I pass out the b-cards to new employees, and I’ve always said as I do “here’s your ears!”
No one ever gets it. I personally think it’s funny as hell, knowing my company as I do.
I’m just weird. :o
No, I wouldn’t. What’s it from?
No idea what “here’s your ears” refers too. Also, no idea what a “b-card” is.
A b-card is a birthday card but I have no idea why ears come with it.
Nope.
What company, is this a quote from something I don’t recognize, what do ears have to do with cards?
Huh. I would have guessed “business cards” in this context, but that doesn’t help me figure out what “here’s your ears” means, either. Never heard the phrase.
I had to google it, even then I’m not sure this is what you’re talking about. B-cards are business cards, and they’re your way of welcoming new employees to the [Mickey Mouse] club?
Chrissake, I’m 55 years old and even I’m too young to remember the Mickey Mouse Club. DGH, you need some newer pop culture references.
It says it aired from 1955 to 1996…? I have never seen it. Not my style of programming at all, not even as a kid.
Yeah, but the only version people knew or cared about was the 1955-60 original.
That I agree with; I had no idea it just went on and on and on…
It didn’t, really. It’s misleading to say that it ran from 1955 to 1996. What is the “it” that said that to you? Whatever it is, it lied to you! 
The original Mickey Mouse Club aired in the 1950s. That’s what most people think of when they think of “The Mickey Mouse Club” (to the extent that they think of it at all).
There was a revival in 1977, and a second revival in 1989, but it’s not like the show was running continuously all that time.
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Wikipedia! I didn’t read in too much detail so I didn’t notice the breaks.
Maybe if you would have said “Here’s your ears Annette” or “Here’s your ears Cubby.”
Yeah, my 65-year-old father may get the reference, but then he’s unlikely to be starting a new job anytime soon. I’m sure DummyGladHands doesn’t actually expect anyone to get it, which gives him a good excuse to wax nostalgic and complain about “kids these days” or something. 
I’m familiar with the original Mickey Mouse Club (which I saw in syndicated reruns), and I NEVER would have made the connection between getting cards of any kind and the MMC.
Furthermore, I’ve never heard business cards referred to as “b-cards”.
The OP completely lost me, and I’m arguably the target audience.
Sorry – it’s definitely too obscure and tortured.
Thanks!!!
(sorry, we say B-cards around here for business cards, never have heard it for birthday cards)
Just wanted to see if anyone else remembered the admittedly obscure reference.
Adding Cubby and Annette would ruin it–especially if the employee’s name was John. Or Max. Or Barbara.
Just out of curiosity, how long do these new employees stick around?
Younger employees with kids might know “Now we’ve got ears, it’s time for cheers.”
But they would still be like “er, what does that have to do with birthdays?”