[34878] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Beer and Gear surprise
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John M . Brown)
Wed Feb 21 15:26:14 2001
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 13:44:19 -0700
From: "John M . Brown" <jmbrown@ihighway.net>
To: Stephen Stuart <stuart@mfnx.net>
Cc: Ukyo Kuonji <kawaii_iinazuke@hotmail.com>, nanog@merit.edu
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In-Reply-To: <200102211833.f1LIXsf98706@hi.tech.org>; from stuart@mfnx.net on Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 10:33:54AM -0800
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Then thats NOT a problem of trinkets, but of MERIT controlling the
setup and staffing of the Beer and Gear booths.
I was out in the hallway at that time, and many of the vendors hadn't a clue
where to set things up, who to talk to about stuff, etc. They where sheep
loss in the fields.
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 10:33:54AM -0800, Stephen Stuart wrote:
>
> > I was at NANOG 20, and I seem to remember that the technical talks were over
> > a good 20-30 minutes before Beer and Gear. If people were leaving the talks
> > early, I'm sure it was not the fault of the vendors. I certainly don't
> > think that people should have been offended by it.
>
> The vendors set up early and left their stuff unattended. The supply
> of particular trinket was pretty much exhausted by people leaving the
> talks 20-30 minutes early to ensure their possession of that NANOG's
> "must-have" trinket.
>
> > As far as being "sexist", I know more women that wear boxers than men.
>
> The boxers were not the issue, despite rumor to the contrary.
>
> Stephen
>
>
