Firefly advertised, kinda, to thousands of accountancy students last December... by Eloisa

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Firefly advertised, kinda, to thousands of accountancy students last December...

POSTED BY: ELOISA
UPDATED: Friday, June 15, 2007 10:29
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:26 AM

...only a "kinda" because it didn't make clear where the absolutely blatant references came from.

I work for a major publisher of accountancy and finance textbooks. The folks who write the sample questions like to name the fictitious companies in their scenarios after areas of interest - hence when proofreading, studio checking, typesetting etc. I make mental giggle-lists of references to, e.g., Star Wars, high opera, Red Dwarf, Scottish geography and in one case the small daughters of one of our tax seniors.

Every single question on the actual examination given to at least 20,000 ACCA Audit students worldwide last December was a Firefly reference. (Unfortunately only 31% of the students passed, but you can't have everything. The misspelling of Wash's name is more serious.) Said questions are now being reproduced in a question bank for new students, and shall be for some years.

Link is at http://www.accaglobal.com/students/study_exams/qualifications/acca_cho
ose/professional_scheme/part2/paper2_6/exam_papers/int - "December 2006 questions" quite low down the right list, or http://www.accaglobal.com/pubs/students/study_exams/qualifications/acc
a_choose/professional_scheme/part2/paper2_6/exam_papers/int/2_6int_2006_dec_q.pdf if you want to go straight to the PDF question paper.

I love Browncoats in high places.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:51 AM

HUGHFF

You are an audit manager in the internal audit department of KLE Co.

Tam Co. is owned and managed by two brothers.

Shouldn't that be a brother and sister?

I assume you keep a good Book, Eloisa.

www.cpfc.org - my life
www.nbhs.school.nz - my work

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:58 AM

ELOISA

I rather liked the part about Mal & Co developing a mobile phone that could crack law enforcement messages.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:02 PM

JEDIJAYNE

This is Hi-larious. I just keep seeing Firefly and Serenity poppin' up everywhere. Just can't get enough!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
"This is why we lost, you know. Superior numbers." "Thanks for the re-enactment, sir."

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 6:25 PM

FLORALBUNNY

Yesss, yesss. Worming its way into the
cultural background, our precioussssss
little sssshow. Influencing who knows whom.

Let it never go unchallenged, that nonsense
about bean-counters having no sense of humor.

"Mr. Badger orders foodstuffs from Capt. Reynolds..."

bun
Frisky Browncoat
~Bastards singed my turtle~
~We aim to exponentiate~
~Who is Bill Pardy?~

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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 10:02 PM

THATWEIRDGIRL

What if we pass the test?

---
Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?" Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night."
-- Charlie Brown

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 9:26 AM

TERRI

That was pretty shiny! I know I'd never be able to pass that test, but it would put a smile on my face, just being able to read the questions.

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:38 AM

TRAEVYNN

Hmmmm. Firefly Tennis Club. How does one play tennis in zero gravity??

~~~~~
"...I'm still free, you can't take the sky from me."

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Wednesday, June 13, 2007 12:26 PM

CHINDI

This TOTALLY cracked me up...lol..
talk about viral marketing.. the subliminal..

all those accountants will see BDM2 and say.."hey; Serenity... that sounds sooo familiar to me... hmmm... better go see the movie..."

heheheh

NASA, Tech guys, accountants.. browncoats are EVERYWHERE!!!

Chindi

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Thursday, June 14, 2007 5:44 PM

ANONYMOUS1

I would be so excited I couldn't even take the test.

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Friday, June 15, 2007 6:43 AM

ELOISA

Quote:
Originally posted by Anonymous1:
I would be so excited I couldn't even take the test.

Maybe that's why so few people passed - they were all jumping up and down in excitement and thinking about exactly what it would mean to be Kaylee's internal auditor.

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Friday, June 15, 2007 9:06 AM

BROWNCOATSANDINISTA

"Walk away from this table."

I only say that because you piqued my interest. But this is incredible. Whomever wrote the test deserves a high five and a mudder's milk in my opinion.

"I'm not going to say Serenity is the greatest SciFi movie ever; oh wait yes I am." - Orson Scott Card

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Friday, June 15, 2007 10:29 AM

ELOISA

The author's name is Alan Lewin and his address is c/o ACCA, 29 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3EE. (I found out because I'm considering sending him a fan letter...although I'm sure he'd prefer a mudder's milk.)

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