This is probably very old to some, but I've only just stumbled upon it (courtesy of Best Beloved) and I just can't get enough of it. If you want to see a bigger version, just type 'cat herding' into Google Movies. Fun!
"EDS - Ross Perot's company, that's how he made his fortune" sez the beloved. He uses the expression "it's like herding cats" to describe exactly their situation - computer nerds, lots of 'em, all with different ideas....
I can imagine the company being rich and wacky. BB was shown it at a regional services conference in Tasmania! Gawd nly knows what point they were trying to illustrate.
Ah, early 2000! Just before the dot-com bubble burst, when IT companies were blowing enormous amounts of other people's money on elaborate Superbowl ads to promote awareness of their vaguely-defined services.
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Heh heh - I don't even LIKE cats but that was pretty funny =o)
ReplyDeleteHeh, love it! Funny how the one that was said to have scratched the face of the Sam Shephard look alike bore a distinct resemblance to Fleacity.
ReplyDeleteOh. My. God.
ReplyDeleteI sat there in a trance till the guy sneezed and then I started to howl and cackle and snort.
Madam (right) didn't think it was funny at all.
It's sheer gold, isn't it? I'm a pathological ad hater, but I want this team's babies.
ReplyDeleteLint rollers! They had lint rollers!
ReplyDeleteBless you, Ducky.
Awesome.... made my day. THe catboys were perfect, just perfect.
ReplyDelete"EDS - Ross Perot's company, that's how he made his fortune" sez the beloved. He uses the expression "it's like herding cats" to describe exactly their situation - computer nerds, lots of 'em, all with different ideas....
ReplyDeleteI loved it.
I can imagine the company being rich and wacky. BB was shown it at a regional services conference in Tasmania! Gawd nly knows what point they were trying to illustrate.
ReplyDeletefantastic :)
ReplyDeleteAh, early 2000! Just before the dot-com bubble burst, when IT companies were blowing enormous amounts of other people's money on elaborate Superbowl ads to promote awareness of their vaguely-defined services.
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