A non partisan slap at politicians.

longwalker · 06-08-2008, 12:55 PM

BUREAUCRATIC WISDOM

Tribal wisdom, passed on from generation to generation, says that, "When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount."
However, in government and corporate bureaucracies, more advanced strategies are often employed, such as:

1. Buying a stronger whip.

2. Changing riders.

3. Appointing a committee to study the horse.

4. Arranging to visit other countries to see how other cultures ride horses.

5. Lowering the standards so that dead horses can be included.

6. Reclassifying the dead horse as living-impaired.

7. Hiring outside contractors to ride the dead horse.

8. Harnessing several dead horses together to increase speed.

9. Providing additional funding and/or training to increase dead horse's performance.

10. Doing a productivity study to see if lighter riders would improve the dead horse's performance.

11. Declaring that as the dead horse does not have to be fed, it is less costly, carries lower overhead and therefore contributes substantially more to the bottom line of the economy than do some other horses.

12. Rewriting the expected performance requirements for all horses.

And of course bureaucrat’s favorite... ......... .....

13. Promoting the dead horse to a supervisory position.

**squirt** · 06-08-2008, 11:34 PM

you can drag a dead horse to water but you can't make it drink! lol

longwalker · 06-11-2008, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by squirt

you can drag a dead horse to water but you can't make it drink! lol

I think this thread is dead! lol

**squirt** · 06-11-2008, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by longwalker

I think this thread is dead! lol

this got posted in debate about a year or so ago, and it was most timely! lol I love it and we can make something of it, you and I, we have many, many times! lol

longwalker · 06-14-2008, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by squirt

this got posted in debate about a year or so ago, and it was most timely! lol I love it and we can make something of it, you and I, we have many, many times! lol

I hear an echo in here!! lol

**squirt** · 06-15-2008, 01:26 AM

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I hear an echo in here!! lol

*singing ... I think we're alone now, there doesn't seem to be anyone around, I think we're alone now, the beating of our hearts is the only sound lol

longwalker · 06-15-2008, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by squirt

*singing ... I think we're alone now, there doesn't seem to be anyone around, I think we're alone now, the beating of our hearts is the only sound lol

That means we can do whatever we want!

**squirt** · 06-15-2008, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by longwalker

That means we can do whatever we want!

hehehehe ... you're catchin' on! lol

longwalker · 06-15-2008, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by squirt

hehehehe ... you're catchin' on! lol

uhh yupp, ur rite yyyuuupppp!

**squirt** · 06-15-2008, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by longwalker

uhh yupp, ur rite yyyuuupppp!

so ... whatcha wanna do? lol

06-08-2008, 12:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
longwalker Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Michigan, Oakland County Posts: 7,169 Rep Power: 544	A non partisan slap at politicians. BUREAUCRATIC WISDOM Tribal wisdom, passed on from generation to generation, says that, "When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount." However, in government and corporate bureaucracies, more advanced strategies are often employed, such as: 1. Buying a stronger whip. 2. Changing riders. 3. Appointing a committee to study the horse. 4. Arranging to visit other countries to see how other cultures ride horses. 5. Lowering the standards so that dead horses can be included. 6. Reclassifying the dead horse as living-impaired. 7. Hiring outside contractors to ride the dead horse. 8. Harnessing several dead horses together to increase speed. 9. Providing additional funding and/or training to increase dead horse's performance. 10. Doing a productivity study to see if lighter riders would improve the dead horse's performance. 11. Declaring that as the dead horse does not have to be fed, it is less costly, carries lower overhead and therefore contributes substantially more to the bottom line of the economy than do some other horses. 12. Rewriting the expected performance requirements for all horses. And of course bureaucrat’s favorite... ......... ..... 13. Promoting the dead horse to a supervisory position. __________________ When in doubt twirl!

06-08-2008, 11:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
squirt Super Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 263,195 Rep Power: 100	you can drag a dead horse to water but you can't make it drink! lol __________________