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Conference govt02::basingstoke

Title:	* BASINGSTOKE - Gateway to Wessex *
Notice:	BASINGSTOKE - John Arlott lived here - then left, I wonder why
Moderator:	COMICS::CORNEJ

Created:	Wed Jul 27 1988
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	925
Total number of notes:	5875

844.0. "Stress is..." by KERNEL::CLARK (STRUGGLING AGAINST GRAVITY...) Thu Feb 16 1995 20:27

    A few years ago, 'The CSC TBA team'* published a magazine aimed at
    promoting goodwill (and bad!) to all.
    
    	Due to pressure of work, tight schedules (The GL's open!)
    and general lack of imagination, the publication never aquired a title,
    but rejoiced in the "nom-de-plume" of TBA
    
    You've all seen this in DEC manuals! For the uninitiated it stands
    for:	"To Be Announced" (I think!)
    
    	I contributed occasional snippets under the title:- "Stress is..."
    
    	In an idle moment at three o-clock in the morning recently, while
    mulling over the previous day's cock-ups, I suddenly thought of another
    one...!
    
    
    
    
    
    		"Stress is.....
    
    
    
    	 "Asking your wife for the log number when she calls you at work!"


        
    
	If anybody has further examples of "Stress is...", then feel free
    to contribute here!
    
    				Dave
    
    	Note:	* A group of highly dedicated individuals carefully
    selected for their committment, dedication, and general disregard for
    sacred 'cows'.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
844.1		COMICS::LUCKMAN		`Fri Feb 17 1995 15:08`	7
	Stress is ...... Cursing and swearing about response when no matter how many times you dial the Log No. on the telephone you still get unobtainable.
844.2	Momentary Lapse?	KERNEL::CLARK	STRUGGLING AGAINST GRAVITY...	`Fri Feb 17 1995 20:04`	6
	Stress is.... Holding the door open for a lady........to the gents! (circa 1986)
844.3	Bad Form...!	KERNEL::CLARK	STRUGGLING AGAINST GRAVITY...	`Mon Feb 20 1995 20:29`	7
	Stress is....... Looking for the form feed button on the toilet roll dispenser!
844.4		KERNEL::SCOTT	you can trust a teddy bear	`Tue Feb 21 1995 15:43`	3
	Stress is that condition created when one's mind overrides the body's desire to choke the living shit out of some asshole who desperately deserves it!
844.5	HI, from overseas.	POLAR::RADFORD		`Tue Feb 21 1995 17:42`	10
	Stress is ... The feeling one gets at 7:10 a.m. on the day you work a twelve hour shift that starts at 7:00 a.m. TITAN FROM KANATA, ONTARIO, CANADA Though originally from Manchester.
844.6	Light blue touch paper.....	KERNEL::CLARK	STRUGGLING AGAINST GRAVITY...	`Wed Feb 22 1995 17:29`	11
	re: .4..... AREYOUGETTIN'ATME???...HUH??---HUH??? Dave
844.7		KERNEL::SCOTT	you can trust a teddy bear	`Wed Feb 22 1995 20:37`	2
	watch those stress levels there, Dave. Man of your years can't be too careful..:-)
844.8	Time is Tight! (Booker T. and the M.G.'s)	KERNEL::CLARK	STRUGGLING AGAINST GRAVITY...	`Mon Feb 27 1995 16:43`	7
	Stress is..... Microwaving yesterdays cold tea cos' you can't wait for the kettle to boil!
844.9	Comic Relief?	KERNEL::CLARK	STRUGGLING AGAINST GRAVITY...	`Fri Mar 17 1995 16:31`	6
	Stress is..... ...Being told you don't need a red nose!...Huh!
844.10	W/S -vs- PC	CHEFS::JEANESM	Smile - that'll confuse them!	`Thu Mar 23 1995 12:00`	12
	Stress is ..... ..... Cursing (etc, etc, etc) at your Workstation for not responding - when you are typing on your PC keyboard.
844.11		KERNEL::COFFEYJ	The Uk CSC Unix Girlie.	`Thu Mar 23 1995 16:38`	4
	...dialing 9 in front of the number you want to call, when you're at home.
844.12		COMICS::SHELLEY		`Thu Mar 23 1995 19:38`	4
	... not wanting to use your phone at home because you've on it all day at work. Royston
844.13		TERRI::SIMON	Semper in excernere	`Fri Mar 24 1995 17:07`	4
	... picking up the mouse... instead of the phone. Simon
844.14	Who?	KERNEL::CLARK	STRUGGLING AGAINST GRAVITY...	`Wed Apr 05 1995 14:06`	11
	Stress is.... Forgetting your boss's name!!.... ....Or is that old age?
844.15		CHEFS::PARRYD		`Wed Apr 05 1995 15:20`	5
	Happiness is ... ... knowing your boss's name.
844.16	they generally happen just as you've got the hang of things don't they?	KERNEL::COFFEYJ	The Uk CSC Unix Girlie.	`Wed Apr 05 1995 22:40`	3
	.14 Nah, just means it's not time for the next building re-org yet.
844.17	OXYMORON: 'NICE'	KERNEL::CLARK	STRUGGLING AGAINST GRAVITY...	`Thu Apr 06 1995 19:18`	9
	STRESS IS.... Hitting ^Z repeatedly when your NICE screen hangs.... .....and noticing the HOLD SCREEN light is on!
844.18	brown paper job...	KERNEL::CLARK	STRUGGLING AGAINST GRAVITY...	`Fri Nov 03 1995 17:35`	10
	Stress is.... Waiting for your print job..... ...at the coffee machine!
844.19	Self-esteem!	KERNEL::CLARK	STRUGGLING AGAINST GRAVITY...	`Thu Feb 08 1996 15:23`	12
	One of the published side-effects of anti-depressant drugs is... IMPORTANCE Why is everyone ignoring me?
844.20	Of Mice and ......	KERNEL::CLARK	STRUGGLING AGAINST GRAVITY...	`Fri Jul 19 1996 13:28`	5
	Stress is..... Trying to use the MITEL headset amplifier as a mouse!!