To socket or not to socket? (gooey stuff)

[Harry Bissell]

I can't hold out any longer... My boss has a lump (or puddle) of the "stuff" which
he was fond of hurling at fellow employees at high velocity. I suppose this is
harassment. I just hid it on him. Couple of months later I gave it back...
conforming perfectly to its hiding spot. It really is most curious substance...

Maybe he was just "animal testing" it.... unsupervised !!!
H^)

Magnus Danielson wrote:

> From: "Batz Goodfortune" <batzman at all-electric.com>
> Subject: Re: To socket or not to socket?
> Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 14:06:14 +1000
>
> > Possibly, but I'm led to believe that it's the same stuff pretty much. The
> > Americans and British took it back with them and someone gave it to their
> > kids to play with. Then someone thought. "Hey I could turn a buck with this
> > stuff." From what I understand the only difference is that it comes in
> > different colours these days.
>
> Right. Now we only needs to figure who makes the good stuff.
>
> > >> Whatever it is, this  stuff is hell-fun to play with. It's a total freak
> > >> out. You know the movie "Flubber?" Well this is better. :) And unlike
> > >> flubber, this stuff exists. I haven't played with it for years but it
> > >> freaks me out every time. Even my dog was playing with it. She must have
> > >> thought it was alive or something.
> >
> > >Animal testing are a touchy subject, you know that ;)
> >
> > And my animal is very testing. :)
>
> That is even worse, unsupervised animal testing... ;)
>
> > >> Thanks for making me get it out again Magnus. I can see what I'll be doing
> > >> for the rest of the day. :)
> > >
> > >Well, I have a tendency to get people to do work... I have yeat to be
> > promoted
> > >to boss thought ;)
> > >
> > >Chairman of a working group is the furthest I have gone in that sence ;)
> >
> > Just give them each a lump of this stuff. Like Harry Bissell's band
> > members, you'll be suddenly chairman of a not-working group. :)
>
> They where not working anyhow, so I had no reason to pacify them this way.
> I had another guy take over but eventually he also got tired and now the WG
> has been closed down. Main reason was that nobody was actually working there,
> except maybe for the chairman.
>
> Cheers,
> Magnus