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Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 23:03:00 -0800 (PST)
From: jeffrey.oh@enron.com
To: susan.rance@enron.com, kristin.quinn@enron.com, kourtney.nelson@enron.com, 
	lhoang@gladstone.uoregon.edu, kathyb@gladstone.uoregon.edu, 
	apatel@gladstone.uoregon.edu, flip_passion@hotmail.com, 
	grace.rodriguez@enron.com, tracy.ngo@enron.com, kate.symes@enron.com
Subject: FW: words to live by
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> > > >
> > > > > > A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo,
> >and
> > > > > > when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at
>the
> > > back
> > > > > > that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the
>herd
> >as
> > > a
> > > > > > whole, because the general speed and health of the whole is
> >maintained
> > > > > > or even improved by the regular culling of the weakest members.
> > > > > > In much the same way, the human brain can operate only as fast
>as
> >the
> > > > > > slowest brain cells through which the electrical signals pass.
> >Recent
> > > > > > epidemiological studies have shown that while excessive intake
>of
> > > > > > alcohol kills off brain cells, it attacks the slowest and
>weakest
> > > > > > brain cells first. Thus, regular consumption of beer helps
> >eliminate
> > > the
> > > > > > weaker cells, constantly making the brain a faster and more
> >efficient
> > > > > > machine. The result of this in-depth study verifies and
>validates
> >the
> > > > > > causal link between all-weekend parties and job related
> >performance.
> > > > > > It also explains why, after a few short years of leaving a
> >university
> > > > > and
> > > > > > getting married, most professionals cannot keep up with the
> > > > > > performance of the new graduates. Only those few that stick to
>the
> > > > > strict
> > > > > > regimen of voracious alcoholic consumption can maintain the
> > > intellectual
> > > > > > levels that they achieved during their college years.
> > > > > > So, this is a call to arms. As our country is losing its
> >technological
> > > > > > edge, we must not shudder in our homes. Get back into the bars.
> >Quaff
> > > > > > that pint. Your company and country need you to be at your peak,
> >and
> > > > > > you shouldn't deny yourself the career that you could have. Take
> >life
> > > by
> > > > > > the bottle and be all that you can be.
> > > > > > Forward this to all of your friends, acquaintances and
>co-workers
> >that
> > > > > > may be in danger of losing their edge.
> > > > > >



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