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Pluns? Fabio? What's a Plun?

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Apr 21, 2008 by Brett H.

Fabio is a Web Producer. Fabio's brain works in a special way....and, because of this fact, he (allegedly) invented, Pluns.

*A plun, in this reporter's terms, is free association within a normal
conversation that barely threads together two objects, subjects,
vegetables, primates, lamps, etc. (Fabio loves lamp) that don't
actually have any reality-based association, but only a semantic
relation.*
Confusing enough? Here is Fabio's example of a Plun:

Person 1: "Don't put product on that page!"
Person 2: "Not unless it's 2-in-1."
+*Why it's funny: *
Product in the context of hair care should not be applied to a webpage unless it's of the 2-in-1 variety.+
*The cue: *The initial statement should correctly read "Don't put the product on that page!"
+*Explanation: *Because the speaker left out the word "the",
product can be taken as referring to product, as in hair product (gel,
conditioner, etc.).+
+*The plun: *2-in-1 is more efficient than simple product,
so if you're going to put product on a page, you may as well be more
efficient and use 2-in-1.+


Confused yet? Yeah, I am too.
Fabio is one of our favorite elements of the Web Production team. If
web production was a chicken pot pie, he would be the carrots and peas.
I'm telling you that he is the vegetable element of our favorite
poultry/pastry combination....that's an important part of any meal. And
make no mistake, the pot pie is a meal in and of itself.....and
secondly..um...what was I talking about? Oh yeah...
Fabio will be back next week to give you the Plun of thy Week with his dancer friend, Vubbles Van Pancake.

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Fabio, we salute you....thanks for being in our pot pie.
Good Day, Fine Citizens.

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The Magical Mountain Tour

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Apr 1, 2008 by Brett H.

The Magical Mountain Tour
Our wonderful web production team led by valiant knight Alex K., took a
journey on Wednesday that led them to one of the most magical places on
this fine earth.The team of 8 who work on Front End Development within the Creative Service
department here at Zappos.com, chartered a van and headed to Valencia, CA to the roller coaster insanity of Magic Mountain.

"The path was treacherous and long, but we made it
in fine form," said Alex K. "But we are a strong group of mammals, make
no mistake about that".

The group made t-shirts for the event, or battle-cloth, as they would
prefer that you call it, that had each one of them visually depicted,
which gained quite a bit of attention along the way. "Everywhere we
stopped along the way, people would stare at our shirts attempting to
match our faces to the drawing," said Ray M. "I felt famous, like Ryan Seacrest or Edgar Winter or something," he said.

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The journey ended up at their destination at around 11:30 AM, and the good time happy day began.Ray M. says that although he enjoyed the roller coasters a great
deal, some of his cohorts were deeply frightened.

"I really loved the ride Goliath; it made me feel like a kid again. But Ryan was scared,
too scared to move, I tell you." (Author's note, Ryan A. has declined
to comment on this accusation, but he claims to be seeking revenge by
vandalizing Ray M.'s desk, possibly knocking over his filing cabinet.)
The group spent 6 hours riding, eating and enjoying each other's
company and, after a long day, the group finally rolled back into Vegas tired,
hungry and ready for more. Alex K. was happy with the result of his
toil, and he felt that this was a great exercise for his team to grow
closer to one another.

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