Re-animated Darwinian Halloween Escapades
No one is safe when the laws of survival collide with the abandon of Halloween…
- Invite zombies to your house, but only if they bring their own versions of treats
- See how many candles can be packed into a giant pumpkin by lighting it indoors first
- Have a ‘Time Warp’ party for those still trying to reach the planet idolized in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Set a ‘Treehouse of Horror’ episode in the branches of a gigantic Venus fly trap
- Make an oil coated costume which is part fluorescent and part phosphorescent
- Hold auditions for best presentation by a ghost in an authentic haunted house
- Challenge gangs in dark alleys to see if they prefer tricks or treats
- Hold a body snatchers party and neglect to keep track of the comings and goings
- Invite a real politician to terrorize the neighbourhood by glad-handing
- Put on eerie music without regard that it continues playing when the power goes off
Whoa! The Orphan Client
When I was in the financial services industry, one of the client servicing issues I dealt with, on the insurance side, concerned what have been termed ‘orphan clients’.
Such clients came about from departed representatives, tending to fall into a category of not high priority allocation, or at least not priority follow-up. They might be awaiting a trigger for administrative staff to arrange a replacement agent. (These times were on the cusp of tighter compliance expectations.) (more…)
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