--- aedan mcghie/scotland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Saturday, Dec 7, 2002, at 23:00 Europe/London, > the pickle wrote: > > > At 17:58 -0500 on 07/12/02, Gail Vass wrote: > > > >> Oh, I got my stuff, but he screwed me on shipping > costs and was a > >> real *dick* > > > > Explain the vulgarity in the above. > > Well "Dick Van Dyke" can cause all kinds of problems > with language > filters... or perhaps the programmers just had to > watch too many > episodes of "Diagnosis Murder".
Some language filters will "trip" on any word that begins with the letters f a g, so they complain if you're talking about songs by Donald Fagen or are discussing Oliver Twist because of the character Fagin. Words with s h i t anywhere in them are another bobble for filters. Just try and tell someone who is language filtering their mail where to get the best shitake mushrooms... They'll never get your note about when you'll arrive in the town of Middlesex either. ===== "Truth is, after all, a stronger edifice than a lie. An empire may be built on lies, but it only takes a single truth to crumble it." Jumba the Wise Lizard __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
