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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 1

Craig Farrell (11/11/2010)
GilaMonster (11/11/2010)
http://twitter.com/#!/GFritchey/status/2742141222658049
Websense hates me. Have to check that from home.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=1&tbs=rltm%3A1&q=sqlinthewild+%22Yea+though+I+walk%22+site%3Atwitter.com&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
Kinda...
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Dear gods, did I just generate a meme?

Yep, and it looks like you beat 4chan to it!

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 2

GilaMonster (11/11/2010)
http://twitter.com/#!/GFritchey/status/2742141222658049
and
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=1&tbs=rltm%3A1&q=sqlinthewild+%22Yea+though+I+walk%22+site%3Atwitter.com&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
Kinda...

Gail, the google link doesn't return anything for me.... 🙁

Wayne
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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 3

Well, I'm off to give my first presentation of "Comparing Tables Variables and Temporary Tables" to my UG tonight. Wish me good tidings, smooth talk, and all the other stuff you need for public speaking.

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 4

WayneS (11/11/2010)
Well, I'm off to give my first presentation of "Comparing Tables Variables and Temporary Tables" to my UG tonight. Wish me good tidings, smooth talk, and all the other stuff you need for public speaking.

May you avoid tripping over your shoelaces on the way to the podium (or just the front of the room).

May your pants not fall off.

And may you remember the English language when you start speaking.

There. If you're neurotic enough, you'll now be paranoid about those things the whole time. (Sort of a "whatever you do, don't think about elephants" trick.)

😛

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 5

GSquared (11/11/2010)
Craig Farrell (11/11/2010)
GilaMonster (11/11/2010)
http://twitter.com/#!/GFritchey/status/2742141222658049
Websense hates me. Have to check that from home.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbo=1&tbs=rltm%3A1&q=sqlinthewild+%22Yea+though+I+walk%22+site%3Atwitter.com&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=
Kinda...
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Dear gods, did I just generate a meme?
Yep, and it looks like you beat 4chan to it!

Same here, right now, but it was working earlier. Looks like the search cannot find the results it found earlier.

Alvin Ramard
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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 6

Nor here any longer. Guess the results are no longer 'latest'

Just a list of several people retweeting and/or agreeing with Grant's initial tweet

From @SQLintheWild : Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of joins, I shall fear no scans, for thou art the optimizer...

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 7

WayneS (11/11/2010)
Well, I'm off to give my first presentation of "Comparing Tables Variables and Temporary Tables" to my UG tonight. Wish me good tidings, smooth talk, and all the other stuff you need for public speaking.

Don't try saying 'statistics' 5 times in under a minute.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 8

GilaMonster (11/11/2010)
WayneS (11/11/2010)
Well, I'm off to give my first presentation of "Comparing Tables Variables and Temporary Tables" to my UG tonight. Wish me good tidings, smooth talk, and all the other stuff you need for public speaking.
Don't try saying 'statistics' 5 times in under a minute.

C***. I've got one demo where I'm showing how the last of statistics treats table variables as having only one row. I'll have to be careful on that one!!!

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 9

WayneS (11/11/2010)
GilaMonster (11/11/2010)
WayneS (11/11/2010)
Well, I'm off to give my first presentation of "Comparing Tables Variables and Temporary Tables" to my UG tonight. Wish me good tidings, smooth talk, and all the other stuff you need for public speaking.
Don't try saying 'statistics' 5 times in under a minute.
C***. I've got one demo where I'm showing how the last of statistics treats table variables as having only one row. I'll have to be careful on that one!!!

And for God's sake, don't stutter when you say st-st-stat-t-ist-t-ics

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 10

jcrawf02 (11/11/2010)
WayneS (11/11/2010)
GilaMonster (11/11/2010)
WayneS (11/11/2010)
Well, I'm off to give my first presentation of "Comparing Tables Variables and Temporary Tables" to my UG tonight. Wish me good tidings, smooth talk, and all the other stuff you need for public speaking.
Don't try saying 'statistics' 5 times in under a minute.
C***. I've got one demo where I'm showing how the last of statistics treats table variables as having only one row. I'll have to be careful on that one!!!
And for God's sake, don't stutter when you say st-st-stat-t-ist-t-ics

and leave out anything static or sadistic.

Alvin Ramard
Memphis PASS Chapter[/url]

All my SSC forum answers come with a money back guarantee. If you didn't like the answer then I'll gladly refund what you paid for it.

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RainbowFfolly Ten Centuries Points: 1256 More actions · Answer 11

Alvin Ramard (11/5/2010)
Does dislocating my shoulder at least 13 times count?
Surgery twice didn't completely fix the problem. 🙁

I've always wondered if by dislocating your shoulder you'd be able to kiss your own elbow (and therefore defeat one of Nature's cruelest ironies). I guess intense pain and a "what's happened to my shoulder?!?!" running through your mind were probably your more immediate concerns, but looking back do you think it would it have been at all possible?

Oh and thanks for your replies on my DW post - both have seriously helped me to get my head around what I was trying to think about. 🙂

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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 12

GilaMonster (11/11/2010)
Nor here any longer. Guess the results are no longer 'latest'
Just a list of several people retweeting and/or agreeing with Grant's initial tweet
From @SQLintheWild : Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of joins, I shall fear no scans, for thou art the optimizer...

Thy index seek and thy merge join they comfort me....

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 13

The Dixie Flatline (11/11/2010)
GilaMonster (11/11/2010)
Nor here any longer. Guess the results are no longer 'latest'
Just a list of several people retweeting and/or agreeing with Grant's initial tweet
From @SQLintheWild : Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of joins, I shall fear no scans, for thou art the optimizer...
Thy index seek and thy merge join they comfort me....

I think I like this better that what Craig has.

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 14

I have a few articles that I am finishing up currently. Is there anybody that would like to give them a look-over before I submit them?

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 15

I'd be happy to Jason, if you will include a picture of what you look like.

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