[CrackMonkey] For all you Austrians
Mr. Bad
mr.bad at pigdog.org
Tue Jul 17 08:03:41 PDT 2001
>>>>> "PAP" == Peter A Peterson <pedro at tastytronic.net> writes:
PAP> Just for reference, it's becaus "electricity" is such a James
PAP> Watt-style antiquated word. We need a word for the new
PAP> millenium to talk about the magical juice that powers our
PAP> cuisinarts. I propose zap. It seems to me that "e" would have
PAP> been a good one, especially in the context of our "new
PAP> economy," but those darn kids have done it again when they
PAP> took "e" for their little designer sock hop drug.
So, Pedro: what about information flow? Does it have a name? "Bizap?"
I'm working on a Mel Gibson movie set in the not-too-distant future,
and these language lessons have been helpful.
~Mr. Bad
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