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Quarterly projections

George Raymond26 Comments

When I was a kid, my

mom got me a t-shirt

with a big S on it.

***

Excited, I put it on,

ran outside and spent

the sum of the

afternoon pretending I

was the Samsung corp.

***

“One VCR coming up!”

I’d say, making a sale.

***

When the mailman came,

I pretended to type up

a service agreement.

***

“One moment, please”

I said,

tap, tap, tapping

away at my make-

believe typewriter,

stamping it twice,

signing both copies,

handing him his.

***

“And if there

are any problems,

you can reach me

at this number,

day or night,” I said,

pointing to

the number six.

***

When my mom heard this,

she came outside and

explained that, actually

the “S” on the t-shirt

stood for Superman, not Samsung.

***

“Ahh, Superman,” I said,

leaning back in my chair,

feet up on the desk.

“I think I may have to

loop my supervisor in on this.”

.

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26 thoughts on “Quarterly projections”

  2. I was more of a Sanyo kid myself.

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    (George, I was thinking of you last week as I read a delightful collection of stories by Shaun Tan. It’s called Tales From Outer Suburbia and if you can get hold of a copy I’m certain you would enjoy it greatly. The illustrations are fab too.)

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    • Truth be told, I’m not sure Samsung was that big in the era this is set. But, while Sanyo is good, Samsung is somehow funnier. Sony is not funny at all. And as for Tales from Outer Suburbia, I just ordered it. Thanks, Bruce.

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      • Yes, he said like a very serious three year old, Samsung is a very funny name. Technics always impressed me. It was the era of Cosmonauts and the Space Race. I thought Technics was the name of the Russian space agency.
        (Super about the book. Do hope you enjoy Shaun Tan.)

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      • In the early 70s my parents got me a 1950s Realistic brand 3-D camera. And I guess that became my brand. Every bit of technology that passed through my life was from Radio Shack — and proud of it. Somewhere in some box I still have my RS Free Battery of the Month club card.

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    • His enemies call him a pig, but he is much more than that. He is also salt, water, sugar, potato starch, and sodium nitrite. Spam Man is everywhere and he need not knock as he always has his own key. Thanks, Pam!

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      • His code name is Maps—which is why he is known as the ubiquitous hero of not for an age, but for all time. Like Shakespeare (Jonson got the quote wrong), he is found everywhere.

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