[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
>>
>>
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