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Re: Notice of Pending LUGNET Posting Identity Change
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Date: 
Tue, 22 Mar 2005 17:56:09 GMT
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"Larry Pieniazek" <larry.(mylastname)@ascentialsoftware.DOT.com> wrote in
message news:IDr6BL.D8E@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.off-topic.test, Oliver Giesen wrote:
> > Welcome to BIG BLUE !

> Welcome BACK, you mean... :-) (1983-1995)

See, you can not escape !


> > We will rule the WORLD!

> ...or at least get the outsourcing contract to run it.
> 
> > Cheers
> > Oliver

> I think I still have my IBM Songbook(1) copy here somewhere.

yup, still part of new hire orientation....though these days we only need to
sing when our manager is in the office.

> > We will take away your name and give you a number.

> Yes! If I am lucky I'll get my old number back! Won't THAT be cool?

my former boss got his old number back


> ++Lar
> 
> 1 - that's a real thing, from a long long time ago in IBM's history, in • the
> Watson Sr. days...
see http://www.etypewriters.com/ibmsongs.htm



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(...) Welcome BACK, you mean... :-) (1983-1995) (...) ...or at least get the outsourcing contract to run it. (...) I think I still have my IBM Songbook(1) copy here somewhere. (...) Yes! If I am lucky I'll get my old number back! Won't THAT be cool? (...) (22 years ago, 22-Mar-05, to lugnet.off-topic.test)

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