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20 Business Lessons Learned from Monty Python

focus.com — People who think that all relevant business lessons can only be learned from business books or blogs are sadly mistaken.

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  • Bukowsky, on 07/08/2009, -0/+19"I clean out public lavatories. Is there a promotion involved? Oh yeah, yeah. After five years they give me a brush."

    Geez, this sounds like my work.
  • ElBoss, on 07/09/2009, -3/+14Buried for being SPAM.

    Spam! Spam! Spam! Spam!
    Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!
    Spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam.
    Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam!
    Spam spam spam spam!
  • commershy, on 07/08/2009, -5/+14Congratulations.
    You just made Monty Python boring.
    That is some feat.
  • inactive, on 07/08/2009, -0/+8Brilliant!
  • KarthVader, on 07/09/2009, -1/+9Ni!
  • EllisSpice, on 07/09/2009, -0/+7NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!
  • KISSOLOGY, on 07/09/2009, -0/+6Whaaaaaat? You mean there's more to Monty Python than just the movie "The Holy Grail!?!?"

    /s
  • Ragzouken, on 07/09/2009, -0/+6Over the years of Monty Python quoting, I've come to expect it.
  • serif69, on 07/09/2009, -1/+6I DON'T LIKE SPAM!
  • chesscat, on 07/09/2009, -0/+5"People are not wearing enough hats."

    -The Meaning of Life
  • socialpyramid, on 07/08/2009, -0/+5Long live the Pythons!
  • Swrv, on 07/09/2009, -0/+4

    And now for something completely different...............................
  • ElBoss, on 07/09/2009, -0/+4Well, the spam, eggs, sausage and spam.
    That's not got much spam in it
  • RealmDown, on 07/09/2009, -0/+3There's also a Matching Tie and Handkerchief
  • protogenxl, on 07/09/2009, -0/+3It's The Crimson Permanent Assurance!
  • pogle, on 07/09/2009, -0/+3Bring those guys into a negotiation and you will leave with something, it could be an a$$ kicking but I think it's worth the risk
  • charlie6969, on 07/09/2009, -0/+3DUGG for Monty Python, in ANY form!

    My 9 yr. old and I wantched The Holy Grail earlier this week.
    I don't know of any other kids that have ever seen Monty Python, but my kid LOVES them!

    (I do too, but The Meaning of Life is MY favorite.)
  • sortamaybekinda, on 07/09/2009, -1/+4I only read this for the monty python quotes, skipped over the other stuff haha
  • Greengoo, on 07/09/2009, -0/+3Cause I'm a Roman Catholic... have been since before I was born...
    And the thing about Catholics... they'll take you as soon as you're warm...
  • ScaryUK, on 07/09/2009, -0/+2.. well the 5 of them left :(
  • forcedfx, on 07/09/2009, -0/+2Hello, I'd like to have an argument.
  • alamedaman, on 07/09/2009, -0/+2don't you want to haggle?
  • Andiebear, on 07/10/2009, -0/+2Good to know I'm not the only one warping the next generation! Well done, sir.

    Can't wait for them to be old enough for Life of Brian...

  • charlie6969, on 07/11/2009, -0/+2Thank you; I try.
    (But, I'm a Ma'am.lol)

    And with my daughter being raised Catholic, I think she needs to be quite a bit older for that one.lol
  • unsigneddigger, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1That's S. Frog, sir!
  • wjlaw100, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1Like hell you will.....
  • ericthesalmon, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1The only thing worse than being plagiarized is not being plagiarized?
  • scarwars, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1Are you looking for an argument?
  • DeQuinceysDiet, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1This author really didn't mention "There is no place for sentiment in big business"? With the sign getting flipped over to read "He's right you know"? Oh you're no fun anymore.
  • LinuxCobra, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1I told you already
  • TdotFUNK, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1Ni!
  • commershy, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1Yup.
    I am soooooooooo deadly boring.

    Or something.
  • gsbrickner, on 07/10/2009, -0/+1You're using coconuts!
  • xyllar, on 07/09/2009, -0/+1Dugg for actually linking to videos of the relevant sketches.
  • grimbly, on 07/09/2009, -0/+0Um, no.3 is actually Oscar Wilde, pre-dating Monty Python by some 100 years...
  • ReubenIra, on 07/09/2009, -1/+0And you know about being boring.
  • MSPoints4Free, on 07/08/2009, -10/+0Nice, I might use some of these techniques.
    But a quick question for you, how did you get so many diggs? i cant even count to that lol

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