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Third Wave Here?

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  • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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    Doctor Phibes
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    #41

    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.

    I was only joking

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    • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

      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.

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      George K
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      #42

      @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

      A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.

      I was going to say, "Indeed, just look at....."

      But then I realized I'd offend too many people here.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • George KG George K

        @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

        A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.

        I was going to say, "Indeed, just look at....."

        But then I realized I'd offend too many people here.

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        Doctor Phibes
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        #43

        @george-k said in Third Wave Here?:

        @doctor-phibes said in Third Wave Here?:

        A moron with a computer is a dangerous thing.

        I was going to say, "Indeed, just look at....."

        But then I realized I'd offend too many people here.

        The really dumb ones wouldn't realise you meant them.

        You did mean 'them', right? RIGHT?????

        I was only joking

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        • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

          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.

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          Renauda
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          #44

          @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.

          Elbows up!

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            Catseye3
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            #45

            I know who he meant. Don't you worry about that.

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            Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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            • RenaudaR Renauda

              @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.

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              Horace
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              #46

              @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.

              Education is extremely important.

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              • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                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.

                LuFins DadL Offline
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                LuFins Dad
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                #47

                @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.

                The Brad

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                • HoraceH Horace

                  @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.

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                  Doctor Phibes
                  wrote on last edited by Doctor Phibes
                  #48

                  @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.

                  I was only joking

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                  • MikM Offline
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                    Mik
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                    #49

                    Yeah, they pretty much are, in one way or another.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    • MikM Mik

                      Yeah, they pretty much are, in one way or another.

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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...

                      The Brad

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                        #51

                        Twain?

                        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                        • Catseye3C Catseye3

                          Twain?

                          Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                          Doctor Phibes
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                          @catseye3 said in Third Wave Here?:

                          Twain?

                          That guy was a wanker.

                          I was only joking

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                          • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                            @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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                            Doctor Phibes
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                            #53

                            @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.

                            I was only joking

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                              Renauda
                              wrote on last edited by Renauda
                              #54

                              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.

                              Elbows up!

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                              • Catseye3C Catseye3

                                Twain?

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                                #55

                                @catseye3 said in Third Wave Here?:

                                Twain?

                                I first heard it in an Elmore Leonard show.

                                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                • RenaudaR 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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                                  George K
                                  wrote on last edited by
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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.

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    Horace
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                                    He was also avaricious. And deaf. I hate deaf people.

                                    Education is extremely important.

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                                      George K
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                                      He was also horny AF. I hate...

                                      ...ah never mind.

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • HoraceH Horace

                                        He was also avaricious. And deaf. I hate deaf people.

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                                        #59

                                        @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.

                                        Elbows up!

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                                        • L Loki

                                          @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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                                          @loki said in [Third Wave Here?]

                                          How much extra tax are you willing to pay to keep things closed? You will be funding this.

                                          Didn't someone say they'd get the Mexicans to pay for your stuff?

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