'Twas the night before crisis, and all through the house,
Not a program was working, not even a browse.
The programmers were wrung out, too mindless to care,
Knowing chances of shipping hadn't a prayer.
The users were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of inquiries danced in their heads.
When out in the lobby there arose such a clatter,
That I sprang from my cube to see what was the matter.
And what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a SUPER PROGRAMMER, oblivious to fear.
More rapid than eagles, his programs they came,
And he whistled and shouted and called them by name:
On Update! On Add! On Inquiry! On Delete!
On Batch Jobs! On Closing! On Functions Complete!
His eyes were glazed over, his fingers were lean,
>From weekends and nights in front of the screen.
A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
Turning specs into code, then he turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger on the ENTER key,
The system came up, and worked perfectly.
The updates, updated; the deletes, they deleted;
The inquiries, inquired; and the closing completed.
He tested each whistle, he tested each bell,
With nary an abend, and all had gone well.
The system was finished, the tests were concluded,
The client's last changes were even included!
And the client exclaimed with a snarl and a taunt,
"It's just what I asked for, but NOT what I want=85"
(attributed variously, my copy came from here[1])
[1] http://www.mdarwin.ca/humour/night-before-xmas/night-before-crisis.phtm=
l
Merry Christmas, happy Qwanza, merry Solstice, happy Saturnalia and so
forth to all!
Cheers to all.
Regards,
LelandJ
Ted Roche wrote:
> 'Twas the night before crisis, and all through the house,
> Not a program was working, not even a browse.
> The programmers were wrung out, too mindless to care,
> Knowing chances of shipping hadn't a prayer.
>
> The users were nestled all snug in their beds,
> While visions of inquiries danced in their heads.
> When out in the lobby there arose such a clatter,
> That I sprang from my cube to see what was the matter.
>
> And what to my wondering eyes should appear,
> But a SUPER PROGRAMMER, oblivious to fear.
> More rapid than eagles, his programs they came,
>
> And he whistled and shouted and called them by name:
> On Update! On Add! On Inquiry! On Delete!
> On Batch Jobs! On Closing! On Functions Complete!
>
> His eyes were glazed over, his fingers were lean,
> >From weekends and nights in front of the screen.
> A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head,
> Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
>
> He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
> Turning specs into code, then he turned with a jerk.
> And laying his finger on the ENTER key,
> The system came up, and worked perfectly.
>
> The updates, updated; the deletes, they deleted;
> The inquiries, inquired; and the closing completed.
> He tested each whistle, he tested each bell,
> With nary an abend, and all had gone well.
>
> The system was finished, the tests were concluded,
> The client's last changes were even included!
> And the client exclaimed with a snarl and a taunt,
> "It's just what I asked for, but NOT what I wantââ¬ÂŠ"
>
> (attributed variously, my copy came from here[1])
>
> [1] http://www.mdarwin.ca/humour/night-before-xmas/night-before-crisis.phtml
>
> Merry Christmas, happy Qwanza, merry Solstice, happy Saturnalia and so
> forth to all!
>
>
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Author: MB Software Solutions General Account
Posted: 2008-12-24 00:22:43 Link
Ted Roche wrote:
<snipped>
> (attributed variously, my copy came from here[1])
>
> [1]
http://www.mdarwin.ca/humour/night-before-xmas/night-before-crisis.phtml
>
> Merry Christmas, happy Qwanza, merry Solstice, happy Saturnalia and so
> forth to all!
Hilarious! You too, Mr. Roche. Talk to you all in 2009! I'll be off
to the Poconos for a week starting on the 26th. Guess my post counts
will go down significantly. ;-)
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions General Account
> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 9:23 PM
> To: profoxtech@leafe.com
> Subject: Re: T'was the Night Before Crisis
>
<snip>
> Guess my post counts
> will go down significantly. ;-)
>
An early present for all of us!!! <GD&R>
Merry Merry everybody!
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Posted: 2008-12-24 14:26:05 Link
Matt Jarvis wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com
> [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com]
>> On Behalf Of MB Software Solutions General Account
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 9:23 PM
>> To: profoxtech@leafe.com
>> Subject: Re: T'was the Night Before Crisis
>>
> <snip>
>> Guess my post counts
>> will go down significantly. ;-)
>>
>
> An early present for all of us!!! <GD&R>
>
> Merry Merry everybody!
Just use a twit filter and it'll be the present that keeps on giving! ;-)
Happy birthday, Mithras!
HW
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 12:51 PM, Ted Roche <tedroche@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Merry Christmas, happy Qwanza, merry Solstice, happy Saturnalia and so
> forth to all!
>
>
>
--
"Corruptissima re publica plurimae leges."
- Tacitus, The Annals of Imperial Rome.
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Happy Kwanzaa, Festivius, Saturnalia, Solstice and Christmas to you all!
'Twas the night before crisis, and all through the house,
Not a program was working, not even a browse.
The programmers were wrung out, too mindless to care,
Knowing chances of shipping hadn't a prayer.
The users were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of inquiries danced in their heads.
When out in the lobby there arose such a clatter,
That I sprang from my cube to see what was the matter.
And what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a SUPER PROGRAMMER, oblivious to fear.
More rapid than eagles, his programs they came,
And he whistled and shouted and called them by name:
On Update! On Add! On Inquiry! On Delete!
On Batch Jobs! On Closing! On Functions Complete!
