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Old September 13th, 2006, 13:12   #26
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Amanda has already alluded to the difference between Transition and Upgrade training,
Who's Amanda?
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Old September 13th, 2006, 13:14   #27
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Who's Amanda?
Wait wait wait, it's not what it looks like!
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Old September 13th, 2006, 13:16   #28
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I'm pretty sure he was talking about me, referencing my explaination of transition vs. upgrade.

People always confuse my name with:

Amanda
Emily
Amy
Ashley
various other A-names



I'm used to it
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Who's Amanda?

Dad-gummit.



Can someone point me to a hole to crawl in?



Sorry, Amber.








Can I blame the post traumatic TRANSITION training syndrome?!?!?





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Old September 13th, 2006, 13:40   #30
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I'm pretty sure he was talking about me, referencing my explaination of transition vs. upgrade.

People always confuse my name with:

Amanda
Emily
Amy
Ashley
various other A-names



I'm used to it

Let me call you Sweetheart, I'm ...


no, wait, that won't work either.






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Old September 13th, 2006, 14:06   #31
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Let me call you Sweetheart, I'm ...
Just don't call me late for dinner

Hey, I've been called a lot worse in my time.......
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Was that better, Steve?
Well you have certainly covered the spectrum from taciturn to verbose.

I believe that I will weigh the virtues and failings of both versions.........silently.

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Hey, I've been called a lot worse in my time.......
Trolley Dolley

Super Stew

Aisle Donkey

Fright Attendant

Am I missing any?
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Old September 13th, 2006, 20:04   #34
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Am I missing any?


Robert Crandall: "$30,000 a year Coke machine"






(actually that is pretty funny considering at no time in my 7 years with AMR did I ever even come remotely close to $30k)
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Media spin so the analysts and "experts" say "I can't believe those girls are getting paid $30K/year to serve cokes! What about us shareholders?!"
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Old September 13th, 2006, 23:31   #36
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Trolley Dolley

Super Stew

Aisle Donkey

Fright Attendant

Am I missing any?
I've not heard any of those used by a barbershop quartet... but I suppose something could be writtten.




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