Re: Master/slave

DAMN, I HATE IT WHEN THEY DO THAT. MASTER-SLAVE.

HOW ABOUT STICKING THE MAKE PLUG INTO THE FEMALE PLUG.




"Alexander Zuev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> It reminds me a story.
>
> Once upon a time friend of mine worked in the local Internet Service
> Provider. That was long ago and as the main transport for the e-mail
> delivery the UUCP program was used. One of their clients was the local
> church. Was - because when the church staff saw the message
> 'begin 666' (standard UUencode header) they refused to use any computers
> from this time on and named them as creation of satan itself.
>
>
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> says...
> > CNN was telling about the latest PC complaint by SWINE; Socialists
Wildly
> > Indignant about Nearly Everything. It's in the computer field this time.
> >
> > It seems the socialists are offended now, at the terms Master and slave
> > being used to desribe primary and secondary hard drives. They want the
> > terms dropped and better terms found. How about "primary and secondary
hard
> > drives"?
> >
> > A new low level of stupidity in PC-ness.
> >
> > Personally I'd go for Mistress/slave. :)
> >
> >