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Re: Road Show Question
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Wed, 9 Jul 2003 14:57:19 GMT
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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 response.
Calum, maybe you should take my class??
then you can extract "revenge" on said programmer.
On a related note, I'm sorry to hear your stickers came off.
Derek Raycraft wrote:
> Calum Tsang wrote:
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> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Fast forward a week later, and every day, my PT Cruiser doors were pulled open.
> > Eventually, all the decaling broke off completely.
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> 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.
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> > Yeah, it's fun to push people's buttons. Real fun. I think I'm going to go and
> > key her SUV now.
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>
> You see that's not pushing her buttons. Constantly pointing out the
> scratch to her after probably would be. :-)
>
> Derek
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