Play these audio clips and tell me that this doesn't sound like some crazy old man coming off his meds:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes#Media On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 3:08 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > He used buzzwords that he clearly had no concept of and knew nothing > about and yet tried to pretend he did - as well as pass a bill > regarding subject matter that he therefore could not possibly > understand (at least at that time). > > That exemplifies an ass - in any industry, in any respect. > > ... > > He tried to send me "an Internet" once, but I had to call him to tell > him that my "own personal Internet" was down because I had filled it > with "enormous amounts of material". > > *sigh* > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 2:56 PM, John Hornbuckle > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I've gotta say… While Senator Stevens is clearly pretty clueless about the > > Internet, his analogy actually wasn't that far off. We regularly use the > > exact same "tube" imagery, using words like "bottleneck" and "pipeline." By > > "tubes", he apparently meant systems with finite capacity—which is exactly > > what the Internet consists of. > > > > > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 2:49 PM > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: That's the Govt for ya > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: That's the Govt for ya > > > > > > > > > > > > People who think the Internets are a serious of tubes. > > > > > > > > > > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 1:46 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: RE: That's the Govt for ya > > > > > > > > > > No, I read it right—just typed it wrong in my reply. > > > > > > > > Who on earth calls a website an "E-mall"? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > ME2 > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
