Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-03!sn-xit-01!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail
From: "A. Cairns" <lek...@intergate.ca>
Newsgroups: rec.climbing
Subject: Re: Bad Anchor Stories
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 13:15:12 -0800
Organization: Posted via Supernews, http://www.supernews.com
Message-ID: <3E31ACDF.DDBF0C38@intergate.ca>
X-Trace-PostClient-IP: 216.113.211.131
Reply-To: lek...@intergate.ca
X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 (Macintosh; I; PPC)
X-Accept-Language: en,ja
MIME-Version: 1.0
References: <1e0d971e.0301210551.7490b170@posting.google.com> <EroX9.1296$I76.664343651@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com> <b0ld2e$42l$1@panix5.panix.com> <f8adaf6e.0301221456.2deb0c47@posting.google.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Complaints-To: abuse@supernews.com
Lines: 28



Brutus of Wyde wrote:

> [Brutus floats out of his padded cell in the Old Climbers' Home ,
> having recently discovered the secrets of Leavittation and
> De-materialization on some mossy, weeping offwidth project.  His
> attention drawn to the discussion by the scent of "-NEVER-" versus "it
> depends...", he wanders into the cafeteria to address the [many] empty
> chair there (dinner is not for another hour)]

Wha!? How did I end up at work? Should I try to redirect that guy? Hmmm.
What would my boss say? Probably something about, "Our policy blah blah."

A lot of people working in or around institutions don't seem to understand the
difference between a policy, i.e. an idea of what would be preferred, and a rule,
like don't leave work until the next person comes in to replace you.

<mmbla wzz dissit>

> Dogma can be a dangerously sharp tool for those too weak or lazy to
> think for themselves

Crystalized intelligence. The guy must have known a thing or two once.


Andy "Hello [name]. Would you like some tea?" Cairns