Thanks Jenny, very creative.
Merry Christmas
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From: "Genny Gibbard" <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 11:01:03 AM
Subject: [TN] Twas the night, Technet style
This was sent out several years ago - I grabbed it and revised it for an
internal company version a couple of times.
I sent it back out to Technet a few years ago. I thought I would update
it just a touch and resend it again. Searching the archives, it seems
the original author of the Technet version may have been Jeff Ferry, as
much as 9-10 years ago.
Since I won't be in tomorrow, I thought I would send this out today.
Merry Christmas!
Apologies to Clement Clarke Moore.
TechNet Night Before Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas and out in the shop, the lines were
shut down, I had just stowed the mop. The tweezers and cutters were
stored with great care, in hopes that St. Crawford soon would be there.
The boards were all shielded in boxes and bags, serial numbers were
marked on their little white tags. My ESD smock and wrist strap put
away, I was ready to leave on this icy cold day.
When back in the shop I heard such a clatter, I sprang to my feet to see
what was the matter. Out onto the floor I flew with a flair, tore open
the ovens and shut off the air.
The glow of dim lights on the conductive tile floor, got me to thinking
how to give our next tour. When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
but an IPC icon, with TechNet engineers.
Arms full of old documents, lap top on his back, I knew in a moment it
must be St. Jack. As sharp as can be these TechNetters came, and he
whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
"Now, INGE! now, DEWEY! now, PAULS and HILLMAN! On, ENGLEMEIER! on,
ELLIS! on, GREGORY and STADEM! To the top of the rack! to the top of the
wall! Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
He was dressed in a lab coat, from neck to his waist. It was covered
with conformal coat and old solder paste. A pocket protector full of
pencils and pens. He kept mumbling and mumbling the number six-ten.
His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry! His cheeks were
like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up
like a bow, and the hair on his head was as white as the snow.
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, and the smoke it
encircled his head like a wreath. He had a broad face and a little round
belly, that shook, when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, and I laughed when I saw
him, in spite of myself. A wink of his eye and a twist of his head, soon
gave me to know I had nothing to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, releasing new
standards, then turned with a jerk; and laying his finger aside of his
nose, and giving a nod, through the air duct he rose.
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, and away they all
flew like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove
out of sight, "HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOODNIGHT!"
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