This is cute,,,,,,,,Marina ----- Original Message ----- From: Marla Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Tim & Marg. Davey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sandra Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Marina MacLean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Jeannette Pearce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Heather Murray/Tom Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 9:55 PM Subject: Fw: THE SPOON
> Ha Ha Ha This is hilarious, > Love, Marla > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Uptegrove" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Jeanne Wellhauser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Shirley Gillis" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "marla moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 7:42 PM > Subject: Fw: THE SPOON > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ken Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Roxanne Wilkenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Uptegrove" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Karen Fredenburg" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Catherine Karns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > "Angel" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Betty Boersma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 10:57 AM > > Subject: Fw: THE SPOON > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Mike Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Chris Wills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Christine Reid" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Colleen Kendzierski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > > "Danny and Debbie MacLean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dave and Brenda > > > Cairns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Don MacLean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > > "Doug and Sue Plank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dr. Brian Huggins" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dwayne and Lina Frewin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > > "Gerry Arnott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Greg and Theresa Gauthier" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Ken and Isabel Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > > "Larry Silver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "L'il Al Marshall" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mike and Jane Chura" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > "Paul > > > Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Pete and Debbie Edwards" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Rachel Geddes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > "Rick > > > and Donna Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Shawn Kubas" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Steve Gyetvai" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > > "Tom and Tracey Morse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 5:14 AM > > > Subject: Fw: THE SPOON > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Gary & Debbie Hamann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "Mike Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dennis & Gwen Lewington" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 5:57 PM > > > > Subject: Fw: THE SPOON > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:51 AM > > > > > Subject: THE SPOON > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Spoon > > > > > > A timeless lesson on how consultants can make a difference for an > > > > > > organization. > > > > > > > > > > > > Last week, we took some friends out to a new restaurant, and > noticed > > > > > > that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt > > > > > > pocket. It seemed a little strange, but I ignored it. > > > > > > > > > > > > However, when the busboy brought out water and utensils, I noticed > > he > > > > > > also had a spoon in his shirt pocket, then looked around the room > > and > > > > > > saw that all the staff had spoons in their pockets. When the > waiter > > > > > > came back to serve our soup I asked, "Why the spoon?" > > > > > > > > > > > > "Well," he explained, "the restaurant's owners hired Anderson > > > > > > Consulting, > > > > > > experts in efficiency, in order to revamp all our processes. After > > > > > > several months of statistical analysis, they concluded that > > customers > > > > > > drop their > > > > > > spoons 73.84 percent more often than any other utensil. This > > > represents > > > > > > a > > > > > > drop frequency of approximately 3 spoons per table per hour. If > our > > > > > > personnel is prepared to deal with that contingency, we can reduce > > the > > > > > > number of > > > > > > trips back to the kitchen and save 15 man-hours per shift." > > > > > > > > > > > > As luck would have it I dropped my spoon and he was able to > replace > > it > > > > > > with his spare spoon. "I'll get another spoon next time I go to > the > > > > > > kitchen instead of making an extra trip to get it right now." I > was > > > > > > rather impressed. The waiter served our main course and I > continued > > to > > > > > > look around. > > > > > > I then noticed that there was a very thin string hanging out of > the > > > > > > waiter's fly. Looking around, I noticed that all the waiters had > the > > > > > > same string > > > > > > hanging from their flies. My curiosity got the better of me and > > before > > > > > > he > > > > > > walked off, I asked the waiter,"Excuse me, but can you tell me why > > you > > > > > > have that string right there?" > > > > > > > > > > > > "Oh, certainly!" he answered, lowering his voice. "Not everyone is > > as > > > > > > observant as you. That consulting firm I mentioned also found out > > that > > > > > > we can save time in the restroom." "How so?" I asked. > > > > > > "See," he continued, "by tying this string to the tip of you know > > > what, > > > > > > we can pull it out over the urinal without touching it and that > way > > > > > > eliminate the need to wash the hands, shortening the time spent in > > the > > > > > > restroom by 76.39 percent." > > > > > > > > > > > > "Okay, that makes sense, but . . . if the string helps you get it > > out, > > > > > > how do you put it back in?" > > > > > > > > > > > > "Well," he whispered, lowering his voice even further, "I don't > know > > > > > > about the others, but I use the spoon." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
