Memorandum

DATE: MONDAY 16 JANUARY
FROM: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
TO: ALL EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Next Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Halley's Comet will appear over this area. This is an event which occurs only once every 75 years. Notify all Directors and have them arrange for all employees to assemble on the company lawn and inform them of the occurrence of this phenomenon. If it rains, then cancel the day's observation and assemble in the auditorium to see a film about the comet.

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Memorandum

DATE: TUESDAY 17 JANUARY
FROM: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TO: ALL DIRECTORS

By order of the Executive Vice President, next Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Halley's Comet will appear over the company lawn. If it rains, cancel the days work and report to the auditorium with all employees where we will show films; a phenomenal event which occurs every 75 years.

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Memorandum

DATE: WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY
FROM: DIRECTOR
TO: ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS

By order of the phenomenal Executive Vice President, at 10:30 next Thursday Halley's comet will appear in the auditorium. In case of rain over the company lawn the Executive Vice President will give another order, something which occurs only every 75 years.

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Memorandum

DATE: THURSDAY 19 JANUARY
FROM: DEPARTMENT HEAD
TO: ALL SUPERVISORS

Next Thursday at 10:30 the Executive Vice President will appear in our auditorium with Halley's Comet, something which occurs every 75 years. If it rains the Executive Vice President will cancel the comet and order us all out to our phenomenal company lawn.

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Memorandum

DATE: FRIDAY 20 JANUARY
FROM: SUPERVISOR
TO: ALL EMPLOYEES

When it rains next Thursday at 10:30 over the company lawn, the phenomenal 75-year-old Executive Vice President will cancel all work and appear before all employees in the auditorium accompanied by Bill Haley and the Comets.