Re: your plant

[Greasy Rider @ invalid . com]

On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 07:36:25 -0400, "David L. Wilson"
> proclaimed:
>I have not recently watered your plant and will not be back until later next
>week. You might want to get a key and water it.
>
>(Sent from home)

If you come into my home and attempt to water any plants you can count
on a welcome from Smith and Wesson.

(sent from the bunker)

[Nicik Name]

<Greasy Rider @ invalid . com> wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 10:19:05 -0400, "David L. Wilson"
> > proclaimed:
>
> >Oops...The dangers of opening e-mail while reading news...
>
> It happens often in various newsgroups and is always goof for a laugh.
>
> Several years ago before my retirement from Big Blue a guy
> inadvertently pressed PAGE while talking to his girl friend. His wife
> wasn't pleased when someone conferenced her at home. Four floors of
> occupants enjoyed the discussion.
Big Blue?

[dxAce]

Nicik Name wrote:

> <Greasy Rider @ invalid . com> wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 10:19:05 -0400, "David L. Wilson"
> > > proclaimed:
> >
> > >Oops...The dangers of opening e-mail while reading news...
> >
> > It happens often in various newsgroups and is always goof for a laugh.
> >
> > Several years ago before my retirement from Big Blue a guy
> > inadvertently pressed PAGE while talking to his girl friend. His wife
> > wasn't pleased when someone conferenced her at home. Four floors of
> > occupants enjoyed the discussion.
> Big Blue?

I think IBM is referred to at times as Big Blue.

dxAce

[Jack Painter]

"Nicik Name" > wrote

> <Greasy Rider @ invalid . com> wrote in message
> ...
> > On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 10:19:05 -0400, "David L. Wilson"
> > > proclaimed:
> >
> > >Oops...The dangers of opening e-mail while reading news...
> >
> > It happens often in various newsgroups and is always goof for a laugh.
> >
> > Several years ago before my retirement from Big Blue a guy
> > inadvertently pressed PAGE while talking to his girl friend. His wife
> > wasn't pleased when someone conferenced her at home. Four floors of
> > occupants enjoyed the discussion.

> Big Blue?
>

Son, you just made a lot of us feel old - Big Blue was IBM.

White shirts, particular shade of blue suit, black shoes - no variation
allowed.

Jack

[clifto]

Jack Painter wrote:
> "Nicik Name" > wrote
>> Big Blue?
>
> Son, you just made a lot of us feel old - Big Blue was IBM.
>
> White shirts, particular shade of blue suit, black shoes - no variation
> allowed.

Not true! There were at least six acceptable ties.

--
"Kerry arrived [in Viet Nam] with a strong anti-Vietnam War bias and a self-
serving determination to build a foundation for his political future."
-- Rear Admiral Roy Hoffmann, USN (Ret.), May 4, 2004

[Jack Painter]

"clifto" > wrote
> Jack Painter wrote:
> > "Nicik Name" > wrote
> >> Big Blue?
> >
> > Son, you just made a lot of us feel old - Big Blue was IBM.
> >
> > White shirts, particular shade of blue suit, black shoes - no variation
> > allowed.
>
> Not true! There were at least six acceptable ties.

I know - but I left that out because I didn't know the tie colors, lol.

General Electric had a similar dress code, and so did a few others, just not
as strict as Big Blue.

Jack

[c28k@webtv.net]

<Not true. There were at least six acceptable ties.

yes. regular "Blue", "Light Blue", "Dark Blue", "Navy Blue", "Ocean
Blue", and "Sky Blue" ;)