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Re: Road Show Question
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Wed, 9 Jul 2003 14:34:04 GMT
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Calum Tsang wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote:
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> > I'm glad you managed to push Calum's buttons on this. It's fun watching
> > you push Calum's buttons.
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> You know, it really rather bothers me. I'm one to get angry at a lot of stuff,
> primarily because no one else gives a care about things that really should be
> fixed. I'll give you an example of this sort of thing where really the response
> is, screw the hell off.
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> I won a very cool diecast PT Cruiser model at a company event recently, which
> was properly decaled up with corporate logos (as a fleet management group, this
> is a prized posession). There was a note on the top of the car which says
> "Don't open the doors, or the decals will fall off". So, one of my drunken
> programmers tried to open the doors, which I told her not to.
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> Fast forward a week later, and every day, my PT Cruiser doors were pulled open.
> Eventually, all the decaling broke off completely.
Ok you see this is not pushing someones buttons. It's perfectly
understandable for you to be upset about this. The degree to which you
are upset may be questionable. I mean it's a PT Cruiser. :-)
I think pushing someones buttons is the art of getting them upset about
something with out actually doing anything. For example if I pointed
out the PT Cruiser on your desk and asked why are the stickers all
messed up. That would be pushing your buttons, especially if you knew I
already knew why the stickers where all messed up. But if I was just
standing there picking the sticker off of you PT Cruiser, that wouldn't
be pushing your buttons, that would be being a jerk. You have every
right to be upset.
> Yeah, it's fun to push people's buttons. Real fun. I think I'm going to go and
> key her SUV now.
You see that's not pushing her buttons. Constantly pointing out the
scratch to her after probably would be. :-)
Derek
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| Derek! WOW, you said EXACTLY what I was going to point out Calum. and you used exactly the same examples. Good job. As a future Ph.D. in "fecal matter agitation" (TDB) or "vocal proximity perturbance" (TDB) I commend you on your quick and correct (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) You know, it really rather bothers me. I'm one to get angry at a lot of stuff, primarily because no one else gives a care about things that really should be fixed. I'll give you an example of this sort of thing where really the response is, (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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