Word: jannings
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...Stale Doughnut Myth "Wall-to-wall Kennedy" [Jan. 22] acknowledged that giggles over John F. Kennedy's "supposed gaffe" "Ich bin ein Berliner!" may not be warranted. Only in western Germany is a jelly doughnut called a Berliner. Here in Berlin a jelly doughnut is a Pfannkuchen. So the ignorant West German journalists misunderstood, as did their American colleagues based in West Germany. The Berliners knew perfectly well Kennedy didn't say, "I am a Pfannkuchen!" but, as he also said, "All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin." And they loved him for it. Chris McLarren...
...Another Apple Revolution? I don't think Steve Jobs designed the iPhone [Jan. 22]. I think he snapped his fingers and told his engineers to do it. And the iPhone sure isn't revolutionary. It is not an innovation in technology, just in packaging. How can a company make more money? Combine more things into one product and charge more. And accessorize, accessorize, accessorize. If I bought all the stuff that Apple makes for the iPod, I would be broke. I guess Jobs is a genius - a marketing genius. Jeff Simon New Haven, Connecticut...
...Saving an Angel I was appalled to learn from "Pillow angel ethics" [Jan. 22] that the parents of Ashley, a severely brain-damaged 9-year-old girl, mutilated her so that she would be less trouble to care for. Removing her uterus and stunting her growth, without knowing what potential she might have had through future medical breakthroughs, was merely self-interest disguised as love and devotion. Ashley should be placed under protective services to prevent any more atrocious mistreatment. Don Moss, Executive Director United Cerebral Palsy of Illinois Springfield, Illinois...
...Jan. 31, 2007 began as a day like any other. In the City of Boston, adults went to work, children went to school, lovers fell in love, and haters stood at a respectable distance from each other. Then, on that clear, bright morning, the enemy struck—not terrorists, but that other enemy: entrepreneurs. These thugs and assassins, who mercilessly engage in self-described “guerilla advertising,” deliberately planted—in the coldest of blood—lighted devices around our fair city. Their plan? To forever change our way of life...
Dewachi, who studies social anthropology, said in a phone interview from Montreal that he received a U.S. entry visa on Jan. 31, but was told the next day that the “N” series passport with which he was planning to use the visa was invalid...