Flipsides view of the world....

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Ok, since it's quiet in here, and I'm bored, I thought I'd write a little bit about Flipsides view of the world, and the Golden Rules that we all follow without even realising.

Rule 1 : Money talks and Bullshit walks.....

Oddly enough, GameSpy's treatment of HLP is a prime example here. HLP is not paying for hosting, GS offered to, and do, provide them for free. which is quite kind in todays line of thinking. However, because HLP are not paying for the hosting, GS reserve the right to treat their Hosted forums in a manner that would make any paying customer close their account and move on years ago. So, it's not actually the company that defines the quality of the service, which to my mind should be a matter of pride, but in fact the question of whether money is involved or not. We grumble a bit, but accept this rule more or less without question.

Rule 2 : Familiar is 'Right', different is 'Wrong'

Hate to say this, but unless the outcome is patently a failure, this is how we define our entire field of morals. I've seen more people say someone has done something 'wrongly' or that their opinion is 'Wrong' simply because it does not match the way in which the person judging is thinking. Maybe, from a very personal point of view, that's the only way we can define right and wrong, but until we can accept that it is only our opinion in the matter, we will always be at each others throats about it.

Rule 3 : Never offer to help....

Those people who are helpful at work stay in the same post for years, it's the bastards who need a crowbar to get them out of their chairs that tend to get promoted. Remember, if you try to be eager and helpful, you will always be treated like a puppy, liked, but not respected. Put your foot down from time to time, it's healthy for you to have your workmates just a tiny bit cautious of asking you favours - just a hint ;)

Rule 4 : Look for the money.

Little ambiguous this one, but if ever something is going on and you can't quite figure out why, look for the money, it's an old coppers saying ;)

Anyway, end of first installment ;)

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aldo wrote:Rule 5: always hold a piece of paper

Because if you wander around an office holding a piece of paper, everyone assumes you're busy working.
When I'm at work, I always walk around purposefully. If you wander, you get quizzed. If you look like you know where you're going, you're all good.
TI - Coming in 2011 - Promise!
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"Everyone has to wear clothes, and if you don't, you get arrested!" - Mr. T

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PETER KAY ONE LINERS !

1) I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with 'Guess' on it. I said Thyroid
problem?'

2) When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bike. Then I
realised that The Lord doesn't work that way, so I stole one and asked him
to forgive me.

3) I've often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go
swimming.

4) I was doing some decorating, so I got out my step-ladder. I don't get on
with my real ladder.

5) I went to a restaurant that serves 'breakfast at any time'. So I ordered
French Toast during the Renaissance.

6) A cement mixer collided with a prison van on the Kingston Bypass.
Motorists are asked to be on the lookout for 16 hardened criminals.

7) Well I was bullied at school, called all kinds of different names. But
one day I turned to my bullies and said 'Sticks and stones may break my
bones but names will never hurt me', and it worked! From there on it was
sticks
and stones all the way.

8) My Dad used to say 'always fight fire with fire', which is probably why
he got thrown out of the fire brigade.

9) S*x is like bridge: If you don't have a good partner, you better have a
good hand.

10) I saw six men kicking and punching the mother-in-law. My
neighbour said 'Are you going to help?' I said 'No, six should be enough.'

11) If we aren't supposed to eat animals, then why are they made out of
meat?

12) I think animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and
give the wrong answers.

13) You know that look women get when they want s*x? No, me neither.

14) Politicians are wonderful people as long as they stay away from things
they don't understand, such as working for a living.

15) I was the kid next door's imaginary friend.

16) Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time. I think I've
forgotten this before

PETER KAY'S UNIVERSAL TRUTHS
1) Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones.

2) At the end of every party there is always a girl crying.

3) One of the most awkward things that can happen in a pub is when your
pint-to-toilet cycle gets synchronised with a complete stranger.

4) Sharpening a pencil with a knife makes you feel really manly.

5) You're never quite sure whether it's against the law or not to have a
fire in your back garden.

6) Nobody ever dares make cup-a-soup in a bowl.

7) You never know where to look when eating a banana.

8) You always feel a bit scared when stroking horses.

9) The smaller the monkey the more it looks like it would kill you at the
first given opportunity.

10) Every bloke has at some stage while taking a pee, flushed half way
through and then raced against the flush.

11) Its impossible to look cool whilst picking up a Frisbee.

12) Driving through a tunnel makes you feel excited.

13) Old ladies can eat more than you think.

14) You can't respect a man who carries a dog.

15) Despite constant warning, you have never met anybody who has had their
arm broken by a swan.

16) You've turned into your dad the day you put aside a thin piece of wood
specifically to stir paint with.

17) Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a
fruit salad.


SOME GREAT QUESTIONS BROUGHT TO YOU BY PETER KAY

1) Why does your gynaecologist leave the room when you get undressed?

2) If a person owns a piece of land do they own it all the way down to the
core of the earth?

3) Why can't women put on mascara with their mouth closed?

4) Is it possible to brush your teeth without wiggling your bottom?

5) Why is it called Alcoholics Anonymous when the first thing you do is
stand up and say, 'My name is Peter and I am an alcoholic'?

6) Why are they called stairs inside but steps outside?

7) Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?

8) Why does mineral water that 'has trickled through mountains for
centuries' have a 'use by' date?

9) Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a Horrible
crisp no one would eat?

10) Is French kissing in France just called kissing?

11) Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, 'I think I'll
squeeze these dangly things here and drink whatever comes out'?

12) What do people in China call their good quality plates?

13) Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't
point to their crotch when they ask where the bathroom is?

14) What do you call male ballerinas? This is one funny guy...

15) Why is a person that handles your money called a 'Broker'?

16) If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

17) If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from
vegetables, then what is baby oil made from?

18) Why is it that when someone tells you that there are over a billion
stars in the universe, you believe them, but if they tell you there is wet
paint somewhere, you have to touch it to make sure?

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I'm sure some of those are attributable to someone other than Peter Kay but they're pretty good. :)

I've quoted these before but that was on HLP so for the benifit of those who didn't see them.

Niven's 1st Law
Never throw s### at an armed man.

Niven's 2nd Law
Never stand next to someone who is throwing s### at an armed man.

Everyone know's Sod's\Murphy's Law but I prefer this one.

Zymurgy's Law Of Evolving System Dynamics
Once you open a can of worms, the only way to re-can them is to use a larger can.
Karajorma's Freespace FAQ

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