So Many Curse Words...So Little Web Space...

[kimberlyknits]

Change is Tough, but Necessary, AOL Chief SaysHere's what I say, Randy: Shut the ____ up, fool, before somebody less charitable than I am slaps the taste out of your lying twisted mouth

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[les_peters]

So, Ronco "engineered a plan to revamp AOL's search function that led to the company to missing its second-quarter earnings numbers by about $20 million", and 2,000 employees have to go? I think that number is off by about three zeros (or two, depending on how you're counting)...

[kimberlyknits]

Seen on Silicon Alley Insider the other day:

I'd like to apologize to many of you for not being able to be on the Dulles campus yesterday to say goodbye to you as you left. It must have been quite a sight seeing you carrying boxes and clutching those blue folders (for the record, that was my decision, Falco wanted yellow). Unfortunately, I had made an appointment to get my hair cut and my teeth bleached in NY, so it just wasn't possible to do everything. I'm asking for your understanding on this. I would also like to say this about the lay-offs: It really is Jon Miller's responsibility. Even though he's been gone for almost a year, Randy and I would like all of you to continue to hold him responsible for everything bad that happens. At the same time, Randy and I would like to remind you that we continue to be fully and completely accountable for all successes. Actually, Miller had hidden this list with the names of everyone to be fired and we just found it a week or two ago and felt obliged to carry out his wishes. Also found a

[anti_aol]

Ha, missed that comment when this was all happening; I was too busy cutting relevant parts of that page into one of my layoff posts. Can't you just see that stuff about his teeth being something Ron would say? Does he laugh like a girl, too? He looks like he does.