OT: Pithy saying I heard today
- From: phildcrowNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: 9 May 2006 22:34:00 -0700
Well, it's final exam time in the SEC, and I took my first two today.
Afterwards, I was having a cup of coffe at the coffee shack with some
classmates, and we were talking about the test we had just taken, the
tests we were going to take, the tests we didn't want to...you get the
idea.
Of course, the inevitable 'Have you taken Morgan's final yet?' ensued.
The idea, of course, is to gain some insight into the particulars of
what to go over that one last time before the exam. Lucky for me, I
had yet to take Morgan's final, and luckier yet, someone else at the
table had. Eager ears and pencils alike were poised to record whatever
pearls of wisdom this unlucky soul had to offer.
I would like to digress a bit and let it be said first and foremost
that Morgan is not known for her forthright diction in her exam
question preparation. Secondly, Morgan is widely known for this
idiosyncrasy. Many of the questions are ambiguious, with some being
downright confusing. Consequently, debate ensued over the correct
answer to several of the questions on the final exam.
With regards to one particularly thorny question, much debate began.
The nature of the question dealt with which subcontractors should be
responsible for a certain area of work in commercial construction.
Naturally, everyone had his or her own opinion regarding the merits of
one sub over another when I heard something particularly poignant:
"There's a high price for being right. Sometimes, you just don't want
to pay it."
That sage gentleman went on to explain that regardless of actual
practice, perhaps the "textbook" answer would be the "correct" one.
Ain't that the truth?
-Phil Crow
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