It was hard to miss if you lived in the US.
And you are older than 60 (which is less than 20% of Americans).
According to Scott Lurndal <slp53@pacbell.net>:
https://clickamericana.com/media/advertisements/reach-out-reach-out-and- >>> touch-someone-1979-1982
It was hard to miss if you lived in the US.
And you are older than 60 (which is less than 20% of Americans).
Here's a 1987 commercial that used it. That was 39 years ago so I
would expect 45 year olds to remember it which is more like 40% of us.
https://youtu.be/OapWdclVqEY
I think it's the origin of "reach out" in the bureaucratic jargon
sense. Back in the day we had snappy terms like "contact" or "call".
On 2026-02-24, John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> wrote:
According to Scott Lurndal <slp53@pacbell.net>:
https://clickamericana.com/media/advertisements/reach-out-reach-out-and- >>>> touch-someone-1979-1982
It was hard to miss if you lived in the US.
And you are older than 60 (which is less than 20% of Americans).
Here's a 1987 commercial that used it. That was 39 years ago so I
would expect 45 year olds to remember it which is more like 40% of us.
https://youtu.be/OapWdclVqEY
I think it's the origin of "reach out" in the bureaucratic jargon
sense. Back in the day we had snappy terms like "contact" or "call".
I _hate_ this modern usage of "reach out". Way too touchy-feely.
It's just one more of those ridiculous terms foisted off on us
by managers and marketroids. As a National Lampoon ad parody once
said: "I'm tired of saying what I mean. Help me learn Euphemism,
the language of evasion."
Seen in a Dilbert cartoon:
PHB: Could you reach out to Ted and touch base with him?
Dilbert: Could you restate that in normal English?
PHB: I could, but then it wouldn't sound like I'm managing you.
We can circle back to that later and get buy-off on a reach around.
On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:37:55 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
We can circle back to that later and get buy-off on a reach around.
'The Briefing With Jen Psaki' will start on MSNBC in April if you just
can't get enough circling back. I wonder if Microsoft wishes they could have their MS back?
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:
On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:37:55 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
We can circle back to that later and get buy-off on a reach around.
'The Briefing With Jen Psaki' will start on MSNBC in April if you just
can't get enough circling back. I wonder if Microsoft wishes they
could have their MS back?
Ah, another sniff of misogyny. You seem to be put off by intelligent
women.
On Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:19:45 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:
On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:37:55 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
We can circle back to that later and get buy-off on a reach around.
'The Briefing With Jen Psaki' will start on MSNBC in April if you just
can't get enough circling back. I wonder if Microsoft wishes they
could have their MS back?
Ah, another sniff of misogyny. You seem to be put off by intelligent
women.
'Liberal' and 'intelligent' don't belong in the same sentence.
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:
On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:37:55 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
We can circle back to that later and get buy-off on a reach around.
'The Briefing With Jen Psaki' will start on MSNBC in April if you just
can't get enough circling back. I wonder if Microsoft wishes they could
have their MS back?
Ah, another sniff of misogyny. You seem to be put off by
intelligent women.
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:
On Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:19:45 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:
On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:37:55 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
We can circle back to that later and get buy-off on a reach around.
'The Briefing With Jen Psaki' will start on MSNBC in April if you
just can't get enough circling back. I wonder if Microsoft wishes
they could have their MS back?
Ah, another sniff of misogyny. You seem to be put off by intelligent
women.
'Liberal' and 'intelligent' don't belong in the same sentence.
Ah, the kimono comes open.
On Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:19:45 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:You don't seem intelligent yourself.
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:
On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:37:55 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
We can circle back to that later and get buy-off on a reach around.
'The Briefing With Jen Psaki' will start on MSNBC in April if you just
can't get enough circling back. I wonder if Microsoft wishes they
could have their MS back?
Ah, another sniff of misogyny. You seem to be put off by intelligent
women.
'Liberal' and 'intelligent' don't belong in the same sentence.
On Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:19:25 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:
On Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:19:45 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:
On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:37:55 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
We can circle back to that later and get buy-off on a reach around. >>>>>'The Briefing With Jen Psaki' will start on MSNBC in April if you
just can't get enough circling back. I wonder if Microsoft wishes
they could have their MS back?
Ah, another sniff of misogyny. You seem to be put off by intelligent
women.
