Archive for the 'Telephone' Category

I pride myself on knowing people who destroy jargon and idioms.

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Below is my representation of Kip Rowlands’ response to the idiomatic expression which signifies an unwanted surprise from shallow thinking.

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Images: (.38) via leeofland.com; (man at switchboard) via amhist.ist.unomaha.edu

Regarding his trip to DC after the debate, Johnny Mac says he doesn’t phone things in…

Monday, September 29th, 2008

but that apparently is what he did–that and having dinner with Cindy, Tailwagger Joe Lieberman and his wife.

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‘Explaining why McCain never went to Capitol Hill on Friday or Saturday after rushing back to Washington after the debate, top aide Mark Salter explained that McCain “can effectively (story with video) do what he needs to do […]

Mega-corporations with global ties should start sweating. They’ll have to make certain the bribery coffers are filled to over-flowing in order to avoid any unpleasantness from international, back-channel dealings.

Friday, October 19th, 2007

Now that most Democrats have proven their contempt for the Constitution, the American people who put them in office and especially–for courage, it is time to praise Harry Reid and Jay Rockefeller for their concerns about the Rule of Law. Next to Reid, Nancy Pelosi is Jeanne D’Arc.
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TPMuckraker…
Today’s Must Read
By Spencer Ackerman - October […]

This administration is made up of thieves, bullies and traitors to the people and the Constitution.

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

Former CEO Says U.S. Punished Phone Firm
Qwest Feared NSA Plan Was Illegal, Filing Says
By Ellen Nakashima and Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, October 13, 2007; Page A01
A former Qwest Communications International executive, appealing a conviction for insider trading, has alleged that the government withdrew opportunities for contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars after Qwest […]

Our complaints about Ma Bell in the late 1960s were quaint compared to this latest outrage. Jus’ Kiddin!

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

David Lazarus:
Consumer Confidential
Los Angeles Times
Free speech could lead to online disconnect
October 10 2007
If you’re displeased with the way a company treats you, you’re free to air your feelings in public, right? Not necessarily if you receive high-speed Internet access from AT&T Inc. or Verizon Communications Inc.
Buried deep within both companies’ voluminous service contracts is language […]