Office Humor – The Authoritative Stats Quoter
I had something just happen that made me giggle, and I'm betting it's been the target of a Dilbert, or ten: it's the Authoritative Stats Quoter. It goes something like this: You're sitting there, doing your work - like you do, and you overhear someone in a near-by cube or desk saying something like "You know... 82% of cell phones aren't cats." - or something equally funny, incredulous, or just plain flat-out crazy.
I had to suppress a giggle. It was funny. But the last time I tried to suppress a giggle when I heard a whopper like this one I got yelled at by the story teller. He said that looping was faster done from higher index numbers to lower index numbers because the subtraction operator is faster than the addition operator. I tried not to laugh, I even brought my water cup to my face to hide behind it, but I think my eyes gave me away.
It's stuff like this that both aggravates me and makes me laugh - it depends on what mood I'm in. Really. It's funny. I assume they really must believe what they are saying, but I can't imagine how. Anyway... I had another one, and it made me giggle.
Good times.