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Showtime for geeks 02/10/2004 05:03 AM

We could do "My Big Fat Obnoxious Finance Officer" - but that would mostly be geeks talking to nerds and making fun of bean counters. Then there's "FUD Factor" - trapped in a room with marketing guys for new networking start-ups. Last one to run screaming into the street is the winner.




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