James Button
jamesbutton at blueyonder.co.uk
Mon Feb 11 04:01:43 CST 2013
Working for 'Local Government' as an IT Systems support techy, I was ordered to remove the Dilbert calendar from my desk, and then from my working area. The manager considered it was an unacceptable jibe against him (Him with the permed hairstyle, and questions like - "If I say save a file will it delete an earlier version".) JimB Oh! and the OP joke - Wasn't it a Canadian who crashed in Holland and was 'nursed' by an Australian! Then again this is a tech forum - er, it is, isn't it? ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Bartow" <john at winhaven.net> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 5:35 AM Subject: Re: [AccessD] Morning smile > When I worked for the county office Dilbert was reality. > > I kept a copy of the first Dilbert book on my shelf and referred to it as > the "employee handbook" :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart > McLachlan > Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 11:10 PM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Morning smile > > It's just another case of thread drift. As the old saying goes, "Don't > sweat the petty things"* > > And from what I've seen over the years in some organisationa, Dilbert IS a > documentary :-) > > > -- > Stuart > > > * Instead, pet the sweaty things > > > On 10 Feb 2013 at 21:02, Rocky Smolin wrote: > >> It was a joke! A JOKE! You think Dilbert is a documentary? G'day mate. >> >> R >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Steve Goodhall >> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 6:08 PM >> To: Access Developers discussion and problemsolving >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Morning smile >> >> I know that ANZAC troops fought in Greece during WWII. Not sure about >> Northern Europe. >> >> Steve Goodhall >> >> -----Original message----- >> From: John Bartow <john at winhaven.net> >> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >> Sent: Sun, Feb 10, 2013 23:51:52 GMT+00:00 >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Morning smile >> >> I'm not sure if Australian commonwealth troops participated in the > northern >> European theater of WWII. I know they were in the N. African theater. >> >> Maybe Holland should be replaced by "New Holland". Then it would at least > be >> in the same hemisphere as Australia. >> >> Oh, well, I chuckled anyway :-) >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters >> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 2:52 PM >> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Morning smile >> >> OK - this looks like it would be funny if I could get it. Is there a > place >> called Holland in Australia? Does this have something to do with 'down >> under'? Maybe you have to not be an American to understand? >> >> Dan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller >> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 12:00 PM >> To: Peter Brawley >> Subject: [AccessD] Morning smile >> >> Sometimes the silliest jokes are the funniest. I've been giggling over > this >> one for a while now. I heard it on cbc radio this morning. >> >> A Canadian World War II pilot was shot down over Holland. As his burning >> plane dove toward the ground he lost consciousness. Later he awoke to >> find >> himself, a couple of limbs in suspended casts and the most of the rest in >> bandages. A nurse was gazing at him. >> >> "Did I come here to die?" he asked. >> "No," she replied in a thick Australian accent. 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