June 13th, 2001
The Top 5 WORST Opening
Lines For An Annual Report
Lines For An Annual Report
5> “Taped to the inside cover of the report, you will find a cyanide capsule…”
4> “It was a dark and stormy balance sheet.”
3> “Dear Haiku.com Shareholders:
We lost your money. But God was supposed to strike on the Y 2 K.”
2> “Dear Remaining Stockholder…”
and the Number 1 Worst Opening Line For An Annual Report…
1> “In the words of the immortal Eminem…”
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Credits:
Selected from 24 submissions from 10 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:
Charlie Studders, White Lake, MI — 1 (Employee of the week!)
Fran Fruit, Winnetka, IL — 2
Lisa Comeau, Toronto, Ontario — 3
RW Lipp, Overland Park, KS — 4
Dave James, Hermosa Beach, CA — 5
Office Life Corporate Files — Topic
Office Life Corporate Files — Runner Up list name
Travis Ruetenik, Honolulu, HI — President & CEO