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A side note about Chris Petersen

DerekJohnson
DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,384 Founders Club
An acquaintance of mine has a young daughter who just sold Girl Scout cookies at the UW athletic department and to Chris Petersen. Last Friday, she received a nice thank you note from Petersen. It was a good gesture.

It got me to thinking how about how a year and a half ago, Dave Hoffmann and I donated 130 copies of our book Husky Hitman to the UW football team. (We were going to donate 100 copies but they asked if we could donate 130 so the coaches and some administrators could have a copy).

To this day, neither Dave nor I have heard back from anyone at the UW about the donation, including Petersen. Dave and I didn't give the books with the expectation of getting anything in return, but we were still a bit surprised by the lack of courtesy.
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  • PurpleJ
    PurpleJ Member Posts: 37,643 Founders Club
    Shaking babies and kissing hands man! WOOF!
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,384 Founders Club
    Dick_B said:

    maybe she had better legs?

    she's about seven years old
  • BennyBeaver
    BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346
    And I saw Babushka at the village tonight w his daughter. They did not try to sell me cookies.
  • section_332
    section_332 Member Posts: 2,403
    But the Tyee club cares about you glorious leader.
  • LoneStarDawg
    LoneStarDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 13,681 Founders Club
  • doogsinparadise
    doogsinparadise Member Posts: 9,320
    TheGlove said:

    And I saw Babushka at the village tonight w his daughter. They did not try to sell me cookies.

    It somehow seems shocking that he actually knocked up some unlucky woman.
  • Gladstone
    Gladstone Member Posts: 16,419

    TheGlove said:

    And I saw Babushka at the village tonight w his daughter. They did not try to sell me cookies.

    It somehow seems shocking that he actually knocked up some unlucky woman.
    Just visualize him having sex. The horror.
  • EwaDawg
    EwaDawg Member Posts: 4,335

    a young daughter who just sold Girl Scout cookies

    Dave Hoffmann and I donated 130 copies of our book

    still a bit surprised by the lack of courtesy.

    I'm surprised you are surprised.

  • Meek
    Meek Member Posts: 7,031
    Jen Cohen gets it.
  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,384 Founders Club
    Tequilla said:

    An acquaintance of mine has a young daughter who just sold Girl Scout cookies at the UW athletic department and to Chris Petersen. Last Friday, she received a nice thank you note from Petersen. It was a good gesture.

    It got me to thinking how about how a year and a half ago, Dave Hoffmann and I donated 130 copies of our book Husky Hitman to the UW football team. (We were going to donate 100 copies but they asked if we could donate 130 so the coaches and some administrators could have a copy).

    To this day, neither Dave nor I have heard back from anyone at the UW about the donation, including Petersen. Dave and I didn't give the books with the expectation of getting anything in return, but we were still a bit surprised by the lack of courtesy.

    Nothing more needs to be said after the bolded part
    In other words, we weren't looking for favors or to be fawned over.
  • Del_Griffith
    Del_Griffith Member Posts: 128
    Poor form on Pete and his staff. Would have taken 69 seconds for one of his interns to write a thank you and have Coach sign it; SOP in most organizations.
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    To be fair Derek. They used your books for the annual bonfire.

    Flamingbooks.gif
  • rodmansrage
    rodmansrage Member Posts: 6,377
    girl scout cookies can go in fruit baskets, you cant put a fucking book in a fruit basket.
  • SonnyShackelford
    SonnyShackelford Member Posts: 1,005
    edited March 2016
    Sounds like you care
  • Swaye
    Swaye Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 41,739 Founders Club
    TommySQC said:

    Dick_B said:

    maybe she had better legs?

    Try leaving your jacket in the office next time...
    Or show up with a banana for a gift.
  • BennyBeaver
    BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346

    TheGlove said:

    And I saw Babushka at the village tonight w his daughter. They did not try to sell me cookies.

    It somehow seems shocking that he actually knocked up some unlucky woman.
    What's his annual salary?
  • HuskyJW
    HuskyJW Member Posts: 15,273
    Well....as one who works for a public college....I would imagine whomever you donated that too.....was told by someone higher up that public employees are not supposed to accept donations.

    I doubt they even made it to anyone's hands.
  • puppylove_sugarsteel
    puppylove_sugarsteel Member Posts: 9,133
    Now you can join Kim in bashing Petersen every other thread. Hey at least your justified.
  • Gladstone
    Gladstone Member Posts: 16,419