{"id":2732,"date":"2016-02-19T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/?p=2732"},"modified":"2016-02-18T14:16:51","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T19:16:51","slug":"excel-twitter-20160219","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/archives\/2016\/02\/19\/excel-twitter-20160219\/","title":{"rendered":"Excel Twitter 20160219"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If (when) Excel punishes you by crashing, try to remember that things could be worse. At least you don&#8217;t have to fight saber-toothed tigers every day.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you like this week&#8217;s tweets, please do me a favour and share the link. Thanks! [bctt tweet=&#8221;Here are this week&#8217;s best #Excel tweets, for your Friday entertainment&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>This Week\u2019s Tweets \u2013 Plain Text<\/h3>\n<p>Here are the tweets in plain text. The embedded tweets are below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;m afraid if I do a pivot table some people&#8217;s heads will detonate and it&#8217;ll be an awful mess<\/li>\n<li>Amazing how much faster a workbook created in Excel 2016 is in Excel 2010 than in 2013 or 2016.<\/li>\n<li>I never thought I would miss work! Not because my lo bores me but miss the people and especially excel :S is excel withdrawal even a thing?<\/li>\n<li>There is a part of me that thinks every time I close an excel workbook with only a few cells filled and don&#8217;t save, that I am wasting paper<\/li>\n<li>omg the other day at work i was told about someone who was using a calculator with excel cause they didnt know it did sums and im crying<\/li>\n<li>Up since 3 AM. Doing some &#8220;Excel&#8221;lent work. Early man survived the Ice Age &amp; Saber tooth tigers so that I may tweet about nonsense like this<\/li>\n<li>Excel: &#8220;I noticed you haven&#8217;t saved your work in the last 20 minutes, so to punish you, I&#8217;m going to crash&#8221; #phdchat<\/li>\n<li>spent an hour today correcting the excel formulae of a qualified accountant. it was potentially the worst excel workbook I&#8217;ve ever seen<\/li>\n<li>I can sum up working in corporate finance v quickly: you do a bunch of Excel calculations then the next day ur boss wants them all different<\/li>\n<li>Trying to code in Excel is like Building a bike out of toothpicks with both your hands tied behind your back<\/li>\n<li>Happy 6 month work anniversary to me. Celebrating by staring at an excel grid<\/li>\n<li>Me to junior reporter: I love Excel. Reporter: But it&#8217;s so 90s? Me: Um, yeah. *Cries self to sleep feeling old #whatswrongwithExcel #tooold<\/li>\n<li>The joy of being organised. Excel, I love you.<\/li>\n<li>If someone ever asks me in a job interview just how good I am with Excel I&#8217;m going to tell them I&#8217;m both a Macromancer and a Pivot Wizard<\/li>\n<li>I wish I had $1 for every time I thought &#8220;I could use a pivot table for this&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you like this week&#8217;s tweets, please do me a favour and share the link. Thanks! [bctt tweet=&#8221;Here are this week&#8217;s best #Excel tweets, for your Friday entertainment&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"Is Excel withdrawal even a thing? http:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/\" src=\"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/twitter20160219b.jpg\" alt=\"Is Excel withdrawal even a thing? http:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/\" width=\"396\" height=\"200\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>This Week\u2019s Tweets \u2013 Embedded<\/h3>\n<p>Here are the embedded tweets. The tweets in plain text are above.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hipster_Trader\">@Hipster_Trader<\/a> I&#8217;m afraid if I do a pivot table some people&#8217;s heads will detonate and it&#8217;ll be an awful mess<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Shadow (@megadave5000) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megadave5000\/status\/699458398342017024\">February 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nAmazing how much faster a workbook created in Excel 2016 is in Excel 2010 than in 2013 or 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boris Isaksson (@boris_isaksson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/boris_isaksson\/status\/699674276325097472\">February 16, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I never thought I would miss work! Not because my lo bores me but miss the people and especially excel :S is excel withdrawal even a thing?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MaternityAdaptor (@OpinionAdaptor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpinionAdaptor\/status\/699308856023896064\">February 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nThere is a part of me that thinks every time I close an excel workbook with only a few cells filled and don&#8217;t save, that I am wasting paper<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Jimenez (@PaulCJim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulCJim\/status\/698247655500050432\">February 12, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">omg the other day at work i was told about someone who was using a calculator with excel cause they didnt know it did sums and im crying<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ysabelle (@ysabellerocks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ysabellerocks\/status\/699200971264671744\">February 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nUp since 3 AM. Doing some &#8220;Excel&#8221;lent work. Early man survived the Ice Age &amp; Saber tooth tigers so that I may tweet about nonsense like this<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nikhilesh Murthy (@nikhileshmurthy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nikhileshmurthy\/status\/700110923634094080\">February 18, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Excel: &#8220;I noticed you haven&#8217;t saved your work in the last 20 minutes, so to punish you, I&#8217;m going to