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They haven't given me the job yetNice.. who's a clever boy then.
I should know by Friday though.....
I would just like to say
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I should know by Friday though.....
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Yer can take sensibul steps ter avoid it. Burd flu is about anorl. Lock up yer chuks.
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Ive never eaten yin o them, normally have cheese n ham wiv other salad stuff was there nowt else
in yer fridge.
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They haven't given me the job yet
Tis in the bag.
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CIPOLLA’S LAWS
In his essay – which was initially intended for a very small group of close colleagues – Cipolla presented his laws of stupidity. We all know stupid people exist, he explained, but codifying human stupidity helps us to evolve beyond our dangerous underestimation of its impact on society, as well as the sheer number of stupid people in existence. They’re everywhere. And the havoc they bring cannot be overstated.
Law #1: Always and inevitably, everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.
Cipolla recognized that it’s human nature to downplay the severity of a problem. He was so convinced that we were naïve to the challenge we face from stupidity that he suggested that “any numerical assumption [of the number of stupid among us] would turn out to be an underestimate.” It’s no accident that this is the first law.
Law #2: The probability that a certain person is stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.
Some people have red hair. Some people have blue eyes. Some people are stupid. It is what it is. As Cipolla asserted, “the fact remains that [you] will always have to deal with the same percentage of stupid people” everywhere you go. Or, like my father used to say, “Just assume that half of everyone you meet is below average.”
Law #3: A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.
Stupid people will inevitably make decisions that confuse us – their reasoning simply escapes us. It’s not that they are ill-willed, it’s just that they are incapable of seeing the effects of their actions in a broader context. To this end, Cipolla noted, “There are people who, by their illogic actions, not only cause harm to other people, but also to themselves.”
Law #4: Non-stupid people always underestimate the damaging power of stupid individuals.
Cipolla expanded on this law: “In particular, non-stupid people constantly forget that at all times and places, and under any circumstances, to deal and/or associate with stupid people always turns out to be a costly mistake.” Our own naivete makes us vulnerable: “Stupid people are deadly dangerous because reasonable people find it difficult to imagine and understand stupid behavior.” Don’t try to make sense of them, just avoid them.
Law #5: A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.
Cipolla added a corollary to the fifth law: “A stupid person is more dangerous than a [bandit].” Intelligent people, regardless of intent, are predictable. Stupid people are not. That lack of predictability makes stupid people incredibly dangerous. Don’t swim with the sharks if you don’t want to be an appetizer on the dinner menu.
That just nailed my work situation. I always think the stupids are deliberately cockin stuff up.
Seems they don't even know they're doin it. I shall be pushin that stuff upstairs, seems the higher ups either don't know or don't care.
Glad you're feeling a bit betterer Dips
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Bosch fridge freezer engineer inbound between 0700 & 0830 hours.
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Silly busy at wuk, still two peeps down.
My brain needs a rest
Sleeps well peeps
My brain needs a rest
Sleeps well peeps
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Ere @kevstar .
I int no metalorogerist, but why would lead go that colour?
No Copper in it, nor Iron to oxidize like that?
The only thing I can think of is that its caused by a chemical with some acid content, I left the
roll of lead outside the customers house & im guessing its car wash chemicals as I did notice
some soap on the drive way about a meter from the lead. ??
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Well that flew over my head, like the one that flew over the cuckoos nest!!!Engineering design jobs in the power sector
Just got a mail from the peeps I buy my Jeans from, it’s Xmas jumper time
Now I like this 1
https://www.jeanscene.co.uk/christmas-jumper-lots-of-balls-ink/
But many to choose
https://www.jeanscene.co.uk/christmas-jumpers/?dir=desc&order=created_at
I just know somebody is going to be walking in around a “sexy and I snow it” 1.
J
Now I like this 1
https://www.jeanscene.co.uk/christmas-jumper-lots-of-balls-ink/
But many to choose
https://www.jeanscene.co.uk/christmas-jumpers/?dir=desc&order=created_at
I just know somebody is going to be walking in around a “sexy and I snow it” 1
.J
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White bread with the crusts cut off then into quarters, drunk with Earl Grey tea. din't you go to a posh school!!!!
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Nice work there Kev.
Did the lead take the rust from the back of the landy
J
Think if I threw a roll of lead in the back id be picking it up of the deck lol
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Well that flew over my head, like the one that flew over the cuckoos nest!!!
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