Catching Up With Clippy
from the see-clippy-curse dept
Okay. I really wasn't going to post this. But, it did make me laugh. So, here's the Industry Standard's interview with the discarded Microsoft Office "Clippy" paper clip thing. My two favorite parts were when he curses, and when he "accidentally" slips into old habits by saying "It looks like you're writing a letter" when the interviewer uses the word "dear". Okay, so it's really just a random publicity stunt for Microsoft. It's funny. Sue me.
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