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| 817.1 | What a great story!!!!!!!! | DELNI::SCHWINDT | | Wed Oct 07 1987 11:36 | 7 |
| That sure brightened up my day!!
Mybe Sherlock could come give my Little Wicket a lesson in
potty training. Does he charge much? :^>
Katie
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| 817.2 | | SKETCH::BASSETT | Retirement - Year 2034 | Wed Oct 07 1987 12:47 | 3 |
| What a nice story. Thanks for sharing it.
Linda
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| 817.3 | | TPVAX3::ROBBINS | | Wed Oct 07 1987 13:01 | 2 |
| LOVED the story..... Made me smile on a rather dismal
day.............
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| 817.4 | That's great:-):-):-) | SALES::RFI86 | | Wed Oct 07 1987 13:25 | 5 |
| A great story. I'm grinning from ear to ear. One thought. Have you
looked for the plant pot where Sherlock used to take your stuffed
animals? Maybe he hid it there.
Geoff
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| 817.5 | What a fun story! | CADSYS::RICHARDSON | | Wed Oct 07 1987 14:36 | 1 |
| Sherlock must think that Watson is a kitten! I love it!
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| 817.6 | YEP! | EDWIN::BURLEW | Purr is my favorite sound! | Wed Oct 07 1987 15:37 | 4 |
| Re .4 - Sigh, we've looked everywhere, even in the washing machine
and dryer!
Ande
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| 817.7 | | RHODES::WARD | Is there intelligent life down here? | Thu Oct 08 1987 00:24 | 3 |
| Thank you, thank you, thank you. I needed a smile this week.
Bernice
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| 817.8 | Thanks | SRFSUP::ALLEN | Equestrian Lady | Thu Oct 08 1987 14:03 | 6 |
| That had to be one of the best and cutest stories I have heard
in a long time. Thank you for sharing.
Linda (Sy's mom).
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| 817.9 | LOVED IT... | AIMHI::OFFEN | | Wed Oct 14 1987 17:42 | 22 |
| I LOVED IT... Yes, I know I was shouting but I really did love the
story. Who says `Teddies' are just for humans anyway.
This story reminded me of something my dog, Keisha, did. We had
recently brought home a tiny calico kitten which was `adopted' by
our 5 year old cat (thank goodness). I guess Keisha was jealous
that she didn't have a `baby' too because one day she calmly went
into my bedroom and took a small white unicorn off my bed. Being
a white Samoyed, she took one that resembled her. She brought it
out to the family room and put it between her paws and proceeded
to clean it. She carried it from room to room for days and slept
with it at night.
She has since out-grown the need for a `baby' because Deja (the
calico kitten) is all grown up and plays with Keisha herself.
Thank you for sharing an amusing story with us cat-lovers. I had
to answer the phone right after reading about the potty-training
and couldn't stop smirking.
Sandi, mom of Lightning, Deja-vu, and Keisha.
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| 817.10 | Another Bear Story | SQM::MURPHY | Is it Friday yet? | Thu Oct 15 1987 10:47 | 16 |
| About a week ago I purchased two of the Digital Bears on sale in
Health Services here at Spit Brook Rd. facility. One for my office
and the other I gave to my Mom (who is 80 years old and at one time
worked for DEC as a TAG). Since her stroke and 2 heart attacks
she's been confined more or less to my apt. She loved the gift
and decided to keep it on her bed during the day.
Well, last night it was so funny as my latest cat addition to the
family, D.P. Gremlin, got on the bed and curled right up with that
bear (nicknamed "Digi" by my Mom). D.P. put one of his big, double
paws up on Digi and snuggled in for his nap. We all got such a
kick out of it and I got some cute snapshots too. Can't resist
when one of the "kids" is hamming it up. (Now I know what to get
him for Christmas this year.)
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| 817.11 | | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen, Sweetie, Holly; in Calif. | Thu Oct 15 1987 14:53 | 2 |
| What's a Digital Bear? (We're out in the boonies here.)
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| 817.12 | Not DEC BEER (not DEC mugs, either!) | GLINKA::GREENE | | Thu Oct 15 1987 15:07 | 11 |
| You mean your cost center manager didn't give one to all cat-owners
at your facility???
