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Subject:Re: FW: Humor vs. Tech Pubs From:Jason Willebeek-LeMair <jlemair -at- ITEXCHSRV2 -dot- PHX -dot- MCD -dot- MOT -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 16 Jun 1998 13:24:45 -0700
How 'bout the disclaimer:
"No cats were harmed during the making of this e-mail"
like you see in the movies (and list the stuntcats and special cat
effects consultants in the message credits).
Jason
> > IMHO, the cat story is great because nothing happened to a real
> cat. It
> > is memorable and clearly gets the point across.
>
> But it offended others. The fact that no real cats were harmed hardly
> makes it appropriate. I know people who would have stopped reading a
> publication immediately, perhaps even calling the vendor to ask "what
> kind of sicko wrote this?" if they were presented with such an
> example.
> Is that the best way to get the point across?
>
> Tracy
>
>
