Don't Say the "M" Word!
TheAmazon Stock Faces Even Steeper Declines (Continues)!
Whoever enters here honors me; whoever doesn’t- pleases me.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
Live Yet Pre-recorded- Episode CXXVII of:
Don’t Say the “M” Word!
A Silent Radio Hour!
“I understand people believe I'm just a statistic
I say to them I'm different”
10th grader, Antwon Rose
“De l’audace, encore de l’audace, toujours de l’audace!” [“Audacity, audacity, always audacity!”]
-Georges Danton
“The power of the powerless!”
-Vaclav Havel
NSPB: Welcome back cherished listeners! Today we’ll be continuing “our” two part? Maybe three part series and counting concerning: TheAmazon Stock Faces Even Steeper Declines! But before we get off to a Quick Start or QS! A report on Amazon Safety! Warren! Front and center please!
Amazon will charge sellers for safety violations!
J: Amazon.com and Safety? Certainly mutually Exclusive if there ever were a pair!
TheSASMO: Water and oil Jonathan! Water and oil!
RAT: Here’s the deal! Amazon will penalize sellers shipping unsafe packages to its warehouses after a string of safety violations! The E-Commerce or EC giant sent an email to all its third-party sellers last week announcing the fees for not meeting its safety requirements! These include: How aerosol products or certain electronics like batteries are packaged!
D: But can’t TheAmazon sort these products out when their trucks are unloaded and refuse the unsafe products?
TheSASMO: That process would disrupt “their” productivity numbers! Amazon’s metrics won’t allow for careful inspection of what’s coming in and where that product will end up!
J: So where will that product end up TheSASMO?
TheSASMO: Stowed! Or what’s commonly known as stocking the shelves! And it’ll stay on the shelves until (1) It’s bought by a customer and shipped out of the warehouse! (2) A worker comes across the product which should “NOT” be in the warehouse by the way and it’ll instantly be removed and shipped back to the third party vendor! And (3)?
J&D&NSPB&RAT: Give us the 3 SASMO! Give us the 3!
TheSASMO: (3) Negative Press or NP!
J: God damn the NP or Negative Press! FAKE NEWS!
TheSASMO: The accident in New Jersey has brought condemnation down upon Amazon.com and its E-Commerce or EC! TheAmazon’s PR Amdroids and all the little Ass Sniffing Amholes or ASAs out there that are seeking the perfect “SCAPEGOATS!” Hey boys and girls! Third Party Sellers or TPSs will get the blame! Also the law-suits to follow!
RAT: Continuing! A trial period started on November 29 and so TheAmazon states? Amazon will inform sellers at least a month in advance of when it will start charging the fees! Now! According to the U.S. Office of Hazardous Materials Safety! Amazon reported 42 violations of Department of Transportation regulations this year compared to the 32 reports in 2016.
J: It’s certainly heating up for the Poor Ole Amazon or POE!
J&D&NSPB&RAT&TheSASMO: POE! POE! POE! Oh POE for the Poor Ole Amazon!
RAT: To say the least! On Wednesday! Several Amazon warehouse workers in New Jersey were injured when bear repellent packaging was punctured! But listen! It’s not clear the package came from a third-party seller!
TheSASMO: Imagine that!
NSPB: And now we have a caller!
J: Another special guest?
NSPB: Nah! A former special guest Mr. Thomas “Wight” or MTW’s on the line!
J: The lover of farm animals?
D: Who knows the Ute Indians who live in the forest?
NSPB: Native Americans Drew! Native Americans! But yes! The very one! Mr. Thomas “Wight” or MTW, please!
MTW: TheSASMO? Are you living in a fantasy world? Or did Amazon radically change since I got fired in May?
J&RAT: Damn! Another malcontent ex-employee who “obviously” can’t be trusted!
MTW: Right! Look! HAZMAT is not instantly removed and shipped back to the vendor.
D: Really Mr. Thomas “Wight” or MTW friend to the Ute Native Americans who live in the forest?
MTW: Yes Drew! Really! The reality is: (1) If the HAZMAT is a customer order, which is the only way it will be discovered, it will be packaged, without the appropriate warning labels, and shipped to the customer.
