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Monday, April 30, 2007
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Your Name Is So Gay

Literally:

A woman's email to the help desk of Telecom New Zealand was rejected by a computer system because her name was Gay and "inappropriate for business-like communication".

Gay Hamilton, from the northern South Island town of Nelson, said while she was actually gay, she was concerned that the country's biggest public company was spending its time and resources on trifling issues, the Herald on Sunday reported.

"If they do have to put content filters on, then maybe they should ensure that it only gets genuinely abusive words," she said.

I have no idea how this company would treat a man I used to work with named Dick Pfister.  I kid you not... I had to stifle a laugh every time I walked by his cube where his name plate was.

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Monday, April 30, 2007 3:13:37 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
I used to correspond ocassionally with the CEO of the Manitowoc Company, Terry Growcock. Its difficult not to snicker...
Bob Hall
Tuesday, May 01, 2007 6:05:56 PM (Central Daylight Time, UTC-05:00)
Nick, if your car breaks down when you're up in the Sheboygan area, be sure to have it towed over to Dick Hed's shop in Sheboygan Falls.
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