Word: buttoned
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...with that, America reached DefCon 1, with Feeney's finger just above the glowing red button. A state legislature hasn't disregarded its popular vote and sent its own electors to Congress since 1876. But by joint proclamation with state senate president John McKay, Feeney can summon all state legislators to Tallahassee for a special session to do just that, even as early as this week. That could precipitate an almost unimaginable series of constitutional nightmares, from a divided U.S. Congress fighting over what to do with the Florida electors to the U.S. Supreme Court having to choose our next...
...Cucaracha, Fur Elise and the Ride of the Valkyries. With the C-Guard secreted in my briefcase, I would lie in wait for some Valkyrie-riding nitwit to make my day. Just as my unsuspecting victim's phone trilled, say, the Mexican Hat Dance, I'd jam down the button. "Hello?" he'd bleat pathetically. "Hello? Hello? Hello...
Anyway, on Peanut's site there was a button to e-mail him, which I did, and I asked him if he was related to Melba...
Thought the Walkman and Discman were pretty cool in the '80s and '90s? Imagine walking the streets with every tune you own (and quite a few you borrowed) in your pocket, one button push away from total aural bliss...
David Newman, president of Network Test Inc, which tests router technology, says that Bradner points out a worrisome trend in Internet infrastructure, but it's not yet time to press the panic button...