'Liberal' and 'intelligent' don't belong in the same sentence.
Ah, the kimono comes open.
I'd never heard the phrase and the first site explaining it that came up
in a search was NPR. That's fitting. The kimono has never been closed. I
do regret the use of 'liberal' but that is the label a certain tranche of people have assumed for themselves despite the historical usage.
'woke' is dubious also. I wonder if it was derived from the Wide Awakes,
the paramilitary supporters of the tyrant Lincoln. I suppose it's a good thing the woke can't get their shit together as effectively as the Wide Awakes. It's almost time for more 'No Kings' performance art since the weather is improving.
.
On 27 Feb 2026 at 18:23:09, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:19:25 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:
On Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:19:45 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
rbowman wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS:
On Wed, 25 Feb 2026 12:37:55 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
We can circle back to that later and get buy-off on a reach around. >>>>>>'The Briefing With Jen Psaki' will start on MSNBC in April if you
just can't get enough circling back. I wonder if Microsoft wishes >>>>>> they could have their MS back?
Ah, another sniff of misogyny. You seem to be put off by intelligent >>>>> women.
'Liberal' and 'intelligent' don't belong in the same sentence.
Ah, the kimono comes open.
I'd never heard the phrase and the first site explaining it that came up
in a search was NPR. That's fitting. The kimono has never been closed. I
do regret the use of 'liberal' but that is the label a certain tranche of
people have assumed for themselves despite the historical usage.
US use of the word "Liberal" is different to the rest of the world.
'woke' is dubious also. I wonder if it was derived from the Wide Awakes,
the paramilitary supporters of the tyrant Lincoln. I suppose it's a good
thing the woke can't get their shit together as effectively as the Wide
Awakes. It's almost time for more 'No Kings' performance art since the
weather is improving.
.
US use of the word "Liberal" is different to the rest of the world.
On 28 Feb 2026 06:38:49 GMT, Bob Martin wrote:
US use of the word "Liberal" is different to the rest of the world.
That is certainly true. 'Social liberal'? There really isn't a good term. 'Progressive' also doesn't mean what it used to or 'fascist' for that
matter. 'Woke' just sounds stupid.
On 28 Feb 2026 at 18:20:14, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On 28 Feb 2026 06:38:49 GMT, Bob Martin wrote:
US use of the word "Liberal" is different to the rest of the world.
That is certainly true. 'Social liberal'? There really isn't a good
term.
'Progressive' also doesn't mean what it used to or 'fascist' for that
matter. 'Woke' just sounds stupid.
In the UK Liberal = Enlightened.
On 1 Mar 2026 06:14:28 GMT, Bob Martin wrote:
On 28 Feb 2026 at 18:20:14, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On 28 Feb 2026 06:38:49 GMT, Bob Martin wrote:
US use of the word "Liberal" is different to the rest of the world.
That is certainly true. 'Social liberal'? There really isn't a good
term.
'Progressive' also doesn't mean what it used to or 'fascist' for that
matter. 'Woke' just sounds stupid.
In the UK Liberal = Enlightened.
Dark or light enlightenment?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment
On 1 Mar 2026 06:14:28 GMT, Bob Martin wrote:
On 28 Feb 2026 at 18:20:14, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On 28 Feb 2026 06:38:49 GMT, Bob Martin wrote:
US use of the word "Liberal" is different to the rest of the world.
That is certainly true. 'Social liberal'? There really isn't a good
term.
'Progressive' also doesn't mean what it used to or 'fascist' for that
matter. 'Woke' just sounds stupid.
In the UK Liberal = Enlightened.
Dark or light enlightenment?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment
On 1 Mar 2026 19:55:15 GMT
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On 1 Mar 2026 06:14:28 GMT, Bob Martin wrote:These seem to be spoilt brats trying to justify their own egotistical
On 28 Feb 2026 at 18:20:14, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
On 28 Feb 2026 06:38:49 GMT, Bob Martin wrote:
US use of the word "Liberal" is different to the rest of the world.
That is certainly true. 'Social liberal'? There really isn't a good
term.
'Progressive' also doesn't mean what it used to or 'fascist' for that
matter. 'Woke' just sounds stupid.
In the UK Liberal = Enlightened.
Dark or light enlightenment?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Enlightenment
greed.
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