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Back in the dot-com days, I worked for a consulting company that was known for their foos-playing. It was an addiction for some of these people, I am sure.
A former co-worker wrote an Ode to that time, and those people in:
The Foosball Wizard
(dedicated to XOR programmers everywhere)
Ever since he was a new hire,
He used to roam the halls.
From top floor to the break room,
His orbit saw them all.
Ask him what he's workin' on
He'll say you have some gall.
That overpaid programmer
Sure plays a mean foosball.
From the start of morning coffee,
To the end of Beer Friday.
Always in the breakroom,
Furious foosball play.
Does he have a supervisor?
What's he do all day?
That overpaid programmer
Sure plays a mean foosball.
He's a Perl programmer,
There has to be a catch.
That overpaid programmer,
Really makes some scratch!
[HR DIRECTOR]
Who does he really work for?
[GREG JACOBSON (CEO)]
I don't know!
[HR DIRECTOR]
I'll look into it.
[FOOSBALL WIZARD]
Well, he ain't got no distractions,
Doesn't fill out a timesheet.
Who cares about utilization,
He's the foosball guy to beat.
Always wins the tourney,
Even when he has to cheat,
That overpaid programmer
Sure plays a mean foosball.
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