quack

[Doug Henwood]

At 11:59 AM -0500 7/3/01, Cringely at bdcimail.com wrote:
>Quacking up
>
>On a lighter note, how about this for a case of
>corporate humor gone wild? After a spy sent me a tip
>about Deutsche Bank/National Discount Brokers, I
>called them at (800) 888-3999 and waited for option
>seven. The recorded message said, "If you would like
>to hear a duck quack, press 7." I pressed 7, a duck
>quacked, and the phone hung up! The humble duck is
>part of the company logo, but you've got to wonder why
>financial execs need a reassuring "Quack!" now and
>then. If you're feeling down, go on, try the number.