On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:44:38 -0700, Schwarz, Barry wrote: >While Microsoft is closer to Bellevue than it is to the Pacific Ocean, >it is no more in the former than it is on the shore of the latter. > >I wonder who should be more offended: the city of Bellevue whom you >accuse of harboring the evil empire or the city of Redmond whom you just >deprived of its largest employer Well, if either city takes offense I won't lose a wink of sleep. Neither will I lay awake an extra moment if the evil empire itself takes offense. Far too much is made these days with offense being taken. Harrumph indeed. But you are correct: Redmond is the Death Star's home. Bellevue just happens to share the area code (and more than a few homes for the Storm Troopers, making the mistake somewhat more understandable - especially from this distance). (If it were only that easy to deprive that specific city of its largest employer! That would be worth losing a few winks pondering.) -- Tom Schmidt
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