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To: John Mansfield who wrote (84)	7/24/1998 8:36:00 AM
From: Lucky Lady	Respond to of 151

idg.co.nz It is grimmer than you think!

To: John Mansfield who wrote (84)	7/25/1998 2:03:00 AM
From: John Mansfield	Respond to of 151

'Duh-2000: The past nominees... The monthly contest for the stupidest thing said about the Year 2000 problem* The Candidates (the official list): James Annable, chief economist at First Chicago NBD: "Will there be glitches? Absolutely. Will it cause a recession? Absolutely not. Will it cause the end of the world? The question should be, 'What are you smoking?'" -AND- Steve Roach, chief economist at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter: "There is not one shred of evidence that suggests that year-2000 compliance or non-compliance will have any effect on the U.S. business cycle." A "two for one" article from Fox News Economists Debate Global Impact of Year 2000, July 1, 1998 Vladislav Petrov, spokesman for the Russia's Atomic Energy Ministry: "We don't have any problems yet. We'll deal with the problem in the year 2000.'' This from the people that cheerfully brought you Chernobyl, found in the AP article Experts Fear 2000 Computer Glitch, July 4, 1998 Sally Katzen, Director OMB: "The Year 2000 Problem Will Be A Non-Event For The Federal Government" What would qualify as an "event?" A meteor the size of Texas? Testimony before the House Subcommitte on Government Management, Information, and Technology on July 10, 1997 and quoted on the y2kinvestor, "The Year 2000 Problem Will Devastate The Global Economy" Pat Buchanan or Bill Press, Co-hosts of CNN's Crossfire: "Let me tell you something. I have been doing the show two and a half years, every day we have started on time. When you got a deadline, it seems to me, you get there." and "I'm a total skeptic on this, I think this whole thing is a total fraud. You can't tell me they're not going to fix it." Ok, we won't. Spoken like a true executive that's never managed a real project, during Year 2000: Will the World's Computers Crash? CNN's Crossfire Interview with Peter deJager, aired July 14, 1998. Attributed to Pat Buchanan on the transcript but apparantly said by Bill Press. ... duh-2000.com