Who Calls The Shots at Powell's Technical Bookstore

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From: Jeff Meyer
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 06:53

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I thought admirers and customers of Powell's bookstore in Portland might
enjoy this anecdote:

I ordered a slew of Powell's gift certificates for friends and relatives in
Portland, which they mailed to me (as I live in Seattle), over the phone.
When the package containing the gift certificates arrived, I discovered that
it also contained (besides several Powell's bookmarks) a business card for
Powell's Technical Bookstore, elegantly embossed with the name of the store,
address and phone numbers.  In the are on the card where the employee's name
and title are printed was printed:

                                    FUP
                                 Store Cat

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Well, I have about 23 other reasons for liking Powell's; but it's always
nice to have a friend in the executive wing.

                           "I'm a simple man,
                            Hobbes."
                                                     "You?  Yesterday you
                                                      wanted a nuclear powered
                                                      car that could turn into
                                                      a jet with laser-guided
                                                      heat-seeking missiles!"
                           "I'm a simple man with
                            complex tastes."
---
                                        Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
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Subject: Who Calls The Shots at Powell's Technical Bookstore
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