Del Dingle <dcdingle@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>This is nothing but a transparent attempt to solicit responses, so...
>Do you ever play Diplomacy (check maps, send orders, conduct
>negotiations, etc.) from your place of employment?
> A) No. I don't have an Internet connection.
> B) No. I'm far too busy.
> C) No. Work is for work. I play on my own time.
> D) Yes. When I can get away with it.
> E) Yes. During breaks/lunch.
> F) Yes. Nobody cares.
> G) Absolutely. It's a model for both cooperation and competition.
> H) Other.
>I'll choose "F" for myself. As long as the work is done and we've got a
>mind on the business, no one cares if you spend a few minutes on
>personal pursuits (within the bounds of the Standards of Business
>Conduct, blah, blah, blah...).
E or G probably characterize me, better G probably. Only those many of us
who are lawyers or economists (I'm the latter) easily match up with G
though.
Jim-Bob
>What I find amusing is the reactions of those few who walk by my cube.
>While they're busy shopping online or playing Fantasy [insert s****t
>here], they assume I'm some sort of mad genius bent on global
domination...
><pause>
>What was I saying?
>Anyway, they invariably ask, "Is that like 'Risk?'" After the first few
>doomed attempts to explain it, I've just started replying, "mm-Hmm."
I seldom try to explain either, except to my fellow economists who I
launch into a G like explanation and find to my surprise that more of them
than I would think already know how to play Diplomacy.
Jim-Bob
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