Archive for the 'Humor' Category

I like good customer support - even if they have a sense of humor

Monday, August 11th, 2008

I just ordered a new “product” from “The Company”. I have had one of these “products” for two years now am 100% satisfied. So, when I needed another, I bit the bullet, payed the price and ordered it. I want my “product” to be just for me so I have opted in both cases […]

Zen by the numbers

Saturday, August 9th, 2008

I headed down to the job site today and given the nearly perfect weather - amazingly 78 and dry - I figured Zen and I could get some play time around the place. Now remember, there are 91 acres of land - that’s just short of 4 million square feet of space - and Zen […]

The irony of advertising

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

I’ve been told that in the broadcast media, there are contract clauses that stipulate what ads can run side by side. For instance, if you are Honda, you probably don’t want the TV network running a Toyota Prius ad right next to your Civic Hybrid spot.
I’m guessing the same rules do not apply to web […]

Being big *and* funny

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

It’s nice to see big companies can still have a sense of humor … Who has such humor ? If you’ve never seen this error, you can search for it to find out who gives you a chuckle when the chips are down.

Those blasted motivational posters - if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em !

Friday, July 11th, 2008

A friend pointed out that he and his motorcycle rider education friends had created some of their own motivational posters. I found a website (Big Huge Labs) that let’s you do the same. Here is my first attempt …

I was going to reference “the whirly thing out front” but I didn’t have […]