tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post6973805001367771867..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Weird Al's "Mission Statement"Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-35147198446643570392014-07-23T09:01:43.183-06:002014-07-23T09:01:43.183-06:00True, dat.True, dat.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-45074966369675752582014-07-23T09:01:29.919-06:002014-07-23T09:01:29.919-06:00I'm with you, Brian. I think the mission stat...I'm with you, Brian. I think the mission statement is more of an internal thing, though.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-49962810814603825502014-07-23T09:00:19.974-06:002014-07-23T09:00:19.974-06:00Now I know where Big Bid'niz gets this stuff.Now I know where Big Bid'niz gets this stuff.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-26390511339929676452014-07-23T08:59:53.152-06:002014-07-23T08:59:53.152-06:00No, your MS is good stuff. As for taking mission ...No, your MS is good stuff. As for taking mission statements seriously... I think corporations HOPE we do. Why else would they waste so much time and energy on producing them? Same for mottoes. Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-83809323834075302852014-07-23T08:57:59.376-06:002014-07-23T08:57:59.376-06:00@ Jim: I like both Al and Tom, too.@ Jim: I like both Al and Tom, too.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-31028844011675187382014-07-23T06:42:16.420-06:002014-07-23T06:42:16.420-06:00ANY organization--govt or civilian--which has to c...ANY organization--govt or civilian--which has to call itself "World Class" (as opposed to being described as such by some admiring analytical neutral third party) <i>ISN'T</i>. virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-81556691735210379462014-07-23T06:37:10.210-06:002014-07-23T06:37:10.210-06:00Yep, NO political correctness there... :-)Yep, NO political correctness there... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-67817312624834991192014-07-23T03:22:11.622-06:002014-07-23T03:22:11.622-06:00I've never really understood the need for miss...I've never really understood the need for mission statements. Just a simple motto should be more than enough.<br /><br />Brighton Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370054497955792775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-9868350109666407352014-07-23T02:50:28.877-06:002014-07-23T02:50:28.877-06:00Corporate Bullshit Generator. http://cbsg.sourcefo...Corporate Bullshit Generator. http://cbsg.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/live<br />DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01890380412944728449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-7339908886073153242014-07-22T23:37:25.831-06:002014-07-22T23:37:25.831-06:00Ouch. That was positively evil. :)Ouch. That was positively evil. :)HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-42834320776029471542014-07-22T15:58:34.201-06:002014-07-22T15:58:34.201-06:00I don't hate mission statements.
I ignore them...I don't hate mission statements.<br />I ignore them.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-59293315784197696522014-07-22T15:57:48.580-06:002014-07-22T15:57:48.580-06:00Should I be taking my Mission Statement down?
Are...Should I be taking my Mission Statement down?<br /><br />Are mission statements supposed to be taken seriously?<br /><br />How about mottoes?<br /><br />Inquiring minds......(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-18753527159905798952014-07-22T15:55:25.622-06:002014-07-22T15:55:25.622-06:00Ya had it right the second time.
Ya had it right the second time. <br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-43916046389121714462014-07-22T14:27:55.685-06:002014-07-22T14:27:55.685-06:00"There", not "their", of cours..."There", not "their", of course.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-55899001959099461172014-07-22T14:27:19.556-06:002014-07-22T14:27:19.556-06:00Man, I loved this ALMOST as much as I hate mission...Man, I loved this ALMOST as much as I hate mission statements and corporate buzzwords. I'm surprised some a-hole didn't work in "to grow our defensive capabilities" in their somewhere. And Weird Al is one of my musical heroes, for sure; right up there with Tom Lehrer for sticking pins in overinflated balloons. Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-37824437005712677272014-07-22T12:57:26.795-06:002014-07-22T12:57:26.795-06:00Or the old USAF statement: "To fly and to fi...Or the old USAF statement: "To fly and to fight."Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-48054592740526626882014-07-22T12:56:24.439-06:002014-07-22T12:56:24.439-06:00I contributed "Oderint dum Metuant".
I&...<i>I contributed "Oderint dum Metuant".</i><br /><br />I'd be very proud of that; I can see where it works on a lot o' different levels. I don't remember a single thing from my exercises in this space; they ALL could have been written with <a href="http://cmorse.org/missiongen/" rel="nofollow">this spiffy lil tool</a>.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-68387310830572550722014-07-22T12:04:37.708-06:002014-07-22T12:04:37.708-06:00I made two coins back when it was un pc. The first...I made two coins back when it was un pc. The first coin was the for the Dead Commodore Society. I contributed "Oderint dum Metuant". It was so appropriate it hurts. The second was to my own command coin a long time ago, "Death to the Unwelcome".<br /><br />Short and succinct.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-40877706210050208252014-07-22T10:27:09.039-06:002014-07-22T10:27:09.039-06:00Personally I like the Marines mission statement- ...Personally I like the Marines mission statement- Kill people and break things... Short and to the point... :-DOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com