Coup!

Great news! The Facilities Department is cleaning out the refrigerators today and anything not claimed goes to the Mantastic 2006 prize packages! Happy days!

No, I'm kidding. That's not true. We're not going to be having leftover food as a prize. Unless there's something really good in there.

Shoptastic!

Now that Election Fever has gripped you, it's a perfect time to stock up on more Mantastic 2006 gear! Don't be afraid! Everyone's doing it! Click here or on the Shoptastic button to the right.

Hot Dawg!!

Round One Voting Ends Today!

The voting is going extremely well, but there are still a lot of voters who haven't voted. Today is the last day to throw your weight behind your Round One favorites.

Tomorrow morning we will announce the champions from each of the facial hair categories. After that, we move on to Best In Show.

I'm nearly seizing up with excitement. I will now auto-defibrillate myself by jabbing my finger into an electrical outlet.

There's Been A Lot Of Talk

Lots of people have been coming up to me in the streets and asking, "What sort of a place do you work at where you can grow facial hair and not get fired?" Another favorite question is, "Do you guys all get together on weekends or after work to take those photos?" I've also been asked, "Got any spare change, buddy?" Pretty good questions, all in all, but I'm only going to answer one of them.

No, I don't have any change.

Har-har! Ok, back to business. All of these photos, with the exception of a rare few (Clemmy in Disneyland, for one), were taken during work hours. Monday, between the hours of 9 AM and 7 PM. We didn't organize any off-site, after-hours get-togethers. I see these guys enough; I don't need to see all of them outside of work, too. Eww. People gathered from their work areas, got their photos taken, then returned to their desks as you see them. Oh, sure, there was some embellishment, such as an Amish hat here or a sausage stuffed into a mouth there, but what you see is pretty much what we had walking the halls. Tony Lobay, for example, went from Programming's Employee of the Week to Renegade Outlaw Biker in a span of four weeks. Unreal. Nobody saw that coming.

I hope this answers your question. Yes, we did go from Normal to Nuts in a very short period of time. It's been a very interesting month around here, to be sure.

Thanks for your enthusiasm! Keep those questions coming, but stop asking me for money!