by Angela Smith
So I’ve been giving it some serious thought and I’ve finally decided on my favourite feature of the Imago system. You guessed it – the activation code generator!
You didn’t guess it? Oh.
Well of course it’s very good at letting people in and keeping people out of our courses as required, but let me make a real case for it as a star feature. If you don’t already know, our “classic” activation code is a randomly generated code, made up of one letter, a five letter word, four digits, a six letter word and one final digit. Often they look like this:
L-QUITE-0392-NORMAL-3
But it is surprising how often the activation code generator throws up weird and strangely pleasing combinations of words. Here are a few I selected, all from the same batch …
L-WHALE-0064-WHOOSH-7
L-VAPID-0655-GIMLET-0
L-VOLES-0405-ASPIRE-2
L-PLUMS-0645-UPHELD-6
L-FOILS-0734-NODDLE-5
L-IMAGO-0953-MONKEY-1
Sometimes there are headlines waiting to happen…
L-ASCOT-0425-UPROAR-0
L-FROGS-0253-TRIPLE-5
…the occasional careers suggestion…
L-CAKES-0987-EDITOR-6
…mmm, edit those cakes. And often brilliant insults…
L-COOKY-0393-NOGGIN-2
Sometimes they even suggest a compelling narrative, though I admit this is the first time I’ve actually strung one together…
I had just left the L-YUMMY-0817-KIOSKS-5 and was on my way to the kitchenware stall to buy a L-GRAPE-0357- FUNNEL-4 when a L-BASIN-0812-FRENZY-8 broke out.
Those L-TIPSY-0923-MISERS-4 from the pub next door all spilled out on to the street like L-MANSE-0572-VERMIN-3 to watch our L-FORMS-0969-EMERGE-0 from the L-SPICY- 0443-CRISIS-0. The barmaid was shaking her L-SATIN- 0176-BOOTIE-9 and laughing like a L-LAGER-0374- MONKEY-2.
The whole experience left me with a L-JAZZY-0725- NODULE-1 and if I’m honest with you my L-NAVEL-0545- WEEVIL-4 has been acting up ever since.
All I’m saying is, any time you get a spreadsheet of access keys through from us, don’t forget to appreciate the wonder of random generation (and of course, check for rude-sounding codes to email round the office!)
This is L-AGENT-0212-PICKLE-4 signing off…
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