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Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 1

Wayne, Lutz and I are volunteering you for Larry. Well, I am, Lutz isn't convinced your current avatar is less appropriate. 😀

- Craig Farrell

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LutzM SSC Guru Points: 107049 More actions · Answer 2

WayneS (11/19/2010)
LutzM (11/19/2010)
I hope you folks in the U.S. will have the following Friday as well as the weekend off and you'll have a wonderful weekend with your friends and family!!!!
That's the plan. Plus I'm taking Wednesday off - at my grandkids school, the day before Thanksgiving is "Grandparents Day" where we can visit the kids in their classes, etc.

Considering your "GrandPa" status I'm expecting you're in the mid 40's, right?

Reasoning: A friend of mine became a dad at the age of 18 and his son followed his dead...

So, at the age of 36 he had to call himself "grandpa".

We didn't take any advantage of it.... Except for handing him a pair of glasses, a pipe, and "the Brothers Grimm fairy tales" at a birthday gift... His wife (not the mother of the son aforementioned though) received a similar gift as well. At the age of 32. 😀

Lutz
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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 3

WayneS (11/19/2010)
LutzM (11/19/2010)
I hope you folks in the U.S. will have the following Friday as well as the weekend off and you'll have a wonderful weekend with your friends and family!!!!
That's the plan. Plus I'm taking Wednesday off - at my grandkids school, the day before Thanksgiving is "Grandparents Day" where we can visit the kids in their classes, etc.

I'm taking Wednesday and Monday too, we're taking the train to spend the holiday with friends. The train is the best way to travel during the holidays.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 4

LutzM (11/19/2010)
WayneS (11/19/2010)
LutzM (11/19/2010)
I hope you folks in the U.S. will have the following Friday as well as the weekend off and you'll have a wonderful weekend with your friends and family!!!!
That's the plan. Plus I'm taking Wednesday off - at my grandkids school, the day before Thanksgiving is "Grandparents Day" where we can visit the kids in their classes, etc.
Considering your "GrandPa" status I'm expecting you're in the mid 40's, right?
Reasoning: A friend of mine became a dad at the age of 18 and his son followed his dead...
So, at the age of 36 he had to call himself "grandpa".
We didn't take any advantage of it.... Except for handing him a pair of glasses, a pipe, and "the Brothers Grimm fairy tales" at a birthday gift... His wife (not the mother of the son aforementioned though) received a similar gift as well. At the age of 32. 😀

Nope. 😀

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

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 5

Craig Farrell (11/19/2010)
Wayne, Lutz and I are volunteering you for Larry. Well, I am, Lutz isn't convinced your current avatar is less appropriate. 😀

:crazy::crying::Whistling:

Why me? :sick:

The only avatar I'd switch to is this one, but I don't think Steve would let me use it here (and I don't know if I'd want to be associated with it professionally!)

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

Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 6

WayneS (11/19/2010)
Why me? :sick:

Heh, cause Larry's cool? 😉

Yeah, I thought about that one when I saw yours, but it's a bit... graphic.

- Craig Farrell

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 7

Craig Farrell (11/19/2010)
WayneS (11/19/2010)
Why me? :sick:
Heh, cause Larry's cool? 😉
Yeah, I thought about that one when I saw yours, but it's a bit... graphic.

Just a bit... and not a wee bit either!

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:
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Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

LutzM SSC Guru Points: 107049 More actions · Answer 8

WayneS (11/19/2010)
Craig Farrell (11/19/2010)
Wayne, Lutz and I are volunteering you for Larry. Well, I am, Lutz isn't convinced your current avatar is less appropriate. 😀
:crazy::crying::Whistling:
Why me? :sick:
The only avatar I'd switch to is this one, but I don't think Steve would let me use it here (and I don't know if I'd want to be associated with it professionally!)

Why being so negative?

As per wiki

"[Larry] did more reacting than acting, staying in the background and providing the voice of reason."

or

"Larry was what some friends have called a 'yes man,' since he was always so agreeable, no matter what the circumstances."

Lutz
A pessimist is an optimist with experience.

How to get fast answers to your question[/url]
How to post performance related questions[/url]
Links for Tally Table [/url] , Cross Tabs [/url] and Dynamic Cross Tabs [/url], Delimited Split Function[/url]

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 9

LutzM (11/19/2010)
WayneS (11/19/2010)
Craig Farrell (11/19/2010)
Wayne, Lutz and I are volunteering you for Larry. Well, I am, Lutz isn't convinced your current avatar is less appropriate. 😀
:crazy::crying::Whistling:
Why me? :sick:
The only avatar I'd switch to is this one, but I don't think Steve would let me use it here (and I don't know if I'd want to be associated with it professionally!)
Why being so negative?
As per wiki
"[Larry] did more reacting than acting, staying in the background and providing the voice of reason."
or
"Larry was what some friends have called a 'yes man,' since he was always so agreeable, no matter what the circumstances."

