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(Thanks to Baron vonKlyff)
US internet company Yahoo! has apologised to Taiwanese clients over a
lap dance show organised during a brainstorming meeting for internet
engineers in Taipei over the weekend.
(Thanks to Janice Gelb)
Brainstorming, eh?
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Brainstorming, eh?
Yep. Gotta get your head into it.
Posted by: The Dread Pirate Chris | October 21, 2009 at 10:49 AM
Brainstorming for the little brain.
Posted by: Siouxie | October 21, 2009 at 10:50 AM
In this day and age, they should expect there to be female engineers at the event, too. Someone wasn't thinking.
Posted by: Elon | October 21, 2009 at 10:59 AM
What else is there to say, but YAHOO!!
Posted by: Mazarlarry | October 21, 2009 at 11:16 AM
Sure they were, Elon. They were thinking that if they were lucky they might see some hot girl dancer on girl engineer action. Just sayin'.
Posted by: Bãrön vønKlýff | October 21, 2009 at 11:31 AM
I hope that first guy took some pointers from the lap dancer. That would serve him well where he's going.
Posted by: Diva | October 21, 2009 at 11:36 AM
Wrong brain, Dave.
Posted by: Diva | October 21, 2009 at 11:38 AM
If Obama can print Billion dollar bills, why can't this poor sap print a few 50's?
Posted by: MO | October 21, 2009 at 11:39 AM
Fake money for what probably were fake b**bs and fake interest by the fake dancers. So what's the problem?
Posted by: Braniff | October 21, 2009 at 11:39 AM
Venerable Granddaughter??
Posted by: somedude | October 21, 2009 at 11:40 AM
From the first story: According to the documents, Kempter told investigators he planned to go home and pay with real money, but none was found at his residence.
When a citizen prints funny money with nothing to back it up, it means prison. When the government does the same thing, we call it "The Federal Reserve".
Posted by: WriterDude | October 21, 2009 at 11:41 AM
Braniff beat me to it.
Posted by: bonmot | October 21, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Chick takes over the company and no more lap dances at conventions. Bitches.
Posted by: bonmot | October 21, 2009 at 11:54 AM
*SMACKS* bonmot.
Posted by: Diva | October 21, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Internet engineers are only used to porn, so a live performance would naturally upset them.
Posted by: Horace LaBadie | October 21, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Fake Breasts - $5,000
Callogen Injected into lips - $800
Colored contacts - $250
Hair Extensions - $150
Spray-on tan - $40
Counterfeit bills slid into G-string -
PriceValueless!Posted by: MartiniShark | October 21, 2009 at 12:37 PM
I thought blog rules prevented us from mentioning names like Swisher...
Posted by: Steve Haller | October 21, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Diva, hold bonmot for me because I'm going to *SMACK* him again! Would some blog guy please explain to me exactly what you get out of a lap dance done by some strange woman? I don't get it.
Posted by: nursecindy | October 21, 2009 at 01:30 PM
Cindy, in strictly financial terms, we get "interest" from a lap dance, whether the woman is strange or otherwise.
However, since Yahoo had to apologize, we are forced to conclude these dancers were remarkably unskilled. This calls for further investigative journalism, and I'll make that sacrifice later this afternoon. For the Blog, you understand...
Posted by: Allen at Division | October 21, 2009 at 02:05 PM
Sharkie! You brokeded the Blog!
Posted by: Diva | October 21, 2009 at 02:07 PM
Mommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Sharkie did it!
Posted by: Siouxie | October 21, 2009 at 03:10 PM
My fault. I was giving Sharkie a lap dance.
Posted by: nursecindy | October 21, 2009 at 03:14 PM
I heard that Yahoo is especially embarrassed because they actually ordered TAP dancers.
Posted by: nursecindy | October 21, 2009 at 03:22 PM
Actually, it was supposed to be a cross-cultural event; what they wanted was Lapp dancing.
Posted by: bonmot | October 21, 2009 at 04:07 PM
She's really got algorithm.
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | October 21, 2009 at 09:12 PM
You know what they call girls who use the algorithm method ...
Posted by: Loudmouth | October 22, 2009 at 08:40 AM
Kempter's attorney, Mark E. Macy, declined to comment, saying he has not had much time to speak with his client.
That is, of course, assuming his client has the intellectual capacity for speech.
Posted by: monsoon | October 23, 2009 at 01:01 AM