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title: "I Couldn't Help Myself"
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published: "2003-05-01T09:41:00"
updated: "2003-05-01T09:41:00"
tags: ["Off Topic"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "A 'bit' off topic, but I could not help myself : Here's the SellsBrothers team looking more natural. Beaverton, OR Saturday, April 12, 2003 [via Chris Sells ] I see now why he has been assimilated : You don't let go of…"
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# I Couldn't Help Myself

By Roy Osherove May 1, 2003 In [Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

**Historical article** · Originally published May 1, 2003; technical details may be outdated.

A 'bit' off topic, but I could not help myself :![](https://osherove.com/img/ext/www.sellsbrothers.com_fun_2003bball3small.JPG)

_Here's the SellsBrothers team looking more natural._

_Beaverton, OR
Saturday, April 12, 2003_

\[via [Chris Sells](http://www.sellsbrothers.com/fun/)\]

I see now why he has been assimilated : You don't let go of a team leader like this one ;)

He makes sure his team has fun!

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## About the author

**Roy Osherove**: Senior Solutions Architect at AWS working on AI for production and AI-driven development; author of The Art of Unit Testing and Elastic Leadership, with about 20 years of consulting and training on unit testing, TDD, team leadership and continuous delivery.

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