sisyphus

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My private office in the shop was stocked with wines and imported cigarettes: but I was not so well off as in my happy slum I toiled like a sleepless sisyphus, and one day, in a flash of intuition, I located and showed the flaw in an obscure process; I was completely successful I had put no price on my services.

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  1. A king of Corinth, son of Æolus, famed for his cunning. He was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned by Pluto to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which constantly rolled back again, making his task incessant.

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  1. (Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again

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  • He may stick around for a ... sisyphus: Good points, dude. —  columbiatribune.com stories
  • Uh, sisyphus, I think you should read a biography of andy jackson, or at least a history book. he was a democrat. he died before the republican party was even founded. —  billingsgazette.com
  • The system and principles this country was founded on worked very well for 170 plus years (sisyphus will argue that). —  billingsgazette.com
  • IT outsourcing puts MU Health at risk (22 comments) sisyphus: Published in the Honolulu Advertiser on Sunday, Aug. 13, 1961: —  columbiatribune.com stories
  • IT outsourcing puts MU Health at risk (27 comments) sisyphus: I think you forgot a few: If a conservative doesn't approve of a certain lifestyle, they will do everything in their power to prevent ... shaunk005: skerfan, to your point, I've got two words for you: screen play. —  columbiatribune.com stories
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