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Dave Larrington
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In article <[email protected]>,
Michael Press ([email protected]) wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Dane Buson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Dane Buson - [email protected]
> > The Official MBA Handbook on business cards:
> > Avoid overly pretentious job titles such as "Lord of the Realm,
> > Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India" or "Director of Corporate Planning."
>
> Intelligence test: which title does not fit with the other
> three? The first three are typically borne by wielders of
> real power. The fourth only succeeds in painting a
> bulls-eye on the back of the bearer.
>
> Never was there an Emperor of India.
There was and there still is. It's a curry house in Maidenhead.
Moreover, all Kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland from Edward VII to George VI were Emperor of India in addition
to their day jobs.
--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
Jack Hackett for Pope, next time!
Michael Press ([email protected]) wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Dane Buson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Dane Buson - [email protected]
> > The Official MBA Handbook on business cards:
> > Avoid overly pretentious job titles such as "Lord of the Realm,
> > Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India" or "Director of Corporate Planning."
>
> Intelligence test: which title does not fit with the other
> three? The first three are typically borne by wielders of
> real power. The fourth only succeeds in painting a
> bulls-eye on the back of the bearer.
>
> Never was there an Emperor of India.
There was and there still is. It's a curry house in Maidenhead.
Moreover, all Kings of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland from Edward VII to George VI were Emperor of India in addition
to their day jobs.
--
Dave Larrington - <http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/>
Jack Hackett for Pope, next time!