Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Over 100%

Mike (and I) can't stand it when people say they are giving over 100%. 1million% - what the F does that mean? Someone at work sent me this - I think it is pretty applicalbe to the question of what is over 100%

This is a strictly mathematical viewpoint...it goes like this:

What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions:

If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

Then:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%


and


K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

But ,

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

And,

B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T
2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%

AND, look how far ass kissing will take you.

A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G
1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118%

So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty, that While Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, andAttitude will get you there, it's the Bullshit and Ass kissing that will put you over the top.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

OMG!!! What pisses me off is when you explain to people that you can't give 110% because it's impossible, and then they try to explain why it is. No one has ever said to me, "hey, it's just a saying"

I just say they must be part of the 5/4 of people that are bad at fractions...

Anonymous said...

Problem is, no one has TRULY defined what giving 100% means!