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05-05-2003, 03:03 PM
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McDonnell Douglas Warranty Card Info
This was allegedly posted very briefly on the McDonnell-Douglas website by an employee there who obviously has a sense of humor.
The company, of course, does not have a sense of humor, and made the web_department take it down immediately (for once, the 'IMPORTANT' note at the end is worth a read, too). ----------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for purchasing a McDonnell Douglas military aircraft. In order to protect your new investment, please take a few moments to fill out the warranty registration card below. Answering the survey questions is not required, but the information will help us to develop new products that best meet your needs and desires. 1. Title [_] Mr. [_] Mrs. [_] Ms. [_] Miss [_] Lt. [_] Gen. [_] Comrade [_] Classified [_] Other First Name: ............................................. Initial: ........ Last Name:.............................................. Password: .......................... (max. 8 char) Code Name:............................................. GPS Position : ...................... (Latitude-Longitude-Altitude) 2. Which model of aircraft did you purchase? [_] F-18 Hornet [_] F-15 Eagle [_] AV-8B Harrier [_] V-22 Osprey [_] Classified 3. Date of purchase (Year/Month/Day): ......./......./...... 4. Serial Number: ......................................... 5. Please indicate where this product was purchased: [_] Received as gift/aid package [_] Catalogue/showroom [_] Independent arms broker [_] Mail order [_] Discount store [_] Government surplus [_] Reassembled from smuggled parts [_] Classified 6. Please indicate how you became aware of the McDonnell Douglas product you have just purchased: [_] Heard loud noise, looked up [_ ] Store display [_] Espionage [_] Recommended by friend/relative/ally [_] Political lobbying by manufacturer [_] Was attacked by one 7. Please indicate the three (3) factors that most influenced your decision to purchase this McDonnell Douglas product: [_] Style/appearance [_] Speed/maneuverability [_] Price/value [_] Comfort/convenience [_] Kickback/bribe [_] Recommended by salesperson [_] McDonnell Douglas reputation [_] Advanced Weapons Systems [_] Backroom politics [_] Negative experience opposing one in combat 8. Please indicate the location(s) where this product will be used: [_] North America [_] Iraq [_] Iraq [_] Aircraft carrier [_] Iraq [_] Europe [_] Iraq [_] Middle East (not Iraq) [_] Iraq [_] Africa [_] Iraq [_] Asia / Far East [_] Iraq [_] Misc. Third World countries [_] Iraq [_] Classified [_] Iraq 9. Please indicate the products that you currently own or intend to purchase in the near future: [_] Color TV [_] VCR [_] ICBM [_] Killer Satellite [_] CD Player [_] Air-to-Air Missiles [_] Space Shuttle [_] Home Computer [_] Nuclear Weapon [_] Stinger Missile 10. How would you describe yourself or your organization? (Indicate all that apply  [_] Communist/Socialist [_] Terrorist [_] Crazed [_] Neutral [_] Democratic [_] Dictatorship [_] Corrupt [_] Primitive/Tribal 11. How did you pay for your McDonnell Douglas product? [_] Deficit spending [_] Cash [_] Suitcases of cocaine [_] Oil revenues [_] Personal check [_] Credit card [_] Ransom money [_] Traveler's checks 12. Your occupation: [_] Homemaker [_] Sales/marketing [_] Revolutionary [_] Clerical [_] Mercenary [_] Tyrant [_] Middle management [_] Eccentric billionaire [_] Defense Minister/General [_] Retired [_] Student 13. To help us better understand our customers, please indicate the interests and activities in which you and your spouse enjoy participating on a regular basis: [_] Golf [_] Boating/sailing [_] Sabotage [_] Running/jogging [_] Propaganda/misinformation [_] Destabilization/overthrow [_] Default on loans [_] Gardening [_] Crafts [_] Black market/smuggling [_] Collectibles/collections [_] Watching sports on TV [_] Wines [_] Interrogation/torture [_] Household pets [_] Crushing rebellions [_] Espionage/reconnaissance [_] Fashion clothing [_] Border disputes [_] Mutually Assured Destruction _ _ _ _ _ Thank you for taking the time to fill out this questionnaire. Your answers will be used in market studies that will help McDonnell Douglas serve you better in the future - as well as allowing you to receive mailings and special offers from other companies, governments, extremist groups, and mysterious consortia. As a bonus for responding to this survey, you will be registered to win a fully-restored F-4 Phantom in our Desert Thunder Sweepstakes! Comments or suggestions about our fighter planes? Please write to: McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION, Marketing Department, Military Aerospace Division IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged, orunsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of humor, or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is not authorized (either explicitly or implicitly)and constitutes an irritating social faux pas. Unless the word "absquatulation" has been used in its correct context somewhere other than in this warning, it does not have any legal or grammatical use and may be ignored. No animals or aliens were harmed in the transmission of this email, although the pit bull next door is living on borrowed time, let me tell you. Those of you with an overwhelming fear of the unknown will be gratified to learn that there is no hidden message revealed by reading this warning backwards, so just ignore that Alert Notice from Microsoft. However, by pouring a complete circle of salt around yourself and your computer you can ensure that no harm befalls you and your pets. If you have received this email in error, please add some egg whites and nutmeg, whisk and place in a warm oven for 40 minutes. Sure, you can TRUST the Gov't. Ask any Indian.
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