March 17, 2008 at 7:10 am
Unfortunately, Chrissy, you're going to have to make the time. But, if you want my spin on this whole situation (i.e., how I did it), check out the following article: qa.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Career/61543/
Hope it helps you out.
March 17, 2008 at 12:38 pm
mtassin (3/14/2008)
Well Brainbench makes me feel better...
I am not going to do the 2005 test until I've actually used the product in anger, but here are the results I did way back, November 2005.
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SQL Server 2000 Admin From memory, about 15 min 4.17 93%
RDBMS Concepts 15 min 40 sec 3.60 91%
Computer Technical Support 11 min 16 sec 3.25 93%
SQL Server 2000 Programming 24 min 37 sec 3.36 91%
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I found the last one quite ironic, as it asked a fair few questions on cursors, which I don’t use. Because, as any decent DBA knows, cursors are evil. 😛
Dave J
March 17, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Speaking of lunch....
I once got a resume with the "Interests" section saying "Eating exotic meats"
I wanted to bring the guy in just to see him, but he was too weak in so many areas it wouldn't have been fair.
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March 17, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Steve Jones - Editor (3/17/2008)
Speaking of lunch....I once got a resume with the "Interests" section saying "Eating exotic meats"
I wanted to bring the guy in just to see him, but he was too weak in so many areas it wouldn't have been fair.
Oh, man, I don't know about that one:
"Killin' sheep was kinder more fun - but d'ye know, 'twan't quite satisfyin'. Queer haow a cravin' gits a holt on ye - As ye love the Almighty, young man, don't tell nobody, but I swar ter Gawd thet picter begun to make me hungry fer victuals I couldn't raise nor buy - here, set still, what's ailin' ye? - I didn't do nothin', only I wondered haow 'twud be ef I did - They say meat makes blood an' flesh, an' gives ye new life, so I wondered ef 'twudn't make a man live longer an' longer ef 'twas more the same - "
"The Picture in the House" by H.P. Lovecraft.
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March 17, 2008 at 1:10 pm
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"Killin' sheep was kinder more fun - but d'ye know, 'twan't quite satisfyin'. Queer haow a cravin' gits a holt on ye - As ye love the Almighty, young man, don't tell nobody, but I swar ter Gawd thet picter begun to make me hungry fer victuals I couldn't raise nor buy - here, set still, what's ailin' ye? - I didn't do nothin', only I wondered haow 'twud be ef I did - They say meat makes blood an' flesh, an' gives ye new life, so I wondered ef 'twudn't make a man live longer an' longer ef 'twas more the same - ""The Picture in the House" by H.P. Lovecraft.
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March 17, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Steve Jones - Editor (3/17/2008)
Speaking of lunch....I once got a resume with the "Interests" section saying "Eating exotic meats"
I wanted to bring the guy in just to see him, but he was too weak in so many areas it wouldn't have been fair.
His name wouldn't have been Jeffery Dahmer?
March 17, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Exotic food - Yummmmmm.
Fried Alligator tails
Fried Conch
Fried Rattlesnake
Raw Rattlesnake
Elk
Moose
Bear
Raw Sea Urchin
Camel
Reindeer
Pigeon
Horse
Eel
Fried Octopus
Fried Squid
Grilled Squid
(note on Octopus and Squid - if you really want to have fun, stick the tentacles to your teeth and SMILE).
Antelope
Sushi & Sashimi
Forgot to add Squirrel and Buffalo
Probably a few other's that I've forgotten or would rather not mention.
-SQLBill
March 17, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Exotic food - Yummmmmm.
Fried Alligator tails
Fried Conch
Fried Rattlesnake
Raw Rattlesnake
Elk
Moose
Bear
Raw Sea Urchin
Camel
Reindeer
Pigeon
Horse
Eel
Fried Octopus
Fried Squid
Grilled Squid
(note on Octopus and Squid - if you really want to have fun, stick the tentacles to your teeth and SMILE).
Antelope
Sushi & Sashimi
All these food are very common in Japan and China. They are not considered exotic in both countries. You forget to put 'Monkey's Brain'. In China, it is an exotic, I never see it but that is what people say, the monkey is still alive. The chef cut off its head and you can see the head and the brain on the table. The body is under the table. Then somehow the chef put some oil in the brain and cut it off and the people eat it.
