[geeks] The Dog's Breakfast: Microsoft Windows Vista

[velociraptor]

On 5/7/07, Dan Duncan <danduncan at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/7/07, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at verizon.net> wrote:
> > Sheryl Crowe says you don't need much toilet paper at all - just one square will do, unless it's one of those pesky times when you need 2 or 3.[0]
>
> I had heard the proposal about the toilet paper, but the next
> paragraph gets REALLY wacky:
>
> "I also like the idea of not using paper napkins, which happen to be
> made from virgin wood and represent the height of wastefulness. I have
> designed a clothing line that has what's called a "dining sleeve." The
> sleeve is detachable and can be replaced with another "dining sleeve,"
> after usage. The design will offer the "diner" the convenience of
> wiping his mouth on his sleeve rather than throwing out yet another
> barely used paper product. I think this idea could also translate
> quite well to those suffering with an annoying head cold."

Very retro.  The original reason for buttons on coat sleeves (ones
that didn't need cuffs) was to prevent the rabble from wiping their
mouth/nose on their sleeves.  Originally the buttons were on the
inside surface, not the outside.

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=Nadine=