Wednesday, January 27, 2010

January 27, 2010: anglers?

First things first. Go right now and open Microsoft Word. Type "fishermen" without the quotations. You may want to put it in a sentance or type a few other words. Did a green grammar line squiggle its way underneath fishermen? Hmm. Right click on the word and select "About this Sentence." Microsoft has included fishermen, or fisherman, in a slew of gender-specific words that the grammar check should advise you to avoid. The replacement for fishermen: anglers. The replacement for stewardess: flight attendant. ABC's Desperate Housewives is retitled Desperate Homemakers.

In other news, we're (probably) one day away from the Haida being lifted for the first time in 10 years. It seems everyone from the company wants to be there to see what her bottom looks like. I imagine that it will be covered with marine growth and smell horrible. I'll definitelly be taking pictures.

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