tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post6522594402112647634..comments2024-03-21T14:41:14.622-07:00Comments on Graphic Firing Table: Last StandFDChiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10607785969510234092noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-81972533028312868772010-02-12T22:32:04.751-07:002010-02-12T22:32:04.751-07:00My father was a natural gas utilityman (i.e. ditch...My father was a natural gas utilityman (i.e. ditch digger) in a time when there were few machines to do the heavy lifting. Even later, when back hoes were common, there remained a lot of hand digging around pipes or cables, or in an awkward corner. In that case, there was nothing to it, but to get in the hole and dig.<br /><br />Every summer, he would get some college kids working on his crew.<br />Some would jump right in the hole but others would complain constantly about the fundamental injustice of the world while shovelling teaspoon sized chunks of dirt out of the hole.<br /><br />To this, Dad would simply retort "shut up and dig". It wouldn't take long for the student to either learn to "shut up and dig" or stomp off the job site and quit.<br />Either scenario worked just fine for Dad.<br /><br />Useless complaining is poison to any group activity and whiners need to be taught to keep their mouth shut or be shown the door.<br /><br />I don't understand why some media people seem to glorify pouty people.Aelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788190394672505925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31246093.post-53470828728158345392010-02-12T21:03:12.759-07:002010-02-12T21:03:12.759-07:00Those who advertise on the Super Bowl seem to forg...Those who advertise on the Super Bowl seem to forget two major things: <br /><br />1) half of all who watch the Super Bowl are women;<br />and<br />2) women control most of the buying decisions in the average american household.<br /><br />Not a good idea to make it seem like half the audience are emasculated boy-men and the other half are the ones who took their manhood. Bad advertising theory to me...Meghan Hnoreply@blogger.com