Does anyone know

[Skweeky1]

...if Packard Bell is a part of Hewlett Packard or not?

I've got an interview with HP tomorrow and I don't want to sound like an idiot when I declare I've been using PB PC's in one of our clients offices:blink:


PS: Does anyone have tips on how to build a bridge with Lego...because that's a part of the interview:unsure:

[Busyman]

...if Packard Bell is a part of Hewlett Packard or not?
Of course not.:ermm:

[Skweeky1]

Well they've got the same name don't they?
And a couple of years ago HP bought Compaq so maybe they got PB as well.

Now about that bridge in Lego...

[Cheese]

I don't think you want to make that mistake in your interview, they might be touchy about it...


Packard Bell sometimes benefited from misplaced name recognition, with consumers (especially first-time computer buyers) and even some salespeople associating it with other similarly-named companies, such as Hewlett-Packard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett-Packard), Pacific Bell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Bell), and Packard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packard).

Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packard_Bell

Hewlett-Packard: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hewlett-Packard

[Skweeky1]

LMAO

thanks Cheese!

It'd be funny though :lol:

[manker]

Give the person interviewing you the new Prehistoric Power Lego gift set, tell him or her that they can give it to one of their younger relatives.

You've built a bridge with Lego :smilie4:

[Barbarossa]

PS: Does anyone have tips on how to build a bridge with Lego...because that's a part of the interview:unsure:

Tell them you're boycotting lego as a protest. :snooty:




P.S. Seriously, building a bridge with lego is easy.... :ermm:

[Skweeky1]

It's a team effort. I'm not giving them any gifts until they give me a bloody job!

I wonder if it would be better to go and have a spliff before going to this thing. :D

[Cheese]

One thing to avoid would be throwing away all the black bricks and saying, "I just don't like the blacks."

[Barbarossa]

A cantilever bridge is probably your best bet. Or make a giant arch... :blink:

[Busyman]

Well they've got the same name don't they?
And a couple of years ago HP bought Compaq so maybe they got PB as well.

Packard Bell

Hewlett Packard


No...no, diffferent names.:unsure:

I don't see Packard Bell computers over here anymore. Good thing too 'cause they suck ass.

[Cheese]

Well they've got the same name don't they?
And a couple of years ago HP bought Compaq so maybe they got PB as well.
Packard Bell

Hewlett Packard


No...no diffferent names.:unsure:



Congratulations on making the most pedantic post of the day.

[Busyman]

Packard Bell

Hewlett Packard


No...no diffferent names.:unsure:



Congratulations on making the most pedantic post of the day.
Jus' doin' ma shar ta 'elp oot.;)

[Barbarossa]

Well they've got the same name don't they?
And a couple of years ago HP bought Compaq so maybe they got PB as well.

Packard Bell

Hewlett Packard


No...no, diffferent names.:unsure:

I don't see Packard Bell computers over here anymore. Good thing too 'cause they suck ass.

...and I hereby present the following award to Busyman. Long may he reign.

http://img439.imageshack.us/img439/4470/obvious9ae.jpg

[Barbarossa]

Skweeky. Example lego bridge below:

http://www.math.ucsb.edu/~garcias/travel/images/Britain/BritainWindsorLegoTowerBridge-1024.jpg

[manker]

Packard Bell

Hewlett Packard


No...no, diffferent names.:unsure:

I don't see Packard Bell computers over here anymore. Good thing too 'cause they suck ass.

...and I hereby present the following award to Busyman. Long may he reign.

http://img439.imageshack.us/img439/4470/obvious9ae.jpg
I've followed at least three of Busy's posts with that pic in the past.

Also the Captain Obvious one on more than a couple of occasions.


Good to see he's still got it.

[Barbarossa]

I've followed at least three of Busy's posts with that pic in the past.

Also the Captain Obvious one on more than a couple of occasions.


Good to see he's still got it.

Oh, have I done it again? :ermm: :blushing:

[Busyman]

:lol: :lol: :lol: Good pic, Barbara.

