by Christopher Paris | Jan 6, 2019 | Humor
Oxebridge’s decidedly off-topic sister site, the irreverent wine blog Winepisser.com, has announced its fourth annual Winepisser Best Wine award. You can read which of 150 wines tasted in 2018 came in first, along with some runners-up. In keeping with a newer...
by Christopher Paris | Nov 29, 2018 | Humor
With the retirement of President John Knappenberger and former VP Randy Dougherty in self-exile (he’s not quite quit yet, but is in deep hiding), the new ANAB organizational structure has embraced flatness. Still without a permanent replacement for...
by Christopher Paris | Nov 26, 2018 | Humor
Sigh, sometimes it’s so easy, you’d almost think someone on ISO Technical Committee 176 intentionally feeds me material. Recently, TC 176 held one of its tourist excursions plenary sessions, this time in the Azores, that island clutch located nearly a...
by Christopher Paris | Nov 24, 2018 | Humor, Satire
Not to be outdone by ASQ in the arena of craven capitulation, now the UK’s Chartered Quality Institute (CQI), which has its hooks in the British government, has given out a slew of quality awards to some very interesting folks. First up is the architect of...
by Christopher Paris | Oct 28, 2018 | Humor
Just in time for Halloween, a quick analysis of the IAQG OASIS database reveals that there are dozens of undead zombie auditors currently working in the aerospace industry. The likelihood you will encounter one of these “Ghost Auditors” is slim, but if you...
by Christopher Paris | Oct 23, 2018 | Humor
File this in the “Someone Other Than Oxebridge Said It” department. UK nuclear consultant and professional cartoonist Martin Wakeman has published a series of cartoons slamming ISO for developing vague and confusing standards designed to generate revenue...
by Christopher Paris | Oct 15, 2018 | Humor
For years I’ve been complaining about how the aerospace industry is infected with really, really bad FOD posters. I love the FOD Control Corporation’s products, and their Make it FOD Free manual is required industry reading, but let’s face it, their...
by Christopher Paris | Jul 27, 2018 | Humor, Opinion
I’ve completed the presentation materials for a short, 45-minute ASQ dinner presentation entitled “Three Steps ASQ Must Take To Become A Member-Focused Organization,” so am inviting one plucky ASQ Section to dare the Milwaukee HQ and book it. My...
by Christopher Paris | May 29, 2018 | Humor, Opinion
ASQ is holding their annual Crosby Medal nomination award, and is soliciting nominations for finalists. The Crosby Medal “is presented to the author(s) of a distinguished book that contributes to quality management.” I think that Surviving ISO 9001:2015...
by Christopher Paris | May 23, 2018 | Humor
“Peter W,” the un-powered human sidekick of superhero Deadpool in the latest movie Deadpool 2 is totally trolling LinkedIn, and the motivational message obsessed goons on that social network don’t even notice. It’s mind-blowing. In the move,...
