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Think you have friends/relatives living in caves? You're not alone.Kyodo News Service April 9, 1999
Many Taiwanese think Y2K is cosmetics brand
TAIPEI, April 8 -- A vast majority of Taiwanese are unaware of the problems that could be triggered by the year 2000 computer glitch, with many people believing that Y2K is a cosmetics brand, a survey showed Thursday.
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-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), April 12, 1999
A vast majority of Taiwanese are unaware of the problems that could be triggered by the year 2000 computer glitch, with many people believing that Y2K is a cosmetics brand, a survey showed Thursday.
In the sense that makeup is applied to 'cover-up' the brutal reality, I can see a connection between the current Y2K propaganda line shoveled out by bureaucratic circles and cosmetics. Buy the 'Tammy Faye' line of government-approved Y2K truth-cosmetics and you will see nothing but happy face 'news' from now on.
-- Tom Knepper (thomas_knepper@intuit.com), April 12, 1999.
Y2Kosmetics? 'Wonder if Loreal would be interested. . .
-- FM (vidprof@aol.com), April 12, 1999.