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You know you're a failure when ...
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.... you come onto an anonymous internet forum and start regaling the board with how rich you are, yet you still have to blunder about 'bodging' dodgy code together hoping against all hope that someday, someone, somewhere will realise that you aren't a bellend and will take pity on you and throw you a bone for your 'plan B'.Originally posted by sasguru View Post... you boast about renting a skiing apartment rather than thinking about buying a luxury one.
More chance of winning the Euromillions in my opinion.
"I hope Celtic realise that, if their team is good enough, they will win. If they're not good enough, they'll not win - and they can't look at anybody else, whether it is referees or any other influence." - Walter Smith
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...and you're not even rich, not by MY standards anyway.Originally posted by Incognito View Post.... you come onto an anonymous internet forum and start regaling the board with how rich you are, yet you still have to blunder about 'bodging' dodgy code together hoping against all hope that someday, someone, somewhere will realise that you aren't a bellend and will take pity on you and throw you a bone for your 'plan B'.
More chance of winning the Euromillions in my opinion.

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Don't be a twat you loser.Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostYou know you're a failure when ...
... you use the internets to mock others behind a wall of anonymityWhat happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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My Plan B (more like D) is going very well, thanks for asking.Originally posted by Incognito View Post.... you come onto an anonymous internet forum and start regaling the board with how rich you are, yet you still have to blunder about 'bodging' dodgy code together hoping against all hope that someday, someone, somewhere will realise that you aren't a bellend and will take pity on you and throw you a bone for your 'plan B'.
More chance of winning the Euromillions in my opinion.

I've got Bob to do the code monkeying while I do Speccing/QA.Hard Brexit now!
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No by Walter Mitty standards, I'm very poor.Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post...and you're not even rich, not by MY standards anyway.
Hard Brexit now!
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Well you'd know all about them.Originally posted by sasguru View PostNo by Walter Mitty standards, I'm very poor.

So you have given up coding already eh? These "Venture Capitalists" must be really thrilled that they have you "adding value" to the enterprise. You in charge of ordering stationery then?
“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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Speaking of failures.Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostWell you'd know all about them.

So you have given up coding already eh? These "Venture Capitalists" must be really thrilled that they have you "adding value" to the enterprise. You in charge of ordering stationery then?

You just carry on winking and gurning. Coz that'll get you far.

Hard Brexit now!
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Thought you wanted a month off to crack this code you were working on? A few days in and you realise it is beyond your meagre skillset, and you reach for the Bob hotline. Now THAT is failure on a grand scale.Originally posted by sasguru View PostSpeaking of failures.
“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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Yes our resident spreadsheet jockey has met his own limitations.Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostThought you wanted a month off to crack this code you were working on? A few days in and you realise it is beyond your meagre skillset, and you reach for the Bob hotline. Now THAT is failure on a grand scale.

A loser on a grand scale.
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