Walt Mankowski on 26 Nov 2007 18:03:16 -0000 |
On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 12:53:40PM -0500, Art Alexion wrote: > On Sunday 25 November 2007 18:48:41 Matthew Rosewarne wrote: > > Imagine going into a business meeting and shouting about baseball teams. > > The people there will be interrupted, so their intended discussion topic > > will get sidetracked and everybody's time will be wasted. > > 1. I don't think anyone was shouting... > 2. A lot of baseball (or golf, music, football, TV, etc.) is discussed at > business meetings. > a. That's why they are mostly a waste of time, and > b. it is often a ritual used to make people comfortable enough to discuss the > important stuff. And now imagine going into a business meeting and being polled about your political party, or your religion, or your views on abortion or gun control. Can we please kill this thread now? Walt Attachment:
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