Cheeseburger_in_paradise Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Times will be slow for a while. When things slow down at work, there is an art to looking as busy as normal when you yourself know that you are not. I have observed secretaries move a pile of papers from one side of the desk to the other, one piece at a time, analyzing every item. Then move it all back again, one piece at a time. I once heard a military friend say that in the military all you have to do is carry a clipboard around, and nobody questions what you are doing.. I worked at a daily newspaper once, and my boss's boss joked that,, if brass sees you reading a newspaper, they assume you are goofing off (hello, this is a newspaper). But if you are staring at a computer, they assume you are working. Go figure. When I worked at one of the Disney marinas in my relative youth, certain times of year slowed down for us. Disney would not automatically lay you off, but instead would find other things for you to do. Wash boats, reassign you for a few days to housekeeping, or transportation, or landscaping, farm you out so to speak. There is always stuff that needs doing. But I remember one day in early September when we were a little overstaffed but kept looking busy, but at the same time somehow wanting to keep our brains busy also, when the trivia questions began. Here are couple that I remember from that day that I think are still pretty good: Mind you this was the 80's, so we were talking stuff that was already old then. A) If you drive due south out of the city of Detroit, what is the first foreign country you will be in? B) What was the largest city south of the Mason Dixon line during the Civil War? C) What was Richard Dawson's character's name in Hogan's Heroes? answers at the end. Then there was this one question. What was the name of Andy Griffith's girfriend on the Andy Griffith Show? No one could think of it. You couldn't google anything back then. Nobody had cell phones. Many of us had radios, but there was really no simple way to cheat and call a friend.... It was Joe's turn to go into the lifeguard boat. The driver brought the boat along side the end of the dock and we made the switch. Joe took command and slowly motored the boat back onto the lake to take his place as the first responder to any problems. Suddenly, we heard the roar of a motor, looked up to see the guard boat heading toward us at full throtle, disreagarding caution Joe plowed through the no wake zone. All of our lifeguard instinks went on high alert. An accident most likely, a bad one or he would be attending it himself and using the radio to call us, not coming back here for more help. Joe swung the boat within about 30 feet of the dock, cupped his hand to his mouth and said..."HELEN CRUMP." Then he drove triumphantly back out onto the the lake. Answers: A) Canada, B) Baltimore, C) Newkirk. One more....what hall of fame pitcher played for four different expansion teams and no other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Which Cheers cast member had a minor role in Empire Strikes Back Cliff (John Ratzenberger) as Major Derlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Which Cheers cast member had a minor role in Empire Strikes Back Cliff (John Ratzenberger) as Major Derlin hot lips houlihan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwight Drane Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Richard Dawson....... 1 part Dean Martin......1 part creepy Uncle who makes you sit on his lap at the family BBQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike In Illinois Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 One more....what hall of fame pitcher played for four different expansion teams and no other? Gaylord Perry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Gaylord Perry? I didn't look it up, but my first guess was Nolan Ryan. How do you define 'expansion' team? Perry might be the answer. My favorite story about him was that once he slid into home plate and a bottle of Vaseline fell out of the pocket of his jacket. Strange how he is glorified as a cheater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Which Cheers cast member had a minor role in Empire Strikes Back Cliff (John Ratzenberger) as Major Derlin cliff claven, he also had a small role (john, not cliff) in 'A Bridge Too Far' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseburger_in_paradise Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 I didn't look it up, but my first guess was Nolan Ryan. How do you define 'expansion' team? Perry might be the answer. My favorite story about him was that once he slid into home plate and a bottle of Vaseline fell out of the pocket of his jacket. Strange how he is glorified as a cheater. The way I heard it, it as Nolan Ryan. Nolan Ryan is the only man to play for all four teams from the 1961-1962 expansion: the Mets, Angels, Astros (Colt .45s), and Rangers (Washington Senators). Expansion teams in baseball are generally any team formed after 1950. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike In Illinois Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 The way I heard it, it as Nolan Ryan. Nolan Ryan is the only man to play for all four teams from the 1961-1962 expansion: the Mets, Angels, Astros (Colt .45s), and Rangers (Washington Senators). Expansion teams in baseball are generally any team formed after 1950. I've since looked up Gaylord Perry, and it wasn't him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeseburger_in_paradise Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 I've since looked up Gaylord Perry, and it wasn't him. Perry was one of my grandfather's favorite players. He lived in Cleveland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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