J: And (2) Mr. Thomas “Wight” or MTW lover of farm animals that coincidentally live on a FARM!
MTW: (2) If the HAZMAT is damaged, the picker or packer that discovers the damaged HAZMAT may report it to safety. If the poor sucker reports the damaged HAZMAT to safety three things will happen:
J&D&RAT: Give us the three Mr. Thomas “Wight” or MTW who is a friend to the Ute Native Americans who live in the forest and who is also a lover of farm animals that coincidentally live on a FARM!
MTW: I’d forgotten how much “fun” it was being on “your” show! Moving forward! (a) If the HAZMAT is not a customer order, safety will ignore the report and the HAZMAT will stay in the bin.
J&RAT: Give us the BB Mr. Thomas “Wight” or MTW! Give us some B!
D: I’d rather like some T just about now!
W: Some more Good Ole Fashioned Chinese Green Tea or GOFCGT sold by Mother Eu-funh or Playful Phoenix, a Mom and Pop Corner Tea Store in Hong Kong, China or MEPPMPCTSHKC and popcorn?
D: Oh yes please!
W: Such a wonderful boy!
J&NSPB&RAT&TheSASMO&MTW: Us too! Us too! We’d like some Good Ole Fashioned Chinese Green Tea or GOFCGT sold by Mother Eu-funh or Playful Phoenix, a Mom and Pop Corner Tea Store in Hong Kong, China or MEPPMPCTSHKC and popcorn, please!
W: Not to worry my darlings! There’s plenty here for everyone!
J&D&NSPB&RAT&TheSASMO&MTW: Thank you!
W: You are all so very welcome! Be right back with more Good Ole Fashioned Chinese Green Tea or GOFCGT sold by Mother Eu-funh or Playful Phoenix, a Mom and Pop Corner Tea Store in Hong Kong, China or MEPPMPCTSHKC and popcorn!
J&D&NSPB&RAT&TheSASMO&MTW: Thank you!
W: Such polite darlings!
D: Is your name still Irene?
W: Sometimes! Why Drew?
D: No reason! Thank you!
W: Such a wonderful boy!
MTW: I’ve sure missed your wonderful tea!
W: Such a polite pleasant man!
MTW: Thank you! Now! (b) If the damaged HAZMAT is a customer order, the HAZMAT will be delivered to a problem solver. If the damaged product is not completely destroyed, the problem solver will then be instructed to package the order and ship it to the customer. Customer service can sort it out if the customer complains about receiving a damaged product. If the HAZMAT is too damaged to package and ship, the HAZMAT will be placed in a yellow tote and ignored for weeks or months.
J: God damn you TheAmazon!
MTW: God has nothing to do with this Jonathan!
J: Than damn TheBezos! Bad Bezos! Bad dog! Bad dog!
MTW: Indeed! And finally: (c) Management will deny that the material is HAZMAT since HAZMAT is not allowed in the warehouse. *
* A note from TheSASMO: One cannot fault the logic of Mr. Thomas “Wight” or MTW! It certainly stands to reason that if (a) something in a particular FC or Fulfillment Center is “NOT” allowed then (b) that particular “something” has no plausible reason to exist in that once again particular FC or Fulfillment Center ergo (c) that “something” which was “found” in the above mentioned particular FC or Fulfillment Center must be a figment of that associate’s imagination! The formula would be this: a+b=c! Or as TheAmazon PR Amdroids or TAPRAs and their Ass Sniffing Amholes or ASAs would say to the Negative Press or NP: ‘We have no such knowledge of that substance being in one of “our” warehouses! This is not nor has it ever been a possibility since Amazon protocols and policies disallows this from happening!’
D: TheSASMO?
TheSASMO: Yes Drew?
D: Shouldn’t that be Stupid Ass Sniffing Amholes or SASAs? TheSASMO, please?
TheSASMO: Not in polite company Drew! Not in polite company! But hey! We’re dealing with TheAmazon here! So yes! Stupid Ass Sniffing Amholes or SASAs would be correct!
J: And 3 Mr. Thomas “Wight” or MTW lover of farm animals that coincidentally live on a FARM?
MTW: (3) The poor sod that reported the HAZMAT will be given “performance counseling” by his or her Area Manager.
