![]() | |
![]() ![]() |
1988 Fools: April Fools pranks from Sun
Return-Path: JCThomas.CPES@dockmaster.arpa Received: by aerospace.aero.org (5.54/6.0.GT) id AA19407; Fri, 1 Apr 88 13:25:16 PST Posted-Date: Fri, 1 Apr 88 16:18 EST Received-Date: Fri, 1 Apr 88 13:25:16 PST Date: Fri, 1 Apr 88 16:18 EST From: JCThomas@dockmaster.arpa Subject: April Fools pranks To: rub@aerospace.aero.org, elliott@aerospace.aero.org Message-Id: <880401211815.346422@DOCKMASTER.ARPA> Forum-Transaction: [0051] in the >site>forum_dir>sug meeting Transaction-Entered-By: Network_Server.Daemon@DOCKMASTER.ARPA Transaction-Entered-Date: 1 Apr 88 12:41 EST From: sundc!joel@Sun.COM Within Sun, there is a a group who calls themselves "The SunKit Racing Team" whose charter in life is to pull an outrageous prank on the senior management of Sun for April Fools Day. The first year, they took Eric Schmidt's (VP of Software Products Division) office apart and rebuilt it on a platform in the middle of a pond complete with working phone. The next year they took a working Volkswagon Bug and reassembled it IN his office. Last year Bill Joys's brand new Ferrarri was found in the middle of another pond appearing to be floating (actually sitting on a platform submerged under about an inch of water). Well, we just got this concerning what they did this year: "This year the wall between Scott and Bernie's office was removed to make a lovely 15 yard dog leg right golf hole. Complete with elevated tee and green. The green is protected by two sand traps and yes there is a small pond. It is completely turfed and a golf cart sits out front with a bumper sticker reading. "Honk if you are a Sun VP". Sporting a Sun Open T-shirt depicting the course layout, Scott teed off from the number 1 hole, a par 4.0 with a driver. He drove the green, but the ball bounced off the back wall and rolled back to the left side of the fairway, near the lake. Selecting a wedge I believe, Scott's second shot came up short in the left sand trap. Asking his caddie, Dr. Schmidt, for the sand wedge, Scott blasted out, but it too bounced off the back wall and came back to rest in the same trap. Using a shorter backswing Scott's fourth shot came up short of the green. Going back to the wedge, Scott promptly chipped in for a bogey 5. Eric was seen raking the trap for Scott." Scott is obviously Scott McNealy, Bernie is Bernie Lacroute Executive Vice President, and Eric is Eric Schmidt (now VP & General Manager, Software Products Division). Happy April Fools Day! - --joel ------------------------------------------------------------------ Return-Path: <sun!rberlin> Date: Fri, 1 Apr 88 08:58:27 PST From: sun!rberlin (Rich Berlin) To: mdb@silvlis.com Subject: April Fools (I swear, this is not a joke.) One of the offices at Son contains (someone else's description) a lovely 15 yard dog leg right golf hole. Complete with elevated tee and green. the green is protected by two sand traps and yes there is a small pond. it is completely turfed and a golf cart sits out front with a bumper sticker reading. "Honk if you are a Sun VP". I am told that other buildings contain a bird sanctuary and a completely functional (i.e. workstation on the net, etc) office in a working elevator. Scary to think what these folks can accomplish the other 364 days.... -- Rich
![]() |