THE "THREE NAMES" FROM WHICH MPE IS DERIVED, AND THE NUMBER ONE QUESTION WE GET AT JOB INTERVIEWS (HINT: “P” IS NOT FOR “PARKER”).
WHO ARE "MILLER, PROZNIAK AND ELLERT"?
100
"AN INVOLUNTARY REACTION" THAT CAN BE HEARD THROUGH BOTH FLOORS OF THE OFFICE.
WHAT IS "DAN’S SNEEZE"?
100
“THE” "HIGH TECH DEVICE" IN EVERY HOME WHEN DAN WAS BORN
WHAT IS A "RADIO"?
100
THE "EIGHTH SIGN OF THE ZODIAK", EXLPLORES IDEAS FROM AN EMOTIONAL STANDPOINT, INVESTIGATIVE, PROBING, STRONGLY INTUITIVE, PENETRATING...AND DAN’S NOVEMBER BIRTH SIGN.
WHAT IS "SCORPIO"?
200
"ICY MASSES" IDEAL FOR CLIMBING IN HIS SPARE TIME
WHAT ARE "GLACIERS"?
200
FRUSTRATED AFTER READING A FEW LETTERS AND REPORTS FROM STAFF, DAN ENROLLED ALL OF US IN A COMPULSORY CLASS IN "THIS SUBJECT" A FEW YEARS BACK
WHAT IS "ENGLISH GRAMMAR"?
200
"THIS WAS MOST LACKING ON DAN’S HEAD" IN HIS EARLY YEARS AT MPE THAT MADE IT TOUGHER TO GET NEW CLIENTS
WHAT ARE "GREY HAIRS"?
200
PREDICTED TO BE "FLOWING INTO A HOME NEAR YOU" WHEN DAN WAS A TODDLER
WHAT IS "INDOOR PLUMBING"?
("TOILET" IS ALSO ACCEPTABLE)
200
"A FAVOURITE CALENDAR DAY" UNTIL THEO AND OTHERS WENT TO GREAT LENGTHS TO FIND BROKEN GLASS AT A BODY SHOP AND PULLED A FAST ONE ON THE BOSS THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN BROKEN INTO...AND EVEN AFTER THE JOKE WAS SPRUNG, IN DISBELIEF DAN EXCLAIMED “YOU BROKE MY WINDOW!”
WHAT IS "APRIL FOOLS"?
300
A "SPORT HE PLAYED" RELIGIOUSLY WHILE AT MPE UNTIL HIS SHOULDER GAVE OUT
WHAT IS "HOCKEY"?
300
THE "ONE FAR-OFF CLIENT" THAT USED TO KEEP US ON THE ROAD UNTIL 2 AM AFTER A COUNCIL MEETING (THANK YOU MEDICINE HAT FOR TAKING OVER)
WHERE IS "OYEN"?
300
"A PROUD HERITAGE IN A RED LIQUID" THAT IS THE MAIN REASON FOR DAN’S FRUGAL OFFICE BUDGETING
WHAT IS "SCOTCH BLOOD"?
300
"PREDICTED TO BE COMING TO HOMES IN CANADA" WHEN DAN GRADUATED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL...TO REPLACE ALL THE OLD BLACK & WHITES
WHAT IS "COLOR TELEVISION"?
300
ON APRIL 1 ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, "THIS MAN" KEPT SHOUTING “HELLO! HELLO! HELLO!” THEN REDIALLING, THEN RE-SHOUTING “HELLO! HELLO! HELLO!” INTO HIS TELEPHONE RECEIVER AFTER DAN HAD SCOTCH-TAPED DOWN THE DISCONNECT BUTTON ON EVERY PHONE IN THE OFFICE.
WHO IS "JACK BROWN"?
400
A “SENIOR TERM OF ENDEARMENT" THAT TOOK SOME GETTING USED TO
WHAT IS "GRANDPA"?
400
"THIS ROOM" WAS THE ONLY WAY IN AND OUT OF THE MAIN BOARDROOM AT OUR OLD ADDRESS OVERLOOKING MCCALL LAKE GOLF COURSE, AND A BIG REASON WE ARE IN OUR CURRENT SPACE.
WHAT IS "DAN'S OFFICE"?
400
"THE REASON" DAN PREFERS GOING BY THREE INITIALS “D.L.P.” RATHER THAN JUST TWO
WHAT ARE "DISPLACED PERSONS"?
400
A "MAJOR MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRONICS" IN DAN’S YOUTH (LONG BEFORE APPLE...)
WHAT IS "RCA"?
400
IN THE WINTER, DAN'S "SURE-TO-ORDER DISH" WHEN ON THE MENU AT A CLIENT LUNCH (JUST LIKE MOM USED TO MAKE).
WHAT IS "LIVER & ONIONS"?
500
A "CELTIC DANCE ROLE" HE PERFORMED FAMOUSLY IN COCHRANE.
WHAT IS A "FARMER"?
500
"THIS EASTERN EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGIST", FRESH FROM THE GRASP OF COMMUNISM, WHO IN 1992 COMPLAINED TO DAN THAT COMPARED TO HIS COUNTRY, THERE WERE FAR TOO MANY BARBED WIRE FENCES IN CANADA TO JUMP OVER WHEN SURVEYING
WHO IS "LIBOR"?
500
AN "ORIGINAL TERM" COINED BY DAN BY MERGING TWO SIMILAR TERMS MEANING:
“POSITION (EITHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL) FROM WHICH SOMETHING IS OBSERVED OR CONSIDERED”
WHAT IS DAN’S “STAND-POINT-OF-VIEW”?
500
THE "FARMING COMMUNITY" EAST OF EDMONTON WHERE HE SOWED HIS WILD OATS.
WHAT IS "ONOWAY"?
500
"HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, A MOST PATIENT PARTNER AND FAVOURITE MONTH OF THE YEAR"