And you thought that stuff has no business purpose

This IT staffer sends out a message to everyone in the department: He and his fiancee have set a date for their wedding, reports a pilot fish on the scene.

"He and his bride-to-be were the well-organized sort of people," says fish. "He began announcing his wedding plans a full year ahead of time."

And he doesn't stop there. As the months roll by, fish and his colleagues get a regular stream of monthly "Yes, we're still on schedule" notices. That includes the department's manager, who has already OKed vacation scheduling for the staffer's honeymoon.

Finally, the big day is less than a month away. In fact, it's just a week before the wedding that the manager stops by the staffer's cubicle.

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