Post Traumatic Collateral Disorder
I’ve been in the trenches for a while but the inappropriate or misfunctional event and conference collateral has finally scarred me for life!
Okay, I was a bit late on getting over to the collateral table at the Microsoft MSDN Roadshow, but it had to be pointed out to me with it being tucked well in the back of the refreshment area. The groovy WinFX polo shirt certainly looked just the ticket, so I made my way over towards the table. Thank you god, there were shirts still available.
However, my trauma began when I discovered the packaging had already been opened, and the scarring went even deeper when I observed the event girl had given me an XXL size. Now I’d always consider myself more of a S or M type of guy (maybe even a little S & M, but that is a story for another time), so the voices in my head have been calling me a “fat bast^&d” all morning! The taunting is getting even more intense and they just started with,
“Who ate all the pies, who ate all the pies, you fat bas%^&, you fat bas%^&…. you ate all the pies!”
Even worse I believe they have a Seattle, USA accent this time.
Will these voices never end! 
