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Subject:Re: The mushroom syndrome From:Arlen P Walker <Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 19 Jan 1999 09:07:00 -0600
He recognized the problem, wasn't happy with it either and described
my situation in the best way I ever heard: You're suffering
from the mushroom syndrome: you sit and grow in the dark and they
only feed you crap (or sh*t as he said). At least he understands.
Feel happy you don't have a full blown case of it:
"I must be a mushroom. They keep me in the dark, feed me BS, and every time
I pop my head up they cut it off."
(Old Air Force saying.)
Have fun,
Arlen
Chief Managing Director In Charge, Department of Redundancy Department
DNRC 224
Arlen -dot- P -dot- Walker -at- JCI -dot- Com
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