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Re: You know you're an incurable tech writer when...
Subject:Re: You know you're an incurable tech writer when... From:"Mike O." <obie1121 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:techwr-l Date:Thu, 8 Jan 2004 23:34:14 -0500
technical -at- theverbalist -dot- com wrote:
> ..you walk past the local greasy spoon, stop, walk back and correct the
> chalkboard sign that says "warm up you're tummy with chilli"...
Once me and a non-tech writer friend walked by an outdoor restaurant with
the menu written on a chalkboard easel featuring "Cold tomato soup." He
casually reached out and erased the "C."
