Jackie Fellows
Fri, 3 Apr 1998 18:09:13 -0500
Jackie Fellows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hi Bill Yes, Catholic school will do that for some people, won't it. I cannot figure out how the Jesuits made it through history. I had the nuns of St. Joseph for both grade and high school and they were bearcats. But, I still think fondly of some of them and don't regret most of my education from them jackief William J. Foristal wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William J. Foristal) writes: > > Hi Jackie, > > Actually I think that trait has been around a long time. It is > incredible what some people will do simply to get positive feedback or > follow instructions from someone who is or has the appearance of being an > authority figure. > > Of course, having gone to a Catholic grade and high school, I may simply > be sensitized to this trait. :) > > Bill > > On Thu, 02 Apr 1998 18:15:42 -0600 Jackie Fellows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > >Jackie Fellows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > >Jeez, Bill > > > >The article I read is starting to sound more and more like it is > >really on > >the mark. The authors claim we are becoming mindless and simply don't > >give > >anything thought to things before we do them. > > > >jackief > > > >William J. Foristal wrote: > > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (William J. Foristal) writes: > >> > >> HI Jackie, > >> > >> The place where I used to work had a PA system. A co-worker pulled > >a > >> prank that he thought would simply be greeted with chuckles. (This > >was > >> not on April 1, however) > >> > >> He dialed the PA system and announced: > >> > >> "Attention all employees. GTE has just informed us that they will > >be > >> cleaning out the phone lines at 9am this morning. A short burst of > >> compressed air will be sent through the lines to blow out all the > >> accumulated dust. To avoid getting dust on yourself or your desk > >please > >> remove the hand set from your phone and place it inside an inter > >office > >> envelope. Do this at 8:58am. You will be notified when it is safe > >to > >> replace your hand set." > >> > >> He made the announcement about 8:30am and then forgot about it. > >Around > >> 9:10am he walked through the word processing department and EVERY > >one of > >> the phones had the handset sitting there inside the envelope. > >LOL...a > >> quick survey that day showed that many others had fallen for the > >prank > >> also. I was feeling lucky that I was sitting in his office when he > >made > >> the announcement. > >> > >> Bill > >> On Wed, 01 Apr 1998 17:37:00 -0600 Jackie Fellows > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> writes: > >> >Jackie Fellows <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> > > >> > > >> >Hi Kathy > >> > > >> >I got that message about 2 months ago, so I recognized it and > >started > >> >laughing as soon as I saw it. > >> > > >> >jackief > >> > >> > >_____________________________________________________________________ > >> You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > >> Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com > >> Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > >> > >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> In the body of the message enter: subscribe/unsubscribe law-issues > > > > > > > >-- > >In the sociology room the children learn > >that even dreams are colored by your perspective > > > >I toss and turn all night. Theresa Burns, "The Sociology Room" > > > > > > > >Subscribe/Unsubscribe, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >In the body of the message enter: subscribe/unsubscribe law-issues > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com > Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the body of the message enter: subscribe/unsubscribe law-issues -- In the sociology room the children learn that even dreams are colored by your perspective I toss and turn all night. Theresa Burns, "The Sociology Room" Subscribe/Unsubscribe, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the body of the message enter: subscribe/unsubscribe law-issues