To actually take into account the costs of retaining a Great Man in any organization. Costs include the number of people said Great Man drives out of the organization due to their behavior, the amount of legal fees that they could expose said organization to due to anti-harassment lawsuits made by other members, organizational reputation loss, etc.
Clarence: …and that's why I recommend that the board does not terminate Mr. Stallman's role in our organization.
Kelly: Okay, go back to slide 15…
Clarence: Got you. What's your question, Kelly?
Kelly: I was afraid of that. You forgot to carry the great man. What happens when you do that, Clarence?
Clarence: Oh, right. Let me put that in the spreadsheet… huh. I guess we should fire Mr. Stallman's ass, then.
Kelly: I was afraid so.
Kelly: Okay, go back to slide 15…
Clarence: Got you. What's your question, Kelly?
Kelly: I was afraid of that. You forgot to carry the great man. What happens when you do that, Clarence?
Clarence: Oh, right. Let me put that in the spreadsheet… huh. I guess we should fire Mr. Stallman's ass, then.
Kelly: I was afraid so.
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Anarch: …I may have made a slight error in my calculations.
Punchline: When you were adding the numbers up, did you remember to carry the stupid?
Anarch: YES! …no.
Punchline: When you were adding the numbers up, did you remember to carry the stupid?
Anarch: YES! …no.
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Someone who is always on the passenger side of their girlfriends car being carried around picked up and dropped off. The carry man is not concerned with feeling in control he lets his hair blow in the wind.
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A carry flag is used in computing to "carry the one".
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A carry flag is used in computing to "carry the one".
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The theory that, with certain exceptions, everyone should be armed when in public. It is a counter-theory to gun control.
Also written as one word.
Also written as one word.
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