[casual_games] A little humor on a Friday

[Rob C]

No they didn’t call me XXXX, but that would have made it that much funnier. 
I put in the XXXX to protect the innocent.

Rob



>From: Lennard Feddersen <Lennard at RustyAxe.com>
>Reply-To: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List <casual_games at igda.org>
>To: IGDA Casual Games SIG Mailing List <casual_games at igda.org>
>Subject: Re: [casual_games] A little humor on a Friday
>Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 09:58:05 -0700
>
>I worked with a company in Romania a few years ago to do the NGage port of 
>Colony. Took about twice as long as expected (maybe like 2.5 now that I 
>think about it) but the software finally showed up and worked fine so in 
>the end I would consider it again for a project that could be on a slow 
>boat. The price was right.
>
>They didn't really call you XXXXX?
>

>
>
>
>Rob C wrote:
>
>>Hello all,
>>
>>I just wanted to give everyone a little chuckle today and share some of my 
>>nightmare. We are dealing with an overseas company to have one of our 
>>games manufactured, they are months behind schedule and it’s causing me 
>>more than a little stress. I sent them an e-mail last night again 
>>expressing my concern about the delivery date and other such things. I kid 
>>you not this was the reply:
>>
>>Dear XXXXX,
>>
>>We already order plastic material for your projects.
>>
>>Also we think you are worrying too much and we are producing at full speed 
>>for you.
>>
>>Thanks & Regards,
>>XXX
>>XXXXX, XXXXX.
>>
>>
>>I thought this was a riot! It would be much funnier if it wasn’t happening 
>>to me.
>>
>>Rob Carroll
>>