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Volume 17 / Issue 1 / Date 1st Half 2008 *
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[School Desks]
[Dilbert
Management Today]
[World's Easiest Quiz]
[An Imperfect Country] [Psalm 23]
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This is a lesson that should be taught in all schools, and that every
American should remember!
Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a
social studies school teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock, did
something not to be forgotten.
On the first day of school, with the permission of the school
superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all
of the desks out of her classroom.
When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were
no desks. Looking around, confused, they asked, “Ms. Cothren, where are our
desks?”
She replied, “You can't have a desk until you tell me what you have done to
earn the right to sit at a desk.”
They thought, “Well, maybe it's our grades.”
“No,” she said.
“Maybe it's our behavior.”
She told them, “No, it's not even your behavior.” And so, they came and
went, the first period, second period, third period. Still no desks were in
the classroom.
By early afternoon television news crews had started gathering in Ms.
Cothren's classroom to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the
desks out of her room.
The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on
the floor of the desk less classroom. Martha Cothren said, “Throughout the
day no one has been able to tell me just what he or she has done to earn the
right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I
am going to tell you.”
At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and
opened it. Twenty-seven (27) U.S. Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into
that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. The Vets began placing the
school desks in rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside the
wall. By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in place those
kids started to understand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just
how the right to sit at those desks had been earned. Martha said, “You did
not earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for you. They
placed the desks here for you. Now, it's up to you to sit in them. It is
your responsibility to learn, to be good students and to be good citizens.
They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get an education.
Don't ever forget it.”
Source: Snopes, 2008
A magazine recently ran a "Dilbert Quotes" contest. They were looking for
people to submit quotes from their real-life Dilbert-type managers. These
were voted the top ten quotes from Dilbert managers in corporate America ,
circa 2004:
"As of tomorrow, employees will only be able to access the building using individual security cards. Pictures will be taken next Wednesday, and employees will receive their cards in two weeks." (This was the winning quote from Fred Dales, Microsoft Corp. in Redmond WA)
"What I need is an exact list of specific unknown problems we might encounter." (Lykes Lines Shipping)
"E-mail is not to be used to pass on information or data. It should be used only for company business." (Accounting manager, Electric Boat Company)
"This project is so important we can't let things that are more important interfere with it." (Advertising/Marketing manager, United Parcel Service)
"Doing it right is no excuse for not meeting the schedule." (Plant Manager, Delco Corporation)
"No one will believe you solved this problem in one day! We've been working on it for months. Now go act busy for a few weeks and I'll let you know when it's time to tell them." (R&D supervisor, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing/3M Corp.)
Quote from the Boss: "Teamwork is a lot of people doing what I say." (Marketing executive, Citrix Corporation)
My sister passed away and her funeral was scheduled for Monday. When I told my Boss, he said she died on purpose so that I would have to miss work on the busiest day of the year. He then asked if we could change her burial to Friday. He said, "That would be better for me." (Shipping executive, FTD Florists)
"We know that communication is a problem, but the company is not going to discuss it with the employees." (Switching supervisor, AT&T Long Lines Division)
Source: Toby Jones, 2007
1. How long did the Hundred Years War last?
A: 116 years, from 1337 to 1453
2. Which country makes Panama hats?
A: Ecuador
3. From which animal do we get catgut?
A: From sheep and horses
4. In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
A: November. The Russian calendar was 13 days behind ours
5. What is a camel's-hair brush made of?
A: Squirrel fur
6. The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
A: The Latin name was Insularia Canaria—Island of the Dogs
7. What was King George VI's first name?
A: Albert. When he came to the throne, in 1936 he respected the wish of Queen Victoria that no future king should ever be called Albert
8. What color is a purple finch?
A: Distinctively crimson
9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
A: New Zealand
10. How long did the Thirty Years War last?
A: Thirty years, of course. From 1618 to 1648
Source: Major Ben Connable, 2007
When in England at a large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building' by George Bush.
He answered by saying, "Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land
we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return." It became very quiet in the room.
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Then there was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break one of the French engineers came back
into the room saying "Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?"
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: "Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency
electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water
from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck.. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?"
Once again, dead silence.
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A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself
standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral
suddenly complained that, 'where as Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences
rather than speaking French?'
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe its because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'
You could have heard a pin drop!
Submitted: anonymous, 2007
This is an eye opener. We probably never thought about nor looked at this Psalm in this way, even though we all know the words.
The Lord is my Shepherd...........................................That's Relationship
I shall not want..................................................That's Supply!
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures........................That's Rest!
He leadeth me beside the still waters.............................That's Refreshment!
He restoreth my soul..............................................That's Healing
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness.......................That's Guidance!
For His name sake.................................................That's Purpose!
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death......That's Testing!
I will fear no evil...............................................That's Faithfulness!
For Thou art with me..............................................That's Protection!
Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort ...............................That's Discipline!
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies..That's Hope!
Thou annointest my head with oil..................................That's Consecration!
My cup runneth over...............................................That's Abundance!
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. That's Blessing!
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord.........................That's Security!
Forever and ever AMEN.............................................That's Eternity!
Source: Anonymous, Eternity
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