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Subject:RE: Tech Pubs vs MarCom From:"Leonard C. Porrello" <Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- SoleraTec -dot- com> To:"Bill Swallow" <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com> Date:Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:48:36 -0700
There should be an "I'm working on the great American novel" superhero
(and attendant set of Underoos) especially for tech writers!
Leonard
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From: Bill Swallow [mailto:techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com]
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 11:40 AM
To: Leonard C. Porrello
Cc: Sarah Stegall; .TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Tech Pubs vs MarCom
Depends on the day. Just after laundry day I have my pick... GI Joe,
Superman, He-Man... But just before laundry day? Snorks, Care Bears,
or... ulp!... Rainbow Brite!!!
On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Leonard C. Porrello
<Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- soleratec -dot- com> wrote:
> With or without a superhero logo?
>
> Leonard
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> That's why I wear asbestos underoos.
>
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 2:18 PM, Sarah Stegall <sstegall -at- bivio -dot- net>
> wrote:
>> At this point, my only real question is, which group is the more
>> fanatically literal-minded, tech writers or marketing writers?
>>
>> Someday I will learn that off-the-cuff remarks to this group are the
>> verbal equivalent of live grenades.
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