| bye bye baby |
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my lucy lou. best little mate in the world. |
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[Apr. 15th, 2006|10:47 am] |
A man enters a bar and orders a drink. The bar has a robot bartender.
The robot serves him a perfectly prepared cocktail, and then asks him, "What's your IQ?"
The man replies "150" and the robot proceeds to make conversation about global warming factors, quantum physics and spirituality, biomimicry, environmental interconnectedness, string theory, nano-technology,
and sexual proclivities.
The customer is very impressed and thinks, "This is really cool."
He decides to test the robot. He walks out of the bar, turns around, and comes back in for another rink.
Again, the robot serves him the perfectly prepared drink and asks him, "What's your IQ?"
The man responds, "about a 100." Immediately the robot starts talking, but this time, about football, Bathurst1000, cricket, supermodels, favourite fast foods, guns, and hot chicks.
Really impressed, the man leaves the bar and decides to give the robot one more test. He heads out and returns, the robot serves him and asks, "What's your IQ?"
The man replies, "Er, 50, I think."
And the robot says... real slowly..."So...............ya gonna follow the Lions again this year?" |
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[Jun. 16th, 2004|02:00 pm] |
Let's assume for a minute that niveau applies for a promotion. I'm using Daniel as an example because he works in the public sector (that being a university) and would be covered by the legislation I'm rambling about. I'm keeping it real, yo.
Right, so little Daniel has toddled off to Head of the Naval-Gazing Faculty and is interviewed for a senior position (that being Deputy Dean of the Conceptually Challenged).
However, Penelope Turnip (currently working as a counsellor for the 'existentialist crisis' faculty helpline), has also applied for the same job! *Gasp* Oh No!
Daniel is understandably upset. After all, he just happens to know Penelope has a drinking problem (are we at all surprised?). In fact, it's common knowledge that Ms Turnip is one hell of a drinker (as evidenced by attendees of the Faculty's annual "Intellectuals, Imbibe!" party).
Well, Penelope gets the job. And Daniel is suitably pissed off. He wants answers, dammit. But the Faculty won't hand over the documents which outlined their deliberative process in deciding who gets the position - Penelope or Daniel. To do so would show that the Faculty DID know she had a drinking problem, but came to the conclusion they would employ her anyway as they were satisfied it wouldn't affect her work performance.
Now Daniel decides to make a Freedom of Information application.
YOU are the decision-maker. Do you give the information to Daniel? Or don't you?
In making your decision, we will assume that the documents ARE personal affairs. What you have to decide, is whether there are any PUBLIC INTEREST considerations which FAVOUR disclosure anyway. And what PUBLIC INTEREST considersations favour NON-disclosure?
In any case, you are the public. Do you think Penelope's battle with the booze is important for you to know about? Keep in mind, Penelope's job is a public one.
I'm trying to think outside the box on this one, peeps - so I need your collective creative genius to come up with some great answers. Please help me out, I'll give you a cookie. |
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