"if you have a 'tension hedache' and you're seeking prescription medication, dont bitch and moan when your headache disappears from a sugar pill."

No, bitching and moaning make a headache worse.

Stuff VaR, I find it hard enough to get any clients to create and maintain a Vision Document (RUP - or any other similar document from another framework) for their project. This ha always proved to be the biggest risk.

Then there are those stunning Risk Registers with the Likelihood and Impact factors assigned during the one and only "risk workshop", that is akin to decision by committee, that are never looked at again. Does anyone know who I apply to for those hours of my life spent in Risk Workshops back.

My $0.02 is spent.

Someone has lost their sense of humour today. (FTR, I live in NZ and am not offended by someone on the internet not knowing how big Auckland is)

Well played Master