Meet the Attendee:
Bert, a 35-year-old IT specialist, walked into the meeting with a 6-month-old puppy on his lap. The puppy was wearing a miniature suit and tie, and Bert was wearing a "World's Best Dad" t-shirt.
As the meeting started, Bert pulled out a laptop and began typing away, completely oblivious to the fact that everyone was staring at him.
The meeting attendees were shocked, but also kind of charmed by the unexpected interruption. Some of them started playing with the puppy, and before long, the meeting had turned into a game of "who can get the puppy to do tricks."
Bert, meanwhile, was still typing away, muttering something about "just a few more slides, guys."
It's safe to say that this meeting will go down in the annals of corporate history as one of the most... interesting meetings of all time.
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