I might not come to the Cafe again, unless Leo stops silently accepting congratulations about it (while also ignoring the evidence) and finally admits that the Cafe in itself is teamwork and even the idea for the Cafe was not his in the first place. For those who are too old or too young to remember:
https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/136667
This is basic ethics found in true scientists and are also found even in rogues/master criminals (beware of the rogues to avoid sneak attacks and extra damage).
BTW1: Why is it that people are always so eager to attribute the success of a thing to a single person? Or do you think only Dan for example is working in the CSC team? If that's what you think, then I guess you should also accept that your boss is right to think your contribution to the company is negligible.
BTW2: I am personally proud of selecting Rob to play the TAC engineer. If I had put myself in that role, it would have been less funny or not funny at all. Besides, I don't have a wife named Carmen and I had the chance to make Rob say a couple of evil things that he normally wouldn't, but I would. And of course all the characters contributed to the story, especially the wives as guest stars.
Mike, are you sure you want to play the role of Leo in that movie?
'Cause I'll be writing the script. In the final scene the script writer will appear as ugly Witch Maria in front of a huge saucepot (Hitchcock-style guest appearance, ok, maybe I will also appear in an elevator or something among others somewhere in the middle of the film).
The mix is ready, well thought and well prepared.
Every disgusting thing since the dawn of time is found in it.
She will raise both her hands above the boiling saucepot and repeat the magic words 3 times.
Leo will instantly turn into a frog (yet another green initiative ).
There will be no "kissing option" to return to normal life (this isn't a movie for kids ).
Same thing will happen to every actor that dares to play the role of Leo for as long as humans exist.
In the final scene, Witch Maria will fly towards the sky using her broom.
An evil unstoppable laughter will be heard as the movie titles go down or up as she commands.
As she tries to go up higher, she suddenly falls towards the ground.
Now that hurt! Stars appear circling around her head.
But, hey, the curse has been resolved!
She can now sing like she always wanted.
A soprano in La Scala, in NY MET, in SFO and all over the place.
Maria Callas is reborn.
Ok, maybe this is a movie for kids after all.
Dan, it's funny that you mentioned the CSC theme song. I was thinking about a CSC poem at some point the previous month. I was hoping that it wouldn't really be necessary though. I wouldn't write it myself of course, unless you want some incomprehensible (even to many greeks) cretan mandinada's. If you guys don't know what a mandinada is, I will explain some other time. I was thinking about inviting the artistic spirit of the forum in my prize thread. That would be Mike of course. This way Mike could also get a resolved checkmark. Can't expect Leo to do this. This thread is approaching 200 posts and he still hasn't given to people a single resolved checkmark. Anyway, yesterday I changed my mind and I believe a poem/song is necessary. But Dan, are you sure you want to leave the poem structure free? 'Cause if you do, I bet this is going to become a thread about ratings! I would personally prefer a poem/song about community norms, community philosophy, etc.
Mike, if you find yourself struggling for inspiration, the following might be of some help:
http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/12/how_to_build_a_.html
or a Wikipedia entry (a humanitarian philosophy for a truly human network):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_%28philosophy%29
If that doesn't help, we'll try to find something else. Take your time Mike. Make it good.
BTW: Have you guys noticed that a Wireless Jedi Master wanders in the forum? That's pretty cool. You might freak out, but I have never seen Star Wars. I've only heard and read about it. Anyway, it's good to have at least one Jedi Master in the forums, because we need to destroy the Death Star. I suppose he is using the light side instead of the dark side of the Force. [The Jedi are characters in the Star Wars universe and the series' main protagonists. They use a quasi-telekinetic power, known as the Force, and weapons, known as lightsabers, which emit a controlled energy flow in the shape of a sword, to serve and protect their Republic and the whole galaxy from conflict or government instability. They sometimes moderate peace negotiations between planets and, if necessary, use their formidable fighting skills to quickly end unrest. The Jedi are led by a Council of 12 members consisting of the most powerful and wise members of the order. The Jedi are bound to a code of morality and justice and are trained in the use of the light side of the force but not the Dark side. The Jedi are first introduced in the 1977 film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope as an order of warrior monks who serve as "the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy" and embrace the mystical Force.]
May the Force be with you Nicolas and with us all!
It's also impressive for a person at this age to know so much about wireless!
It's also good to see so many cisco engineers flooding the CSC sections since the beginning of the previous month.
I only have one question: who would Princess Leia with the iconic golden "metal bikini" be?
