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| Yew got a spider on yo head  |
I'm an expert at making stuff that works perfectly, stop working. And pissing people off. | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
Who?  _____________ | |||
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Nullus Anxietas |
I think I've told this story here before, but... Many moons ago I worked for an employer who engaged in, let us just say "less than ethical business practices." (That was one of the reasons I'd left.) Two or three years after I'd moved on I was subpoenaed to testify at a deposition. Knowing what I knew I hired my own lawyer. At a pre-deposition meeting he informed me of the difference between what I knew and what I merely thought I knew, and cautioned me not to embellish. Answer precisely what was asked. No more. No less. The deposition was a fascinating experience. Bottom line: They did not get out of me what they were seeking--all because they mostly didn't ask quite the right questions. And, even when they otherwise did, they used the wrong technical terminology. When it was over I told my lawyer "These guys should hire me as a consultant for future such cases. I would never have let them make those mistakes. I would've had me dead to rights." And my old employer would've been toast. "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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| Freethinker |
I did not know that, and I suspect that’s true of most people—which makes you an expert on expert witnesses.  Thanks. ► 6.4/93.6 “I regret that I am to now die in the belief, that the useless sacrifice of themselves by the generation of 1776, to acquire self-government and happiness to their country, is to be thrown away by the unwise and unworthy passions of their sons, and that my only consolation is to be, that I live not to weep over it.” — Thomas Jefferson | |||
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| Happiness is Vectored Thrust  |
True, but I'm thinking of a more specific answer. Want to try again? Icarus flew too close to the sun, but at least he flew. | |||
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a fuckin' know it all? | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
Google? _____________ | |||
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Yes, I had a family member that, by the sound of it, knew something about everything. No matter the topic he had something to add that was “important”. When his knowledge was put to the test it was easy to see he was on pretty shaky ground. He may have been good in his career field, but anything else was BS. I think the response went something like this “You are not the expert you think you are and you are annoying those of us that are” | |||
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Fighting the good fight |
Dang. Now I gotta add that to my resume. | |||
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I'm an expert at being me. You can't truly call yourself "peaceful" unless you are capable of great violence. If you're not capable of great violence, you're not peaceful, you're harmless. NRA Benefactor/Patriot Member | |||
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Just to prove that I am an expert at bomb disposal, I stop my microwave at 0:01. | |||
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| Member |
Then why do they call it dry fly fishing?  _____________________________ Off finding Galt's Gulch | |||
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According to the last 9 days of online Jeopardy,almost nothing worth mentioning Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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| Non-Miscreant |
'Cause maybe yer doin' it wrong. Unhappy ammo seeker | |||
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The Unmanned Writer |
Check your ignore list Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. "If dogs don't go to Heaven, I want to go where they go" Will Rogers The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own... | |||
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His Royal Hiney |
How quickly can you cook it? Humility to cover one’s ability is merely hypocrisy. I’m an expert in Excel and Supply Chain planning. Not only do I understand formulas to change numbers from one to another, I understand the relationships between the numbers. I’ve got expert level understanding and experience in nuclear power, submarine electronics, and specific medical devices. "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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I am not an expert yet, but I'm getting pretty good at spending money on bourbon, cigars and guns. Mostly thanks to the expert advice of this forum | |||
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| Three Generations of Service  |
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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I am an expert regarding activated carbon. 35 years in the industry, now retired and consultant. | |||
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| Money won is sweeter than money earned  |
Knowing what my dog is thinking... _________________________ Einstein defines insanity as "Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results" | |||
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