March 17, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Loner (3/17/2008)
Exotic food - Yummmmmm.
Fried Alligator tails
Fried Conch
Fried Rattlesnake
Raw Rattlesnake
Elk
Moose
Bear
Raw Sea Urchin
Camel
Reindeer
Pigeon
Horse
Eel
Fried Octopus
Fried Squid
Grilled Squid
(note on Octopus and Squid - if you really want to have fun, stick the tentacles to your teeth and SMILE).
Antelope
Sushi & Sashimi
All these food are very common in Japan and China. They are not considered exotic in both countries. You forget to put 'Monkey's Brain'. In China, it is an exotic, I never see it but that is what people say, the monkey is still alive. The chef cut off its head and you can see the head and the brain on the table. The body is under the table. Then somehow the chef put some oil in the brain and cut it off and the people eat it.
It's true, I swear! Saw it in that Indiana Jones documentary! Yuk yuk yuk :sick:
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March 17, 2008 at 2:46 pm
I wasn't listing foods that COULD be eaten. Those are all things that I HAVE eaten.
Half of my Air Force career was spent in other countries. So I got to try some really interesting foods.
Eating Camel and Rice with my fingers from a common bowl (in Saudi Arabia) is on the top of the most interesting for me.
-SQLBill
March 17, 2008 at 3:05 pm
SQLBill (3/17/2008)
I wasn't listing foods that COULD be eaten. Those are all things that I HAVE eaten.Half of my Air Force career was spent in other countries. So I got to try some really interesting foods.
Eating Camel and Rice with my fingers from a common bowl (in Saudi Arabia) is on the top of the most interesting for me.
-SQLBill
Wha...all at once?
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Mr Creosote is a fictional character in Monty Python's Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, played by Terry Jones. In the sketch, Mr Creosote dines at a French restaurant. The entrance of this morbidly obese middle-aged man is accompanied by ominous music and is followed by a short dialogue with the maître d', played by John Cleese:
Maître d' Ah, good afternoon, sir; and how are we today?
Mr Creosote Better.
Maître d' Better?
Mr Creosote Better get a bucket - I'm gonna throw up.
Creosote is then led to his table, and once seated starts vomiting, failing to hit the bucket he had requested a moment before. The floor quickly becomes covered in vomit, and so do the cleaning woman and the maître d's trousers. He listens patiently while highlights of the evening's menu are recited to him; after vomiting on the menu held open right in front of him by the maître d', he orders them all served in a bucket with quail eggs on top, and for apéritifs he has six bottles of Château Latour 1945, a double jeroboam of champagne, and half a dozen crates of brown ale (half his usual allowance). He finishes the lot, vomiting profusely all over himself, his table, and the other diners throughout the duration (causing other diners to leave in disgust). Finally, after being persuaded by the smooth (and possibly vengeful) maître d' to eat a "wafer-thin mint", he explodes in a huge torrent of innards and partially digested food.
When the explosion clears, Creosote is still alive, but his chest cavity is now blasted open, revealing his spread ribs and still-beating heart. As he looks around, seemingly confused by what has just happened, the maître d' calmly walks up to him and presents "the check, monsieur."
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March 18, 2008 at 4:17 am
Has anyone ever had Emu before?
Doesn't quite taste like chicken. @=)
March 18, 2008 at 4:22 am
Not tried emu, but ostrich is very good, similar to steak but milder taste. Low cholesterol and fat so quite healthy.
Crustaceans and molluscs would be at the top of my list - razor clams, scallops, oysters; spiny shrimps (squat lobsters), langoustines, crabs, prawns, lobbies.
Damn. Hungry now.
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March 18, 2008 at 4:27 am
Isn't there some new food reality tv show where a guy goes in search of bizzare and TRULY exotic foods?
Gooey Duck anyone? (Never tried it myself).
March 18, 2008 at 4:36 am
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Well blow me, what a fascinating critter. Bet they taste like razor clams, which are kinda like concentrated scallop. Yum!
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