Re: post-expo analysis



In article <NIPuGaG8yhZDFwv6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bruce Horrocks
<news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In message <dk4qtm$kha$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Graham J Lee
> <uk.ac.ox.physics.teaching@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
> >Chris Ridd wrote:
> >> On 31/10/05 6:35, in article 1h59bcx.1ghb4rksjeniN%me9@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Bella
> >> Jones" <me9@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>>Graham Lee <uk.ac.ox.physics.teaching@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Good to see a bundle of you at the Expo (and apologies to anyone who
> >>>>lurked around the user group stand and that I didn't recognise - having
> >>>>looked at the photos there are at least four people I accidentally
> >>>>ignored :-( )
> >>>
> >>>Heh. You did realise that was us lurking nearby while you studiously
> >>>spoke to a couple of people, didn't you? We suddenly got all shy, and
> >>>kept urging each other to go up to you and say 'You are Graham Lee and I
> >>>claim my five pounds'. :-)
> >> It was pretty sad! He was looking pretty non-interruptible though,
> >>so we
> >> tried, really we did. Unfortunately the clackety lure led us away...
> >>
> >
> >Sorry, yes. I was engrossed in a discussion of the finer points of my
> >employability.
>
> We did wonder if ucsm could have half of your stand next year, put some
> comfy seating in and steal your potential punters?
>
> We also think that Sara's company ought to pony up for the meal next
> year given the amount of free support they've had. :-)

Here is where Sa ducks, feels guilty, hides at the back of the room*
>
> Perhaps we can sell "guest of honour" meal tickets at 50 squid each for
> next year's meal for MDs of companies that have had support from the
> froup during the year. For that, you get to sit next to Peter C.[1][2]
> and have your photo taken by Bella[3] and have nice comments made about
> you by us on Fotopic. During the meal, Peter will re-assure you that
> using Macintosh computers for business is a good decision and that
> support will continue for the next year, in between telling you about
> the time he once met Brezhnev's wife on the Moscow underground.
>
> Regards,
>
> [1] May be time-limited to one-course only, depending on numbers
> [2] and subject to his remaining non-gaga for another year.
> [3] That's pretty much unavoidable anyway.

* As if!

--
Sara the HS
.



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