Word: idea
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Then the bank would accept them--for deposit only, the sum to be held against my account until the bank got around to its own count. The message seemed clear: even banks don't want pennies. By the way, that penny dish at many checkout points is a nice idea, but it doesn't help. I contribute often but rarely withdraw because I wither under the lethal stare of the cashier, who I assume has a penny jar far larger than...
...what about my principles? Had I gone soft when presented with a gleaming new PC? Not quite. The company had no idea I don't drive a BMW or own a cell phone or make $150,000 per annum, contrary to my claims on the application. And I decided I didn't really care if Free-PC knew which websites I frequented, so long as it kept its promise never to tell a marketer that I log on to cnn.com three times a week and check my stock portfolio every day. I even found a simple way to make...
...Racing course at 9 in the morning at the Laguna Seca motor speedway in Monterey, Calif. Before the classroom lesson, the instructor, Andrew Shoen, sent me into a room to put on a red racing suit, a helmet, some driving gloves and a fake mustache. The mustache was my idea--it seems to be part of the NASCAR uniform. Much of what Andrew said made sense to me until he got to the double-clutch, heel-toe downshifting maneuver, which is the heart of racing technique. It was at this point that I had to raise my hand and inform...
Looking for ways to improve the bottom line? Try selling the boss on this idea: take all the people in the office on a three-day trip. Fly them to an exotic locale so they can learn kayaking--at his expense...
...platform in the center of a roped-off circle about 30 ft. in diameter. The catch: the team has to do it from outside the circle, using only ropes attached to the can. The members of the group with physical control over the ropes are blindfolded, and have no idea where they are or what they're supposed to be doing. The team has 20 minutes...