And Then, Very Old…

   Whilst rummaging through very old paperwork I ran into an old printout of a photocopy of a document entitled Engineers. After reading it I thought that, with minimal rewording, it could be yet another item wot could apply to those wot would rule over us. Especially the summary. See wot you think. Let’s get a copy over to Ed Minibrain, eh? 
   Apologies{?} to any engineers who may stumble through this here mirror. 

1.   When you don’t know what you are doing, do it              neatly.
2.   Experience is directly proportional to the quantity          of equipment ruined or destroyed.
3.   Past experience is always true, never be misled by        present facts.
4.   In case of doubt, make it sound convincing.
5.   Do not believe in miracles, rely on them.
6.   Teamwork is essential, it allows you to blame                someone else.
7.   Recording of data is essential, it indicates you have        been doing something.
8.   No matter what result is anticipated, someone will          always fit facts to it.
9.   No matter what happens, there is always someone        who believes it happened according to his pet                theory.
10. The probability of an event occurring is inversely            proportional to its desirability.
11. The quantity which when added to, subtracted from,
      divided into, multiplied by the result obtained
      experimentally will give the correct result, is known        as a constant.
12. Experiments must be reproducible, they should              always fail in the same way.
13. If an experiment works, you must be using the              wrong equipment.
14. An experiment may be considered successful if no          more than half of the data must be discarded to            obtain agreement with your pet theory.
15. For neatness, always draw the curves first, and              afterwards plot the data.
16. If an experiment is a complete failure it can always        be used as a bad example.                                                                     Summary:
                       When In Charge? Ponder.
                       When In Trouble? Delegate.
                       When In Doubt? Mumble.

And now I'm wondering if I've posted the above before in the distant past... 

 Quote; Scott Adams.

“Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems.”

And Then, I Remember…

   Watching our world unravel at an ever faster pace I was reminded of something I heard in passing in the galley on a rig some time ago. In fact it now feels like a hundred years ago. Anyhoo, slightly adjusted, it sums up things quite nicely regards the state we’re in does it not?
   Those wot would rule over us have all had the best, first class educations available. In fact they’re so clever they could tell you the cubic capacity of a jar of pickles with just a glance. However, sadly, not a single one of ‘em has any idea how to get the lid off.

Quote; Nostradamus.

“There will be a great loss of learning before the moon's full cycle is completed. Fire and floods will be fomented by ignorant rulers; much time will go by before it is rectified.”

And Then, It's A Mess…

   Well, so, looking at the ‘news’ these past phew daze it would seem we’re rapidly approaching the end of daze. Why not? Let’s give the cockroaches another go.
   Anyhoo, recently the major ‘news’ has been about some TV cook wot’s been run off for using a hurty word wot, it seems, was possibly wacist. 
   Looks like that cook has lost ‘news’ poll position as some MP has now been suspended for wacist remarks. Just to clarify, suspended as in unable to work for the loopy party and NOT from a lamp-post...
   Time for this bit yet again, followed by that wacist catalogue to see if the hurty terms are in there. As previously made clear, click the video below at your own discretion but fear not, we all get a mention, okay? Go on, smile a while.
"May I humbly suggest to those flip-flop folk that they take a holiday anywhere well south, south-east or south-west of Dover, befriend a local to clue them in to some of the local expressions used jokingly and derogatorily when they see ol’ whitey, then sit at a street café and check how often they pick up on those expressions as opposed to the number of times they hear, “Oh, look, a nice white couple; we should invite them round ours for tofu tonight.”

   And to round things off and down I see Stear Karmer is giving kids of sixteen years the vote. In these daze,  do these kids know of life beyond their smart{?}phones or even read? Are they capable of forming a legible cross in a box just using a pen? Remember pens? And before getting that far, upon looking at the ballot paper how many will burst into tears and run screaming from the polling station when confronted with those shouty capital letters and that intimidatingly scary little full stop black dot inducing fear, apprehension and a flight of fright?

Quote; Larry Flynt. 

“Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for supper.”