clennell on wed 27 oct 04
>
>From a strictly mathematical viewpoint things go like this:-
>
>What makes 100%?
>
>What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
>
>Ever wonder about these people who say they are giving more than 100%?
>How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life?
>
>Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these
>questions.
>
>If:
>
>A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is
represented as:
>
>1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
>
>Then:
>
>H A R D W O R K
>
8+1+18+4 23+15+18+11+ 98
>
>K N O W L E D G E
>
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96
>
>But:
>
>A T T I T U D E
>
>1+20+20++9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
>
>And:
>
>B U L L S H I T
>
>2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 =103%
>
>AND, Look how far ass kissing will take you.
>
>A S S K I S S I N G
>
>1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 =118%
>
>So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that whilst hard work and
>knowledge will get you close, and attitude will get you there, it's the
>bullshit and ass kissing that will put you over the top.
Before any of you get your knickers in a twist, this was sent to me by my
daughter that is in grad school for Public Administration. ! Take any joke
and apply it to pottery. It usually works pretty well.
Cheers,
Tony
Tony and Sheila Clennell
Sour Cherry Pottery
4545 King Street
Beamsville, Ontario
CANADA L0R 1B1
http://www.sourcherrypottery.com
Mike Gordon on thu 28 oct 04
Right on the money, Tony, I'm going to send that around to a lot of
friends in the world. Thanks to your daughter, Mike Gordon
On Oct 27, 2004, at 4:21 AM, clennell wrote:
>>
>> From a strictly mathematical viewpoint things go like this:-
>>
>> What makes 100%?
>>
>> What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
>>
>> Ever wonder about these people who say they are giving more than 100%?
>
>> How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life?
>>
>> Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these
>> questions.
>>
>> If:
>>
>> A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
>> is
> represented as:
>>
>> 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
>>
>> Then:
>>
>> H A R D W O R K
>>
> 8+1+18+4 23+15+18+11+ 98
>>
>> K N O W L E D G E
>>
> 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96
>>
>> But:
>>
>> A T T I T U D E
>>
>> 1+20+20++9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
>>
>> And:
>>
>> B U L L S H I T
>>
>> 2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 =103%
>>
>> AND, Look how far ass kissing will take you.
>>
>> A S S K I S S I N G
>>
>> 1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 =118%
>>
>> So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that whilst hard
>> work and
>> knowledge will get you close, and attitude will get you there, it's
>> the
>> bullshit and ass kissing that will put you over the top.
>
>
> Before any of you get your knickers in a twist, this was sent to me by
> my
> daughter that is in grad school for Public Administration. ! Take any
> joke
> and apply it to pottery. It usually works pretty well.
> Cheers,
> Tony
>
>
> Tony and Sheila Clennell
> Sour Cherry Pottery
> 4545 King Street
> Beamsville, Ontario
> CANADA L0R 1B1
> http://www.sourcherrypottery.com
>
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