this actually happened to me this week!

[rifak]

haha so i am driving downtown the other day and on my car i have a linux penguin bumper sticker. i get stopped at a red light and i hear someone yelling at me. i look in my mirror and it's the guy behind me trying to get my attention. once we make eye contact, he gets out of his van (mind you we are in the middle of the road at a red light haha) and comes up to my window. he says, "hey, do you know how to use linux?" i respond yes and he then gives me his business card and says "call me sometime and we'll go to lunch. i have some work for you." haha how crazy is that? im probably going to call him this week and try to meet up to see what his business is about and what he has that needs to be done. pretty cool though

[sudoer541]

haha so i am driving downtown the other day and on my car i have a linux penguin bumper sticker. i get stopped at a red light and i hear someone yelling at me. i look in my mirror and it's the guy behind me trying to get my attention. once we make eye contact, he gets out of his van (mind you we are in the middle of the road at a red light haha) and comes up to my window. he says, "hey, do you know how to use linux?" i respond yes and he then gives me his business card and says "call me sometime and we'll go to lunch. i have some work for you." haha how crazy is that? im probably going to call him this week and try to meet up to see what his business is about and what he has that needs to be done. pretty cool though


wow lol thats nice, once you call him let us know what happened.
I am sure he wants you to setup his servers maybe?

[nowin4me]

"OMG it's another LINUX USER those are rare STOP HIM!"

Wow!Please keep us updated!

And thanks for the story!

[chris200x9]

makes me think of

http://xkcd.com/165/

very cool btw I once had a similar expierence :P

[Bachstelze]

I don't have a car, but maybe I'll buy a few Tux T-shirts...

[sudoer541]

"OMG it's another LINUX USER those are rare STOP HIM!"

LoL this sounds like national geographic LoL!

[Grishka]

what an odd pick-up line. :P

[rifak]

so i'm not sure exactly what the business is, but i do know it's some sort of local securities business. and when i say securities, i mean like digital keypads and remote entrance into gates and doors and stuff. so it makes sense why he's looking for some linux support...not only pricing, but securities also.

[t0p]

so i'm not sure exactly what the business is, but i do know it's some sort of local securities business. and when i say securities, i mean like digital keypads and remote entrance into gates and doors and stuff. so it makes sense why he's looking for some linux support...not only pricing, but securities also.

So this guy deals in security products, a business in which security would be a major factor. And he selects a new employee to configure his secure computer system by approaching a stranger with a Linux bumper sticker? Hmm...

[Dr. C]

So this guy deals in security products, a business in which security would be a major factor. And he selects a new employee to configure his secure computer system by approaching a stranger with a Linux bumper sticker? Hmm...

It goes without saying that due diligence by both parties would be appropriate in this case.

[infestor]

haha so i am driving downtown the other day and on my car i have a linux penguin bumper sticker. i get stopped at a red light and i hear someone yelling at me. i look in my mirror and it's the guy behind me trying to get my attention. once we make eye contact, he gets out of his van (mind you we are in the middle of the road at a red light haha) and comes up to my window. he says, "hey, do you know how to use linux?" i respond yes and he then gives me his business card and says "call me sometime and we'll go to lunch. i have some work for you." haha how crazy is that? im probably going to call him this week and try to meet up to see what his business is about and what he has that needs to be done. pretty cool though


wish i had a car...maybe i should put up some stickers on my bike :)

[Exodist]

haha so i am driving downtown the other day and on my car i have a linux penguin bumper sticker. i get stopped at a red light and i hear someone yelling at me. i look in my mirror and it's the guy behind me trying to get my attention. once we make eye contact, he gets out of his van (mind you we are in the middle of the road at a red light haha) and comes up to my window. he says, "hey, do you know how to use linux?" i respond yes and he then gives me his business card and says "call me sometime and we'll go to lunch. i have some work for you." haha how crazy is that? im probably going to call him this week and try to meet up to see what his business is about and what he has that needs to be done. pretty cool though


LOL that kicks butt..

Gota get me a bumper sticker now.. haha..

[samjh]

LoL this sounds like national geographic LoL!

In this city of millions, there lives a very elusive sub-species of Homo Sapiens, called Homo Sapiens Linux Userius. When they occasionally choose to leave the comfort of their computer workstations, they can be distinguished from the more mundane herd of Homo Sapiens by their vehicle's bumper sticker. Note, for example, that specimen who has stopped at the traffic light. See how there is a curious penguin logo attached to the rear of their vehicle. The reasons for their choice of a penguin logo is yet unclear, and is a prominent topic of debate among scientists who study these mysterious and very rare creatures.

:D

[sailor2001]

should everyone get a penguin tattoo on the forehead?

[Sporkman]

My car has a bumper sticker that says "ubuntu".


No job offers yet...

[ChrT]

My car has a bumper sticker that says "ubuntu".


No job offers yet...

Try a more generic "GNU/Linux" instead. Not many people in the business use, know or care about Ubuntu. :P

[rifak]

Try a more generic "GNU/Linux" instead. Not many people in the business use, know or care about Ubuntu. :P

exactly! haha because the sticker that i have is a penguin with GNU/Linux beside it

[Giant Speck]

should everyone get a penguin tattoo on the forehead?

I don't want to tattoo anything on my forehead, let alone a penguin.

[sudoer541]

In this city of millions, there lives a very elusive sub-species of Homo Sapiens, called Homo Sapiens Linux Userius. When they occasionally choose to leave the comfort of their computer workstations, they can be distinguished from the more mundane herd of Homo Sapiens by their vehicle's bumper sticker. Note, for example, that specimen who has stopped at the traffic light. See how there is a curious penguin logo attached to the rear of their vehicle. The reasons for their choice of a penguin logo is yet unclear, and is a prominent topic of debate among scientists who study these mysterious and very rare creatures.

:D

sounds very professional wow lol:P
you should also add: Different animals (distros) based on the Linux race, try to eat each other for survival. <----what do you think? LoL :D

[sudoer541]

should everyone get a penguin tattoo on the forehead?

Yeah the tattoo shall be created on your left hand and your forehead and then you should use that to buy food by scanning it. Does that sound familiar? lol

[Megrimn]

lol don't forget to google him... make sure he's legit...

[HappyFeet]

should everyone get a penguin tattoo on the forehead?

No, but one on the arm is a good start. (mine, btw)

[koshatnik]

lol:) (http://xkcd.com/178/)

[blithen]

Holy crap epic, I need to start doing that, I need a job!

[blithen]

In this city of millions, there lives a very elusive sub-species of Homo Sapiens, called Homo Sapiens Linux Userius. When they occasionally choose to leave the comfort of their computer workstations, they can be distinguished from the more mundane herd of Homo Sapiens by their vehicle's bumper sticker. Note, for example, that specimen who has stopped at the traffic light. See how there is a curious penguin logo attached to the rear of their vehicle. The reasons for their choice of a penguin logo is yet unclear, and is a prominent topic of debate among scientists who study these mysterious and very rare creatures.

:D

Oh wow I lol'd hard.

[madjr]

My car has a bumper sticker that says "ubuntu".


No job offers yet...

well ubuntu is not really a player in the security, server and/or embeded-thingie fields...but you might get a call from geeksquad in a few years ^^

dang a need an "Ubuntu linux" cap

[moster]

I don't want to tattoo anything on my forehead, let alone a penguin.

Yes. I too do not want tattooed penguin on my forehead and then switch to Haiku. :D