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Re: set instructions wanted
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Date: 
Fri, 19 Mar 1999 14:29:43 GMT
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On Fri, 19 Mar 1999 00:14:21 GMT, John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote:

...  BTW, what ever happened to "fire engine red"?  Done away with
by offended combustion extinguishing engineers? [1]

[1] firemen [2]
[2] sorry, firepersons;-)

For a short time, it was 'fire fighters'.  But that was just too negative and
aggressive.  'Fire extinguishers' was already taken.  And 'fire controllers' is
just too alpha-male.  Maybe 'fire negotation experts'?

Steve



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  Re: set instructions wanted
 
well perhaps they could be renamed "Indiana red", or perhaps India dot red, referring to the red dot Indian women wear on their foreheads (for reasons unknown to me). BTW, what ever happened to "fire engine red"? Done away with by offended (...) (25 years ago, 19-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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