“Welcome one and all” said the committee chair, “to another meeting at Brady, Incorporated to decide the next blogging topic. I shall now open up the floor to anyone with relevant ideas.”
Right away the Venture Capitalist spoke up. “Who’s got an idea? Come on now, don’t be afraid. Even if it’s halfway good I’ll throw all my resources behind your idea.”
“Totally! and, like, it totally doesn’t matter how good the idea is as long as we package it in a totally rockin’ way!” chimed in the Rock Star.
Silence reigned for a short while until the Bookie spoke up. “I’ve got ten to one that says we won’t be done before lunch.”
The Dentist concurred. “Come on everybody, this is like pulling teeth! If I was an anesthesiologist I’d knock myself out just to escape the sheer boredom of this excercise. Hey where is the anesthesiologist anyways?”
Anesthesiologist: (unresponsive with glazed, vacant eyes and mirthful smile)
The Clown: “hey everybody, isn’t anesthesiologist such a funny word!?”
Everybody: (silence mixed with disdainful stares directed at The Clown)
The Clown: “or not…”
Military Man: “hey, I’d love to chip in and accomplish the mission here, but I can’t. I haven’t watched the safety video yet which means I’m neither certified nor authorized to assist in this endeavor. I’ll have to sit this one out.”
The Hippie: “chill out everyone, you’re going about this all wrong. once you relax and get into groove, it will all come naturally.”
The Bookie: “yeah, that’s a good idea hippie- except I’ll bet the Military Man’s not watched the safety video on smoking a bong either.”
The Engineer: “Last time I volunteered, I made an outstanding product that was flawless until the stupid users got hold of it. There’s no way I’m doing that again.”
Windows User: “This meeting started off really easy, but then it just crashed suddenly.”
Linux User: “Is this really all the options we have? Why isn’t this commitee more powerful and flexible?”
Mac User: “Look at us! Look at this place! Why can’t we clean this place up- at least make it look clean and simple. And we don’t need all different options, we just need to get the one vendor to make the perfect solution for our needs.”
The Scientist: “For all the arguing that has occurred until now, no one has given any qualititive data to support any idea.”
“Hey, qualitative is a funny…” began the clown.
“We gotta dig deeper!” inserted the proctologist, rudely. “We can’t just sit around with our thumbs up our butts!”
“You’re right,” said the committee chair. “Let’s call it a day. Too many options and not enough input. I guess I’ll submit our meeting minutes. Meeting adjourned.”