Re: Idiotic Tech Writing Prize

Subject: Re: Idiotic Tech Writing Prize
From: Edwin Skau <eddy -dot- skau -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:23:09 +0530

Good writing stems from a sound thought process. Idiotic writing comes from
idiotic thinking (logic).

Ed


On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 9:56 PM, Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net> wrote:

>
> Oh, c'mon people!! There's idiotic logic, and then there's idiotic
> writing.
>
> We are WRITERS.
>
> Gimme WRITING.
>
> (PS, with regard to idiotic logic, Verizon routinely asks if there's a
> phone where they can reach me, when I contac them because my phone is
> not working. In the days when I worked at home and had only my home
> phone . . . )
>
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 11:20 AM, ActionA -at- aol -dot- com wrote:
>
> >
> Isn't that hysterical? Mine provides an Internet address for help with
> ISP
> issues.
>
>
> In a message dated 1/16/2009 11:04:40 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> techwr -at- genek -dot- com <mailto:techwr -at- genek -dot- com> <mailto:techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
> writes:
>
> My internet provider's home page provides
> an chat applet and a web submission form
> as the primary contact information for
> technical support.
>
> Gene Kim-Eng
>
>
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