After takin' a swig o' grog, High Plains Thumper belched out
this bit o' wisdom:
> [quote]
> 08/23/2001 - Updated 11:30 AM ET
> Report: Microsoft funded 'grass roots' campaign
>
> LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Microsoft has been helping to fund a
> letter-writing campaign to pressure state attorneys general to go
> easy in their antitrust lawsuits against the software giant, the
> Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. [...]
>
> "It's sleazy," said Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch, whose
> office received about 300 pro-Microsoft letters. "This is not a
> company that appears to be bothered by ethical boundaries."
> [/quote]
"Just smile when you pull the trigger." (Paraphrasing Jim Allchin of
Microsoft).
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Q: What does friendship among Soviet nationalities mean?
A: It means that the Armenians take the Russians by the hand; the
Russians take the Ukrainians by the hand; the Ukranians take
the Uzbeks by the hand; and they all go and beat up the Jews.
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