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SiGNificant signage by design

THERE IS SOMETHING magnificent about a finely crafted roadside sign … and Indian Hills Community Center in Colorado, USA, may well be the world pace setters.

From the depths of deepity to the heights of hieroglyphic hilarity, the community at Indian Hills know how to put the pow into pow wow. 

Bottomline publishes a selection of these in the hope that Australian roadside signage wisdom may make a similar comeback.

Well, there was one clever sign we spotted outside a church at Yeronga, Brisbane, recently: ‘We are the Soul Agents for this area.’

                    

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Financial Planning: as explained by an Irishman in the Outback.

(A modern day take on an old joke, modified to protect the innocent …)

Paddy bought a camel from a farmer for $100.

The farmer agreed to deliver the camel the next day. 

In the morning he drove up and said, ‘Sorry son, but I have some bad news. The camel’s died.’

Paddy replied, ‘Well just give me my money back then.’

The farmer said, ‘Can’t do that. I’ve already spent it.’

Paddy said, ‘OK then, just bring me the dead camel.’

The farmer asked, ‘What are you going to do with him?’

Paddy said, ‘I’m going to raffle him off.’

The farmer said, ‘You can’t raffle a dead camel!’

Paddy said, ‘Sure I can. Watch me. I just won’t tell anybody he’s dead.’

A month later, the farmer met up with Paddy and asked, ‘What happened with that dead camel?’

Paddy said, ‘I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at $2 each and made a profit of $898.'

The farmer said, ‘Didn’t anyone complain?’  

Paddy said, ‘Just the guy who won. So I gave him his $2 back.’

Paddy now works for the Commonwealth Bank ...

 

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Blockchain name calling

THE WHOLE blockchain and crypto currency area is certainly one of innovation … especially in the realm of naming these technologies.

Blockchain leader Consensys, for example, has named its Blockchain Business Cloud as Kaleido – which is a SaaS and that makes it sound SaaSsy all right.

And, of course ConsenSys’s Ethereum – probably the world’s best known blockchain value system besides Bitcoin – has its own derivatives fascinatingly named Geth and Quorum. 

Blockchain venture studio ConsenSys also recently joined cloud-based metal concentrates exchange Open Mineral in a joint venture establishing Minerac, a blockchain consortium wanting to change the way mineral commodities trading and connected supply chains operate.

So, it seems the race is on not only to break new ground using blockchain but to also break new ground in SaaSsy brand names.

For example, blockchain startup Ivy was formerly known as IvyKoin and it has teamed up with the cryptocurrency OTC (over-the-counter) broker service known as HiveEx.com.

And then there are collectors and warehouses of these cutting edge technologies such as  Wachsman – before we get carried away, it was founded by David Wachsman, so no need to get too investigative on that name – which has projects in its ‘blockchain ecosystem’ including CoinDesk, eToro, Dash, tZERO, Steemit, Bitfinex, Crypto Valley Association, and Lisk.

Even Malta, which is now calling itself a blockchain island and is seeking to be at the forefront of the global industry, has gotten into the swisho naming and igaming. Well known early-stage players in blockchain gaming, Binance and Okex, have established themselves there.

Now Bottomline sticks to its knitting and is not a leader in any way in developing, let alone understanding, blockchain technologies. However, we fancy our chances of developing some pretty SaaSsy brand names for this sector …

For Australian motor racing: Brockchain.

For property renovation reality TV: TheBlockchain.

For the water treatment and sewerage sector: Shitcoin or Pullerchain.

For the engine reconditioning sector: BlockandTacklechain.

For sheep and pastoral management in general:  Flockchain.

For gun management: Glockchain.

For general door security: Lockchain.

For hairdressing style IP protection: Lockschain.

For fairy tale IP protection: Goldilockschain.

For sweets and chocolate recipe IP protection: Choc-chain.

And last, but certainly not least, Leaders in blockchain organisations: Blockheads.

 

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First Con Tact

Here is an Urgent Letter Bottomline received just the other day. We are unsure how to react at this stage. Should we do so, Er, Gently?

..........

I am Mrs Francois,

i have a pending project of fulfillment to put in your hand,

i will need your support to make this ream come through,

could you let me know your interest to enable me give you further information,

and I hereby advice that you send the below mentioned information because I have decided to will/donate the sum of $5.700,000USD to you for the good work of God,

and also to help the motherless and less privilege and also forth assistance of the widows.

...........

We were at a loss as to how to respond, but fortunately this poor Mrs Francois provided a lovely .exe file to assist. Or was that ASSist? 

Unfortunately some techo named Mal must have put his wares into our system and it automatically quarantined and deleted the .exe file … so now we’ll never know what $5.700,000USD would have looked like in our bank account … or how all of our reams would have come through.

 

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Lost in trans lay shun

BOTTOMLINE is not sure whether this hotel brochure text presented to us is genuine or not … but we have discovered other genuine brochures that rival it for gentle ribaldry.

So we’ll give it the benefit of the doubt and present you with this cheery hotel brochure text from, apparently, a city in China. We think you will agree that it achieves its marketing objectives – how could you help but have an enjoyable (and even rollicking) stay? And you will certainly tell your friends. 

Getting There: 
Our representative will make you wait at the airport. The bus to the hotel runs along the lake shore. Soon you will feel pleasure in passing water. You will know that you are getting near the hotel, because you will go round the bend. The manager will await you in the entrance hall. He always tries to have intercourse with all new guests.

The Hotel: 
This is a family hotel, so children are very welcome. We of course are always pleased to accept adultery. Highly skilled nurses are available in the evenings to put down your children. Guests are invited to conjugate in the bar and expose themselves to others. But please note that ladies are not allowed to have babies in the bar. We organize social games, so no guest is ever left alone to play with them self.

The Restaurant: 
Our menus have been carefully chosen to be ordinary and unexciting. At dinner, our quartet will circulate from table to table, and fiddle with you.

Your Room: 
Every room has excellent facilities for your private parts. In winter, every room is on heat. Each room has a balcony offering views of outstanding obscenity! … You will not be disturbed by traffic noise, since the road between the hotel and the lake is used only by pederasts.

Bed: 
Your bed has been made in accordance with local tradition. If you have any other ideas please ring for the chambermaid. Please take advantage of her. She will be very pleased to squash your shirts, blouses and underwear. If asked, she will also squeeze your trousers.

Above All: 
When you leave us at the end of your holiday, you will have no hope. You will struggle to forget it.

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Contact Us

 

PO Box 2144
MANSFIELD QLD 4122