'You CANNOT give 110% effort – an explosion of pent up nerd rage' blog discussion

aliasojo

Dave_C wrote: »

My emphasis


The pedant in me has to point out that it should be its best.

Dave

I do actually know that but I have to admit to being apostrophe happy at times, especially when I post quickly. I get all excited and start throwing them in all over the place. :rotfl:

Oldernotwiser

This is also one of my pet hates so I completely agree with you - 120%!

RussJK

I always took "110% effort" meaning you are giving more than is required.

Shopper: I would like 10 apples please
Con the Fruiterer: Here's 11 apples my good fellow!
Shopper: Wow, you really give 110 percent!

Interviewer: You will need to dedicate 5 hours per day on this project, are you up for it?
Job applicant: I am, and I'll put in an extra half an hour at home as well!
Interviewer: 110% effort! That's the kind of dedication we're after at this company!

Interviewer 2: We don't just want someone who'll given merely enough effort, we want someone with enthusiasm!
Applicant 2: Someone who gives 110 percent?
Interviewer 2: Not enough! 115% is minimum!

itsnever2lateisit?

All those who can 'give more than 100%' should submit their Pie Charts demonstrating this ability below.................

Chomeur

We live in a society where banks, with the help of supposedly independent credit rating agencies, dress up junk housing debt as top quality assets, politicians cheat on their expenses, newspapers routinely break the law to intrude on peoples' privacy for years to get stories, police accept payments from the press in return for information, and national governments effectively lie to hide the size of their debts.

It may be OK for Martin, but for most of us, if we can't swallow a small bit of hypocrisy like making a meaningless statement about 110% effort, where do we think we are actually going to fit in to society?

kaya

you can only do a days work in a day

AnnetteJones

I agree, my husband & I find 110% very annoying. Agree with other comments as well, e.g. lack of apostrophe use so I'll becomes Ill. Can somebody explain "near miss" when you allegedly almost had an accident? Should it not be "near hit", because if you nearly missed something, you actually hit it!:rotfl:

floydy17

Mathematics:
This comes from 2 maths teachers and has an indisputable mathematical logic. It goes like this . . .

What Makes 100%?
What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%.
How about achieving 103%?
What makes up 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions:

If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Then:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

and

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

But

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

And,

B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T
2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%

AND, look how far !!! kissing will take you.

A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G
1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118%

So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty, that while hard work and knowledge will get you close, and attitude will get you there, it's the !!!!!!!! and !!! kissing that will put you over the top.

Eco_Miser

While 'giving 110%' without specifying of what is a meaningless phrase, it's quite possible to give 110% of current effort, and I see no reason to assume that 110% of maximum possible effort is meant.

kaya wrote: »

you can only do a days work in a day

I could spread a day's work over a week, or by working 10 hours instead of 5, do two day's work in a day.

AnnetteJones wrote: »

Can somebody explain "near miss" when you allegedly almost had an accident? Should it not be "near hit", because if you nearly missed something, you actually hit it!:rotfl:

It's a near miss, because it was a miss, but the two objects in question were physically very near to each other.
The alternative phrase would be 'nearly a hit', not 'a near hit'.

Chomeur

Brilliant.

Message has to be more than ten characters don't know why.

floydy17 wrote: »

Mathematics:
This comes from 2 maths teachers and has an indisputable mathematical logic. It goes like this . . .

What Makes 100%?
What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%.
How about achieving 103%?
What makes up 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions:

If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Then:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%

and

K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

But

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

And,

B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T
2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%

AND, look how far !!! kissing will take you.

A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G
1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118%

So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty, that while hard work and knowledge will get you close, and attitude will get you there, it's the !!!!!!!! and !!! kissing that will put you over the top.