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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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My boss just sent me this to describe the NHS at the moment.
We trained hard...but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form into teams, we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization. (Petronius Arbiter, 210 BC)
(, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 11:52, 3 replies, latest was 12 years ago)
Sounds a bit gaius.

(, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 11:54, Reply)
Lollius maximus

(, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 11:55, Reply)
Is that from The Satyricon?

(, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 11:54, Reply)
No, apparently it's a misquotation.
It's from a guy called Charton Ogburn in early 20C
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton_Ogburn
(, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 11:56, Reply)
Don't know why I'm asking you.
You've only read the Doctor Who annual and the back of your XBox packaging...
(, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 11:57, Reply)
Reading is for children

(, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 11:57, Reply)
no it's not, children can't read you idiot

(, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 12:01, Reply)
I expect that will always be true with your children.

(, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 12:02, Reply)
I thought it was one of those bollocks misattributed ones, myself

(, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 11:57, Reply)
That's the only work of his I know of if I am honest

(, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 11:58, Reply)
That's a dodgy Black metal band from Sweeden

(, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 11:58, Reply)
what a massively self-important wanker.
Your boss that is, not the roman chap.
(, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 12:01, Reply)
He's from Wakefield

(, Wed 20 Mar 2013, 12:05, Reply)

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