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• In the beginning was the DEMO Project. And the Project was without form.
  And darkness was upon the staff members thereof. So they spake unto their Division Head, saying, "It is a crock of shit, and it stinks....
• In the beginning was the plan, and then the specification.
  And the plan was without form, and the specification was void....
• SNAFU principle /sna'foo prin'si-pl/ n. [from a WWII Army acronym for `Situation Normal
  All Fucked Up'] "True communication is possible only between equals, because inferiors are more consistently rewarded for telling their superiors pleasant lies than for telling the truth....
• And the Division Head spake unto his Department Head, saying, "It is a crock of excrement and none may abide the odor thereof.
  Now, the Department Head spake unto his Directorate Head, saying, "It is a container of excrement, and is very strong, such that none may abide before it....
• And the assistant Technical Director spake thus unto the Technical Director, saying, "It containeth that which aids growth and it is very strong.
  And, Lo, the Technical Director spake then unto the Captain, saying, "The powerful new Project will help promote the growth of the Laboratories....
• In the beginning, the grocery was without form and void, and darkness was on the face of the 7-11.
  -- (Haagendasz 1,1)...
• The Babylon Project was a dream given form.
• In the beginning ARPA created the ARPANET. And the ARPANET was without form and void.
  And darkness was upon the deep. And the spirit of ARPA moved upon the face of the network and ARPA said, 'Let there be a protocol', and there was a protocol....
• No major project is ever installed on time, within budgets, with the same staff that started it.
  Yours will not be the first. -- Laws of Project Management #1...