Re: OT SPAM in conlangs!!

Well, you could, if you were of a particularly savage and sadistic frame of
mind, you could reply to each and every one of the "biological adjustment"
ads, claim to have tried them, calculate the grand total of the "biological
adjustment" (three inches for each) and sue them into the next few million
years for breach of contract, misleading advertising, whathaveyou ....  ("I
should by this time, Your Honor, have at least Twenty Inches to delight my
SO.  I claim damages on account of breach of contract, misleading
advertising, emotional pain and suffering, ... :)

Just a thought ;)

Wesley Parish

On Friday 25 April 2003 11:48 pm, you wrote:
> Herman Miller wrote:
> > Hmm... I wonder if there's finally a use for all that spam I get.
> >
> > Translation exercises!
> >
> > "Your printer needs ink. Get original ink."
>
> *laughter*.  That'd certainly be a fulfillment of a favorite thought of
> mine "turn disadvantage (the spam) into advantage (translation practice)"
>
> Unfortunately, for me, much of it wouldn't be appropiate vocabulary for the
> conculture.
>
> Although...I suppose it is possible there are magical equivalents to some
> of the *ahem* "biological adjustments" being advertised...somehow, I am not
> sure I want to go down that road.
>
> :)
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