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Subject: [OM] Re: An English apology !
From: Earl Dunbar <edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 21:04:26 -0400
ROTFLMAO!!!!

Are you implying  that Fox viewers can distinguish letters, much less 
"read"?

Earl, Let's not Bolt-on another idiot to the U.N.

Walt Wayman wrote:

>Oh, I understand.  At least a couple of times a day I have to resist the urge 
>to e-mail the Republican Network (a.k.a Fox) or CNN about some of the 
>atrocious mistakes in their annoying "crawlers" across the bottom of the 
>screen.  There seems to be employment opportunities for high-school dropouts 
>at both networks.  Of course, the folks who watch Fox probably don't notice.
>
>See the smiley!  :-)  "Smiley" rhymes with "O'Reilly."  Oh, really?  Factor 
>that in.
>  
>Walt
>
>--
>"Anything more than 500 yards from 
>the car just isn't photogenic." -- 
>Edward Weston
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: "Jon Mitchell" <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  
>
>>Hi Everyone,
>> 
>>Well, sorry.  Seems I might have started something here !  I could sense
>>it beginning to get a bit out of control when I turned in last night,
>>and I just logged in again to find that this one has grown legs of the
>>type Linford Christie would be proud !!  Anyway, my apologies to the
>>list for starting a bit of an OT one.  If anyone was offended then my
>>sincerest apologies to you.  Particularly Michael Collins - I didn't see
>>a smiley, as you say, but I did sense the humour in your reply anyway
>>and tried to reply in similar fashion.
>> 
>>This list is a multi-national one and, as such, many of the members do
>>not have English as their first language.  My moan was in no way aimed
>>at you guys - it was meant for the people who claim English as their
>>first language and yet use such poor examples of it in such a very
>>public place, and who really should know better (or shouldn't be
>>employed in that job).  Would you employ someone with no knowledge or
>>dexterity with cameras to give your precious OM's a CLA ?  Neither would
>>I.  Similarly the BBC shouldn't employ people with a poor grasp of the
>>English Language to write or type their on-screen messages !
>> 
>>Anyway, sorry.  I felt the need for a moan yesterday, and feel much
>>better for it !  Normal service will resume shortly (ie:  I'll shut up
>>!)
>> 
>>Jon
>>    
>>



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