Good bye answerbank

[mibn2cweus]

Since Naomi will not give me the ****ing key I have decided to follow Jesus and be a Christian just like Theland. I am ashamed of my past history here so I'm going to devote the time I used to spend on ab to reading the Bible. No question really because I no longer care about what people think. I'll get all my answers from God from now on thank you.

[Theland1]

Naomi, no, I did not suggest you were losing your marbles, I just thought that maybe your paths never crossed with his, whereas, Mibs 'n Chinas might have, and oh this is getting so complicated, that I feel the need to grip my lapel with my left hand, stab the air with my right hand, and walk up and down in front of this imaginary jury, pleading for clemency.
But anybody who subscribes to Kaos Magick must be as you say, a bit weird, but then he would think me weird for my views, and onwards and upwards ........

[China Doll]

Nox is a nice bloke, I've a lot of time for him. In fact I have more time for his and Whick's brand of religion than I do most others as it goes.

I don't think I can betray the master, (ha! can't say that with a straight face) but erm... well try saying it out loud.... I'll probably be called to the office for a sound ticking off now.

To have a cob on is more of a London thing I think Naomi, it's a regular in my diction at any rate.

I wouldn't say I'm a good cook (well my red thai curry is a marvel but it's really easy so doubt that qualifies) but I think I can beat Thelands menu as it stands.

[naomi24]

Theland dear, I was joking, of course - although I do sometimes think I'm losing my memory. I'm sure it comes of continually stuffing too much information into my meagre brain, and when it gets too full, the overload spills out of my ears and consequently I cannot recall some of the information my brain once kept in storage.

China, if your cooking's better than mine - and it must be - then I'm coming.

[naomi24]

Now - a dilemma. What do you do with incredibly arrogant, self-obsessed, but useless people? I've just returned from a Committee Meeting. I'm secretary and do most of the work, but the Chairman is absolutely hopeless. He never does anything he says he will do - he's completely unreliable - in fact there have been times when he's not even bothered to turn up for meetings, and I've had to chair them for him - and there's never the courtesy of a phone call to say he won't be there. I spend half my life chasing him and end up doing the job myself, and then he swans into a meeting with his booming, over-bearing voice and acts as though he rules the world - and spends the whole time patting himself on the back for a job well done. No one likes him, everyone knows he's hopeless, and he needs to be seriously pulled down a peg or two. So, what's to do?

[naomi24]

Yeaaaaaa! And she's scored the 900!!!!

[Theland1]

What a player! Naomi took the 800 slot and now the 900 slot.
She must have her eye on the 1000 slot, but there's going to be a lot of competition and burning of the midnight oil to get it.
The race is on.
Time for serious contenders, maybe Mibs is in training and that is why he has gone all quiet. He hopes to swoop in like a bat out of hell when the count gets to 999.

[China Doll]

Well sweetie, you're the secretary, now does that mean you do the minutes? Because if you do, then I might just have an idea.

[Theland1]

Having a cob on is also the vernacular for being in a bad or miserable mood up here in Merseyside, and I suspect it is probably national.

Ah come on! spill the beans on the cweus thingy.

[China Doll]

Theland. Say cweus outloud. Or at the very least read it quietly but phonetically.

[Theland1]

Count me in for this dastardly plot to unchair the chairman!

[Theland1]

cweus = queers? N'est pas?

[Theland1]

At this rate the 1000 slot will be gone by morning.

[Theland1]

Yes sweetie, you're the secretary.

[China Doll]

Non! C'est n'est pas! Say it again but think about how Jonathon Ross pronounces things and translate from there.

Although with all the examinations of late Mibs is just going to love that remark... you're in sooooo much trouble! Haha!

[Theland1]

Well that linky thingy din't werky - sorreeee!


Now to the cweus - let me ponderate on it.

[naomi24]

Theland, Mibs has gone all quiet because he simply sits in his lofty tower awarding unwarranted (although he disagrees) stars - and laughing his intelligent head off at us all.

By the way, did China's hint give you a clue to your much yearned-for explanation of cweus?

Go for it China! That's my girl! Oh, you would soooo detest this man. I don't know you personally, but I just know you would. It's not often I really dislike someone - usually I can take people or leave them, and being the kindly soul I am, I often suffer fools gladly - but this one ....... grrrrrrrr!

Have to say this just because I feel like saying it - and of course the wine may have a little to do with it, but I really like the Sanctuary. Thank you mibs - and long may it remain our little secret.

Got to go to bed - got a very early start (5am) in the morning - and drive to London at 6am. Will I be fit for it after this wonderful bottle of Tescos plonk which, after my traumas of the evening, reached the parts that other plonks don't reach? Doubt it - but I'll go. And I needed it tonight after spending two hours with that inbecile! Well, that's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it!

I'll leave you night owls to chat - and hopefully catch up with you sometime tomorrow evening. Night everyone, sleep tight. x

[Theland1]

cweus = creus ( a Ross / Woss translation?)

creus = ?

I'm still stumpedified !

This is going to be an, "Oh No!" I can feel it.

Am I truly this thick? Well well well, face to face with reality. Mibs will be proud.

[China Doll]

Well my pet it's really quite simple. If you write the minutes then you're probably already documenting the actions and who should be doing what, (if you're not, I gotta say we're going to need to work on that). So you simply do your job. Document exactly what he (and everyone else) should be doing and (if you can), try and stick a crafty 'by the next meeting' in there or even better a date. Then get the minutes out in a timely fashion and absolutely don't remind him of anything. He doesn't need it, that's why there are minutes. Make sure if you have any actions that you have done them 100% and if not, have a bl00dy good reason why you haven't.

Remind him of the next meeting a few days before hand. But do it in an email to all members of the meeting ('just a quick reminder, blah, blah, blah...') but unless he gives his apologies then just look as perplexed and confused as everyone else if he doesn't show up. After all, it's not like he didn't get reminded right?

If he does turn up to the meeting but has uncompleted actions then repeat step one, make sure it's all documented etc....

Trust me, he'll shape up. If it starts to look to his collegues that he's not up to the job. All you're doing is in a very professional and underhand manner planting a little seed in the minds of everyone else. And you can't be berrated for it as all you're doing is being professional in your work and recordiing what is said and done.

In my experience, people like this are a little hitlers for policy and procedure. So that's how you shove a rocket up their ar5e, by following it to the letter. And it works, just ask my ex finance director, HR director and the chief executive.

[China Doll]

No, you're not thick. I never got it either until it was pointed out to me. Alas, it was Mibs himself who pointed it out so I feel like I can't ruin the game.... But I can give clues.... Ahem....

M
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CWEUS

Now try it out loud.

[Theland1]

China, Mibs is truly a master of .... well eat your heart out da Vinci code.
That is really brilliant .
Thank you China, once the penny dropped, well now I am a step closer to enlightenment.
Mibs, I take my hat off to you.