From: darth router (darklordrouter@gmail.com)
Date: Tue Dec 18 2007 - 06:02:45 ART
Haha, Joe, yep, you gotta wonder when the office golden boy has a new Cisco
cert hanging on the wall on a weekly basis. Can you say brain dumping?
Sheeeesh! There ought to be a brain dump reporting hotline. hehe
:)
On 12/17/07, Erik Nixon <sneaky_nx@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> you both gave some good laughs there.. lol especially about the NDA!!!
>
>
>
> > From: joe@affirmedsystems.com
> > To: darklordrouter@gmail.com; gary.duncanson@googlemail.com
> > CC: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: RE: Dodgy plaques
> > Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:57:27 -0500
> >
> > Darth,
> >
> > You are truly a dark lord of the sith... That is the funniest story I
> have
> > heard in a long time... How evil!
> >
> > I would have taken all the csco certs and told him some guy from Cisco
> came
> > by at lunch and said something thing about him breaking the NDA?
> >
> > LOL
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> > darth router
> > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 9:33 PM
> > To: Gary Duncanson
> > Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: Re: Dodgy plaques
> >
> > Gary,
> >
> > Funny! There was a guy at my last job who framed and hung all his certs
> in
> > the office. He had them organized in order of importance. I swapped the
> A+
> > one and put it in first place over his cisco certs.
> > It was all fun and games until he came back to his office and had a
> > hissy fit like a 2 year old :)
> > Ok, seeing the blow up was pretty fun too :)
> >
> > Cisco would be doing the right thing by supplying quality paper/frame to
> the
> > people who dumped 1200-1400 bucks who knows how many times.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 12/17/07, Gary Duncanson <gary.duncanson@googlemail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I don't know. Where I work, if you were to swan around wearing a CCIE
> > > bomber
> > > jacket people would find it very amusing I'm sure. Sat opposite two
> > > grizzled
> > > CCIEs for a year. No jackets, no plaques. All my certs and pins stay
> at
> > > home where they belong.
> > >
> > > CCIE number plate in hex might be fun though but that's just me. Im
> not
> > > sure
> > > it will work now though as I think max digits in the UK is 7 on a
> plate?
> > >
> > > Didn't you used to get a small medal or something for passing this
> thing?
> > > The quality of certs etc are rubbish these days but then vendors do
> hate
> > > our
> > > guts ;)
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "darth router" <darklordrouter@gmail.com>
> > > To: "Erik Nixon" <sneaky_nx@hotmail.com>
> > > Cc: "Colin McNamara" <colin@2cups.com>; "Cisco certification"
> > > <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 10:11 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Dodgy plaques
> > >
> > >
> > > > It's funny how Cisco doesn't care about peddling garbage to its most
> > > elite
> > > > soldiers. Don't you guys think that people in the CCIE program might
> be
> > > > looking here and realizing people are ticked off that Cisco is
> devaluing
> > > > the
> > > > certification in small ways like giving us crappy looking paper
> certs
> > > and
> > > > plaques? It really is bad business. Image is important.
> > > >
> > > > DR
> > > >
> > > > On 12/17/07, Erik Nixon <sneaky_nx@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> I think that he should ;)
> > > >>
> > > >> > Subject: RE: Dodgy plaques> From: colin@2cups.com> To:
> > > >> ccielab@groupstudy.com> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:17:56 -0800> > I
> know
> > > >> of
> > > >> a
> > > >> guy at ATT that has CCIE4ME. A friend who had 4 CCIE's at> the time
> was
> > > >> talking about getting ME4CCIE just to mess with him ;)> > > -- >
> Colin
> > > >> McNamara> (858)208-8105> CCIE #18233,RHCE,GCIH >
> http://www.2cups.com>
> > > >
> > > >> "The
> > > >> difficult we do immediately, the impossible just takes a little
> > > longer">
> > > >> >
> > > >> On
> > > >> Mon, 2007-12-17 at 12:45 -0800, Erik Nixon wrote:> > Or a liscense
> > > >> plate...> >
> > > >> > > I have seen 2 great liscense plates in the cisco parking lot.>
> > >
> > > >
> > > >> > > 1
> > > >> of
> > > >> em reads "MR. TCP/IP> > the other "LWAPP:> > > > NICE!> > > > >
> Date:
> > > >> Mon,
> > > >> 17
> > > >> Dec 2007 15:13:08 -0500> From: dnewman@datasc.com> To:> >
