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Subject:RE: injecting a little whimsy into grey text From:"Evans, Diane L (Rosetta)" <diane_evans -at- merck -dot- com> To:"Techwr-l" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Tue, 7 Oct 2008 17:05:28 -0400
Downing, David wrote:
>
> I have occasionally indulged in some very subtle touches of humor,
> buried deeply in the text, but usually buried so deeply that no one
> noticed.
One of my favorites was a "Happy Sixtieth Birthday, Mickey" magazine put
out by Disney. The footer on each page said "Mickey is Sixty." The
footer on page 60 said, "Mickey is Sexy."
Not a misprint; just someone with a sense of humor. :)
Diane Evans
Requirements Analyst
ASQ CSQE
Rosetta Inpharmatics
206-802-6560
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