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» Corporate Idiocy
Mackeson Drinker's story reminded me of this
A mate of mine used to work for the Ministry of Agriculture (MAFF).
He was recruited to MAFF in the mid 90s. One of his tasks was to check the amount of oil they had in store and report it to another department.
The report had developed over a long time. It had been put on a spreadsheet, and charts had been made from the figures.
Not being one of nature's civil servants, he phoned the other department and asked what they did with the report. They said they looked at it and then filed it away. They didn't do anything with the actual figures.
He decided to get to the bottom of the report. After some time, he found out that the report was originally asked for during the Suez Crisis in 1956. Most departments had been told the report was no longer necessary. Not so MAFF. So, a civil servant had been assigned to produce this oil report for around 40 years, for no reason whatsoever.
Good old British Civil Service.
(Fri 24th Feb 2012, 23:43, More)
Mackeson Drinker's story reminded me of this
A mate of mine used to work for the Ministry of Agriculture (MAFF).
He was recruited to MAFF in the mid 90s. One of his tasks was to check the amount of oil they had in store and report it to another department.
The report had developed over a long time. It had been put on a spreadsheet, and charts had been made from the figures.
Not being one of nature's civil servants, he phoned the other department and asked what they did with the report. They said they looked at it and then filed it away. They didn't do anything with the actual figures.
He decided to get to the bottom of the report. After some time, he found out that the report was originally asked for during the Suez Crisis in 1956. Most departments had been told the report was no longer necessary. Not so MAFF. So, a civil servant had been assigned to produce this oil report for around 40 years, for no reason whatsoever.
Good old British Civil Service.
(Fri 24th Feb 2012, 23:43, More)
» First World Problems
Oh noes!
My control key has come off my laptop, and I can't get it back on! Whatever will I do?
(Sun 4th Mar 2012, 12:38, More)
Oh noes!
My control key has come off my laptop, and I can't get it back on! Whatever will I do?
(Sun 4th Mar 2012, 12:38, More)
» Things to do before you die
Read "Can't be Arsed"
by Richard Wilson (no, the other one)
101 Things Not To Do Before You Die
(Wed 20th Oct 2010, 10:03, More)
Read "Can't be Arsed"
by Richard Wilson (no, the other one)
101 Things Not To Do Before You Die
(Wed 20th Oct 2010, 10:03, More)
» Pure Ignorance
Another Trojan Horse
I was at the bus stop a few months ago, when Troy was out at the cinema. A couple at the stop were looking at a poster for Troy. He asked her, "Are you sure Helen of Troy was a woman? They're all blokes on the poster."
(Fri 7th Jan 2005, 11:28, More)
Another Trojan Horse
I was at the bus stop a few months ago, when Troy was out at the cinema. A couple at the stop were looking at a poster for Troy. He asked her, "Are you sure Helen of Troy was a woman? They're all blokes on the poster."
(Fri 7th Jan 2005, 11:28, More)