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mothballed 6 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn

The best strategy I've found with such bureaucrats is to bike shed them with an obvious but easy problem that you fix with much adieu so they can feel like they've found you out and feel like they've done something. Meanwhile they will ignore all the subtler things that might be much harder for you to deal with.

nicbou 6 months ago [–]

Ah yes, the queen's duck! I've told that story countless times. I bet it's super effective here.

https://bwiggs.com/notebook/queens-duck/

(p.s. I don't mean to nitpick over a perfectly clear message, but it's "much ado")

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