[ale] [Fwd: FW: A little humor...]

[Wandered Inn]

We should be cautious about the things we pass on as humorous, as we may
offend others.

"G. W. Eckrich" wrote:
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> Subject: FW: A little humor...
> Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 08:55:16 -0400
> From: "Lesniak, Steven" <Steven.Lesniak at ShepherdCasters.com>
> To: "Greg Eckrich (E-mail)" <xman at mcs.net>,
>      "Jim Holtsberry (E-mail)"
>      <jholtsberry at fabwel.com>,
>      "Randy Rudak (E-mail)"
>      <Randy.Rudak at ipaper.com>,
>      "Roseanne Arnold (E-mail)"
>      <rarnold at wrigley.com>
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Miller, Marc
> > Sent: Monday, May 24, 1999 8:50 AM
> > To:   Lesniak, Steven
> > Subject:      A little humor...
> >
> > The residents of Silicon Valley are more confused than usual after a
> > billboard campaign by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society of America
> > used this line in an ad slogan:
> >
> > "MS: It's not a software company"
> >
> > exploiting the fame of a certain company to draw attention to an
> > altogether worthier cause. Requests to comment on the campaign have been
> > met by a surly silence by Microsoft, which doesn't relish the association
> > of ideas, but is painfully aware that it can't afford to appear
> > insensitive over such an issue.
> >
> > Seasoned information technology professionals will have no trouble telling
> > the two MS's apart: One is a debilitating and surprisingly widespread
> > affliction that renders the sufferer barely able to perform the simplest
> > task. The other is a disease.
> >
> >  <<...>>
> >

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