A piece of spam my Grandfather sent me that is actually funny.
This is a strictly mathematical viewpoint...it goes like this:
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>What Makes 100%?
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>What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
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>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%
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>How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life?
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>Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these
>questions:
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>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
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>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.
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>Then:
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>H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
>8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
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>and
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>K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
>11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%
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>But,
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>A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
>1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
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>And,
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>B-U-L-L-S-H-I-T
>2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%
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>AND, look how far ass kissing will take you.
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>A-S-S-K-I-S-S-I-N-G
>1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118%
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>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 Bullshit and Ass kissing that will put you over the top.