QOTD is all original, all the time. It's something funny, gross, or sexually tinged (or all three) that is said to/near me and I feel must be shared to mock the speaker (quite frequently it's at my expense. Sound good so far?).
Many years ago, I worked for a patent law firm. Let's not pretty it up. I was basically their receptionist. I think what happened was I had to turn over a keyboard and check for something and there was this ridiculous warning on the bottom. Something about the kind of injuries you could sustain from misuse. There was something about head injuries and all I could think was "The only way to get a head injury from this thing is to hit someone with it."
Well, I thought the warning was silly enough to warrant sharing with a whole bunch of people. Hence, the QOTD was born! So it sputtered along for a few months and eventually died. However, we all know the tale of the Phoenix...
Yes! It's true! The Quote of the Day rose like a cybernetic Phoenix from the ashes of our daily foibles!
One day in February (Maybe March?) of 2001, I was riding the Metro to work and watching WAY too many people try and cram onto the train at once. The doors kept trying to close on some lady's prominent rearward accoutrement and after a few attempts, the doors finally closed. The woman next to me turns and says: "She almost lost some of that butt!"
Thus, the Quote of the Day was reborn. It started with such a small list, but has grown a lot. Mostly word of mouth. I control who's on the list, and since it's all blind copied, nobody sees anyone else's addresses. I control what goes out there. Yes, QOTD DOES have quality control. Don't laugh so hard. I'm serious. |