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Y.B. SSChampion Points: 11649 More actions · Answer 1

I got a PM from an OP saying simply 'douche bag'. LOL

Granted, I'm having a really bad day and could have responded better...on the other hand at least he was able to convey that message accurately and clearly...

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1803266-391-1.aspx

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Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 2

Y.B. (7/20/2016)
I got a PM from an OP saying simply 'douche bag'. LOL
Granted, I'm having a really bad day and could have responded better...on the other hand at least he was able to convey that message accurately and clearly...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1803266-391-1.aspx

I'm almost jealous that I didn't get a similar PM. :hehe:

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Luis Cazares (7/20/2016)
Y.B. (7/20/2016)
I got a PM from an OP saying simply 'douche bag'. LOL
Granted, I'm having a really bad day and could have responded better...on the other hand at least he was able to convey that message accurately and clearly...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1803266-391-1.aspx
I'm almost jealous that I didn't get a similar PM. :hehe:

Heh - I was going to post something more too, but decided against it.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 4

Y.B. (7/20/2016)
I got a PM from an OP saying simply 'douche bag'. LOL
Granted, I'm having a really bad day and could have responded better...on the other hand at least he was able to convey that message accurately and clearly...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1803266-391-1.aspx

I got a report to. That wasn't the best message for someone to receive, or you to send.

Perhaps an edit is in order? "This is too vague for us to give you an answer"

Michael L John One Orange Chip Points: 27056 More actions · Answer 5

Ed Wagner (7/20/2016)
Luis Cazares (7/20/2016)
Y.B. (7/20/2016)
I got a PM from an OP saying simply 'douche bag'. LOL
Granted, I'm having a really bad day and could have responded better...on the other hand at least he was able to convey that message accurately and clearly...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1803266-391-1.aspx
I'm almost jealous that I didn't get a similar PM. :hehe:
Heh - I was going to post something more too, but decided against it.

It seems like a lot of his posts are along the same lines. Wonder if his PM's are too!

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 6

Y.B. (7/20/2016)
I got a PM from an OP saying simply 'douche bag'. LOL
Granted, I'm having a really bad day and could have responded better...on the other hand at least he was able to convey that message accurately and clearly...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1803266-391-1.aspx

Not the most professional response but I did actually laugh out loud when I read it. 😀

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Y.B. SSChampion Points: 11649 More actions · Answer 7

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/20/2016)
Y.B. (7/20/2016)
I got a PM from an OP saying simply 'douche bag'. LOL
Granted, I'm having a really bad day and could have responded better...on the other hand at least he was able to convey that message accurately and clearly...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1803266-391-1.aspx
I got a report to. That wasn't the best message for someone to receive, or you to send.
Perhaps an edit is in order? "This is too vague for us to give you an answer"

That's no problem...I'll edit it.

Cheers

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Y.B. SSChampion Points: 11649 More actions · Answer 8

Sean Lange (7/20/2016)
Y.B. (7/20/2016)
I got a PM from an OP saying simply 'douche bag'. LOL
Granted, I'm having a really bad day and could have responded better...on the other hand at least he was able to convey that message accurately and clearly...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1803266-391-1.aspx
Not the most professional response but I did actually laugh out loud when I read it. 😀

Yeah, part of me knew it the second I typed it but like I said I got some really bad personal news today and out it went. It's also why the PM didn't actually bother me...had worse things to worry about.

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 9

Y.B. (7/20/2016)
I got a PM from an OP saying simply 'douche bag'. LOL
Granted, I'm having a really bad day and could have responded better...on the other hand at least he was able to convey that message accurately and clearly...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1803266-391-1.aspx

Hmph - maybe they need to understand what that really means???

Have fun with your shower....:-D

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 10

Y.B. (7/20/2016)
Sean Lange (7/20/2016)
Y.B. (7/20/2016)
I got a PM from an OP saying simply 'douche bag'. LOL
Granted, I'm having a really bad day and could have responded better...on the other hand at least he was able to convey that message accurately and clearly...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1803266-391-1.aspx
Not the most professional response but I did actually laugh out loud when I read it. 😀
Yeah, part of me knew it the second I typed it but like I said I got some really bad personal news today and out it went. It's also why the PM didn't actually bother me...had worse things to worry about.

I am curious what the original was....

Hope your day goes better after the bad news.

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 11

Y.B. (7/20/2016)
... I got some really bad personal news today ...

Sorry to hear about that, and I hope that things get better for you soon.

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Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20680 More actions · Answer 12

WayneS (7/20/2016)
Y.B. (7/20/2016)
... I got some really bad personal news today ...
Sorry to hear about that, and I hope that things get better for you soon.

Hope the rest of your day gets better.

Always amazes me how people seem to expect an answer when it's almost impossible to determine what the real question is.

Don't think the issue has a lot to do with date syntax, but more related to structure of the data in the 2 tables.

But you'd never know from the initial question.

BrainDonor SSCoach Points: 19254 More actions · Answer 13

Does anybody know who the "Hotshot SQL Guru" is?

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https://tmblr.co/Z14uHt29Ww0kS

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Somebody wasn't impressed.

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Thomas Rushton SSC-Insane Points: 22649 More actions · Answer 14

BrainDonor (7/21/2016)
Does anybody know who the "Hotshot SQL Guru" is?
https://tmblr.co/Z14uHt29WaOS7
https://tmblr.co/Z14uHt29Ww0kS
https://tmblr.co/Z14uHt29ZP3zF
Somebody wasn't impressed.

Celko?

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 15

ThomasRushton (7/21/2016)
BrainDonor (7/21/2016)
Does anybody know who the "Hotshot SQL Guru" is?
https://tmblr.co/Z14uHt29WaOS7
https://tmblr.co/Z14uHt29Ww0kS
https://tmblr.co/Z14uHt29ZP3zF
Somebody wasn't impressed.
Celko?

The first wouldn't apply to Celko. Traceflags aren't ansi standard.

Some people, unfortunately, have an elevated opinion of themselves.

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