funniest boat name of all time

[DaTT]

Thank you for the clarification, but I'm yet to see humour in the name.

It's the name of the little boat and the big boat that make it amusing. I didn't think it was that great until I saw the little boat.

 

[Jeeebus]

Funniest boat name? I respectfully disagree.

etc. etc.

 

[roguerower]

a change order is a change in the scope of work for a project that has already been bid on and won by a contractor

For example in construction, a contractor may underbid a poorly engineered project knowing they can overcharge on change orders made later. There isn't much room to negotiate, as the project may be halfway done or at a critical stage, making change orders very profitable.

And that is why you write a very tight Scope of Work. In our standard subcontract agreement, it's filed under Exhibit A and lists general items, specific inclusions, and specific exclusions. Small items MAY slip through. In my experience w/ my company, change orders that are written are based on unforseen items that pop up during construction after the design has been completed.

Now, a sub might have you by the balls if the contract is small enough (<$100,000 usually in our case), the sub doesn't have a bond, and the schedule is tight, but if the work hasn't been completed, default the contract and award it to someone else. If it's larger you yank the bond and use it to pay someone else to finish the job. Both routes are usually a last resort though.

Fucking hate change orders.

 

[roguerower]

It wasn't funny till I realized the little dinghy was named "Original Contract". :awe:

Just saw that. Ok, now that's funny.

 

[The Boston Dangler]

It wasn't funny till I realized the little dinghy was named "Original Contract". :awe:

yep

 

[halik]

Seaword

 

[JulesMaximus]

I think Oldsmoboat is still the funniest boat name.

 

[guyver01]

 

[ViviTheMage]

I get it now

 

[purbeast0]

oldsmoboat law still intact.

 

[alkemyst]

Thank you for the clarification, but I'm yet to see humour in the name.

Are you trying to be obtuse lately as some kind of schtick?

 

[RbSX]

change orders >> original contract

feature creep in engineering

not funny.

 

[alkemyst]

not funny.

based on your ninja edit thinking this had to do with the stock market, is it any wonder it's not funny.

No different not getting it the first three times you read it than a person having to repeat a joke three times.

 

[guyver01]

For all the morons who don't understand what a change order is..

A change order is work that is added to or deleted from the original scope of work of a contract, which alters the original contract amount or completion date. A change order may fork a new project to handle significant changes to the current project

 

[gorcorps]

what a coincidence... oldmoboat's law applies

 

[hanoverphist]

Sorry why is that funny?

in some lines of work, you bid on jobs. if there is extra to be done, you submit a change order to cover it. usually change orders are padded to make a bit of profit that may have been lost in the original bid. that means the boat was paid for with change order profits.

its not really funny to anyone that hasnt been involved in a change order situation. we also have a "change order king" in my office, i think hes a douche but he does seem to negotiate well.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Are you trying to be obtuse lately as some kind of schtick?

He probably changed his meds...

 

[Farmer]

Yes I bet this would be hilarious for lawyers.

As for the rest of us, * chuckle *.

 

[JulesMaximus]

in some lines of work, you bid on jobs. if there is extra to be done, you submit a change order to cover it. usually change orders are padded to make a bit of profit that may have been lost in the original bid. that means the boat was paid for with change order profits.

its not really funny to anyone that hasnt been involved in a change order situation. we also have a "change order king" in my office, i think hes a douche but he does seem to negotiate well.

See change order means something completely different in a manufacturing engineering environment. I looked at that name and thought WTF?

 

[911paramedic]

 

[alkemyst]

i need a boat name like that.

Looking to possibly get into an island boat next year. The type you just drive out 500 feet from the dock and camp on an island all day drinking. If you are all too drunk to get home they have camp grounds

 

[Chaotic42]

I live right where Katrina hit and someone has a boat named "FEMA Check". People laugh and then curse under their breath.

 

[BrokenVisage]

A winner

 

[Jeff7]

See change order means something completely different in a manufacturing engineering environment. I looked at that name and thought WTF?

Or a design engineering type environment:

"We know that you're 85&#37; done with this, but we need to completely redesign it. We decided that this current path isn't what we really wanted. And the cost needs to come down by 15%. But the launch date absolutely can't be changed; we'd actually prefer to have a few units ready a week early, so we can start sending out demo units."

 

[Chaotic42]

Invariably the person making that statement has an MBA.