tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86601092828017811322011-04-21T13:33:50.097-07:00A journal of musings, ramblings, pet peeves and occasional epiphanies of an insomniac droll.droll griperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038519496777525101noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660109282801781132.post-4214429684048521362008-08-27T08:36:00.000-07:002008-08-27T09:57:19.620-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">Caution: </span>Don’t eat while reading the post.<br /><br />It has been raining all week and I want to lighten things up with some glaring mis-uses of the English language. They were contributed by two female former colleagues, whom I'll refer to as <span style="font-style: italic;">damsels</span> in this post.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Damsel 1</span> - amazing<br /><br />This exchange is a paraphrase of what actually transpired in a conversation between Damsel 1 and her colleague.<br /><br />Colleague: You know? I’m <span style="font-weight: bold;">amazing</span>.<br />Damsel: (While fighting the gag reflex) What do you mean?<br />Colleague: I’ve been looking at this code for a long time and I can’t understand it. I’m <span style="font-weight: bold;">amazing</span>.<br /><br />I am certain that the code they were looking into isn’t that great nor elegant but the poor fellow probably meant confused. I have a strong feeling that we’ll have more anecdotes of the same nature from this fellow who works with Damsel 2.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Damsel 2</span><br /><br />This one is the first sentence of a user manual that Damsel 2 is beginning to study.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The authorizations process enables a series of special operations, following the identification of an authorizing user, who is registered as responsible for the operation.</span><br /><br />I have no idea how much Damsel 2 has learned from this manual but my heart goes out to her.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8660109282801781132-421442968404852136?l=drollgriper.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>droll griperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038519496777525101noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660109282801781132.post-45890869608259376752008-08-23T00:03:00.000-07:002008-08-26T07:01:30.218-07:00<span style="font-family:verdana;">Finally, I have created a blog.<br /><br />Date of creation: 23 August 2008<br /><br />I did a quick search on the Internet and found out that my blog shares the same birthday as the following people:<br /><br />King Louis XVI, king during the French Revolution; Gene Kelly (actor/dancer); Rick Springfield, singer; Kobe Bryant, NBA player.<br /><br />I hope that this blog will be a <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">slam dunk</span> and not have its head tragically <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">cut off</span> just like poor old Louis.<br /><br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8660109282801781132-4589086960825937675?l=drollgriper.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>droll griperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038519496777525101noreply@blogger.com4