I Crack Me Up

[przed]

I make my living training people how to use all sorts of software applications at a publishing house. Which means I'm always creating training docs. Which is not always the most exciting occupation in the world.

So, in other words, I need to find ways to amuse myself.

Like this:


It is my fondest hope that I'll eventually run across someone who gets the joke. Although since I've been using David Starsky and Ken Hutchinson as examples in one of my other courses for years without anyone saying anything, it's a long shot.

Comments

[empty-mirrors.livejournal.com]

The people you train are obviously very stupid. I got it straight away *vbg*

[przed.livejournal.com]

Well, they're lawyers. And English grads. Who probably all think pop culture is beneath them. But still, Starsky and Hutch, people!

I'll cut them slack if they don't get the Pros reference. It never really played in Canada.

[thefannishwaldo.livejournal.com]

I get it and I'm not even *in* that fandom. :)

[przed.livejournal.com]

Because you are brilliant. *g*

[thefannishwaldo.livejournal.com]

LOL! Well, thank you very much! :)

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

LOL! That's freaking brilliant. :-)

[przed.livejournal.com]

One does what one can. *g*

[the-cornettist.livejournal.com]

LOL!

[przed.livejournal.com]

Hee!

[heliophile-oxon.livejournal.com]

Love it! *bg*

[przed.livejournal.com]

Why aren't all you guys in my classes? *g*

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Ah yes and the "hotmail" addy is just the crowning touch. *g*

When we were in Grad school the OH had a side job ghost writing computer text books. His boss called him in to his office one day and pointed out that the OH's multiple choice questions at the end of every chapter were riddled with double entendre... the OH hadn't even noticed he was doing it. <--- *looks back at last sentence* *sniggers*

[przed.livejournal.com]

Originally I had our actual business addy, but then I realized hotmail was way more fun.

Back in my grad school days, a friend and I were put in charge of writing the final exam for the public speaking course we were teaching. (Everyone in Communication Arts had to teach public speaking.) He was also a fan and we deliberately riddled it with fannish references. *g*

[sarren.livejournal.com]

My last job I wrote a spec for a program using Jack Harkness as the sample name. Two people got it.

And when an updated records system got rolled out last year and the manual used John Sheppard, I met the IT guy who wrote it in the lift and said, So, Stargate Atlantis fan, huh? and he was like, no, I used the name of a friend from my church group. *sigh*

[przed.livejournal.com]

You rock!

Your IT guy? Not so much.

BTW, I've been corresponding with someone else who vidded Dark Knight. She couldn't crack the bloody copy protection either, so she used a dl'd copy. I'm currently on the hunt for one. And I've started laying out the structure of the vid. (Go me!)

[sarren.livejournal.com]

Yay you!!!! Yay Jim and Bruce!!!! god I love fandom ♥

[sarren.livejournal.com]

Also, that is an awesome I icon. I am guessing Bodie has just put his fist into a car door. He still makes MY top ten sexiest fictional men list.

[norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com]

Heh - please come train at our place - you'd make life so much more interesting. *g*

I think you were quite restrained though...I'd have been tempted to muck about with the emails. 'sunshine@hotmail.com', 'theoldman@hotmail.com', angelfish@hotmail.com'. *is evil*

[przed.livejournal.com]

Train in England? In a heartbeat if they'd have me. *g*

As for your sample emails.... ::snort:: You are an evil genius.

[schnuffi.livejournal.com]

Maybe you got more luck this time *G*

[przed.livejournal.com]

We have a number of Brits on staff. One of them must have watched Pros at some point.

[runriggers.livejournal.com]

CUTE! And no one has commented on the names yet!!! Sigh!!

[przed.livejournal.com]

To be fair, this one just went out today. But since no one has picked up on Starsky and Hutch years later I'm not holding out much hope.

[runriggers.livejournal.com]

No, I wouldn't assume that too many are going to get the connection either

Other names to use: James Ellison and Blair Sandburg

[przed.livejournal.com]

Oh, I've used Jim and Blair before. (And have sneakily named my daughters stuffed black panther and wolf Jim and Blair, too. She's young enough that I can get away with it.)

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

Brilliant! I use their names in test questions with my students all the time.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Because you are clever and charming. *g*

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

*snirk* Cute! At least you keep yourself entertained.

[przed.livejournal.com]

What good is a job if you can't have a little fun with it.

[bluespirit-star.livejournal.com]

LOL I love it! *g*
I love the detail of having Bodie use all his initials in his email addy too.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Of course Bodie would use all his initials. *g*

[bluespirit-star.livejournal.com]

He totally would & Ray would be shaking his head at him (but smiling fondly). *g*