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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 1

tosscrosby (8/6/2010)
GilaMonster (8/6/2010)
Whispers.
What are circus peanuts?
An orange marshmellowy type makeup shaped like a peanut - a child's delight.
Anyway, I am fond of "gummy" anything at the moment. New little candy store downtown in my hometown that has unique and long-forgotten sweets. My favorites are "gummy" butterflies and "gummy" cola bottles.

Heh naaah...I happen to know it's what they bribe the elephants with.

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Johan Bijnens SSC Guru Points: 135369 More actions · Answer 2

jcrawf02 (8/6/2010)
Chris Morris-439714 (8/6/2010)
Brandie Tarvin (8/6/2010)
In a total change of topic.
Out of the blue this a.m., I suddenly wanted Circus Peanuts. So, what is the one candy that you want right now?
Today's Random Confectionery!
Jelly Belly jelly beans. Yum! Sorry, did you say something?
I've been enamored of Aero bars lately, but what I really want is Turkish Delight. There's a little farmer's market joint up by Niagara-on-the-lake that has a whole table covered with the stuff that they make out of fruit juices....heaven....

Sweet indeed.

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 3

GilaMonster (8/6/2010)
Gianluca Sartori (8/6/2010)
GilaMonster (8/6/2010)
Jack Corbett (8/5/2010)
AHHHHHH! You said a swear word!!! Access.
There's nothing wrong with Access when used appropriately. The problem is it's seldom used appropriately.
Access is often a trojan horse that allows non-tech people to create small data-driven applications outside the IT department.
It almost always means it's horribly designed, horribly coded and sooner or later it will run out of control.
See 'used appropriately'. If they didn't have Access, they'd be creating their databases in Excel.

And many do that too. It is also scary to think that there are plenty of people that think a database table should resemble an excel spreadsheet.

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GilaMonster (8/6/2010)
Whispers.
What are circus peanuts?

Orange sugar that is soft and shaped like a peanut.

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Brandie Tarvin (8/6/2010)
In a total change of topic.
Out of the blue this a.m., I suddenly wanted Circus Peanuts. So, what is the one candy that you want right now?

gummy peach rings (or anything gummy)

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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 6

Lynn Pettis (8/5/2010)
Well, getting really short here, tomorrow is my last day with my current employer!
Wish me luck!!

Good luck again, Lynn. Hope you still find time for the water cooler.

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The Dixie Flatline (8/6/2010)
Lynn Pettis (8/5/2010)
Well, getting really short here, tomorrow is my last day with my current employer!
Wish me luck!!
Good luck again, Lynn. Hope you still find time for the water cooler.

I'll Echo the sentiment - good luck again.

I think he will have more time at the new place though (just a hunch).

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 8

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I love Smarties, 'cause I am one! 😛

The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 9

Access is often a trojan horse that allows non-tech people to create small data-driven applications outside the IT department.

This reminds me of when PCs were gaining steam in the early 80s. They were viewed as being outside "the system", dangerous, etc. Their principal virtue was that people were actually able to get something up and running that they could understand and work with without waiting on IT.

Where you see that happening, it may be a clue that IT needs to either speed up its responsiveness or build better working relationships with the end users.... because the end users have decided they can do a better job of it themselves.

And before I forget.... tootsie rolls....

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The Dixie Flatline (8/6/2010)
Where you see that happening, it may be a clue that IT needs to either speed up its responsiveness or build better working relationships with the end users.... because the end users have decided they can do a better job of it themselves.

I completely agree.

I once read a comic strip saying that IT department is the place where you get complicated explanations of why you can't have your data...:-)

-- Gianluca Sartori

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The Dixie Flatline (8/6/2010)

because the end users have decided they can do a better job of it themselves.

and are wrong more often than not

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 12

I'm not a big candy guy, but there is one that I usually can't resist.

Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 13

Lynn Pettis (8/6/2010)
I love Smarties, 'cause I am one! 😛

You bought Joe Celko's book?

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Paul White NZ (8/6/2010)
Lynn Pettis (8/6/2010)
I love Smarties, 'cause I am one! 😛
You bought Joe Celko's book?

HAHAHAHAHA

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 15

CirquedeSQLeil (8/6/2010)
Paul White NZ (8/6/2010)
Lynn Pettis (8/6/2010)
I love Smarties, 'cause I am one! 😛
You bought Joe Celko's book?
HAHAHAHAHA

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