Re: The "Al Gore" thing

[Carl Glover <glover@msmary.edu>]

Dear Byron, 
	I read the Sunday New York Times.  There are no jokes in it, so I
missed the algorithm joke.  I was aware that inferior, regional
publications do run comic stips and other silliness in their daily and
Sunday papers, but I have no time for such tomfoolery.
					Warm regards,



					Carl W. Glover
					glover@msmary.edu

On Thu, 20 Feb 1997, Byron Stay wrote:

> Carl, et. al.
> 
> 	I hate to put a damper on this discussion, but the Al Gore(ithm)
> joke actually appeared in the Washington Post Sunday Style section several
> weeks ago.  Please cite your sources accurately!
> 
> 	Byron
> 
> Byron L. Stay
> Associate Dean of the College
> Mount St. Mary's College
> Emmitsburg, MD  21727
> 301-447-5355
> STAY@MSMARY.EDU
> 
> On Wed, 19 Feb 1997, Carl Glover wrote:
> 
> > Dear Michael,
> > 	Tell your friend's wife to cite her source, since we're heavy into
> > intellectual property around here.
> > 					Warm regards,
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 					Carl W. Glover
> > 					glover@msmary.edu
> > 
> > On Wed, 19 Feb 1997, Michael Pemberton wrote:
> > 
> > > Just in case you don't think what we talk about here has any impact:
> > > 
> > > I sent a friend of mine the following joke, based on the contributions of
> > > Carl Glover, Neal Lerner, and others here over the past few days:
> > > 
> > > Q: What do you call the Vice President doing the Macarena?
> > > 
> > > A: Algorithm
> > > 
> > > Well, he just wrote me back with some interesting information.  His wife is
> > > a VP at Paramount Studios, and she just happens to be hosting some big
> > > shindig at the studio that Al Gore is attending today.  My friend has
> > > relayed the joke to his wife with instructions to tell Gore the joke when
> > > she sees him.
> > > 
> > > Just thought I'd let you know in case the joke shows up as a sound byte on
> > > the news sometime.
> > > 
> > > Or just in case a Secret Service agent shows up on one of your doorsteps...
> > > 
> > > --
> > > Michael A. Pemberton
> > > Assistant Professor, Department of English
> > > Director, Writers' Workshop
> > > University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
> > > 608 S. Wright St.
> > > Urbana, IL  61801
> > > (217) 333-7014
> > > michaelp@uiuc.edu
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> 
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