> > > >> darbyweaver@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Dodgy plaques> CC:> >
> > > >> joe@affirmedsystems.com; Howard.F.Rahmlow@unisys.com;> >
> > > >> Phillip.Day@telindus.co.uk; ccielab@groupstudy.com> > I hear
> tattoos
> > > are
> > > >> the>
> > > >> > best way to show off your number and logo> > On 12/17/07, Darby
> > > Weaver>
> > > >> >
> > > >> <darbyweaver@yahoo.com> wrote:> >> > Well, if I ever get around to
> > > >> getting> >
> > > >> mine, I think> > I'm going to one of my old employers and ask to
> have>
> > > >
> > > >> it> >
> > > >> laser-etched on to either a piece of quality metal> > (to be
> > > determined)
> > > >> or> >
> > > >> maybe to a piece of ornate> > glass/mirror type material.> >> >> >
> ---
> > > >> Joseph>
> > > >> > Brunner <joe@affirmedsystems.com> wrote:> >> > > I don't give 2
> > > squirts
> > > >> of>
> > > >> > Hershey's chocolate into a> > > drunk's underwear what> > > Cisco
> > > >> > thinks
> > > >> of>
> > > >> > the program!> > >> > > If they outsourced the production of their
> > > >> plaques> >
> > > >> >> > to China, well, no> > > surprise they are junk! Everything
> that
> > > >> >> > comes
> > > >> from> >> > > that hellhole of a> > > country whether its poorly
> glued
> > > >> $135
> > > >> Sketchers> > >> > Sneakers, kid's bookbags,> > > "tommy the tank
> > > engine"
> > > >> trains painted in DDT> > laced> > > paint, or CCIE plaques,> > >
> its
> > > all
> > > >> crap,
> > > >> and guaranteed to fall> > apart fast.> > >> > > I'll never go
> there,
> > > and
> > > >> they'll never have me. I'm> > >> > happy to be a CCIE> > > because
> I
> > > >> value
> > > >> the
> > > >> program, and how it changed my> >> > > life ("man up"). If you> > >
> > > want
> > > >> a
> > > >> tough plaque, you can get one custom> > made> > > from Nickel
> Silver &>
> > > >
> > > >> >
> > > >> Mahogany from your local custom/engraving> > shop. Just> > > bring
> them
> > > >> the
> > > >> Cisco> > > Logo's (corporate & CCIE) in .eps> > format, or just> >
> >
> > > >> convert
> > > >> the ccie paper> > > certificate into a .eps and> > they can
> digitize to
> > > >> be> >
> > > >> > engraved into nickel> > > siver, and then mounted> > on real
> mahogany
> > > >> hardwood.> > > When I get mine made,> > > I'll post a picture> >
> for
> > > the
> > > >> group.> > >> > > -Joe> > >> > > -----Original Message-----> > >
> From:>
> > > >
> > > >> nobody@groupstudy.com> > > [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf
> Of>
> > > >
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> Rahmlow, Howard F.> > > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 11:30 AM> >
> >
> > > >> To:>
> > > >> >
> > > >> Phillip Day; Cisco certification> > > Subject: RE: Dodgy plaques> >
> >>
> > > >
> > > >> >
> > > >> Wow> > - You got a whole one - Mine was busted in the> > > box. I
> won't
> > > >> hang
> > > >> it> > >> > my office - The paper cert looks better. I work with> >
> > a
> > > 10
> > > >> year
> > > >> CCIE, and>> > > > yes I'm proud to be a CCIE, but not of the
> plaque.> >
> > > >
> > > >> You
> > > >> put them side> > by> > > side, and you have to wonder what Cisco
> thinks
> > > >> of> >
> > > >> > the program.> >> > >> > > Howard> > > -----Original Message----->
> > >
> > > >> From:>
> > > >> > nobody@groupstudy.com> > > [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On
> Behalf
> > > Of>
> > > >> > >>
> > > >> > Phillip Day> > > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 4:26 AM> > > To:
> > > >> > Cisco>
> > > >> >
> > > >> certification> > > Subject: Dodgy plaques> > >> > > Guys,> > >> > >
> > > Just>
> > > >> >
> > > >> though I would share my experience with my new> > > plaque. It
> came> >
> > > >>
> > > >> >
> > > >> through> > > the post on Friday and so straight away I gave it> > >
> > > pride
> > > >> of>
> > > >> > place on the> > > chimney breast. Two days later the plaque came>
> > >
> > > >> unstuck> > from its plastic> > > backing and fell, smashing some
> > > >> porcelain
> > > >> my
> > > >> wife> > >> > created.> > > Just wondered if anyone else had a
> poorly
> > > >> made>
> > > >> > >
> > > >> plaque or if> > I was just> > > unlucky and should order another
> one.>
> > > >
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> > I suppose I> > should just be grateful I've got it> > > really!>
> > >>
> > > >
> > > >> >
> > > >> Phill> > >> > >> >> >
> > > >>
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