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  • wendigo100
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    Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
    Darwin , yes, then off to gregory. They have a horizontal waterfall apparently and little cabins for you to stay in for a week. Its gonna be a real adventure.

    you dont recognise a vba select statement ?. that means you are a project manager or a tea boy or something

    Chief tea boy to you.

    Actually I do know select, but I was trying to work a Darwin joke into my post. Not very successfully, it seems.

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  • EternalOptimist
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    Originally posted by wendigo100 View Post
    What's this selection all about? Are you flying in to Darwen?

    BTW I was being orrible, but in a nice way.
    Darwin , yes, then off to gregory. They have a horizontal waterfall apparently and little cabins for you to stay in for a week. Its gonna be a real adventure.

    you dont recognise a vba select statement ?. that means you are a project manager or a tea boy or something




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  • wendigo100
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    Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
    select case serious question

    case 1 'Wendigo is serious

    'in ten months. We are going to the North West, a place called Gregory national park, then down through Alice and across to Perth. Up to Monkey mia if we have time.'

    case 2 'wendigo is being orrible'

    'CUK admins, delete my account, everyone is being nasty to me'


    end select

    What's this selection all about? Are you flying in to Darwen?

    BTW I was being orrible, but in a nice way.

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  • EternalOptimist
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    Originally posted by wendigo100 View Post


    EO, when are you going back to the Australian desert?
    select case serious question

    case 1 'Wendigo is serious

    'in ten months. We are going to the North West, a place called Gregory national park, then down through Alice and across to Perth. Up to Monkey mia if we have time.'

    case 2 'wendigo is being orrible'

    'CUK admins, delete my account, everyone is being nasty to me'


    end select





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  • wendigo100
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    EO, when are you going back to the Australian desert?

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  • EternalOptimist
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    Good King Wenceslas looked out
    From his bedroom window
    Silly b*gger leaned too far
    Landed on a cinder


    Brightly shone his @rse that night
    Though the frost was cruu - el
    When a permie came in sight
    Playing with his Too - oo - el








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  • PRC1964
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    http://www.isitchristmas.com/

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  • daviejones
    started a topic Xmas

    Xmas

    Today's global challenges require the North Pole to continue to look for better, more competitive steps. Effective immediately, the following economy measures are to take place in the "Twelve Days of Christmas" music subsidiary:

    1) The partridge will be retained, but the pear tree, which never produced the cash crop forecasted, will be replaced by a plastic hanging plant, providing considerable savings in maintenance;

    2) Two turtle doves represent a redundancy that is simply not cost effective. In addition, their romance during working hours could not be condoned. The positions are, therefore, eliminated;

    3) The three French hens will remain intact. After all, everyone loves the French;

    4) The four calling birds will be replaced by an automated voice mail system, with a call waiting option. An analysis is underway to determine who the birds have been calling, how often and how long they talked;

    5) The five golden rings have been put on hold by the Board of Directors. Maintaining a portfolio based on one commodity could have negative implications for institutional investors. Diversification into other precious metals, as well as a mix of T-Bills and high technology stocks, appear to be in order;

    6) The six geese-a-laying constitutes a luxury which can no longer be afforded. It has long been felt that the production rate of one egg per goose per day was an example of the general decline in productivity. Three geese will be let go, and an upgrading in the selection procedure by personnel will assure management that, from now on, every goose it gets will be a good one;

    7) The seven swans-a-swimming is obviously a number chosen in better times. The function is primarily decorative. Mechanical swans are on order. The current swans will be retrained to learn some new strokes, thereby enhancing their outplacement;

    As you know, the eight maids-a-milking concept has been under heavy scrutiny by the EEOC. A male/female balance in the workforce is being sought. The more militant maids consider this a dead-end job with no upward mobility. Automation of the process may permit the maids to try a-mending, a-mentoring or a-mulching;

    9) Nine ladies dancing has always been an odd number. This function will be phased out as these individuals grow older and can no longer do the steps;

    10) Ten Lords-a-leaping is overkill. The high cost of Lords, plus the expense of international air travel, prompted the Compensation Committee to suggest replacing this group with ten out-of-work congressmen. While leaping ability may be somewhat sacrificed, the savings are significant as we expect an oversupply of unemployed congressmen this year;

    11) Eleven pipers piping and twelve drummers drumming is a simple case of the band getting too big. A substitution with a string quartet, a cutback on new music, and no uniforms, will produce savings which will drop right to the bottom line;

    Overall we can expect a substantial reduction in assorted people, fowl, animals and related expenses. Though incomplete, studies indicate that stretching deliveries over twelve days is inefficient. If we can drop ship in one day, service levels will be improved.

    Regarding the lawsuit filed by the attorney's association seeking expansion to include the legal profession ("thirteen lawyers-a-suing"), a decision is pending.

    Deeper cuts may be necessary in the future to remain competitive. Should that happen, the Board will request management to scrutinize the Snow White Division to see if seven dwarfs is the right number.

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