Wikipedia is taking the piss itself with this quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_the_piss
"Take the piss" may be a reference to a related (and dated) idiomatic expression, piss-proud. This is a vulgar pun referring to the morning erections men frequently experience, which have long been popularly attributed to arising from a full bladder, and thus could be considered a "false" erection. In a metaphoric sense, then, someone who is "piss-proud" would suffer from false pride, and taking the piss out of them refers to deflating this false pride, through disparagement or mockery. On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Stephen Price <[email protected]> wrote: > That must be where the saying "are you taking the piss?" comes from? > > TGIF > > On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 8:28 AM, Grant Molloy <[email protected]> wrote: >> There is a theory floating around in the Local Govt in which I work that >> somewhere in the building there is a fountain of piss. >> Some people take cups to the fountain, some take buckets.. Unfortunately >> there are also those who take over sized wheely bins !! >> >> On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 10:01 AM, DotNet Dude <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I guess it all depends on the organisation. I am sure there are good >>> projects and hard working permies in the govt.. i just haven't seen >>> any in my experience. :p >>> >>> >>> On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Liam McLennan <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > That is a great summary. Clearly, the trick is to be the boss of the >>> > permanent body shop. >>> > >>> > In Brisbane there is currently very few new contracts, and a relatively >>> > strong permanent market. The advantage of being a government contractor >>> > is >>> > that you don't get stuck in one dysfunctional government department, you >>> > get >>> > to move around many of them. The disadvantage is that you miss out on >>> > the >>> > most fun work. Employers doa lot of permanent not invest in contractors >>> > so >>> > you don't get paid training and you don't get to work on serious >>> > research >>> > since there is no value in building deep skills in a contractor who will >>> > only be around for a few months. Of course, there is not much (any?) >>> > interesting work going on in the government anyway. >>> > >>> > I like to build products for small businesses and startups. It's risky, >>> > I >>> > don't always get paid, working conditions are often appalling, but the >>> > work >>> > is fun. >>> > >>> > On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 7:31 PM, Rob von Nesselrode >>> > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> There is something worse than being a contractor, or being a permanent: >>> >> >>> >> It's the dreaded limited term permanent - all the exciting benefits of >>> >> a >>> >> permanent post without the hassles of having to stay more than say 6 >>> >> months. >>> >> Haven't seen too many of these since the market tightened up in the >>> >> last 3 >>> >> months or so. >>> >> >>> >> Or the permanent in a body shop farmed out as a contractor so that your >>> >> boss gets to do the death leap off the wallet instead of you. >>> >> >>> >> I'm enjoying the job satisfaction in my new permanent. Not too many >>> >> people, no BA, no PM's, no Architects, no DBA's no coffee machine. >>> >> Hmmm. >>> >> That's serious. >>> >> >>> >> Rob >>> >> ________________________________ >>> >> From: [email protected] >>> >> [mailto:[email protected]] >>> >> On Behalf Of noonie >>> >> Sent: Thursday, 19 May 2011 19:10 >>> >> To: ozDotNet >>> >> Subject: Re: Govt .net jobs? >>> >> >>> >> It's almost Friday, >>> >> >>> >> Did you hear about the contractor who committed suicide? >>> >> >>> >> He climbed up on his wallet and threw himself to his death. >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> (mobile) noonie >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Liam McLennan. >>> > >>> > [email protected] >>> > http://www.eclipsewebsolutions.com.au >>> > >> >> >
