OK. I am blatantly stealing the following post that has appeared on various websites but it is Tuesday and I desperately needed a laugh after sitting down with the tuition bills for three, count them THREE college student daughters, for the fall semester. Which is enough to make any parent cringe in fear and worry. Not to mention going bald from pulling your hair out while wearing out three calculators from abusive displays of anxiety.
And by the way, the 'important notice' at the bottom of this post I saw on someone else's website as a possible signature block. I tried to remember where I saw it and when that failed (see above description of my mental acuity at the current time in my life) I googled it. Whereupon I saw that it has been blatantly stolen from so many places that I don't feel quite so bad about my memory. Still, if the blogger will kindly remind me I will be happy to place a link to their wonderful site because it truly is the best signature I have EVER seen. (and I absconded with it immediately to put on my own email messages so that all my friends and family could reevaluate their opinions of my good humor or lack thereof... (you know who you are) So now for the chuckle of the day...
This was allegedly posted very briefly on the McDonnell Douglas Website by an employee there who obviously has a sense of humor. The company of course does not have a sense of humor and made the IT department take it down immediately (for once, the 'IMPORTANT' note at the end is worth a read too) ...
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Ha! That's a good one! Might steal it myself...
ReplyDeleteOMG, tuition bills for THREE college student daughters? GOD BLESS YOU! And yikes!
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