Ahh, the wonders of the state of ‘expert by virtue of knowing anything at all about the subject, which is more than anybody else’.
I must confess to being not unfamiliar with that state. Along with the resulting ‘you want me to do WHAT?!’ requests because the person giving the request has less idea about what is impossible than I do…
Ahh, the wonders of the state of ‘expert by virtue of knowing anything at all about the subject, which is more than anybody else’.
I must confess to being not unfamiliar with that state. Along with the resulting ‘you want me to do WHAT?!’ requests because the person giving the request has less idea about what is impossible than I do…
At least it’s funny when it happens to other people!
To quote Mel Brooks: Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.
(Yeah, Brooks had some issues.)
I love that quote. I rememeber seeing it in a Far Side book.