Two consecutive issues? This Editor must be really starting to struggle! But I suppose it must be better than having him drone on in an overlong Editorial - so really, you should thank me - Ah well, you can’t win ‘em all…
WELCOME BACK MICHAEL
How nice to see Michael Son back with the smile that was so sadly missed by
many during his enforced hibernation! Okay, his VERY enforced hibernation! But you had to
admire the way he dropped straight back into the old routine. Within two short days, he
had applied for planning permission to have a possible helicopter pad on the Brunswick
House roof (just to the left of the TV ariel) and had made enquiries to NASA about buying
advertising space on the new International Space Station! Yes, welcome back Michael…
MUFF DAY
When I was at school just a brief few years ago - you can tell by my photo
how extremely young I am - we used to have the very occasional day known as Muff Day. This
meant that you could have a day without wearing the school uniform and you could wear
whatever you liked.
So it was on December 24th just gone, on the third floor, when the
Board of Management were given a Muff Day by Chairman Brian Rice. The rumour was that all
Brian’s suits were being cleaned at the same time so he had to announce a Muff Day to
avoid any embarrassment!
True or not, it was interesting to see how the Board turned up that day.
Allen Togwell came in what looked like silk pyjamas with a tutu over the top. This was
actually a silk shirt with a ‘bomber’
jacket! Aubrey Siteman arrived with his normal suit but brought his collection of moths
with:
"They have been good to me over the years" Aubrey told Call Sign
"constantly protecting my investments. Anytime someone tried to open my purse, they
could fly out as a warning!"
Brian Rice appeared in jeans and a sweater bearing the title flash - Simba,
The Lion King eats Smarties: Whatcha gonna do about it?
We were issued with a secrecy order so far as Keith Cain and Tom Whitbread
were concerned but let’s just say that they were more reminiscent of Muffin the Mule
than Muff Day!
We were most impressed with Mike Son’s Biggles outfit but will only
comment when the vision has sunk in somewhat.
THE BOUNCY BUCKEROOS STILL ON MARS?
Nice to see young Geoffrey Riesel - king of the Mountview Buckaroos - still
dishing the subtle dirt. In the Christmas issue of Mountview News he tells their reader:
"I would never dream of commenting on the route taken by any of our
colleagues or competitors who might still have the old system" (can you guess who he
is about to be subtle about?). "What they do must be right for them and suit their
circumstances or needs, moreover it’s none of
our business " (I think he’s saying that we’re borrassic!). He goes on to
say that he would never allow his company to be at risk with…"software entirely
supported by a one-man-band that lives on the other side of the world …totally
unthinkable" says Geoffrey.
Then, with no longer any need for subtlety, he talks about Mountview’s
new system named after last year’s American flight to Mars - and where rumour has it
that they had to go to buy it after we turned it down (oh hush my mouth - I so wanted to
be subtle!).
"Very stable" says Geoffrey. That’s what they said about my
Uncle Joe before …no, I don’t want to talk about it. It upsets me too much!
So just for Geoffrey and others, the one-man-band that he is referring to is
two - how could you forget the lovely Debbie as well. Then, in addition, we have several
software designers over here and elsewhere - but if it makes Geoffrey feel better - then
I’m happy to be subtle as well. After all, we’re all basically good, kind folk
with unlimited love within our being - or something close!
ONE ‘F’ GEOF AND CALL SIGN
I had an email last week from an unidentifiable source at Taxi House, home
of the Woodfield Woofers. I cannot reveal who it was because Mike is a very shy person!
However it seems that ‘one-F’ Geof is concerned that he is appearing more in
Call Sign than he is in Com Cab’s Link Magazine! Life can be such a bitch…
So may I wish all our competitors a very happy new year and remind them that if they DO have any trouble with their software - there’s always Viagra…! And a happy new year to all of you out there.
Al
