Okay. I have a friend at work - for this venue, I will just call her Mandy. Okay, you got me, that is her real name. And she's blonde. I was in charge of a fundraising effort at work, so we decided to do a spaghetti feed. You'll read more about that later in the "Fundraising" part of this blog. At any rate, I'm very meticulous in preparation and prefer to communicate by email. Today, the day before the fundraiser, I sent Mandy two emails reminding her about the fundraiser.

She wrote back: "Jim, if I get one more email from you about the spaghetti feed, I'm gonna croak."

It didn't take long for me to formulate a plan. Read more ...

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Posted by Jim W Coleman at 8:07 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

I'm well-known for my pranks - remember the "email Mandy to remind her about the spaghetti feed" prank? At any rate, here's the latest:

Okay, a bit of history. Mark always comes in late, or doesn't come in at all. On Thursday, Lance had a hard time getting to work because of the snow. He called Mark Jackson FOUR times asking if Mark could pick him up and give him a ride to work. Mark never called back and Lance managed to get into work, albeit late, as he had to wait for the snow to melt. Needless to say, Lance was more than just a little irritated that Mark never returned his calls - but it's what he's come to expect from Mark.

Continue reading "11/12/2006 - CARRIE THE FANTASY STALKER" »

Posted by Jim W Coleman at 12:41 PM | Permalink