The QUANTAS filter
Jul 19, 2002 | 5:43 am
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The QUANTAS filter
Just as the system is able to identify and **** out inappropriate swear words, could it be similarly modified to filter out QUANTAS and replace it as necessary?
Or better still, auto-insert: "Pleez exkewse the fact that I can't be a***-ed to spell proporly."
Or better still, auto-insert: "Pleez exkewse the fact that I can't be a***-ed to spell proporly."
Jul 19, 2002 | 2:50 pm
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www.quantas.com - even Qantas seems to be giving up!
Jul 19, 2002 | 9:22 pm
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What's funny is, quantas.com for me loads MUCH faster than qantas.com, and also defaults to the US webpage whereas no matter what I do, qantas.com goes to the OZ page... whodathunkit.
Jul 20, 2002 | 7:20 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">and also defaults to the US webpage</font>
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Jul 20, 2002 | 10:12 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ozstamps:
Well only Americans are consistently ingorant </font>
Well only Americans are consistently ingorant </font>
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Jul 20, 2002 | 10:34 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ozstamps:
Well only Americans are consistently ingorant about how to spell the world's oldest continuously operating airline, </font>
Well only Americans are consistently ingorant about how to spell the world's oldest continuously operating airline, </font>
Jul 21, 2002 | 8:26 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Actually I believe Americans just do not care how a small little airline in OZ cares to spell its name. </font>
You guys spell so poorly 100,000 folks a day I am told need to go to www.WhiteHouse.com to look for photos and advice of President Brush? (Bet they get one heck of a shock on THAT website!) Vice President Dan Quayle was after all positive that potatoe was correct spelling.
Or is that President Busch?
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Jul 21, 2002 | 11:01 am
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http://search.britannica.com/search?...Dutch+Airlines
The Encyclopedia Britannica votes for KLM as the oldest airline in continual operation. You'd think with that name they'd side with Qantas.
The Encyclopedia Britannica votes for KLM as the oldest airline in continual operation. You'd think with that name they'd side with Qantas.
Jul 21, 2002 | 12:04 pm
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Dave I recall reading in a Qantas history that KLM did not operate daily for all of WWII when under German occupation. That is why I used the words "continuously operating airline" in the statement.
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Jul 22, 2002 | 5:07 pm
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OK, then. QF (note the spelling without a "u") is the oldest continuously operating airline from an English-speeking country in the southern hemisphere with a kangaroo image on the tail and a web site for non-spellers.
Is that clear enough
Is that clear enough
Jul 23, 2002 | 9:19 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by dave99:
KLM "It is the world's oldest continuously operating airline."
The encyclopedia didn't leave much wiggle room. However, like any superlative maybe they need a footnote. </font>
KLM "It is the world's oldest continuously operating airline."
The encyclopedia didn't leave much wiggle room. However, like any superlative maybe they need a footnote. </font>
No, they just need a complete re-write. Britanicca wound down their editorial department years ago, and have done SFA work on the database since the .com craze took hold. I wouldn't treat it as gospel - check out what they have to say about Scotland....