Comments on: Office Arguments http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/ It's hard being a superstar Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:24:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Sarah http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79241 Sarah Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:40:04 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79241 Fueling one of the arguments, I once read an article that counted the following among the top sports in America: -NASCAR -Competitive Eating -Bowling -Video Games Needless to say, I wrote a strongly worded letter in response. Fueling one of the arguments, I once read an article that counted the following among the top sports in America:

-NASCAR
-Competitive Eating
-Bowling
-Video Games

Needless to say, I wrote a strongly worded letter in response.

]]> By: shamus http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79207 shamus Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:40:50 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79207 At my last company the standard bet currency was a bottle of wine. Sometimes bets would accumulate and there would just be a party where everyone brought some wine, and sometimes it would just be one person who owned a bottle, and the winner would bring some cheese. it was a pretty awesome betting system. At my last company the standard bet currency was a bottle of wine. Sometimes bets would accumulate and there would just be a party where everyone brought some wine, and sometimes it would just be one person who owned a bottle, and the winner would bring some cheese. it was a pretty awesome betting system.

]]> By: Pamela http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79205 Pamela Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:06:52 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79205 At my company we have had the "what defines a sport vs a game" debate before too. There is also a lot of "do you think so and so could beat me in arm wrestling?" debates. And pudding bets. We have chocolate puddings with crumbled oreo topping in our cafe for sale at $1 each. Somewhere along the lines they became currency here. So, all bets are made in puddings. And people have made pudding bets about everything. How to spell a word. Can I jump high enough to hit my head on the ceiling. Finishing their lunch. Can someone get a date for an event. Measurements conversions. Red Sox. Golf. Anything really!! At my company we have had the “what defines a sport vs a game” debate before too. There is also a lot of “do you think so and so could beat me in arm wrestling?” debates. And pudding bets. We have chocolate puddings with crumbled oreo topping in our cafe for sale at $1 each. Somewhere along the lines they became currency here. So, all bets are made in puddings. And people have made pudding bets about everything. How to spell a word. Can I jump high enough to hit my head on the ceiling. Finishing their lunch. Can someone get a date for an event. Measurements conversions. Red Sox. Golf. Anything really!!

]]> By: Aaron http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79203 Aaron Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:46:42 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79203 Luckily, if there is one thing most cows lack, it is motivation. Luckily, if there is one thing most cows lack, it is motivation.

]]> By: mike d. http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79199 mike d. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:20:25 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79199 At my Kung Fu academy bovine combat is taught at brown belt. Hopefully I'll be trained in that by October. Until then, I remain vulnerable. At my Kung Fu academy bovine combat is taught at brown belt. Hopefully I’ll be trained in that by October. Until then, I remain vulnerable.

]]> By: Aaron http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79197 Aaron Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:38:25 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79197 Anybody who bets on your coworker is wrong. Cows are big, strong, and if it was motivated it could easily kill any person who wasn't specifically trained in bovine combat. Anybody who bets on your coworker is wrong. Cows are big, strong, and if it was motivated it could easily kill any person who wasn’t specifically trained in bovine combat.

]]> By: Sander http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79172 Sander Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:45:51 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79172 What's C Merf? What’s C Merf?

]]> By: Ryan Schenk http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79170 Ryan Schenk Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:10:52 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79170 My office is about the size of a typical bedroom; it used to just be me in there, which was nice, but now there are THREE people who sit in there. The problem is that there are only two work stations, so our "few standing arguments" usually consist of who gets to sit down. My office is about the size of a typical bedroom; it used to just be me in there, which was nice, but now there are THREE people who sit in there. The problem is that there are only two work stations, so our “few standing arguments” usually consist of who gets to sit down.

]]> By: Ryan Schenk http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79169 Ryan Schenk Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:08:15 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79169 Sander, it's easy. That circuit stands for: C Merf. Sander, it’s easy. That circuit stands for: C Merf.

]]> By: Sander (back in CT woohoo!) http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79160 Sander (back in CT woohoo!) Sat, 28 Jun 2008 03:05:29 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/06/27/office-arguments/#comment-79160 Basically the <i>only</i> argument around my company is: Electrical vs. Mechanical. Allow me to illustrate things: <a href="http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/792/962018.JPG" rel="nofollow">Figure 1</a> A simple mechanical system. I can see, without any formal training, that For each turn of the Yellow gear (12 teeth) clockwise, I'll see two turns of the blue gear (6 teeth) counterclockwise. <a href="http://biology.unm.edu/toolson/b435/rc_circuit.gif" rel="nofollow">Figure 2</a> A simple electrical RC circuit - Obviously, even if I defined what each symbol meant to you (or what the letters stood for), this circuit would still rely on a heavy concentration of invisible magical forces in order to do anything once constructed. Basically the only argument around my company is: Electrical vs. Mechanical. Allow me to illustrate things:
Figure 1 A simple mechanical system. I can see, without any formal training, that For each turn of the Yellow gear (12 teeth) clockwise, I’ll see two turns of the blue gear (6 teeth) counterclockwise.
Figure 2 A simple electrical RC circuit - Obviously, even if I defined what each symbol meant to you (or what the letters stood for), this circuit would still rely on a heavy concentration of invisible magical forces in order to do anything once constructed.

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