Not negative... just curious. Why me? Why not one of the others? Grant? Gus? Jason?

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

Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 10

WayneS (11/19/2010)
LutzM (11/19/2010)
WayneS (11/19/2010)
Craig Farrell (11/19/2010)
Wayne, Lutz and I are volunteering you for Larry. Well, I am, Lutz isn't convinced your current avatar is less appropriate. 😀
:crazy::crying::Whistling:
Why me? :sick:
The only avatar I'd switch to is this one, but I don't think Steve would let me use it here (and I don't know if I'd want to be associated with it professionally!)
Why being so negative?
As per wiki
"[Larry] did more reacting than acting, staying in the background and providing the voice of reason."
or
"Larry was what some friends have called a 'yes man,' since he was always so agreeable, no matter what the circumstances."
Not negative... just curious. Why me? Why not one of the others? Grant? Gus? Jason?

Honestly? Because I personally have more interaction with you on these boards than the other three, and I know you have a sense of humor as well. 🙂 Though, I guess I could have volunteered Jeff, too. 😀 And, well, I wasn't sure if Gail was familiar with them, and Gus usually seems quite serious.

However, if Gail keeps up on this project she's on, she might end up as zany as Larry was on occassion. :w00t: *ducks and runs!*

- Craig Farrell

Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]
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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 11

Craig Farrell (11/19/2010)
And, well, I wasn't sure if Gail was familiar with them

Totally lost. No idea what you're talking about.

Aside: This is why, when I took part in the Pass summit quizbowls, I scored on technical questions and fell flat on geek culture questions. Often the geek culture doesn't come this far out.

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

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We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 12

GilaMonster (11/20/2010)
Craig Farrell (11/19/2010)
And, well, I wasn't sure if Gail was familiar with them
Totally lost. No idea what you're talking about.
Aside: This is why, when I took part in the Pass summit quizbowls, I scored on technical questions and fell flat on geek culture questions. Often the geek culture doesn't come this far out.

It isn't so much "geek culture" as "American teenage boy culture". They're talking about the Three Stooges. I'm a fan of the Marx Brothers.

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When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 13

Stefan Krzywicki (11/20/2010)
GilaMonster (11/20/2010)
Craig Farrell (11/19/2010)
And, well, I wasn't sure if Gail was familiar with them
Totally lost. No idea what you're talking about.
Aside: This is why, when I took part in the Pass summit quizbowls, I scored on technical questions and fell flat on geek culture questions. Often the geek culture doesn't come this far out.
It isn't so much "geek culture" as "American teenage boy culture". They're talking about the Three Stooges. I'm a fan of the Marx Brothers.

Teenage boy? Really? My parents liked the Stooges as well - and they are OOOOOOOld now;-).

Both are comical and good at times.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 14

Craig Farrell (11/19/2010)
WayneS (11/19/2010)
LutzM (11/19/2010)
WayneS (11/19/2010)
Craig Farrell (11/19/2010)
Wayne, Lutz and I are volunteering you for Larry. Well, I am, Lutz isn't convinced your current avatar is less appropriate. 😀
:crazy::crying::Whistling:
Why me? :sick:
The only avatar I'd switch to is this one, but I don't think Steve would let me use it here (and I don't know if I'd want to be associated with it professionally!)
Why being so negative?
As per wiki
"[Larry] did more reacting than acting, staying in the background and providing the voice of reason."
or
"Larry was what some friends have called a 'yes man,' since he was always so agreeable, no matter what the circumstances."
Not negative... just curious. Why me? Why not one of the others? Grant? Gus? Jason?
Honestly? ... I know you have a sense of humor as well. 🙂

you don't know me very well yuk yuk yuk.

Gus usually seems quite serious.

Appearances aren't always what they seem. Afterall he is balding and has (had) a beard. At one point he was very lizard like.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events

ChrisM@home SSC-Insane Points: 24260 More actions · Answer 15

WayneS (11/19/2010)
LutzM (11/19/2010)
WayneS (11/19/2010)
LutzM (11/19/2010)
I hope you folks in the U.S. will have the following Friday as well as the weekend off and you'll have a wonderful weekend with your friends and family!!!!
That's the plan. Plus I'm taking Wednesday off - at my grandkids school, the day before Thanksgiving is "Grandparents Day" where we can visit the kids in their classes, etc.
Considering your "GrandPa" status I'm expecting you're in the mid 40's, right?
Reasoning: A friend of mine became a dad at the age of 18 and his son followed his dead...
So, at the age of 36 he had to call himself "grandpa".
We didn't take any advantage of it.... Except for handing him a pair of glasses, a pipe, and "the Brothers Grimm fairy tales" at a birthday gift... His wife (not the mother of the son aforementioned though) received a similar gift as well. At the age of 32. 😀
Nope. 😀

Funny - I always figured you were mid-thirties, Wayne. You don't communicate like an old git 😛

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