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When you do as many conference calls as I do…sometimes you just have to laugh!

Was over at Church of the Customer this morning.  One of the blogs I check out for marketing and customer related content.  Had to laugh when I caught the line regarding a new iPhone:

However, I do looker cooler using it, so I got that going for me, which is nice ; )

Nothing to do with the post in particular or the blog in general…but it is interesting how a line like that becomes part of the culture.  And it is part of the culture, right?  I’m mean, you’ve used it, haven’t you?

There were a lot of great moments on Lost last year.  Few topped this one with Sawyer and Hurley:

Ok…this is how you know we’re in the end times…even the seagulls are becoming better criminals.

Is there anything to be said?  I think not.

We watched Easy Rider the other day.  Very weird.  VERY weird.  But it did remind me of one of my favorite commercials.  Dennis Hopper as crazed referee.  Check it out.

Always been my dream…to say "Dohhhhhhhh!" and be a little on the Homer side of life!  You can get your’s done right here.

Thanks to Scott Hodge for the link!

Brer Rabbit had a different strategy.  He said, "Please, please don’t throw me into the brier patch!"

Max’s strategy is to look pitiful, slobbering on you until you give him the Breyers carton.  And then he’s good for at least a half hour.  He likes the Natural Vanilla Bean the best.

One good thing about having Terry back in the blogosphere is that you never know what he’ll link to.  Another microsoft spoof…this is a good one for a Friday:

Sometimes, particularly on the Monday after you’ve moved into a new house, you just need a moment to pause and at least chuckle.  Check out this list of how management theory can help win a boat race…from Businesspundit.com.  Definitely good for a laugh…especially the one about Management by Walking Around;)

One Minute Manager – It better be a short race if they are going to win.

Management by Walking Around – Only Jesus can do this for a rowing team.

Balanced Scorecard Management – Crossing the finish line is only one component of winning.

Theory of Constraints – Throw the weakest rower overboard.

Total Quality Management – Each rower gets feedback on each stroke as the race goes forward.

Two Factor Theory – The rowers need a clean boat and a big trophy.

7-S Management Theory – The boat doesn’t ever get anywhere, but it sure is organized nicely.

Blue Ocean Management – Row towards your own finish line and ignore those other teams.

Web 2.0 Management – Build the boat, let the crowd row for you. Even if you lose, maybe Google will like your boat and buy it from you.

Businesspundit Management
- Your team doesn’t make it to the boat because they are distracted by
a stack of business periodicals someone laid on the dock.