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IntroductionAPR |
It all started as a joke, a comment a co-worker made
when we were reviewing projects as part of a corporate initiative.
We had seen these projects before and rejected them before
because they didn't have much benefit. Now as part of new
initiative, they were somehow more attractive? "Bring out
your dead! Bring out all your dead projects! They'll seem
healthy now." This sparked a neuron and suddenly I began
to see allusions to Monty Python and the Holy Grail everywhere
I looked. Isn't business a lot like Monty Python's search for the Holy Grail?
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Coconuts as HorsesAPR 10 |
The movie opens with Arthur and his trusty servant banging coconut
shells together and prancing in a ridiculous fashion to imitate
horse-riding. (Well, actually the movie opens with several minutes of
credits that include fake Swedish, multiple mentions of moose, an
apology by Richard Nixon, and well, you get the drift.) Anyway, the Monty Python crew couldn't afford
horses so they used coconut shells to imitate hoofbeats and
a silly way of prancing with one foot and one arm forward in
a pretend horse posture.
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NEW! The Fighting LauncelotMAY 11
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The tale of Sir Launcelot begins with Launcelot and his
trusty page, Concorde, galloping through the countryside,
still riding pretend horses. Alas, out of nowhere, an arrow
with a message attached fatally wounds Concorde. The note
is from someone held captive in Swamp Castle who is being
forced to marry against their will. Of course, Launcelot
assumes that this is a damsel in distress, and, ever the
opportunist, he seizes the chance to prove his mettle and
launch a daring rescue.
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NEWER! The Killer Bunny RabbitJUNE 4
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We catch up with the Monty Python crew as Tim the Enchanter
leads the gang to the cave where the holy grail is supposed
to be hidden. Only the cave is guarded by the most fearsome
and vicious monster. As the men wait in fear for the monster
to show itself, out hops a bunny rabbit of the white, fluffy
kind. Tim shouts something like “There it is, the beast!”
but the men are confused. It’s only a little bunny rabbit.
Arthur dispatches one of his men to slay the beast, but
to his dismay, ...
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- an illusive objective, bloated egos, a dysfunctional leadership
team, and idiocy all around.