This is not a marketing ploy and has nothing to do what our company does. This was a bet between friends, and everyone I told this story to got a kick out of i

This is not a marketing ploy and has nothing to do what our company does. This was a bet between friends, and everyone I told this story to got a kick out of it. That, plus the fact I hoped someone on HN could help me solve this puzzle led us to post the story.