Deucey  | 21 Aug 2022 6:54 a.m. PST |
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| HMS Exeter | 21 Aug 2022 7:05 a.m. PST |
Realist. A cynic is an individual in possession of evidence proving that the pessimist was right all along. |
 Mister Tibbles | 21 Aug 2022 7:07 a.m. PST |
Depends on the time of day and day of the week. ;-] |
 Murphy  | 21 Aug 2022 7:22 a.m. PST |
"Cynical, jaded, loathing of humanity and end users in general, and with a slight penchant towards alcoholic beverages…." Oh, did I tell you that I work in IT? |
| Lazyworker | 21 Aug 2022 7:33 a.m. PST |
Pessimist. On the bright side I'm always in a good mood when I'm wrong. |
| Arjuna | 21 Aug 2022 8:03 a.m. PST |
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| Stryderg | 21 Aug 2022 8:30 a.m. PST |
I would have said pessimist, but I'm in IT as well and I think Murphy nailed it. |
| 35thOVI | 21 Aug 2022 8:59 a.m. PST |
Some see the glass as half full. Some see the glass as half empty.
I see the glass as shattered and the water all over the floor. |
| Frederick | 21 Aug 2022 9:23 a.m. PST |
Optimist tinged with a touch of realism |
| Royston Papworth | 21 Aug 2022 9:31 a.m. PST |
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| Grattan54 | 21 Aug 2022 9:47 a.m. PST |
More often than not a pessimist. |
| Mollinary | 21 Aug 2022 10:01 a.m. PST |
35th. At least it was only water! |
| Grizzly71 | 21 Aug 2022 12:09 p.m. PST |
Lean towards optimist. Then there's my mother-in-law. She swears she's an optimist. I tell her true…. she's positive something bad is going to happen. =) |
 etotheipi | 21 Aug 2022 1:26 p.m. PST |
Optimist, "The glass is half full."
Pessimist, "The glass is half empty."
Auditor, "Both of you bought the wrong size glass. That's coming out of your paycheck." Me, I'm a wargamer. Now, what's all this about water?
Time for a top-off. |
 Herkybird | 21 Aug 2022 1:47 p.m. PST |
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| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 21 Aug 2022 4:20 p.m. PST |
I'm a realist, and, as such, I recognize that an optimist can never be pleasantly surprised. I therefore tend toward realistic pessimism. |
| rustymusket | 21 Aug 2022 4:37 p.m. PST |
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 Parzival | 21 Aug 2022 4:46 p.m. PST |
Optimist, but smart enough to be aware of potential downsides. |
 The Nigerian Lead Minister | 21 Aug 2022 7:41 p.m. PST |
Leaning optimist. That glass is at 50% of rated capacity. I usually say half full, so I guess I'm optimistic. |
| Mollinary | 22 Aug 2022 9:49 a.m. PST |
I reckon I am a pessimist, on the grounds that I am either prepared for, or pleasantly surprised by, whatever comes to pass. |
| robert piepenbrink | 22 Aug 2022 12:16 p.m. PST |
Realist. Mind you, a realist has not become a pessimist when all the warning lights are flashing red. Many people take it that way. Sadly, modern medical science has found no cure for optimism. |
| Cmde Perry | 22 Aug 2022 3:39 p.m. PST |
An optimist, with experience…
(I too spent some years in IT) And the engineer in me says the glass was incorrectly specified for the process requirement. Perry |
| Martin Rapier | 22 Aug 2022 11:48 p.m. PST |
Hope for the best, plan for the worst. So I guess that makes me a pessimist. |
| Son of MOOG | 24 Aug 2022 5:01 a.m. PST |
Pessimist all the way. The way I see it if I expect something bad and it happens then I'm not upset by it. But if I expect something bad and then something good happens then I can be genuinely happy. Hey, it's gotten me this far in life! |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 10 Aug 2023 3:10 p.m. PST |
On the glass half full or half empty, doesn't it depend on whether you're drinking or pouring? |
tells something about herself.