>jim: > >This is pretty good. > >Creative writing? No, recycling. E.g., a copy of this has been hanging on the back of my office door for five years. Still, "if you haven't seen it, it's new to you." > >At 09:14 AM 8/27/98 -0700, you wrote: >>Subject: How It Happens >> >>How it happens >> >>1. In the beginning was the Plan. >>2. And then came the Assumptions. >>3. And the Assumptions were without form. >>4. And the Plan was without Substance. >>5. And darkness was upon the face of the Workers. >>6. And they spoke among themselves saying, "It is a crock of shit and it >>stinks." >>7. And the Workers went unto their Supervisors and said, "It is a pail of >>dung and we cannot live with the smell." >>8. And the Supervisors went unto their Managers saying, "It is a container >>of organic waste, and it is very strong, such that none may abide by it." >>9. And the Managers went unto their Directors, saying, "It is a vessel of >>fertilizer, and none may abide its strength." >>10. And the Directors spoke among themselves, saying to one another, "It >>contains that which aids plant growth, and it is very strong." >>11. And the Directors went to the Vice Presidents, saying unto them, "It >>promotes growth, and it is very powerful." >>12. And the Vice Presidents went to the President, saying unto him, "This >>new plan will actively promote the growth and vigor of the company with >>very powerful effects." >>13. And the President looked upon the Plan and saw that it was good. >>14. And the Plan became Policy. >>15. And this is how shit happens. >> >>Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & >>http://clawww.lmu.edu/Departments/ECON/jdevine.html >> >> >> > > >
