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Subject:FW: Laugh Of The Day - Thu, Aug 29 1996 From:Williams Diane <Williams_Diane -at- DOTE -dot- OSD -dot- MIL> Date:Fri, 30 Aug 1996 09:28:36 -0400
Does anyone have a boss like this? ;-D
Diane Williams
DWilliams -at- dote -dot- osd -dot- mil
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>From: Jascha Franklin-Hodge[SMTP:JoeShmoe -at- Misty -dot- com]
>Sent: Thursday, August 29, 1996 2:10 AM
>To: lotd -at- europe -dot- std -dot- com
>Subject: Laugh Of The Day - Thu, Aug 29 1996
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>*File Description: Management And Writing Style*
>THE SAGA OF MANAGEMENT REVIEW OF WRITING STYLE
>Question: How many feet do mice have?
>Original reply: Mice have four feet.
>Mgmt. Comment: Elaborate!
>Revision 1: Mice have five appendages, and four of them are feet.
>Mgmt. Comment: No discussion of fifth appendage!
>Revision 2: Mice have five appendages; four of them are feet
> and one is a tail.
>Mgmt. Comment: What? Feet with no legs?
>Revision 3: Mice have four legs, four feet and one tail per
> unit-mouse.
>Mgmt. Comment: Confusing -- is that a total of 9 appendages?
>Revision 4: Mice have four leg-foot assemblies
> and one tail assembly per body.
>Mgmt. Comment: Does not fully discuss the issue!
>Revision 5: Each mouse comes equipped with four legs and a tail.
> Each leg is equipped with a foot at the end
> opposite the body; the tail is not equipped
> with a foot.
>Mgmt. Comment: Descriptive? Yes. Forceful? NO!
>Revision 6: Allotment appendages for mice will be:
> Four leg-foot assemblies, one tail.
> Deviation from this policy is not permitted as
> it would constitute misapportionment of scarce
> appendage assets.
>Mgmt. Comment: Too authoritative; stifles creativity!
>Revision 7: Mice have four feet; each foot is attached to a
> small leg joined integrally with the overall mouse
> structural sub-system. Also attached to the mouse
> sub-system is a thin tail, non-functional and
> ornamental in nature.
>Mgmt. Comment: Too verbose/scientific. Answer the question!
>FINAL REVISION APPROVED BY MANAGEMENT: Mice have four feet.
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