Third Wave Here?
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Speaking of bean-counters - my son works in a department store, and they allocate the hours based on the payroll allocated by central office. Central office allocate the monthly payroll based on the turnover from the previous year. So this month, it was completely in the toilet, so they didn't call any staff in, so the poor bastards who are working are completely overwhelmed.
A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.
wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:52 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:
Speaking of bean-counters - my son works in a department store, and they allocate the hours based on the payroll allocated by central office. Central office allocate the monthly payroll based on the turnover from the previous year. So this month, it was completely in the toilet, so they didn't call any staff in, so the poor bastards who are working are completely overwhelmed.
A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.
Every Monday morning I am in a manager meeting where we go over activity for the past week and compare to prior year... This week I might have caused a bit of a ruckus by asking why we were comparing this week vs this week last year, and perhaps we should compare with 19? And that for the next three months, comparisons might be pointless.
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@renauda said in Third Wave Here?:
@doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:
A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.
As is a bean counter in charge of public health policy.
Everybody counts beans, whether they admit it or not.
wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 16:56 last edited by Doctor Phibes@horace said in Third Wave Here?:
Everybody counts beans, whether they admit it or not.
I suspect that pretty much everybody wanks, or has at some time, but not everybody is a wanker.
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wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 17:37 last edited by
Yeah, they pretty much are, in one way or another.
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wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 17:42 last edited by
@mik said in Third Wave Here?:
Yeah, they pretty much are, in one way or another.
To paraphrase a great man...
If you meet somebody and think they are a wanker, they’re probably a wanker. If you think everybody you meet is a wanker, chances are that you are the wanker...
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wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 17:43 last edited by
Twain?
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wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 17:44 last edited by
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@mik said in Third Wave Here?:
Yeah, they pretty much are, in one way or another.
To paraphrase a great man...
If you meet somebody and think they are a wanker, they’re probably a wanker. If you think everybody you meet is a wanker, chances are that you are the wanker...
wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 17:46 last edited by Doctor Phibes@lufins-dad said in Third Wave Here?:
@mik said in Third Wave Here?:
Yeah, they pretty much are, in one way or another.
To paraphrase a great man...
If you meet somebody and think they are a wanker, they’re probably a wanker. If you think everybody you meet is a wanker, chances are that you are the wanker...
I don't think Mr. Twain lived in Massachusetts.
Also, I don't think Mr. Twain said that quote about assholes.
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wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 19:01 last edited by Renauda
Beethoven was known to count out coffee beans obsessively in preparing his morning waker upper.
And yes, he had a reputation of being something of a disagreeable wanker.
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wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 19:41 last edited by
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Beethoven was known to count out coffee beans obsessively in preparing his morning waker upper.
And yes, he had a reputation of being something of a disagreeable wanker.
wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 20:38 last edited by@renauda said in Third Wave Here?:
he had a reputation of being something of a disagreeable wanker
Funny you should mention. Years ago, I listened to Greenberg's biography of Ludwig. He (Beethoven, not Greenberg) was such a horrible, horrible person. The account of his dealing with his sister-in-law and the custody of his nephew made me really, really dislike the man. Granted, it was an emotional response, but it was a long time before I could enjoy his music without thinking of what an asshole he was.
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wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 20:46 last edited by
He was also avaricious. And deaf. I hate deaf people.
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wrote on 23 Mar 2021, 20:47 last edited by
He was also horny AF. I hate...
...ah never mind.
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wrote on 24 Mar 2021, 04:11 last edited by Renauda
@horace said in Third Wave Here?:
He was also avaricious. And deaf. I hate deaf people.
Some would say frugal and most bean counters I have encountered are deaf to reality.
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@mik said in Third Wave Here?:
You can't deny that infection rates are on the rise some places, enough to be worrisome. As much as I want everything to open back up, vaccination rates are not there yet.
How much extra tax are you willing to pay to keep things closed? You will be funding this.
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@renauda said in Third Wave Here?:
he had a reputation of being something of a disagreeable wanker
Funny you should mention. Years ago, I listened to Greenberg's biography of Ludwig. He (Beethoven, not Greenberg) was such a horrible, horrible person. The account of his dealing with his sister-in-law and the custody of his nephew made me really, really dislike the man. Granted, it was an emotional response, but it was a long time before I could enjoy his music without thinking of what an asshole he was.
wrote on 24 Mar 2021, 12:00 last edited by@george-k said in Third Wave Here?:
@renauda said in Third Wave Here?:
he had a reputation of being something of a disagreeable wanker
Funny you should mention. Years ago, I listened to Greenberg's biography of Ludwig. He (Beethoven, not Greenberg) was such a horrible, horrible person. The account of his dealing with his sister-in-law and the custody of his nephew made me really, really dislike the man. Granted, it was an emotional response, but it was a long time before I could enjoy his music without thinking of what an asshole he was.
I'd still rather listen to him than Tucker Carlson.
(Cross-thread bonus!)
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@george-k said in Third Wave Here?:
@renauda said in Third Wave Here?:
he had a reputation of being something of a disagreeable wanker
Funny you should mention. Years ago, I listened to Greenberg's biography of Ludwig. He (Beethoven, not Greenberg) was such a horrible, horrible person. The account of his dealing with his sister-in-law and the custody of his nephew made me really, really dislike the man. Granted, it was an emotional response, but it was a long time before I could enjoy his music without thinking of what an asshole he was.
I'd still rather listen to him than Tucker Carlson.
(Cross-thread bonus!)
wrote on 24 Mar 2021, 12:43 last edited by@doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:
I'd still rather listen to him than Tucker Carlson.
Seth Myers said of Tucker Carlson that watching his facial expressions was like watching Templeton the rat trying to read Charlotte's Web.
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@doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:
I'd still rather listen to him than Tucker Carlson.
Seth Myers said of Tucker Carlson that watching his facial expressions was like watching Templeton the rat trying to read Charlotte's Web.
wrote on 24 Mar 2021, 12:50 last edited by@catseye3 said in Third Wave Here?:
@doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:
I'd still rather listen to him than Tucker Carlson.
Seth Myers said of Tucker Carlson that watching his facial expressions was like watching Templeton the rat trying to read Charlotte's Web.
I find Seth Myers as funny as a bout of gastritis. As illuminating, too.
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wrote on 24 Mar 2021, 12:53 last edited by
In the interest of balance, I don't like Seth Myers, either.
But Tucker's facial expressions are pretty odd. Particularly for the smartest conservative commentator since William F. Buckley Jr.
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wrote on 24 Mar 2021, 15:43 last edited by
Tucker Carlson is terrific.
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wrote on 24 Mar 2021, 16:27 last edited by
I try to watch the first part of his show. I figure that's the cool stuff that can get him in trouble with the SJW's.
Facial expressions? I find him rather expressionless.
Now, don't shoot the messenger.
