Useless adviceAs a new parent, people seem to think it's OK to pass on any and every old wives tale possible. "Don't hug him too much". What? Quite what possesses people to pass on baseless, idiotic, useless advice I don't know.
That said, I quite often give car drivers directions and then, after they've moved off, realise that I've sent them down a bike-only route, so I can give as good as I get.
What useless advice have you been given (or handed out) recently?
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chthonic, Thu 19 Oct 2006, 10:29)
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I work as a web designerMe and my boss were visiting a client who runs a very successful e-business. He was one of our first ever clients, so we're loyal to him and vice versa. Anyway, part of his success is that he's worked non stop for 6 years to make a successful website.
I did my usual thing, let the boss talk and me keep schtum. He said this...
"I get hundreds of people come up and say 'I want an e-business', and expect to be millionaires overnight. Fact of the matter is that e-businesses take a lot of work to get started and up and running. Everybody thinks that because it's an online business, success will be instantaneous.
I then piped up.
"As I always say: It's the Internet, not the Insta-net!"
I am not allowed on client visits now...
(, Fri 20 Oct 2006, 15:30, Reply)
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