Today we went on a tour of one of the biggest envelope making companies in the world. The owner (now retired) is very well-known in the business place and has written many books. I would mention the names but fear that it might be a little too much information for the search engines and wouldn’t want anyone from work finding this site.
We had a special envelope on press that we were checking on and were asked to take a tour and grab some lunch. The tour was very good but let me assure you that you still should never, ever lick an envelope as long as you are on this planet. Please – just don’t do it.
Once the tour was over we were in the conference room and were admiring all the magazine covers hung on the wall. The owner was on all of them and we are talking major magazines like Time and Newsweek (blah, blah, blah). So the sales chick comes back in and finds us checking them out so she suggests that we take a mini tour of his office.
YES PEOPLE!!!! HIS OFFICE!!!!!
We are like – “HELL YA!” Ok, so we didn’t really say that but you know what I mean right?
So we get in there and here are autographed boxing gloves from MUHAMMED ALI and pictures of him with JANE FONDA, LARRY KING, SKIP GAGE, KENNY ROGERS, CURT CARLSON, MUHAMMED ALI, EVANDER HOLIFIELD and people I recognized but didn’t know their names. His office was like a shrine to all these very amazing people and places, pictures, autographed books and awards and, and, and….
HOLY OVERLOAD BATMAN!! It was the coolest thing ever!
On the way out of his office the walls were lined with framed letters from very famous people… MUHAMMED ALI, BOB DOLE, JESSIE VENTURA, NORM COLEMEN, DONALD TRUMP, ROBERT REFORD, JACK KEMPT and those are the ones I can remember.
Three letters stick out and I will tell you what they said but don’t QOUTE me because seriously, I am going off my memory here.
“YOUR WELCOME VERY MUCH!!” ß Printed in a 14pt font bolded and rather large for the paper
Your friend,
MOHAMMED ALI
P.S. I had to tell {someone} who you were so they knew who I was talking about. ß Obviously that was a joke because this person knew who he was
“Cut the shit and start taking my calls or I will take your endorsement out of my book.” ßjoking
ROBERT
(signed Bob)
“…I have finished reading your book and now I know how you became as successful as you have. I think they should prescribe this book for all business colleges.”
DONALD TRUMP
The Donald said prescribe. Doesn’t that sound odd? Plus, Donald Trump has the weirdest looking signature I have ever seen but it was very neat looking.
Anyway, so after that we took off to the Nicollet Island Inn in
Even being gone that long – it was worth it. I mean, I got to see a piece of history today and experience something most people never will all because we printed some envelope.
Some days, my job rocks the house!!
2 comments:
i think i know who you're talking about.
Gee, It sure is nice to hear that you get to see and do all these things.
Someday I will grow up and do it too.
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