Spaced Out

9 Times Strategic Thinking Really Paid Off

As you know, September is International Strategic Thinking Month, so while we hang our Strategic Stockings and hum the Strategery anthem, let's take a quick break for cake... strategically.

 

1: Is your handwriting too big?

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2: Too small?

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C: Did you start too high?

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D: Or too drunk?

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5: Do you need to break up a word with a dash?

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F: Did you put the emPHAsis on the right syLAble?

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VII: Do you know how balloons work?

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XVII: Are you feeling dizzy?

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And if all else fails, remember: with a little strategic thinking you can print your cake design, thereby eliminating the chance of any... uh... oh.

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[side eye]

Perfec!

 

Thanks to Anony M., Mark T., Lori T., Kelly M., Dan F., Gabrielle, Erin V., Anony M. & Amanda M. for planning ahead - but next time we'd prefer a hand.

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P.S. Here's a strategic (eh?) way to spend family time with your kids while also throwing things at them:

Throw Throw Burrito: A Dodgeball Card Game

It's by the makers of Exploding Kittens, so you know you'll have some laughs, too.

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And from my other blog, Epbot:

Spacing: The Final Wrecked Tier

To quote Taylor Swift, I've got a blank space, baby:

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But it's not big enough to write your name.

Sorry.

 

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The struggle... is real.

 

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And the balloons... are upside down.

 

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That moment when everyone wonders why you didn't just stop at "congrats."

 

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And that's how Bir Bir Th Day was born, kids.

 

But Seriously, This Is Getting Ridiculous:

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Thanks to Maria B., Jessica F., Carol L., Kaila N., Anony M., & Tiffany V. for being so on around the ball.

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I'm making the jump from "spacing" to "space socks," because these are way more fun than keyboards: