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Sheik Maurice, showing us the dimple in his chin. |
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Seeing if the bus starter app works on her new
phone. Unfortunately, it did. The bus driver certainly was upset. It's a
good thing all of those cars at the end of the lot were there, to stop
the bus. Hope they were all insured.
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These two couples got on the wrong bus, and think
they are going to Las Vegas to be married, by Elvis, in one of those
little wedding chapels. You'd think they would look happier. |
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The rest of the passengers think we are going to a
live taping of Regis and Kelly, or perhaps Jerry Springer, or maybe
Oprah. They don't know, but heard there will be a show and food
afterwards. When they come back at night, some will still think the same
thing, and will search the television listings for the Mary Dillon Show. |
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He just told her a secret; but she doesn't believe
him. |
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Patrick showed up, ready to make that big movie
deal.
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All of the really cool people wear black, hang out in
front of the door, and check out new arrivals. |
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These greeters welcome visitors, by handing out the
official green and gold lei, as a token of affection. Latter (much
latter) they will do the traditional and ceremonial inebriated dance of
friendship. In modern times, it is often the custom to kiss visitors
before they are lei’d; but traditionally, this is considered to be
disrespectful. These two greeters made no attempt to kiss me, for which
I am grateful to tradition.
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This greeter demonstrates the very traditional and
very respectful arms length bestowal of the lei. It is a rare and
gratifying thing to see these old traditions so honored by the present
generation.
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Helping to cover up that gray – you should always
try to look your best.
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Unfortunately it’s with green.
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This man is laughing, because he still believes
that this green will just wash out of his hair. She has used Lacquer
enamel. This is what happens, guys, when you forget birthdays AND
anniversaries - both in the same year.
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The Wisconsin “badgers”,
handing out badges.
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The Milwaukee Theater is quite an elegant venue. |
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Some of the teams show off their signs. Team Tiffany
gets ready to egg on the speakers. |
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Team Drake (my team) shows its colors. Unfortunately,
they all ran and hid, before I could figure out where they were sitting. |
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Another team showing its spirit. |
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Speaking of teams, there were many phone
manufacturers on site, to show off their wares. Here is the LG table,
displaying some new phones, and handing out some pens, letter openers,
and assorted odds and ends. For those who are flying, please be aware
that the letter openers are sharp, and probably can not be taken on
board an airplane. Tomorrow we will all find out that this violates the
company ethics policy, and the entire Waukesha call center will be
fired, except for the three people who didn't take anything. |
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These are the HTC people doing the exact same thing.
For those of us licking our lips in anticipation, there was lip balm
being given out. The lip balm looks like it might glow in the dark,
so you might want to be careful about swallowing any of it. |
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Samsung was here as well, showing off their phones
and new tablet. They were giving out things as well. In this case, pens.
It's a hard world for an honest person. Even though I took a whole
bagful of pens, I promise I will not let it influence me, if a customer
asks me for advice on selecting a phone. |
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Motorola also puts in an appearance, and is doing a
drawing for a Bluetooth headset. the man in the Packer jersey considers
his chances of winning. |
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Demonstrating the water resistance of the Quantico
phone.
WARNING! Do not try this at home.
Seriously, don't. But if you do, please make certain to remove the
phone from you head, before immersing it in water. |
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Comparing pens from the various phone manufactures.
This is an indirect, but very accurate, indication of the quality of the
phones. |
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Our supervisor demonstrates her open handed
management philosophy.
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A look at the phone room, where the manufacturers
have their tables. |
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Don’t you hate it when you spend hours picking your
outfit, doing your hair, and then someone else comes wearing the same
thing?
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