To John: I'm not on the paranoia train. As a first responder and involved in domestic preparedness, I was only giving everyone a reality check. Like it or not, we are now living in a different world.
To the Group: I've received some interesting emails regarding my comment about certain "red flag" terminology. It was only a suggestion. I didn't realize the passion about government involvement . . . good or bad it's here. - - - - Lawrence E. Scovotto, CAE Executive Director FLORIDA FIRE CHIEFS� ASSOCIATION 821 N US 1, Suite B Ormond Beach, FL 32174 (Voice) 386.676.2744 (Fax) 386.676.5490 http://www.ffca.org > From: "John C. Welch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 09:04:43 -0600 > To: "E'Rage digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Email Bomb Crisis[OT] > > On 12/24/03 8:07 AM, "Entourage:mac Talk" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hey guys, maybe I'm too sensitive, but the word "bomb" in the subject line >> may not be the most appropriate word. We don't need to raise any flags with >> homeland security. Might I suggest we be more selective in terminology in >> subject line of future emails. > > Oh for the... > > No. > > I get off the friggin' paranoia train. > > Bomb as a term for a computer crash is an accepted use of the word. It's one > of the verb definitions of the word: > > to fail suddenly. > > And ESPECIALLY considering the history of the bomb icon in the Mac OS, it's > totally appropriate. In this case, the Homeland security people (Did you > know that KGB is the acronym for what is not too loosely translated from > Russian as "The Department Of Homeland Security"?) can bite me. > > john > > -- > "Where there's a Will, there's usually a large, barrel-chested robot waving > arms hither and thither, screaming pronouncements of doom. It's quite > annoying." >> From the sig of an Outlook Express Beta Tester :) > > > -- > To unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > archives: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> > old-archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