His eyes were glazed over, his fingers were lean,
>From weekends and nights in front of the screen.
A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
Turning specs into code, then he turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger on the ENTER key,
The system came up, and worked perfectly.
The updates, updated; the deletes, they deleted;
The inquiries, inquired; and the closing completed.
He tested each whistle, he tested each bell,
With nary an abend, and all had gone well.
The system was finished, the tests were concluded,
The client's last changes were even included!
And the client exclaimed with a snarl and a taunt,
"It's just what I asked for, but NOT what I want=85"
(attributed variously, my copy came from here[1])
[1] http://www.mdarwin.ca/humour/night-before-xmas/night-before-crisis.phtm=
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Ted Roche
Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
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'Twas the night before crisis, and all through the house,
Not a program was working, not even a browse.
The programmers were wrung out, too mindless to care,
Knowing chances of shipping hadn't a prayer.
The users were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of inquiries danced in their heads.
When out in the lobby there arose such a clatter,
That I sprang from my cube to see what was the matter.
And what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a SUPER PROGRAMMER, oblivious to fear.
More rapid than eagles, his programs they came,
And he whistled and shouted and called them by name:
On Update! On Add! On Inquiry! On Delete!
On Batch Jobs! On Closing! On Functions Complete!
His eyes were glazed over, his fingers were lean,
>From weekends and nights in front of the screen.
A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
Turning specs into code, then he turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger on the ENTER key,
The system came up, and worked perfectly.
The updates, updated; the deletes, they deleted;
The inquiries, inquired; and the closing completed.
He tested each whistle, he tested each bell,
With nary an abend, and all had gone well.
The system was finished, the tests were concluded,
The client's last changes were even included!
And the client exclaimed with a snarl and a taunt,
"It's just what I asked for, but NOT what I want"
(attributed variously, my copy came from here[1])
[1] http://www.mdarwin.ca/humour/night-before-xmas/night-before-crisis.phtml
Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, happy Kwanzaa, festive Festivius,
salubrious Solstice, happy Saturnalia and so forth to all!--
-
- Ted
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And to you as well! Merry Christmas, Y'all!
Paul H. Tarver
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Sent: Monday, December 23, 2019 6:06 AM
To: profoxtech@leafe.com
Subject: T'was the Night Before Crisis...
'Twas the night before crisis, and all through the house,
Not a program was working, not even a browse.
The programmers were wrung out, too mindless to care,
Knowing chances of shipping hadn't a prayer.
The users were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of inquiries danced in their heads.
When out in the lobby there arose such a clatter,
That I sprang from my cube to see what was the matter.
And what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a SUPER PROGRAMMER, oblivious to fear.
More rapid than eagles, his programs they came,
And he whistled and shouted and called them by name:
On Update! On Add! On Inquiry! On Delete!
On Batch Jobs! On Closing! On Functions Complete!
His eyes were glazed over, his fingers were lean,
>From weekends and nights in front of the screen.
A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
Turning specs into code, then he turned with a jerk.
And laying his finger on the ENTER key,
The system came up, and worked perfectly.
The updates, updated; the deletes, they deleted;
The inquiries, inquired; and the closing completed.
He tested each whistle, he tested each bell,
With nary an abend, and all had gone well.
The system was finished, the tests were concluded,
The client's last changes were even included!
And the client exclaimed with a snarl and a taunt,
"It's just what I asked for, but NOT what I want"
(attributed variously, my copy came from here[1])
[1] http://www.mdarwin.ca/humour/night-before-xmas/night-before-crisis.phtml
Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, happy Kwanzaa, festive Festivius,
salubrious Solstice, happy Saturnalia and so forth to all!--
-
- Ted
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Thanks Ted - woul;dn't seem right without it!
On 23-Dec-2019 5:36 PM, Ted Roche wrote:
> 'Twas the night before crisis, and all through the house,
> Not a program was working, not even a browse.
> The programmers were wrung out, too mindless to care,
> Knowing chances of shipping hadn't a prayer.
> The users were nestled all snug in their beds,
> While visions of inquiries danced in their heads.
>
> When out in the lobby there arose such a clatter,
> That I sprang from my cube to see what was the matter.
> And what to my wondering eyes should appear,
> But a SUPER PROGRAMMER, oblivious to fear.
> More rapid than eagles, his programs they came,
> And he whistled and shouted and called them by name:
> On Update! On Add! On Inquiry! On Delete!
> On Batch Jobs! On Closing! On Functions Complete!
>
> His eyes were glazed over, his fingers were lean,
> >From weekends and nights in front of the screen.
> A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head,
> Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
> He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
> Turning specs into code, then he turned with a jerk.
> And laying his finger on the ENTER key,
>
> The system came up, and worked perfectly.
> The updates, updated; the deletes, they deleted;
> The inquiries, inquired; and the closing completed.
> He tested each whistle, he tested each bell,
> With nary an abend, and all had gone well.
>
> The system was finished, the tests were concluded,
> The client's last changes were even included!
> And the client exclaimed with a snarl and a taunt,
> "It's just what I asked for, but NOT what I want"
>
> (attributed variously, my copy came from here[1])
> [1] http://www.mdarwin.ca/humour/night-before-xmas/night-before-crisis.phtml
>
> Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, happy Kwanzaa, festive Festivius,
> salubrious Solstice, happy Saturnalia and so forth to all!--
> -
> - Ted
>
>
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