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As in many aspects of life, whimpers outnumber bangs by a distressing proportion — that is, a proportion large enough to make the whimper all but inevitable, but not quite large enough to safely ignore the risk of it being a bang from the get-go. So you have to go through the motions. Hence, [[fire drill]]s are a regular part of commercial life. | As in many aspects of life, whimpers outnumber bangs by a distressing proportion — that is, a proportion large enough to make the whimper all but inevitable, but not quite large enough to safely ignore the risk of it being a bang from the get-go. So you have to go through the motions. Hence, [[fire drill]]s are a regular part of commercial life. | ||
Parents of toddlers in 2001, who thus have that splendid motion picture ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'' burned on their brains, know this as a “[[2319]]”. | |||
2. '''Office ennui''': Actual fire drills: the Friday afternoon clarion call over the Tannoys that declares all is well with the world — even the building’s fire alarms are working — and it is time for yon wildebeest to start their slow stampede for the exits. | 2. '''Office ennui''': Actual fire drills: the Friday afternoon clarion call over the Tannoys that declares all is well with the world — even the building’s fire alarms are working — and it is time for yon wildebeest to start their slow stampede for the exits. | ||
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