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A politican in Massachusetts is said to have commented on his bad press by saying something to the general effect of:

Say anything you want about me, but spell my name right!

His point was the same as zwon's: that he welcomed publicity of any sort because name recognition is so important in an election.

But, at that time, the language used in the public press was rather more ~~discreet~~ ...er ~~genteel~~ ...uh, constrained by contemporary community standards.

I don't know which way the balance tips for Checkpoint, but the "F-word" and several others would have been way beyond the pale for any of my employers.

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In reply to Re^4: Stop Using Perl by ww
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