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From: Paula.Mack@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Paula Mack)
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Subject: Re: To Blink or not to Blink?
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Date: 4 May 91 04:15:11 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

Hi Willie,

You know, it's funny about the word "blink."  It never bothered me,
because in new York where I grew up there were lots of us, and we used
the word as a sort of sign of community, or something.  It was just
something we called each other in fun, like jerk or something.  However,
I have noticed that it shocks some sighted people to hear it.  In fact,
when I was getting Blinktalk on Seahunt BBS, the sysop labeled the conference
"blind", not blink.

However, as he and I talked about the conference some, I guess he got
used to me calling it Blinktalk, and when I told him that I would no
longer need him to carry the conference because pitsburgh was now
PCpursuitable, he called it "blink."

have you noticed that some Federationists are offended by the word?

Paula

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