crash&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/phdchat?src=hash\">#phdchat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kirsty Graham (@kirstyegraham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kirstyegraham\/status\/699962614290456576\">February 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nspent an hour today correcting the excel formulae of a qualified accountant. it was potentially the worst excel workbook I&#8217;ve ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joanna May (@JoannaDapper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoannaDapper\/status\/697191953578987520\">February 9, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I can sum up working in corporate finance v quickly: you do a bunch of Excel calculations then the next day ur boss wants them all different<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kimberly Rhaegar (@KimberlyPr0bz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KimberlyPr0bz\/status\/699975088402210816\">February 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nTrying to code in Excel is like Building a bike out of toothpicks with both your hands tied behind your back.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MrHipsterGlasses (@MrHipsterG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrHipsterG\/status\/698928459884716032\">February 14, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy 6 month work anniversary to me. Celebrating by staring at an excel grid.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trent La (@TrentLa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrentLa\/status\/700042658224300032\">February 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nMe to junior reporter: I love Excel.<br \/>\nReporter: But it&#8217;s so 90s?<br \/>\nMe: Um, yeah.<br \/>\n*Cries self to sleep feeling old <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/whatswrongwithExcel?src=hash\">#whatswrongwithExcel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/tooold?src=hash\">#tooold<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sophie Flowers (@Flowers_S) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Flowers_S\/status\/699610641443725313\">February 16, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The joy of being organised. Excel, I love you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bhairavi Jhaveri (@Bhairavi123) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bhairavi123\/status\/699518485957750785\">February 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nIf someone ever asks me in a job interview just how good I am with Excel I&#8217;m going to tell them I&#8217;m both a Macromancer and a Pivot Wizard.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 mr. indifferent (@ancientbones) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ancientbones\/status\/698982555132018688\">February 14, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I wish I had $1 for every time I thought &#8220;I could use a pivot table for this&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Morgan McCleaf (@mlmccleaf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mlmccleaf\/status\/697944012594884609\">February 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border: 0px;\" title=\"Is Excel withdrawal even a thing? http:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/\" src=\"https:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/twitter20160219a.jpg\" alt=\"Is Excel withdrawal even a thing? http:\/\/exceltheatre.com\/blog\/\" width=\"398\" height=\"398\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Get Weekly Excel News By Email<\/h3>\n<p>To get Excel news and tips by email, add your name for the Contextures Excel newsletter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AW-Form-1834975337\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {\n\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\tif (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\tjs = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\tjs.src = \"\/\/forms.aweber.com\/form\/37\/1834975337.js\";\n\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t}(document, \"script\", \"aweber-wjs-z22n761cb\"));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>_____________________<\/p>\n<h3>This Week\u2019s Tweets By<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/megadave5000\/status\/699458398342017024\">megadave5000<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/boris_isaksson\/status\/699674276325097472\">boris_isaksson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OpinionAdaptor\/status\/699308856023896064\">OpinionAdaptor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulCJim\/status\/698247655500050432\">PaulCJim<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ysabellerocks\/status\/699200971264671744\">ysabellerocks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nikhileshmurthy\/status\/700110923634094080\">nikhileshmurthy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kirstyegraham\/status\/699962614290456576\">kirstyegraham<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoannaDapper\/status\/697191953578987520\">JoannaDapper<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KimberlyPr0bz\/status\/699975088402210816\">KimberlyPr0bz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrHipsterG\/status\/698928459884716032\">MrHipsterG<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrentLa\/status\/700042658224300032\">TrentLa<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Flowers_S\/status\/699610641443725313\">Flowers_S<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bhairavi123\/status\/699518485957750785\">Bhairavi123<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ancientbones\/status\/698982555132018688\">ancientbones<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mlmccleaf\/status\/697944012594884609\">mlmccleaf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>_____________________<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If (when) Excel punishes you by crashing, try to remember that things could be worse. 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