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Like the age-old question of the chicken or the egg, many wonder whether Polywater's stellar success derives from its innovative high-performance products or its extraordinary over-achieving personnel. The results of our Christmas party ice-breaker may hold a clue. All employees were asked to provide a little-known personal trivia. The list was compiled and shared at the party where attendees mingled and tried to match fact to coworker.
In support of the extraordinary over-achieving personnel theory:
- Has the rarest blood type on earth -- and he shares it! (Victor Saldivar)
- Head is more than two feet in circumference -- a massive intellect! (Nick Blanton)
- Posed in sportswear for Sports Illustrated -- yeah, circa 1964 ... BC (Charley Ames)
- Has kissed the Blarney Stone -- good people, good products, and luck too! (Win Miller)
- Performed a Chinese Fire Drill in China -- big savings on our casualty insurance! (Sheri Dahlke)
- Claims to be tougher than Chuck Norris -- and Chuck has never disputed it! (Greg Cox)
- A little too good at reading in kindergarten for her own good -- and now in Accounting too. (Leann Peuse)
- Walked on the Great Wall of China -- and no Jin or Qi invaders since! (Charlie Cole)
- Saw the space shuttle land -- what all great leaders share: vision! (Tom Fredericks)
- Broke an Olympic record -- his 1993 marathon time would've won gold at Athens ... in 1896. (Chris Jonnes)
- Knows the capital of every country in the world -- how about Showoffistan? (Robb Ziegler)
- Found loaded handgun in a hotel room -- was it in 1963 at the Grassy Knoll Hotel in Dallas? (Mark Hull)
- Apprehended a hit and run perpetrator -- my new hero: the Deperpetrator! (Scott Sieracki)
In support of the innovative high-performance products theory:
- Viewed a wedding barechested from the top of a pine tree -- no comment. (Tim Wille)
- Once sat on a cactus -- hopefully not at that same wedding. (Jamie Isker)
- Survivor of multiple monkey attacks -- ok, that was one hell of a wedding! (Mike Fee & Andy Blanton)
- Used to work at a brewery -- aha! (Bob Minor)
- Once drank a liter of beer batter -- Kobayashi would be proud. (Josh Heller)
- Solo singing performance forced classmate to puke -- which explains the karaoke contest. (Tim Schmolke)
- Broke a leg going up a ski hill -- things that make you go hmm. (Win Miller)
- Accidentally drank someone's tobacco chew spitter -- please see Josh Heller for tips. (Lea Moore)
- Trashed the same snowmobile twice in a week -- points for persistence. (Shawn Oberg)
- Once was lost in Zurich, Switzerland -- well, it was before GPS. (Sharon Hindahl)
- Wears inappropriate purple athletic apparel on his head -- only when Favre wins. (Jerry Hanson)
- Secretly likes to write fiction -- Memo: don't put Denise in charge of Corporate secrets. (Denise Nystrom)
- Hitchhiked across the country as a kid -- foolish little goat. (John Fee)
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