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Subject:RE: Naming a department From:"McLauchlan, Kevin" <Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com> To:Susan W Gallagher <susanwg -at- gmail -dot- com>, Tony Chung <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca> Date:Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:47:30 -0500
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan W Gallagher
> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:19 PM
> I **so** want one of those! <g>
>
> On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 9:44 PM, Tony Chung
> <tonyc -at- tonychung -dot- ca> wrote:
>
> > You could always lose the department title on the door and instead
> > walk around with a bullet-proof vest with "WRITER" emblazoned on the
> > back... Kind of like Richard Castle.
I want a flunkie to wear it and to precede me into rooms...
Yes, I know it would seem cheaper to have the flunkie wear
a simple fabric vest with the emblazon. However, flunkies
are becoming more expensive - or at least, all the replacement
paperwork and justification of expenditures is very
time-consuming. "Didn't we approve one of those for you
just last week? Are you selling them on Ebay? Did you forget
to water your last one?" Cheaper and less of a time-suck
to just give your flunkie a real bullet-proof vest, keep
patching as needed, and hope for no head-shots.
- K
PS: On the other hand, what are interns for, anyway? There
seems to be an almost limitless pool.
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