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Subject:Re: senseless drivel From:mpriestley -at- VNET -dot- IBM -dot- COM Date:Fri, 5 Aug 1994 13:29:29 EDT
Arthur Comings writes:
>Just think -- if the man had been enthusing over a funny business name
>instead of raging about someone who wasted a few minutes of his time,
>no one would have noticed. I'm not saying I liked his state of mind; I
>was just remarking how well it was rendered in this oft-abused medium.
This was too good to pass up.
with apologies to Pat:
>Look, I just LOVE the goddamn business name, alright?
>CHRIST! If you're ever in Poughkeepsie remember to Read The Fucking
>Business Signs -- all of them -- and REMEMBER WHO TOLD YOU TO!
Seems a trifle more obstreporous than the subject warrants, don't you
agree?
Personally, I've always liked "The Happy Hooker" as a business name.
It's a chain of bait and tackle shops in central Ontario.
Sincerely,
Michael Priestley
mpriestley -at- vnet -dot- ibm -dot- com
Disclaimer: I know not what I do.
