From: Doug Hughes <doug@Eng.Auburn.EDU>
To: Pat Farrell <pfarrell@netcom.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1995-09-08 02:05:07 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 7 Sep 95 19:05:07 PDT
From: Doug Hughes <doug@Eng.Auburn.EDU>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 95 19:05:07 PDT
To: Pat Farrell <pfarrell@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Notes from NIS&T Key Escrow Export conference.
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On Thu, 7 Sep 1995, Pat Farrell wrote:
>
> >> It is clear that this meeting is a shame. Everyone in industry
> > A shame certainly, but I suspect you meant 'sham' (not a spelling flame,
> > the difference in meaning is important).
>
> Sorry for the typo, yes, I meant sham, fake, theater, all smoke and
> mirrors, nothing sincere, etc. See reference to "stage" above.
>
>
In this context, I think burlesque fits remarkably well. ;)
(Brings to mind a bunch of cross-dressors doing big theatre numbers
in exotic costumes)
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