NSPB: And back to Mr. Thomas “Wight” or MTW who is a friend to the Ute Native Americans who live in the forest and who is also a lover of farm animals that coincidentally live on a FARM!
MTW: So to close this phone conversation!
J: About freakin’ time Mr. Thomas “Wight” or MTW who is a friend to the Ute Native Americans who live in the forest and who is also a lover of farm animals that coincidentally live on a FARM!
MTW: Because I am a slow learner!
RAT: In Drew’s league Mr. Thomas “Wight” or MTW who is a friend to the Ute Native Americans who live in the forest and who is also a lover of farm animals that coincidentally live on a FARM?
D: What?
MTW: I reported HAZMAT several times during my time at Amazon. The same thing happened every time. Because I was a problem solver, I received HAZMAT from poor delusional souls that assumed Amazon would remove HAZMAT and act to protect employee and customer safety. The result was the same in each instance.
NSPB: Which was Mr. Thomas “Wight” or MTW who is a friend to the Ute Native Americans who live in the forest and who is also a lover of farm animals that coincidentally live on a FARM?
MTW: Much ado about nothing! [CLICK]
D: Well that was fun!
NSPB: And as fun as that was? We’re in a rush here! So please! Quick like little bunnies!
D: That live on a FARM?
J: Nah Drew! They live in the forest with the Ute Native Americans!
NSPB: Stop it Jonathan! Just please stop it! So let’s get going since we’re already about outta time! Warren, please!
RAT: Yeah! Right! “Our” four part series and counting? I’ve loss track! Anyway! Today we’re going to be looking into: Segment Operating Margins or SOMs! Research and development or RD! Capitalizing R&D or CRD! Capitalizing Leases or CL! And for those of you who don’t understand any of this stuff…
J&D: Stupid Ass Scratching Stuff or SASS!
RAT: Right! Stupid Ass Scratching Stuff or SASS! TheAmazon’s financials are a maze and untangling that maze or knot’s gonna take some doing!
J: So you and TheSASMO are gonna work together on this one?
RAT: We’ve worked together in the past! We’ll work together on this one!
J: But you don’t really care that much for TheSASMO!
RAT: He doesn’t care that much for me either!
NSPB: Now that may well be! But be that as it may! We’ve a show to do! Guys! Let’s get to it! Warren and TheSASMO, please!
RAT: Research and development or RD describes an activity or expense associated with the research and development of a company’s goods or services! Plain and simple!
D: For you Warren!
RAT: R&D or Research and development expenses are a type of operating expense that can be deducted on a business tax return!
J: Something working people don’t have!
D: Yeah! What’s up?
TheSASMO: Working people can start a business and get tax credits for doing so! R&D or Research and development being a legitimate credit! But you’d damn well better document everything!
RAT: Right! Now! This type of expense is incurred in the process of finding and creating new products or services. Research and development or RD’s a type of systematic activity conducted by a company! It combines basic and applied research in an attempt to discover solutions to problems! To create or update goods and services! The action of a company conducting its own R&D or Research and development often results in the ownership of intellectual property in the form of patents or copyrights!
D: What TheSASMO?
RAT: Basically Drew! R&D or Research and development’s an important component of a company’s expenses! Now! These expenses can be relatively minor! They can easily run into billions of dollars for large corporations! R&D or Research and development expenses are usually the highest for industrial! Technological! Health care and pharmaceutical firms! Some companies reinvest a significant portion of their profits back into R&D or Research and development! As is the case with technology companies since they see it as an investment in their continued growth.
J: So the Bottom-Line or BL concerning R&D or Research and development?
RAT: TheAmazon puts out tons of capital for R&D or Research and development!
D: And that means? Warren?
RAT: The company’s Bottom-Line or BL will suffer! With TheAmazon! That suffering goes on and on and on and on!
J: To Infinity and Beyond or TIB!
J&RAT: TIB! TIB! TIB! TheAmazon’s TIBing “our” brains out!
TheSASMO: Putting it mildly!
An Example of R&D:
TheSASMO: Tech companies rely heavily on R&D or Research and development capabilities. In an environment with constant change!
RAT: TheAmazon being first on the list!
