posted by todd. at
posted by todd. at
5:58 PM
When the Apple IIc was introduced, the informative copy led off with a couple
of asterisked sentences:
It weighs less than 8 pounds.*
And costs less than $1,300.**
In tiny type were these "fuller explanations":
* Don't asterisks make you suspicious as all get out? Well, all
this means is that the IIc alone weights 7.5 pounds. The power
pack, monitor, an extra disk drive, a printer and several bricks
will make the IIc weigh more. Our lawyers were concerned that you
might not be able to figure this out for yourself.
** The FTC is concerned about price fixing. You can pay more if
you really want to. Or less.
-- Forbes
posted by todd. at
5:37 PM
It's so beautifully arranged on the plate -- you know someone's fingers
have been all over it.
-- Julia Child on nouvelle cuisine.
posted by todd. at
5:36 PM
I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception.
-- Groucho Marx
posted by todd. at
5:30 PM
"Give^me^enough^medals,^and^I'll^win^any^war."
^^--^Napoleon
posted by todd. at
5:29 PM
Good-salesmen and good repairmen will never go hungry.
-- R.E. Schenk
posted by todd. at
5:21 PM
Alas, I am dying beyond my means.
> -- Oscar Wilde [as he sipped champagne on his deathbed]
posted by todd. at
5:16 PM
Tuesday, August 12, 2003
This is the other new post.
posted by todd. at
9:10 PM
This is the new post.