Seriously: they are little teddy bears with DIGITAL T-shirts.
and they are CUTE!
I didn't know they were for sale. I had seen some that were
for distribution to customers at last year's DECUS.
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| 817.13 | little to do with cats, but ... | INK::KALLIS | Make Hallowe'en a National holiday. | Thu Oct 15 1987 15:29 | 17 |
| Re .last_two:
This goes _way_ back in Digital history. Many, many years ago,
when we introduced the PDP-8, not too many people knew about
minicomputers; to counter the intimidation the word "computer" evoked
in some people, Digital started advertising camopaigns about "approach-
ability" of the PDP-8. To emphasize this, included in the ad pictures
were teddy bears.
Teddy bears pervaded a number of ads, and it got so when someone
bought a PDP-8, they asked where their teddy bear was. For a
(mercifully, short) while, we actually supplied a teddy bear with
PDP-8 end-user systems.
I guess at DECUS, someone took up the Teddy bear theme again.
Steve Kallis, Jr.
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| 817.14 | | CIRCUS::KOLLING | Karen, Sweetie, Holly; in Calif. | Thu Oct 15 1987 15:46 | 6 |
| Re: last 3
I'm starting to feel really deprived. Can someone ask the bear
dispenser if there's a way for folks in the field to buy one? Maybe
they can be sent thru the interoffice mail :-)
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| 817.15 | Get yer bears here! | CROW::TAMIR | | Thu Oct 15 1987 16:31 | 8 |
| We still have bears...and only $8.00! The funds go to employee
activities here at ZK. If you want a bear or two, I will be glad
to send them off to you.
I'm located at ZKO2-3/R56.
Mary
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| 817.16 | ZK Employee Activities? What do we have at ML? | GLINKA::GREENE | | Thu Oct 15 1987 17:01 | 6 |
| Okay...Just what kind of "employee activities?"
You guys sit around playing with teddy bears??? Whatever will
you do after you sell them all?
:-)
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| 817.17 | We're in the Market | SQM::MURPHY | Is it Friday yet? | Thu Oct 15 1987 17:04 | 3 |
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Sell our Digital Totebags, of course!
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| 817.18 | CATS AND VAX's. | SRFSUP::ALLEN | Equestrian Lady | Thu Oct 15 1987 17:14 | 11 |
| Just a side note to add: Some years ago, Digital had proposals
that went to customers with color photos (probley still do), but
one of the salesreps knew I loved cats and brought me a photo.
This photo has two black kittens on top of a 11/750 and a full grown
black cat on top of the 11/780. Mamma cat looking down onto the
two babies. I have it framed and in my office. I get a lot of
questions regarding the photo,"How did you get the cats into the
computer room? and How did you manage to get them to stay on top
of the computers?"
Linda
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| 817.19 | Don't miss the Omibus | VAXWRK::SKALTSIS | Deb | Thu Oct 15 1987 20:29 | 5 |
| RE: .13
Steve, they weren't computers; they were Programmable Data Processors!
Deb (who works on PDP-11s)
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| 817.20 | Bear hunt | CLUSTA::TAMIR | | Mon Oct 19 1987 10:51 | 13 |
| No mas...no mas....
Due to the overwhelming response (I was bear-ied in requests), I
am fresh out of bears. The only source I know of right now is employee
activities in the Hudson, Ma. plant.
Bears are currently flying off to Holland, California, and a few
other places.
re: .14...PDPs...heck, I worked on PDP-5s! Now, that's old...
Mary
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| 817.21 | | NRADM1::CONGER | | Mon Oct 19 1987 16:35 | 4 |
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Mary, I think there might be more bears at NRO....
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| 817.22 | BEDFORD, MASS | RHODES::WARD | Is there intelligent life down here? | Tue Oct 20 1987 04:31 | 6 |
| Take a class at Bedford, Mass and pick up your bear at the Bookstore.
The last time I looked they had several. I would offer to send
them out, but I leave before they open.
Bernice
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| 817.23 | Try MK01 | TOPDOC::TRACHMAN | | Fri Nov 06 1987 12:13 | 3 |
| Gee, they may have some up here in Merrimack (MK-01). Call personnel.
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