* M.K. Chatterji (chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) on [04-25-01 21:16] did utter: > > GIVE PEACE (AND IBM) A CHANCE > The Chicago Streets and Sanitation Department is considering fining > IBM $5,000 plus clean-up costs for removing IBM-created sidewalk > grafitti at 100 locations around the city's North Side, painted as > part of the company's "Peace, Love and Linux" advertising campaign. > Each location will take more than an hour to clean up. (AP/San Jose > Mercury News 25 Apr 2001) > http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/svfront/031039.htm "`This was part of the 'Peace, Love and Linux' campaign,'' IBM spokeswoman Trink Guarino said. `We have discontinued that part of the campaign.'' Geez, I wish I could go around systematicly breaking the law and then just apologize for it in a PR release to get off. "Yes officer, I realize that I was robbing banks across the country, however, that was part of a personal wealth enhancement program and I am no longer participating in that part of the program." Neil ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ . /._ o / --personal="caine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" /|//- / / --business="caine@xxxxxxxxxxx" / ''- / /__ --homepage="http://antediluvian.org/"; ' ~~ http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~