In The Beginning – Dave McGlone

I don’t know where this came from, but it was old when I first saw it on my first job with a DoD contractor – gosh, that’s been mumblety-mumblety years ago … the ink on the printout has faded. It wouldn’t surprise me if it was first written by the Romans.

$\mathpzc{In \; the \; beginning \; Was \; the \; design, \; and \; there \; Was \; the \; Specification.}$

$\mathpzc{And \; the \; Specification \; was \; Without \; meaning, \; and \; the \; Design, \; it \; was \; Void.}$

$\mathpzc{And \; Darkness \; was \; upon \; the \; faces \; of \; the \; implementers \; thereof,}$

$\mathpzc{And \; thusly \; they \; spake \; unto \; The \; Section \; Head:}$

$\mathpzc{``It \; is \; a \; Crock \; of \; Shit, \; and \; it \; Smelleth \; of \; a \; Sewer!''}$

$\mathpzc{And \; The \; Section \; Head \; did \; Taketh \; pity \; upon \; them,}$

$\mathpzc{And \; spaketh \; thusly \; unto \; The \; Manager:}$

$\mathpzc{``It \; is \; a \; container \; of \; Excrement, \; and \; it \; is \; Very \; strong \; such \; that \; None \; may \; Abide \; before \; it.''}$

$\mathpzc{And \; The \; Manager, \; he \; did \; hurrieth \; to \; bring \; glad \; tidings \; Amongst \; his \; peers:}$

$\mathpzc{``Lo, \; it \; is \; a \; vessel \; of \; Fertilizer, \; and \; none \; may \; abide \; its \; Strength!''}$

$\mathpzc{And \; the \; Managers, \; they \; did \; cry \; Out \; unto \; The \; Vice-Presidents:}$

$\mathpzc{``It \; containeth \; that \; which \; is \; Beneficial \; to \; plants, \; and \; is \; very \; Strong!''}$

$\mathpzc{And \; so \; it \; was \; that \; The \; Vice-Presidents \; rejoiced,}$

$\mathpzc{And \; Did \; hurrieth \; to \; bring \; Glad \; Tidings \; unto \; The \; Board, \; speaking \; thusly:}$

$\mathpzc{``It \; promoteth \; Growth, \; and \; is \; Exceedingly \; powerful!''}$

$\mathpzc{And \; The \; Board, \; knowing \; that \; DOD \; was \; normally \; Saddened \; at \; heart,}$

$\mathpzc{And \; was \; in \; Great \; need \; of \; Encouragement \; in \; the \; face \; of \; Many \; obstacles,}$

$\mathpzc{Did \; Joyously \; proclaim \; unto \; DOD:}$

$\mathpzc{``This \; Powerful \; New \; Design \; Will \; Promote \; The \; Growth \; Of \; The \; Nation!''}$

$\mathpzc{And \; DOD \; did \; look \; upon \; the \; design, \; and \; saw \; that \; it \; was \; Good.}$

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