Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ssc-vax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!tektronix!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!erik From: erik@ssc-vax.UUCP (Erik Strom) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Government spending etc... Message-ID: <32@ssc-vax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 3-Aug-84 16:47:45 EDT Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.32 Posted: Fri Aug 3 16:47:45 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 12-Aug-84 01:57:55 EDT Organization: Boeing Aerospace, Seattle Lines: 24 Subject: Government spending etc... Newsgroups: net.jokes Offering to the line eater. Reprinted from The Seattle Times (8/2/84) without permission. **************************************************************************** The Air Force sent a memo to The Boeing Company asking that the following words be deleted from existing technical orders: manpower, daisychain, female connector, male plug, RATT relay, camel hair, motherboard, and daughterboard. "The above list should not be considered to be all inclusive," explained the memo from contracting officer John J. Pickles. "The general rule of thumb is, if a word connotes sexual or animal overtones, it should not be used." Animal overtones? How about asinine? **************************************************************************** The part that really caught my eye is the name of this Air Force rep. Talk about connotations! "I've been slimed!! Erik !uw-beaver!ssc-vax!erik