One hits me with me pedantic. The other with obvious.

Kwaaaalitee.:happy:

[Cheese]

Skweeky. Example lego bridge below:

http://www.math.ucsb.edu/%7Egarcias/travel/images/Britain/BritainWindsorLegoTowerBridge-1024.jpg
Aye, that's a proper bridge that one. Not like those crappy American bridges. Golden Gate Bridge? Golden Gay Bridge more like.

[Busyman]

Skweeky. Example lego bridge below:

http://www.math.ucsb.edu/%7Egarcias/travel/images/Britain/BritainWindsorLegoTowerBridge-1024.jpg
Aye, that's a proper bridge that one. Not like those crappy American bridges. Golden Gate Bridge? Golden Gay Bridge more like.
Well it is in San Fran. :dabs:

[manker]

I've followed at least three of Busy's posts with that pic in the past.

Also the Captain Obvious one on more than a couple of occasions.


Good to see he's still got it.

Oh, have I done it again? :ermm: :blushing:
Hehe, nah. The last time I did it was almost a year ago, I think :P

[Cheese]

Well it is in San Fran. :dabs:

Stupid city, the only reason people like it is because of all the gays. If it didn't have any gays then it would just be a normal city and wouldn't win any Oscars.

[manker]

So it's basically a shit version of Brighton.

San Francisco sucks bawls.

[Busyman]

Well it is in San Fran. :dabs:

Stupid city, the only reason people like it is because of all the gays. If it didn't have any gays then it would just be a normal city and wouldn't win any Oscars.
Yeah I saw some documentary about San Fran and it talked about how it became so gay.

edit: Morgan Spurlock's 30 Days (the Supersize Me guy)

That show had a guy from Texas live the gay lifestyle for 30 days....in San Fran.

[Barbarossa]

Even the lego version looks gay.

http://www.end.com/~jynx/travel/winter/legoland/goldengate.jpg

[Busyman]

Even the lego version looks gay.

http://www.end.com/~jynx/travel/winter/legoland/goldengate.jpg
Yeah it just looks like a better version of this bridge

http://www.garrettsbridges.com/images/firthbridge2b.jpg

[JPaul]

I think she means a real bridge.

http://www.immersive-sim.de/Projekte/tz-lego-bruecke.jpg

[DanB]

I wonder if it would be better to go and have a spliff before going to this thing. :D

Hell yeah :01:

[Skweeky1]

They made me build a tower:dry:

Apparently I made £80,000 building a single tower out of single bricks that was 70cm high. I'm a genius. I kept telling everyone but now it's for sure because the HP people said so.

[thewizeard]

http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/index.html?mtxs=corp&mtxb=3&mtxl=1


Skweeky, it is a good idea to read up on the company ifo before you go...maybe you can ask for a "jaarverslag" first...then you can read up on them...and ask them a few questions, preferably questions, thay might not have a direct answer to. ...alway looks good...

[Skweeky1]

's alright Nigel.

't is in de sacoche!

[Lilmiss]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/missie77/ayepod.jpg




heh heh heh. :lookaroun

[Aaron_T]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v627/missie77/ayepod.jpg




heh heh heh. :lookaroun

:lol:

[Barbarossa]

They made me build a tower:dry:

Apparently I made £80,000 building a single tower out of single bricks that was 70cm high. I'm a genius. I kept telling everyone but now it's for sure because the HP people said so.

What sort of job is this? :w00t: All I ever got from going to interviews was my train fare reimbursed... :dabs:

[thewizeard]

whose clan colours are those?

[Skweeky1]

I didn't really get 80 grand:angry:

they tricked me!
Bloody multinational IT corporations:angry:

Seriously though. Made it through to second round on wedneday!

Wish me luck:cool:

[Barbarossa]

I didn't really get 80 grand:angry:

they tricked me!
Bloody multinational IT corporations:angry:

Seriously though. Made it through to second round on wedneday!

Wish me luck:cool:

Good luck, you'll probably have to build a photocopier out of lego in the second round (or something)