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Open Water => Miscellaneous Discussion => Topic started by: Sibling Zono (anon1mat0) on February 03, 2010, 12:48:07 AM

Title: Prawn surfing at work
Post by: Sibling Zono (anon1mat0) on February 03, 2010, 12:48:07 AM
Reading an article (http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/scratchpad/2010/02/no_wonder_they_missed_madoff.html) on Marketplace I found the following pearl (notice the monitor on the back):
[youtube=425,350]xhIu7qp5vo8[/youtube]
:o :o :o
Title: Re: Prawn surfing at work
Post by: Scriblerus the Philosophe on February 03, 2010, 05:48:45 AM
Laaaaaaaaaaaaawl! ;D
Title: Re: Prawn surfing at work
Post by: beagle on February 03, 2010, 07:26:01 PM
This is why you should always be nice to the IT people. So they'll back you up when you say "it kept doing that yesterday too...".

Title: Re: Prawn surfing at work
Post by: Sibling DavidH on February 03, 2010, 08:33:28 PM
Are those ladies on the screen doing naughty things?  My glasses keep steaming up. :redface:
Title: Re: Prawn surfing at work
Post by: Lindorm on February 13, 2010, 10:38:13 AM
Well, perfect markets depend on perfect information, as any chicago school zealot would tell you. That young banker is just doing some very intricate research for the next emerging markets analysis, I am sure.

Title: Re: Prawn surfing at work
Post by: Swatopluk on February 14, 2010, 09:10:05 AM
It takes the fun out of it a bit but it seems that said banker fell for a practical joke by his colleagues who sent the naughty pictures to his screen and then asked him to turn around (so he would be recognizable on TV).