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Subject:Re: What's on topic?...not this! From:Jeffrey Pittman <Jpittman49 -at- AOL -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 18 Aug 1995 02:38:37 -0400
In a message dated 95-08-17 20:55:45 EDT, callie -at- WRITEPAGE -dot- COM (Callie)
writes:
>Let's face it: THERE IS NOTHING UNIQUE TO OUR JOBS.
Techwhirlers:
Sure there is. We are the only people who are expected to know
everything about everything. This includes computer hardware. If you don't
believe me, just ask my former co-workers at Clark College. These fine folks
even pushed me into heading a quiz show team on a television show. But, they
were wrong. We only took 2nd place in the final competition (did you ever
have to answer trivia questions on-camera for four hours so the television
audience could think you showed up for four straight weeks of dang
foolishness?). Maybe this is why I turned to freelancing. Now my only
co-worker is my wife, and she knows that there are LOTS of things I don't
know.
Good luck,
J.P.
p.s. We would have won if the fool anouncer had not pronounced Lyon, Fr., as
"lion". I mean, what would you have answered to the question, "Who was the
butcher of lions?"
As far as I know, K. B. never even got close to a lion.
