Issue 5
Publisher: Jack Burlin Editor: Patti Hammonds
November 5, 2005
IN THIS ISSUE
Your success story
Monthly product special
Kevinisms
Trivia
Articles of Interest: AFCOM Report Part 5: "When is a toilet like a salt shaker?"
Jack
I wanted to let you know how
pleased I am with the LCD
monitoring desks I purchased
from ISC. They went together
flawlessly, and gave us the
high–tech look and feel we were
looking for. Having used
the monitoring desks and the
layout that was recommended we
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as well as a user friendly and
comfortable work environment.
The ease of expandability is
another factor why we chose your
product. We currently have over
1600 end users that we monitor,
and multiple T3 and T1 drops
which we have uptime
requirements for. In the
future we will have over 50,000
users and worldwide coverage
capability, which will give us
the capability to make changes
with a minimum of headaches due
to the versatility of the
product.
But I have to say that the folks
at ISC were the real difference.
Keith stayed on top of the
shipping, delivery, and called
during the install to ensure
that the product did in fact do
what it was suppose to do.
I would recommend you and your
team as well as the product to
anyone looking for the best of
breed solution.
William A Morrison
CEO
Times N Technology
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A Kevinism is a funny or intriguing statement or idea from our Vice President of Sales, Kevin Hunt. Kevin is a big fan of Sandra Bullock, Pizza Inn black olive pizza, and Dr. Pepper (not necessarily in that order). He is not a big fan of Chinese food, seafood, or other types of "dead" stuff.
Kevin does not tell jokes in the conventional sense. His jokes take the form of stories where he leads the unsuspecting person on with a lot of plausible detail, until he gets to the punch line. Of course the punch line is never really very funny, and the story then becomes a "groaner." An example of this type of story is the one about fly fishing (see the September newsletter).
Kevin frequently tells a story about his "wild" days when he was a student at the Southwestern Adventist University in Keene, TX. When Kevin was not studying, he and other students would sometimes visit the "evil metropolis" in the area which was Fort Worth. Fort Worth had all kinds of things that did not exist in Keene, such as miniature golf, movie theaters, shopping malls, and other places where impressionable young people could be corrupted. One place in particular caught young Kevin's attention. This was the club called La Bare.
La Bare is a ladies club where they have male dancers. Now when Kevin was in college his hair had already turned silver gray (see the photo of Kevin below, or in the October newsletter), so he easily landed a job at La Bare. Before you knew it, he was the hit of the show. He drove all the girls wild and developed his own "regulars" who would tip very generously if they could slip the bill into his "costume."
At this point Kevin would lament the circumstances that forced him to quit the business. When the listener would ask why Kevin would give up such a great career, he would simply answer, "paper cuts."
Trivia Question
For all of our clients in California, as you know, the state
motto is Eureka, which means "I have found it!" in Greek. Who was
the famous Greek mathematician who said "Eureka" and what was the name
of his native city?
All correct answers will be placed into a pool for a random drawing at the end of the month. The winner will receive a free 25 foot reel of reusable velcro cable ties (part number MD88-25RLBK), plus free ground shipping. Send your answers to: Jack Burlin
See next month's newsletter for the winner and the correct answer.
Answer from October's Newsletter.
Q: What is the name of the captain of the battleship USS Maine, at the time it was blown up in Havana harbor, precipitating the Spanish American War and creating the war cry "Remember the Maine!"?
A: Captain Charles Dwight Sigsbee
Laura DeSimone of VHB was the first respondent with the correct answer. Honorable mention to Josh Wickander of Kendall-Howard who gave the answer without the full middle name.
The winner for September (there was a mix up on the emails) was Shannon Jehoich of PDE Technology. She correctly answered that Britt Reid (the Green Hornet) was the son of Dan Reid, who was the nephew of John Reid (the Lone Ranger). Congratulations to all our winners!
Kevin inspecting our warehouse
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Part 5 Continued from October
Here is the table of the names I have applied to each group of respondents to the survey described in the October issue. This month we will define the Macho Men.
| The men who prefer the toilet seat up are: | Macho Men |
| The women who prefer the toilet seat up are: | Fairy Godmothers |
| The men who prefer the toilet seat down are: | Men of Leisure |
| The women who prefer the toilet seat down are: | Queens of the Realm |
| The men who prefer the lid down are: | Paleolithic Men |
| The women who prefer the lid down are: | Interior Decorators |
| The men who have no preference are: | Philosopher Kings |
| The women who have no preference are: | Warrior Princesses |
Macho Men
Macho Men are very proud of their ability to go to the bathroom standing up. As an added bonus, women can't do it! This gives Macho Men the feeling of superiority. Macho Men do not like the seat down because it slows down the whole process. Sometimes when they are in a hurry (because they like to wait until the last possible instant), they don't even bother to raise the seat. Sometimes (but not often) they will feel guilty if they make a mess, and they may even clean up after themselves. Generally, however, they think this is "woman's work" and don't bother.
The lid being down presents an even worse problem for the Macho Men, because then you actually have to take the time to raise the lid. Sometimes if they raise the lid too fast, it hits the back of the toilet and slams back down again! This is incredibly frustrating (and usually messy) for the Macho Men. There is a higher probability that they will clean up if this situation occurs, but it is not much higher.
Macho Men definitely do have a preference. They want the seat up all the time, because it saves them time. Anything that wastes time is anathema to Macho Men, because that time could be better spent watching sports on TV, working on the car, "fixing" things, working out, etc.
In talking with people after writing the book, I got a lot of comments about the various personalities discussed. Some of the other classifications have sub-classifications, but I did not initially put one under Macho Men. Now, however, I have discovered another type of personality: The Sharpshooter.
The Sharpshooter is the sub-type of the Macho Men who likes the seat up, but does not care if he should find the seat down. As described above, most Macho Men at least try to raise the seat, and might momentarily morph into Sharpshooters if they are really pressed for time. They usually feel bad about making a mess and sometimes clean up after themselves. However, A Sharpshooter does not care if the seat is down, and does not care if he makes a mess, and certainly does not clean up after himself. This makes the Sharpshooter universally reviled by any women living in the house. A Sharpshooter has two choices once the woman starts to put pressure on him because of his unacceptable behavior. Either he can change into one of the other classifications (and going back to being one of the Macho Men is still a significant change for these guys), or he ends up getting his own bathroom. When a Sharpshooter gets his own bathroom, you can guarantee no one else will ever set foot in it.
Continued next month with the Fairy Godmothers
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