[geeks] Re: [rescue] FW: Sun Microsystems to Cut Jobs, Sees Wider-Than-Expected Loss

[Doctor Obnox Son of a Bitch]

Dave McGuire, reeling from the shock, managed on Fri, Oct 05, 2001 at 04:34:59PM -0400 to scrawl:

> On October 5, Doctor Obnox Son of a Bitch wrote:
> > > Michael Lehman, chief financial officer, said in a conference call Friday morning that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks "significantly impacted" the last two to three weeks of Sun's fiscal first quarter, forcing the company to issue an earnings warning. Mr. Lehman said the impact of the terrorist attacks won't be limited to only the first quarter. However, the financial chief said Sun's goal is to be profitable in its June quarter.
> > 
> > 
> > When did "impact" become a verb? GAhhh! It sets my teeth on edge to hear the word
> > used that way!! What's wrong with "affect"?
> 
>   It's suitspeak, man.  When I get some Free Time(tm) I plan to
> implement a filter that bit-buckets any email containing any of the
> words or phrases in my "suitspeak" archive:
> 

"suitspeak"...heh..I like it.

Nobody wears a suit here at the ISP I werk for.

We mock those that have college degrees, too.

-- 
"So I am not the only one that runs around naked with my Bobba Fett helment on?
Cool"
		-David Smith

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