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10-22-2006, 12:08 AM
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Sorry, but that seems a little too easy. There's always a catch. If the cost isn't monetary, it must be piles of spam, cans of computer worms, or something like that. I'm cynical. Prove me wrong. I'm glad to admit that I'm wrong if I actually am and it means that the world is a better place than I thought.
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10-22-2006, 01:56 AM
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Speaking of Nathan Hale, people have suggested that his name be used as a nickname for the asterisk. Why? Because he regretted that he had but one asterisk for his country....
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10-22-2006, 02:47 AM
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Ba-da-bum!
Still, that's probably more fit for general consumption than Kurt Vonnegut's use of the asterisk in Breakfast of Champions and subsequent works. Nate, I haven't experienced a discernible increase in Spam, nor have I acquired any worms by the can or other unit of measure. Yeah, there are ads but, aside from this Five-Minute place and a few other similarly ad-free havens, those are everywhere.
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10-22-2006, 06:55 PM
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To change to a lighter topic, does everybody know the stance the makers of SPAM have taken on the modern definition? It's actually okay, as long as you always capitalize the whole thing if you mean the food.
What I'd like to know is how the word got associated in the first place.
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate. Zeke: It comes nateurally to him. mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea. Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity. Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own! Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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10-22-2006, 10:02 PM
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10-23-2006, 12:47 AM
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Um, the official stance is right there in that link. To quote:
"Hormel Foods Corporation, the makers of SPAM luncheon meat, do not object to the Internet use of the term "spamming." However, they do ask that the capitalized word "SPAM" be reserved to refer to their product and trademark. [10] By and large, this request is obeyed in forums which discuss spam—to the extent that to write "SPAM" for "spam" brands the writer as a n00b." It's that "n00b" that irks me. I prefer "newbie," but I'm told that there are people who use quite different definitions for the two. That's an odd thing about me. I know all about Leet, but I never use it, even though I also proudly call myself both a nerd and a geek. I guess I'm one of those "english purists." I'll rant about farther vs. further all day, and yet I still use corruptions like "till." For that matter, I still try to use the word "gal," even though I am told repeatedly that the feminine form of "guy" these days is (prepare to be shocked!) "guy." That's alliterative. I'm still wondering whether my shazam joke was understood and dismissed or just ignored. Come on, it was a subtle joke that I was Captain Marvel! Am I preaching to an empty room, or did the joke just leave a rotten taste in people's ears? Savor that joke, why doncha?
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate. Zeke: It comes nateurally to him. mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea. Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity. Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own! Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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10-31-2006, 05:25 PM
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Quote:
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