Kelson Vibber wrote:
At 11:59 PM 8/3/2004, Nancy McGough wrote:* I think it is better not to use the word "ham" anywhere in the logo (e.g., don't say "Keep the ham, kill the spam") because some people will be offended by using the word "ham" to describe their "good mail."More likely confused than offended, I suspect, but I agree on the main point.
Kelson Vibber
SpeedGate Communications <www.speed.net>
Don't use the Ham reference for anything official.
When explaining the reporting process to my users I used the spam=bad, ham=good analogy. Several of my folks chimed in with the "Not to us" line. It was in jest, however I did make a quick apology for being a UScentric/WASP.
Any Muslim or Jew is going to object to the 'ham' tag.
ps Boy, its a good thing Hormel has had a sense of humor about this<GRIN>
They don't. They've tried to stop it, but there's no one to sue. They did sue Kermit over the pirate Spa'am though.
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I'm no psychologist (although I play one when I'm picking up chicks over by the asylum)
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