We represent a bankruptcy Trustee in ABC Company’s bankruptcy. Previously, ABC had bought XYZ company when it went bankrupt. The Trustee has to get as much money into the bankruptcy estate as possible to pay off ABC’s creditors. This involves (if necessary) suing people who owe ABC money.
One of these defendants actually filed a letter containing the following with the bankruptcy court, as part of his “proof” that he doesn’t owe ABC any money:
Wow, what a cogent legal argument! We were going to move for summary judgment, but since you say it’s “BULLSHIT,” well, I guess we better dismiss our case, huh? I’m sure you really impressed the judge with your intelligence and grace as well - we’re probably in real trouble when we get to trial! Stupid jerk.
The utter stupidty of people has never failed to astonish me. Working with the public guarantees me a straight shot to heaven when I die: I’ve already had my hell on earth.
Today at ten to five, I go to the press room (damn decent bunch of hardworking guys there) I need to attach an insertion order to a set of negatives (we call them 'films) for an ad running Monday.
The films arent in the press room. ALL films eventually end up in the press room. So press room man says: call production. I already did, I reply, THEY say the films must have come down.
We look all over - no films.
I must have films, or provincial ad for T%y@ta does not run!!
I call upstairs AGAIN, they give me to the floor manager (who is a Munster-like Moron).
I explain sweetly that I need these films.
“well, we have lots of film up here”
OK,says I, but I have to locate these films right away.
" well, we got rolls and rolls of films"
(losing patience now) So what should I do ken? Tell T%y&ta that we cant print their ad because you have too many films up there?
Yup, he says, tell them that.
I was extremely fucking mad. It is his goddamn motherfucking JOB to know where this shit is, and if not, then to find it. They make incredible mistakes - the wrong date on the pages, spelling errors on the HEADLINES! late proofs- -constant late proofs! And you know what happens when they get reamed out?
NOTHING!
why?
U-N-I-O-N!
Lazy fuckers! the ad reps have told them: we need proofs! our clients are refusing to pay for ads if they dont sign off on a proof, we cant be getting proofs at 10pm, when the paper prints before dawn!
To which the ‘union’ replies: tough.
I could go on and on…sorry for the hijack, but it was work related…