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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 397721 More actions · Answer 1

GilaMonster (11/11/2010)
jcrawf02 (11/11/2010)
Craig Farrell (11/10/2010)
Must be the week...
http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1019000-392-1.aspx
Nice sig 😉 To be perfect, should start with "Yea" instead of "'lo", and have an extra thy in "Thy spool and thy hash..."
Plus it should be 'the valley of the shadow of joins'
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of joins, I shall fear no scans, for thou art the optimizer; thy spool and thy hash, they comfort me

SWEET!

Hey guys. Sorry I haven't posted this week. PASS Summit has been flipping AWESOME. Wish we had a way to get you all here, maybe a teleporter.

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95405 More actions · Answer 2

Grant Fritchey (11/11/2010)
PASS Summit has been flipping AWESOME. Wish we had a way to get you all here, maybe a teleporter.

Yeah, I also wish so ...

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GilaMonster (11/11/2010)
Plus it should be 'the valley of the shadow of joins'
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of joins, I shall fear no scans, for thou art the optimizer; thy spool and thy hash, they comfort me

Excellent!

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95405 More actions · Answer 4

Chris Morris-439714 (11/11/2010)
WayneS (11/10/2010)
Has anyone heard anything about Barry lately?
I had the same thought a couple of weeks ago, but a quick look revealed he'd been quite active, though not on The Thread.

I hope so - I see only 2 posts from him since the end of August.

Wayne
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Grant Fritchey (11/11/2010)
SWEET!
Hey guys. Sorry I haven't posted this week. PASS Summit has been flipping AWESOME. Wish we had a way to get you all here, maybe a teleporter.

Pay per view?

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281324 More actions · Answer 6

jcrawf02 (11/11/2010)
Grant Fritchey (11/11/2010)
SWEET!
Hey guys. Sorry I haven't posted this week. PASS Summit has been flipping AWESOME. Wish we had a way to get you all here, maybe a teleporter.
Pay per view?

Ummmm, seriously - that would be an excellent marketing strategy. The use of Pay per view would pay for itself and increase attendance to the summit.

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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 7

WayneS (11/11/2010)
Chris Morris-439714 (11/11/2010)
WayneS (11/10/2010)
Has anyone heard anything about Barry lately?
I had the same thought a couple of weeks ago, but a quick look revealed he'd been quite active, though not on The Thread.
I hope so - I see only 2 posts from him since the end of August.

Was it only two? 🙁

A good friend is currently going through a similar medical mill to Barry and it's harsh, psychologically as well as physically. He's a tough and cheerful former rugby player but the strain shows if you catch him offguard. Wishing them both luck sounds crass and insufficient when they've had the misfortune to acquire the ailment in the first place. We keep my friend busy and active so he dwells less on it. I hope Barry has good people looking after him too.

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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 8

GilaMonster (11/11/2010)
jcrawf02 (11/11/2010)
Craig Farrell (11/10/2010)
Must be the week...
http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1019000-392-1.aspx
Nice sig 😉 To be perfect, should start with "Yea" instead of "'lo", and have an extra thy in "Thy spool and thy hash..."
Plus it should be 'the valley of the shadow of joins'
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of joins, I shall fear no scans, for thou art the optimizer; thy spool and thy hash, they comfort me

And that's when we hit ourselves in the head with boards, right? (Sorry, Monty Python references just happen like that.)

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281324 More actions · Answer 9

GSquared (11/11/2010)
GilaMonster (11/11/2010)
jcrawf02 (11/11/2010)
Craig Farrell (11/10/2010)
Must be the week...
http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1019000-392-1.aspx
Nice sig 😉 To be perfect, should start with "Yea" instead of "'lo", and have an extra thy in "Thy spool and thy hash..."
Plus it should be 'the valley of the shadow of joins'
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of joins, I shall fear no scans, for thou art the optimizer; thy spool and thy hash, they comfort me
And that's when we hit ourselves in the head with boards, right? (Sorry, Monty Python references just happen like that.)

Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem. [bonk]

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

CirquedeSQLeil (11/11/2010)
GSquared (11/11/2010)
GilaMonster (11/11/2010)
jcrawf02 (11/11/2010)
Craig Farrell (11/10/2010)
Must be the week...
http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1019000-392-1.aspx
Nice sig 😉 To be perfect, should start with "Yea" instead of "'lo", and have an extra thy in "Thy spool and thy hash..."
Plus it should be 'the valley of the shadow of joins'
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of joins, I shall fear no scans, for thou art the optimizer; thy spool and thy hash, they comfort me
And that's when we hit ourselves in the head with boards, right? (Sorry, Monty Python references just happen like that.)
Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem. [bonk]

:w00t: I thought I was picky. Guess it depends which online bible you reference. :hehe:

So, somewhat re-paraphrased because well... it flows better, you're right. 😛

As to the boards thing, I thought it was:

LoginName, Password, foruuum boarddsss.... [bonk]

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004494 More actions · Answer 11

Craig Farrell (11/11/2010)
:w00t: I thought I was picky. Guess it depends which online bible you reference. :hehe:

I referenced the real one on my books shelf, but it's plain-ish english.

So, somewhat re-paraphrased because well... it flows better, you're right. 😛

I like that one.

Dunno if you noticed, I've been getting kudos on Twitter for your sig. 😀

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Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 12

GilaMonster (11/11/2010)
Dunno if you noticed, I've been getting kudos on Twitter for your sig. 😀

ROFL. No, I hadn't. I tend to avoid Twitter, Facebook, et al. like they were the second coming of the Black Plague. Guess I'll have to see if websense will let me look yours up though. :w00t:

Edit: Nope, definately blocked. I think I found it via google anyway. I'll have to check it out tonight. Hopefully history isn't only 20 tweets or something.

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Craig Farrell (11/11/2010)
GilaMonster (11/11/2010)
Dunno if you noticed, I've been getting kudos on Twitter for your sig. 😀
ROFL. No, I hadn't. I tend to avoid Twitter, Facebook, et al. like they were the second coming of the Black Plague. Guess I'll have to see if websense will let me look yours up though. :w00t:
Edit: Nope, definately blocked. I think I found it via google anyway. I'll have to check it out tonight. Hopefully history isn't only 20 tweets or something.

If you have problems finding it on-line, just remember that all tweets are now being archived by the Library of Congress.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004494 More actions · Answer 14

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...

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We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 15

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?

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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.

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