This reminds me of Jimmie Harrington who wanted to develop a presentation of
amusing, or just diverting, RIM anecdotes. He asked his mentor--a formidable
grande dame of records from the Carolinas. When he explained what he wanted
to do she replied:
"Jimmuh, Why  the hell would you want to do that: I've been in records
management for over 40 years, and in all that time there hasn't been a damn
thing happen that was either funny or interesting."



>From: Hugh Smith <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Records Management Program <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: The start of a great records management presentation..
>Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 02:03:14 -0400
>
>From time to time there are requests for anecdotes, case studies etc to
>enhance a message to management about records management.
>
>This story will get you a laugh and then ring home to make your point.
>You begin as follows:
>
>As I present the topic of protecting records and the importance of
>records management to
>our management team I am reminded of an incident that occurred this
>last Sunday in Church.
>
>Our Pastor began his Sermon "Dear Lord," the pastor began, with arms
>extended and
>a rapturous look on his upturned face, "without you we are but dust..."
>
>He would have continued, but at that moment one very obedient little
>girl
>(who was listening carefully for a change) leaned over to her mother and
>asked quite audibly in her shrill, little girl voice,
>"Mommy, WHAT is butt dust?" Well, Church was pretty much over at that
>point...
>
>And this reminded me that if certain people in our company do not
>comply with the records
>management program and assist us in our efforts to truly protect the
>corporate records, and;
>if executive management is sanctioned or fined or even worse imprisoned
>because of errors
>in one of your divisions................... you too will be Butt Dust!!
>
>____
>
>See how that works?
>
>Your thought I couldn't bring it home and make it work for records
>management.  Come on you
>thought I was off track there,  didn't you?
>
>If you like it come see me in Chicago at our booth.  If this was
>totally inappropriate I want you to go see Peter
>in the FileNet Booth and demand I be thrown off the Listserv or ask him
>to demonstrate their product which
>recently won the Pultizer prize for software. If he keeps working he
>can win the Nobel prize like I did.  Larry
>Medina gives out various prestigious awards at the Listserv Party.  You
>have to wait until he has had a few
>of those umbrella drinks though.  I am hoping for an Oscar this year.
>The category is best performance by
>a non records manager.  Since I will be the only one there in that
>category I like my chances.
>
>Hugh Smith
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