Programming interruption

We're interrupting the regularly scheduled Seven Deadly Sins programming to bring you a special update.

A couple of news items, really.

Firstly, expateek wants you to know that the life of an artiste is damned difficult. This morning, Mr D gave expateek a funny look at about 6am, which meant that the whole damned photo-shoot had to be taken down just so that he could eat breakfast on the breakfast table.

For the love of Mike.

All the extras were on set. The stars had rehearsed their lines and were ready to go. The props guys had wrangled the obelisk into position, which was no mean feat considering the outside temperatures and the traffic this morning in Warsaw.

And then Mr Electricity decides he wants his muesli and yoghurt at the kitchen table.

Now we know how Stanley Kubrick felt when he was trying to get just the right effects using state-of-the-art front projection techniques. The frustration of trying over and over and over again. Miles of film wasted. Hours lost. It's just hell to be an innovator, a visionary. Only the truly brilliant can share in the excitement. The others just calmly tuck into their muesli, drive off to their day jobs, and, well, actually fund the whole operation. Whatever.

So. Only quiet ranting and raving on the set, non? Shhhhh!

Anyway, yes, where were we? Of course! It's the remake of 2001: A Space Odyssey. And it is coming out en français!!! Because it is almost the week of the annual meeting of electricity in Paris! A few days of fun and electrifying new marketing techniques! A shockingly exciting display of world-class high-and-low-voltage solutions! And all employees can make the circuit and light up when they encounter old friends and new! So we are creating a thrilling video presentation which will ignite the passion for continuing the corporate vision.

Yes! Or rather, Oui!

But first... the opening address.

Everyone is so excited.

They are beside themselves,
not knowing whether to laugh...

or to cry.

It is this new! This ground-breaking.

Circuit breakers! Programmable controllers!
Low voltage capacitor banks! Whoo hoo!

The suspense builds.

The camera pans away and...



Yes! (Or rather Oui!)

It is the obelisk of electrical knowledge!

Suddenly, the light changes, and...

everything is illuminated...

Aaaaaaaaand.... it's a wrap. Good work, boys! See you in Paris.

Or not. If your contract's canceled between now and then, don't book a flight, okay? The Company won't be reimbursing you.

Ta ta!



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