Passover Office Cleaning
Passover is around the corner and it is an interesting time here at the office. Besides the fact that the bosses are out for part of the holiday, there is the whole process of cleaning the office of all "Chametz" from the office. It basically means, we need to get rid of the bread and foods that contain from the office (which is almost everything).
We actually clean out our fridge and lock up any food that is classified as Chametz in a closet. This year, I printed a picture of a loaf of bread and placed it on the food closet. Here is a picture:
Jimmy walked by the sign and said, "that is the best picture you could find?" I said, "yip" and then sent him a link to google.com/images?q=no+bread.
Note:
So Jimmy gets smart with me via AIM, let me share the AIM stream:
Jimmy: i dont think google understands the NO part
Jimmy: after the first row they all contain lots of bread
Barry: ill tell them u said that
Jimmy: seriously, that will help me get that China job
Barry: try http://images.google.com/images?q=-bread
Barry: http://images.google.com/images?q=no+-bread
Barry: if u knew how to search...
Jimmy: there is definitely no bread on that page.
Jimmy: see using your no -bread
Jimmy: you could have found a great picture like this for the cabinet
Jimmy: http://jansjoyousjungle.com/NSYNC2.jpg
Barry: yea, it was a tough call between that and the one i picked
Barry: also this one was up there http://farm1.static.flickr.com/206/522089733_124b6e9209.jpg
Jimmy: see that's why you are the boss. The ability to make the tough decision
Barry: yip yip
This is how we clean for Passover.
Published March 26, 2010 by:
Barry
Barry Schwartz is the CEO of RustyBrick, a New York Web service firm specializing in customized online technology that helps companies decrease costs and increase sales. Barry is also the founder of the Search Engine Roundtable and the News Editor of Search Engine Land. He is well known & respected for his expertise in the search marketing industry. Barry graduated from the City University of New York and lives with his family in the NYC region.
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posted by Corie Drane on: May 27, 2011 05:20pm
LOL @ the N'Sync photo! It's not only the bread that you'll be putting out with that one. Hahaha! I think an image of a fly is a bit too much for an office cleaning project. Why not draw your own picture next time, Barry? Or at least print out a colored one.
posted by Barry Schwartz on: Mar 26, 2010 04:44pm
FYI, the joke about Google China was that I would find Jimmy a job at Google but in their China office from a few days ago.
posted by on: Mar 26, 2010 05:42pm
Cleaning chametz for me at my office means taking an air can to my keyboard and just not opening any drawers for the few days I'm here. Chag sameach!
posted by Barry Schwartz on: Mar 26, 2010 06:01pm
100%, that is the best part.
posted by centernetworks on: Mar 27, 2010 02:32pm
happy passover - nice story - come by my office i got a fresh matzohbrei for ya!
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hahah :D great job. do you have ideas how to make the colleagues wash their dishes?
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