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Junkie
Moderator Emeritus
Location: Chicago
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Twas the Night Before Crisis...
anyone who works in or around IT will see a lot of truth in this one..
~~~~~~~~~~~~ T'was the night before crisis And all through the house Not a program was working Not even a mouse Programmers were wrung out Too mindless to care Knowing chances of cut over Hadn't a prayer The users were nestled All snug in their beds While visions of inquiries Danced in their heads When out in the lobby There arose such a clatter That I sprang from my cube To see what was the matter And what to my wondering Eyes should appear But a super programmer Oblivious to fear More rapid than eagles Her programs they came And she whistled and shouted And called them by name On upgrade! On Add-on! On inquiry! On delete! On batch jobs! On closing! On functions complete! Her eyes were glazed over Her finders were lean From weekends and nights Spent in front of a screen A wink of her eye And a twist of her head Soon taught me to know I had nothing to dread. She spoke not a word But went straight to her work Turning specs into code Then she turned with a jerk And laying her fingers Upon the enter key The system came up And worked perfectly. The updates updated The deleted they deleted The inquiries inquired And the closing completed She tested each whistle She tested each bell With nary an abend And all had gone well The system was finished The tests were concluded The client's last changes Were even included! And the client exclaimed With a snarl and a taunt It's just what I asked for But it's not what I want!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ and the last stanza is soooooo damn accurate....
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Location: under a rock
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That last bit is accurate in every industry. How many times have I written an email for my boss only to have him spend more time telling me what's wrong thatn he would have spent writing the thing himself...
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Junkie
Moderator Emeritus
Location: Chicago
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Quote:
Pssst - I posted the joke - i can make the heroine any gender i choose ![]()
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Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.
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