are just restricted to the OP's statement, it is possible to try to fail that task without failing that task. The statement is designed to engineer conflict by the conclusion that subject has failed rather than succeeded in their task and has therefore succeeded in failing.
If we extend the premise beyond the initial task to include the consideration that whether by trying to fail and succeeding - and hence failing - I would agree with you.
This enjoyable discourse could have been avoided by altering the OP's post to:
If your goal is to fail and you succeed, which have you achieved?
Whereupon your initial answer of 'both' would be correct.
...although it doesn't flow quite as well. :)
I just found a thread in the SC titled "Homos Club Date".
No, hang on, it's actually "Nomos". Bet they didn't think of that when they picked the name of the company, and later naming the watch.
Except.....and i stand to be corrected....that that's Gandalf isn't it,not Dumbledore?
I once produced Earth, Wind and Fire.
You're half way there.
And it was said by Yoda. ;-)You're half way there.
Great week. After fighting to cope with 2 very demanding jobs for 5 months I finally did handover/training week to my replacement for the old job in Paris. So it is done. Then got home tonight to a letter from the UK CEO telling me I am now on the official succession plan as one of 20 candidates (out of 11,400 staff) identified as a future leader of the business so will have a mentor and an external leadership development coach work with me on a plan of attack in coming weeks. Also off skiing for a week with the family tomorrow. All good.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Only -1.9C here in NW London. Happily most of the snow melted earlier in the day.
The early bird may well get the worm, but it's the second mouse that gets all the cheese
Gray
I was looking forward to a nice lie-in this morning. But now I've got to go out in the cold and buy a new microwave, as mine packed up last evening. :(
This happened a couple of weeks after I responded to somebody's "Which microwave should I buy?" question by extolling the virtues of my Panasonic combination oven. :roll:
Oh, well. John Lewis are giving a five-year warranty on some Panasonics, so here goes.....
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Another shit day in the office, not sure how much more I can take.
Know exactly how you feel. For the first time in my life I've actually considered walking away from a job without another one to go to. If only the job market wasnt so bl**dy dire.....
Pleasantly surprised by Chinese restaurant near holiday inn express in Stafford. worth a look if you're in the area.
z
I've done that almost every time I quit anywhere. Don't. You'll regret it a thousand times while sifting through the crappy jobs which are on offer, and you'll ask yourself whether it was worth it, while considering some bottom-of-the-rung tedious dead-end job just to pay the bills. Don't - unless you absolutely must.Know exactly how you feel. For the first time in my life I've actually considered walking away from a job without another one to go to. If only the job market wasnt so bl**dy dire.....
Each time I did this I can't see how I could have done differently. One was an outright emergency - pulling the ejector seat handle seconds before a fatal crash - and others were fits of overmastering, all-consuming rage. Each one of them was a good thing, in retrospect. Bloody satisfying as well, saying the words to the man who thinks he has you by the balls and enjoys giving them a little squeeze, a couple of words which change the tables and cause you to rise above him... He's no longer the powerful one, the boss, giving you a kicking, you're suddenly free and so much above this that you don't even bother swearing and just smile kindly - while he just lost the company a good worker and will have to explain that to his boss. Still, afterwards you curse your silly pride for causing you to do something irrational. And yet again, it gives you a good feeling knowing that, poor and jobless as you are you still have a bit of pride left...
Still, don't... find something else, then quit. If there's absolutely no other way, you'll know.
I know you're right, (goddamn you!!) plus if it wasnt them squeezing my balls it would almost certainly be the wife cutting them off when I told her I'd quit!!I've done that almost every time I quit anywhere. Don't. You'll regret it a thousand times while sifting through the crappy jobs which are on offer, and you'll ask yourself whether it was worth it, while considering some bottom-of-the-rung tedious dead-end job just to pay the bills. Don't - unless you absolutely must.Know exactly how you feel. For the first time in my life I've actually considered walking away from a job without another one to go to. If only the job market wasnt so bl**dy dire.....
Each time I did this I can't see how I could have done differently. One was an outright emergency - pulling the ejector seat handle seconds before a fatal crash - and others were fits of overmastering, all-consuming rage. Each one of them was a good thing, in retrospect. Bloody satisfying as well, saying the words to the man who thinks he has you by the balls and enjoys giving them a little squeeze, a couple of words which change the tables and cause you to rise above him... He's no longer the powerful one, the boss, giving you a kicking, you're suddenly free and so much above this that you don't even bother swearing and just smile kindly - while he just lost the company a good worker and will have to explain that to his boss. Still, afterwards you curse your silly pride for causing you to do something irrational. And yet again, it gives you a good feeling knowing that, poor and jobless as you are you still have a bit of pride left...
Still, don't... find something else, then quit. If there's absolutely no other way, you'll know.
Doesn't stop me constantly day-dreaming about telling the rediculously stupid, unprofessional, two-faced, immature tw*t where to stick his f**** job though!!
Ah well.....soon be the weekend :roll:
Slightly different dynamics for me. No nasty boss, just mentally exhausted chasing sales targets for 25 years.I know you're right, (goddamn you!!) plus if it wasnt them squeezing my balls it would almost certainly be the wife cutting them off when I told her I'd quit!!I've done that almost every time I quit anywhere. Don't. You'll regret it a thousand times while sifting through the crappy jobs which are on offer, and you'll ask yourself whether it was worth it, while considering some bottom-of-the-rung tedious dead-end job just to pay the bills. Don't - unless you absolutely must.Know exactly how you feel. For the first time in my life I've actually considered walking away from a job without another one to go to. If only the job market wasnt so bl**dy dire.....
Each time I did this I can't see how I could have done differently. One was an outright emergency - pulling the ejector seat handle seconds before a fatal crash - and others were fits of overmastering, all-consuming rage. Each one of them was a good thing, in retrospect. Bloody satisfying as well, saying the words to the man who thinks he has you by the balls and enjoys giving them a little squeeze, a couple of words which change the tables and cause you to rise above him... He's no longer the powerful one, the boss, giving you a kicking, you're suddenly free and so much above this that you don't even bother swearing and just smile kindly - while he just lost the company a good worker and will have to explain that to his boss. Still, afterwards you curse your silly pride for causing you to do something irrational. And yet again, it gives you a good feeling knowing that, poor and jobless as you are you still have a bit of pride left...
Still, don't... find something else, then quit. If there's absolutely no other way, you'll know.
Doesn't stop me constantly day-dreaming about telling the rediculously stupid, unprofessional, two-faced, immature tw*t where to stick his f**** job though!!
Ah well.....soon be the weekend :roll:
A six month rest to spend some quality time with the kids and I'll be good to go for another 25 years!
Well, that's the plan, just hope I can turn it into reality.
Whilst bending down to unblock the filters on the tumble dryer a moment ago I farted. It was a strangely disturbing mix of aromas.
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
This morning I accidentally deleted all of the past few days work, plus a load of useful scripts I've written over the past year. I just spent the rest of the day muttering under my breath.
Computer users can be divided into 2 categories: Those that have lost data ...and those that have not lost data YET :twisted:
Try this.
http://www.piriform.com/recuva
I got sent out by the missus for a pint of milk.......came back with a large doner kebab dripping in chilli sauce and festooned with those green chillis they always have sat in a plastic tub. Lovely.
....forgot the milk though..... :D
Just four more hours and i'll have a rare Saturday off work :)
I need to listen to more Brahms.
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
Being forced to IKEA on a Sunday. Very annoying !
Hahahaha :)
I need to watch more things with Kierston Wareing in them
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