Wonder Woman

Jackie is a total work horse. She's one of the samplers and I also think she'd make a really awesome grandmother

Grade Control

Grade Control are a strange little department inhabited by graduate engineers chucked in so they get a 'feel' for how a mine runs and ex digger operators who want to get a feel for why they're asked to do such stupid things by graduate engineers. The digger ops are generally okay but those engineers can get a little trying.

As we're constantly striving for continual improvement I came up with a bockout format which I think they might understand......


I sent this to a few different geologists throughout the Rio Tinto net work and got this reply from Marty

Hi Rod,
I like it. Can I make a suggestion? We’ve put a vertical Rio Tinto logo down the top left hand side just like all official Rio correspondence/reports have. It gives the blockout a very official-looking stamp.
On another point, as well as ninja stars, could that metal be used to build a multi-spectral solar telescope array? I’ve got one half-built in my garage and just need a few more bits.
Finally, I would like to contest your assertion that China is the home of communism. Historians are largely in agreement that the theories of modern communism were outlined by Karl Marx with support from Friedrich Engels. Both were German émigrés living in England, making either (or both) country the ideological birthplace of communism. Furthermore, Deng Xiaoping’s market-orientated reforms beginning in 1978 have rendered China a communist country in name only. By removing one of the central tenets of Marxism (state ownership), China is now best described as the home of authoritarian bureaucracy rather than communism.
Cheers,
Marty.

Pretty funny but fairly in depth. I'm sure he's fairly spot on about China and I can't wait til he finishes his multi-spectral solar telescope but i think he may have missed the point. This is my reply

Cheers for the suggestion Marty,

A general rule of thumb we use here is if a concept contains more syllables than one has fingers on their hand then its not Grade Control friendly. No more than 3 syllables is generally considered ideal. For example – Yum Cha has 2 syllables, Ninja Star as 3, Communism has 4. Authoritarian bureaucracy requires the use of both hands and multi-spectral solar telescope array requires toes to be used as well.

We were considering dropping the use of words altogether and simply replacing them with happy and sad faces but we feel that that may be slightly insulting to their intelligence.

This one was done pending the Chinalco buying into Rio Tinto. The writing over the high grade says 'iron ore' and the writing over the waste says 'pineapple'.

Pramod

Pramod is a graduate engineer currently working in Grade Control. He is a funny guy and I like him a lot. As he is a good sport I tease the shit out of him. He is currently engaged to a nice girl back in India in an aranged marriage. But he doesn't seem fazed. It must be great knowing exactly what date your going to lose your virginity.

We all chucked in for a gift certificate to help him speed things along a bit but its still currently pinned to the wall. Fortunately its personalised otherwise I'm sure someone would have taken it by now.

One the other Grade Contollers was having a bit of a gathering and Pramod decided to invite himself along. He also doesn't drink but he loves his Coke Zero. So I sent everyone this....
He countered with this one. I gotta admit it is kinda funny. But I do think it lacks a certain finesse.

So he wanted a 'demotivational poster' off eh. He was stepping on my home territory and I gladly accepted the challenge.

Here is an assortment of what I sent him and everyone else across the next couple of hours....

Every day at 2pm we have a meeting which has to include a 'safety share' Pramod share was 'when washing your vehicle, be careful which rag you choose cos someone may have have used it as a jizz rag. It took many days and a complete covering of his chair and computer by randomn assorted rags before he lived that one down

Simple, but I think the message is fairly clear.

This one I particularly like cos (a) It looks almost identical to Pramod's dog and (b) it was waiting right there for me on google images. You'd be amazed at what comes up when you search for 'Dog with Dildo'.

Pramods a big fan of Maggi 2 minute noodles - Masala flavour. No, I'd never heard of them either..........

My Boss

Hard at work as usual