Pack93z
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14 years ago
Nothing against North Dakota.. but if I had to work for one or the other at this time of year.. it isn't Dakota. ;)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101214/ap_on_re_us/us_aloha_fargo 

FARGO, N.D. There is an old saying in the sales business: Always be closing. Here is a new one: Always be freezing, if you do not sell enough.

The company that makes Hot Tamales candy offered its sales team an all-expenses-paid trip to Hawaii if it met its annual goals, and a trip to the nation's arctic tundra if it didn't. [img_r]http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20101214/capt.c60773c3783f4f0780a1f4bc8fc93340-d6a5cb864c894994878ddaa461bf4da0-0.jpg?x=400&y=282&q=85&sig=X5yfA0.FZu1AO4.U3oB_7Q--[/img_r]

The Just Born team did not meet its target and, on Tuesday, about two dozen salespeople gathered inside the 19-story Radisson hotel the tallest building in frozen Fargo.

Outside, the temperature was 7 degrees. The ground had 2 feet of snow.

Not exactly Hawaii: Honolulu was sunny, and a comfortable 82 degrees.

"Fargo is not what you would think is one of the greatest locales in the United States and technically we didn't make our year," said Dave Bayha, a Just Born manager. "It was somewhat of a punishment."

Would Bayha rather be in Hawaii?

"Um, sure," the Phoenix resident said, laughing again.

The team had a good year, increasing sales from the previous year by 2 percent, said Josh Halpern, the company's director of U.S. sales. The goal was a 4-percent bump.

That earned them the trip to Fargo. Some had to go shopping for real winter clothes, such as furry bomber hats, long underwear and parkas.

They are trying to make the best of it, with a little humor.

They planned tours of two North Dakota wineries and a winter extravaganza with a sleigh ride, tobogganing and hot toddies around a fireplace inside a chalet.

On their first night in town, they went to the VFW in West Fargo for a spaghetti dinner. Five bucks a plate, all you can eat.

Afterward, they hauled an old-school popcorn machine into a conference room and watched a movie. "Fargo," of course. Yah sure, you betcha.

"Watching Fargo in Fargo is just one of those random bucket list things you get to check off," Halpern said. "It doesn't resemble the community at all," he said, laughing. "Maybe a few of the expressions."

The 24 employees from Bethlehem, Pa.-based Just Born have been popular among the locals, too, handing out care packages with treats like Peeps, Mike and Ike, Peanut Chews and Teenie Beanie.

Next winter, if the group fails to reach its goal, they will get an all-expenses paid trip to Rapid City, S.D.

"As a team, this is something we will never forget," Bayha said. "Twenty to 30 years down the road, when we see each other, we're going to say, 'Remember Fargo?'"


"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"
DakotaT
14 years ago
FU and your bait 93. 🙂
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Formo
14 years ago
Dakota, told you your precious 'NoDak' sucks. I guess it's a good thing, otherwise MN would end up in Lake Superior.
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Pack93z
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14 years ago
Bait.. nah.. being buried up to my ass in snow and hitting -29 the other night on the mercury... just being honest.. if I am working towards a trip as a bonus.. you damn straight I am picking the islands.

But as a christmas gift.. a while back you requested Jules to hang a new signature.. well here is a trio of options to pick from.

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If she chooses not to hang on.. maybe it can bring a little warmth to at least this thread. 😉
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"
Cheesey
14 years ago
"Fargo"....GREAT movie!!!
"So.....you had sex wit' the little one???"
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Pack93z
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14 years ago
I have never actually sat down and watched the movie, just never struck me as a must watch.

But Cheesey stated it is a great movie.. can't decide if that was in humor or reality.

Other opinions.. is it worth the time to watch?
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"
DakotaT
14 years ago

Bait.. nah.. being buried up to my ass in snow and hitting -29 the other night on the mercury... just being honest.. if I am working towards a trip as a bonus.. you damn straight I am picking the islands.

But as a christmas gift.. a while back you requested Jules to hang a new signature.. well here is a trio of options to pick from.

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If she chooses not to hang on.. maybe it can bring a little warmth to at least this thread. ;)

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Put the ass from the third one on the first one and I think we have a winner!
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DakotaT
14 years ago

I have never actually sat down and watched the movie, just never struck me as a must watch.

But Cheesey stated it is a great movie.. can't decide if that was in humor or reality.

Other opinions.. is it worth the time to watch?

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It's a farce on the inbred Minnesotans, but they had to ruin our good name with the title doncha know. Cheesey would love that movie.
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Formo
14 years ago

I have never actually sat down and watched the movie, just never struck me as a must watch.

But Cheesey stated it is a great movie.. can't decide if that was in humor or reality.

Other opinions.. is it worth the time to watch?

"DakotaT" wrote:



It's a farce on the inbred Minnesotans, but they had to ruin our good name with the title doncha know. Cheesey would love that movie.

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Being called inbred by a Dakotan is perplexing. It's like having a retard call a paraplegic 'retarded'. Sure, the paraplegic can sound a bit 'special', but they are far from retarded. The retard, on the other hand.. their brains just don't work.
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longtimefan
14 years ago

"Fargo"....GREAT movie!!!
"So.....you had sex wit' the little one???"

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