“If there is a next time. ………. Big Guy frowns on failure.”
“Calm down. He always hands projects to rookies proposed by
the liberal whack jobs on the Board. Did it to me my second assignment, eons
ago.”
“Why that no good Bast…….”
“ Be careful. His eyes and ears are everywhere. Develin
landed in the basement, distributing office supplies after using the F-word.
Big Guy hates the F-word.
“It’s not fair. I was handed a no win project and expected
to succeed.”
“Welcome to the big leagues kid. Fair doesn’t exist.”
“Friggin attachments were the problem.”
“Attachments? …… He’s been known to toss the Liberals a bone
on occasion. They do propose good ideas sometimes.”
“Give me some examples.”
“They came up with trees, flowers, and butterflies. …………
What were the attachments?”
First was Free Will. Really? Folks thinking for themselves?…….
Riiiiight. Next, the laugher notion, procreation should be pleasurable. And
last, Evolution. Allowing denial of his existence, well, it seems
counterproductive.”
“Sounds like a mess alright. Maybe Big Guy will send his
cocky kid down to straighten things out. ……. But enough shop talk. Pass me that
sacrificial wine. My glass is empty.”
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After the break is the longer original version - about 500 words
“If there is a next time.
I blew it. You know how the Big
Guy feels about failure to perform. I’m
just out of the mail room. How am I
going the move up now?”
“Calm down. He
expected you to fail. He always hands
off projects to rookies that were conjured up by those liberal whack jobs on
the Board. “
“Hmm ……. But doesn’t this blow his infallibility record?”
“His record is just fine.
It is your record that is not and now, never will be. He will claim Plausible Deniability. I am sure you have heard the term. Who’s going argue with him anyway. He does likes nipping any potential
competition in the bud. Did it to me on
my second assignment, eons ago.”
“Why that no good Bast…….”
“Ah, Ah …….. Be careful.
You and I both know he has eyes and ears everywhere. And given his position on Blasphemy, well,
let’s just say, that’s how Develin ended up in the basement in charge of office
supplies. …. But don’t worry, it was Develin’s constant use of the F-word. Big Guy absolutely hates the F-word. Using the B-words might just get you dressed
down and a scar or two.”
“Well, it’s just not fair.
I was handed a project saddled with impossible provisions and expected
to succeed.”
“Fair’s got nothing to do with it. Welcome to the big leagues kid. …………. Uh, I read that proposal and nothing
struck me as impossible, with the exception of the timeline and you beat
that. Seven days is not much time to get
things up and rolling. And here you are,
back a day early and sipping wine with me.”
“Did you spot the three addendums the Libs on the board
insisted on at the bottom?”
“Addendums? No, I just
read the original draft. …….. But you know
the Big Guy throws the Liberals a bone every once in awhile. After all, they do have some good ideas
sometimes.”
“Yeah sure they do.
Gimme some examples.”
“Well they came up with trees, flowers, and mountains with
snow on top. ………. And of course there are the butterflies. I just love the butterflies. …… Anyway, what
were the three addendums?”
“They may have hit it out of the park with the butterflies,
but they handed me some real stinkers.
The first one was Free Will. …….. Allowing folks to make up their own
minds. What’s up with that? ……. Then I was to allow pleasurable
procreation. They’ll fill the place up
like rabbits on Cialis. And finally, the
worst one is something called Evolution.
Don’t really understand it, but it gives the impression we had nothing
to do with their creation.”
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