Instead of calling a true friend who I knew would listen and cheer me up, I sent a text message to Spencer, a guy who predictably ignores me.
My former colleagues in the British government predictably rubbished me.
One of his recurring subjects is, well, his own subjects; as he begins one of the essays in this collection, "Last year I was asked to write a magazine story about the future of the human race, a topic on which my sporadic descents to the crushing mental depths of pop-rock culture crit had quite predictably made me the go-to guy".
When I ask subordinates for constructive feedback, they will typically and predictably tell me that I'm doing "very well". When I follow up and ask "What should I do differently?" they respond, "Nothing that I can think of". If I challenge them by saying, "There must be something!" still they say, "Nothing comes to mind". I then ask them to sit back and think we have plenty of time.
I installed a 160GB and two 500GB HDDs, which predictably gave me about 600GB of space to work with once it had formatted, which took a few minutes.
(Fox News predictably ridiculed me for overreacting).
A digital wheel popped up on the screen, spun itself, and predictably awarded me only $5 of credit.
(Fox News predictably ridiculed me for overreacting). At that moment, I just couldn't bear the thought of contributing any more to the earth's pervasive climate problem.
He (somewhat predictably) told me that the lower back pain was due to my weight gain and that if I wanted my pain to ease, then the solution was simple: lose weight.
Sir Hubert will challenge me, predictably, "Furnish your evidence," that boor shall roar, "or grant me satisfaction!" I shall declare, "Evidence, Sir Hubert?
Predictably, he splashed me.
