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Wording is important
« on: October 07, 2014, 10:38:47 AM »
One of the desktop support guys in our office has decided I'm a good resource.  I don't mind, he rarely asks me the same question twice, and I'm always glad to help someone out. 

Occasionally he wants me to show him how to do something without his boss knowing he didn't already know how to do it.  That's fine too, I understand. 

This morning as I walk out in the hall he sidles up to me and quietly says "I secretly need you." I knew what he meant, but I gave him the hairy eyeball anyway.  O_o

"Umm.  That didn't sound good did it?"

"How about 'Good morning'?"



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Re: Wording is important
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2014, 01:45:53 PM »
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Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won't help.


Bring me my Broadsword and a clear understanding.
Get up to the roundhouse on the cliff-top standing.
Take women and children and bed them down.
Bless with a hard heart those that stand with me.
Bless the women and children who firm our hands.
Put our backs to the north wind.
Hold fast by the river.
Sweet memories to drive us on,
for the motherland.

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Re: Wording is important
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2014, 02:43:20 PM »
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Re: Wording is important
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2014, 07:55:31 AM »
Quote from: scout26 on October 07, 2014, 01:45:53 PM
Phrasing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyLWrKh2fB0

Heh.  I watched the first two seasons of Archer and then got distracted.  I really do need to go back and finish out what's on Netflix.
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Re: Wording is important
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2014, 10:40:13 PM »
The last season went off the rails. :facepalm:
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Re: Wording is important
« Reply #5 on: October 08, 2014, 11:33:23 PM »
Quote from: sanglant on October 08, 2014, 10:40:13 PM
The last season went off the rails. :facepalm:

Yeah. Still funny as hell, though. Status quo ante was achieved at the end, so things should go relatively back to normal for the next season.
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