TheSASMO: Indeed! TheAmazon changes and evolves like nobody’s business! You see! It’s integral for a company to remain on the cutting edge of innovation. Companies such as Facebook invest heavily in the research and development of such products as virtual reality and predictive chat bots. This allows Facebook to diversify its business and find new areas of opportunistic growth as technology continues to evolve.
TheSASMO: On this note! Large companies have also been able to conduct R&D or Research and development through acquisition. Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus Rift is a perfect example of this.
RAT: TheAmazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods!
TheSASMO: Great example! But was it a good choice? Time will tell? But I sincerely doubt it!
J: Why TheSASMO?
TheSASMO: TheAmazon used massive debt to acquire Whole Foods which I believe will come back to haunt them! Come back to bite TheAmazon on its massive ASS! And let’s not mention…
J: Than let’s not mention it!
TheSASMO: Whole Foods is labor intensive! Super-Markets are low profit while being, again, labor intensive! Astronomical costs always involved!
RAT: But only time will tell!
NSPB: And speaking of time! Don’t Jonathan! We’ve no time for The Chambers Brothers again!
J: Oh but I so love the music!
NSPB: As do I! But as I was saying! It’s time to close this Episode or E of ‘A Silent Radio Hour’ live yet pre-recorded here inside The Spank the Monkey Café in the heart of downtown Seattle, Washington kitty corner from the Corporate Headquarters of Amazon.com! Good Night Irene!
D: Bye now!
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To our cherished listeners out there hopefully believing that “our” ‘A Live Silent Radio Hour’ which’s live yet pre-recorded formerly at The Spank the Monkey Café in the heart of downtown Seattle, Washington of the United States of Here’s Still Hoping for the Fifth Aeon to Finally Come and Save Us All Here or USHSHFAFCSUAH in: America which’s quickly Slipping Into Darkness or SID! Hopefully, we’ll be back next time! Who knows? Now listen! I’m Becka formerly known as Reject # 2 now known as the New Show Producer Becka or NSPB! I’m here in what’s entitled “Reject Square” where we’re now broadcasting live yet pre-recorded and so many thanks once again to “our” cherished listeners who are anticipating another Episode or E of ‘A Live Silent Radio Hour’! We’re so sorry that you have to live through these nasty “happenings” taking place daily here in America! I mean to say! Really SORRY! But I wish to thank all of you for tuning in once more while again leaving Any Semblance of Rational Thought or ASRT at the door as for the sake of TheBezos: How in the hell can you listen to silent radio? Never understood that one but hey folks! We’re back! (Inspirational Pause!) And please cherished “LISTENERS” return once again next time to hopefully Find-Out-the-Facts or FOFs concerning the nature and cause of our Collective Delusion or CD as we Tell Our Tale or TOT of Misery or M here in a land known as America! Please stay safe and always watch out for those Frenzied, Extremely Agitated Regrettables or FEAR “CAPITALISTS” who see their own reflection in the Mirrored Sunglasses or MSs of those who would Un-Naturally or UN ridicule our Blessed Way of Life here on Silent Radio or SR! And please! Make sure to thank TheBezos! And so I’m pretty certain! And Good Night Irene! Whoever “she” is? And hey Bezos! RESPECT US NOW: God dammit!
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D: Jonathan?
J: Yes Drew?
D: I’d love to live on a FARM with all the FARM animals but why can’t the bunnies also live on a FARM?
J: Because they live in the forest with the Ute Native Americans! You can’t live in both places at once Drew! Just can’t be done!
D: I’m sorry Jonathan!
J: For what Drew?
D: For calling the Ute Native Americans Indians! It was wrong of me!
J: Not to worry! Apology accepted!
D: Thank you dear brother! Thank you!
[And Back In Sunny Southern California On The Horse Ranch]
MTW: Why in the freakin’ name of whatever it is any of us hold dear do I keep going back on that Stupid Ass Scratching Show?
[Back In Gloomy Seattle, Washington Inside The Spank the Monkey Café]
J: Because you’re a Dumb ASS that’s why!
D: Who are you talkin’ too Jonathan!
J: Just some Stupid Ass Scratching Dumb ASS Drew! Nobody in particular!
D: Oh?