MYOB (was Re: Lack of floating point ...)

[Mark W. Snitily]

In article <1990Feb4.171646.3355 at ddsw1.MCS.COM> karl at mcs.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger) writes:
>In article <25c64bfb:477.6comp.unix.i386;1 at nstar.UUCP> larry at nstar.UUCP (Larry Snyder) writes:
>>
>>Have you noticed that any charges from ISC Hollis appear to be posted
>>from MYOB, Inc (the same MYOB that has a map entry for ISC support in
>>Hollis)?  What is the relationship of MYOB with Interactive Systems, Inc?
>
>I'd like to know that too.  It's darn strange from where we sit.
>
>Their invoices, however, say "Interactive" on them (we're billed).  I don't
>know about credit card "retail" customers, although I've heard of the "MYOB" 
>too, and several of our FAX receptions have come from a fax claiming to
>belong to "MYOB".
>
>Has anyone else noticed the rather interesting connotation of those 4
>letters?

I too was curious when a billing from "Mind Your Own Business" showed up
on my business credit card statement.  It corresponded to the ISC upgrade
I charged to the card the month before.  (Was invoiced from ISC saying
that it was paid in full via credit card.)  The next time I talked to the
folks at ISC Hollis I asked.

According to Mary Stapel of ISC Hollis, MYOB is a company that comes in
to take care of a business's books, charges, etc.  You know, the type of
business overhead that you'd rather not deal with.  The fellow who started
"Mind Your Own Business" named it that with this in mind.  MYOB comes in
and takes care of stuff so that you can 'mind your *own* business.' :-)
True story, really...

-- Mark

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