Re: “Specifiers do it with 6 digits” or “Specifiers are polydactyl”?
Only Specifiers are united in 50 Divisions!
Nah! Too much of an insider thing-- we need to say soemthing the public comes close to understanding.
Rather brilliantly done in mine at 7:31 AM [above]!!! OK, Lynn, we’ll do the date better!!
Ohhhh…I wasn’t reading it as a date, but as division numbers…
Ditto, Doug
Held out as long as I could, but just couldn’t resist:
Specifiers keep SPECS intact.
Specifiers are SPEC-tacular.
Specifiers do it in Sections.
Specifiers do it with Styles.
Specifiers: The Masters of Format.
Old Specifiers never die, they just lose their crystal ball.
DRC
About five years ago, I used a little PR humor to help explain my job. With the help of one of our graphics gurus, I printed a large copy of this image and put it on the front of my workstation, where it remains today. Might make a good bumper sticker.
You really want your face on all those bumper stickers?
I resemble that remark!
Quoted Mr. Wolfe in true malaprop fashion.
Lord Sheldon of Wolfe, me thinks ye hath far extended thy purview, and obscured our purpose with thy overwhelming persona!
i.e., you’re bigger than life image tends to hide our mission [that’s but one opinion]
Then again, we could use a mascot! What better image than a cute, cuddly, charming curmudgeon…and please notice the use of 4 - count 'em - 4 "c"s in the description of the potential mascot. He could be frowning in one picture because someone didn’t play by the CSI rules, and smiling when they do!
Image/Curmudgeon or Target?
But then we’d have to use "T"s-- like tawdry, tedious, tempting, and terribly tenacious!
'Course, we could use that shot of him in the convertible that is all over the internet and newsletters!
You’re all spec writers…“harping” to the wrong choir! You need to tell your bosses/upper management…the ones who review your annual performance, decide whether you still have a “useful” job…and also truly don’t know what spec writers really do.
I am also somewhat surprised by the male-chauvinistic, sexually-implicit “…6 digits” suggestion.
Excuse me, Unregistered Guest, but as one of the females on this particular thread, I am surprised by your surprise. I didn’t read anything like that into that comment/suggestion.
Once in a while, we break away from the seriousness of what we do and the difficulties we face to just have some fun. This is one of those times.
How about (for a bumper sticker): “Specifiers put it in writing”
curmudgeon??? …I always thought more of myself being a troll.
Specifiers specifically specify specifics.
Thanks, Tim, I had a feeling something like this was out there, but you’ve said it all-- and well!
And still retains just enough of our well-known mystique!!!
“Specifiers do it ‘write’”
“GOT SPECS?”
“Have MasterFormat. Will travel”
“Will write for food.”
“MasterFormat: Size really does matter”
Practice Safe Specs