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Saw this meme idea on this site, and thought it might be a little more interesting if I added something to it.

1. Take the nearest book and go to page 123.
2. Go to the fifth sentence of the page.
3. Copy down the next three sentences and tag three people.

Okay, and my addition:
4. Either do this at work, or do it on a book about or relating to your work.
5. Did you know about the information in these sentences? Does the information affect your day-to-day work, ie, is it an aspect of your work that you actually use or have interest in?

It doesn't have to be a long-winded thing, just go with the flow.

Ok, mine comes from 'The Print Manager's Handbook 2005: The Complete Reference Book for Buyers and Managers of Print'. I'm not a print buyer or manager per se but it is a guidebook for some aspects of my job.

"The ability to print four colour process with or without the addition of 'special' colours is no different to any other form of conventional printing, however large format printing tends to use a larger variety of substrates such as mirror boards, plastics, self-cling vinyls etc. Before starting any project it is vital to consider the final application, the length of time it will be up and the need for durability (i.e. is it likely to get damaged through wear-and-tear?) as these factors will significantly alter the cost. For instance, supermarket POS buyers will often push a shopping trolley into a floor-based unit at prototype stage, to ensure its durability and the fact that it's not going to fall on someone if hit."

As for the general content of these sentences, they don't really relate too closely to the work I do every day. We do some ancillary work on leaflets and I once interviewed for a job overseeing all in-store promotional boards for a fashion magazine, but nothing like described here.
I do, however, find it very amusing that in some production houses, there is a specially earmarked lone 'dummy trolley' which is pulled out of it's cupboard once in a while for a designer to push towards a cardboard baked bean promotional stand. I'm sure unfunny family sitcom writers would be horrified to learn that displays in supermarkets are actually tested to avoid the kind of smashing champagne bottle gag they throw in every now and then.

I tag Ian, Vaughan and Matt. And Charlene for good measure, as she has many a textbook to take something from!