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copper2631 · March 2003

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 03-14-03 AT 09:41PM (CST)[/font][p]

Hatchetman · March 2003

Make sure you do exactly as I said. Otherwise, you could wind up serving the rest of your life in prison.

Don D · March 2003

That's odd. The question was erased. What was the dilemma?

HRsage · March 2003

Wow, I didn't realize Hatchetman was psychic too! There's not even a post on here! I'm curious as to what the situation was too. And Don, I'm glad to see I'm not the only one that likes to check out the forum on the weekends. I'm still working on these emoticons though.

Don D · March 2003

Up there where it says, "Emotion Icon Short Cut," find the one you like and drag a left click across it, highlighting it blue. Then right click and copy. Go back to your response now, and place the cursor where you want the emoticon. Right click again and click on paste. When your final text appears in blue above your draft, your emoticon will be there. th-up

Moria · March 2003

Maybe "copper" just wanted some "golden" words of wisdom from you "silver" tongued experts! ;;)

Don D · March 2003

Hatchetman is the only one who can clear up the mystery. He's the one who 'threatened' the guy with 'prison for the rest of his life'.

Leslie · March 2003

And we all must think that is the exact reason someone erased the question. Christy? From past experience I know you just can't roll in and try to take back a question of your own. What's up x:=|?

Paul in Cannon Beach · March 2003

What is it about human nature that makes our interest in any subject increase proportional to the attempt made to keep us in ignorance?

What's the story here?

Paul

Parabeagle · March 2003

I could tell you, Paul, but that information is strictly need-to-know and classified. x;-)

Leslie · March 2003

>And we all must think that is the exact reason someone erased the
>question. Christy? From past experience I know you just can't roll
>in and try to take back a question of your own. What's up x:=|?

Sorry - this should have been a question to Brad. Looks like Christy has left us for a bit. Any scoop to share? Or is she just home waiting "patiently" for the 20th?

jrobb · March 2003

I have it from a good source that she's working from home, alternating doing jumping jacks (anything to get the labor going) and creating the web version of the new HR Quick List book. Something tells me she's checking in on the forum every now and then, tho. This place is too addictive to stay away!

sonny · March 2003

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 03-17-03 AT 02:17PM (CST)[/font][p]That's what you think Don. .HRsage and I must have the same keyboard demon!

(re emotion icons) Maybe copper wrote in invisible ink. .my brother did that from camp one year. . .

Don D · March 2003

Actually Leslie, yes, the poster could have gone back in using edit (which incidentally does show up in red in the post) and delete the original question after he got to thinking about life in prison. Only The Shadow knows fer shore!

Leslie · March 2003

And s/he's a night owl also....

Boy, glad I know that Don. There's been a couple things I've thought about deleting and didn't think I could.

Whatever · March 2003

Maybe it was deliberate. They wanted to see who would respond and what it would be.

Don D · March 2003

Now there's a psychological twist to it all!

Parabeagle · March 2003

Should I be concerned about consorting with a bunch of forum-ites who manage to ignite a flame and post 13 responses to an EMPTY BOX???? :-S

Whatever · March 2003

I would be more concerned about communicating with a bunch of people who claim they are overworked and still have time to respond to a non-question.

Parabeagle · March 2003

Touche! x;-)

Don D · March 2003

Just don't try to do no consortin' with me Beagle. I'm a male.

Leslie · March 2003

We're just concerned, Parabeagle, that Copper won't get to hear our words of wisdom to his concerned "Need Advice." I guess Hatchetman took care of everything and that's when Copper backed out. Time to move on....

Parabeagle · March 2003

In case you hadn't noticed, Copper was a first-time poster... we probably scared him/her away. S/he probably came back to check the forum and saw all these responses and thought, "What is up with these people? Where's that URL for the SHRM website?" x;-)

ray a · March 2003

Did someone let Jerry Seinfeld in? Reading this I feel I'm trapped in a Seinfeld comedy... the thread about nothing.

Parabeagle · March 2003

It would make a good Seinfeld episode. I nominate this thread for a People's Choice Award as the most insightful, thoughtful and comprehensive example of the collective brainpower possessed by HR professionals! x;-)

jrobb · March 2003

The detective in me just kicked in. Hatchetman has you all in a tizzy and is having a good laugh. You'll notice that copper revised his post on 03-14-03 AT 09:41 PM (CST) and Hatchetman didn't post his reply until 03-15-03, 12:11 PM (CST). Therefore, Hatchetman responded after Copper edited and deleted his original question and decided to have a little fun with it! Hatchetman? Am I correct?

HRsage · March 2003

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 03-17-03 AT 08:25PM (CST)[/font][p]By George, I think you've got it! Hatchetman's post also said, be sure to do exactly what I said...That was the very first post on the thread. When did he tell Copper what to do the time before that?! Never! Good one Hatchetman.

Nope, still can't get the emoticon thing going.

Don D · March 2003

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 03-18-03 AT 08:06AM (CST)[/font][p]The jury is still out on this one. If it turns out that Hatchetman has pulled one on us, we will be compelled to come up with an appropriate punishment for him. Since he is often citing law and posting websites on laws and federal register sites, we might just put him in a steel cage and make him listen to recordings of that type of stuff for about 10 days with a slow dripping faucet behind his head. The sooner he surfaces, the milder the punishment perhaps. Any other suggestions?

(edit) I could tell you that I've gone into a search of Hatchetman's posts for the past year and see that this is the only time he has posted on a weekend. But, I didn't have the energy to do that.

Blanche · March 2003

.... and I again sit quietly in the shadowy mist making notes in my journal on HR group behavior...

Don D · March 2003

Blanche: Be sure to make an appropriate journal entry about the participant who pretends not to participate while continually journaling, thereby becoming the most active of participants, journaling not only HER thoughts, but those of all the others. And suddenly her private journal is the most open of all books. If you don't wear shades, we will surely see straight through to your soul.:-?

Shari Turner · March 2003

Sometimes in HR don't we just "Need Advice"....someone just help
cooper!!!! My advice hang in there it's not sooooo bad!!!

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