Friday, May 30, 2008

I was searching around for something fun, when I remember an old commercial from back in the early 2000's. I couldn't remember the product (turns out to be EDS) but I did remember the great scenes of rugged blokes chasing cats. I found it and want to share it, in hopes that you find it fun too!

I suspect that most readers are familiar with expressions built around the phrase herding cats:

The phrase herding cats comes from the common saying that something involving coordination of many different groups or people is as difficult as herding cats. One of the commonly encountered uses of the term in technical fields is the phrase "Managing programmers is like herding cats" or "Managing engineers is like herding cats". In education it would be "Managing students is like herding cats". In reality, it would be "Managing cats is like herding cats." It refers to the individualism common in the stereotypical examples of programmers and domesticated cats. A similar phrase, allegedly of Irish origins, is "Minding mice at a crossroads".

Needless to say, it used to be used all the time when I was young. That's why I find this video so funny. It takes an otherwise silly phrase and brings it to life in exactly the way you'd expect.