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 Post subject: The shame of it all
PostPosted: Sun May 09, 2004 4:38 pm 
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In my newspaper, not on my watch:<p>Rim editor's original crummy hed:<p>Year of Artistic Dali<p>
"Improved" in slot:<p>Hello, Dali


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 Post subject: Re: The shame of it all
PostPosted: Sun May 09, 2004 9:05 pm 
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In fairness to the rimmer, was there a graphic element to make that oddly-worded hed sensible?


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 Post subject: Re: The shame of it all
PostPosted: Sun May 09, 2004 9:22 pm 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Matthew Grieco:
In fairness to the rimmer, was there a graphic element to make that oddly-worded hed sensible?<hr></blockquote><p>Oddness and Dali in the same presentation? Nuh, would never happen.<p>[img]C:\WINNT\Profiles\ldrpage\Desktop\homage.jpg[/img]<p> from Polish Poster Factory <p>Time was probably running out.<p>[ May 09, 2004: Message edited by: Paul Wiggins ]</p>


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 Post subject: Re: The shame of it all
PostPosted: Sun May 09, 2004 9:36 pm 
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No. There is no excuse for it.


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 Post subject: Re: The shame of it all
PostPosted: Sun May 09, 2004 10:19 pm 
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If it ameliorates the pain, see this from the Christian Science Monitor.


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 Post subject: Re: The shame of it all
PostPosted: Sun May 09, 2004 11:14 pm 
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Thanks, Paul.


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