Reggie Bautista wrote: > > >The Fool wrote: > > > > > http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20021013_691.html > > Sonja replied: > >We used to include a short description of what awaits at the other side > >of a link. It would be nice if this could be maintained out of a sense > >of courtesy for those of us who don't have the time to follow up every > >link thrown at us. > > > >Thank you > >Sonja :o) > > I think the subject line was supposed to convey the topic > of the web site. It's fairly widely reported in the U.S. > that Grey Davis has been accused of selling influence and > political appointments to the highest bidder. E-grey > would then be a reference to Grey Davis acting like E-Bay > and auctioning off influence. > > Of course, probably overseas this has not gotten much > coverage... > > So The Fool's mistake was not in not describing the link, > it was in using an America-centric description :-) > > Reggie Bautista >
Hell, even some Californinans didn't get the joke/subject implied by the title. It made some sense once it became clear that it was about Grey Davis, but sheesh. Making up silly and/or insulting nicknames only does what you want it to when you are absolutely clear about your target, like that "statement" "attributed" to GWB with all the corporate logos replacing words. -- Matt _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
