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Date: 02 October 2005 20:38:54
I have issues with the song Chim Chiminee Chim Chiminee Chim Chim Cherree (or CCCCCCC for short) (actually I think the title is probably shorter than that anyway, but I couldn't figure out where to stop) from Mary Poppins.
In this song, Bert the Chimney Sweep tells us:
"I choose my bristles with pride"
Notice the bold statement of professional pride here.
"Yes I do"
You see how emphatically here he underlines his professionalism, the pride he takes in his professionalism, and the boldness with which he voices the pride that he takes in his professionalism.
Now then:
"A broom for the hearth and a brush for the flue"
This is my issue: am I, or am I not, alone in thinking that if the full extent of your professional expertise is being able to tell the difference between the kind of brush you use to stick up chimneys and the kind you use to sweep the floor, then you might want to make a bit less of a song and dance about it?