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    <title>Say What?</title>
    
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    <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-331264</id>
    <updated>2008-04-08T08:26:22-05:00</updated>
    <subtitle>My favorite metaphors and situations to use them</subtitle>
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        <title>Escalators</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-48146630</id>
        <published>2008-04-08T08:26:22-05:00</published>
        <updated>2008-04-08T08:26:28-05:00</updated>
        <summary>I like an escalator because an escalator can never break, it can only become stairs. There would never be an escalator temporarily out of order sign, only an escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience. - Mitch Hedberg</summary>
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&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;p&gt;I like an escalator because an escalator can never break, it can only
become stairs. There would never be an escalator temporarily out of
order sign, only an escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the
convenience.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; - &lt;a href="http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/39411.html"&gt;Mitch Hedberg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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        <title>A Face</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-13633742</id>
        <published>2006-10-24T23:01:28-05:00</published>
        <updated>2008-02-19T06:22:54-06:00</updated>
        <summary>"The face of a child says alot, especially the mouth part of the face"</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>"The face of a child says alot, especially the mouth part of the face"</p></div>
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    <entry>
        <title>Crikey</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-12606004</id>
        <published>2006-09-05T14:10:38-05:00</published>
        <updated>2008-02-18T19:21:49-06:00</updated>
        <summary>RIP Steve Irwin. Gus Schultz has a great memorial to one wild and crazy guy. You'll shed a crocodile tear.</summary>
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&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;p&gt;RIP Steve Irwin.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.myspace.com/gusschultz"&gt;Gus Schultz&lt;/a&gt; has a great memorial to one wild and crazy guy.&amp;nbsp; You'll&amp;nbsp; shed a crocodile tear.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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    <entry>
        <title>Taking Risk</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-9737802</id>
        <published>2006-06-13T13:54:26-05:00</published>
        <updated>2008-02-17T08:25:03-06:00</updated>
        <summary>"Swim out to the sand bar" The situation looks risky, but once you get out there its not so bad.</summary>
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><strong>"Swim out to the sand bar" </strong> </p>

<p>The situation looks risky, but once you get out there its not so bad.</p></div>
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    <entry>
        <title>Experience</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-11025819</id>
        <published>2006-06-13T13:36:47-05:00</published>
        <updated>2008-02-17T23:38:05-06:00</updated>
        <summary>"Experience is something you get when you don't get what you want" If you win, you never say, man, that was a great experience. You say, second place is the first loser, or something like that that celibrates the victory....</summary>
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&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Experience is something you get when you don't get what you want&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;If you win, you never say, man, that was a great experience.&amp;nbsp; You say, second place is the first loser, or something like that that celibrates the victory.&amp;nbsp; If you have to chalk something up to experience, think about what it is, so you don't have to experience it again.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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        <title>Company Culture</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-10201796</id>
        <published>2006-04-27T08:46:20-05:00</published>
        <updated>2008-02-17T14:07:31-06:00</updated>
        <summary>"No breath is better than bad breath". - cut out the cancer in your organization before it spreads.</summary>
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&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;No breath is better than bad breath&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; cut out the cancer in your organization before it spreads.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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        <title>Turn the Lights On</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-10164806</id>
        <published>2006-04-25T09:43:58-05:00</published>
        <updated>2008-02-17T13:44:13-06:00</updated>
        <summary>"Sunlight is the best disinfectant" The only way to solve major issues within an organization is to bring them out into the light of day to be vetted. Especially if it is an issue with a lot of political hair...</summary>
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&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;Sunlight is the best disinfectant&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The only way to solve major issues within an organization is to bring them out into the light of day to be vetted.&amp;nbsp; Especially if it is an issue with a lot of political hair that is creating tension.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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        <title>Rare Event</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-9956088</id>
        <published>2006-04-12T08:42:49-05:00</published>
        <updated>2008-02-17T10:37:24-06:00</updated>
        <summary>Its like the birth of a blue whale, it rarely happens, but when it does you want to be there. Sarcastically think of magnificant rare events that happen in your life, in your business. Like closing a big government contract,...</summary>
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&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Its like the birth of a blue whale, it rarely happens, but when it does you want to be there.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Sarcastically think of magnificant rare events that happen in your life, in your business.&amp;nbsp; Like closing a big government contract, getting praise from your boss or making a birdie.&amp;nbsp; They rarely happen, but when they do its a site to see. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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    <entry>
        <title>Life of a start-up</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-9822608</id>
        <published>2006-04-04T14:21:51-05:00</published>
        <updated>2008-02-17T09:24:59-06:00</updated>
        <summary>"On the brink of greatness and on the edge of disaster" - start-up tread day-to-day along a delicate balance of redefining their industry or going out of business. When you are out of cash, you are out of business regardless...</summary>
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&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;On the brink of greatness and on the edge of disaster&amp;quot; &lt;/strong&gt;- start-up tread day-to-day along a delicate balance of redefining their industry or going out of business.&amp;nbsp; When you are out of cash, you are out of business regardless of r how many brand name partnership are in place or how stacked your sales pipeline is.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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        <title>Can't fool me</title>
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        <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-9737795</id>
        <published>2006-03-30T16:23:04-06:00</published>
        <updated>2008-02-17T08:35:13-06:00</updated>
        <summary>"If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, its a duck." Today on the way to work, two random turkey's were walking along the side of the road. A very busy street. What they heck were they doing...</summary>
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&lt;div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;quot;If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, its a duck.&amp;quot;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Today on the way to work, two random turkey's were walking along the side of the road.&amp;nbsp; A very busy street.&amp;nbsp; What they heck were they doing there?&amp;nbsp; This totally blows away this well used quote.&amp;nbsp; Wild turkey's do NOT walk along a busy street, it is not in their nature, they are as dumb as a rock. So not what.&amp;nbsp; If it looks like a duck, it may not be.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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