Re: [Littlesnitch-talk] LS and FinderPop

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 07:50:06 -0800

oh, heck, I am SO ashamed of the direction my mind takes sometimes… :-)
On Mar 20, 2006, at 10:36 AM, Andrew J. Cowell wrote:

Off-topic, but interesting never-the-less...

From wikipedia:

"Quite often domestic audiences have affectionately referred to the BBC as
the Beeb, or as Auntie; the latter originating in the somewhat fuddy duddy
Auntie knows best attitude dating back to the early days when John Reith was
in charge."

"Auntie: The Inside Story of the BBC"


On 3/20/06 6:59 AM, "phlbrck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:36:34 -0500, Michael Spencer wrote:
More importantly, I'd like to know just what sort of program 'Auntie'
might be? :-)

Me too, that's why I downloaded it in the first place. Auntie displays
headlines from the BBC. Don't know how the name got invented.

Ken Philbrick
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