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> Subject: Technical people
> To: Multiple recipients of list TECHWR-L <TECHWR-L -at- OSUVM1 -dot- BITNET>
> My boss walked into my office this morning and handed me a piece of paper.
> "Here," he said. "You have to deal with these people."
> UNDERSTANDING TECHNICAL PEOPLE . . .
> .
> .
> .
> (Stolen from _Build a Better Life by Stealing Office Supplies_,
> Dogbert's Big Book of Business.)
> PPS. Someone here at the office tells me that the author of this strip has
> an E-Mail address on the Internet. You can send him messages telling him
> about the stupid stuff that goes on in your office, and who knows, you might
> wind up in print.
Scott Adams, the author of the Dilbert comic strip, has an America On Line
account. He can be reached (oops, I mean, "You can reach him" ;-) at
scottadams -at- aol -dot- com
If you read Dilbert regularly, you might notice that Scott publishes this
address in between the panels. I first noticed it in January, and
wrote to him. He replied that he'd received 1,500 replies in the space of
a couple of days.
No wonder the strip is so good. It has thousands of contributors!
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Different topic:
Before heading off on XMas vacation, I'd like to wish all you techwrs
around the world (both lurkers and participants) a Merry Christmas,
Happy Hanukkah, Happy New Year, and, for those who don't do Xmas or
Hanukkah, just a good ol' Happy Holidays!! This list has been a gold
mine. It's been great getting to know you. Let's all raise a glass
to Eric Ray on New Year's Eve.
Cheers, eh?
Ken d'Albenas
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If ignorance is bliss, why aren't there more happy people?
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